Project name

Java Prototype Pattern

Description

Prototype Pattern for JAVA without any extra tools except ANT and Java is an example implementation of the 1 Creational Design Patterns:

• Prototype Furthermore explains the usage of

• Abstract class usage,
• Interface usage,
• Combining abstract class and interface.

The Project is based on the Book of the Gang of Four: Design Patterns, Elements of Reusable Object Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides.

The file build.info contains all information on the project in plain text format.

Pre-requirements

There are 2 installed versions necessary to run the software:

• Installed Java Version 8 or higher. See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
• Installed ANT Version 1.8 or higher. See http://ant.apache.org/manual/install.html

Installation

• Clone the repository using the standard Git clone command.

Usage

• Go to the directory where your have cloned the repository.
• Make sure to have the current working directory where the LICENSE, build.xml and build.info are.

# Runs the complete demo
$ ant all

# Shows the Help-page
$ ant show

# Shows the info (stored inside the file build.info)
$ ant info

Build Prototype

Please read the 'build.info' or use the ant script as shown above. For more information on this project or visit:

• https://www.harmfrielink.nl/wiki/index.php/Prototype_Pattern

License

MIT License.

Contact information

Email is my preferred way to communciate, please use [email protected] with a descriptive Subject text.

Version

Last updated 31 Jul 2021 - Review & git changes.