Command Design Pattern
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Overview
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Terminology
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Command Pattern UML Diagram
Source Code
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./command/command_concept.py
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78 | "The Command Pattern Concept"
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
class ICommand(metaclass=ABCMeta): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"The command interface, that all commands will implement"
@staticmethod
@abstractmethod
def execute():
"The required execute method that all command objects will use"
class Invoker:
"The Invoker Class"
def __init__(self):
self._commands = {}
def register(self, command_name, command):
"Register commands in the Invoker"
self._commands[command_name] = command
def execute(self, command_name):
"Execute any registered commands"
if command_name in self._commands.keys():
self._commands[command_name].execute()
else:
print(f"Command [{command_name}] not recognised")
class Receiver:
"The Receiver"
@staticmethod
def run_command_1():
"A set of instructions to run"
print("Executing Command 1")
@staticmethod
def run_command_2():
"A set of instructions to run"
print("Executing Command 2")
class Command1(ICommand): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"""A Command object, that implements the ICommand interface and
runs the command on the designated receiver"""
def __init__(self, receiver):
self._receiver = receiver
def execute(self):
self._receiver.run_command_1()
class Command2(ICommand): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"""A Command object, that implements the ICommand interface and
runs the command on the designated receiver"""
def __init__(self, receiver):
self._receiver = receiver
def execute(self):
self._receiver.run_command_2()
# The CLient
# Create a receiver
RECEIVER = Receiver()
# Create Commands
COMMAND1 = Command1(RECEIVER)
COMMAND2 = Command2(RECEIVER)
# Register the commands with the invoker
INVOKER = Invoker()
INVOKER.register("1", COMMAND1)
INVOKER.register("2", COMMAND2)
# Execute the commands that are registered on the Invoker
INVOKER.execute("1")
INVOKER.execute("2")
INVOKER.execute("1")
INVOKER.execute("2")
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Output
| python ./command/command_concept.py
Executing Command 1
Executing Command 2
Executing Command 1
Executing Command 2
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Example Use Case
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Example UML Diagram
Source Code
./command/client.py
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29 | "The Command Pattern Use Case Example. A smart light Switch"
from light import Light
from switch import Switch
from switch_on_command import SwitchOnCommand
from switch_off_command import SwitchOffCommand
# Create a receiver
LIGHT = Light()
# Create Commands
SWITCH_ON = SwitchOnCommand(LIGHT)
SWITCH_OFF = SwitchOffCommand(LIGHT)
# Register the commands with the invoker
SWITCH = Switch()
SWITCH.register("ON", SWITCH_ON)
SWITCH.register("OFF", SWITCH_OFF)
# Execute the commands that are registered on the Invoker
SWITCH.execute("ON")
SWITCH.execute("OFF")
SWITCH.execute("ON")
SWITCH.execute("OFF")
# show history
SWITCH.show_history()
# replay last two executed commands
SWITCH.replay_last(2)
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./command/light.py
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14 | "The Light. The Receiver"
class Light:
"The Receiver"
@staticmethod
def turn_on():
"A set of instructions to run"
print("Light turned ON")
@staticmethod
def turn_off():
"A set of instructions to run"
print("Light turned OFF")
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./command/switch.py
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41 | """
The Switch (Invoker) Class.
You can flick the switch and it then invokes a registered command
"""
from datetime import datetime
import time
class Switch:
"The Invoker Class."
def __init__(self):
self._commands = {}
self._history = []
def show_history(self):
"Print the history of each time a command was invoked"
for row in self._history:
print(
f"{datetime.fromtimestamp(row[0]).strftime('%H:%M:%S')}"
f" : {row[1]}"
)
def register(self, command_name, command):
"Register commands in the Invoker"
self._commands[command_name] = command
def execute(self, command_name):
"Execute any registered commands"
if command_name in self._commands.keys():
self._commands[command_name].execute()
self._history.append((time.time(), command_name))
else:
print(f"Command [{command_name}] not recognised")
def replay_last(self, number_of_commands):
"Replay the last N commands"
commands = self._history[-number_of_commands:]
for command in commands:
self._commands[command[1]].execute()
#or if you want to record these replays in history
#self.execute(command[1])
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./command/switch_on_command.py
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14 | """
A Command object, that implements the ISwitch interface and runs the
command on the designated receiver
"""
from interface_switch import ISwitch
class SwitchOnCommand(ISwitch): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"Switch On Command"
def __init__(self, light):
self._light = light
def execute(self):
self._light.turn_on()
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./command/switch_off_command.py
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14 | """
A Command object, that implements the ISwitch interface and runs the
command on the designated receiver
"""
from interface_switch import ISwitch
class SwitchOffCommand(ISwitch): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"Switch Off Command"
def __init__(self, light):
self._light = light
def execute(self):
self._light.turn_off()
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./command/interface_switch.py
| "The switch interface, that all commands will implement"
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
class ISwitch(metaclass=ABCMeta): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
"The switch interface, that all commands will implement"
@staticmethod
@abstractmethod
def execute():
"The required execute method that all command objects will use"
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Output
| python ./command/client.py
Light turned ON
Light turned OFF
Light turned ON
Light turned OFF
11:23:35 : ON
11:23:35 : OFF
11:23:35 : ON
11:23:35 : OFF
Light turned ON
Light turned OFF
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New Coding Concepts
_Single Leading Underscore
The single leading underscore _variable, on your class variables is a useful indicator to other developers that this property should be considered private.
Private, in C style languages, means that the variable/field/property is hidden and cannot be accessed outside of the class. It can only be used internally by its own class methods.
Python does not have a public/private accessor concept so the variable is not actually private and can still be used outside of the class in other modules.
It is just a useful construct that you will see developers use as a recommendation not to reference this variable directly outside of this class, but use a dedicated method or property instead.
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