Adapter Pattern - CI/CD Glossary Definition
The adapter pattern uses a sidecar to normalize a container's output into a standard format.
The adapter pattern puts a sidecar in front of a container to normalize its interface, for example converting a service's custom metrics or logs into a standard format.
The adapter pattern is a sidecar variant that presents a consistent interface outward. It reshapes logs, metrics, or health checks so downstream tools see one format.
In CI
An adapter sidecar can convert a legacy job's log format into structured JSON so your observability pipeline ingests every job the same way.
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