What is Simple Factory?
A single function or type that picks and returns the right object based on input. Not a formal pattern, but common in apps.
input email → email sender
Simple factory centralizes…
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Simple factory: NotificationFactory.make(for: .email) picks the sender so views stay free of switch statements.
In the illustration
An order card reading EMAIL drops into the hopper, the selector dial turns itself to email and the press stamps out an email sender part into the tray.
Write a simple factory in your coding agent called makeParser(for:) that returns the right parser from a file extension, and move the three if statements that do this today behind it.
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