Graph::Traversal - traverse graphs
Don't use Graph::Traversal directly, use Graph::Traversal::DFS or Graph::Traversal::BFS instead.
use Graph; my $g = Graph->new; $g->add_edge(...); use Graph::Traversal::...; my $t = Graph::Traversal::...->new($g, %opt); $t->...
You can control how the graph is traversed by the various callback parameters in the %opt. In the parameters descriptions below the $u and $v are vertices, and the $self is the traversal object itself.
%opt
The following callback parameters are available:
Called when traversing an edge that belongs to the traversal tree. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called when an edge is met which either leads back to the traversal tree (either a back_edge, a down_edge, or a cross_edge). Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
back_edge
down_edge
cross_edge
Called for edges in preorder. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called for edges in postorder. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called for back edges. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called for down edges. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called for cross edges. Called with arguments ($u, $v, $self).
Called for vertices in preorder. Called with arguments ($v, $self).
Called for vertices in postorder. Called with arguments ($v, $self).
Called when choosing the first root (start) vertex for traversal. Called with arguments ($self, $unseen) where $unseen is a hash reference with the unseen vertices as keys.
Called when choosing the next root (after the first one) vertex for traversal (useful when the graph is not connected). Called with arguments ($self, $unseen) where $unseen is a hash reference with the unseen vertices as keys. If you want only the first reachable subgraph to be processed, set the next_root to undef.
undef
Identical to defining first_root and undefining next_root.
first_root
next_root
Set this to true if you want the vertices to be processed in alphabetic order (and leave first_root/next_root undefined).
Set this to true if you want the vertices to be processed in numeric order (and leave first_root/next_root undefined).
Called when choosing the next vertex to visit. Called with arguments ($self, $next) where $next is a hash reference with the possible next vertices as keys. Use this to provide a custom ordering for choosing vertices, as opposed to next_numeric or next_alphabetic.
next_numeric
next_alphabetic
The parameters first_root and next_successor have a 'hierarchy' of how they are determined: if they have been explicitly defined, use that value. If not, use the value of next_alphabetic, if that has been defined. If not, use the value of next_numeric, if that has been defined. If not, the next vertex to be visited is chosen randomly.
next_successor
The following methods are available:
Return the unseen vertices in random order.
Return the seen vertices in random order.
Return the active fringe vertices in random order.
Return the vertices in preorder traversal order.
Return the vertices in postorder traversal order.
$v = $t->vertex_by_preorder($i)
Return the ith (0..$V-1) vertex by preorder.
$i = $t->preorder_by_vertex($v)
Return the preorder index (0..$V-1) by vertex.
$v = $t->vertex_by_postorder($i)
Return the ith (0..$V-1) vertex by postorder.
$i = $t->postorder_by_vertex($v)
Return the postorder index (0..$V-1) by vertex.
Return a hash with the vertices as the keys and their preorder indices as the values.
Return a hash with the vertices as the keys and their postorder indices as the values.
Return the traversal tree as a graph.
$t->has_state('s')
Test whether the traversal has state 's' attached to it.
$t->get_state('s')
Get the state 's' attached to the traversal (undef if none).
$t->set_state('s', $s)
Set the state 's' attached to the traversal.
$t->delete_state('s')
Delete the state 's' from the traversal.
If in a callback you call the special terminate method, the traversal is terminated, no more vertices are traversed.
terminate
Graph::Traversal::DFS, Graph::Traversal::BFS
Jarkko Hietaniemi jhi@iki.fi
This module is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install Graph, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Graph
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Graph
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.