# Common Interface

> The requirement that a wrapper and the object it wraps share one interface so they remain interchangeable.

Record: `lex:common-interface`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-common-interface

## category

- [Structural Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/structural-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Decorator Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/decorator-pattern.md)