Represent an undirected graph as a per-vertex list of neighbours. For every edge (u, v), append v to adj[u] and u to adj[v]. Neighbour lists keep insertion order so the graph is a stable, deterministic fixture for the search lessons.

Algorithm

Basic Implementation

basic.scala
import scala.collection.mutable.{HashMap, ArrayBuffer}
object Main {
	def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
		val edges = List((1, 2), (1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 4), (4, 5), (5, 6))
		val adj = HashMap.empty[Int, ArrayBuffer[Int]]
		for ((u, v) <- edges) {
			adj.getOrElseUpdate(u, ArrayBuffer.empty[Int]) += v
			adj.getOrElseUpdate(v, ArrayBuffer.empty[Int]) += u
		}
		val parts = adj.keys.toList.sorted.map { v =>
			s"$v: [" + adj(v).mkString(", ") + "]"
		}
		println(parts.mkString("{", ", ", "}"))
	}
}

The graph fixture is pinned once, then the adjacency list writes each undirected edge in both directions.

Step 1 - Pinned graph fixture

The six vertices and six undirected edges are the shared fixture for BFS and DFS.

Graph with edges (1,2), (1,3), (2,4), (3,4), (4,5), (5,6).123456

Step 2 - Final adjacency list

Each row lists neighbours in the same insertion order used by the lesson.

Adjacency list after all six undirected edges are inserted.vertexneighbours1[2, 3]2[1, 4]3[1, 4]4[2, 3, 5]5[4, 6]6[5]

Complexity

  • Build: O(V + E)
  • Space: O(V + E)

Implementation notes

  • Scala: a mutable HashMap of ArrayBuffers stores neighbours via getOrElseUpdate; keys are sorted before printing.
  • The replay shows the adjacency list after each edge is added, matching the lesson spec.
adjacency list Each edge adds two directed entries, one in each direction.