The Flyweight Pattern

What is a Flyweight Pattern? The Flyweight Pattern refers to an object that minimizes memory usage by sharing some of its data with other similar objects. Source What problems does it solve? The Flyweight Pattern helps solve following problems: Large Memory Footprint: When dealing with a large number of objects, especially if these objects share a significant amount of common state, traditional object creation can lead to excessive memory consumption. The Flyweight Pattern reduces memory usage by sharing this common state among multiple objects....

March 17, 2024 · 2 min · Dmytro Chumakov