Design Patterns: Mediator

Examples:

http://students.engr.scu.edu/~kmeng/group.html
Kun Meng et. al.
Java Applet demonstrating Mediator, Observer, and Singleton patterns. Source code included.

Caffeine Connection
Benjamin Koo et. al.
Calendar Applet Written in java; demonstrates mediator pattern in addition to other object-oriented programming concepts.

Arcturan Death Ball III
Catherine Kimport
OK, so this is just a shameless plug. But the player and team creation dialogs do use a form of the mediator.

Additional Sources:

Design Pattern: Mediator, Steven Black

The Merlin "Wizard" Project, Allan Bonadino et. al.

The Mediator (Behavioral) Design Pattern, Gopalan Suresh Raj.

CS 635 Lecture Notes, Roger Whitney.

Outline

• Title Page
• Why a Mediator?
  • A World Without Mediators [4 slides]
  • Intent and Classification
  • Motivation [2 slides]
  • Applicability
• Anatomy of a Mediator
  • Structure
  • Participant: Abstract Mediator
  • Participant: Concrete Mediator
  • Participant: Abstract Colleague
  • Participants: Concrete Colleagues
• Consequenses of Using a Mediator
  • Pros [2 slides]
  • Cons
• Implementing a Mediator
  • Example - Font Dialog Box
  • Considerations [2 slides]
  • Simplified Sample Java Code [8 slides]
• Mediators and the Rest of the World
  • Related Patterns
  • Real-World Examples
  • Web Examples
• Conclusions
• Bibliography