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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// TODO(b/35456940): Update the documentation to reflect the new interfaces 104@Beta 105public interface Network<N, E> 106 { 107 // 108 // Network-level accessors 109 // 110 111 /** Returns all nodes in this network, in the order specified by {@link #nodeOrder()}. */ 112 Set<N> nodes(); 113 114 /** Returns all edges in this network, in the order specified by {@link #edgeOrder()}. */ 115 Set<E> edges(); 116 117 /** 118 * Returns a live view of this network as a {@link Graph}. The resulting {@link Graph} will have 119 * an edge connecting node A to node B if this {@link Network} has an edge connecting A to B. 120 * 121 * <p>If this network {@link #allowsParallelEdges() allows parallel edges}, parallel edges will be 122 * treated as if collapsed into a single edge. For example, the {@link #degree(Object)} of a node 123 * in the {@link Graph} view may be less than the degree of the same node in this {@link Network}. 124 */ 125 Graph<N> asGraph(); 126 127 // 128 // Network properties 129 // 130 131 /** 132 * Returns true if the edges in this network are directed. Directed edges connect a {@link 133 * EndpointPair#source() source node} to a {@link EndpointPair#target() target node}, while 134 * undirected edges connect a pair of nodes to each other. 135 */ 136 boolean isDirected(); 137 138 /** 139 * Returns true if this network allows parallel edges. Attempting to add a parallel edge to a 140 * network that does not allow them will throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException}. 141 */ 142 boolean allowsParallelEdges(); 143 144 /** 145 * Returns true if this network allows self-loops (edges that connect a node to itself). 146 * Attempting to add a self-loop to a network that does not allow them will throw an {@link 147 * IllegalArgumentException}. 148 */ 149 boolean allowsSelfLoops(); 150 151 /** Returns the order of iteration for the elements of {@link #nodes()}. */ 152 ElementOrder<N> nodeOrder(); 153 154 /** Returns the order of iteration for the elements of {@link #edges()}. */ 155 ElementOrder<E> edgeOrder(); 156 157 // 158 // Element-level accessors 159 // 160 161 /** 162 * Returns the nodes which have an incident edge in common with {@code node} in this network. 163 * 164 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 165 */ 166 Set<N> adjacentNodes(N node); 167 168 /** 169 * Returns all nodes in this network adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing 170 * {@code node}'s incoming edges <i>against</i> the direction (if any) of the edge. 171 * 172 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}. 173 * 174 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 175 */ 176 // TODO(b/35451662): restore the @Override once the supertypes are released 177 Set<N> predecessors(N node); 178 179 /** 180 * Returns all nodes in this network adjacent to {@code node} which can be reached by traversing 181 * {@code node}'s outgoing edges in the direction (if any) of the edge. 182 * 183 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #adjacentNodes(Object)}. 184 * 185 * <p>This is <i>not</i> the same as "all nodes reachable from {@code node} by following outgoing 186 * edges". For that functionality, see {@link Graphs#reachableNodes(Graph, Object)}. 187 * 188 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 189 */ 190 // TODO(b/35451662): restore the @Override once the supertypes are released 191 Set<N> successors(N node); 192 193 /** 194 * Returns the edges whose {@link #incidentNodes(Object) incident nodes} in this network include 195 * {@code node}. 196 * 197 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 198 */ 199 Set<E> incidentEdges(N node); 200 201 /** 202 * Returns all edges in this network which can be traversed in the direction (if any) of the edge 203 * to end at {@code node}. 204 * 205 * <p>In a directed network, an incoming edge's {@link EndpointPair#target()} equals {@code node}. 206 * 207 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #incidentEdges(Object)}. 208 * 209 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 210 */ 211 Set<E> inEdges(N node); 212 213 /** 214 * Returns all edges in this network which can be traversed in the direction (if any) of the edge 215 * starting from {@code node}. 216 * 217 * <p>In a directed network, an outgoing edge's {@link EndpointPair#source()} equals {@code node}. 218 * 219 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equivalent to {@link #incidentEdges(Object)}. 220 * 221 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 222 */ 223 Set<E> outEdges(N node); 224 225 /** 226 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #incidentEdges(Object) incident edges}, counting 227 * self-loops twice (equivalently, the number of times an edge touches {@code node}). 228 * 229 * <p>For directed networks, this is equal to {@code inDegree(node) + outDegree(node)}. 230 * 231 * <p>For undirected networks, this is equal to {@code incidentEdges(node).size()} + (number of 232 * self-loops incident to {@code node}). 233 * 234 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 235 * 236 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 237 */ 238 int degree(N node); 239 240 /** 241 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #inEdges(Object) incoming edges} in a directed 242 * network. In an undirected network, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}. 243 * 244 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 245 * 246 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 247 */ 248 int inDegree(N node); 249 250 /** 251 * Returns the count of {@code node}'s {@link #outEdges(Object) outgoing edges} in a directed 252 * network. In an undirected network, returns the {@link #degree(Object)}. 253 * 254 * <p>If the count is greater than {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}, returns {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE}. 255 * 256 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code node} is not an element of this network 257 */ 258 int outDegree(N node); 259 260 /** 261 * Returns the nodes which are the endpoints of {@code edge} in this network. 262 * 263 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code edge} is not an element of this network 264 */ 265 EndpointPair<N> incidentNodes(E edge); 266 267 /** 268 * Returns the edges which have an {@link #incidentNodes(Object) incident node} in common with 269 * {@code edge}. An edge is not considered adjacent to itself. 270 * 271 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code edge} is not an element of this network 272 */ 273 Set<E> adjacentEdges(E edge); 274 275 /** 276 * Returns the set of edges directly connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. 277 * 278 * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code edgesConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}. 279 * 280 * <p>The resulting set of edges will be parallel (i.e. have equal {@link #incidentNodes(Object)}. 281 * If this network does not {@link #allowsParallelEdges() allow parallel edges}, the resulting set 282 * will contain at most one edge (equivalent to {@code edgeConnecting(nodeU, nodeV).asSet()}). 283 * 284 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code nodeU} or {@code nodeV} is not an element of this 285 * network 286 */ 287 Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV); 288 289 // 290 // Network identity 291 // 292 293 /** 294 * Returns {@code true} iff {@code object} is a {@link Network} that has the same elements and the 295 * same structural relationships as those in this network. 296 * 297 * <p>Thus, two networks A and B are equal if <b>all</b> of the following are true: 298 * 299 * <ul> 300 * <li>A and B have equal {@link #isDirected() directedness}. 301 * <li>A and B have equal {@link #nodes() node sets}. 302 * <li>A and B have equal {@link #edges() edge sets}. 303 * <li>Every edge in A and B connects the same nodes in the same direction (if any). 304 * </ul> 305 * 306 * <p>Network properties besides {@link #isDirected() directedness} do <b>not</b> affect equality. 307 * For example, two networks may be considered equal even if one allows parallel edges and the 308 * other doesn't. Additionally, the order in which nodes or edges are added to the network, and 309 * the order in which they are iterated over, are irrelevant. 310 * 311 * <p>A reference implementation of this is provided by {@link AbstractNetwork#equals(Object)}. 312 */ 313 @Override 314 boolean equals(@Nullable Object object); 315 316 /** 317 * Returns the hash code for this network. The hash code of a network is defined as the hash code 318 * of a map from each of its {@link #edges() edges} to their {@link #incidentNodes(Object) 319 * incident nodes}. 320 * 321 * <p>A reference implementation of this is provided by {@link AbstractNetwork#hashCode()}. 322 */ 323 @Override 324 int hashCode(); 325}