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016
017package com.google.common.graph;
018
019import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
020import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CompatibleWith;
021import java.util.Set;
022import javax.annotation.Nullable;
023
024/**
025 * An interface for <a
026 * href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)">graph</a>-structured data,
027 * whose edges are anonymous entities with no identity or information of their own.
028 *
029 * <p>A graph is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges connecting pairs of nodes.
030 *
031 * <p>There are three main interfaces provided to represent graphs. In order of increasing
032 * complexity they are: {@link Graph}, {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}. You should generally
033 * prefer the simplest interface that satisfies your use case. See the <a
034 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#choosing-the-right-graph-type">
035 * "Choosing the right graph type"</a> section of the Guava User Guide for more details.
036 *
037 * <h3>Capabilities</h3>
038 *
039 * <p>{@code Graph} supports the following use cases (<a
040 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#definitions">definitions of
041 * terms</a>):
042 *
043 * <ul>
044 *   <li>directed graphs
045 *   <li>undirected graphs
046 *   <li>graphs that do/don't allow self-loops
047 *   <li>graphs whose nodes/edges are insertion-ordered, sorted, or unordered
048 * </ul>
049 *
050 * <p>{@code Graph} explicitly does not support parallel edges, and forbids implementations or
051 * extensions with parallel edges. If you need parallel edges, use {@link Network}.
052 *
053 * <h3>Building a {@code Graph}</h3>
054 *
055 * <p>The implementation classes that `common.graph` provides are not public, by design. To create
056 * an instance of one of the built-in implementations of {@code Graph}, use the {@link GraphBuilder}
057 * class:
058 *
059 * <pre>{@code
060 *   MutableGraph<Integer> graph = GraphBuilder.undirected().build();
061 * }</pre>
062 *
063 * <p>{@link GraphBuilder#build()} returns an instance of {@link MutableGraph}, which is a subtype
064 * of {@code Graph} that provides methods for adding and removing nodes and edges. If you do not
065 * need to mutate a graph (e.g. if you write a method than runs a read-only algorithm on the graph),
066 * you should use the non-mutating {@link Graph} interface, or an {@link ImmutableGraph}.
067 *
068 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Graph} using {@link
069 * ImmutableGraph#copyOf(Graph)}:
070 *
071 * <pre>{@code
072 *   ImmutableGraph<Integer> immutableGraph = ImmutableGraph.copyOf(graph);
073 * }</pre>
074 *
075 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableGraph} do not implement {@link MutableGraph} (obviously!) and are
076 * contractually guaranteed to be unmodifiable and thread-safe.
077 *
078 * <p>The Guava User Guide has <a
079 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#building-graph-instances">more
080 * information on (and examples of) building graphs</a>.
081 *
082 * <h3>Additional documentation</h3>
083 *
084 * <p>See the Guava User Guide for the {@code common.graph} package (<a
085 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained">"Graphs Explained"</a>) for
086 * additional documentation, including:
087 *
088 * <ul>
089 *   <li><a
090 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#equals-hashcode-and-graph-equivalence">
091 *       {@code equals()}, {@code hashCode()}, and graph equivalence</a>
092 *   <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#synchronization">
093 *       Synchronization policy</a>
094 *   <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#notes-for-implementors">Notes
095 *       for implementors</a>
096 * </ul>
097 *
098 * @author James Sexton
099 * @author Joshua O'Madadhain
100 * @param <N> Node parameter type
101 * @since 20.0
102 */
103@Beta
104public interface Graph<N> {
105  //
106  // Graph-level accessors
107  //
108
109  /** Returns all nodes in this graph, in the order specified by {@link #nodeOrder()}. */
110  Set<N> nodes();
111
112  /** Returns all edges in this graph. */
113  Set<EndpointPair<N>> edges();
114
115  //
116  // Graph properties
117  //
118
119  /**
120   * Returns true if the edges in this graph are directed. Directed edges connect a {@link
121   * EndpointPair#source() source node} to a {@link EndpointPair#target() target node}, while
122   * undirected edges connect a pair of nodes to each other.
123   */
124  boolean isDirected();
125
126  /**
127   * Returns true if this graph allows self-loops (edges that connect a node to itself). Attempting
128   * to add a self-loop to a graph that does not allow them will throw an {@link
129   * UnsupportedOperationException}.
130   */
131  boolean allowsSelfLoops();
132
133  /** Returns the order of iteration for the elements of {@link #nodes()}. */
134  ElementOrder<N> nodeOrder();
135
136  //
137  // Element-level accessors
138  //
139
140  /**
141   * Returns the nodes which have an incident edge in common with {@code node} in this graph.
142   *
143   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
144   */
145  Set<N> adjacentNodes(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
146
147  /**
148   * Returns all nodes in this graph adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing
149   * {@code node}'s incoming edges <i>against</i> the direction (if any) of the edge.
150   *
151   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}.
152   *
153   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
154   */
155  Set<N> predecessors(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
156
157  /**
158   * Returns all nodes in this graph adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing
159   * {@code node}'s outgoing edges in the direction (if any) of the edge.
160   *
161   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}.
162   *
163   * <p>This is <i>not</i> the same as "all nodes reachable from {@code node} by following outgoing
164   * edges". For that functionality, see {@link Graphs#reachableNodes(Graph, Object)}.
165   *
166   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
167   */
168  Set<N> successors(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
169
170  /**
171   * Returns the count of {@code node}'s incident edges, counting self-loops twice (equivalently,
172   * the number of times an edge touches {@code node}).
173   *
174   * <p>For directed graphs, this is equal to {@code inDegree(node) + outDegree(node)}.
175   *
176   * <p>For undirected graphs, this is equal to {@code adjacentNodes(node).size()} + (1 if {@code
177   * node} has an incident self-loop, 0 otherwise).
178   *
179   * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
180   *
181   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
182   */
183  int degree(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
184
185  /**
186   * Returns the count of {@code node}'s incoming edges (equal to {@code predecessors(node).size()})
187   * in a directed graph. In an undirected graph, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}.
188   *
189   * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
190   *
191   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
192   */
193  int inDegree(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
194
195  /**
196   * Returns the count of {@code node}'s outgoing edges (equal to {@code successors(node).size()})
197   * in a directed graph. In an undirected graph, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}.
198   *
199   * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}.
200   *
201   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this graph
202   */
203  int outDegree(@CompatibleWith("N") Object node);
204
205  //
206  // Graph identity
207  //
208
209  /**
210   * For the default {@link Graph} implementations, returns true if {@code this == object}
211   * (reference equality). External implementations are free to define this method as they see fit,
212   * as long as they satisfy the {@link Object#equals(Object)} contract.
213   *
214   * <p>To compare two {@link Graph}s based on their contents rather than their references, see
215   * {@link Graphs#equivalent(Graph, Graph)}.
216   */
217  @Override
218  boolean equals(@Nullable Object object);
219
220  /**
221   * For the default {@link Graph} implementations, returns {@code System.identityHashCode(this)}.
222   * External implementations are free to define this method as they see fit, as long as they
223   * satisfy the {@link Object#hashCode()} contract.
224   */
225  @Override
226  int hashCode();
227}