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In programming, the '''strangler fig pattern''' or '''strangler pattern''' is an [[Architectural pattern|architecture pattern]] that involves wrapping old code.

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[[Martin Fowler (software engineer)|Martin Fowler]] created this pattern.<ref name=":0" /> Its name derives from the [[strangler fig]] plant, which tends to grow on trees and eventually kill them.

The strangler fig pattern tends to be used on [[Monolithicmonolithic application|monolithic applications]]s, and it can be used to migrate to [[microservices]].<ref name=":0" /> The pattern can be used at the method level or the class level.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seemann |first=Mark |title=Code That Fits in Your Head: Heuristics for Software Engineering |publisher=[[Addison-Wesley]] |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-13-746440-1 |pages=228–237}}</ref>

== References ==

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