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defmodule Yog.Flow.MaxFlow do
@moduledoc """
Maximum flow algorithms and min-cut extraction for network flow problems.
This module solves the [maximum flow problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_flow_problem):
given a flow network with capacities on edges, find the maximum flow from a source
node to a sink node. By the [max-flow min-cut theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max-flow_min-cut_theorem),
this equals the capacity of the minimum cut separating source from sink.
## Algorithm
| Algorithm | Function | Complexity | Best For |
|-----------|----------|------------|----------|
| [Edmonds-Karp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonds%E2%80%93Karp_algorithm) | `edmonds_karp/8` | O(VE²) | General networks, guaranteed polynomial time |
## Key Concepts
- **Flow Network**: Directed graph where edges have capacities (max flow allowed)
- **Source**: Node where flow originates (no incoming flow in net balance)
- **Sink**: Node where flow terminates (no outgoing flow in net balance)
- **Residual Graph**: Shows remaining capacity after current flow assignment
- **Augmenting Path**: Path from source to sink with available capacity
- **Minimum Cut**: Partition separating source from sink with minimum total capacity
## Use Cases
- **Network routing**: Maximize data throughput in communication networks
- **Transportation**: Optimize goods flow through logistics networks
- **Bipartite matching**: Convert to flow problem for max cardinality matching
- **Image segmentation**: Min-cut/max-flow for foreground/background separation
- **Project selection**: Maximize profit with prerequisite constraints
## Example
graph =
Yog.directed()
|> Yog.add_node(1, "source")
|> Yog.add_node(2, "A")
|> Yog.add_node(3, "B")
|> Yog.add_node(4, "sink")
|> Yog.add_edges([
{1, 2, 10},
{1, 3, 5},
{2, 3, 15},
{2, 4, 10},
{3, 4, 10}
])
## Example: Maximum Flow
<div class="graphviz">
digraph G {
rankdir=LR;
bgcolor="transparent";
node [shape=circle, fontname="inherit"];
edge [fontname="inherit", fontsize=10];
S [label="S"]; A [label="A"]; B [label="B"]; T [label="T"];
S -> A [label="10", color="#6366f1", penwidth=2];
S -> B [label="10", color="#6366f1", penwidth=2];
A -> B [label="2", color="#6366f1", penwidth=2];
A -> T [label="4", color="#6366f1", penwidth=2];
B -> T [label="10", color="#6366f1", penwidth=2];
}
</div>
iex> alias Yog.Flow.MaxFlow
iex> graph = Yog.from_edges(:directed, [
...> {"S", "A", 10}, {"S", "B", 10}, {"A", "B", 2},
...> {"A", "T", 4}, {"B", "T", 10}
...> ])
iex> result = MaxFlow.calculate(graph, "S", "T")
iex> result.max_flow
14
result = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.calculate(graph, 1, 4)
# => %MaxFlowResult{max_flow: 15, residual_graph: ..., source: 1, sink: 4}
## References
- [Wikipedia: Maximum Flow Problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_flow_problem)
- [Wikipedia: Edmonds-Karp Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonds%E2%80%93Karp_algorithm)
- [Wikipedia: Max-Flow Min-Cut Theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max-flow_min-cut_theorem)
"""
alias Yog.Flow.MaxFlowResult
alias Yog.Flow.MinCutResult
alias Yog.Model
@typedoc """
Result of a max flow computation.
Contains both the maximum flow value and information needed to extract
the minimum cut.
"""
@type max_flow_result :: MaxFlowResult.t()
@typedoc """
Represents a minimum cut in the network.
A cut partitions the nodes into two sets: those reachable from the source
in the residual graph (source_side) and the rest (sink_side).
The capacity of the cut equals the max flow by the max-flow min-cut theorem.
"""
@type min_cut :: MinCutResult.t()
@doc """
Calculates the maximum flow from source to sink using Edmonds-Karp with standard integers.
This is a convenience wrapper around `edmonds_karp/8` that uses default
integer arithmetic operations.
## Parameters
- `graph` - The flow network with edge capacities
- `source` - Source node ID where flow originates
- `sink` - Sink node ID where flow terminates
## Examples
iex> {:ok, graph} = Yog.directed()
...> |> Yog.add_node(1, "s")
...> |> Yog.add_node(2, "a")
...> |> Yog.add_node(3, "t")
...> |> Yog.add_edges([{1, 2, 10}, {2, 3, 5}])
iex> result = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.calculate(graph, 1, 3)
iex> result.max_flow
5
"""
@spec calculate(Yog.graph(), Yog.node_id(), Yog.node_id()) :: max_flow_result()
def calculate(graph, source, sink) do
edmonds_karp(graph, source, sink)
end
@doc """
Finds the maximum flow using the Edmonds-Karp algorithm with custom numeric type.
Edmonds-Karp is a specific implementation of the Ford-Fulkerson method
that uses BFS to find the shortest augmenting path. This guarantees
O(VE²) time complexity.
## Parameters
- `graph` - The flow network with edge capacities
- `source` - Source node ID where flow originates
- `sink` - Sink node ID where flow terminates
- `zero` - Zero value for the capacity type
- `add` - Addition function for capacities
- `subtract` - Subtraction function for capacities
- `compare` - Comparison function for capacities
- `min` - Minimum function for capacities
## Examples
Simple example with bottleneck:
iex> {:ok, graph} = Yog.directed()
...> |> Yog.add_node(1, "s")
...> |> Yog.add_node(2, "a")
...> |> Yog.add_node(3, "t")
...> |> Yog.add_edges([{1, 2, 10}, {2, 3, 5}])
iex> result = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.edmonds_karp(graph, 1, 3)
iex> result.max_flow
5
"""
@spec edmonds_karp(
Yog.graph(),
Yog.node_id(),
Yog.node_id(),
any(),
(any(), any() -> any()),
(any(), any() -> any()),
(any(), any() -> :lt | :eq | :gt),
(any(), any() -> any())
) :: max_flow_result()
def edmonds_karp(
graph,
source,
sink,
zero \\ 0,
add \\ &Kernel.+/2,
subtract \\ &Kernel.-/2,
compare \\ &Yog.Utils.compare/2,
min_fn \\ &min/2
) do
# Edge case: source equals sink - return 0 flow immediately
if source == sink do
# Build a copy of the original graph as the residual
return_graph =
List.foldl(Map.keys(graph.nodes), Model.new(graph.kind), fn node, acc ->
Model.add_node(acc, node, Map.get(graph.nodes, node))
end)
return_graph =
List.foldl(Map.to_list(graph.out_edges), return_graph, fn {src, inner}, acc ->
List.foldl(Map.to_list(inner), acc, fn {dst, weight}, inner_acc ->
case Model.add_edge(inner_acc, src, dst, weight) do
{:ok, g} -> g
{:error, _} -> inner_acc
end
end)
end)
MaxFlowResult.new(zero, return_graph, source, sink, :edmonds_karp, zero, compare)
else
residual = build_residual_graph(graph, zero)
{max_flow, final_residual} =
do_edmonds_karp(residual, source, sink, zero, add, subtract, compare, min_fn, zero)
final_residual_graph = residual_to_graph(graph, final_residual, zero, compare)
MaxFlowResult.new(
max_flow,
final_residual_graph,
source,
sink,
:edmonds_karp,
zero,
compare
)
end
end
# Extract all edges and their capacities from the graph
# Uses direct out_edges access for performance
defp build_residual_graph(graph, _zero) do
nodes = Map.keys(graph.nodes)
out_edges = graph.out_edges
List.foldl(nodes, %{}, fn from, acc ->
case Map.fetch(out_edges, from) do
{:ok, successors} when map_size(successors) > 0 ->
node_edges =
List.foldl(Map.to_list(successors), %{}, fn {to, capacity}, acc2 ->
Map.put(acc2, to, capacity)
end)
if map_size(node_edges) > 0 do
Map.put(acc, from, node_edges)
else
acc
end
_ ->
acc
end
end)
end
# Convert internal residual map back to a Yog.Graph structure
defp residual_to_graph(original_graph, residual_map, zero, compare) do
nodes = Map.keys(original_graph.nodes)
original_nodes = original_graph.nodes
graph =
List.foldl(nodes, Model.new(:directed), fn node, acc ->
data = Map.get(original_nodes, node)
Model.add_node(acc, node, data)
end)
List.foldl(Map.to_list(residual_map), graph, fn {u, edges}, acc ->
List.foldl(Map.to_list(edges), acc, fn {v, cap}, inner_acc ->
if compare.(cap, zero) != :eq do
case Model.add_edge(inner_acc, u, v, cap) do
{:ok, new_graph} -> new_graph
{:error, _} -> inner_acc
end
else
inner_acc
end
end)
end)
end
defp do_edmonds_karp(residual, source, sink, zero, add, subtract, compare, min_fn, acc_flow) do
case find_augmenting_path(residual, source, sink, zero, compare, min_fn) do
nil ->
{acc_flow, residual}
{path, bottleneck} ->
new_residual =
List.foldl(path, residual, fn {from, to}, acc ->
# Update forward edge
from_edges = Map.get(acc, from, %{}) |> Map.put_new(to, zero)
old_cap = Map.fetch!(from_edges, to)
new_cap = subtract.(old_cap, bottleneck)
acc =
if compare.(new_cap, zero) == :eq do
new_from_edges = Map.delete(from_edges, to)
if map_size(new_from_edges) == 0 do
Map.delete(acc, from)
else
Map.put(acc, from, new_from_edges)
end
else
Map.put(acc, from, Map.put(from_edges, to, new_cap))
end
# Update backward edge
to_edges = Map.get(acc, to, %{}) |> Map.put_new(from, zero)
old_back = Map.fetch!(to_edges, from)
new_back = add.(old_back, bottleneck)
Map.put(acc, to, Map.put(to_edges, from, new_back))
end)
do_edmonds_karp(
new_residual,
source,
sink,
zero,
add,
subtract,
compare,
min_fn,
add.(acc_flow, bottleneck)
)
end
end
# Find augmenting path using BFS with bottleneck tracking
defp find_augmenting_path(residual, source, sink, zero, compare, min_fn) do
queue = :queue.in(source, :queue.new())
state = %{
parents: %{source => nil},
bottlenecks: %{source => :infinity},
visited: MapSet.new([source])
}
do_bfs(queue, residual, sink, zero, compare, min_fn, state)
end
defp do_bfs(queue, residual, sink, zero, compare, min_fn, state) do
case :queue.out(queue) do
{:empty, _} ->
nil
{{:value, current}, rest_q} ->
if current == sink do
path_edges = reconstruct_path_edges(state.parents, sink, [])
bottleneck = Map.fetch!(state.bottlenecks, sink)
{path_edges, bottleneck}
else
neighbors = Map.get(residual, current, %{})
current_bot = Map.get(state.bottlenecks, current)
{next_q, next_state} =
List.foldl(Map.to_list(neighbors), {rest_q, state}, fn {to, cap},
{q_acc, s_acc} = acc ->
if MapSet.member?(s_acc.visited, to) or compare.(cap, zero) == :eq do
acc
else
path_bottleneck =
if current_bot == :infinity,
do: cap,
else: min_fn.(current_bot, cap)
new_q = :queue.in(to, q_acc)
new_s = %{
s_acc
| parents: Map.put(s_acc.parents, to, current),
bottlenecks: Map.put(s_acc.bottlenecks, to, path_bottleneck),
visited: MapSet.put(s_acc.visited, to)
}
{new_q, new_s}
end
end)
do_bfs(next_q, residual, sink, zero, compare, min_fn, next_state)
end
end
end
defp reconstruct_path_edges(parents, sink, acc) do
case Map.fetch!(parents, sink) do
nil -> acc
parent -> reconstruct_path_edges(parents, parent, [{parent, sink} | acc])
end
end
@doc """
Extracts the minimum cut from a max flow result.
Given a max flow result, this function finds the minimum cut by identifying
all nodes reachable from the source in the residual graph.
Returns a map with `source_side` (nodes reachable from source) and
`sink_side` (all other nodes).
## Examples
iex> {:ok, graph} = Yog.directed()
...> |> Yog.add_node(1, "s")
...> |> Yog.add_node(2, "a")
...> |> Yog.add_node(3, "t")
...> |> Yog.add_edges([{1, 2, 10}, {2, 3, 5}])
iex> result = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.edmonds_karp(graph, 1, 3)
iex> cut = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.extract_min_cut(result)
iex> cut.cut_value
5
iex> cut.source_side_size + cut.sink_side_size
3
"""
@spec extract_min_cut(max_flow_result()) :: min_cut()
def extract_min_cut(%MaxFlowResult{} = result) do
min_cut(result, result.zero, result.compare)
end
@doc """
Extracts the minimum cut from a max flow result with custom numeric type.
This version allows you to specify the zero element and comparison function
for custom numeric types.
## Parameters
- `result` - The max flow result from `edmonds_karp/8`
- `zero` - Zero value for the capacity type
- `compare` - Comparison function for capacities (returns `:lt`, `:eq`, or `:gt`)
## Examples
iex> {:ok, graph} = Yog.directed()
...> |> Yog.add_node(1, "s")
...> |> Yog.add_node(2, "a")
...> |> Yog.add_node(3, "t")
...> |> Yog.add_edges([{1, 2, 10}, {2, 3, 5}])
iex> result = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.edmonds_karp(graph, 1, 3)
iex> cut = Yog.Flow.MaxFlow.min_cut(result)
iex> cut.cut_value
5
"""
@spec min_cut(max_flow_result(), any(), (any(), any() -> :lt | :eq | :gt)) :: min_cut()
def min_cut(
%MaxFlowResult{residual_graph: residual, source: source, max_flow: max_flow},
zero \\ 0,
compare \\ &Yog.Utils.compare/2
) do
nodes = Map.keys(residual.nodes) |> MapSet.new()
source_side = bfs_reachable_with_compare(residual, source, nodes, zero, compare)
sink_side = MapSet.difference(nodes, source_side)
%Yog.Flow.MinCutResult{
cut_value: max_flow,
source_side_size: MapSet.size(source_side),
sink_side_size: MapSet.size(sink_side),
algorithm: :edmonds_karp
}
end
# BFS to find all nodes reachable from source in residual graph
# Uses direct out_edges access for performance
defp bfs_reachable_with_compare(residual, source, _all_nodes, zero, compare) do
queue = :queue.in(source, :queue.new())
visited = MapSet.new([source])
out_edges = residual.out_edges
do_reachable_bfs(queue, out_edges, zero, compare, visited)
end
defp do_reachable_bfs(queue, out_edges, zero, compare, visited) do
case :queue.out(queue) do
{:empty, _} ->
visited
{{:value, current}, rest_q} ->
neighbors =
case Map.fetch(out_edges, current) do
{:ok, edges} ->
edges
|> Map.to_list()
|> Enum.filter(fn {_to, cap} -> compare.(cap, zero) != :eq end)
|> Enum.map(fn {to, _} -> to end)
:error ->
[]
end
{next_q, next_visited} =
List.foldl(neighbors, {rest_q, visited}, fn neighbor, {q_acc, visited_acc} ->
if MapSet.member?(visited_acc, neighbor) do
{q_acc, visited_acc}
else
{:queue.in(neighbor, q_acc), MapSet.put(visited_acc, neighbor)}
end
end)
do_reachable_bfs(next_q, out_edges, zero, compare, next_visited)
end
end
end