return delegate().inDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public int outDegree(N node) {
    return delegate().outDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return delegate().hasEdgeConnecting(nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean hasEdgeConnecting(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    return delegate().hasEdgeConnecting(endpoints);
  }

  @Override

   * 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
   */
  boolean hasEdgeConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**

    return delegate().degree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public int inDegree(N node) {
    return delegate().inDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public int outDegree(N node) {
    return delegate().outDegree(node);
  }

  @Override
  public Set<E> edgesConnecting(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return delegate().edgesConnecting(nodeU, nodeV);
  }

  @Override

    GraphConnections<N, V> connectionsU = nodeConnections.get(nodeU);
    return (connectionsU != null) && connectionsU.successors().contains(nodeV);
  }

  private final @Nullable V edgeValueOrDefaultInternal(N nodeU, N nodeV, @Nullable V defaultValue) {
    GraphConnections<N, V> connectionsU = nodeConnections.get(nodeU);
    V value = (connectionsU == null) ? null : connectionsU.value(nodeV);

   * silently {@link #addNode(Object) add} {@code nodeU} and {@code nodeV} to the graph.
   *
   * <p>If {@code edge} already connects {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV} (in the specified order if
   * this network {@link #isDirected()}, else in any order), then this method will have no effect.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if the network was modified as a result of this call

  /**
   * A value class representing single connection between the origin node and another node.
   *
   * <p>There can be two types of connections (predecessor and successor), which is represented by
   * the two implementations.
   */
  private abstract static class NodeConnection<N> {
    final N node;

    NodeConnection(N node) {
      this.node = checkNotNull(node);
    }

    static final class Pred<N> extends NodeConnection<N> {

   * given nodes is not present in this network.
   *
   * @since 33.1.0
   */
  protected final <T> Set<T> nodePairInvalidatableSet(Set<T> set, N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return InvalidatableSet.of(
        set,
        () -> nodes().contains(nodeU) && nodes().contains(nodeV),
        () -> String.format(NODE_PAIR_REMOVED_FROM_GRAPH, nodeU, nodeV));
  }

   * given nodes is not present in this network.
   *
   * @since 33.1.0
   */
  protected final <T> Set<T> nodePairInvalidatableSet(Set<T> set, N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return InvalidatableSet.of(
        set,
        () -> nodes().contains(nodeU) && nodes().contains(nodeV),
        () -> String.format(NODE_PAIR_REMOVED_FROM_GRAPH, nodeU, 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;
    }
    N nodeU = endpoints.nodeU();
    N nodeV = endpoints.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);

  /**