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# both categories and tags are Yaml Lists
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# you can either just pick one or write a list with '-'s
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# usable categories and tags are listed here: https://github.com/iluwatar/java-design-patterns/blob/gh-pages/_config.yml
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categories: creational # categories of the pattern
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categories: Architectural # categories of the pattern
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tags: # tags of the pattern
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- best
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- ever
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- awesome
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- Java
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- Difficulty-Intermediate
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## Intent
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Makes your code awesome
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![alt text](./etc/best_pattern.png "Best Pattern Ever")
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Allows send of messages/events between components of an application
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without them needing to know about each other. They only need to know
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about the type of the message/event being sent.
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![data bus pattern uml diagram](./etc/data-bus.urm.png "Data Bus pattern")
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## Applicability
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Use the Best Pattern Ever pattern when
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Use Data Bus pattern when
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* you want to be the best
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* you need to ...
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* you want your components to decide themselves which messages/events they want to receive
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* you want to have many-to-many communication
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* you want your components to know nothing about each other
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## Real world examples
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## Related Patterns
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Data Bus is similar to
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* [Nowhere](http://no.where.com)
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* Mediator pattern with Data Bus Members deciding for themselves if they want to accept any given message
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* Observer pattern but supporting many-to-many communication
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* Publish/Subscribe pattern with the Data Bus decoupling the publisher and the subscriber

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