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| Category | structural | behavioral | behavioral |
| Summary | Convert the interface of a class or module into another interface clients expect. | Encapsulate a request as an object so it can be invoked, queued, logged, or undone independently of the receiver that performs the work. | — |
| Intent | Allow incompatible interfaces to work together without changing the consuming code. | Encapsulate a request as an object so it can be invoked, queued, logged, or undone independently of the receiver that performs the work. | Allow an object to alter its behavior when its internal state changes by delegating state-specific behavior to separate state objects. |
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| Problem | A client needs to talk to a legacy class or external service whose interface does not match the rest of the codebase. | A system needs to trigger actions without tightly coupling the code that requests an operation to the code that performs it, and it may also need queuing, history, or undo support. | An object behaves differently depending on its internal state, and conditional logic is becoming hard to manage. |
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| Integration notes | Adapters are useful when exposing a stable boundary over a legacy API, vendor SDK, or payload format mismatch. | Commands work well for UI actions, background jobs, workflow steps, and undoable operations because invokers can trigger commands without depending on receiver details. | State is useful for workflows, media players, order lifecycles, and any domain where behavior changes as the object moves through a lifecycle. |