/* Reference: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/design_pattern/proxy_pattern.htm */ interface Image { void display(); } class RealImage implements Image { private String fileName; public RealImage(String fileName){ this.fileName = fileName; loadFromDisk(fileName); } @Override public void display() { System.out.println("Displaying " + fileName); } private void loadFromDisk(String fileName){ System.out.println("Loading " + fileName); } } class ProxyImage implements Image{ private RealImage realImage; private String fileName; public ProxyImage(String fileName){ this.fileName = fileName; } @Override public void display() { if(realImage == null){ realImage = new RealImage(fileName); } realImage.display(); } } public class ProxyPatternDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { Image image = new ProxyImage("test_10mb.jpg"); //image will be loaded from disk image.display(); System.out.println(""); //image will not be loaded from disk image.display(); } }