Builder in Java

Builder in Java

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/** "Product" */
class Pizza {
private String dough = "";
private String sauce = "";
private String topping = "";

public void setDough(String dough) { this.dough = dough; }
public void setSauce(String sauce) { this.sauce = sauce; }
public void setTopping(String topping) { this.topping = topping; }
}

/** "Abstract Builder" */
abstract class PizzaBuilder {
protected Pizza pizza;

public Pizza getPizza() { return pizza; }
public void createNewPizzaProduct() { pizza = new Pizza(); }

public abstract void buildDough();
public abstract void buildSauce();
public abstract void buildTopping();
}

/** "ConcreteBuilder" */
class HawaiianPizzaBuilder extends PizzaBuilder {
public void buildDough() { pizza.setDough("cross"); }
public void buildSauce() { pizza.setSauce("mild"); }
public void buildTopping() { pizza.setTopping("ham+pineapple"); }
}

/** "ConcreteBuilder" */
class SpicyPizzaBuilder extends PizzaBuilder {
public void buildDough() { pizza.setDough("pan baked"); }
public void buildSauce() { pizza.setSauce("hot"); }
public void buildTopping() { pizza.setTopping("pepperoni+salami"); }
}

/** "Director" */
class Waiter {
private PizzaBuilder pizzaBuilder;

public void setPizzaBuilder(PizzaBuilder pb) { pizzaBuilder = pb; }
public Pizza getPizza() { return pizzaBuilder.getPizza(); }

public void constructPizza() {
pizzaBuilder.createNewPizzaProduct();
pizzaBuilder.buildDough();
pizzaBuilder.buildSauce();
pizzaBuilder.buildTopping();
}
}

/** A customer ordering a pizza. */
class BuilderExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Waiter waiter = new Waiter();
PizzaBuilder hawaiian_pizzabuilder = new HawaiianPizzaBuilder();
PizzaBuilder spicy_pizzabuilder = new SpicyPizzaBuilder();

waiter.setPizzaBuilder( hawaiian_pizzabuilder );
waiter.constructPizza();

Pizza pizza = waiter.getPizza();
}
}