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Fixes #3171

Changes proposed in this pull request:

  • New function pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits
  • Includes: pgtap tests documentation queries, documentation.
  • Function flags used have the same meaning as pgr_hawickCircuits

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  • New Features
    • Added the experimental pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits function to find circuits with unique vertex sequences, with options for start vertices, depth limits, self-loops, and U-turns on the same edge.
    • When parallel edges offer multiple ways to form a circuit, results retain the lowest-cost option, subject to the U-turn setting.
  • Documentation
    • Added function guidance, examples, and release notes for version 4.1.0.
    • Updated the pgr_hawickCircuits documentation to clarify how self-loops and U-turns are handled.

@cvvergara cvvergara added this to the Release 4.1.0 milestone Oct 31, 2026
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Adds the experimental pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits SQL API and its C++ processing path. The function supports start-vertex selection, depth bounds, self-loop handling, and U-turn options. The change also adds tests, executable examples, documentation, and 4.1.0 release entries.

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Unique Circuit Function

Layer / File(s) Summary
SQL API and PostgreSQL wrapper
sql/circuits/*, sql/sigs/pgrouting--4.1.sig, src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c, src/circuits/CMakeLists.txt
Adds single-start and multiple-start SQL overloads, an internal C-backed set-returning function, and the 4.1.0 signature and build entries.
Circuit expansion and result conversion
include/circuits/hawick_circuits.hpp, include/cpp_common/base_graph.hpp, src/circuits/hawick_circuits.cpp, include/cpp_common/to_postgres.hpp, src/cpp_common/to_postgres.cpp, src/dijkstra/shortestPath_driver.cpp
Expands vertex cycles across parallel arcs, applies the u_turn_on_edge option, and selects the lowest-cost circuit per vertex sequence for the unique-circuit mode. The directed-circuit dispatch now passes the U-turn option.
Examples and behavior tests
docqueries/circuits/*, pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/*
Adds SQL examples and expected output. Adds version-gated tests for API signatures, depth options, circuit output, parallel edges, self-loops, U-turns, and invalid depth values.
Documentation and release integration
doc/circuits/*, doc/_static/page_history.js, doc/src/release_notes.rst, NEWS.md, locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/pgrouting_doc_strings.po, locale/pot/pgrouting_doc_strings.pot
Adds the function’s documentation and release entries. Updates existing Hawick circuit descriptions and Boost references; the catalogs also include string reflows and formatting updates.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant PublicSQLOverload
  participant InternalCWrapper
  participant CircuitDriver
  participant HawickUniqueCircuits
  Caller->>PublicSQLOverload: Call with edge SQL and options
  PublicSQLOverload->>InternalCWrapper: Pass start vertices and options
  InternalCWrapper->>CircuitDriver: Request HAWICKUNIQUECIRCUITS
  CircuitDriver->>HawickUniqueCircuits: Enumerate directed circuits
  HawickUniqueCircuits-->>CircuitDriver: Return circuit results
  CircuitDriver-->>InternalCWrapper: Return processed circuits
  InternalCWrapper-->>Caller: Emit result rows
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Possibly related issues

  • Boost broken links #3176: The PR updates the Boost Hawick Circuit documentation URL, which is one of the outdated links identified by this issue.

Possibly related PRs

  • pgRouting/pgrouting#3173: Adds the shared Hawick circuit implementation and processing interface used by this PR’s wrappers and dispatch.
  • pgRouting/pgrouting#3179: Also updates outdated Boost documentation URLs, including the Hawick Circuit reference.
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to cadb4

Resolve parallel-arc expansion and candidate selection before merging: disabling same-edge U-turns can cause excessive resource consumption or return a higher-cost circuit. The selection documentation also needs correction.

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Out of Scope Changes check Warning Most changes support issue #3171. The pgr_hawickCircuits flag-order and behavior documentation changes support consistency with the new function. The regenerated English catalog also contains unrela… Remove the unrelated catalog changes from this pull request, or move them to a separate pull request. Keep the catalog entries required for pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits and the related pgr_hawickCircuits documentation changes.
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 44.44% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding the new pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits function, supported by related tests and documentation.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #3171 is active and requires pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits with canonical circuits, parallel-edge duplicate removal, start-vertex filters, depth limits, self-loop control, and u_turn_on_edge beha…
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Issue #3171 is active and requires pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits with canonical circuits, parallel-edge duplicate removal, start-vertex filters, depth limits, self-loop control, and u_turn_on_edge behavior. The reviewed head adds the SQL overloads, C wrapper, Boost unique-circuit enumeration, parallel-arc handling, and canonical filtering. The pgTAP suites cover signatures, canonical output, parallel edges, start vertices, depth limits, self-loops, and U-turn behavior. The documentation and documentation queries cover the new function. Plan item #3170 is not a requirement for this pull request.

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Most changes support issue #3171. The pgr_hawickCircuits flag-order and behavior documentation changes support consistency with the new function. The regenerated English catalog also contains unrelated reflow and content changes for pgr_trsp, core-number examples, routing documentation, and other migration pages. These changes do not implement or document issue #3171.

Resolution

Remove the unrelated catalog changes from this pull request, or move them to a separate pull request. Keep the catalog entries required for pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits and the related pgr_hawickCircuits documentation changes.

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Minor · Negative edge IDs collide with the circuit-start marker. · hawickUniqueCircuits.c:99

src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c:99
Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff

Negative edge IDs collide with the circuit-start marker.

The wrapper treats any row with a negative edge value as the depth-0 start of a new circuit (src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c:103-109). That value is the input edge id, which the documented contract allows to be any integer. A circuit that traverses an edge with a negative id therefore gets a new circuit ID and a depth of 0. The rows after it are numbered under that new circuit, so the circuit is split (src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c:117-128).

Store the start marker in a field that an edge ID cannot hold. Do not use the sign of edge. Rejecting negative IDs would conflict with the documented ANY-INTEGER contract for the edge id column. The same marker logic also appears in src/circuits/hawickCircuits.c:99-113.

Note: this behaviour predates this PR (already present at merge base 2cc236d3e51d); the change keeps it reachable.

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Review comment at @src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c at line 99:
Update the circuit-start marker logic in the row-processing loop of
hawickUniqueCircuits and the corresponding logic in hawickCircuits to store the
marker in a dedicated field that cannot contain an edge ID; do not use the sign
of edge, and preserve support for the documented ANY-INTEGER edge id contract.
Nitpick comments: 2
pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/edge_cases.pg: 1

292-292: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Compare each path's last node with its start vertex.

The K4 closure check compares node with start_vid only on the edge = -1 row. That row starts each circuit. No check reads the last row of each path_id. An open path such as 1→2→3→4 passes the checks in this assertion, so a regression that returns open paths would not fail this test.

Rows are ordered by seq, and the start row comes first. Compare the last row's node with the start row's node for each path.

Suggested fix
               AND bool_and(node = start_vid) FILTER (WHERE edge = -1)
+              AND (array_agg(node ORDER BY seq DESC))[1] = max(start_vid) FILTER (WHERE edge = -1)
               AND sum(cost) = max(agg_cost) AS valid
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Review comment at @pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/edge_cases.pg
at line 292:
Update the K4 closure assertion to verify, for each path_id, that the node on
the final row by seq matches the start node from the edge = -1 row. Keep the
existing per-path checks and ensure open paths fail the assertion.
pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/many_circuits.pg: 1

52-52: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Check the last node of each circuit against start_vid.

The closed assertion compares node with start_vid only on the depth-0 marker rows (edge = -1). A path that ends at a different vertex still passes it, and the count, distinct-node, and cost checks also pass. Add a check on the last row of each path_id. The row with the highest seq is the last row.

start_vid must be aggregated in this grouped query because it is not in GROUP BY. max(start_vid) is constant per path, like the existing max(agg_cost).

Suggested fix
           count(*) FILTER (WHERE edge = -1) = 1
           AND count(DISTINCT node) FILTER (WHERE edge <> -1)
               = count(*) FILTER (WHERE edge <> -1)
           AND bool_and(node = start_vid) FILTER (WHERE edge = -1)
+          AND (array_agg(node ORDER BY seq DESC))[1] = max(start_vid)
           AND sum(cost) = max(agg_cost) AS valid
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Review comment at
@pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/many_circuits.pg at line 52:
Update the grouped `valid` assertion to verify that the node on the row with the
highest `seq` equals the circuit’s `start_vid`; aggregate `start_vid` (for
example, with `max`) to keep the check valid in the grouped query.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @doc/circuits/pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits.rst:
- Around line 223-254: Update Example 3 and its title to show that U-turns on a
single connecting edge are retained when `u_turn_on_edge` is false. Add the
omitted 1-2-1 and 1-4-1 circuits, and update the `path_id` color labels to match
all five circuits returned by q7.

Review comments at @doc/src/release_notes.rst:
- Line 129: Move the pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits entry for issue 3171 from 4.1.0
Code enhancements to the 4.1.0 experimental-functions list in release_notes.rst,
and make the same section change in NEWS.md.

Review comments at @sql/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.sql:
- Line 61: Update the scalar start-vertex overload in hawickUniqueCircuits so
every explicit start_vid, including 0, is passed as a single-vertex array; add a
separate no-start overload for requests covering all circuits.

Review comments at @src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c:
- Line 61: Update the u_turn_on_edge handling in the hawickUniqueCircuits
argument path so it changes edge selection only for two-hop U-turn circuits;
preserve the existing edge assignment for longer circuits, including 1→3→2→1,
rather than routing all circuits through insert_edges_no_parallel.

---

Minor comments:
Review comments at @src/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.c:
- Line 99: Update the circuit-start marker logic in the row-processing loop of
hawickUniqueCircuits and the corresponding logic in hawickCircuits to store the
marker in a dedicated field that cannot contain an edge ID; do not use the sign
of edge, and preserve support for the documented ANY-INTEGER edge id contract.

---

Nitpick comments:
Review comments at
@pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/edge_cases.pg:
- Line 292: Update the K4 closure assertion to verify, for each path_id, that
the node on the final row by seq matches the start node from the edge = -1 row.
Keep the existing per-path checks and ensure open paths fail the assertion.

Review comments at
@pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/many_circuits.pg:
- Line 52: Update the grouped `valid` assertion to verify that the node on the
row with the highest `seq` equals the circuit’s `start_vid`; aggregate
`start_vid` (for example, with `max`) to keep the check valid in the grouped
query.

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LGTM, thanks!

A Claude Opus review found a few issues, which I'll send as a follow-up PR after this is merged (review details: sanak#8):

  • A negative edge id splits a circuit (also in pgr_hawickCircuits, #3173)
  • u_turn_on_edge => false also changes circuits that are not u-turns
  • Minor documentation and pgTAP fixes
  • A question: vertex 0 can't be requested, because 0 means "all circuits"

It would be good to have them before 4.1.0.

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Nitpick Add a false-flag test where a bidirected edge has a separate return edge.

108-114: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a false-flag test where a bidirected edge has a separate return edge.

The u_turn_on_edge tests for pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits never check that u_turn_on_edge => false replaces a same-edge U-turn when a distinct-edge return edge exists. Each false-flag assertion either matches the true-flag output or has no same-edge two-cycle. A build that always keeps the U-turn therefore passes the suite. Add an assertion where edge 1 is bidirected and edge 2 returns 2→1 with id 2, and expect the distinct-edge two-cycle.

🧪 Suggested test addition
-  SELECT CASE WHEN min_version('4.1.0') THEN plan(11) ELSE plan(1) END;
+  SELECT CASE WHEN min_version('4.1.0') THEN plan(12) ELSE plan(1) END;
       'u_turn_on_edge => false -> a two-cycle with distinct edges is kept');
 
+  -- a bidirected edge plus a return edge: the same-edge u-turn is replaced
+
+  PREPARE f AS
+  SELECT id, source, target, cost, reverse_cost
+  FROM (VALUES (1, 1, 2, 1, 1), (2, 2, 1, 1, -1)) AS t(id, source, target, cost, reverse_cost);
+
+  PREPARE f_false AS
+  SELECT seq, path_id, start_vid, end_vid, pred, node, edge, cost, agg_cost
+  FROM pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits('f', 1, true, false, 1, 5);
+
+  RETURN QUERY
+  SELECT set_eq('f_false',
+      $$VALUES
+          (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 0, 0),
+          (2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1),
+          (3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2)
+      $$,
+      'u_turn_on_edge => false -> a bidirected edge with a return edge drops the u-turn');
+
   -- a directed triangle never repeats an edge

The plan count must match the number of assertions. plan(11) becomes plan(12). The expected rows match b_false. Run the file to confirm them before merging.

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Review comment at
@pgtap/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits/edge_cases/u_turn_on_edge.pg around lines
108 - 114:
Add a false-flag assertion in the u_turn_on_edge test using a bidirected edge
and a separate return edge, and verify the result contains the distinct-edge
two-cycle rather than the same-edge U-turn. Update the plan count to match the
added assertion, preserving the existing version-dependent plan behavior.
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Comment on lines 52 to 57
- |ANY-INTEGER|
- A vertex of the circuits:
- All the circuits that contain the vertex are returned.
- When ``0`` all the circuits are returned in canonical order.
* - ``start vids``
- ``ARRAY[`` |ANY-INTEGER| ``]``
- Vertices of the circuits: for each requested vertex:

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'circuits_parameters_start|CASE WHEN \$2 = 0|circuits_parameters_end' doc/circuits/pgr_hawickCircuits.rst sql/circuits/hawickCircuits.sql

Repository: pgRouting/pgrouting

Length of output: 430


Script executed:

# Locate the include target and the circuits-family parameter block
sed -n '140,175p' doc/circuits/pgr_hawickCircuits.rst
echo '---- circuits-family.rst ----'
nl -ba doc/circuits/circuits-family.rst | sed -n '20,110p'
echo '---- hawickCircuits.sql ----'
nl -ba sql/circuits/hawickCircuits.sql | sed -n '1,130p'
echo '---- driver/processor search ----'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{c,cpp,hpp,h}' -e 'hawickCircuits' -e 'hawick_circuits' -- src/ include/ || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: pgRouting/pgrouting

Length of output: 9882


Script executed:

echo '---- hawick_circuits.cpp 290-340 ----'
nl -ba src/circuits/hawick_circuits.cpp | sed -n '290,340p'
echo '---- _pgr_hawickCircuits_v4 definition ----'
rg -n -F --glob '*.sql' -e '_pgr_hawickCircuits_v4' -- sql/ || test "$?" -eq 1
echo '---- base circuits-family.rst lines 45-62 ----'
git show 2cc236d3e51dd2f3ff7c8b6d35b90ace741535b5:doc/circuits/circuits-family.rst | nl -ba | sed -n '45,62p'
echo '---- base hawickCircuits.sql scalar CASE ----'
git show 2cc236d3e51dd2f3ff7c8b6d35b90ace741535b5:sql/circuits/hawickCircuits.sql 2>/dev/null | rg -n -F -e 'CASE WHEN' -e 'ARRAY[$2]' || test "$?" -eq 1
echo '---- unique scalar overload at head ----'
nl -ba sql/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.sql | sed -n '50,70p'

Repository: pgRouting/pgrouting

Length of output: 5031


Restore the vertex-zero behavior for pgr_hawickCircuits in the shared start vid description.

The shared start vid row no longer says that 0 returns every circuit. pgr_hawickCircuits includes this block, and its scalar overload still maps 0 to an empty array. An empty array returns all circuits, so a reader who passes 0 expecting only circuits through vertex 0 gets the wrong result. Keep the 0 sentence for pgr_hawickCircuits. Document the unique-circuits difference on its own page, not in the shared block.

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Update the shared start vid description to state that passing 0 returns all
circuits for pgr_hawickCircuits, consistent with its scalar overload mapping 0
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Comment on lines +227 to +239
:start-after: -- q6
:end-before: -- q7

:Example 3: Self loops avoided when possible and U-turn on the same edge.

- purple is :math:`path\_id = 1`
- red is :math:`path\_id = 2`
- green is :math:`path\_id = 3`
- blue is :math:`path\_id = 4`
- orange is :math:`path\_id = 5`

.. graphviz::

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

sed -n '215,275p' doc/circuits/pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits.rst
sed -n '28,55p' docqueries/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.pg

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Length of output: 2211


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# Confirm the u_turn_on_edge default in the function signature.
rg -n -F --glob '*.sql' -e 'u_turn_on_edge' -e 'self_loops' -- sql/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.sql || test "$?" -eq 1
sed -n '1,60p' sql/circuits/hawickUniqueCircuits.sql

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Length of output: 2725


Remove "when possible" from the Example 3 title, and state that same-edge U-turns remain allowed.

The code always drops self-loops when self_loops is false. The qualifier "when possible" suggests a conditional behavior that does not exist. The example also omits u_turn_on_edge, so U-turns on the same edge remain allowed by default.

📝 Suggested fix
-:Example 3: Self loops avoided when possible and U-turn on the same edge.
+:Example 3: Exclude self loops. U-turns on the same edge remain allowed.
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Suggested change
:start-after: -- q6
:end-before: -- q7
:Example 3: Self loops avoided when possible and U-turn on the same edge.
- purple is :math:`path\_id = 1`
- red is :math:`path\_id = 2`
- green is :math:`path\_id = 3`
- blue is :math:`path\_id = 4`
- orange is :math:`path\_id = 5`
.. graphviz::
:start-after: -- q6
:end-before: -- q7
:Example 3: Exclude self loops. U-turns on the same edge remain allowed.
- purple is :math:`path\_id = 1`
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Review comments at @doc/circuits/pgr_hawickUniqueCircuits.rst:
- Around line 39-42: Correct the `u_turn_on_edge` documentation to state that
when it is false, a two-hop circuit using the same edge in both directions is
discarded if a different-edge expansion exists, and the minimum-cost expansion
is kept. Preserve the surrounding documentation and avoid claiming that a
non-minimum-cost parallel arc is selected.

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- Around line 1143-1147: Update the Case 4 fallback in utility_bookkeep_parallel
to preserve the cheapest candidate for keyf: write the entry only when none
exists or the new cost is lower than the stored cost. Keep the existing behavior
for other cases unchanged.

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- Around line 401-403: Bound parallel-arc expansion in expand_parallel_arcs
before circuits are stored, rather than relying on unique_circuits in get_tuples
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Comment on lines +39 to +42

- When a circuit has parallel arcs, the expansion with the minimum cost is
kept.
- When ``u_turn_on_edge`` is ``false`` and the circuit can be formed with two

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Correct the u_turn_on_edge rule in the documentation.

The text says a non-minimum parallel arc is used whenever a circuit can be formed with two different edges. The code keeps the minimum-cost different-edge expansion, so the text describes the wrong selection.

📝 Suggested documentation fix
-- When ``u_turn_on_edge`` is ``false`` and the circuit can be formed with two
-  different edges, the U-turn on the same edge is discarded, and a parallel arc
-  that is not the minimum cost is used.
+- When ``u_turn_on_edge`` is ``false``, a two-hop circuit that uses the same edge
+  in both directions is discarded if the circuit can also be formed with two
+  different edges. The minimum-cost expansion of the remaining circuits is kept.
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Correct the `u_turn_on_edge` documentation to state that when it is false, a
two-hop circuit using the same edge in both directions is discarded if a
different-edge expansion exists, and the minimum-cost expansion is kept.
Preserve the surrounding documentation and avoid claiming that a
non-minimum-cost parallel arc is selected.

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Comment on lines +1143 to +1147
} else {
/*
* Case 4
*/
book[keyf] = std::make_pair(id, cost);

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Keep the cheaper parallel candidate in utility_bookkeep_parallel.

The Case 4 fallback writes book[keyf] even when an existing entry for that key is cheaper. With edges A (cost 1), B (cost 2), and C (cost 3), C replaces B. With u_turn_on_edge => false, the two-hop circuit then costs 4 instead of 3. Write the entry only when no entry exists, or when the new cost is lower.

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Review comment at @include/cpp_common/base_graph.hpp around lines 1143 - 1147:
Update the Case 4 fallback in utility_bookkeep_parallel to preserve the cheapest
candidate for keyf: write the entry only when none exists or the new cost is
lower than the stored cost. Keep the existing behavior for other cases
unchanged.

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Comment on lines +401 to +403
if (which == HAWICKUNIQUECIRCUITS) {
filtered = unique_circuits(circuits);
result = &filtered;

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Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

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Bound parallel-arc expansion before storing circuits.

With u_turn_on_edge => false, expand_parallel_arcs stores every combination of parallel arcs for each vertex cycle. add_parallel can add one parallel arc per hop, so a long ring of bidirectional minimum edges can produce 2^n edge circuits for one vertex cycle. get_tuples applies unique_circuits only after all of them are stored, which can exhaust memory or time.

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Review comment at @src/cpp_common/to_postgres.cpp around lines 401 - 403:
Bound parallel-arc expansion in expand_parallel_arcs before circuits are stored,
rather than relying on unique_circuits in get_tuples after full expansion.
Prevent exponential combination growth while preserving the required circuit
results; establish the appropriate bound and behavior when it is reached,
including for long rings of bidirectional minimum edges.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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