# Tree (Data Structure)
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Lightweight Kotlin Multiplatform tree data structure for Kotlin and Java. Includes a small DSL, multiple traversal iterators, and pretty-print support.
- Kotlin Multiplatform (JVM, JS, Wasm, iOS, and Native host)
- Pre-order, Post-order, and Level-order iteration
- Lazy `Sequence` traversal that composes with the Kotlin stdlib (`map`/`filter`/`firstOrNull`…)
- Navigation helpers: `root()`, `ancestors()`, `siblings()`, `leaves()`, `descendants()`, `isLeaf`, `degree`
- Functional helpers: `findNode`, `filterNodes`, `anyNode`, `allNodes`, `foldNodes`, `mapValues`, `deepCopy`, `structurallyEquals`
- Stack-safe: traversal and `height()`/`nodeCount()`/`clear()` handle arbitrarily deep trees without `StackOverflowError`
- Simple DSL: tree { child(...) }
- Utilities: nodeCount(), height(), depth(), path(), prettyString(), clear(), removeChild()
## Installation
Gradle (Kotlin DSL):
```kotlin
// commonMain for KMP projects, or any sourceSet/module where you need it
dependencies {
implementation("com.github.adriankuta:tree-structure:3.1.5") // see badge above for the latest version
}
```
Gradle (Groovy):
```groovy
dependencies {
implementation "com.github.adriankuta:tree-structure:3.1.5" // see badge above for the latest
}
```
Maven:
```xml
com.github.adriankuta
tree-structure
3.1.5
```
## Usage
**Kotlin**
```kotlin
val root = TreeNode("World")
val northA = TreeNode("North America")
val europe = TreeNode("Europe")
root.addChild(northA)
root.addChild(europe)
val usa = TreeNode("USA")
northA.addChild(usa)
val poland = TreeNode("Poland")
val france = TreeNode("France")
europe.addChild(poland)
europe.addChild(france)
println(root.prettyString())
```
**Pretty Kotlin (DSL)**
```kotlin
val root = tree("World") {
child("North America") { child("USA") }
child("Europe") {
child("Poland")
child("Germany")
}
}
```
**Java**
```java
TreeNode root = new TreeNode<>("World");
TreeNode northA = new TreeNode<>("North America");
TreeNode europe = new TreeNode<>("Europe");
root.addChild(northA);
root.addChild(europe);
TreeNode usa = new TreeNode<>("USA");
northA.addChild(usa);
TreeNode poland = new TreeNode<>("Poland");
TreeNode france = new TreeNode<>("France");
europe.addChild(poland);
europe.addChild(france);
System.out.println(root.prettyString());
```
Output:
```
World
├── North America
│ └── USA
└── Europe
├── Poland
└── France
```
### Traversal and utilities
```kotlin
val root = TreeNode("root")
// ... build your tree
// Choose iteration order (default is PreOrder)
root.treeIterator = TreeNodeIterators.PostOrder
for (node in root) println(node.value)
// Utilities
root.nodeCount() // number of descendants
root.height() // longest path to a leaf (in edges)
root.depth() // distance from current node to the root
val path = root.path(root.children.first()) // nodes from descendant up to root
// Mutations
val child = root.children.first()
root.removeChild(child)
root.clear() // remove entire subtree
```
### Lazy traversal with Sequence
Traversal is exposed as a lazy `Sequence`, so it composes with the Kotlin standard library and
short-circuits (it never materializes the whole tree just to find one node):
```kotlin
val tree = tree("World") {
child("North America") { child("USA") }
child("Europe") {
child("Poland")
child("Germany")
}
}
// Pick an order explicitly — no need to mutate the node's state.
tree.preOrderSequence().map { it.value }.toList() // [World, North America, USA, Europe, Poland, Germany]
tree.levelOrderSequence().first { it.value == "USA" } // stops as soon as it's found
tree.asSequence(TreeNodeIterators.PostOrder).count() // 6
```
### Navigation
```kotlin
val usa = tree.findNode { it == "USA" }!!
usa.isLeaf // true
usa.depth() // 2
usa.root().value // "World"
usa.ancestors().map { it.value } // [North America, World]
tree.leaves().map { it.value } // [USA, Poland, Germany]
val europe = tree.findNode { it == "Europe" }!!
europe.children.first().siblings().map { it.value } // [Germany]
```
### Functional operations
```kotlin
tree.anyNode { it == "Poland" } // true
tree.filterNodes { it.length > 5 } // nodes whose value is longer than 5 chars
tree.countNodes { it.startsWith("U") } // 1
// Transform values into a brand-new tree (the original is untouched); stack-safe.
val lengths: TreeNode = tree.mapValues { it.length }
// Deep copy + structural comparison.
val copy = tree.deepCopy()
tree.structurallyEquals(copy) // true (same values, same shape, different nodes)
```
## Optional modules
The core `tree-structure` artifact has no third-party dependencies. Ecosystem integrations ship as
separate, opt-in artifacts that depend on the core.
### Serialization — `tree-structure-serialization`
`kotlinx.serialization` support. A `TreeNode` holds a parent back-reference (a cycle), so it cannot
be `@Serializable` directly — convert to/from the acyclic `TreeNodeDto` instead.
```kotlin
implementation("com.github.adriankuta:tree-structure-serialization:3.4.0")
```
```kotlin
val json = Json.encodeToString(tree.toDto())
val restored = Json.decodeFromString>(json).toTreeNode()
```
### Coroutines — `tree-structure-coroutines`
Traverse a tree as a cold `Flow` (handy in coroutine/`ViewModel` pipelines).
```kotlin
implementation("com.github.adriankuta:tree-structure-coroutines:3.4.0")
```
```kotlin
tree.preOrderFlow().collect { println(it.value) }
tree.asFlow(TreeNodeIterators.LevelOrder).map { it.value }
```
## Publishing to Maven Central (central.sonatype.com)
This project is configured to publish artifacts to Maven Central via the Sonatype Central Portal.
There are two supported ways to publish:
1) Via GitHub Actions (recommended)
- Create a GitHub Release (tag) in this repository. When a release is published, the workflow .github/workflows/publishRelease.yml runs automatically.
- The workflow uses the Gradle task publishToMavenCentral to upload artifacts through the Central Portal.
- Make sure these repository secrets are configured in GitHub:
- MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME — Your Sonatype Central username (not email).
- MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD — Your Sonatype Central password or a token from central.sonatype.com.
- SIGNING_KEY — ASCII‑armored GPG private key (exported, single line; for in‑memory signing).
- SIGNING_PASSWORD — Passphrase for the key above.
- The workflow uses JDK 21 and publishes the version defined in build.gradle.kts.
2) Locally via Gradle
- Ensure you have a Sonatype Central account and that the groupId com.github.adriankuta is verified in central.sonatype.com (Namespace Rules → Verify).
- Export the same credentials/signing values as environment variables or pass them as Gradle properties:
- ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername
- ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword
- ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey
- ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword
- Then run:
- ./gradlew publishToMavenCentral
- For snapshot publishing, set -Psnapshot=true (the version is derived from PUBLISH_VERSION with -SNAPSHOT).
Notes
- Publishing is powered by the com.vanniktech.maven.publish Gradle plugin and Sonatype Central Portal (no legacy Nexus staging URLs needed).
- The plugin is configured to sign all publications. Coordinates and POM metadata are defined in build.gradle.kts.
- If using the combined task is preferred, you can also run publishAndReleaseToMavenCentral when automatic release is enabled; this repository currently uploads with publishToMavenCentral from CI.
## License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2020 Adrian Kuta
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