Java: how to represent graphs?

Each node is named uniquely and knows who it is connected to. The List of connections allows for a Node to be connected to an arbitrary number of other nodes.

public class Node {
    public String name;
    public List<Edge> connections;
}

Each connection is directed, has a start and an end, and is weighted.

public class Edge {
    public Node start;
    public Node end;
    public double weight;
}

A graph is just your collection of nodes. Instead of List<Node> consider Map<String, Node> for fast lookup by name.

public class Graph {
    List<Node> nodes;
}

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