# Uniform Component Interface

> The requirement that leaves and composites implement one shared interface so clients treat them alike.

Record: `lex:uniform-component-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-uniform-component-interface

## category

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

## referenced-by

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