Tighten algorithm contracts and enforce them with a contract matrix

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Summary

Makes algorithm behavior consistent and enforces it with tests, so every public function follows the same rules on edge cases.

Contracts

• Unknown node ids are "not found" everywhere (undefined / [] / {} / false / 0), never errors or fabricated results. Throws are reserved for invalid arguments (e.g. a cyclic input to a DAG-only algorithm, from === to in flow).
• Lazy gen* generators traverse a snapshot, so mutating the graph mid-iteration can't produce wrong paths or crashes.
• No recursion proportional to graph size or depth: every traversal is iterative (verified on 20k–50k deep inputs).

New / changed APIs

• getCycle(graph): one cycle or undefined, O(n + m).
• genCycles is truly lazy: Johnson's algorithm per biconnected block, O((n + m) · (cycles + 1)). The first cycle of a dense graph is now milliseconds instead of seconds.
• isArborescence(graph, { from? }). isTree now documents that it ignores direction (a polytree is a tree).
• genTopologicalSort, plus { from } on both topological sorts.
• hasPath(graph, a, b, { direction }).
• isIsomorphic is now a VF2-style iterative matcher: two 50k chains in about 250ms (the old version never finished). Parallel edges are paired exactly under edgeMatch, and directed and non-directed self-loops are never paired with each other.
• isAcyclic is O(n + m) for graphs mixing directed and undirected edges (it was exponential in the worst case), and its result is cached.

Breaking (minor release per changeset)

• getMinCut takes { from, to } and returns cutEdges as edge objects, matching getMaxFlow.
• getMaxFlow, getMinCut, getSteinerTree and getTSPTour return undefined for unknown ids (getSteinerTree also when the terminals are disconnected). getDominatorTree returns {}, getDepth returns undefined (was -1), and isLeaf/isCompound return false.
• getDegree counts every self-loop twice (handshake lemma), matching graphology and NetworkX.
• isTree returns false for the empty graph.
• genCycles may yield cycles in a different order.

Fixes

• Memory leak: the graph index's WeakRef memo kept every graph indexed during one synchronous call alive (getShortestSimplePaths on a 3k chain used 2.8 GB; now ~200 MB). Removing the memo made no measurable difference to point-query speed.
• Crashes on dangling edges in max-flow/min-cut, modularity, transitive reduction and random walks.
• Quadratic hot spots made linear: getModularity, getFlattenedGraph on deep hierarchies, genPreorders/genPostorders, getPreorder.
• Path queries no longer return a fake path with source: undefined for an unknown source.

Tests

• tests/contracts.test.ts: about 140 public functions × 12 edge-case fixtures (empty graph, self-loops, parallel/mixed/dangling edges, compound nodes, unknown ids, a 20k-deep chain). It checks for unexpected throws, undefined elements, malformed paths, input mutation, non-determinism and the unknown-id contract. It also fails when a new export is neither specified nor excluded with a reason.
• Differential tests compare genCycles/getCycle/isAcyclic and isIsomorphic against the previous exhaustive implementations, kept as oracles, on thousands of random multigraphs.
• pnpm verify passes (3,315 tests).

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added APIs for finding a cycle, checking whether a graph is an arborescence, and generating topological orderings.
  • Added options to control traversal direction and topological-sort ordering.
• Behavior Changes
  • Updated min-cut options and results; flow and cut operations return no result when an endpoint is missing.
  • Unknown node IDs now produce documented empty or not-found results across queries and algorithms.
  • Degree counts include self-loops twice; an empty graph is not considered a tree.
• Improvements
  • Graph traversals and generators handle deep graphs and graph changes during iteration more safely.

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• src/algorithms/isomorphism.ts
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• src/indexing.ts
• src/queries.ts
• src/walks.ts
• tests/contracts.test.ts
• tests/graph-contracts.test.ts

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Walkthrough

The changes update graph APIs and algorithms for traversal, paths, flow, queries, and isomorphism. Several traversals become iterative, generators use graph snapshots, and tests add contract and differential coverage for edge cases and deep graphs.

Changes

Graph algorithms and contracts

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Public contracts and exports .changeset/algorithm-contracts.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, src/types.ts, src/algorithms.ts, src/index.ts	New traversal option types and algorithm exports are added. The changeset and repository guidance record updated contracts and implementation requirements.
Snapshots and lazy generator traversal src/indexing.ts, src/algorithms/community.ts, src/algorithms/k-shortest.ts, src/algorithms/ordering.ts, src/algorithms/paths.ts, tests/graph-contracts.test.ts	A graph snapshot helper is added. Generators use snapshots, and preorder and postorder traversal share iterative backtracking state.
Reachability, cycles, and tree checks docs/algorithms.md, src/algorithms/traversal.ts, src/algorithms/paths.ts, tests/differential/cycle-oracle.ts, tests/differential/cycles.test.ts, tests/graph-contracts.test.ts, tests/algorithm-fixes.test.ts	Reachability accepts a direction option. Topological sorting gains a generator and start ordering. Cycle checks and enumeration become iterative, getCycle is added, and tree and arborescence checks are updated.
Path reconstruction and enumeration docs/algorithms.md, src/algorithms/paths.ts, tests/graph-contracts.test.ts	Path reconstruction and simple-path enumeration use iterative traversal. Unknown sources produce no paths, dangling neighbors are skipped, and all-pairs materialization uses shared reconstruction logic.
Queries, hierarchy, and missing-node results docs/algorithms.md, src/algorithms/dominators.ts, src/queries.ts, src/graph.ts, src/transforms.ts, src/algorithms/tsp.ts, tests/algorithm-fixes.test.ts, tests/core-fixes.test.ts, tests/dominators.test.ts, tests/queries.test.ts, tests/steiner.test.ts, tests/differential/oracle.test.ts	Degree counting and unknown-node results change. Descendant and flattened-graph operations use iterative traversal, while dominator-tree and TSP queries handle unknown IDs as documented.
Flow and min-cut results docs/algorithms.md, src/algorithms/flow.ts, tests/bipartite.test.ts, tests/flow.test.ts	Min-cut options change to from and to, and cut edges are returned as edge objects. Missing endpoints return undefined; tests cover the updated result contract.
Graph isomorphism matching docs/algorithms.md, src/algorithms/isomorphism.ts, tests/differential/isomorphism-oracle.ts, tests/differential/isomorphism.test.ts	Isomorphism matching uses CSR graph views and iterative breadth-first backtracking. Differential tests compare it with an exhaustive oracle.
Iterative algorithms and dangling-edge handling src/algorithms/bipartite.ts, src/algorithms/community.ts, src/walks.ts, src/transforms.ts, tests/differential/oracle.test.ts	Bipartite matching and hierarchy processing use iterative traversal. Modularity excludes dangling edges, and walk operations check destination nodes.
Public-function contract matrix tests/contracts.test.ts	A contract matrix checks public-function coverage, edge-case fixtures, result validity, expected errors, graph immutability, and repeatability.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0e1ab

Lazy generators can fail when they receive a class-based graph instance. Cycle checks on some mixed graphs can take quadratic time. Random walks can step to a node that does not exist, and getDescendants can return orphan nodes for an unknown ID. Fix these issues before merging.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0e1ab

The inspected API changes do not introduce a new privilege boundary, but the promised mutation isolation is broader than the implementation provides. Suspended generators can still observe additions and updates through shared graph state. This is a bounded library-contract risk, not a demonstrated security exploit.

Retained concerns

• Medium · architecture · observed: The new mutation-stable generator contract is broader than the implemented isolation boundary. getGraphSnapshot shares node and edge arrays and the mutable index with the original graph. addEdge and updateEdge modify that shared state, while the DFS-order generator reads neighbors again after suspension and backtracking. Later results can therefore incorporate post-start mutations instead of describing one stable graph. Deletions that replace arrays are isolated, and internal documentation requires immutability during iteration, but the public release notes promise mutation-safe generators without that restriction. This is an ownership-contract mismatch; no downstream security enforcement use or newly introduced exploit was established.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The inspected snapshot mismatch affects suspended computations over a caller-supplied graph. Exploiting the mismatch requires the ability to mutate that same graph during iteration. No inspected relationship establishes cross-tenant, cross-service, credential or persistent-store exposure.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The inspected flow change preserves caller-controlled callback execution and graph ownership. Unknown endpoints stop execution before capacity callbacks, and finite non-negative capacity validation remains centralized in the solver. The base-to-head comparison did not establish an authority increase or control bypass in this path.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Snapshot cache ownership is not independent: invalidating the original graph removes only its cache key, while an existing snapshot can retain the shared old index. Direct indexed-field mutation followed by original-graph invalidation can therefore leave a suspended consumer with changed entities and stale derived adjacency. This limits the snapshot's consistency guarantee; a downstream security consequence was not demonstrated.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Choose an explicit isolation model for live generators: independently owned structural snapshots or versioned copy-on-write state would support broad mutation isolation. Alternatively, narrow the public guarantee to the implemented array-replacement behavior and retain an explicit prohibition on other concurrent mutations.

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Review comments at @src/algorithms/paths.ts:
- Around line 1426-1446: Move the prevNode and prevEdge scratch arrays outside
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• .changeset/algorithm-contracts.md
• AGENTS.md
• CLAUDE.md
• docs/algorithms.md
• src/algorithms.ts
• src/algorithms/bipartite.ts
• src/algorithms/community.ts
• src/algorithms/dominators.ts
• src/algorithms/flow.ts
• src/algorithms/isomorphism.ts
• src/algorithms/k-shortest.ts
• src/algorithms/ordering.ts
• src/algorithms/paths.ts
• src/algorithms/reduction.ts
• src/algorithms/steiner.ts
• src/algorithms/traversal.ts
• src/algorithms/tsp.ts
• src/graph.ts
• src/index.ts
• src/indexing.ts
• src/queries.ts
• src/transforms.ts
• src/types.ts
• src/walks.ts
• tests/algorithm-fixes.test.ts
• tests/bipartite.test.ts
• tests/contracts.test.ts
• tests/core-fixes.test.ts
• tests/differential/cycle-oracle.ts
• tests/differential/cycles.test.ts
• tests/differential/isomorphism-oracle.ts
• tests/differential/isomorphism.test.ts
• tests/differential/oracle.test.ts
• tests/dominators.test.ts
• tests/flow.test.ts
• tests/graph-contracts.test.ts
• tests/queries.test.ts
• tests/steiner.test.ts

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