gistfile1.cs

class FooBase
{
    public FooBase()
    {
        CreateBar();
    }
    
    // "Bar" is usually a pipeline of helper classes that process something Foo is interested in
    // The pipeline varies in each derived type.  Maybe "Initialize" is better.
    protected abstract void CreateBar();
}

class CommonFoo
{
    // CommonFoo has some dependencies
    public CommonFoo(Bar bar, Baz baz) : base()
    {
        // validate/set fields, handle some events, etc.
    }
    
    // Implementation varies wildly in derived classes
    protected override void CreateBar()
    {
        _firstStep = new FirstStep(_bar)
        _specialStep = new SpecialStep(_baz);
        _firstStep.Connect(_specialStep);
        _secondStep = new SecondStep(_bar, _baz);
        _specialStep.Connect(_secondStep);
    }
}

/* Problem:
   I want some way for CreateBar() to come *after* the derived class constructor has run, since the
   derived implementations will rely on instance data of the derived types.  Options I've
   considered:
   
    * An Initialize() method on FooBase.  This isn't super-bad, but this is a refactor of a class
        that is handling 3 different scenarios with different setup steps in the constructor.  I'd
        have to hunt everywhere that uses it down and add a call to Initialize().
    * Parameters to CreateBar(), specifically an object parameter or maybe object[].  I'd have to
        change the base constructor and it seems kind of wonky.
*/