A similar and more common programming practice is to utilize stub interfaces that bypass the local client interface call, and instead exercise a different local code path to return preset data.

比较常见的和通用的编程实践是使用 stub 接口，这种接口绕过了本地客户端接口调用，而是执行另外的本地代码路径并返回预置数据。

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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, in the middle of an election campaign, also decided to bypass the funeral and return home.

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There are undead creatures that have a chance to return to the players hand on defeat, there are flying creatures that can bypass enemy lines and start dealing damage directly to the opponent.

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