checkPositive(++edgeCount);
    }
    return previousValue;
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @CheckForNull
  public V putEdgeValue(EndpointPair<N> endpoints, V value) {
    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return putEdgeValue(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV(), value);
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public boolean removeNode(N node) {
    checkNotNull(node, "node");