Spring 5 Design Patterns

Factory design pattern

Define an interface for creating an object, but let subclasses decide which class to instantiate. Factory Method lets a class defer instantiation to subclasses. - GOF Design Pattern

The Factory design pattern is a creational design pattern. The Factory design pattern is also known as the Factory method design pattern. According to this design pattern, you get an object of a class without exposing the underlying logic to the client. It assigns a new object to the caller by using a common interface or abstract class. This means that the design pattern hides the actual logic of the implementation of an object, how to create it, and which class to instantiate it in. So the client shouldn't worry about creating, managing, ...