To minimise memory usage, a Flyweight shares as much as possible memory with similar objects. It is needed when a large amount of objects is used that don't differ much in state. A common practice is to hold state in external data structures and pass them to the flyweight object when needed.

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FlyweightInterface.php

.. literalinclude:: FlyweightInterface.php
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CharacterFlyweight.php

.. literalinclude:: CharacterFlyweight.php
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FlyweightFactory.php

.. literalinclude:: FlyweightFactory.php
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Tests/FlyweightTest.php

.. literalinclude:: Tests/FlyweightTest.php
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