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     1 /* -*- C++ -*-
     2  *
     3  * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library
     4  *
     5  * Copyright (C) 2003-2007
     6  * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
     7  * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
     8  *
     9  * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
    10  * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
    11  * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
    12  *
    13  * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
    14  * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
    15  * purpose.
    16  *
    17  */
    18 
    19 /**
    20 @defgroup datas Data Structures
    21 This group describes the several graph structures implemented in LEMON.
    22 */
    23 
    24 /**
    25 @defgroup graphs Graph Structures
    26 @ingroup datas
    27 \brief Graph structures implemented in LEMON.
    28 
    29 The implementation of combinatorial algorithms heavily relies on 
    30 efficient graph implementations. LEMON offers data structures which are 
    31 planned to be easily used in an experimental phase of implementation studies, 
    32 and thereafter the program code can be made efficient by small modifications. 
    33 
    34 The most efficient implementation of diverse applications require the
    35 usage of different physical graph implementations. These differences
    36 appear in the size of graph we require to handle, memory or time usage
    37 limitations or in the set of operations through which the graph can be
    38 accessed.  LEMON provides several physical graph structures to meet
    39 the diverging requirements of the possible users.  In order to save on
    40 running time or on memory usage, some structures may fail to provide
    41 some graph features like edge or node deletion.
    42 
    43 Alteration of standard containers need a very limited number of 
    44 operations, these together satisfy the everyday requirements. 
    45 In the case of graph structures, different operations are needed which do 
    46 not alter the physical graph, but gives another view. If some nodes or 
    47 edges have to be hidden or the reverse oriented graph have to be used, then 
    48 this is the case. It also may happen that in a flow implementation 
    49 the residual graph can be accessed by another algorithm, or a node-set 
    50 is to be shrunk for another algorithm. 
    51 LEMON also provides a variety of graphs for these requirements called 
    52 \ref graph_adaptors "graph adaptors". Adaptors cannot be used alone but only 
    53 in conjunction with other graph representation. 
    54 
    55 You are free to use the graph structure that fit your requirements
    56 the best, most graph algorithms and auxiliary data structures can be used
    57 with any graph structures. 
    58 */
    59 
    60 /**
    61 @defgroup semi_adaptors Semi-Adaptors Classes for Graphs
    62 @ingroup graphs
    63 \brief Graph types between real graphs and graph adaptors.
    64 
    65 Graph types between real graphs and graph adaptors. These classes wrap
    66 graphs to give new functionality as the adaptors do it. On the other
    67 hand they are not light-weight structures as the adaptors.
    68 */
    69 
    70 /**
    71 @defgroup maps Maps 
    72 @ingroup datas
    73 \brief Some special purpose map to make life easier.
    74 
    75 LEMON provides several special maps that e.g. combine
    76 new maps from existing ones.
    77 */
    78 
    79 /**
    80 @defgroup graph_maps Graph Maps 
    81 @ingroup maps
    82 \brief Special Graph-Related Maps.
    83 
    84 These maps are specifically designed to assign values to the nodes and edges of
    85 graphs.
    86 */
    87 
    88 
    89 /**
    90 \defgroup map_adaptors Map Adaptors
    91 \ingroup maps
    92 \brief Tools to create new maps from existing ones
    93 
    94 Map adaptors are used to create "implicit" maps from other maps.
    95 
    96 Most of them are \ref lemon::concepts::ReadMap "ReadMap"s. They can
    97 make arithmetic operations between one or two maps (negation, scaling,
    98 addition, multiplication etc.) or e.g. convert a map to another one
    99 of different Value type.
   100 */
   101 
   102 /**
   103 @defgroup matrices Matrices 
   104 @ingroup datas
   105 \brief Two dimensional data storages.
   106 
   107 Two dimensional data storages.
   108 */
   109 
   110 /**
   111 @defgroup paths Path Structures
   112 @ingroup datas
   113 \brief Path structures implemented in LEMON.
   114 
   115 LEMON provides flexible data structures
   116 to work with paths.
   117 
   118 All of them have the same interface, especially they can be built or extended
   119 using a standard Builder subclass. This make is easy to have e.g. the Dijkstra
   120 algorithm to store its result in any kind of path structure.
   121 
   122 \sa lemon::concepts::Path
   123 
   124 */
   125 
   126 /**
   127 @defgroup auxdat Auxiliary Data Structures
   128 @ingroup datas
   129 \brief Some data structures implemented in LEMON.
   130 
   131 This group describes the data structures implemented in LEMON in
   132 order to make it easier to implement combinatorial algorithms.
   133 */
   134 
   135 
   136 /**
   137 @defgroup algs Algorithms
   138 \brief This group describes the several algorithms
   139 implemented in LEMON.
   140 
   141 This group describes the several algorithms
   142 implemented in LEMON.
   143 */
   144 
   145 /**
   146 @defgroup search Graph Search
   147 @ingroup algs
   148 \brief This group contains the common graph
   149 search algorithms.
   150 
   151 This group contains the common graph
   152 search algorithms like Bfs and Dfs.
   153 */
   154 
   155 /**
   156 @defgroup shortest_path Shortest Path algorithms
   157 @ingroup algs
   158 \brief This group describes the algorithms
   159 for finding shortest paths.
   160 
   161 This group describes the algorithms for finding shortest paths in
   162 graphs.
   163 
   164 */
   165 
   166 /** 
   167 @defgroup max_flow Maximum Flow algorithms 
   168 @ingroup algs 
   169 \brief This group describes the algorithms for finding maximum flows.
   170 
   171 This group describes the algorithms for finding maximum flows and
   172 feasible circulations.
   173 
   174 \image html flow.png
   175 \image latex flow.eps "Graph flow" width=\textwidth
   176 */
   177 
   178 /**
   179 @defgroup min_cost_flow Minimum Cost Flow algorithms
   180 @ingroup algs
   181 
   182 \brief This group describes the algorithms
   183 for finding minimum cost flows and circulations.
   184 
   185 This group describes the algorithms for finding minimum cost flows and
   186 circulations.  
   187 */
   188 
   189 /**
   190 @defgroup min_cut Minimum Cut algorithms
   191 @ingroup algs
   192 \brief This group describes the algorithms
   193 for finding minimum cut in graphs.
   194 
   195 This group describes the algorithms
   196 for finding minimum cut in graphs.
   197 */
   198 
   199 /**
   200 @defgroup topology Topology related algorithms
   201 @ingroup algs
   202 \brief This group describes the algorithms
   203 for discover the topology of the graphs.
   204 
   205 This group describes the algorithms
   206 for discover the topology of the graphs.
   207 
   208 \image html edge_biconnected_components.png
   209 \image latex edge_biconnected_components.eps "bi-edge-connected components" width=\textwidth
   210 */
   211 
   212 /**
   213 @defgroup matching Matching algorithms 
   214 @ingroup algs
   215 \brief This group describes the algorithms
   216 for find matchings in graphs and bipartite graphs.
   217 
   218 This group provides some algorithm objects and function
   219 to calculate matchings in graphs and bipartite graphs.
   220 
   221 \image html bipartite_matching.png
   222 \image latex bipartite_matching.eps "Bipartite Matching" width=\textwidth
   223 
   224 */
   225 
   226 /**
   227 @defgroup spantree Minimum Spanning Tree algorithms
   228 @ingroup algs
   229 \brief This group contains the algorithms for finding a minimum cost spanning
   230 tree in a graph
   231 
   232 This group contains the algorithms for finding a minimum cost spanning
   233 tree in a graph
   234 */
   235 
   236 
   237 /**
   238 @defgroup auxalg Auxiliary algorithms
   239 @ingroup algs
   240 \brief Some algorithms implemented in LEMON.
   241 
   242 This group describes the algorithms in LEMON in order to make 
   243 it easier to implement complex algorithms.
   244 */
   245 
   246 /**
   247 @defgroup approx Approximation algorithms
   248 \brief Approximation algorithms
   249 
   250 Approximation and heuristic algorithms
   251 */
   252 
   253 /**
   254 @defgroup gen_opt_group General Optimization Tools
   255 \brief This group describes some general optimization frameworks
   256 implemented in LEMON.
   257 
   258 This group describes some general optimization frameworks
   259 implemented in LEMON.
   260 
   261 */
   262 
   263 /**
   264 @defgroup lp_group Lp and Mip solvers
   265 @ingroup gen_opt_group
   266 \brief Lp and Mip solver interfaces for LEMON.
   267 
   268 This group describes Lp and Mip solver interfaces for LEMON. The
   269 various LP solvers could be used in the same manner with this
   270 interface.
   271 
   272 */
   273 
   274 /** 
   275 @defgroup lp_utils Tools for Lp and Mip solvers 
   276 @ingroup lp_group
   277 \brief This group adds some helper tools to the Lp and Mip solvers
   278 implemented in LEMON.
   279 
   280 This group adds some helper tools to general optimization framework
   281 implemented in LEMON.
   282 */
   283 
   284 /**
   285 @defgroup metah Metaheuristics
   286 @ingroup gen_opt_group
   287 \brief Metaheuristics for LEMON library.
   288 
   289 This group contains some metaheuristic optimization tools.
   290 */
   291 
   292 /**
   293 @defgroup utils Tools and Utilities 
   294 \brief Tools and Utilities for Programming in LEMON
   295 
   296 Tools and Utilities for Programming in LEMON
   297 */
   298 
   299 /**
   300 @defgroup gutils Basic Graph Utilities
   301 @ingroup utils
   302 \brief This group describes some simple basic graph utilities.
   303 
   304 This group describes some simple basic graph utilities.
   305 */
   306 
   307 /**
   308 @defgroup misc Miscellaneous Tools
   309 @ingroup utils
   310 Here you can find several useful tools for development,
   311 debugging and testing.
   312 */
   313 
   314 
   315 /**
   316 @defgroup timecount Time measuring and Counting
   317 @ingroup misc
   318 Here you can find simple tools for measuring the performance
   319 of algorithms.
   320 */
   321 
   322 /**
   323 @defgroup graphbits Tools for Graph Implementation
   324 @ingroup utils
   325 \brief Tools to Make It Easier to Make Graphs.
   326 
   327 This group describes the tools that makes it easier to make graphs and
   328 the maps that dynamically update with the graph changes.
   329 */
   330 
   331 /**
   332 @defgroup exceptions Exceptions
   333 @ingroup utils
   334 This group contains the exceptions thrown by LEMON library
   335 */
   336 
   337 /**
   338 @defgroup io_group Input-Output
   339 \brief Several Graph Input-Output methods
   340 
   341 Here you can find tools for importing and exporting graphs 
   342 and graph related data. Now it supports the LEMON format, the
   343 \c DIMACS format and the encapsulated postscript format.
   344 */
   345 
   346 /**
   347 @defgroup lemon_io Lemon Input-Output
   348 @ingroup io_group
   349 \brief Reading and writing LEMON format
   350 
   351 Methods for reading and writing LEMON format. More about this
   352 format you can find on the \ref graph-io-page "Graph Input-Output"
   353 tutorial pages.
   354 */
   355 
   356 /**
   357 @defgroup section_io Section readers and writers
   358 @ingroup lemon_io
   359 \brief Section readers and writers for lemon Input-Output.
   360 
   361 Here you can find which section readers and writers can attach to
   362 the LemonReader and LemonWriter.
   363 */
   364 
   365 /**
   366 @defgroup item_io Item Readers and Writers
   367 @ingroup lemon_io
   368 \brief Item readers and writers for lemon Input-Output.
   369 
   370 The Input-Output classes can handle more data type by example
   371 as map or attribute value. Each of these should be written and
   372 read some way. The module make possible to do this.  
   373 */
   374 
   375 /**
   376 @defgroup eps_io Postscript exporting
   377 @ingroup io_group
   378 \brief General \c EPS drawer and graph exporter
   379 
   380 This group contains general \c EPS drawing methods and special
   381 graph exporting tools. 
   382 */
   383 
   384 
   385 /**
   386 @defgroup concept Concepts
   387 \brief Skeleton classes and concept checking classes
   388 
   389 This group describes the data/algorithm skeletons and concept checking
   390 classes implemented in LEMON.
   391 
   392 The purpose of the classes in this group is fourfold.
   393  
   394 - These classes contain the documentations of the concepts. In order
   395   to avoid document multiplications, an implementation of a concept
   396   simply refers to the corresponding concept class.
   397 
   398 - These classes declare every functions, <tt>typedef</tt>s etc. an
   399   implementation of the concepts should provide, however completely
   400   without implementations and real data structures behind the
   401   interface. On the other hand they should provide nothing else. All
   402   the algorithms working on a data structure meeting a certain concept
   403   should compile with these classes. (Though it will not run properly,
   404   of course.) In this way it is easily to check if an algorithm
   405   doesn't use any extra feature of a certain implementation.
   406 
   407 - The concept descriptor classes also provide a <em>checker class</em>
   408   that makes it possible check whether a certain implementation of a
   409   concept indeed provides all the required features.
   410 
   411 - Finally, They can serve as a skeleton of a new implementation of a concept.
   412 
   413 */
   414 
   415 
   416 /**
   417 @defgroup graph_concepts Graph Structure Concepts
   418 @ingroup concept
   419 \brief Skeleton and concept checking classes for graph structures
   420 
   421 This group contains the skeletons and concept checking classes of LEMON's
   422 graph structures and helper classes used to implement these.
   423 */
   424 
   425 /* --- Unused group
   426 @defgroup experimental Experimental Structures and Algorithms
   427 This group contains some Experimental structures and algorithms.
   428 The stuff here is subject to change.
   429 */
   430 
   431 /**
   432 \anchor demoprograms
   433 
   434 @defgroup demos Demo programs
   435 
   436 Some demo programs are listed here. Their full source codes can be found in
   437 the \c demo subdirectory of the source tree.
   438 
   439 The standard compilation procedure (<tt>./configure;make</tt>) will compile
   440 them, as well. 
   441 
   442 */
   443