d API or even using a
<a href="https://github.com/locks/ember-localstorage-adapter">local storage backend</a>.</p>
<p>Extending Adapters is a natural process in Ember Data. Ember takes the
position that you should extend an adapter to add different
functionality. This results in code that is
more testable, easier to understand and reduces bloat for people who
may want to subclass your adapter.</p>
<p>If your backend has some consistent rules you can define an
<code>adapter:application</code>. The <code>adap