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Node.js Design Patterns

You're reading from   Node.js Design Patterns Design and implement production-grade Node.js applications using proven patterns and techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839214110
Length 664 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Luciano Mammino Luciano Mammino
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The Node.js Platform 2. The Module System FREE CHAPTER 3. Callbacks and Events 4. Asynchronous Control Flow Patterns with Callbacks 5. Asynchronous Control Flow Patterns with Promises and Async/Await 6. Coding with Streams 7. Creational Design Patterns 8. Structural Design Patterns 9. Behavioral Design Patterns 10. Universal JavaScript for Web Applications 11. Advanced Recipes 12. Scalability and Architectural Patterns 13. Messaging and Integration Patterns 14. Other Books You May Enjoy
15. Index

Adapter

The Adapter pattern allows us to access the functionality of an object using a different interface.

A real-life example of an adapter would be a device that allows you to plug a USB Type-A cable into a USB Type-C port. In a generic sense, an adapter converts an object with a given interface so that it can be used in a context where a different interface is expected.

In software, the Adapter pattern is used to take the interface of an object (the adaptee) and make it compatible with another interface that is expected by a given client. Let's have a look at Figure 8.3 to clarify this idea:

Figure 8.3: Adapter pattern schematic

In Figure 8.3, we can see how the adapter is essentially a wrapper for the adaptee, exposing a different interface. The diagram also highlights the fact that the operations of the adapter can also be a composition of one or more method invocations on the adaptee. From an implementation perspective, the most common technique is...

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