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Lazy Loading
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Overview
Use caseDefers loading of data or objects until they are actually needed to improve performance
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Lazy Loading

concept

Design pattern that defers initialization of objects until the point at which they are needed

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Design Pattern○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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Defers loading of data or objects until they are actually needed to improve performance○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Deferred loading of resources until they are actually needed○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Deferring initialization of objects until they are actually needed○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supported by language

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C#○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Java○UnverifiedHighFresh1
JavaScript○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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Eager Loading○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Eager loading strategy○UnverifiedHighFresh1

benefits

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Improved application startup time○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Reduced memory consumption○UnverifiedHighFresh1

improves

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Application performance and loading times○UnverifiedHighFresh1

applies to

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Images, videos, JavaScript modules, and components○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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Hibernate ORM○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Entity Framework○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Spring Data JPA○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Django ORM○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
ActiveRecord○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

reduces

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Initial memory consumption and bandwidth usage○UnverifiedHighFresh1

also known as

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Lazy Initialization○UnverifiedHighFresh1

enables

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Code splitting and dynamic imports○UnverifiedHighFresh1

commonly used in

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Object-Relational Mapping frameworks○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Web development for image loading○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

commonly implemented in

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JavaScript frameworks and libraries○UnverifiedHighFresh1

use case example

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Database connection initialization○UnverifiedHighFresh1

native support in

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HTML loading attribute for images and iframes○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports protocol

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SQL○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supported by

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React.lazy() function○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Webpack dynamic import syntax○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Vue.js dynamic imports○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

implements pattern

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Proxy Pattern○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

based on

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Proxy Pattern○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

related concept

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Eager Loading○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

commonly used with

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Intersection Observer API for viewport detection○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

requires

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Object-Relational Mapping framework○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

potential drawback

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Unpredictable performance delays during runtime○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

Alternatives & Similar Tools

Eager Loading
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Eager loading strategy
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Commonly Used With

Hibernate ORMEntity FrameworkSpring Data JPADjango ORMActiveRecord

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