# Collapse Layers

> A technique for merging layers that only pass calls through, so a simple operation crosses fewer boundaries.

Record: `lexicon:collapse-layers`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-collapse-layers

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Separate Query from Command](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/separate-query-from-command.md) and before [Preserve Only Real Boundaries](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/preserve-only-real-boundaries.md).

## Category

- [Core Modular Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-modular-design.md)

## Refactors

- [Middle Man](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/middle-man.md)
- [Over-Abstraction](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/over-abstraction.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)