Advanced Graph Features
This guide covers advanced features of Reflow's graph system including history management, subgraph operations, optimization techniques, and performance tuning.
History Management
Basic History Operations
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{Graph, GraphHistory}; // Create graph with history tracking let (mut graph, mut history) = Graph::with_history(); // Make some changes graph.add_node("input", "InputNode", None); graph.add_node("output", "OutputNode", None); graph.add_connection("input", "out", "output", "in", None); // Undo last operation if let Some(operation) = history.undo() { history.apply_inverse(&mut graph, operation)?; println!("Undid: {:?}", operation); } // Redo operation if let Some(operation) = history.redo() { history.apply_operation(&mut graph, operation)?; println!("Redid: {:?}", operation); } }
Advanced History Configuration
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{HistoryConfig, HistoryLimit}; // Create history with custom configuration let history_config = HistoryConfig { limit: HistoryLimit::Operations(100), // Limit to 100 operations compress_threshold: 50, // Compress after 50 operations auto_cleanup: true, // Clean up old entries automatically track_metadata_changes: true, // Track metadata changes }; let (mut graph, mut history) = Graph::with_history_config(history_config); // Alternative: Limit by memory usage let memory_config = HistoryConfig { limit: HistoryLimit::Memory(10 * 1024 * 1024), // 10 MB limit ..Default::default() }; }
History Compression
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { // Manually compress history history.compress()?; // Get compression statistics let stats = history.compression_stats(); println!("Compressed {} operations into {} snapshots", stats.original_operations, stats.compressed_snapshots); println!("Memory saved: {:.1} MB", stats.memory_saved / 1024.0 / 1024.0); // Force full compression history.force_compress_all()?; }
History Snapshots
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::Snapshot; // Create named snapshot let snapshot_id = history.create_snapshot("before_major_changes")?; // Make changes... graph.add_node("processor1", "DataProcessor", None); graph.add_node("processor2", "DataProcessor", None); // Restore to snapshot history.restore_snapshot(&mut graph, &snapshot_id)?; // List all snapshots let snapshots = history.list_snapshots(); for snapshot in snapshots { println!("Snapshot: {} (created: {})", snapshot.name, snapshot.timestamp); } // Delete old snapshots history.delete_snapshot("old_snapshot")?; }
Branching History
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::HistoryBranch; // Create branch from current state let branch_id = history.create_branch("experimental_feature")?; // Switch to branch history.switch_branch(&mut graph, &branch_id)?; // Make experimental changes graph.add_node("experimental", "ExperimentalNode", None); // Switch back to main branch history.switch_branch(&mut graph, "main")?; // Merge branch if satisfied with changes history.merge_branch(&mut graph, &branch_id, "main")?; }
History Events
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::HistoryEvents; // Subscribe to history events let history_receiver = history.event_channel().1.clone(); std::thread::spawn(move || { while let Ok(event) = history_receiver.recv() { match event { HistoryEvents::OperationAdded { operation, index } => { println!("Added operation {}: {:?}", index, operation); } HistoryEvents::Undo { operation } => { println!("Undid operation: {:?}", operation); } HistoryEvents::Redo { operation } => { println!("Redid operation: {:?}", operation); } HistoryEvents::SnapshotCreated { name, timestamp } => { println!("Created snapshot '{}' at {}", name, timestamp); } HistoryEvents::HistoryCompressed { before_size, after_size } => { println!("Compressed history: {} -> {} operations", before_size, after_size); } } } }); }
Subgraph Operations
Creating Subgraphs
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{Subgraph, SubgraphConfig}; // Extract subgraph by node selection let selected_nodes = vec!["processor1", "processor2", "connector"]; let subgraph = graph.extract_subgraph(&selected_nodes)?; println!("Extracted subgraph:"); println!(" Nodes: {:?}", subgraph.nodes); println!(" Internal connections: {}", subgraph.internal_connections.len()); println!(" External connections: {}", subgraph.external_connections.len()); // Create subgraph with configuration let config = SubgraphConfig { include_metadata: true, preserve_external_connections: true, auto_add_ports: true, }; let configured_subgraph = graph.extract_subgraph_with_config(&selected_nodes, &config)?; }
Subgraph Analysis
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::SubgraphAnalysis; let analysis = graph.analyze_subgraph(&subgraph); println!("Subgraph Analysis:"); println!(" Node count: {}", analysis.node_count); println!(" Connection count: {}", analysis.connection_count); println!(" Max depth: {}", analysis.max_depth); println!(" Is cyclic: {}", analysis.is_cyclic); println!(" Branching factor: {:.2}", analysis.branching_factor); println!(" Complexity score: {:.2}", analysis.complexity_score); // Detailed connectivity analysis println!(" Entry points: {:?}", analysis.entry_points); println!(" Exit points: {:?}", analysis.exit_points); println!(" Internal clusters: {}", analysis.internal_clusters); }
Subgraph Operations
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { // Clone subgraph let cloned_subgraph = subgraph.clone(); // Merge subgraphs let merged = Subgraph::merge(vec![subgraph1, subgraph2, subgraph3])?; // Subtract subgraph (remove nodes) let remainder = graph.subtract_subgraph(&subgraph)?; // Replace subgraph with optimized version let optimized = optimize_subgraph(&subgraph)?; graph.replace_subgraph(&subgraph, &optimized)?; }
Subgraph Templates
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{SubgraphTemplate, TemplateParameter}; // Create reusable subgraph template let template = SubgraphTemplate { name: "data_processing_pipeline".to_string(), description: "Standard data processing pipeline".to_string(), nodes: subgraph.nodes.clone(), connections: subgraph.internal_connections.clone(), parameters: vec![ TemplateParameter { name: "buffer_size".to_string(), param_type: "integer".to_string(), default_value: Some(json!(1024)), description: "Buffer size for data processing".to_string(), } ], }; // Instantiate template with parameters let instance_params = HashMap::from([ ("buffer_size".to_string(), json!(2048)) ]); let instance = template.instantiate("pipeline_1", instance_params)?; graph.add_subgraph_instance(instance)?; }
Graph Optimization
Automatic Optimization
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{OptimizationConfig, OptimizationLevel}; // Basic optimization let optimized_graph = graph.optimize()?; // Advanced optimization with configuration let optimization_config = OptimizationConfig { level: OptimizationLevel::Aggressive, remove_redundant_nodes: true, merge_compatible_nodes: true, optimize_connection_paths: true, reorder_for_cache_locality: true, minimize_communication_cost: true, }; let optimized = graph.optimize_with_config(&optimization_config)?; // Apply optimizations in-place graph.apply_optimizations(&optimization_config)?; }
Redundancy Elimination
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::RedundancyAnalysis; // Find redundant nodes let redundancy = graph.analyze_redundancy(); println!("Redundancy Analysis:"); for redundant in redundancy.redundant_nodes { println!(" Node '{}': {}", redundant.node, redundant.reason); match redundant.redundancy_type { RedundancyType::DuplicateFunction => { println!(" Can be merged with: {:?}", redundant.merge_candidates); } RedundancyType::NoOperation => { println!(" Performs no operation - can be removed"); } RedundancyType::BypassableTransform => { println!(" Transform can be bypassed"); } } } // Automatically remove redundant nodes graph.remove_redundant_nodes()?; }
Node Fusion
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::FusionCandidate; // Find nodes that can be fused together let fusion_candidates = graph.find_fusion_candidates(); for candidate in fusion_candidates { println!("Fusion opportunity: {:?}", candidate.nodes); println!(" Estimated speedup: {:.1}x", candidate.estimated_speedup); println!(" Memory savings: {:.1} MB", candidate.memory_savings); // Apply fusion if beneficial if candidate.estimated_speedup > 1.5 { graph.fuse_nodes(&candidate.nodes, &candidate.fusion_strategy)?; } } }
Connection Optimization
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::ConnectionOptimization; // Optimize connection routing let connection_opt = ConnectionOptimization { minimize_wire_length: true, reduce_crossings: true, bundle_parallel_connections: true, use_hierarchical_routing: true, }; graph.optimize_connections(&connection_opt)?; // Find and eliminate unnecessary intermediate nodes let bypass_candidates = graph.find_bypass_candidates(); for candidate in bypass_candidates { if candidate.is_safe_to_bypass() { graph.bypass_node(&candidate.node)?; } } }
Performance Tuning
Memory Optimization
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{MemoryConfig, MemoryOptimization}; // Configure memory usage let memory_config = MemoryConfig { node_pool_size: 1000, connection_pool_size: 5000, metadata_cache_size: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10 MB enable_lazy_loading: true, compress_metadata: true, }; graph.configure_memory(&memory_config)?; // Apply memory optimizations let memory_opt = MemoryOptimization { compact_node_storage: true, use_interned_strings: true, enable_copy_on_write: true, garbage_collect_threshold: 0.8, }; graph.apply_memory_optimization(&memory_opt)?; }
Index Optimization
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::IndexConfig; // Optimize internal indices for better performance let index_config = IndexConfig { connection_index_type: IndexType::HashMap, // Fast lookups node_index_type: IndexType::BTreeMap, // Ordered iteration spatial_index_enabled: true, // For layout operations cache_frequently_accessed: true, }; graph.rebuild_indices(&index_config)?; // Enable adaptive indexing graph.enable_adaptive_indexing(true); }
Parallel Processing Setup
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{ParallelConfig, ThreadingModel}; // Configure parallel processing let parallel_config = ParallelConfig { max_threads: num_cpus::get(), threading_model: ThreadingModel::WorkStealing, enable_parallel_analysis: true, parallel_layout_threshold: 100, // Use parallel layout for >100 nodes chunk_size: 50, }; graph.configure_parallel_processing(¶llel_config)?; // Enable parallel operations graph.enable_parallel_operations(true); }
Benchmarking and Profiling
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{Benchmark, ProfileConfig}; use std::time::Instant; // Benchmark graph operations let benchmark = Benchmark::new(&graph); let results = benchmark.run_full_suite()?; println!("Benchmark Results:"); println!(" Node addition: {:.2}μs", results.node_addition_time.as_micros()); println!(" Connection creation: {:.2}μs", results.connection_time.as_micros()); println!(" Cycle detection: {:.2}ms", results.cycle_detection_time.as_millis()); println!(" Layout calculation: {:.2}ms", results.layout_time.as_millis()); println!(" Validation: {:.2}ms", results.validation_time.as_millis()); // Profile specific operations let profile_config = ProfileConfig { sample_rate: 1000, // Sample every 1000 operations track_memory: true, track_time: true, output_format: OutputFormat::Json, }; let profiler = graph.create_profiler(&profile_config)?; profiler.start(); // Perform operations... graph.add_node("test", "TestNode", None); // ... more operations let profile_results = profiler.stop_and_collect(); profile_results.save_to_file("graph_profile.json")?; }
Large Graph Handling
Streaming Operations
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{StreamingConfig, GraphStream}; // Handle very large graphs with streaming let streaming_config = StreamingConfig { chunk_size: 1000, memory_limit: 100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 MB enable_disk_spillover: true, compression_level: 6, }; let graph_stream = GraphStream::new(streaming_config); // Process graph in chunks for chunk in graph_stream.process_in_chunks(&large_graph) { let chunk_result = process_graph_chunk(chunk)?; graph_stream.accumulate_result(chunk_result); } let final_result = graph_stream.finalize()?; }
Lazy Loading
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::LazyGraph; // Create lazy-loading graph for very large datasets let lazy_graph = LazyGraph::from_file("massive_graph.json")?; // Nodes and connections are loaded on demand if let Some(node) = lazy_graph.get_node("some_node")? { // Node is loaded into memory only when accessed println!("Node component: {}", node.component); } // Preload specific subgraphs for better performance lazy_graph.preload_subgraph(&["critical_node_1", "critical_node_2"])?; }
Distributed Graph Processing
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{DistributedGraph, NodePartition}; // Partition graph across multiple nodes let partitions = graph.create_partitions(4)?; // 4 partitions for (i, partition) in partitions.iter().enumerate() { println!("Partition {}: {} nodes", i, partition.nodes.len()); // Deploy partition to worker node let worker_id = format!("worker_{}", i); deploy_partition_to_worker(&worker_id, partition)?; } // Coordinate distributed operations let distributed_graph = DistributedGraph::new(partitions); let distributed_result = distributed_graph.execute_distributed_analysis().await?; }
Advanced Analysis
Machine Learning Integration
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{MLFeatures, GraphEmbedding}; // Extract features for machine learning let features = graph.extract_ml_features(); println!("Graph ML Features:"); println!(" Node features: {} dimensions", features.node_features.len()); println!(" Edge features: {} dimensions", features.edge_features.len()); println!(" Global features: {} dimensions", features.global_features.len()); // Generate graph embeddings let embedding_config = EmbeddingConfig { embedding_size: 128, walk_length: 10, num_walks: 100, context_size: 5, }; let embeddings = graph.generate_embeddings(&embedding_config)?; // Use embeddings for similarity analysis let similar_nodes = embeddings.find_similar_nodes("reference_node", 5)?; for (node, similarity) in similar_nodes { println!("Similar node: {} (similarity: {:.3})", node, similarity); } }
Pattern Mining
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{PatternMiner, FrequentPattern}; // Mine frequent subgraph patterns let miner = PatternMiner::new(); let patterns = miner.mine_frequent_patterns(&graph, 0.1)?; // 10% minimum support for pattern in patterns { println!("Frequent pattern (support: {:.1}%):", pattern.support * 100.0); println!(" Nodes: {:?}", pattern.nodes); println!(" Connections: {:?}", pattern.connections); // Find all instances of this pattern let instances = graph.find_pattern_instances(&pattern)?; println!(" Found in {} locations", instances.len()); } }
Anomaly Detection
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{AnomalyDetector, AnomalyType}; // Detect structural anomalies let detector = AnomalyDetector::new(); let anomalies = detector.detect_anomalies(&graph)?; for anomaly in anomalies { match anomaly.anomaly_type { AnomalyType::UnusualDegree => { println!("Node '{}' has unusual connectivity: {} connections", anomaly.node, anomaly.score); } AnomalyType::IsolatedCluster => { println!("Isolated cluster detected around node '{}'", anomaly.node); } AnomalyType::UnexpectedPattern => { println!("Unexpected pattern at node '{}' (novelty: {:.2})", anomaly.node, anomaly.score); } } } }
Graph Transformation
Rule-Based Transformations
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{TransformationRule, RuleEngine}; // Define transformation rules let rule = TransformationRule { name: "optimize_serial_processors".to_string(), pattern: GraphPattern::parse("A -> B -> C where A.type == B.type == 'Processor'")?, replacement: GraphReplacement::parse("A+B+C -> OptimizedProcessor")?, condition: |nodes| { // Custom condition logic nodes.iter().all(|n| n.metadata.get("parallelizable") == Some(&json!(true))) }, }; // Apply transformation rules let rule_engine = RuleEngine::new(); rule_engine.add_rule(rule); let transformed_graph = rule_engine.apply_rules(&graph)?; }
Graph Morphing
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{MorphingConfig, MorphingStrategy}; // Gradually transform graph structure let morphing_config = MorphingConfig { strategy: MorphingStrategy::Gradual, steps: 10, preserve_semantics: true, target_layout: Some(target_positions), }; let morphing_steps = graph.create_morphing_sequence(&target_graph, &morphing_config)?; for (step, intermediate_graph) in morphing_steps.enumerate() { println!("Morphing step {}/{}", step + 1, morphing_config.steps); // Apply intermediate graph state apply_graph_state(&intermediate_graph); // Optional: pause for animation std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100)); } }
Custom Extensions
Plugin System
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{GraphPlugin, PluginConfig}; // Create custom graph plugin struct MyCustomPlugin { config: PluginConfig, } impl GraphPlugin for MyCustomPlugin { fn initialize(&mut self, graph: &mut Graph) -> Result<(), GraphError> { // Plugin initialization logic println!("Initializing custom plugin for graph: {}", graph.name); Ok(()) } fn on_node_added(&mut self, graph: &Graph, node: &GraphNode) { // Custom logic when nodes are added println!("Plugin: Node added: {}", node.id); } fn on_connection_added(&mut self, graph: &Graph, connection: &GraphConnection) { // Custom logic when connections are added println!("Plugin: Connection added"); } fn custom_analysis(&self, graph: &Graph) -> CustomAnalysisResult { // Custom analysis implementation CustomAnalysisResult::new() } } // Register and use plugin graph.register_plugin("my_plugin", Box::new(MyCustomPlugin::new()))?; graph.enable_plugin("my_plugin")?; // Call custom analysis let custom_result = graph.call_plugin_analysis("my_plugin")?; }
Event Hooks
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{EventHook, HookPriority}; // Create custom event hook let custom_hook = EventHook::new() .on_node_added(|graph, node| { println!("Custom hook: Node {} added to graph {}", node.id, graph.name); }) .on_connection_added(|graph, connection| { println!("Custom hook: Connection added"); }) .with_priority(HookPriority::High); // Register hook graph.register_hook("custom_logger", custom_hook)?; // Temporary hooks for specific operations graph.with_temporary_hook("validation_hook", |graph| { // This hook only applies during this operation let validation = graph.validate_flow()?; Ok(validation) })?; }
Error Recovery
Automatic Error Recovery
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{ErrorRecovery, RecoveryStrategy}; // Configure automatic error recovery let recovery_config = ErrorRecovery { strategy: RecoveryStrategy::Rollback, max_retries: 3, backup_frequency: 10, // Create backup every 10 operations auto_fix_common_issues: true, }; graph.configure_error_recovery(&recovery_config)?; // Operations are automatically protected match graph.add_connection("nonexistent", "out", "target", "in", None) { Err(e) => { // Graph automatically attempts recovery println!("Error occurred but graph recovered: {}", e); } Ok(_) => println!("Operation succeeded"), } }
Manual Recovery Operations
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { // Create manual checkpoint let checkpoint = graph.create_checkpoint("before_risky_operation")?; // Perform risky operations match risky_graph_operation(&mut graph) { Ok(result) => { // Success - commit changes graph.commit_checkpoint(&checkpoint)?; Ok(result) } Err(e) => { // Failure - rollback to checkpoint graph.rollback_to_checkpoint(&checkpoint)?; Err(e) } } }
Integration Patterns
Event Sourcing
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{EventStore, GraphEvent}; // Set up event sourcing let event_store = EventStore::new("graph_events.log")?; graph.enable_event_sourcing(&event_store)?; // All graph changes are automatically logged graph.add_node("event_sourced", "EventNode", None); // Event is automatically persisted // Replay events to reconstruct graph state let events = event_store.read_events_from(timestamp)?; let reconstructed_graph = Graph::replay_events(events)?; }
CQRS Pattern
#![allow(unused)] fn main() { use reflow_network::graph::{CommandHandler, QueryHandler}; // Separate command and query responsibilities let command_handler = CommandHandler::new(&mut graph); let query_handler = QueryHandler::new(&graph); // Commands modify state command_handler.execute(AddNodeCommand { id: "cmd_node".to_string(), component: "CommandNode".to_string(), metadata: None, })?; // Queries read state (potentially from optimized read models) let node_info = query_handler.get_node_info("cmd_node")?; let analysis = query_handler.analyze_connectivity("cmd_node")?; }
Best Practices Summary
Performance Best Practices
- Use appropriate data structures: Choose indices based on access patterns
- Enable lazy loading: For large graphs, load data on demand
- Configure memory limits: Prevent memory exhaustion
- Use parallel processing: Enable for CPU-intensive operations
- Cache analysis results: Store expensive computations
Scalability Best Practices
- Partition large graphs: Distribute across multiple nodes
- Stream large operations: Process data in chunks
- Use compression: Reduce memory and storage requirements
- Implement backpressure: Control data flow rates
- Monitor resource usage: Track memory and CPU consumption
Maintainability Best Practices
- Use version control: Track graph schema changes
- Implement proper error handling: Handle edge cases gracefully
- Document custom extensions: Maintain clear plugin documentation
- Use consistent naming: Follow naming conventions
- Implement comprehensive testing: Test all graph operations
Next Steps
- Building Visual Editors - Complete tutorial
- Performance Optimization - Advanced optimization techniques
- Creating Graph - Basic operations
- Graph Analysis - Validation and analysis
- Layout System - Positioning and visualization