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Define the skeleton of an algorithm in an operation, deferring some steps to subclasses. The template method lets subclasses redefine certain steps of an algorithm without changing the algorithm’s structure.1
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Dockins, K. (2017). Template Method. In: Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2451-9_25
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