{"id":5597,"date":"2022-02-21T04:31:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T04:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2022-02-21T06:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T06:33:40","slug":"flyweight-pattern-in-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/flyweight-pattern-in-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyweight Pattern in Php"},"content":{"rendered":"

The flyweight pattern is the structural pattern of today. Simply put, the Flyweight pattern is used to break down a large domain model into smaller domain models and a collection of smaller object-value classes called flyweights.<\/p>\n

Flyweight can be useful when you have a collection of objects that have repeating properties and you want to share these attributes, with the end goal being to save memory usage.<\/p>\n

Useful note, before proceeding<\/h2>\n

Flyweight is extremely unusual in the PHP<\/a> ecosystem, the benefits it provides are enormously useful in game development, as large amounts of objects are needed. Regardless, below I’m going to cover a game implementation you’re more likely to find in a language like Java or C++.<\/p>\n

What is the flyweight pattern?<\/h3>\n

Flyweights are used to store the common and repetitive data required by the model. These values \u200b\u200bcan be stored in each individual model. However, by using flyweight, you can save memory, because instead of storing the same data everywhere, you just pass around an instance of flyweight, which Points to the same chunk of memory internally.<\/p>\n

Flyweight objects should be shared between models, allowing a very small amount of objects to be created, thereby preventing unnecessary memory usage. Sharing objects is a bit different from how the prototype pattern clones objects. Instead, a multiton should be used to make flyweight items and store them internally. Then the second time they are requested, the object in memory is returned.<\/p>\n

When to Use the Flyweight Pattern<\/h3>\n

There are generally no scenarios in PHP when there is a need for a large number of shareable objects. As I mentioned above, the flyweight pattern is very prominent in game development and so the example I provide below will focus on a PHP game implementation.<\/p>\n

Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n