Interface Segregation Principle
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The Interface Segregation Principle is a SOLID object-oriented design guideline that advocates for creating small, specific interfaces so that clients only depend on methods they actually use.
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| Interface Segregation Principle canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interface Segregation Principle Context triple: [Single Responsibility Principle, relatedTo, Interface Segregation Principle]
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A.
Dependency Inversion Principle
The Dependency Inversion Principle is an object-oriented design guideline that promotes decoupling by having high-level and low-level modules depend on shared abstractions rather than concrete implementations.
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B.
Liskov Substitution Principle
The Liskov Substitution Principle is an object-oriented design rule stating that objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of a subclass without altering the correctness of a program.
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C.
Single Responsibility Principle
The Single Responsibility Principle is a core object-oriented design guideline stating that a class or module should have only one reason to change, meaning it should be responsible for just a single, well-defined functionality.
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D.
Open-Closed Principle
The Open-Closed Principle is a fundamental object-oriented design guideline stating that software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification, enabling systems to grow without altering existing, tested code.
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E.
SOLID principles
SOLID principles are a set of five foundational object-oriented design guidelines that promote maintainable, flexible, and scalable software architectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interface Segregation Principle Target entity description: The Interface Segregation Principle is a SOLID object-oriented design guideline that advocates for creating small, specific interfaces so that clients only depend on methods they actually use.
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A.
Dependency Inversion Principle
The Dependency Inversion Principle is an object-oriented design guideline that promotes decoupling by having high-level and low-level modules depend on shared abstractions rather than concrete implementations.
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B.
Liskov Substitution Principle
The Liskov Substitution Principle is an object-oriented design rule stating that objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of a subclass without altering the correctness of a program.
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C.
Single Responsibility Principle
The Single Responsibility Principle is a core object-oriented design guideline stating that a class or module should have only one reason to change, meaning it should be responsible for just a single, well-defined functionality.
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D.
Open-Closed Principle
The Open-Closed Principle is a fundamental object-oriented design guideline stating that software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification, enabling systems to grow without altering existing, tested code.
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E.
SOLID principles
SOLID principles are a set of five foundational object-oriented design guidelines that promote maintainable, flexible, and scalable software architectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | software design principle ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | ISP ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
improving modularity of systems
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minimizing client-side code changes when interfaces evolve ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
API design
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interface design ⓘ object-oriented design ⓘ |
| benefit |
reduces impact of interface changes on clients
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reduces need for clients to implement unused methods ⓘ simplifies client implementations ⓘ supports better testability ⓘ supports mocking of smaller interfaces ⓘ |
| category |
object-oriented programming principle
ⓘ
software engineering principle ⓘ |
| consequenceOfViolation |
clients depending on methods they do not use
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harder-to-maintain interfaces ⓘ increased fragility of client code ⓘ |
| encourages |
high cohesion in interfaces
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low coupling between modules ⓘ role-based interface design ⓘ |
| goal |
improve code flexibility
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improve code readability ⓘ increase software maintainability ⓘ reduce coupling between clients and interfaces ⓘ support easier refactoring ⓘ |
| helpsPrevent |
ripple effects from interface changes
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unnecessary dependencies ⓘ violations of the Single Responsibility Principle in interfaces ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | SOLID design guidelines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
interfaces with unrelated responsibilities
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monolithic interfaces ⓘ |
| partOf | SOLID principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedBy | Robert C. Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommends |
avoiding fat interfaces
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designing role-specific interfaces ⓘ grouping related methods into cohesive interfaces ⓘ splitting large interfaces into smaller, specific ones ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dependency Inversion Principle
NERFINISHED
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Single Responsibility Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| states | no client should be forced to depend on methods it does not use ⓘ |
| typicalExample |
separating printing and scanning interfaces in a device API
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separating read and write interfaces for a repository ⓘ |
| usedIn |
interface-based APIs
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microservices design ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ service-oriented architectures ⓘ |
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Subject: Interface Segregation Principle Description of subject: The Interface Segregation Principle is a SOLID object-oriented design guideline that advocates for creating small, specific interfaces so that clients only depend on methods they actually use.
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