diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Context.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Context.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+class Context {
+
+    private static Map<String, List<Row>> tables = new HashMap<>();
+
+    static {
+        List<Row> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(new Row("John", "Doe"));
+        list.add(new Row("Jan", "Kowalski"));
+        list.add(new Row("Dominic", "Doom"));
+
+        tables.put("people", list);
+    }
+
+    private String table;
+    private String column;
+
+    /**
+     * Index of column to be shown in result.
+     * Calculated in {@link #setColumnMapper()}
+     */
+    private int colIndex = -1;
+
+    /**
+     * Default setup, used for clearing the context for next queries.
+     * See {@link Context#clear()}
+     */
+    private static final Predicate<String> matchAnyString = s -> s.length() > 0;
+    private static final Function<String, Stream<? extends String>> matchAllColumns = Stream::of;
+    /**
+     * Varies based on setup in subclasses of {@link Expression}
+     */
+    private Predicate<String> whereFilter = matchAnyString;
+    private Function<String, Stream<? extends String>> columnMapper = matchAllColumns;
+
+    void setColumn(String column) {
+        this.column = column;
+        setColumnMapper();
+    }
+
+    void setTable(String table) {
+        this.table = table;
+    }
+
+    void setFilter(Predicate<String> filter) {
+        whereFilter = filter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the context to defaults.
+     * No filters, match all columns.
+     */
+    void clear() {
+        column = "";
+        columnMapper = matchAllColumns;
+        whereFilter = matchAnyString;
+    }
+
+    List<String> search() {
+
+        List<String> result = tables.entrySet()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(entry -> entry.getKey().equalsIgnoreCase(table))
+                .flatMap(entry -> Stream.of(entry.getValue()))
+                .flatMap(Collection::stream)
+                .map(Row::toString)
+                .flatMap(columnMapper)
+                .filter(whereFilter)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        clear();
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets column mapper based on {@link #column} attribute.
+     * Note: If column is unknown, will remain to look for all columns.
+     */
+    private void setColumnMapper() {
+        switch (column) {
+            case "*":
+                colIndex = -1;
+                break;
+            case "name":
+                colIndex = 0;
+                break;
+            case "surname":
+                colIndex = 1;
+                break;
+        }
+        if (colIndex != -1) {
+            columnMapper = s -> Stream.of(s.split(" ")[colIndex]);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Expression.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Expression.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+interface Expression {
+    List<String> interpret(Context ctx);
+}
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/From.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/From.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+class From implements Expression {
+
+    private String table;
+    private Where where;
+
+    From(String table) {
+        this.table = table;
+    }
+
+    From(String table, Where where) {
+        this.table = table;
+        this.where = where;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> interpret(Context ctx) {
+        ctx.setTable(table);
+        if (where == null) {
+            return ctx.search();
+        }
+        return where.interpret(ctx);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/InterpreterDemo.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/InterpreterDemo.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public class InterpreterDemo {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        Expression query = new Select("name", new From("people"));
+        Context ctx = new Context();
+        List<String> result = query.interpret(ctx);
+        System.out.println(result);
+
+        Expression query2 = new Select("*", new From("people"));
+        List<String> result2 = query2.interpret(ctx);
+        System.out.println(result2);
+
+        Expression query3 = new Select("name", new From("people", new Where(name -> name.toLowerCase().startsWith("d"))));
+        List<String> result3 = query3.interpret(ctx);
+        System.out.println(result3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Row.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Row.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+class Row {
+
+    private String name;
+    private String surname;
+
+    Row(String name, String surname) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.surname = surname;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return name + " " + surname;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Select.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Select.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+class Select implements Expression {
+
+    private String column;
+    private From from;
+
+    Select(String column, From from) {
+        this.column = column;
+        this.from = from;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> interpret(Context ctx) {
+        ctx.setColumn(column);
+        return from.interpret(ctx);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Where.java b/patterns/design-patterns/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interpreter/Where.java
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+package com.baeldung.interpreter;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+class Where implements Expression {
+
+    private Predicate<String> filter;
+
+    Where(Predicate<String> filter) {
+        this.filter = filter;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> interpret(Context ctx) {
+        ctx.setFilter(filter);
+        return ctx.search();
+    }
+}
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