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outlinephase4part2.docxPhase 5: Using Abstractions in Design
Seeing Abstractions
Throughout this course, we have been realizing the detailed design for the pieces of the whole picture we started with at the beginning of the course. We have built many abstractions, so let’s go back and document what we have found and see the abstractions we have created.
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Parameter List |
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calculateSubtotal |
(totalPurchaseAmount :double, salesTaxRate : double) |
Applies sales tax and computes the final amount due |
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Refactoring
Sometimes it is easy to see how the whole solution can be broken into pieces, and other times it is done as you see abstractions and opportunities for reuse in the resulting design. This is called refactoring. For the pseudocode you see below, look for abstractions you could create and create a flowchart using your simplifications.
Psuedocode in Need of Refactoring
Array : namesInSystem
Array : phoneNumbersInSystem
String : nameInput
While (nameInput is not valid)
nameInput = prompt user for input
if (nameInput is provided and not blank)
break out of loop
end loop
Prompt user the input is required and not blank
End loop
Integer : indexForName = -1
For (index = all items in namesInSystem
If (nameInput = namesInSystem[index])
indexForName = index
end if
End loop
If (indexForName = -1)
Prompt user “We cannot find your account, please call us”
Else
String : phoneNumberInput
While (phoneNumber is not valid)
phoneNumber = prompt user for input
if (phoneNumber is provided and not blank)
break out of loop
end loop
Prompt user the input is required and not blank
End loop
If (phoneNumber = phoneNumbersInSystem[indexForName])
Prompt “we found your account welcome”
Else
Prompt “we cannot validate your account, try again later”
End if
End if
Refactored Flowchart
The above pseudocode is long, but you can omit much of the details. You can accomplish the same logic removing more than 30 lines. You do not have to show all of the details removed if moved into an abstraction, simply name the abstraction and define the parameters to be passed to the call replacing the lines of code.
<insert your flowchart here>
