Design pattern for converting one model to another model

Question

Basically, I have a number of objects in my application and I have to convert them to another third party objects before sending the request. On receiving the response I have to convert these objects back to objects supported by my application.

What pattern can I use for converting one model object to another in Java?

Answer 1

I don't think there is a specific pattern for this, but you simply need a "converter" or "translator" class that takes in one object and returns another:

MyObject convert(ThirdPartyObject obj);
ThirdPartyObject convert(MyObject obj);