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Observer Pattern:

// Observer interface defining the update method


public interface Observer {
void update(String message);
}

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

// Subject or Observable class that maintains a list of observers and notifies them of changes
public class Subject {
private List<Observer> observers = new ArrayList<>();
private String state;

public void attach(Observer observer) {


observers.add(observer);
}

public void detach(Observer observer) {


observers.remove(observer);
}

public void setState(String state) {


this.state = state;
notifyObservers();
}

private void notifyObservers() {


for (Observer observer : observers) {
observer.update(state);
}
}
}

// Concrete observer implementations


public class ConcreteObserver1 implements Observer {
@Override
public void update(String message) {
System.out.println("ConcreteObserver1 received update: " + message);
}
}

public class ConcreteObserver2 implements Observer {


@Override
public void update(String message) {
System.out.println("ConcreteObserver2 received update: " + message);
}
}

public class Main {


public static void main(String[] args) {
Subject subject = new Subject();

Observer observer1 = new ConcreteObserver1();


Observer observer2 = new ConcreteObserver2();

subject.attach(observer1);
subject.attach(observer2);

subject.setState("New state!"); // Notifies both observers

subject.detach(observer2); // Detach one observer

subject.setState("Another state!"); // Notifies only the remaining observer


}
}

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