Challenge: Bridge Pattern

In this challenge, you have to implement the bridge pattern to solve the given problem.

We'll cover the following

Problem statement #

Study the code given below and its output. Carefully look at the classes defined and try to understand the purpose of the program:

class Applications{
    constructor(name, type){
        this.name = name
        this.type = type
    }
    display(){}
    displayMode(){}
}
class FacebookLightMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Facebook for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using facebook in light mode.")
    }
}
class FacebookDarkMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Facebook for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using facebook in dark mode.")
    }
}
class WhatsAppLightMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Whatsapp for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using whatsapp in light mode.")
    }    
}
class WhatsAppDarkMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Whatsapp for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using whatsapp in dark mode.")
    }    
}
const fbLight = new FacebookLightMode("Facebook", "Social Networking")
const whatsappDark = new WhatsAppDarkMode("Whatsapp", "Chatting")
fbLight.display()
fbLight.displayMode()
whatsappDark.display()
whatsappDark.displayMode()

To further clarify, the code above has one parent class Applications and four child classes:

  • FacebookLightMode

  • FacebookDarkMode

  • WhatsAppLightMode

  • WhatsAppDarkMode

You can see that two major things define these classes:

  • the application name

  • the color mode of the application

Your task is to modify the code using the bridge pattern so that the code can be run as follows:

const fb = new Facebook("Facebook", "Social Networking")
const mode = new Mode(fb)
mode.darkMode()
fb.displayMode() 
  
const whatsapp = new WhatsApp("Whatsapp", "Chatting")
const mode2  = new Mode(whatsapp)
mode2.lightMode()
whatsapp.displayMode()

Input

Calling light mode/dark mode methods for an application

Output

The message displayed on switching to a specific color mode

Sample input

const fb = new Facebook("Facebook", "Social Networking")
const mode = new Mode(fb)
mode.darkMode()
fb.displayMode() 
  
const whatsapp = new WhatsApp("Whatsapp", "Chatting")
const mode2  = new Mode(whatsapp)
mode2.lightMode()
whatsapp.displayMode()

Sample output

"You are using facebook in dark mode."
"You are using whatsapp in light mode."

Challenge #

Take a close look and design a step-by-step solution before jumping on to the implementation. This problem is designed for your practice, so try to solve it on your own first. If you get stuck, you can always refer to the solution provided. Good Luck!

class Applications{
    constructor(name, type){
        this.name = name
        this.type = type
    }
    display(){}
    displayMode(){}
}
class FacebookLightMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Facebook for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using facebook in light mode.")
    }
}
class FacebookDarkMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Facebook for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using facebook in dark mode.")
    }
}
class WhatsAppLightMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Whatsapp for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using whatsapp in light mode.")
    }    
}
class WhatsAppDarkMode extends Applications{
    constructor(name,type){
        super(name,type)
    }
    display(){
        console.log(`Welcome to Whatsapp for ${this.type}.`)
    }
    displayMode(){
        console.log("You are using whatsapp in dark mode.")
    }    
}

Let’s discuss the solution in the next lesson.