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/**
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\page maps2 Maps II.
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Here we discuss some advanced map techniques. Like writing your own maps or how to
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extend/modify a maps functionality with adaptors.
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\section custom_maps Writing Custom ReadMap
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\subsection custom_read_maps Readable Maps
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Readable maps are very frequently used as the input of an
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algorithm.  For this purpose the most straightforward way is the use of the
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default maps provided by LEMON's graph structures.
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Very often however, it is more
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convenient and/or more efficient to write your own readable map.
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You can find some examples below. In these examples \c Graph is the
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type of the particular graph structure you use.
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This simple map assigns \f$\pi\f$ to each edge.
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\code
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struct MyMap 
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{
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  typedef double Value;
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  typedef Graph::Edge Key;
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  double operator[](Key e) const { return M_PI;}
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};
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\endcode
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An alternative way to define maps is to use MapBase
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\code
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struct MyMap : public MapBase<Graph::Edge,double>
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{
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  Value operator[](Key e) const { return M_PI;}
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};
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\endcode
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Here is a bit more complex example.
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It provides a length function obtained
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from a base length function shifted by a potential difference.
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\code
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class ReducedLengthMap  : public MapBase<Graph::Edge,double>
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{
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  const Graph &g;
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  const Graph::EdgeMap<double> &orig_len;
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  const Graph::NodeMap<double> &pot;
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public:
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  Value operator[](Key e) const {
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    return orig_len[e]-(pot[g.target(e)]-pot[g.source(e)]);
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  }
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  ReducedLengthMap(const Graph &_g,
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                   const Graph::EdgeMap &_o,
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                   const Graph::NodeMap &_p)
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    : g(_g), orig_len(_o), pot(_p) {};
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};
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\endcode
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Then, you can call e.g. Dijkstra algoritm on this map like this:
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\code
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  ...
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  ReducedLengthMap rm(g,len,pot);
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  Dijkstra<Graph,ReducedLengthMap> dij(g,rm);
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  dij.run(s);
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  ...
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\endcode
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