for (E key : keys) {
      LockGraphNode node = new LockGraphNode(getLockName(key));
      nodes.add(node);
      map.put(key, node);
    }
    // Pre-populate all allowedPriorLocks with nodes of smaller ordinal.
    for (int i = 1; i < numKeys; i++) {
      nodes.get(i).checkAcquiredLocks(Policies.THROW, nodes.subList(0, i));
    }
    // Pre-populate all disallowedPriorLocks with nodes of larger ordinal.

      checkArgument(
          edge.length() == 2, "Expecting each edge to consist of 2 characters but got %s", edge);
      char node1 = edge.charAt(0);
      char node2 = edge.charAt(1);
      graphMapBuilder.put(node1, node2);
      if (!directed) {
        graphMapBuilder.put(node2, node1);
      }
    }
    final ImmutableMultimap<Character, Character> graphMap = graphMapBuilder.build();

      checkArgument(
          edge.length() == 2, "Expecting each edge to consist of 2 characters but got %s", edge);
      char node1 = edge.charAt(0);
      char node2 = edge.charAt(1);
      graphMapBuilder.put(node1, node2);
      if (!directed) {
        graphMapBuilder.put(node2, node1);
      }
    }
    final ImmutableMultimap<Character, Character> graphMap = graphMapBuilder.build();

  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    checkNotNull(endpoints);
    if (!isOrderingCompatible(endpoints)) {
      return false;

    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return edgeConnectingOrNull(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    checkNotNull(nodeU);
    checkNotNull(nodeV);
    return nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {

   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}, and to
   * {@code edgeConnectingOrNull(nodeU, nodeV) != null}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected network, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

  int outDegree(N node);

  /**
   * Returns true if there is an edge that directly connects {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. This is
   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  @Override
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

  int outDegree(N node);

  /**
   * Returns true if there is an edge that directly connects {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. This is
   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  @Override
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

  int outDegree(N node);

  /**
   * Returns true if there is an edge that directly connects {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}. This is
   * equivalent to {@code nodes().contains(nodeU) && successors(nodeU).contains(nodeV)}.
   *
   * <p>In an undirected graph, this is equal to {@code hasEdgeConnecting(nodeV, nodeU)}.
   *
   * @since 23.0
   */
  @Override
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

        assertThat(graph.predecessors(node)).hasSize(graph.inDegree(node));
        assertThat(graph.successors(node)).hasSize(graph.outDegree(node));
      } else {
        int selfLoopCount = graph.adjacentNodes(node).contains(node) ? 1 : 0;
        assertThat(graph.degree(node)).isEqualTo(graph.adjacentNodes(node).size() + selfLoopCount);