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Source code for networkx.algorithms.flow.shortestaugmentingpath

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Shortest augmenting path algorithm for maximum flow problems.
"""

__author__ = """ysitu <ysitu@users.noreply.github.com>"""
# Copyright (C) 2014 ysitu <ysitu@users.noreply.github.com>
# All rights reserved.
# BSD license.

from collections import deque
import networkx as nx
from .utils import *
from .edmondskarp import edmonds_karp_core

__all__ = ['shortest_augmenting_path']


def shortest_augmenting_path_impl(G, s, t, capacity, residual, two_phase,
                                  cutoff):
    """Implementation of the shortest augmenting path algorithm.
    """
    if s not in G:
        raise nx.NetworkXError('node %s not in graph' % str(s))
    if t not in G:
        raise nx.NetworkXError('node %s not in graph' % str(t))
    if s == t:
        raise nx.NetworkXError('source and sink are the same node')

    if residual is None:
        R = build_residual_network(G, capacity)
    else:
        R = residual

    R_node = R.node
    R_pred = R.pred
    R_succ = R.succ

    # Initialize/reset the residual network.
    for u in R:
        for e in R_succ[u].values():
            e['flow'] = 0

    # Initialize heights of the nodes.
    heights = {t: 0}
    q = deque([(t, 0)])
    while q:
        u, height = q.popleft()
        height += 1
        for v, attr in R_pred[u].items():
            if v not in heights and attr['flow'] < attr['capacity']:
                heights[v] = height
                q.append((v, height))

    if s not in heights:
        # t is not reachable from s in the residual network. The maximum flow
        # must be zero.
        R.graph['flow_value'] = 0
        return R

    n = len(G)
    m = R.size() / 2

    # Initialize heights and 'current edge' data structures of the nodes.
    for u in R:
        R_node[u]['height'] = heights[u] if u in heights else n
        R_node[u]['curr_edge'] = CurrentEdge(R_succ[u])

    # Initialize counts of nodes in each level.
    counts = [0] * (2 * n - 1)
    for u in R:
        counts[R_node[u]['height']] += 1

    inf = R.graph['inf']
    def augment(path):
        """Augment flow along a path from s to t.
        """
        # Determine the path residual capacity.
        flow = inf
        it = iter(path)
        u = next(it)
        for v in it:
            attr = R_succ[u][v]
            flow = min(flow, attr['capacity'] - attr['flow'])
            u = v
        if flow * 2 > inf:
            raise nx.NetworkXUnbounded(
                'Infinite capacity path, flow unbounded above.')
        # Augment flow along the path.
        it = iter(path)
        u = next(it)
        for v in it:
            R_succ[u][v]['flow'] += flow
            R_succ[v][u]['flow'] -= flow
            u = v
        return flow

    def relabel(u):
        """Relabel a node to create an admissible edge.
        """
        height = n - 1
        for v, attr in R_succ[u].items():
            if attr['flow'] < attr['capacity']:
                height = min(height, R_node[v]['height'])
        return height + 1

    if cutoff is None:
        cutoff = float('inf')

    # Phase 1: Look for shortest augmenting paths using depth-first search.

    flow_value = 0
    path = [s]
    u = s
    d = n if not two_phase else int(min(m ** 0.5, 2 * n ** (2. / 3)))
    done = R_node[s]['height'] >= d
    while not done:
        height = R_node[u]['height']
        curr_edge = R_node[u]['curr_edge']
        # Depth-first search for the next node on the path to t.
        while True:
            v, attr = curr_edge.get()
            if (height == R_node[v]['height'] + 1 and
                attr['flow'] < attr['capacity']):
                # Advance to the next node following an admissible edge.
                path.append(v)
                u = v
                break
            try:
                curr_edge.move_to_next()
            except StopIteration:
                counts[height] -= 1
                if counts[height] == 0:
                    # Gap heuristic: If relabeling causes a level to become
                    # empty, a minimum cut has been identified. The algorithm
                    # can now be terminated.
                    R.graph['flow_value'] = flow_value
                    return R
                height = relabel(u)
                if u == s and height >= d:
                    if not two_phase:
                        # t is disconnected from s in the residual network. No
                        # more augmenting paths exist.
                        R.graph['flow_value'] = flow_value
                        return R
                    else:
                        # t is at least d steps away from s. End of phase 1.
                        done = True
                        break
                counts[height] += 1
                R_node[u]['height'] = height
                if u != s:
                    # After relabeling, the last edge on the path is no longer
                    # admissible. Retreat one step to look for an alternative.
                    path.pop()
                    u = path[-1]
                    break
        if u == t:
            # t is reached. Augment flow along the path and reset it for a new
            # depth-first search.
            flow_value += augment(path)
            if flow_value >= cutoff:
                R.graph['flow_value'] = flow_value
                return R
            path = [s]
            u = s

    # Phase 2: Look for shortest augmenting paths using breadth-first search.
    flow_value += edmonds_karp_core(R, s, t, cutoff - flow_value)

    R.graph['flow_value'] = flow_value
    return R


[docs]def shortest_augmenting_path(G, s, t, capacity='capacity', residual=None, value_only=False, two_phase=False, cutoff=None): """Find a maximum single-commodity flow using the shortest augmenting path algorithm. This function returns the residual network resulting after computing the maximum flow. See below for details about the conventions NetworkX uses for defining residual networks. This algorithm has a running time of `O(n^2 m)` for `n` nodes and `m` edges. Parameters ---------- G : NetworkX graph Edges of the graph are expected to have an attribute called 'capacity'. If this attribute is not present, the edge is considered to have infinite capacity. s : node Source node for the flow. t : node Sink node for the flow. capacity : string Edges of the graph G are expected to have an attribute capacity that indicates how much flow the edge can support. If this attribute is not present, the edge is considered to have infinite capacity. Default value: 'capacity'. residual : NetworkX graph Residual network on which the algorithm is to be executed. If None, a new residual network is created. Default value: None. value_only : bool If True compute only the value of the maximum flow. This parameter will be ignored by this algorithm because it is not applicable. two_phase : bool If True, a two-phase variant is used. The two-phase variant improves the running time on unit-capacity networks from `O(nm)` to `O(\min(n^{2/3}, m^{1/2}) m)`. Default value: False. cutoff : integer, float If specified, the algorithm will terminate when the flow value reaches or exceeds the cutoff. In this case, it may be unable to immediately determine a minimum cut. Default value: None. Returns ------- R : NetworkX DiGraph Residual network after computing the maximum flow. Raises ------ NetworkXError The algorithm does not support MultiGraph and MultiDiGraph. If the input graph is an instance of one of these two classes, a NetworkXError is raised. NetworkXUnbounded If the graph has a path of infinite capacity, the value of a feasible flow on the graph is unbounded above and the function raises a NetworkXUnbounded. See also -------- :meth:`maximum_flow` :meth:`minimum_cut` :meth:`edmonds_karp` :meth:`ford_fulkerson` :meth:`preflow_push` Notes ----- The residual network :samp:`R` from an input graph :samp:`G` has the same nodes as :samp:`G`. :samp:`R` is a DiGraph that contains a pair of edges :samp:`(u, v)` and :samp:`(v, u)` iff :samp:`(u, v)` is not a self-loop, and at least one of :samp:`(u, v)` and :samp:`(v, u)` exists in :samp:`G`. For each edge :samp:`(u, v)` in :samp:`R`, :samp:`R[u][v]['capacity']` is equal to the capacity of :samp:`(u, v)` in :samp:`G` if it exists in :samp:`G` or zero otherwise. If the capacity is infinite, :samp:`R[u][v]['capacity']` will have a high arbitrary finite value that does not affect the solution of the problem. This value is stored in :samp:`R.graph['inf']`. For each edge :samp:`(u, v)` in :samp:`R`, :samp:`R[u][v]['flow']` represents the flow function of :samp:`(u, v)` and satisfies :samp:`R[u][v]['flow'] == -R[v][u]['flow']`. The flow value, defined as the total flow into :samp:`t`, the sink, is stored in :samp:`R.graph['flow_value']`. If :samp:`cutoff` is not specified, reachability to :samp:`t` using only edges :samp:`(u, v)` such that :samp:`R[u][v]['flow'] < R[u][v]['capacity']` induces a minimum :samp:`s`-:samp:`t` cut. Examples -------- >>> import networkx as nx >>> from networkx.algorithms.flow import shortest_augmenting_path The functions that implement flow algorithms and output a residual network, such as this one, are not imported to the base NetworkX namespace, so you have to explicitly import them from the flow package. >>> G = nx.DiGraph() >>> G.add_edge('x','a', capacity=3.0) >>> G.add_edge('x','b', capacity=1.0) >>> G.add_edge('a','c', capacity=3.0) >>> G.add_edge('b','c', capacity=5.0) >>> G.add_edge('b','d', capacity=4.0) >>> G.add_edge('d','e', capacity=2.0) >>> G.add_edge('c','y', capacity=2.0) >>> G.add_edge('e','y', capacity=3.0) >>> R = shortest_augmenting_path(G, 'x', 'y') >>> flow_value = nx.maximum_flow_value(G, 'x', 'y') >>> flow_value 3.0 >>> flow_value == R.graph['flow_value'] True """ R = shortest_augmenting_path_impl(G, s, t, capacity, residual, two_phase, cutoff) R.graph['algorithm'] = 'shortest_augmenting_path' return R