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

The canonical fixture is 6 vertices [1..6] with undirected edges (1,2), (1,3), (2,4), (3,4), (4,5), (5,6) inserted in that order. The final adjacency list is {1: [2, 3], 2: [1, 4], 3: [1, 4], 4: [2, 3, 5], 5: [4, 6], 6: [5]}. This same graph drives graph-bfs, graph-dfs, and graph-shortest-path-bfs.

Basic Implementation

basic.swift
let edges = [[1, 2], [1, 3], [2, 4], [3, 4], [4, 5], [5, 6]]
var adj: [Int: [Int]] = [:]
for e in edges {
	adj[e[0], default: []].append(e[1])
	adj[e[1], default: []].append(e[0])
}
var parts: [String] = []
for v in adj.keys.sorted() {
	let nbrs = adj[v]!.map { String($0) }.joined(separator: ", ")
	parts.append("\(v): [\(nbrs)]")
}
print("{" + parts.joined(separator: ", ") + "}")

Complexity

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

Implementation notes

  • Swift: a [Int: [Int]] dictionary stores neighbours via subscript-with-default; keys are sorted before printing because dictionary order is unspecified.
  • 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.