Provided by: erlang-manpages_25.2.3+dfsg-1_all bug

NAME

       digraph - Directed graphs.

DESCRIPTION

       This module provides a version of labeled directed graphs ("digraphs").

       The digraphs managed by this module are stored in ETS tables. That implies the following:

         * Only the process that created the digraph is allowed to update it.

         * Digraphs will not be garbage collected. The ETS tables used for a digraph will only be
           deleted when delete/1 is called or the process that created the digraph terminates.

         * A digraph is a mutable data structure.

       What makes the graphs provided here non-proper directed  graphs  is  that  multiple  edges
       between vertices are allowed. However, the customary definition of directed graphs is used
       here.

         * A directed graph (or just "digraph") is a pair (V, E) of a finite set  V  of  vertices
           and a finite set E of directed edges (or just "edges"). The set of edges E is a subset
           of V x V (the Cartesian product of V with itself).

           In this module, V is allowed to be empty. The so obtained unique digraph is called the
           empty digraph. Both vertices and edges are represented by unique Erlang terms.

         * Digraphs  can  be annotated with more information. Such information can be attached to
           the vertices and to the edges of the digraph. An annotated digraph is called a labeled
           digraph, and the information attached to a vertex or an edge is called a label. Labels
           are Erlang terms.

         * An edge e = (v, w) is said to emanate from vertex v and to be incident on vertex w.

         * The out-degree of a vertex is the number of edges emanating from that vertex.

         * The in-degree of a vertex is the number of edges incident on that vertex.

         * If an edge is emanating from v and incident on w, then w is said to be an out-neighbor
           of v, and v is said to be an in-neighbor of w.

         * A  path  P  from  v[1] to v[k] in a digraph (V, E) is a non-empty sequence v[1], v[2],
           ..., v[k] of vertices in V such that there is an edge (v[i],v[i+1]) in E for 1 <= i  <
           k.

         * The length of path P is k-1.

         * Path  P  is  simple  if  all vertices are distinct, except that the first and the last
           vertices can be the same.

         * Path P is a cycle if the length of P is not zero and v[1] = v[k].

         * A loop is a cycle of length one.

         * A simple cycle is a path that is both a cycle and simple.

         * An acyclic digraph is a digraph without cycles.

DATA TYPES

       d_type() = d_cyclicity() | d_protection()

       d_cyclicity() = acyclic | cyclic

       d_protection() = private | protected

       graph()

              A digraph as returned by new/0,1.

       edge()

       label() = term()

       vertex()

EXPORTS

       add_edge(G, V1, V2) -> edge() | {error, add_edge_err_rsn()}

       add_edge(G, V1, V2, Label) -> edge() | {error, add_edge_err_rsn()}

       add_edge(G, E, V1, V2, Label) ->
                   edge() | {error, add_edge_err_rsn()}

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 E = edge()
                 V1 = V2 = vertex()
                 Label = label()
                 add_edge_err_rsn() =
                     {bad_edge, Path :: [vertex()]} | {bad_vertex, V :: vertex()}

              add_edge/5 creates (or modifies) edge E of digraph G,  using  Label  as  the  (new)
              label of the edge. The edge is emanating from V1 and incident on V2. Returns E.

              add_edge(G,  V1, V2, Label) is equivalent to add_edge(G, E, V1, V2, Label), where E
              is a created edge. The created edge is represented by term ['$e' | N], where  N  is
              an integer >= 0.

              add_edge(G, V1, V2) is equivalent to add_edge(G, V1, V2, []).

              If  the  edge would create a cycle in an acyclic digraph, {error, {bad_edge, Path}}
              is returned. If G already has an edge with value E connecting a different  pair  of
              vertices, {error, {bad_edge, [V1, V2]}} is returned. If either of V1 or V2 is not a
              vertex of digraph G, {error, {bad_vertex, V}} is returned, V = V1 or V = V2.

       add_vertex(G) -> vertex()

       add_vertex(G, V) -> vertex()

       add_vertex(G, V, Label) -> vertex()

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Label = label()

              add_vertex/3 creates (or modifies) vertex V of digraph G, using Label as the  (new)
              label of the vertex. Returns V.

              add_vertex(G, V) is equivalent to add_vertex(G, V, []).

              add_vertex/1  creates  a  vertex  using  the  empty  list as label, and returns the
              created vertex. The created vertex is represented by term ['$v' | N], where N is an
              integer >= 0.

       del_edge(G, E) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 E = edge()

              Deletes edge E from digraph G.

       del_edges(G, Edges) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 Edges = [edge()]

              Deletes the edges in list Edges from digraph G.

       del_path(G, V1, V2) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V1 = V2 = vertex()

              Deletes edges from digraph G until there are no paths from vertex V1 to vertex V2.

              A sketch of the procedure employed:

                * Find an arbitrary simple path v[1], v[2], ..., v[k] from V1 to V2 in G.

                * Remove all edges of G emanating from v[i] and incident to v[i+1] for 1 <= i < k
                  (including multiple edges).

                * Repeat until there is no path between V1 and V2.

       del_vertex(G, V) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()

              Deletes vertex V from digraph G. Any edges emanating from V or incident  on  V  are
              also deleted.

       del_vertices(G, Vertices) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 Vertices = [vertex()]

              Deletes the vertices in list Vertices from digraph G.

       delete(G) -> true

              Types:

                 G = graph()

              Deletes  digraph  G.  This  call is important as digraphs are implemented with ETS.
              There is no garbage collection of ETS tables. However, the digraph  is  deleted  if
              the process that created the digraph terminates.

       edge(G, E) -> {E, V1, V2, Label} | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 E = edge()
                 V1 = V2 = vertex()
                 Label = label()

              Returns  {E,  V1,  V2, Label}, where Label is the label of edge E emanating from V1
              and incident on V2 of digraph G. If no  edge  E  of  digraph  G  exists,  false  is
              returned.

       edges(G) -> Edges

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 Edges = [edge()]

              Returns a list of all edges of digraph G, in some unspecified order.

       edges(G, V) -> Edges

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Edges = [edge()]

              Returns  a  list of all edges emanating from or incident on V of digraph G, in some
              unspecified order.

       get_cycle(G, V) -> Vertices | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Vertices = [vertex(), ...]

              If a simple cycle of length two or more exists  through  vertex  V,  the  cycle  is
              returned as a list [V, ..., V] of vertices. If a loop through V exists, the loop is
              returned as a list [V]. If no cycles through V exist, false is returned.

              get_path/3 is used for finding a simple cycle through V.

       get_path(G, V1, V2) -> Vertices | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V1 = V2 = vertex()
                 Vertices = [vertex(), ...]

              Tries to find a simple path from vertex V1 to vertex V2 of digraph G.  Returns  the
              path  as a list [V1, ..., V2] of vertices, or false if no simple path from V1 to V2
              of length one or more exists.

              Digraph G is traversed in a  depth-first  manner,  and  the  first  found  path  is
              returned.

       get_short_cycle(G, V) -> Vertices | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Vertices = [vertex(), ...]

              Tries  to  find an as short as possible simple cycle through vertex V of digraph G.
              Returns the cycle as a list [V, ..., V] of vertices, or false if  no  simple  cycle
              through V exists. Notice that a loop through V is returned as list [V, V].

              get_short_path/3 is used for finding a simple cycle through V.

       get_short_path(G, V1, V2) -> Vertices | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V1 = V2 = vertex()
                 Vertices = [vertex(), ...]

              Tries  to  find  an as short as possible simple path from vertex V1 to vertex V2 of
              digraph G. Returns the path as a list [V1, ..., V2] of vertices,  or  false  if  no
              simple path from V1 to V2 of length one or more exists.

              Digraph  G  is  traversed  in  a  breadth-first manner, and the first found path is
              returned.

       in_degree(G, V) -> integer() >= 0

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()

              Returns the in-degree of vertex V of digraph G.

       in_edges(G, V) -> Edges

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Edges = [edge()]

              Returns a list of all edges incident on V of digraph G, in some unspecified order.

       in_neighbours(G, V) -> Vertex

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Vertex = [vertex()]

              Returns a list of all in-neighbors of V of digraph G, in some unspecified order.

       info(G) -> InfoList

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 InfoList =
                     [{cyclicity, Cyclicity :: d_cyclicity()} |
                      {memory, NoWords :: integer() >= 0} |
                      {protection, Protection :: d_protection()}]
                 d_cyclicity() = acyclic | cyclic
                 d_protection() = private | protected

              Returns a list of {Tag, Value} pairs describing digraph G. The following pairs  are
              returned:

                * {cyclicity,  Cyclicity}, where Cyclicity is cyclic or acyclic, according to the
                  options given to new.

                * {memory, NoWords}, where NoWords is the number of words allocated  to  the  ETS
                  tables.

                * {protection,  Protection},  where Protection is protected or private, according
                  to the options given to new.

       new() -> graph()

              Equivalent to new([]).

       new(Type) -> graph()

              Types:

                 Type = [d_type()]
                 d_type() = d_cyclicity() | d_protection()
                 d_cyclicity() = acyclic | cyclic
                 d_protection() = private | protected

              Returns an empty digraph with properties according to the options in Type:

                cyclic:
                  Allows cycles in the digraph (default).

                acyclic:
                  The digraph is to be kept acyclic.

                protected:
                  Other processes can read the digraph (default).

                private:
                  The digraph can be read and modified by the creating process only.

              If an unrecognized type option T is specified or Type  is  not  a  proper  list,  a
              badarg exception is raised.

       no_edges(G) -> integer() >= 0

              Types:

                 G = graph()

              Returns the number of edges of digraph G.

       no_vertices(G) -> integer() >= 0

              Types:

                 G = graph()

              Returns the number of vertices of digraph G.

       out_degree(G, V) -> integer() >= 0

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()

              Returns the out-degree of vertex V of digraph G.

       out_edges(G, V) -> Edges

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Edges = [edge()]

              Returns  a  list  of  all  edges emanating from V of digraph G, in some unspecified
              order.

       out_neighbours(G, V) -> Vertices

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Vertices = [vertex()]

              Returns a list of all out-neighbors of V of digraph G, in some unspecified order.

       vertex(G, V) -> {V, Label} | false

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 V = vertex()
                 Label = label()

              Returns {V, Label}, where Label is the label of the vertex V of digraph G, or false
              if no vertex V of digraph G exists.

       vertices(G) -> Vertices

              Types:

                 G = graph()
                 Vertices = [vertex()]

              Returns a list of all vertices of digraph G, in some unspecified order.

SEE ALSO

       digraph_utils(3erl), ets(3erl)