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In order of increasing 031 * complexity they are: {@link Graph}, {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}. You should generally 032 * prefer the simplest interface that satisfies your use case. See the <a 033 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#choosing-the-right-graph-type"> 034 * "Choosing the right graph type"</a> section of the Guava User Guide for more details. 035 * 036 * <h3>Capabilities</h3> 037 * 038 * <p>{@code Network} supports the following use cases (<a 039 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#definitions">definitions of 040 * terms</a>): 041 * 042 * <ul> 043 * <li>directed graphs 044 * <li>undirected graphs 045 * <li>graphs that do/don't allow parallel edges 046 * <li>graphs that do/don't allow self-loops 047 * <li>graphs whose nodes/edges are insertion-ordered, sorted, or unordered 048 * <li>graphs whose edges are unique objects 049 * </ul> 050 * 051 * <h3>Building a {@code Network}</h3> 052 * 053 * <p>The implementation classes that `common.graph` provides are not public, by design. To create 054 * an instance of one of the built-in implementations of {@code Network}, use the {@link 055 * NetworkBuilder} class: 056 * 057 * <pre>{@code 058 * MutableNetwork<Integer, MyEdge> graph = NetworkBuilder.directed().build(); 059 * }</pre> 060 * 061 * <p>{@link NetworkBuilder#build()} returns an instance of {@link MutableNetwork}, which is a 062 * subtype of {@code Network} that provides methods for adding and removing nodes and edges. If you 063 * do not need to mutate a graph (e.g. if you write a method than runs a read-only algorithm on the 064 * graph), you should use the non-mutating {@link Network} interface, or an {@link 065 * ImmutableNetwork}. 066 * 067 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Network} using {@link 068 * ImmutableNetwork#copyOf(Network)}: 069 * 070 * <pre>{@code 071 * ImmutableNetwork<Integer, MyEdge> immutableGraph = ImmutableNetwork.copyOf(graph); 072 * }</pre> 073 * 074 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableNetwork} do not implement {@link MutableNetwork} (obviously!) and 075 * are contractually guaranteed to be unmodifiable and thread-safe. 076 * 077 * <p>The Guava User Guide has <a 078 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#building-graph-instances">more 079 * information on (and examples of) building graphs</a>. 080 * 081 * <h3>Additional documentation</h3> 082 * 083 * <p>See the Guava User Guide for the {@code common.graph} package (<a 084 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained">"Graphs Explained"</a>) for 085 * additional documentation, including: 086 * 087 * <ul> 088 * <li><a 089 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#equals-hashcode-and-graph-equivalence"> 090 * {@code equals()}, {@code hashCode()}, and graph equivalence</a> 091 * <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#synchronization"> 092 * Synchronization policy</a> 093 * <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#notes-for-implementors">Notes 094 * for implementors</a> 095 * </ul> 096 * 097 * @author James Sexton 098 * @author Joshua O'Madadhain 099 * @param <N> Node parameter type 100 * @param <E> Edge parameter type 101 * @since 20.0 102 */ 103@Beta 104public interface Network<N, E> { 105 // 106 // Network-level accessors 107 // 108 109 /** Returns all nodes in this network, in the order specified by {@link #nodeOrder()}. */ 110 Set<N> nodes(); 111 112 /** Returns all edges in this network, in the order specified by {@link #edgeOrder()}. */ 113 Set<E> edges(); 114 115 /** 116 * Returns a live view of this network as a {@link Graph}. The resulting {@link Graph} will have 117 * an edge connecting node A to node B if this {@link Network} has an edge connecting A to B. 118 * 119 * <p>If this network {@link #allowsParallelEdges() allows parallel edges}, parallel edges will be 120 * treated as if collapsed into a single edge. For example, the {@link #degree(Object)} of a node 121 * in the {@link Graph} view may be less than the degree of the same node in this {@link Network}. 122 */ 123 Graph<N> asGraph(); 124 125 // 126 // Network properties 127 // 128 129 /** 130 * Returns true if the edges in this network are directed. Directed edges connect a {@link 131 * EndpointPair#source() source node} to a {@link EndpointPair#target() target node}, while 132 * undirected edges connect a pair of nodes to each other. 133 */ 134 boolean isDirected(); 135 136 /** 137 * Returns true if this network allows parallel edges. Attempting to add a parallel edge to a 138 * network that does not allow them will throw an {@link UnsupportedOperationException}. 139 */ 140 boolean allowsParallelEdges(); 141 142 /** 143 * Returns true if this network allows self-loops (edges that connect a node to itself). 144 * Attempting to add a self-loop to a network that does not allow them will throw an {@link 145 * UnsupportedOperationException}. 146 */ 147 boolean allowsSelfLoops(); 148 149 /** Returns the order of iteration for the elements of {@link #nodes()}. */ 150 ElementOrder<N> nodeOrder(); 151 152 /** Returns the order of iteration for the elements of {@link #edges()}. */ 153 ElementOrder<E> edgeOrder(); 154 155 // 156 // Element-level accessors 157 // 158 159 /** 160 * Returns the nodes which have an incident edge in common with {@code node} in this network. 161 * 162 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 163 */ 164 Set<N> adjacentNodes(Object node); 165 166 /** 167 * Returns all nodes in this network adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing 168 * {@code node}'s incoming edges <i>against</i> the direction (if any) of the edge. 169 * 170 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}. 171 * 172 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 173 */ 174 Set<N> predecessors(Object node); 175 176 /** 177 * Returns all nodes in this network adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing 178 * {@code node}'s outgoing edges in the direction (if any) of the edge. 179 * 180 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}. 181 * 182 * <p>This is <i>not</i> the same as "all nodes reachable from {@code node} by following outgoing 183 * edges". For that functionality, see {@link Graphs#reachableNodes(Graph, Object)}. 184 * 185 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 186 */ 187 Set<N> successors(Object node); 188 189 /** 190 * Returns the edges whose {@link #incidentNodes(Object) incident nodes} in this network include 191 * {@code node}. 192 * 193 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 194 */ 195 Set<E> incidentEdges(Object node); 196 197 /** 198 * Returns all edges in this network which can be traversed in the direction (if any) of the edge 199 * to end at {@code node}. 200 * 201 * <p>In a directed network, an incoming edge's {@link EndpointPair#target()} equals {@code node}. 202 * 203 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #incidentEdges(Object)}. 204 * 205 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 206 */ 207 Set<E> inEdges(Object node); 208 209 /** 210 * Returns all edges in this network which can be traversed in the direction (if any) of the edge 211 * starting from {@code node}. 212 * 213 * <p>In a directed network, an outgoing edge's {@link EndpointPair#source()} equals {@code node}. 214 * 215 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #incidentEdges(Object)}. 216 * 217 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 218 */ 219 Set<E> outEdges(Object node); 220 221 /** 222 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #incidentEdges(Object) incident edges}, counting 223 * self-loops twice (equivalently, the number of times an edge touches {@code node}). 224 * 225 * <p>For directed networks, this is equal to {@code inDegree(node) + outDegree(node)}. 226 * 227 * <p>For undirected networks, this is equal to {@code incidentEdges(node).size()} + (number of 228 * self-loops incident to {@code node}). 229 * 230 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 231 * 232 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 233 */ 234 int degree(Object node); 235 236 /** 237 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #inEdges(Object) incoming edges} in a directed 238 * network. In an undirected network, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}. 239 * 240 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 241 * 242 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 243 */ 244 int inDegree(Object node); 245 246 /** 247 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #outEdges(Object) outgoing edges} in a directed 248 * network. In an undirected network, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}. 249 * 250 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 251 * 252 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 253 */ 254 int outDegree(Object node); 255 256 /** 257 * Returns the nodes which are the endpoints of {@code edge} in this network. 258 * 259 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code edge} is not an element of this network 260 */ 261 EndpointPair<N> incidentNodes(Object edge); 262 263 /** 264 * Returns the edges which have an {@link #incidentNodes(Object) incident node} in common with 265 * {@code edge}. An edge is not considered adjacent to itself. 266 * 267 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code edge} is not an element of this network 268 */ 269 Set<E> adjacentEdges(Object edge); 270 271 /** 272 * Returns the set of edges directly connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. 273 * 274 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code edgesConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}. 275 * 276 * <p>The resulting set of edges will be parallel (i.e. have equal {@link #incidentNodes(Object)}. 277 * If this network does not {@link #allowsParallelEdges() allow parallel edges}, the resulting set 278 * will contain at most one edge. 279 * 280 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code nodeU} or {@code nodeV} is not an element of this 281 * network 282 */ 283 Set<E> edgesConnecting(Object nodeU, Object nodeV); 284 285 // 286 // Network identity 287 // 288 289 /** 290 * For the default {@link Network} implementations, returns true if {@code this == object} 291 * (reference equality). External implementations are free to define this method as they see fit, 292 * as long as they satisfy the {@link Object#equals(Object)} contract. 293 * 294 * <p>To compare two {@link Network}s based on their contents rather than their references, see 295 * {@link Graphs#equivalent(Network, Network)}. 296 */ 297 @Override 298 boolean equals(@Nullable Object object); 299 300 /** 301 * For the default {@link Network} implementations, returns {@code System.identityHashCode(this)}. 302 * External implementations are free to define this method as they see fit, as long as they 303 * satisfy the {@link Object#hashCode()} contract. 304 */ 305 @Override 306 int hashCode(); 307}