The adapters implement the ports to connect to specific infrastructure components. For example:

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<groupId>com.hexagonal.architecture</groupId> <artifactId>hexagonal-architecture</artifactId> <version>1.0</version> <packaging>jar</packaging>

The application service is the entry point of the application. It uses the ports to interact with the outside world: