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Recurring Order pattern

I'm involved in a project that will feature daily or monthly recurring orders. Rather than reinvent the wheel, can somebody point me toward a pattern for such an animal?

I'm thinking of some classic pattern like orders with line items. Something that helps us clarify our thinking and design.

Thanks!

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Are you looking for a structural or behavioral pattern? Can you explain the problem further? I'd start by getting this book on design patterns and just see if any of them sound like they could be adapted for the problem you are trying to solve.

Maybe composite as a structural pattern for handling orders/line items or visitor for processing orders that reoccur on monthly or weekly basis?

mjh2007  2009-11-23 03:14:55
I was thinking of a structural pattern, or more accurately, something like Silverston's data models. I'm sure that I'm not the only guy to need to model a recurring order, I'm just not sure where to find the appropriate pattern/model. Recurring Charge might be what I want.
brian b  2009-11-25 15:08:18

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