long edgeCount) {
    this.isDirected = builder.directed;
    this.allowsSelfLoops = builder.allowsSelfLoops;
    this.nodeOrder = builder.nodeOrder.cast();
    // Prefer the heavier "MapRetrievalCache" for nodes if lookup is expensive.
    this.nodeConnections =
        (nodeConnections instanceof TreeMap)
            ? new MapRetrievalCache<N, GraphConnections<N, V>>(nodeConnections)