sort elements topologically so that element at position i doesn't depend on element at position j if i < j dependsOn(e1, e2) returns true if e1 depends on e2 returns None if there is a cycle
sort elements topologically so that element at position i doesn't depend on element at position j if i < j dependsOn(e1, e2) returns true if e1 depends on e2 returns None if there is a cycle
Here's the algorithm from Wikipedia
L ← Empty list that will contain the sorted nodes while there are unmarked nodes do select an unmarked node n visit(n) function visit(node n) if n has a temporary mark then stop (not a DAG) if n is not marked (i.e. has not been visited yet) then mark n temporarily for each node m with an edge from n to m do visit(m) mark n permanently add n to head of L
Topological sorting is used to define the order of execution of dependent specifications when they form an acyclic graph