# repository-pattern

> Use repositories to encapsulate database queries and provide a clean interface for data access Use when designing system architecture. Architecture category skill.

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description: Use repositories to encapsulate database queries and provide a clean interface for data access Use when designing system architecture. Architecture category skill.
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# Repository Pattern

Use repositories to encapsulate database queries and provide a clean interface for data access. Repositories return domain objects, not database rows. The rest of the application works with repositories without knowing about the database. This enables: testing with in-memory repositories, switching databases, centralizing query logic. Define repository interfaces that the domain uses.