Package org.jgrapht.alg.shortestpath

Class BFSShortestPath<V,E>

java.lang.Object

org.jgrapht.alg.shortestpath.BFSShortestPath<V,E>

Type Parameters:

V - the graph vertex type

E - the graph edge type

All Implemented Interfaces:

ShortestPathAlgorithm<V,E>

public class BFSShortestPath<V,E>
extends Object

The BFS Shortest Path algorithm.

An implementation of BFS shortest path algorithm to compute shortest paths from a single source vertex to all other vertices in an unweighted graph.

The running time is $O(|V|+|E|)$.

Author:

Karri Sai Satish Kumar Reddy

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.jgrapht.alg.interfaces.ShortestPathAlgorithm

ShortestPathAlgorithm.SingleSourcePaths<V,E>

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Graph<V,E>	graph	The underlying graph.
protected static String	GRAPH_CONTAINS_A_NEGATIVE_WEIGHT_CYCLE	Error message for reporting the existence of a negative-weight cycle.
protected static String	GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SINK_VERTEX	Error message for reporting that a sink vertex is missing.
protected static String	GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SOURCE_VERTEX	Error message for reporting that a source vertex is missing.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BFSShortestPath(Graph<V,E> graph)	Construct a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected GraphPath<V,E>	createEmptyPath(V source, V sink)	Create an empty path.
static <V,E> GraphPath<V,E>	findPathBetween(Graph<V,E> graph, V source, V sink)	Find a path between two vertices.
GraphPath<V,E>	getPath(V source, V sink)	Get a shortest path from a source vertex to a sink vertex.
ShortestPathAlgorithm.SingleSourcePaths<V,E>	getPaths(V source)	Compute all shortest paths starting from a single source vertex.
double	getPathWeight(V source, V sink)	Get the weight of the shortest path from a source vertex to a sink vertex.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

GRAPH_CONTAINS_A_NEGATIVE_WEIGHT_CYCLE

protected static final String GRAPH_CONTAINS_A_NEGATIVE_WEIGHT_CYCLE

Error message for reporting the existence of a negative-weight cycle.

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Constant Field Values

GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SOURCE_VERTEX

protected static final String GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SOURCE_VERTEX

Error message for reporting that a source vertex is missing.

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Constant Field Values

GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SINK_VERTEX

protected static final String GRAPH_MUST_CONTAIN_THE_SINK_VERTEX

Error message for reporting that a sink vertex is missing.

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Constant Field Values

graph

protected final Graph<V,E> graph

The underlying graph.

Constructor Detail

BFSShortestPath

public BFSShortestPath(Graph<V,E> graph)

Construct a new instance.

Parameters:

graph - the input graph

Method Detail

getPaths

public ShortestPathAlgorithm.SingleSourcePaths<V,E> getPaths(V source)

Compute all shortest paths starting from a single source vertex.

Specified by:

getPaths in interface ShortestPathAlgorithm<V,E>

Parameters:

source - the source vertex

Returns:

the shortest paths

getPath

public GraphPath<V,E> getPath(V source,
                                    V sink)

Get a shortest path from a source vertex to a sink vertex.

Parameters:

source - the source vertex

sink - the target vertex

Returns:

a shortest path or null if no path exists

findPathBetween

public static <V,E> GraphPath<V,E> findPathBetween(Graph<V,E> graph,
                                                               V source,
                                                               V sink)

Find a path between two vertices.

Type Parameters:

V - the graph vertex type

E - the graph edge type

Parameters:

graph - the graph to be searched

source - the vertex at which the path should start

sink - the vertex at which the path should end

Returns:

a shortest path, or null if no path exists

getPathWeight

public double getPathWeight(V source,
                            V sink)

Get the weight of the shortest path from a source vertex to a sink vertex. Returns Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if no path exists.

Specified by:

getPathWeight in interface ShortestPathAlgorithm<V,E>

Parameters:

source - the source vertex

sink - the sink vertex

Returns:

the weight of the shortest path from a source vertex to a sink vertex, or Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY if no path exists

createEmptyPath

protected final GraphPath<V,E> createEmptyPath(V source,
                                                     V sink)

Create an empty path. Returns null if the source vertex is different than the target vertex.

Parameters:

source - the source vertex

sink - the sink vertex

Returns:

an empty path or null null if the source vertex is different than the target vertex