Class SuurballeKDisjointShortestPaths<V,​E>

  • Type Parameters:
    V - the graph vertex type
    E - the graph edge type
    All Implemented Interfaces:
    KShortestPathAlgorithm<V,​E>

    public class SuurballeKDisjointShortestPaths<V,​E>
    extends Object
    An implementation of Suurballe algorithm for finding K edge-disjoint shortest paths. The algorithm determines the k disjoint shortest simple paths in increasing order of weight. Only directed simple graphs are allowed.

    The algorithm is running k sequential Dijkstra iterations to find the shortest path at each step. Hence, yielding a complexity of k*O(Dijkstra).

    For further reference see Wikipedia page

    • Suurballe, J. W.; Tarjan, R. E. (1984), A quick method for finding shortest pairs of disjoint paths.
    Author:
    Assaf Mizrachi
    • Field Detail

      • workingGraph

        protected Graph<V,​E> workingGraph
        Graph on which shortest paths are searched.
      • pathList

        protected List<List<E>> pathList
      • originalGraph

        protected Graph<V,​E> originalGraph
    • Method Detail

      • transformGraph

        protected void transformGraph​(List<E> previousPath)
        Prepares the working graph for next iteration. To be called from the second iteration and on so implementation may assume a preceding calculateShortestPath(V, V) call.
        Parameters:
        previousPath - the path found at the previous iteration.
      • calculateShortestPath

        protected GraphPath<V,​E> calculateShortestPath​(V startVertex,
                                                             V endVertex)
        Calculates the shortest paths for the current iteration. Path is not final; rather, it is intended to be used in a "post-production" phase (see resolvePaths method).
        Parameters:
        startVertex - the start vertex
        endVertex - the end vertex
        Returns:
        the shortest path between start and end vertices.
      • getPaths

        public List<GraphPath<V,​E>> getPaths​(V startVertex,
                                                   V endVertex,
                                                   int k)
        Returns the $k$ shortest simple paths in increasing order of weight.
        Specified by:
        getPaths in interface KShortestPathAlgorithm<V,​E>
        Parameters:
        startVertex - source vertex of the calculated paths.
        endVertex - target vertex of the calculated paths.
        k - the number of shortest paths to return
        Returns:
        list of disjoint paths between the start vertex and the end vertex
        Throws:
        IllegalArgumentException - if the graph does not contain the startVertex or the endVertex
        IllegalArgumentException - if the startVertex and the endVertex are the same vertices
        IllegalArgumentException - if the startVertex or the endVertex is null