Some web applications have a complex logic for defining the correct view, content, or action to invoke. The MVC controller can be used to make this decision and get the correct view, content, or action. However, sometimes the logic to define a decision is very hard, and using the MVC controller to do this can cause duplication of a lot of code. To solve this, we need to centralize the logic at one point to permit an easy maintenance and a central logic point.
The application controller pattern is the pattern that permits the centralization of all view logic and promotes a unique process to define the flow of pages. This pattern is used together with FrontController, discussed earlier, and is an intermediary between FrontController and Command. Using this pattern, we will promote the decoupling between view treatment and request...
