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016
017package com.google.common.graph;
018
019import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
020import java.util.Set;
021import javax.annotation.Nullable;
022
023/**
024 * An interface for <a
025 * href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)">graph</a>-structured data,
026 * whose edges are unique objects.
027 *
028 * <p>A graph is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges connecting pairs of nodes.
029 *
030 * <p>There are three primary interfaces provided to represent graphs. 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}