{"id":"decorator-breaks-object-identity","text":"The Decorator pattern breaks object identity: a decorated component is not identical (==) to the original component, which can cause issues if client code relies on object identity checks.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/17/gof-oo-chunk-12.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["composition-scalability-identity-safe","compositional-monism-bounded-by-identity-fragility","decorator-niche-confirmed-but-operationally-bounded","decorator-niche-identity-bounded","decorator-operational-constraints","decorator-wrapping-taxonomy-operationally-sound","incremental-adoption-safely-sustainable-within-identity-bounds"],"metadata":{"last_premise_reviewed":"2026-06-17T18:19:22","premise_review_result":"pass"},"created_at":"2026-06-17T21:30:27+00:00","updated_at":"2026-06-17T21:30:27+00:00","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"decorator-breaks-object-identity","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}