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package com.google_voltpatches.common.graph;
import com.google_voltpatches.common.annotations.Beta;
import javax.annotation_voltpatches.Nullable;
/**
* An interface for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)">graph</a>-
* structured data, whose edges have associated non-unique values.
*
* <p>A graph is composed of a set of nodes and a set of edges connecting pairs of nodes.
*
* <p>There are three main 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 ValueGraph} 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
* <li>graphs whose edges have associated values
* </ul>
*
* <p>{@code ValueGraph}, as a subtype of {@code Graph}, explicitly does not support parallel edges,
* and forbids implementations or extensions with parallel edges. If you need parallel edges, use
* {@link Network}. (You can use a positive {@code Integer} edge value as a loose representation of
* edge multiplicity, but the {@code *degree()} and mutation methods will not reflect your
* interpretation of the edge value as its multiplicity.)
*
* <h3>Building a {@code ValueGraph}</h3>
*
* <p>The implementation classes that `common.graph` provides are not public, by design. To create
* an instance of one of the built-in implementations of {@code ValueGraph}, use the {@link
* ValueGraphBuilder} class:
*
* <pre>{@code
* MutableValueGraph<Integer, Double> graph = ValueGraphBuilder.directed().build();
* }</pre>
*
* <p>{@link ValueGraphBuilder#build()} returns an instance of {@link MutableValueGraph}, which is a
* subtype of {@code ValueGraph} 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 ValueGraph} interface, or an {@link
* ImmutableValueGraph}.
*
* <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code ValueGraph} using {@link
* ImmutableValueGraph#copyOf(ValueGraph)}:
*
* <pre>{@code
* ImmutableValueGraph<Integer, Double> immutableGraph = ImmutableValueGraph.copyOf(graph);
* }</pre>
*
* <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableValueGraph} do not implement {@link MutableValueGraph}
* (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
* @param <V> Value parameter type
* @since 20.0
*/
@Beta
public interface ValueGraph<N, V> extends Graph<N> {
/**
* If there is an edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}, returns the non-null value
* associated with that edge.
*
* <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code edgeValue(nodeV, nodeU)}.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if there is no edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}.
*/
V edgeValue(Object nodeU, Object nodeV);
/**
* If there is an edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}, returns the non-null value
* associated with that edge; otherwise, returns {@code defaultValue}.
*
* <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code edgeValueOrDefault(nodeV, nodeU,
* defaultValue)}.
*/
V edgeValueOrDefault(Object nodeU, Object nodeV, @Nullable V defaultValue);
//
// ValueGraph identity
//
/**
* For the default {@link ValueGraph} implementations, returns true if {@code this == object}
* (reference equality). External implementations are free to define this method as they see fit,
* as long as they satisfy the {@link Object#equals(Object)} contract.
*
* <p>To compare two {@link ValueGraph}s based on their contents rather than their references, see
* {@link Graphs#equivalent(ValueGraph, ValueGraph)}.
*/
@Override
boolean equals(@Nullable Object object);
/**
* For the default {@link ValueGraph} implementations, returns {@code
* System.identityHashCode(this)}. External implementations are free to define this method as they
* see fit, as long as they satisfy the {@link Object#hashCode()} contract.
*/
@Override
int hashCode();
}