Adapter Pattern

// the base adapter
interface RequestAdapter {
  request(newParam: string): void;
}

// The adapter utilising the old way
class InterfaceAdapter implements RequestAdapter {
  request(newParam: string): void {
    const old = new OldInterface();
    old.requestInOldWay({
      data: newParam
    });
  }
}

class OldInterface {
  requestInOldWay(oldParam: any): void {
    console.log(oldParam);
  }
}

(function main() {
  const adapter = new InterfaceAdapter();
  adapter.request('param');
})();
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Lightning To MicroUSB Adapter Example

A great Java example:

interface LightningPhone {
    void recharge();
    void useLightning();
}

interface MicroUsbPhone {
    void recharge();
    void useMicroUsb();
}

class Iphone implements LightningPhone {
    private boolean connector;

    @Override
    public void useLightning() {
        connector = true;
        System.out.println("Lightning connected");
    }

    @Override
    public void recharge() {
        if (connector) {
            System.out.println("Recharge started");
            System.out.println("Recharge finished");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Connect Lightning first");
        }
    }
}

class Android implements MicroUsbPhone {
    private boolean connector;

    @Override
    public void useMicroUsb() {
        connector = true;
        System.out.println("MicroUsb connected");
    }

    @Override
    public void recharge() {
        if (connector) {
            System.out.println("Recharge started");
            System.out.println("Recharge finished");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Connect MicroUsb first");
        }
    }
}

class LightningToMicroUsbAdapter implements MicroUsbPhone {
    private final LightningPhone lightningPhone;

    public LightningToMicroUsbAdapter(LightningPhone lightningPhone) {
        this.lightningPhone = lightningPhone;
    }

    @Override
    public void useMicroUsb() {
        System.out.println("MicroUsb connected");
        lightningPhone.useLightning();
    }

    @Override
    public void recharge() {
        lightningPhone.recharge();
    }
}

public class AdapterDemo {
    static void rechargeMicroUsbPhone(MicroUsbPhone phone) {
        phone.useMicroUsb();
        phone.recharge();
    }

    static void rechargeLightningPhone(LightningPhone phone) {
        phone.useLightning();
        phone.recharge();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Android android = new Android();
        Iphone iPhone = new Iphone();

        System.out.println("Recharging android with MicroUsb");
        rechargeMicroUsbPhone(android);

        System.out.println("Recharging iPhone with Lightning");
        rechargeLightningPhone(iPhone);

        System.out.println("Recharging iPhone with MicroUsb");
        rechargeMicroUsbPhone(new LightningToMicroUsbAdapter(iPhone));
    }
}
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