Prototype.cs

namespace DesignPatterns.Creational.Prototype;

/// <summary>
/// Prototype Pattern
///
/// Intent: Specify the kinds of objects to create using a prototypical instance,
/// and create new objects by copying this prototype.
///
/// When to use:
///   - When a system should be independent of how its products are created, composed, and represented
///   - When the classes to instantiate are specified at run-time (e.g., dynamic loading)
///   - When instances of a class can have only a few different combinations of state
///
/// Real-world analogy: Cell division — a cell splits to create an identical copy of itself.
/// </summary>

// TODO: Implement Prototype
// 1. Prototype interface with Clone() method
// 2. Concrete prototype with deep/shallow copy logic
// 3. Client that clones objects instead of creating new ones