README.md

Adapter Pattern

The Adapter pattern allows incompatible interfaces to work together by providing a wrapper that translates calls from one interface to another.

// Old interface
class OldCalculator {
  constructor() {
    this.operations = function (term1, term2, operation) {
      switch (operation) {
        case "add":
          return term1 + term2;
        case "sub":
          return term1 - term2;
        default:
          return NaN;
      }
    };
  }
}

// New interface
class NewCalculator {
  add(term1, term2) {
    return term1 + term2;
  }

  sub(term1, term2) {
    return term1 - term2;
  }
}

// Adapter Class
class CalculatorAdapter {
  constructor() {
    this.newCalculator = new NewCalculator();
  }

  operations(term1, term2, operation) {
    switch (operation) {
      case "add":
        return this.newCalculator.add(term1, term2);
      case "sub":
        return this.newCalculator.sub(term1, term2);
      default:
        return NaN;
    }
  }
}

Explaining the code

1. OldCalculator Class:

   • This class represents the old interface for a calculator.
   • It has a method operations defined within the constructor that takes two terms and an operation type (add or sub).
   • Depending on the operation type, it either adds or subtracts the terms.

2. NewCalculator Class:

   • This class represents the new interface for a calculator.
   • It has two methods: add and sub, which perform addition and subtraction respectively.

3. CalculatorAdapter Class:

   • This class acts as an adapter to bridge the old interface (OldCalculator) with the new interface (NewCalculator).
   • It creates an instance of NewCalculator and uses its methods within the operations method to perform the required calculations.
   • This allows code that uses the old interface to work with the new interface without modification.

Usage

const oldCalc = new OldCalculator();
console.log(oldCalc.operations(10, 5, "add")); // 15

const newCalc = new NewCalculator();
console.log(newCalc.add(10, 5)); // 15

const adaptedCalc = new CalculatorAdapter();
console.log(adaptedCalc.operations(10, 5, "add")); // 15

• Instances of OldCalculator, NewCalculator, and CalculatorAdapter are created.
• The operations method of OldCalculator and CalculatorAdapter, as well as the add method of NewCalculator, are demonstrated with example inputs.

Summary

The Adapter pattern is used here to allow the OldCalculator interface to work with the NewCalculator interface by providing a CalculatorAdapter that translates the method calls. This pattern is useful for integrating new components into existing systems without modifying the existing code.