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+/* -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ *
+ * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2008
+ * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
+ * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
+ *
+ * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
+ * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
+ * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
+ * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
+ * purpose.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <queue>
+#include <lemon/math.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+#include "test_tools.h"
+#include <lemon/list_graph.h>
+#include <lemon/max_matching.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace lemon;
+
+int main() {
+
+  typedef ListGraph Graph;
+
+  GRAPH_TYPEDEFS(Graph);
+
+  Graph g;
+  g.clear();
+
+  std::vector<Graph::Node> nodes;
+  for (int i=0; i<13; ++i)
+      nodes.push_back(g.addNode());
+
+  g.addEdge(nodes[0], nodes[0]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[6], nodes[10]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[5], nodes[10]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[4], nodes[10]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[3], nodes[11]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[1], nodes[6]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[4], nodes[7]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[1], nodes[8]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[0], nodes[8]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[3], nodes[12]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[6], nodes[9]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[9], nodes[11]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[2], nodes[10]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[10], nodes[8]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[5], nodes[8]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[6], nodes[3]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[0], nodes[5]);
+  g.addEdge(nodes[6], nodes[12]);
+
+  MaxMatching<Graph> max_matching(g);
+  max_matching.init();
+  max_matching.startDense();
+
+  int s=0;
+  Graph::NodeMap<Node> mate(g,INVALID);
+  max_matching.mateMap(mate);
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( mate[v]!=INVALID ) ++s;
+  }
+  int size=int(s/2);  //size will be used as the size of a maxmatching
+
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    max_matching.mate(v);
+  }
+
+  check ( size == max_matching.size(), "mate() returns a different size matching than max_matching.size()" );
+
+  Graph::NodeMap<MaxMatching<Graph>::DecompType> pos0(g);
+  max_matching.decomposition(pos0);
+
+  max_matching.init();
+  max_matching.startSparse();
+  s=0;
+  max_matching.mateMap(mate);
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( mate[v]!=INVALID ) ++s;
+  }
+  check ( int(s/2) == size, "The size does not equal!" );
+
+  Graph::NodeMap<MaxMatching<Graph>::DecompType> pos1(g);
+  max_matching.decomposition(pos1);
+
+  max_matching.run();
+  s=0;
+  max_matching.mateMap(mate);
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( mate[v]!=INVALID ) ++s;
+  }
+  check ( int(s/2) == size, "The size does not equal!" );
+
+  Graph::NodeMap<MaxMatching<Graph>::DecompType> pos2(g);
+  max_matching.decomposition(pos2);
+
+  max_matching.run();
+  s=0;
+  max_matching.mateMap(mate);
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( mate[v]!=INVALID ) ++s;
+  }
+  check ( int(s/2) == size, "The size does not equal!" );
+
+  Graph::NodeMap<MaxMatching<Graph>::DecompType> pos(g);
+  max_matching.decomposition(pos);
+
+  bool ismatching=true;
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( mate[v]!=INVALID ) {
+      Node u=mate[v];
+      if (mate[u]!=v) ismatching=false;
+    }
+  }
+  check ( ismatching, "It is not a matching!" );
+
+  bool coincide=true;
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+   if ( pos0[v] != pos1[v] || pos1[v]!=pos2[v] || pos2[v]!=pos[v] ) {
+     coincide=false;
+    }
+  }
+  check ( coincide, "The decompositions do not coincide! " );
+
+  bool noarc=true;
+  for(EdgeIt e(g); e!=INVALID; ++e) {
+   if ( (pos[g.v(e)]==max_matching.C &&
+         pos[g.u(e)]==max_matching.D) ||
+         (pos[g.v(e)]==max_matching.D &&
+          pos[g.u(e)]==max_matching.C) )
+      noarc=false;
+  }
+  check ( noarc, "There are arcs between D and C!" );
+
+  bool oddcomp=true;
+  Graph::NodeMap<bool> todo(g,true);
+  int num_comp=0;
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+   if ( pos[v]==max_matching.D && todo[v] ) {
+      int comp_size=1;
+      ++num_comp;
+      std::queue<Node> Q;
+      Q.push(v);
+      todo.set(v,false);
+      while (!Q.empty()) {
+        Node w=Q.front();
+        Q.pop();
+        for(IncEdgeIt e(g,w); e!=INVALID; ++e) {
+          Node u=g.runningNode(e);
+          if ( pos[u]==max_matching.D && todo[u] ) {
+            ++comp_size;
+            Q.push(u);
+            todo.set(u,false);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if ( !(comp_size % 2) ) oddcomp=false;
+    }
+  }
+  check ( oddcomp, "A component of g[D] is not odd." );
+
+  int barrier=0;
+  for(NodeIt v(g); v!=INVALID; ++v) {
+    if ( pos[v]==max_matching.A ) ++barrier;
+  }
+  int expected_size=int( countNodes(g)-num_comp+barrier)/2;
+  check ( size==expected_size, "The size of the matching is wrong." );
+
+  return 0;
+}