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Challenge Notebook

Problem: Implement depth-first search on a graph.

Constraints

  • Is the graph directed?
    • Yes
  • Can we assume we already have Graph and Node classes?
    • Yes

Test Cases

Input:

  • add_edge(source, destination, weight)
graph.add_edge(0, 1, 5)
graph.add_edge(0, 4, 3)
graph.add_edge(0, 5, 2)
graph.add_edge(1, 3, 5)
graph.add_edge(1, 4, 4)
graph.add_edge(2, 1, 6)
graph.add_edge(3, 2, 7)
graph.add_edge(3, 4, 8)

Result:

  • Order of nodes visited: [0, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5]

Algorithm

Refer to the Solution Notebook. If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start.

Code


In [ ]:
%run ../graph/graph.py
%load ../graph/graph.py

In [ ]:
def dfs(root, visit_func):
    # TODO: Implement me
    pass

Unit Test

The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.


In [ ]:
%run ../utils/results.py

In [ ]:
# %load test_dfs.py
from nose.tools import assert_equal


class TestDfs(object):

    def __init__(self):
        self.results = Results()

    def test_dfs(self):
        nodes = []
        graph = Graph()
        for id in range(0, 6):
            nodes.append(graph.add_node(id))
        graph.add_edge(0, 1, 5)
        graph.add_edge(0, 4, 3)
        graph.add_edge(0, 5, 2)
        graph.add_edge(1, 3, 5)
        graph.add_edge(1, 4, 4)
        graph.add_edge(2, 1, 6)
        graph.add_edge(3, 2, 7)
        graph.add_edge(3, 4, 8)
        dfs(nodes[0], self.results.add_result)
        assert_equal(str(self.results), "[0, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5]")

        print('Success: test_dfs')


def main():
    test = TestDfs()
    test.test_dfs()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Solution Notebook

Review the Solution Notebook for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions.