Difference between revisions of "Adapter"
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Some adapters might not produce any output, and act as a sink. They might be collating their input data into a common data pool, where it can be picked up later by another adapter, or they might be sending the data they receive it to the outside world, and have no need to pass it on to an adapter further in the chain. | Some adapters might not produce any output, and act as a sink. They might be collating their input data into a common data pool, where it can be picked up later by another adapter, or they might be sending the data they receive it to the outside world, and have no need to pass it on to an adapter further in the chain. | ||
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| + | = Atomic vs. Composite Adapters = | ||
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| + | A first way to classify adapters is by looking whether they are composed of sub-adapters or not: [[Atomic Adapter|''atomic adapters'']] versus [[Composite Adapter|''composite adapters''] | ||
=Base Adapter Types= | =Base Adapter Types= | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 29 December 2013
An adapter is a processing unit which (in most cases) has an input connection and an output connection.
Data flows through an adapter in the shape of granules.
The adapter accepts granules through its input connection, and emits granules through its output connection.
Some adapters have additional output connections - e.g. an input splitter is an adapter which connects to many output adapters.
Some adapters might not produce any output, and act as a sink. They might be collating their input data into a common data pool, where it can be picked up later by another adapter, or they might be sending the data they receive it to the outside world, and have no need to pass it on to an adapter further in the chain.
Atomic vs. Composite Adapters
A first way to classify adapters is by looking whether they are composed of sub-adapters or not: atomic adapters versus [[Composite Adapter|composite adapters]
Base Adapter Types
Below some more abstract adapter types, which serve as the basis for the real adapters that are used in the personality.
