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by dundarious 1588 days ago
Sometimes quite useful, yes, though I would strongly emphasize that the goal is not to wrap the entire API of the dependency -- that is pure busywork and doesn't stave off "corruption". Just the (consciously quite minimal) parts you actually need.
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I'll usually even add another guard: only add them if the library uses non-domain language.

For example, so that you can say "chargeCard(payment)" in your domain and app, Instead of having to do things like "openAnonCustomer(payment.customerId) && pmt= addPayment(payment.amount, payment.currency) && bookPayment(pmt)" or whatever weird language, order, or transaction boundaries a library uses.

Yes, wrap a useful "flow" for your application, rather than functions. Often I find there is just one flow for a dependency.