pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix - proposed

Name

pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix - Calculates the a cost matrix using pgr_dijktras.

Warning

Proposed functions for next mayor release.

  • They are not officially in the current release.
  • They will likely officially be part of the next mayor release:
    • The functions make use of ANY-INTEGER and ANY-NUMERICAL
    • Name might not change. (But still can)
    • Signature might not change. (But still can)
    • Functionality might not change. (But still can)
    • pgTap tests have being done. But might need more.
    • Documentation might need refinement.
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Availability: 2.3.0

Synopsis

Using Dijkstra algorithm, calculate and return a cost matrix.

Signature Summary

pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(edges_sql, start_vids)
pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(edges_sql, start_vids, directed)
RETURNS SET OF (start_vid, end_vid, agg_cost)

Signatures

Minimal Signature

The minimal signature:
  • Is for a directed graph.
pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(edges_sql, start_vid)
RETURNS SET OF (start_vid, end_vid, agg_cost)
Example:Cost matrix for vertices 1, 2, 3, and 4.
SELECT * FROM pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(
    'SELECT id, source, target, cost, reverse_cost FROM edge_table',
    (SELECT array_agg(id) FROM edge_table_vertices_pgr WHERE id < 5)
);
 start_vid | end_vid | agg_cost 
-----------+---------+----------
         1 |       2 |        1
         1 |       3 |        6
         1 |       4 |        5
         2 |       1 |        1
         2 |       3 |        5
         2 |       4 |        4
         3 |       1 |        2
         3 |       2 |        1
         3 |       4 |        3
         4 |       1 |        3
         4 |       2 |        2
         4 |       3 |        1
(12 rows)

Complete Signature

pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(edges_sql, start_vids, directed:=true)
RETURNS SET OF (start_vid, end_vid, agg_cost)
Example:Cost matrix for an undirected graph for vertices 1, 2, 3, and 4.

This example returns a symmetric cost matrix.

SELECT * FROM pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(
    'SELECT id, source, target, cost, reverse_cost FROM edge_table',
    (SELECT array_agg(id) FROM edge_table_vertices_pgr WHERE id < 5),
    false
);
 start_vid | end_vid | agg_cost 
-----------+---------+----------
         1 |       2 |        1
         1 |       3 |        2
         1 |       4 |        3
         2 |       1 |        1
         2 |       3 |        1
         2 |       4 |        2
         3 |       1 |        2
         3 |       2 |        1
         3 |       4 |        1
         4 |       1 |        3
         4 |       2 |        2
         4 |       3 |        1
(12 rows)

Description of the Signatures

Description of the edges_sql query for dijkstra like functions

edges_sql:an SQL query, which should return a set of rows with the following columns:
Column Type Default Description
id ANY-INTEGER   Identifier of the edge.
source ANY-INTEGER   Identifier of the first end point vertex of the edge.
target ANY-INTEGER   Identifier of the second end point vertex of the edge.
cost ANY-NUMERICAL  

Weight of the edge (source, target)

  • When negative: edge (source, target) does not exist, therefore it’s not part of the graph.
reverse_cost ANY-NUMERICAL -1

Weight of the edge (target, source),

  • When negative: edge (target, source) does not exist, therefore it’s not part of the graph.

Where:

ANY-INTEGER:SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT
ANY-NUMERICAL:SMALLINT, INTEGER, BIGINT, REAL, FLOAT

Description of the parameters of the signatures

Parameter Type Description
edges_sql TEXT Edges SQL query as described above.
start_vids ARRAY[ANY-INTEGER] Array of identifiers of the vertices.
directed BOOLEAN (optional). When false the graph is considered as Undirected. Default is true which considers the graph as Directed.

Description of the return values for a Cost function

Returns set of (start_vid, end_vid, agg_cost)

Column Type Description
start_vid BIGINT Identifier of the starting vertex. Used when multiple starting vetrices are in the query.
end_vid BIGINT Identifier of the ending vertex. Used when multiple ending vertices are in the query.
agg_cost FLOAT Aggregate cost from start_vid to end_vid.

Examples

Example:Use with tsp
SELECT * FROM pgr_TSP(
    $$
    SELECT * FROM pgr_dijkstraCostMatrix(
        'SELECT id, source, target, cost, reverse_cost FROM edge_table',
        (SELECT array_agg(id) FROM edge_table_vertices_pgr WHERE id < 5),
        false
    )
    $$,
    randomize := false
);
 seq | node | cost | agg_cost 
-----+------+------+----------
   1 |    1 |    1 |        0
   2 |    2 |    1 |        1
   3 |    3 |    1 |        2
   4 |    4 |    3 |        3
   5 |    1 |    0 |        6
(5 rows)