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package com.google.common.graph;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * An interface for <a
 * href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)">graph</a>-structured data,
 * whose edges are anonymous entities with no identity or information of their own.
 *
 * <p>A graph is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges connecting pairs of nodes.
 *
 * <p>There are three primary interfaces provided to represent graphs. In order of increasing
 * complexity they are: {@link Graph}, {@link ValueGraph}, and {@link Network}. You should generally
 * prefer the simplest interface that satisfies your use case. See the <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#choosing-the-right-graph-type">
 * "Choosing the right graph type"</a> section of the Guava User Guide for more details.
 *
 * <h3>Capabilities</h3>
 *
 * <p>{@code Graph} supports the following use cases (<a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#definitions">definitions of
 * terms</a>):
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>directed graphs
 *   <li>undirected graphs
 *   <li>graphs that do/don't allow self-loops
 *   <li>graphs whose nodes/edges are insertion-ordered, sorted, or unordered
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>{@code Graph} explicitly does not support parallel edges, and forbids implementations or
 * extensions with parallel edges. If you need parallel edges, use {@link Network}.
 *
 * <h3>Building a {@code Graph}</h3>
 *
 * <p>The implementation classes that {@code common.graph} provides are not public, by design. To
 * create an instance of one of the built-in implementations of {@code Graph}, use the
 * {@link GraphBuilder} class:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 *   MutableGraph<Integer> graph = GraphBuilder.undirected().build();
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>{@link GraphBuilder#build()} returns an instance of {@link MutableGraph}, which is a subtype
 * of {@code Graph} that provides methods for adding and removing nodes and edges. If you do not
 * need to mutate a graph (e.g. if you write a method than runs a read-only algorithm on the graph),
 * you should use the non-mutating {@link Graph} interface, or an {@link ImmutableGraph}.
 *
 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Graph} using {@link
 * ImmutableGraph#copyOf(Graph)}:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 *   ImmutableGraph<Integer> immutableGraph = ImmutableGraph.copyOf(graph);
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableGraph} do not implement {@link MutableGraph} (obviously!) and are
 * contractually guaranteed to be unmodifiable and thread-safe.
 *
 * <p>The Guava User Guide has <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#building-graph-instances">more
 * information on (and examples of) building graphs</a>.
 *
 * <h3>Additional documentation</h3>
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide for the {@code common.graph} package (<a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained">"Graphs Explained"</a>) for
 * additional documentation, including:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><a
 *       href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#equals-hashcode-and-graph-equivalence">
 *       {@code equals()}, {@code hashCode()}, and graph equivalence</a>
 *   <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#synchronization">
 *       Synchronization policy</a>
 *   <li><a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#notes-for-implementors">Notes
 *       for implementors</a>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author James Sexton
 * @author Joshua O'Madadhain
 * @param <N> Node parameter type
 * @since 20.0
 */
@Beta
public interface Graph<N> extends BaseGraph<N> {
  //
  // Graph-level accessors
  //

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  Set<N> nodes();

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  Set<EndpointPair<N>> edges();

  //
  // Graph properties
  //

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  boolean isDirected();

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  boolean allowsSelfLoops();

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  ElementOrder<N> nodeOrder();

  //
  // Element-level accessors
  //

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  Set<N> adjacentNodes(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  Set<N> predecessors(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  Set<N> successors(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  int degree(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  int inDegree(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  int outDegree(N node);

  /** {@inheritDoc} */
  @Override
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  //
  // Graph identity
  //

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} iff {@code object} is a {@link Graph} that has the same elements and the
   * same structural relationships as those in this graph.
   *
   * <p>Thus, two graphs A and B are equal if <b>all</b> of the following are true:
   *
   * <ul>
   * <li>A and B have equal {@link #isDirected() directedness}.
   * <li>A and B have equal {@link #nodes() node sets}.
   * <li>A and B have equal {@link #edges() edge sets}.
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>Graph properties besides {@link #isDirected() directedness} do <b>not</b> affect equality.
   * For example, two graphs may be considered equal even if one allows self-loops and the other
   * doesn't. Additionally, the order in which nodes or edges are added to the graph, and the order
   * in which they are iterated over, are irrelevant.
   *
   * <p>A reference implementation of this is provided by {@link AbstractGraph#equals(Object)}.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@Nullable Object object);

  /**
   * Returns the hash code for this graph. The hash code of a graph is defined as the hash code of
   * the set returned by {@link #edges()}.
   *
   * <p>A reference implementation of this is provided by {@link AbstractGraph#hashCode()}.
   */
  @Override
  int hashCode();
}