# mcmf
[](https://crates.io/crates/mcmf)
This crate is for solving instances of the [minimum cost maximum flow problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum-cost_flow_problem).
It uses the network simplex algorithm from the [LEMON](http://lemon.cs.elte.hu/trac/lemon) graph optimization library.
A number of problems are special cases of min cost max flow, including max flow, single-source shortest path, and maximum weighted matching on a bipartite graph.
As such, this crate can solve all of the above problems, though it may potentially be less efficient than a specialized algorithm.
See the [documentation](https://docs.rs/mcmf).
# Example
```rust
use mcmf::{GraphBuilder, Vertex, Cost, Capacity};
let (cost, paths) = GraphBuilder::new()
.add_edge(Vertex::Source, "Vancouver", Capacity(2), Cost(0))
.add_edge("Vancouver", "Toronto", Capacity(2), Cost(100))
.add_edge("Toronto", "Halifax", Capacity(1), Cost(150))
.add_edge("Vancouver", "Halifax", Capacity(5), Cost(400))
.add_edge("Halifax", Vertex::Sink, Capacity(2), Cost(0))
.mcmf();
assert_eq!(cost, 650);
assert_eq!(cost, paths.iter().map(|path| path.cost()).sum());
assert_eq!(paths.len(), 2);
assert!(
paths[0].vertices() == vec![
&Vertex::Source,
&Vertex::Node("Vancouver"),
&Vertex::Node("Halifax"),
&Vertex::Sink]);
assert!(
paths[1].vertices() == vec![
&Vertex::Source,
&Vertex::Node("Vancouver"),
&Vertex::Node("Toronto"),
&Vertex::Node("Halifax"),
&Vertex::Sink]);
```