Prototype pattern suggests copying or cloning the existing object and customizing it if needed rather than creating a new object. Choose this pattern when a system should be independent of its products creation, compose, and representation:

We can create a copy of PublicProfile (limited information) or FullProfile at runtime. Those two classes share a few combination of states, so it is good that we design as a prototype.

Let's take a look at its benefits:

• Adding and removing products at runtime
• Specifying new objects by varying values and structures
• Reduced subclasses
• Dynamic class configuration to an application

The impact is, each subclass must implement clone operation, and it is not possible to clone circular reference classes.