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/**
 * This header provides definitions of graph-related algorithms
 */

#ifndef VIGRA_GRAPH_ALGORITHMS_HXX
#define VIGRA_GRAPH_ALGORITHMS_HXX

/*std*/
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <functional>
#include <set>
#include <iomanip>

/*vigra*/
#include "graphs.hxx"
#include "graph_generalization.hxx"
#include "multi_gridgraph.hxx"
#include "priority_queue.hxx"
#include "union_find.hxx"
#include "adjacency_list_graph.hxx"
#include "graph_maps.hxx"

#include "timing.hxx"
//#include "openmp_helper.hxx"


#include "functorexpression.hxx"
#include "array_vector.hxx"

namespace vigra{

/** \addtogroup GraphDataStructures
*/
//@{

    namespace detail_graph_algorithms{
        template <class GRAPH_MAP,class COMPERATOR>
        struct GraphItemCompare
        {
            
            GraphItemCompare(const GRAPH_MAP & map,const COMPERATOR & comperator)
            : map_(map),
              comperator_(comperator){

            }

            template<class KEY>
            bool operator()(const KEY & a, const KEY & b) const{
                return comperator_(map_[a],map_[b]);
            }

            const GRAPH_MAP & map_;
            const COMPERATOR & comperator_;
        };
    } // namespace detail_graph_algorithms

    /// \brief get a vector of Edge descriptors
    ///
    /// Sort the Edge descriptors given weights 
    /// and a comperator
    template<class GRAPH,class WEIGHTS,class COMPERATOR>
    void edgeSort(
        const GRAPH   & g,
        const WEIGHTS & weights,
        const COMPERATOR  & comperator,
        std::vector<typename GRAPH::Edge> & sortedEdges
    ){
        sortedEdges.resize(g.edgeNum());
        size_t c=0;
        for(typename GRAPH::EdgeIt e(g);e!=lemon::INVALID;++e){
            sortedEdges[c]=*e;
            ++c;
        }
        detail_graph_algorithms::GraphItemCompare<WEIGHTS,COMPERATOR> edgeComperator(weights,comperator);
        std::sort(sortedEdges.begin(),sortedEdges.end(),edgeComperator);
    }


    /// \brief copy a lemon node map
    template<class G,class A,class B>
    void copyNodeMap(const G & g,const A & a ,B & b){
        typename  G::NodeIt iter(g);
        while(iter!=lemon::INVALID){
            b[*iter]=a[*iter];
            ++iter;
        }

    }
    /// \brief copy a lemon edge map
    template<class G,class A,class B>
    void copyEdgeMap(const G & g,const A & a ,B & b){
        typename  G::EdgeIt iter(g);
        while(iter!=lemon::INVALID){
            b[*iter]=a[*iter];
            ++iter;
        }
    }
    /// \brief fill a lemon node map 
    template<class G,class A,class T>
    void fillNodeMap(const G & g, A & a, const T & value){
        typename  G::NodeIt iter(g);
        while(iter!=lemon::INVALID){
            a[*iter]=value;
            ++iter;
        }
    }
    /// \brief fill a lemon edge map
    template<class G,class A,class T>
    void fillEdgeMap(const G & g,A & a ,const T & value){
        typename  G::EdgeIt iter(g);
        while(iter!=lemon::INVALID){
            a[*iter]=value;
            ++iter;
        }
    }

    /// \brief make a region adjacency graph from a graph and labels w.r.t. that graph
    ///
    /// \param graphIn  : input graph
    /// \param labels   : labels w.r.t. graphIn
    /// \param[out] rag  : region adjacency graph 
    /// \param[out] affiliatedEdges : a vector of edges of graphIn for each edge in rag
    /// \param      ignoreLabel : optional label to ignore (default: -1 means no label will be ignored)
    ///
    template<
        class GRAPH_IN,
        class GRAPH_IN_NODE_LABEL_MAP
    >
    void makeRegionAdjacencyGraph(
        GRAPH_IN                   graphIn,
        GRAPH_IN_NODE_LABEL_MAP    labels,
        AdjacencyListGraph & rag,
        typename AdjacencyListGraph:: template EdgeMap< std::vector<typename GRAPH_IN::Edge> > & affiliatedEdges,
        const Int64   ignoreLabel=-1
    ){
        rag=AdjacencyListGraph();
        typedef typename GraphMapTypeTraits<GRAPH_IN_NODE_LABEL_MAP>::Value LabelType;
        typedef GRAPH_IN GraphIn;
        typedef AdjacencyListGraph GraphOut;

        typedef typename GraphIn::Edge   EdgeGraphIn;
        typedef typename GraphIn::NodeIt NodeItGraphIn;
        typedef typename GraphIn::EdgeIt EdgeItGraphIn;
        typedef typename GraphOut::Edge   EdgeGraphOut; 


        for(NodeItGraphIn iter(graphIn);iter!=lemon::INVALID;++iter){
            const LabelType l=labels[*iter];
            if(ignoreLabel==-1 || static_cast<Int64>(l)!=ignoreLabel)
                rag.addNode(l);
        }
    
        for(EdgeItGraphIn e(graphIn);e!=lemon::INVALID;++e){
            const EdgeGraphIn edge(*e);
            const LabelType lu = labels[graphIn.u(edge)];
            const LabelType lv = labels[graphIn.v(edge)];
            if(  lu!=lv && ( ignoreLabel==-1 || (static_cast<Int64>(lu)!=ignoreLabel  && static_cast<Int64>(lv)!=ignoreLabel) )  ){
                // if there is an edge between lu and lv no new edge will be added
                rag.addEdge( rag.nodeFromId(lu),rag.nodeFromId(lv));
            }
        }
        
        //SET UP HYPEREDGES
        affiliatedEdges.assign(rag);
        for(EdgeItGraphIn e(graphIn);e!=lemon::INVALID;++e){
            const EdgeGraphIn edge(*e);
            const LabelType lu = labels[graphIn.u(edge)];
            const LabelType lv = labels[graphIn.v(edge)];
            //std::cout<<"edge between ?? "<<lu<<" "<<lv<<"\n";
            if(  lu!=lv && ( ignoreLabel==-1 || (static_cast<Int64>(lu)!=ignoreLabel  && static_cast<Int64>(lv)!=ignoreLabel) )  ){
                //std::cout<<"find edge between "<<lu<<" "<<lv<<"\n";
                EdgeGraphOut ragEdge= rag.findEdge(rag.nodeFromId(lu),rag.nodeFromId(lv));
                //std::cout<<"invalid?"<<bool(ragEdge==lemon::INVALID)<<" id "<<rag.id(ragEdge)<<"\n";
                affiliatedEdges[ragEdge].push_back(edge);
                //std::cout<<"write done\n";
            }
        }
    }

    template<unsigned int DIM, class DTAG, class AFF_EDGES>
    size_t affiliatedEdgesSerializationSize(
        const GridGraph<DIM,DTAG> & gridGraph,
        const AdjacencyListGraph & rag,
        const AFF_EDGES & affEdges
    ){
        size_t size = 0;

        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::Edge Edge;

        for(EdgeIt iter(rag); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter){
            const Edge e(*iter);
            size+=1;
            size+=affEdges[e].size()*(DIM+1);
        }
        return size;
    }

    template<class OUT_ITER, unsigned int DIM, class DTAG, class AFF_EDGES>
    void serializeAffiliatedEdges(
        const GridGraph<DIM,DTAG> & gridGraph,
        const AdjacencyListGraph & rag,
        const AFF_EDGES & affEdges,
        OUT_ITER outIter
    ){
      
        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename  GridGraph<DIM,DTAG>::Edge GEdge;

        for(EdgeIt iter(rag); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter){

            const Edge edge = *iter;
            const size_t numAffEdge = affEdges[edge].size();
            *outIter = numAffEdge; ++outIter;

            for(size_t i=0; i<numAffEdge; ++i){
                const GEdge gEdge = affEdges[edge][i];
                for(size_t d=0; d<DIM+1; ++d){
                    *outIter = gEdge[d]; ++outIter;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    template<class IN_ITER, unsigned int DIM, class DTAG, class AFF_EDGES>
    void deserializeAffiliatedEdges(
        const GridGraph<DIM,DTAG> & gridGraph,
        const AdjacencyListGraph & rag,
        AFF_EDGES & affEdges,
        IN_ITER begin,
        IN_ITER end
    ){
      
        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename  AdjacencyListGraph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename  GridGraph<DIM,DTAG>::Edge GEdge;

        affEdges.assign(rag);

        for(EdgeIt iter(rag); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter){

            const Edge edge = *iter;
            const size_t numAffEdge = *begin; ++begin;

            for(size_t i=0; i<numAffEdge; ++i){
                GEdge gEdge;
                for(size_t d=0; d<DIM+1; ++d){
                    gEdge[d]=*begin; ++begin;
                }
                affEdges[edge].push_back(gEdge);
            }
        }
    }




    /// \brief shortest path computer
    template<class GRAPH,class WEIGHT_TYPE>
    class ShortestPathDijkstra{
    public:
        typedef GRAPH Graph;

        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
        typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::OutArcIt OutArcIt;

        typedef WEIGHT_TYPE WeightType;
        typedef ChangeablePriorityQueue<WeightType>           PqType;
        typedef typename Graph:: template NodeMap<Node>       PredecessorsMap;
        typedef typename Graph:: template NodeMap<WeightType> DistanceMap;
        typedef ArrayVector<Node>                             DiscoveryOrder;
            
        /// \ brief constructor from graph
        ShortestPathDijkstra(const Graph & g)
        :   graph_(g),
            pq_(g.maxNodeId()+1),
            predMap_(g),
            distMap_(g)
        {
        }

        /// \brief run shortest path given edge weights
        ///
        /// \param weights : edge weights encoding the distance between adjacent nodes (must be non-negative) 
        /// \param source  : source node where shortest path should start
        /// \param target  : target node where shortest path should stop. If target is not given
        ///                  or <tt>INVALID</tt>, the shortest path from source to all reachable nodes is computed
        /// \param maxDistance  : path search is terminated when the path length exceeds <tt>maxDistance</tt>
        ///
        /// When a valid \a target is unreachable from \a source (either because the graph is disconnected 
        /// or \a maxDistance is exceeded), it is set to <tt>lemon::INVALID</tt>. In contrast, if \a target
        /// was <tt>lemon::INVALID</tt> at the beginning, it will always be set to the last node 
        /// visited in the search.
        template<class WEIGHTS>
        void run(const WEIGHTS & weights, const Node & source,
                 const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
                 WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            this->initializeMaps(source);
            runImpl(weights, target, maxDistance);
        }

        /// \brief run shortest path in a region of interest of a \ref GridGraph.
        ///
        /// \param start : first point in the desired ROI.
        /// \param stop  : beyond the last point in the desired ROI (i.e. exclusive)
        /// \param weights : edge weights encoding the distance between adjacent nodes (must be non-negative) 
        /// \param source  : source node where shortest path should start
        /// \param target  : target node where shortest path should stop. If target is not given
        ///                  or <tt>INVALID</tt>, the shortest path from source to all reachable nodes is computed
        /// \param maxDistance  : path search is terminated when the path length exceeds <tt>maxDistance</tt>
        ///
        /// This version of <tt>run()</tt> restricts the path search to the ROI <tt>[start, stop)</tt> and only
        /// works for instances of \ref GridGraph. Otherwise, it is identical to the standard <tt>run()</tt> 
        /// function.
        template<class WEIGHTS>
        void run(Node const & start, Node const & stop,
                 const WEIGHTS & weights, const Node & source,
                 const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
                 WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            vigra_precondition(allLessEqual(start, source) && allLess(source, stop),
                "ShortestPathDijkstra::run(): source is not within ROI");
            vigra_precondition(target == lemon::INVALID ||
                               (allLessEqual(start, target) && allLess(target, stop)),
                "ShortestPathDijkstra::run(): target is not within ROI");
            this->initializeMaps(source, start, stop);
            runImpl(weights, target, maxDistance);
        }

        /// \brief run shortest path again with given edge weights
        ///
        /// This only differs from standard <tt>run()</tt> by initialization: Instead of resetting 
        /// the entire graph, this only resets the nodes that have been visited in the 
        /// previous run, i.e. the contents of the array <tt>discoveryOrder()</tt>.
        /// This will be much faster if only a small fraction of the nodes has to be reset.
        template<class WEIGHTS>
        void reRun(const WEIGHTS & weights, const Node & source,
                   const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
                   WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            this->reInitializeMaps(source);
            runImpl(weights, target, maxDistance);
        }

        /// \brief run shortest path with given edge weights from multiple sources.
        ///
        /// This is otherwise identical to standard <tt>run()</tt>, except that 
        /// <tt>source()</tt> returns <tt>lemon::INVALID</tt> after path search finishes.
        template<class WEIGHTS, class ITER>
        void 
        runMultiSource(const WEIGHTS & weights, ITER source_begin, ITER source_end,
                 const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
                 WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            this->initializeMapsMultiSource(source_begin, source_end);
            runImpl(weights, target, maxDistance);
        }


        /// \brief run shortest path with given edge weights from multiple sources.
        ///
        /// This is otherwise identical to standard <tt>run()</tt>, except that 
        /// <tt>source()</tt> returns <tt>lemon::INVALID</tt> after path search finishes.
        template<class EFGE_WEIGHTS,class NODE_WEIGHTS, class ITER>
        void 
        runMultiSource(
            const EFGE_WEIGHTS & edgeWeights, 
            const NODE_WEIGHTS & nodeWeights,
            ITER source_begin, 
            ITER source_end,
            const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
            WeightType maxDistance = NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            this->initializeMapsMultiSource(source_begin, source_end);
            runImplWithNodeWeights(edgeWeights, nodeWeights, target, maxDistance);
        }

        /// \brief get the graph
        const Graph & graph()const{
            return graph_;
        }
        /// \brief get the source node
        const Node & source()const{
            return source_;
        }
        /// \brief get the target node
        const Node & target()const{
            return target_;
        }

        /// \brief check if explicit target is given
        bool hasTarget()const{
            return target_!=lemon::INVALID;
        }

        /// \brief get an array with all visited nodes, sorted by distance from source
        const DiscoveryOrder & discoveryOrder() const{
            return discoveryOrder_;
        }

        /// \brief get the predecessors node map (after a call of run)
        const PredecessorsMap & predecessors()const{
            return predMap_;
        }
        
        /// \brief get the distances node map (after a call of run)
        const DistanceMap & distances()const{
            return distMap_;
        }
        
        /// \brief get the distance to a rarget node (after a call of run)
        WeightType distance(const Node & target)const{
            return distMap_[target];
        }


    private:

        template<class WEIGHTS>
        void runImpl(const WEIGHTS & weights,
                     const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
                     WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            ZeroNodeMap<Graph, WEIGHT_TYPE> zeroNodeMap;
            this->runImplWithNodeWeights(weights,zeroNodeMap, target, maxDistance);
        }


        template<class EDGE_WEIGHTS, class NODE_WEIGHTS>
        void runImplWithNodeWeights(
            const EDGE_WEIGHTS & edgeWeights,
            const NODE_WEIGHTS & nodeWeights,
            const Node & target = lemon::INVALID, 
            WeightType maxDistance=NumericTraits<WeightType>::max())
        {
            target_ = lemon::INVALID;
            while(!pq_.empty() ){ //&& !finished){
                const Node topNode(graph_.nodeFromId(pq_.top()));
                if(distMap_[topNode] > maxDistance)
                    break; // distance threshold exceeded
                pq_.pop();
                discoveryOrder_.push_back(topNode);
                if(topNode == target)
                    break;
                // loop over all neigbours
                for(OutArcIt outArcIt(graph_,topNode);outArcIt!=lemon::INVALID;++outArcIt){
                    const Node otherNode = graph_.target(*outArcIt);
                    const size_t otherNodeId = graph_.id(otherNode);
                    const WeightType otherNodeWeight = nodeWeights[otherNode];
                    if(pq_.contains(otherNodeId)){
                        const Edge edge(*outArcIt);
                        const WeightType currentDist     = distMap_[otherNode];
                        const WeightType alternativeDist = distMap_[topNode]+edgeWeights[edge]+otherNodeWeight;
                        if(alternativeDist<currentDist){
                            pq_.push(otherNodeId,alternativeDist);
                            distMap_[otherNode]=alternativeDist;
                            predMap_[otherNode]=topNode;
                        }
                    }
                    else if(predMap_[otherNode]==lemon::INVALID){
                        const Edge edge(*outArcIt);
                        const WeightType initialDist = distMap_[topNode]+edgeWeights[edge]+otherNodeWeight;
                        if(initialDist<=maxDistance)
                        {
                            pq_.push(otherNodeId,initialDist);
                            distMap_[otherNode]=initialDist;
                            predMap_[otherNode]=topNode;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            while(!pq_.empty() ){
                const Node topNode(graph_.nodeFromId(pq_.top()));
                predMap_[topNode]=lemon::INVALID;
                pq_.pop();
            }
            if(target == lemon::INVALID || discoveryOrder_.back() == target)
                target_ = discoveryOrder_.back(); // Means that target was reached. If, to the contrary, target 
                                                  // was unreachable within maxDistance, target_ remains INVALID.
        }

        void initializeMaps(Node const & source){
            for(NodeIt n(graph_); n!=lemon::INVALID; ++n){
                const Node node(*n);
                predMap_[node]=lemon::INVALID;
            }
            distMap_[source]=static_cast<WeightType>(0.0);
            predMap_[source]=source;
            discoveryOrder_.clear();
            pq_.push(graph_.id(source),0.0);
            source_=source;
        }

        void initializeMaps(Node const & source,
                            Node const & start, Node const & stop)
        {
            Node left_border  = min(start, Node(1)),
                 right_border = min(predMap_.shape()-stop, Node(1)),
                 DONT_TOUCH   = Node(lemon::INVALID) - Node(1);
            
            initMultiArrayBorder(predMap_.subarray(start-left_border, stop+right_border),
                                 left_border, right_border, DONT_TOUCH);
            predMap_.subarray(start, stop) = lemon::INVALID;
            predMap_[source]=source;
            
            distMap_[source]=static_cast<WeightType>(0.0);
            discoveryOrder_.clear();
            pq_.push(graph_.id(source),0.0);
            source_=source;
        }

        template <class ITER>
        void initializeMapsMultiSource(ITER source, ITER source_end){
            for(NodeIt n(graph_); n!=lemon::INVALID; ++n){
                const Node node(*n);
                predMap_[node]=lemon::INVALID;
            }
            discoveryOrder_.clear();
            for( ; source != source_end; ++source)
            {
                distMap_[*source]=static_cast<WeightType>(0.0);
                predMap_[*source]=*source;
                pq_.push(graph_.id(*source),0.0);
            }
            source_=lemon::INVALID;
        }

        void reInitializeMaps(Node const & source){
            for(unsigned int n=0; n<discoveryOrder_.size(); ++n){
                predMap_[discoveryOrder_[n]]=lemon::INVALID;
            }
            distMap_[source]=static_cast<WeightType>(0.0);
            predMap_[source]=source;
            discoveryOrder_.clear();
            pq_.push(graph_.id(source),0.0);
            source_=source;
        }

        const Graph  & graph_;
        PqType  pq_;
        PredecessorsMap predMap_;
        DistanceMap     distMap_;
        DiscoveryOrder  discoveryOrder_;

        Node source_;
        Node target_;
    };

    /// \brief get the length in node units of a path
    template<class NODE,class PREDECESSORS>
    size_t pathLength(
        const NODE source,
        const NODE target,
        const PREDECESSORS & predecessors
    ){
        if(predecessors[target]==lemon::INVALID)
            return 0;
        else{
            NODE currentNode = target;
            size_t length=1;
            while(currentNode!=source){
                currentNode=predecessors[currentNode];
                length+=1;
            }
            return length;
        }
    }

    /// \brief Astar Shortest path search
    template<class GRAPH,class WEIGHTS,class PREDECESSORS,class DISTANCE,class HEURSTIC>
    void shortestPathAStar(
        const GRAPH         &           graph,
        const typename GRAPH::Node &    source,
        const typename GRAPH::Node &    target,
        const WEIGHTS       &           weights,
        PREDECESSORS        &           predecessors,
        DISTANCE            &           distance,
        const HEURSTIC      &           heuristic
    ){

        typedef GRAPH                       Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
        typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
        typedef typename Graph::OutArcIt OutArcIt;
        typedef typename DISTANCE::value_type    DistanceType;

        typename  GRAPH:: template NodeMap<bool> closedSet(graph);
        vigra::ChangeablePriorityQueue<typename WEIGHTS::value_type> estimatedDistanceOpenSet(graph.maxNodeId()+1);
        // initialize
        for(NodeIt n(graph);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){
            const Node node(*n);
            closedSet[node]=false;
            distance[node]=std::numeric_limits<DistanceType>::infinity();
            predecessors[node]=lemon::INVALID;
        }
        // distance and estimated distance for start node
        distance[source]=static_cast<DistanceType>(0.0);
        estimatedDistanceOpenSet.push(graph.id(source),heuristic(source,target));

        // while any nodes left in openSet
        while(!estimatedDistanceOpenSet.empty()){

            // get the node with the lpwest estimated distance in the open set
            const Node current = graph.nodeFromId(estimatedDistanceOpenSet.top());

            // reached target?
            if(current==target)
                break;

            // remove current from openSet
            // add current to closedSet
            estimatedDistanceOpenSet.pop();
            closedSet[current]=true;

            // iterate over neigbours of current
            for(OutArcIt outArcIt(graph,current);outArcIt!=lemon::INVALID;++outArcIt){

                // get neigbour node and id
                const Node neighbour = graph.target(*outArcIt);
                const size_t neighbourId = graph.id(neighbour);

                // if neighbour is not yet in closedSet
                if(!closedSet[neighbour]){

                    // get edge between current and neigbour
                    const Edge edge(*outArcIt);

                    // get tentative score
                    const DistanceType tenativeScore = distance[current] + weights[edge];

                    // neighbour NOT in openSet OR tentative score better than the current distance
                    if(!estimatedDistanceOpenSet.contains(neighbourId) || tenativeScore < distance[neighbour] ){
                        // set predecessors and distance
                        predecessors[neighbour]=current;
                        distance[neighbour]=tenativeScore;

                        // update the estimated cost from neighbour to target
                        // ( and neigbour will be (re)-added to openSet)
                        estimatedDistanceOpenSet.push(neighbourId,distance[neighbour]+heuristic(neighbour,target));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    

    template<
    class GRAPH, 
    class EDGE_WEIGHTS, 
    class NODE_WEIGHTS,
    class SEED_NODE_MAP,
    class WEIGHT_TYPE
    >
    void shortestPathSegmentation(
        const GRAPH & graph,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS & edgeWeights,
        const NODE_WEIGHTS & nodeWeights,
        SEED_NODE_MAP & seeds
    ){

        typedef GRAPH Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
        typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
        typedef WEIGHT_TYPE WeightType;

        // find seeds
        std::vector<Node> seededNodes;
        for(NodeIt n(graph);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){
            const Node node(*n);
            // not a seed
            if(seeds[node]!=0){
                seededNodes.push_back(node);
            }
        }

        // do shortest path
        typedef ShortestPathDijkstra<Graph, WeightType> Sp;
        typedef typename Sp::PredecessorsMap PredecessorsMap;
        Sp sp(graph);
        sp.runMultiSource(edgeWeights, nodeWeights, seededNodes.begin(), seededNodes.end());
        const PredecessorsMap & predMap = sp.predecessors();
        // do the labeling
        for(NodeIt n(graph);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){
            Node node(*n);
            if(seeds[node]==0){
                int label = 0 ;
                Node pred=predMap[node];
                while(seeds[pred]==0){
                    pred=predMap[pred];
                }
                seeds[node]=seeds[pred];
            }
        }
    }

    namespace detail_watersheds_segmentation{

    struct RawPriorityFunctor{
        template<class L, class T>
        T operator()(const L label,const T  priority)const{
            return priority;
        }
    };



    template<class PRIORITY_TYPE,class LABEL_TYPE>
    struct CarvingFunctor{
        CarvingFunctor(const LABEL_TYPE backgroundLabel,
                       const PRIORITY_TYPE & factor,
                       const PRIORITY_TYPE & noPriorBelow
        )
        :   backgroundLabel_(backgroundLabel),
            factor_(factor),
            noPriorBelow_(noPriorBelow){
        }
        PRIORITY_TYPE operator()(const LABEL_TYPE label,const PRIORITY_TYPE  priority)const{
            if(priority>=noPriorBelow_)
                return (label==backgroundLabel_ ? priority*factor_ : priority);
            else{
                return priority;
            }
        }
        LABEL_TYPE     backgroundLabel_;
        PRIORITY_TYPE  factor_;
        PRIORITY_TYPE  noPriorBelow_;
    };


    template<
        class GRAPH,
        class EDGE_WEIGHTS,
        class SEEDS,
        class PRIORITY_MANIP_FUNCTOR,
        class LABELS
    >
    void edgeWeightedWatershedsSegmentationImpl(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS      & edgeWeights,
        const SEEDS             & seeds,
        PRIORITY_MANIP_FUNCTOR  & priorManipFunctor,
        LABELS                  & labels
    ){  
        typedef GRAPH Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
        typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
        typedef typename Graph::OutArcIt OutArcIt;

        typedef typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value WeightType;
        typedef typename LABELS::Value  LabelType;
        //typedef typename Graph:: template EdgeMap<bool>    EdgeBoolMap;
        typedef PriorityQueue<Edge,WeightType,true> PQ;

        PQ pq;
        //EdgeBoolMap inPQ(g);
        copyNodeMap(g,seeds,labels);
        //fillEdgeMap(g,inPQ,false);


        // put edges from nodes with seed on pq
        for(NodeIt n(g);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){
            const Node node(*n);
            if(labels[node]!=static_cast<LabelType>(0)){
                for(OutArcIt a(g,node);a!=lemon::INVALID;++a){
                    const Edge edge(*a);
                    const Node neigbour=g.target(*a);
                    //std::cout<<"n- node "<<g.id(neigbour)<<"\n";
                    if(labels[neigbour]==static_cast<LabelType>(0)){
                        const WeightType priority = priorManipFunctor(labels[node],edgeWeights[edge]);
                        pq.push(edge,priority);
                        //inPQ[edge]=true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }


        while(!pq.empty()){

            const Edge edge = pq.top();
            pq.pop();

            const Node u = g.u(edge);
            const Node v = g.v(edge);
            const LabelType lU = labels[u];
            const LabelType lV = labels[v];


            if(lU==0 && lV==0){
                throw std::runtime_error("both have no labels");
            }
            else if(lU!=0 && lV!=0){
                // nothing to do
            }
            else{

                const Node unlabeledNode = lU==0 ? u : v;
                const LabelType label = lU==0 ? lV : lU;

                // assign label to unlabeled node
                labels[unlabeledNode] = label;

                // iterate over the nodes edges
                for(OutArcIt a(g,unlabeledNode);a!=lemon::INVALID;++a){
                    const Edge otherEdge(*a);
                    const Node targetNode=g.target(*a);
                    if(labels[targetNode] == 0){
                    //if(inPQ[otherEdge] == false && labels[targetNode] == 0){
                        const WeightType priority = priorManipFunctor(label,edgeWeights[otherEdge]);
                        pq.push(otherEdge,priority);
                       // inPQ[otherEdge]=true;
                    }
                }
            }

        }

    }

    } // end namespace detail_watersheds_segmentation


    /// \brief edge weighted watersheds Segmentataion
    /// 
    /// \param g: input graph
    /// \param edgeWeights : edge weights / edge indicator
    /// \param seeds : seed must be non empty!
    /// \param[out] labels : resulting  nodeLabeling (not necessarily dense)
    template<class GRAPH,class EDGE_WEIGHTS,class SEEDS,class LABELS>
    void edgeWeightedWatershedsSegmentation(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS & edgeWeights,
        const SEEDS        & seeds,
        LABELS             & labels
    ){  
        detail_watersheds_segmentation::RawPriorityFunctor fPriority;
        detail_watersheds_segmentation::edgeWeightedWatershedsSegmentationImpl(g,edgeWeights,seeds,fPriority,labels);
    }   
    

    /// \brief edge weighted watersheds Segmentataion
    /// 
    /// \param g: input graph
    /// \param edgeWeights : edge weights / edge indicator
    /// \param seeds : seed must be non empty!
    /// \param backgroundLabel : which label is background
    /// \param backgroundBias  : bias for background
    /// \param noPriorBelow  : don't bias the background if edge indicator is below this value
    /// \param[out] labels : resulting  nodeLabeling (not necessarily dense)
    template<class GRAPH,class EDGE_WEIGHTS,class SEEDS,class LABELS>
    void carvingSegmentation(
        const GRAPH                         & g,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS                  & edgeWeights,
        const SEEDS                         & seeds,
        const typename LABELS::Value        backgroundLabel,
        const typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value  backgroundBias,
        const typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value  noPriorBelow,
        LABELS                      & labels
    ){
        typedef typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value WeightType;
        typedef typename LABELS::Value       LabelType;
        detail_watersheds_segmentation::CarvingFunctor<WeightType,LabelType> fPriority(backgroundLabel,backgroundBias, noPriorBelow);
        detail_watersheds_segmentation::edgeWeightedWatershedsSegmentationImpl(g,edgeWeights,seeds,fPriority,labels);
    }

    /// \brief edge weighted watersheds Segmentataion
    /// 
    /// \param graph: input graph
    /// \param edgeWeights : edge weights / edge indicator
    /// \param nodeSizes : size of each node
    /// \param k : free parameter of felzenszwalb algorithm
    /// \param[out] nodeLabeling :  nodeLabeling (not necessarily dense)
    /// \param nodeNumStopCond      : optional stopping condition
    template< class GRAPH , class EDGE_WEIGHTS, class NODE_SIZE,class NODE_LABEL_MAP>
    void felzenszwalbSegmentation(
        const GRAPH &         graph,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS &  edgeWeights,
        const NODE_SIZE    &  nodeSizes,
        float           k,
        NODE_LABEL_MAP     &  nodeLabeling,
        const int             nodeNumStopCond = -1
    ){
        typedef GRAPH Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;

        typedef typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value WeightType;
        typedef typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::Value NodeSizeType;
        typedef typename Graph:: template NodeMap<WeightType>   NodeIntDiffMap;
        typedef typename Graph:: template NodeMap<NodeSizeType> NodeSizeAccMap;

        // initalize node size map  and internal diff map
        NodeIntDiffMap internalDiff(graph);
        NodeSizeAccMap nodeSizeAcc(graph);  
        copyNodeMap(graph,nodeSizes,nodeSizeAcc);
        fillNodeMap(graph,internalDiff,static_cast<WeightType>(0.0));



        // initlaize internal node diff map

        // sort the edges by their weights
        std::vector<Edge> sortedEdges;
        std::less<WeightType> comperator;
        edgeSort(graph,edgeWeights,comperator,sortedEdges);

        // make the ufd
        UnionFindArray<UInt64> ufdArray(graph.maxNodeId()+1);


        size_t nodeNum = graph.nodeNum();   


        while(true){
            // iterate over edges is the sorted order
            for(size_t i=0;i<sortedEdges.size();++i){
                const Edge e  = sortedEdges[i];
                const size_t rui = ufdArray.findIndex(graph.id(graph.u(e)));
                const size_t rvi = ufdArray.findIndex(graph.id(graph.v(e)));
                const Node   ru  = graph.nodeFromId(rui);
                const Node   rv  = graph.nodeFromId(rvi);
                if(rui!=rvi){

                    //check if to merge or not ?
                    const WeightType   w         = edgeWeights[e];
                    const NodeSizeType sizeRu    = nodeSizeAcc[ru];
                    const NodeSizeType sizeRv    = nodeSizeAcc[rv];
                    const WeightType tauRu       = static_cast<WeightType>(k)/static_cast<WeightType>(sizeRu);
                    const WeightType tauRv       = static_cast<WeightType>(k)/static_cast<WeightType>(sizeRv);
                    const WeightType minIntDiff  = std::min(internalDiff[ru]+tauRu,internalDiff[rv]+tauRv);
                    if(w<=minIntDiff){
                        // do merge
                        ufdArray.makeUnion(rui,rvi);
                        --nodeNum;
                        // update size and internal difference
                        const size_t newRepId = ufdArray.findIndex(rui);
                        const Node newRepNode = graph.nodeFromId(newRepId);
                        internalDiff[newRepNode]=w;
                        nodeSizeAcc[newRepNode] = sizeRu+sizeRv;
                    }
                }
                if(nodeNum==nodeNumStopCond){
                    break;
                }
            }
            if(nodeNumStopCond==-1){
                break;
            }
            else{
                if(nodeNum>nodeNumStopCond){
                    k *= 1.2f;
                }
                else{
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        ufdArray.makeContiguous();
        for(typename  GRAPH::NodeIt n(graph);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){
            const Node node(*n);
            nodeLabeling[node]=ufdArray.findLabel(graph.id(node));
        }
    } 




    namespace detail_graph_smoothing{

    template<
        class GRAPH, 
        class NODE_FEATURES_IN,
        class EDGE_WEIGHTS,
        class WEIGHTS_TO_SMOOTH_FACTOR,
        class NODE_FEATURES_OUT
    >
    void graphSmoothingImpl(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const NODE_FEATURES_IN   & nodeFeaturesIn,
        const EDGE_WEIGHTS       & edgeWeights,
        WEIGHTS_TO_SMOOTH_FACTOR & weightsToSmoothFactor,
        NODE_FEATURES_OUT        & nodeFeaturesOut

    ){
        typedef GRAPH Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::Node Node;
        typedef typename Graph::NodeIt NodeIt;
        typedef typename Graph::OutArcIt OutArcIt;

        typedef typename NODE_FEATURES_IN::Value          NodeFeatureInValue;
        typedef typename NODE_FEATURES_OUT::Reference     NodeFeatureOutRef;
        typedef typename EDGE_WEIGHTS::ConstReference SmoothFactorType;


        //fillNodeMap(g, nodeFeaturesOut, typename NODE_FEATURES_OUT::value_type(0.0));

        for(NodeIt n(g);n!=lemon::INVALID;++n){

            const Node node(*n);

            NodeFeatureInValue    featIn  = nodeFeaturesIn[node];
            NodeFeatureOutRef     featOut = nodeFeaturesOut[node];

            featOut=0;
            float weightSum = 0.0;
            size_t degree    = 0;
            for(OutArcIt a(g,node);a!=lemon::INVALID;++a){
                const Edge edge(*a);
                const Node neigbour(g.target(*a));
                SmoothFactorType smoothFactor= weightsToSmoothFactor(edgeWeights[edge]);

                NodeFeatureInValue neighbourFeat = nodeFeaturesIn[neigbour];
                neighbourFeat*=smoothFactor;
                if(degree==0)
                    featOut = neighbourFeat;
                else
                    featOut += neighbourFeat;
                weightSum+=smoothFactor;
                ++degree;
            }
            // fixme..set me to right type 
            featIn*=static_cast<float>(degree);
            weightSum+=static_cast<float>(degree);
            featOut+=featIn;
            featOut/=weightSum;
        }
    }

    template<class T>
    struct ExpSmoothFactor{
        ExpSmoothFactor(const T lambda,const T edgeThreshold,const T scale)
        :   lambda_(lambda),
            edgeThreshold_(edgeThreshold),
            scale_(scale){
        }
        T operator()(const T weight){
            return weight> edgeThreshold_ ? 0 :  std::exp(-1.0*lambda_*weight)*scale_;
        }
        T lambda_;
        T edgeThreshold_;
        T scale_;
    };

    } // namespace detail_graph_smoothing


    /// \brief smooth node features of a graph
    ///
    /// \param g               : input graph
    /// \param nodeFeaturesIn  : input node features which should be smoothed       
    /// \param edgeIndicator   : edge indicator to indicate over which edges one should smooth        
    /// \param lambda          : scale edge indicator by lambda before taking negative exponent
    /// \param edgeThreshold   : edge threshold
    /// \param scale           : how much smoothing should be applied
    /// \param[out] nodeFeaturesOut : smoothed node features
    template<class GRAPH, class NODE_FEATURES_IN,class EDGE_INDICATOR,class NODE_FEATURES_OUT>
    void graphSmoothing(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const NODE_FEATURES_IN  & nodeFeaturesIn,
        const EDGE_INDICATOR    & edgeIndicator,
        const float lambda,
        const float edgeThreshold,
        const float scale,
        NODE_FEATURES_OUT       & nodeFeaturesOut
    ){
        detail_graph_smoothing::ExpSmoothFactor<float> functor(lambda,edgeThreshold,scale);
        detail_graph_smoothing::graphSmoothingImpl(g,nodeFeaturesIn,edgeIndicator,functor,nodeFeaturesOut);
    }

    /// \brief smooth node features of a graph
    ///
    /// \param g               : input graph
    /// \param nodeFeaturesIn  : input node features which should be smoothed       
    /// \param edgeIndicator   : edge indicator to indicate over which edges one should smooth        
    /// \param lambda          : scale edge indicator by lambda before taking negative exponent
    /// \param edgeThreshold   : edge threshold
    /// \param scale           : how much smoothing should be applied
    /// \param iterations      : how often should this algorithm be called recursively
    /// \param[out] nodeFeaturesBuffer : preallocated(!) buffer to store node features temp.
    /// \param[out] nodeFeaturesOut : smoothed node features
    template<class GRAPH, class NODE_FEATURES_IN,class EDGE_INDICATOR,class NODE_FEATURES_OUT>
    void recursiveGraphSmoothing(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const NODE_FEATURES_IN   & nodeFeaturesIn,
        const EDGE_INDICATOR     & edgeIndicator,
        const float lambda,
        const float edgeThreshold,
        const float scale,
        size_t                    iterations,
        NODE_FEATURES_OUT       & nodeFeaturesBuffer,
        NODE_FEATURES_OUT       & nodeFeaturesOut
    ){

        iterations = std::max(size_t(1),iterations);
        // initial run
        graphSmoothing(g,nodeFeaturesIn,edgeIndicator,lambda,edgeThreshold,scale,nodeFeaturesOut);
        iterations -=1;

        bool outAsIn=true;
        for(size_t i=0;i<iterations;++i){
            if(outAsIn){
                graphSmoothing(g,nodeFeaturesOut,edgeIndicator,lambda,edgeThreshold,scale,nodeFeaturesBuffer);
                outAsIn=false;
            }
            else{
                graphSmoothing(g,nodeFeaturesBuffer,edgeIndicator,lambda,edgeThreshold,scale,nodeFeaturesOut);
                outAsIn=true;
            }
        }
        if(!outAsIn){
            copyNodeMap(g,nodeFeaturesBuffer,nodeFeaturesOut);
        }
    }


    template<class GRAPH, class NODE_MAP, class EDGE_MAP>
    void nodeGtToEdgeGt(
        const GRAPH & g,
        const NODE_MAP & nodeGt,
        const Int64 ignoreLabel,
        EDGE_MAP & edgeGt
    ){
        typedef typename  GRAPH::Node Node;
        typedef typename  GRAPH::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename  GRAPH::Edge Edge;

        for(EdgeIt edgeIt(g); edgeIt!=lemon::INVALID; ++edgeIt){
            const Edge edge(*edgeIt);
            const Node u = g.u(edge);
            const Node v = g.v(edge);

            const Int64 lU = static_cast<Int64>(nodeGt[u]);
            const Int64 lV = static_cast<Int64>(nodeGt[v]);

            if(ignoreLabel==-1 || (lU!=ignoreLabel || lV!=ignoreLabel)){
                edgeGt[edge] = lU == lV ? 0 : 1;
            }
            else{
                edgeGt[edge] = 2;
            }
        }
    }






    /// project ground truth from a base graph, to a region adjacency graph.
    ///     
    ///
    ///
    ///
    template<class RAG, class BASE_GRAPH, class BASE_GRAPH_RAG_LABELS,  
             class BASE_GRAPH_GT,  class RAG_GT, class RAG_GT_QT>
    void projectGroundTruth(
        const RAG                   & rag,
        const BASE_GRAPH            & baseGraph,
        const BASE_GRAPH_RAG_LABELS & baseGraphRagLabels,
        const BASE_GRAPH_GT         & baseGraphGt,
        RAG_GT                      & ragGt,
        RAG_GT_QT                   & ragGtQt
    ){
        typedef typename BASE_GRAPH::Node BaseGraphNode;
        typedef typename BASE_GRAPH::NodeIt BaseGraphNodeIt;
        typedef typename RAG::NodeIt RagNodeIt;
        typedef typename RAG::Node RagNode;
        typedef typename BASE_GRAPH_RAG_LABELS::Value BaseRagLabelType;
        typedef typename BASE_GRAPH_GT::Value GtLabelType;
        typedef typename RAG_GT::Value RagGtLabelType;

        // overlap map
        typedef std::map<GtLabelType,UInt32> MapType;
        typedef typename MapType::const_iterator MapIter;
        typedef typename  RAG:: template NodeMap<MapType> Overlap;
        Overlap overlap(rag);
        
        size_t i=0;
        //::cout<<"\n"; 
        for(BaseGraphNodeIt baseNodeIter(baseGraph); baseNodeIter!=lemon::INVALID; ++baseNodeIter , ++i ){

            //if (i%2000 == 0){
            //    std::cout<<"\r"<<std::setw(10)<< float(i)/float(baseGraph.nodeNum())<<std::flush;
            //}

            const BaseGraphNode baseNode = *baseNodeIter;

            // get gt label
            const GtLabelType gtLabel = baseGraphGt[baseNode];

            // get the label which generated rag 
            // (node mapping from  bg-node to rag-node-id)
            const BaseRagLabelType bgRagLabel = baseGraphRagLabels[baseNode];
            const RagNode  ragNode = rag.nodeFromId(bgRagLabel);

            // fill overlap 
            overlap[ragNode][gtLabel]+=1;
        }
        //std::cout<<"\n"; 
        // select label with max overlap
        for(RagNodeIt ragNodeIter(rag); ragNodeIter!=lemon::INVALID; ++ragNodeIter ){
            const RagNode  ragNode = *ragNodeIter;
            const MapType olMap = overlap[ragNode];
            UInt32 olSize=0;
            RagGtLabelType bestLabel = 0;
            for(MapIter  olIter = olMap.begin(); olIter!=olMap.end(); ++olIter ){
                if(olIter->second > olSize){
                    olSize = olIter->second;
                    bestLabel = olIter->first;
                }
            }
            ragGt[ragNode]=bestLabel;
        }
    }



    /// \brief Find indices of points on the edges
    ///
    /// \param rag : Region adjacency graph of the labels array
    /// \param graph : Graph of labels array
    /// \param affiliatedEdges : The affiliated edges of the region adjacency graph
    /// \param labelsArray : The label image
    /// \param node : The node (of the region adjacency graph), whose edges shall be found
    template<class RAGGRAPH, class GRAPH, class RAGEDGES, unsigned int N, class T>
    MultiArray<2, MultiArrayIndex> ragFindEdges(
            const RAGGRAPH & rag,
            const GRAPH & graph,
            const RAGEDGES & affiliatedEdges,
            MultiArrayView<N, T> labelsArray,
            const typename RAGGRAPH::Node & node
    ){
        typedef typename GRAPH::Node Node;
        typedef typename GRAPH::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename RAGGRAPH::OutArcIt RagOutArcIt;
        typedef typename RAGGRAPH::Edge RagEdge;
        typedef typename GraphDescriptorToMultiArrayIndex<GRAPH>::IntrinsicNodeMapShape NodeCoordinate;

        T nodeLabel = rag.id(node);

        // Find edges and write them into a set.
        std::set< NodeCoordinate > edgeCoordinates;
        for (RagOutArcIt iter(rag, node); iter != lemon::INVALID; ++iter)
        {
            const RagEdge ragEdge(*iter);
            const std::vector<Edge> & affEdges = affiliatedEdges[ragEdge];
            for (int i=0; i<affEdges.size(); ++i)
            {
                Node u = graph.u(affEdges[i]);
                Node v = graph.v(affEdges[i]);
                T uLabel = labelsArray[u];
                T vLabel = labelsArray[v];

                NodeCoordinate coords;
                if (uLabel == nodeLabel)
                {
                    coords = GraphDescriptorToMultiArrayIndex<GRAPH>::intrinsicNodeCoordinate(graph, u);
                }
                else if (vLabel == nodeLabel)
                {
                    coords = GraphDescriptorToMultiArrayIndex<GRAPH>::intrinsicNodeCoordinate(graph, v);
                }
                else
                {
                    vigra_precondition(false, "You should not come to this part of the code.");
                }
                edgeCoordinates.insert(coords);
            }
        }

        // Fill the return array.
        MultiArray<2, MultiArrayIndex> edgePoints(Shape2(edgeCoordinates.size(), N));
        edgePoints.init(0);
        int next = 0;
        typedef typename std::set< NodeCoordinate >::iterator setIter;
        for (setIter iter = edgeCoordinates.begin(); iter!=edgeCoordinates.end(); ++iter)
        {
            NodeCoordinate coords = *iter;
            for (int k=0; k<coords.size(); ++k)
            {
                edgePoints(next, k) = coords[k];
            }
            next++;
        }
        return edgePoints;
    }
    /// \brief create edge weights from node weights
    ///
    /// \param g : input graph
    /// \param nodeWeights : node property map holding node weights
    /// \param[out] edgeWeights : resulting edge weights
    /// \param euclidean : if 'true', multiply the computed weights with the Euclidean
    ///                    distance between the edge's end nodes (default: 'false')
    /// \param func : binary function that computes the edge weight from the 
    ///               weights of the edge's end nodes (default: take the average)
    template<unsigned int N, class DirectedTag,
             class NODEMAP, class EDGEMAP, class FUNCTOR>
    void 
    edgeWeightsFromNodeWeights(
            const GridGraph<N, DirectedTag> & g,
            const NODEMAP  & nodeWeights,
            EDGEMAP & edgeWeights,
            bool euclidean,
            FUNCTOR const & func)
    {
        typedef GridGraph<N, DirectedTag> Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename MultiArrayShape<N>::type CoordType;

        vigra_precondition(nodeWeights.shape() == g.shape(), 
             "edgeWeightsFromNodeWeights(): shape mismatch between graph and nodeWeights.");
        
        for (EdgeIt iter(g); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter)
        {
            const Edge edge(*iter);
            const CoordType uCoord(g.u(edge));
            const CoordType vCoord(g.v(edge));
            if (euclidean)
            {
                edgeWeights[edge] = norm(uCoord-vCoord) * func(nodeWeights[uCoord], nodeWeights[vCoord]);
            }
            else
            {
                edgeWeights[edge] = func(nodeWeights[uCoord], nodeWeights[vCoord]);
            }
        }
    }

    template<unsigned int N, class DirectedTag,
             class NODEMAP, class EDGEMAP>
    inline void 
    edgeWeightsFromNodeWeights(
            const GridGraph<N, DirectedTag> & g,
            const NODEMAP  & nodeWeights,
            EDGEMAP & edgeWeights,
            bool euclidean=false)
    {
        using namespace vigra::functor;
        edgeWeightsFromNodeWeights(g, nodeWeights, edgeWeights, euclidean, Param(0.5)*(Arg1()+Arg2()));
    }
    
    
    /// \brief create edge weights from an interpolated image
    ///
    /// \param g : input graph
    /// \param interpolatedImage : interpolated image
    /// \param[out] edgeWeights : edge weights
    /// \param euclidean : if 'true', multiply the weights with the Euclidean
    ///                    distance between the edge's end nodes (default: 'false')
    /// 
    /// For each edge, the function reads the weight from <tt>interpolatedImage[u+v]</tt>,
    /// where <tt>u</tt> and <tt>v</tt> are the coordinates of the edge's end points.
    template<unsigned int N, class DirectedTag,
            class T, class EDGEMAP>
    void 
    edgeWeightsFromInterpolatedImage(
            const GridGraph<N, DirectedTag> & g,
            const MultiArrayView<N, T>  & interpolatedImage,
            EDGEMAP & edgeWeights,
            bool euclidean = false)
    {
        typedef GridGraph<N, DirectedTag> Graph;
        typedef typename Graph::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename Graph::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename MultiArrayShape<N>::type CoordType;

        vigra_precondition(interpolatedImage.shape() == 2*g.shape()-CoordType(1), 
             "edgeWeightsFromInterpolatedImage(): interpolated shape must be shape*2-1");
        
        for (EdgeIt iter(g); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter)
        {
            const Edge edge(*iter);
            const CoordType uCoord(g.u(edge));
            const CoordType vCoord(g.v(edge));
            if (euclidean)
            {
                edgeWeights[edge] = norm(uCoord-vCoord) * interpolatedImage[uCoord+vCoord];
            }
            else
            {
                edgeWeights[edge] = interpolatedImage[uCoord+vCoord];
            }
        }
    }

    template<class GRAPH>
    struct ThreeCycle{

        typedef typename GRAPH::Node Node;

        ThreeCycle(const Node & a, const Node & b, const Node c){
            nodes_[0] = a;
            nodes_[1] = b;
            nodes_[2] = c;
            std::sort(nodes_, nodes_+3);
        }
        bool operator < (const ThreeCycle & other)const{
            if(nodes_[0] < other.nodes_[0]){
                return true;
            }
            else if(nodes_[0] == other.nodes_[0]){
                if(nodes_[1] < other.nodes_[1]){
                    return true;
                }
                else if(nodes_[1] == other.nodes_[1]){
                    if(nodes_[2] < other.nodes_[2]){
                        return true;
                    }
                    else{
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                else{
                    return false;
                }
            }
            else{
                return false;
            }
        }

        Node nodes_[3];


    };


    template<class GRAPH>
    void find3Cycles(
        const GRAPH & g, 
        MultiArray<1, TinyVector<Int32, 3> > & cyclesArray 
    ){
        typedef typename GRAPH::Node Node;
        typedef typename GRAPH::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename GRAPH::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename GRAPH::OutArcIt OutArcIt;

        typedef ThreeCycle<GRAPH> Cycle;

        std::set< Cycle > cycles;
        typedef typename std::set<Cycle>::const_iterator SetIter;
        for (EdgeIt iter(g); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter){
            const Edge edge(*iter);
            const Node u = g.u(edge);
            const Node v = g.v(edge);

            // find a node n which is connected to u and v
            for(OutArcIt outArcIt(g,u); outArcIt!=lemon::INVALID;++outArcIt){
                const Node w = g.target(*outArcIt);
                if(w != v){
                    const Edge e = g.findEdge(w,v);
                    if(e != lemon::INVALID){
                        // found cycle
                        cycles.insert(Cycle(u, v, w));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        cyclesArray.reshape(TinyVector<UInt32,1>(cycles.size()));
        UInt32 i=0;
        for(SetIter iter=cycles.begin(); iter!=cycles.end(); ++iter){

            const Cycle & c = *iter;
            for(size_t j=0;j<3; ++j){
                cyclesArray(i)[j] = g.id(c.nodes_[j]);
            }
            ++i;
        }
    }

    template<class GRAPH>
    void find3CyclesEdges(
        const GRAPH & g, 
        MultiArray<1, TinyVector<Int32, 3> > & cyclesArray 
    ){
        typedef typename GRAPH::Node Node;
        typedef typename GRAPH::Edge Edge;
        typedef typename GRAPH::EdgeIt EdgeIt;
        typedef typename GRAPH::OutArcIt OutArcIt;

        typedef ThreeCycle<GRAPH> Cycle;

        std::set< Cycle > cycles;
        typedef typename std::set<Cycle>::const_iterator SetIter;
        for (EdgeIt iter(g); iter!=lemon::INVALID; ++iter){
            const Edge edge(*iter);
            const Node u = g.u(edge);
            const Node v = g.v(edge);

            // find a node n which is connected to u and v
            for(OutArcIt outArcIt(g,u); outArcIt!=lemon::INVALID;++outArcIt){
                const Node w = g.target(*outArcIt);
                if(w != v){
                    const Edge e = g.findEdge(w,v);
                    if(e != lemon::INVALID){
                        // found cycle
                        cycles.insert(Cycle(u, v, w));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        cyclesArray.reshape(TinyVector<UInt32,1>(cycles.size()));
        UInt32 i=0;
        for(SetIter iter=cycles.begin(); iter!=cycles.end(); ++iter){

            const Cycle & c = *iter;
            const Node u = c.nodes_[0];
            const Node v = c.nodes_[1];
            const Node w = c.nodes_[2];

            cyclesArray(i)[0] = g.id(g.findEdge(u, v));
            cyclesArray(i)[1] = g.id(g.findEdge(u, w));
            cyclesArray(i)[2] = g.id(g.findEdge(v, w));
            ++i;
        }
    }

//@}

} // namespace vigra

#endif // VIGRA_GRAPH_ALGORITHMS_HXX