Concepts

Components

• Components are modular units of software that encapsulate logic, state, and presentation.

• They are often used in architectures such as Component-Based Architecture, common in frameworks like React, Vue.js, and Angular.

• Main characteristics :

  • Encapsulation :

    • A component is an independent entity that can have its own state and internal logic.

  • Reusability :

    • It can be used in different parts of the system without code duplication.

  • Interoperability :

    • It can interact with other components through properties (props), events, or interfaces.

  • Lifecycle :

    • It can have initialization, update, and destruction phases.

Composition

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• Composition is a code structuring technique where objects, functions, or components are built by combining smaller, reusable entities.

• Composition can occur in different forms, such as:

  • Object Composition :

    • An object contains other objects as attributes.

  • Functional Composition :

    • Functions are combined to form processing pipelines.

  • Component Composition :

    • A component is composed of smaller components.

Inheritance vs Composition

• Inheritance vs Composition, by CodeAesthetic .

• Inheritance vs Composition, by MetaphoricallySpeaking .

  • I liked the drawer organization example.

• Inheritance vs Composition, by Tutemic .

  • He calls it Component Pattern instead of Composition, but I believe it’s the same thing.

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• Inheritance vs Composition, in Godot, by Bitlytic .

• Inheritance vs Composition, in Godot, by Freddy .

In Godot

• Composition in Godot, for creating entities .

• Composition in Godot, for defining attacks .

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    • He uses the combination of components to define what can happen during the attack.

    • The activation of these components is done via an AnimationPlayer dedicated to the attack.