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Python Example

"""
Builder Design Pattern

Intent: Lets you construct complex objects step by step. The pattern allows you
to produce different types and representations of an object using the same
construction code.
"""


from __future__ import annotations
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod, abstractproperty
from typing import Any


class Builder(ABC):
"""
The Builder interface specifies methods for creating the different parts of
the Product objects.
"""

@abstractproperty
def product(self) -> None:
pass

@abstractmethod
def produce_part_a(self) -> None:
pass

@abstractmethod
def produce_part_b(self) -> None:
pass

@abstractmethod
def produce_part_c(self) -> None:
pass


class ConcreteBuilder1(Builder):
"""
The Concrete Builder classes follow the Builder interface and provide
specific implementations of the building steps. Your program may have
several variations of Builders, implemented differently.
"""

def __init__(self) -> None:
"""
A fresh builder instance should contain a blank product object, which is
used in further assembly.
"""
self.reset()

def reset(self) -> None:
self._product = Product1()

@property
def product(self) -> Product1:
"""
Concrete Builders are supposed to provide their own methods for
retrieving results. That's because various types of builders may create
entirely different products that don't follow the same interface.
Therefore, such methods cannot be declared in the base Builder interface
(at least in a statically typed programming language).

Usually, after returning the end result to the client, a builder
instance is expected to be ready to start producing another product.
That's why it's a usual practice to call the reset method at the end of
the `getProduct` method body. However, this behavior is not mandatory,
and you can make your builders wait for an explicit reset call from the
client code before disposing of the previous result.
"""
product = self._product
self.reset()
return product

def produce_part_a(self) -> None:
self._product.add("PartA1")

def produce_part_b(self) -> None:
self._product.add("PartB1")

def produce_part_c(self) -> None:
self._product.add("PartC1")


class Product1():
"""
It makes sense to use the Builder pattern only when your products are quite
complex and require extensive configuration.

Unlike in other creational patterns, different concrete builders can produce
unrelated products. In other words, results of various builders may not
always follow the same interface.
"""

def __init__(self) -> None:
self.parts = []

def add(self, part: Any) -> None:
self.parts.append(part)

def list_parts(self) -> None:
print(f"Product parts: {', '.join(self.parts)}", end="")


class Director:
"""
The Director is only responsible for executing the building steps in a
particular sequence. It is helpful when producing products according to a
specific order or configuration. Strictly speaking, the Director class is
optional, since the client can control builders directly.
"""

def __init__(self) -> None:
self._builder = None

@property
def builder(self) -> Builder:
return self._builder

@builder.setter
def builder(self, builder: Builder) -> None:
"""
The Director works with any builder instance that the client code passes
to it. This way, the client code may alter the final type of the newly
assembled product.
"""
self._builder = builder

"""
The Director can construct several product variations using the same
building steps.
"""

def build_minimal_viable_product(self) -> None:
self.builder.produce_part_a()

def build_full_featured_product(self) -> None:
self.builder.produce_part_a()
self.builder.produce_part_b()
self.builder.produce_part_c()


if __name__ == "__main__":
"""
The client code creates a builder object, passes it to the director and then
initiates the construction process. The end result is retrieved from the
builder object.
"""

director = Director()
builder = ConcreteBuilder1()
director.builder = builder

print("Standard basic product: ")
director.build_minimal_viable_product()
builder.product.list_parts()

print("\n")

print("Standard full featured product: ")
director.build_full_featured_product()
builder.product.list_parts()

print("\n")

# Remember, the Builder pattern can be used without a Director class.
print("Custom product: ")
builder.produce_part_a()
builder.produce_part_b()
builder.product.list_parts()
Standard basic product:
Product parts: PartA1

Standard full featured product:
Product parts: PartA1, PartB1, PartC1

Custom product:
Product parts: PartA1, PartB1