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Command pattern decouples the object invoking a job from the one who knows
how to do it. As mentioned in the GoF book, a good example is in menu items.
You have a menu that has lots of items. Each item is responsible for doing a
special thing and you want your menu item just call the execute method when
it is pressed. To achieve this you implement a command object with the execute
method for each menu item and pass to it.
*About the example
We have a menu containing two items. Each item accepts a file name, one hides the file
and the other deletes it. Both items have an undo option.
Each item is a MenuItem class that accepts the corresponding command as input and executes
it's execute method when it is pressed.
Object oriented implementation of callback functions.
*Examples in Python ecosystem:
Django HttpRequest (without execute method):
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/request-response/#httprequest-objects
class HideFileCommand:
    A command to hide a file given its name
    def __init__(self):
        # an array of files hidden, to undo them as needed
        self._hidden_files = []
    def execute(self, filename):
        print(f'hiding {filename}')
        self._hidden_files.append(filename)
    def undo(self):
        filename = self._hidden_files.pop()
        print(f'un-hiding {filename}')
class DeleteFileCommand:
    A command to delete a file given its name
    def __init__(self):
        # an array of deleted files, to undo them as needed
        self._deleted_files = []
    def execute(self, filename):
        print(f'deleting {filename}')
        self._deleted_files.append(filename)
    def undo(self):
        filename = self._deleted_files.pop()
        print(f'restoring {filename}')
class MenuItem:
    The invoker class. Here it is items in a menu.
    def __init__(self, command):
        self._command = command
    def on_do_press(self, filename):
        self._command.execute(filename)
    def on_undo_press(self):
        self._command.undo()
def main():
    >>> item1 = MenuItem(DeleteFileCommand())
    >>> item2 = MenuItem(HideFileCommand())
    # create a file named `test-file` to work with
    >>> test_file_name = 'test-file'
    # deleting `test-file`
    >>> item1.on_do_press(test_file_name)
    deleting test-file
    # restoring `test-file`
    >>> item1.on_undo_press()
    restoring test-file
    # hiding `test-file`
    >>> item2.on_do_press(test_file_name)
    hiding test-file
    # un-hiding `test-file`
    >>> item2.on_undo_press()
    un-hiding test-file
if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()

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