Chain Pattern

Definitions

1. A design pattern in which a request or piece of data is passed through a sequence of handlers, each of which may process it, modify it, or decide whether to continue. The pattern is common in middleware, logging pipelines, validation stacks, and chain-of-responsibility designs.

   In plain English: A design pattern where work passes through a series of handlers one after another.

   Example: "The framework used a chain pattern so each middleware layer could inspect or short-circuit the request before the controller ran."

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