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/*
* (C) Copyright 2003-2018, by Barak Naveh and Contributors.
*
* JGraphT : a free Java graph-theory library
*
* This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
* either
*
* (a) the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
* as published by the Free Software Foundation, or (at your option) any
* later version.
*
* or (per the licensee's choosing)
*
* (b) the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
* the Eclipse Foundation.
*/
package org.jgrapht;
/**
* An edge factory used by graphs for creating new edges.
*
*
* A graph uses the edge factory to create new edge objects whenever a user calls method
* {@link Graph#addEdge(Object, Object)}. Users can also create the edge in user code and then use
* method {@link Graph#addEdge(Object, Object, Object)} to add the edge.
*
*
* Note that when used inside a {@link Graph} the edge factory must return unique objects on each
* call.
*
* @param the graph vertex type
* @param the graph edge type
*
* @author Barak Naveh
* @since Jul 14, 2003
* @deprecated Use suppliers instead
*/
@Deprecated
public interface EdgeFactory
{
/**
* Creates a new edge whose endpoints are the specified source and target vertices.
*
* @param sourceVertex the source vertex.
* @param targetVertex the target vertex.
*
* @return a new edge whose endpoints are the specified source and target vertices.
* @deprecated Use suppliers instead
*/
@Deprecated
E createEdge(V sourceVertex, V targetVertex);
}
// End EdgeFactory.java