Collection Pipeline

Intent

Collection Pipeline introduces Function Composition and Collection Pipeline, two functional-style patterns that you can combine to iterate collections in your code. In functional programming, it's common to sequence complex operations through a series of smaller modular functions or operations. The series is called a composition of functions, or a function composition. When a collection of data flows through a function composition, it becomes a collection pipeline. Function Composition and Collection Pipeline are two design patterns frequently used in functional-style programming.

Class diagram

Collection Pipeline

Applicability

Use the Collection Pipeline pattern when

• Function composition and the Collection Pipeline pattern
• Martin Fowler
• Java8 Streams