Design and Architecture

public class BaseClass
{
    private void DoMyThing()
    {
        //Required stuff

        //either do your code before calling DoSomething or 
        //after depending on the logic requirements
        DoSomething();
    }
    public virtual void DoSomething()
    {
        //Only optional stuff
    }
}

public class DerivedClass : BaseClass
{
    public override void DoSomething()
    {
        // More stuff...

        //the base will do its thing either before this or after
        //if required, else if its optional then call the base here
    }
}

sinosoidal wrote:

Is there any API around which can spare me of writing a protocol?

Willliam Doman wrote:

I’m looking for ideas or pattern to manage the concept of when a pane changes the state of the application/data and another panes observe the change and *only certain* panes would act upon the change. Keep in mind there is an infinite set of possibilities.

Willliam Doman wrote:

I actually went down both of these paths at first and both seemed to work well when there was a static 10 or 20 sets of possibilities.

Willliam Doman wrote:

The question is geared more twords managing the creation of keys and doors so they fit together and can be tested dynamically. I'm sure at some point they will want one key to open several doors

Willliam Doman wrote:

Each pane communicates through a modified observer pattern to all the other panes that are created.