"""
Class to represent vertex of a graphical model.
The vertex class should be general enough to fit
into any kind of graphical model -- UGs, DAGs,
CGs, ADMGs, CPDAGs, CADMGs etc.
"""
[docs]class Vertex:
def __init__(self, name, fixed=False, cardinality=2, attributes=None):
"""
Constructor.
:param name: name of the vertex.
:param fixed: boolean specifying whether vertex is fixed or random.
:param cardinality: integer indicating categories or string "continuous".
"""
self.name = name
self.parents = set()
self.children = set()
self.siblings = set()
self.neighbors = set()
self.fixed = fixed
self.cardinality = cardinality
self.attributes = attributes