? (ImmutableGraph<N>) graph
        : new ImmutableGraph<N>(
            new StandardValueGraph<N, Presence>(
                GraphBuilder.from(graph), getNodeConnections(graph), graph.edges().size()));
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static <N> ImmutableGraph<N> copyOf(ImmutableGraph<N> graph) {
    return checkNotNull(graph);

      ValueGraphBuilder.directed().allowsSelfLoops(true).expectedNodeCount(16);

  private static final ImmutableGraph<String> IMMUTABLE_GRAPH_A =
      GraphBuilder.directed().<String>immutable().addNode("A").build();
  private static final ImmutableGraph<String> IMMUTABLE_GRAPH_B =
      GraphBuilder.directed().<String>immutable().addNode("B").build();

      ValueGraphBuilder.directed().allowsSelfLoops(true).expectedNodeCount(16);

  private static final ImmutableGraph<String> IMMUTABLE_GRAPH_A =
      GraphBuilder.directed().<String>immutable().addNode("A").build();
  private static final ImmutableGraph<String> IMMUTABLE_GRAPH_B =
      GraphBuilder.directed().<String>immutable().addNode("B").build();

 * you should use the non-mutating {@link Graph} interface, or an {@link ImmutableGraph}.
 *
 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Graph} using {@link
 * ImmutableGraph#copyOf(Graph)}:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ImmutableGraph<Integer> immutableGraph = ImmutableGraph.copyOf(graph);
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableGraph} do not implement {@link MutableGraph} (obviously!) and are

 * you should use the non-mutating {@link Graph} interface, or an {@link ImmutableGraph}.
 *
 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Graph} using {@link
 * ImmutableGraph#copyOf(Graph)}:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ImmutableGraph<Integer> immutableGraph = ImmutableGraph.copyOf(graph);
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableGraph} do not implement {@link MutableGraph} (obviously!) and are

    return checkNotNull(graph);
  }

  @Override
  public ElementOrder<N> incidentEdgeOrder() {
    return ElementOrder.stable();
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableGraph<N> asGraph() {
    return new ImmutableGraph<>(this); // safe because the view is effectively immutable
  }

  private static <N, V> ImmutableMap<N, GraphConnections<N, V>> getNodeConnections(
      ValueGraph<N, V> graph) {

 * graph.putEdgeValue("San Jose", "San Jose", 0.0);
 * graph.putEdgeValue("San Francisco", "San Jose", 48.4);
 *
 * // Building an immutable value graph
 * ImmutableValueGraph<String, Double> immutableGraph =
 *     ValueGraphBuilder.undirected()
 *         .allowsSelfLoops(true)
 *         .<String, Double>immutable()
 *         .putEdgeValue("San Francisco", "San Francisco", 0.0)

    return checkNotNull(graph);
  }

  @Override
  public ElementOrder<N> incidentEdgeOrder() {
    return ElementOrder.stable();
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableGraph<N> asGraph() {
    return new ImmutableGraph<>(this); // safe because the view is effectively immutable
  }

  private static <N, V> ImmutableMap<N, GraphConnections<N, V>> getNodeConnections(
      ValueGraph<N, V> graph) {

 * ImmutableNetwork}.
 *
 * <p>You can create an immutable copy of an existing {@code Network} using {@link
 * ImmutableNetwork#copyOf(Network)}:
 *
 * <pre>{@code
 * ImmutableNetwork<Integer, MyEdge> immutableGraph = ImmutableNetwork.copyOf(network);
 * }</pre>
 *
 * <p>Instances of {@link ImmutableNetwork} do not implement {@link MutableNetwork} (obviously!) and
 * are contractually guaranteed to be unmodifiable and thread-safe.
 *

        return Ordering.natural().immutableSortedCopy(graphMap.get(node));
      }
    };
  }

  private static ImmutableGraph<Character> createSingleRootGraph() {
    MutableGraph<Character> graph = GraphBuilder.directed().build();
    graph.addNode('a');
    return ImmutableGraph.copyOf(graph);
  }

  private static void assertEqualCharNodes(Iterable<Character> result, String expectedCharacters) {