Factory Method
Essence
Factory Method (the "virtual constructor") is a creational pattern: a base type declares a method that creates a product, and which product to create is decided by a subtype or a concrete implementation. Client code works with the abstract product (any Exporter) and is not tied to concrete classes. It is Open/Closed in practice: a new product is added as a new implementation while old code stays untouched.
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