API Reference: Interfaces

Bifurcan defines its own set of collection interfaces to provide functional semantics and a richer API than the standard java.util collections. All collections, both linear (mutable) and forked (immutable), implement these interfaces.

Core Interfaces

• ICollection: The base interface for all collections, defining common methods like size(), linear(), forked(), and split().

• IList: The interface for ordered sequences of elements. Provides methods for adding/removing from both ends (addFirst, removeLast), random access (nth), and efficient slicing and concatenation.

• IMap: The interface for key-value associations. Defines methods like put(), remove(), get(), and provides access to keys and values. It also has a sub-interface, ISortedMap, for maps that maintain key order.

• ISet: The interface for collections of unique elements. It offers standard set operations like union(), difference(), and intersection. It also has a sub-interface, ISortedSet, for sets that maintain element order.

• IGraph: The interface for graph structures, defining operations for adding/removing vertices and edges (link, unlink), and querying connectivity (in, out).