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-rw-r--r--cython/doc/alpha_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/alpha_complex_sum.rst22
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/alpha_complex_user.rst205
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_sum.rst15
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_user.rst36
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/citation.rst15
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-rw-r--r--cython/doc/cubical_complex_ref.rst9
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/cubical_complex_sum.rst15
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/cubical_complex_user.rst160
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/euclidean_witness_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/examples.rst4
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-rw-r--r--cython/doc/index.rst87
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/installation.rst176
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/make.bat.in67
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/periodic_cubical_complex_ref.rst9
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_ref.rst8
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst12
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_user.rst66
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_sum.rst27
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_user.rst114
-rwxr-xr-xcython/doc/pyplots/barcode_persistence.py5
-rwxr-xr-xcython/doc/pyplots/diagram_persistence.py5
-rwxr-xr-xcython/doc/pyplots/show_palette_values.py2
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-rw-r--r--cython/doc/rips_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/rips_complex_sum.rst17
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/rips_complex_user.rst240
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/simplex_tree_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/simplex_tree_sum.rst14
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/simplex_tree_user.rst68
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/strong_witness_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/tangential_complex_ref.rst10
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/tangential_complex_sum.rst15
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/tangential_complex_user.rst195
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/todos.rst5
-rw-r--r--cython/doc/witness_complex_ref.rst10
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diff --git a/cython/doc/Makefile.in b/cython/doc/Makefile.in
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+# Makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line.
+SPHINXOPTS =
+SPHINXBUILD = @SPHINX_PATH@
+PAPER =
+BUILDDIR = _build
+
+# User-friendly check for sphinx-build
+ifeq ($(shell which $(SPHINXBUILD) >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?), 1)
+$(error The '$(SPHINXBUILD)' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point to the full path of the '$(SPHINXBUILD)' executable. Alternatively you can add the directory with the executable to your PATH. If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from http://sphinx-doc.org/)
+endif
+
+# Internal variables.
+PAPEROPT_a4 = -D latex_paper_size=a4
+PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
+ALLSPHINXOPTS = -d $(BUILDDIR)/doctrees $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) .
+# the i18n builder cannot share the environment and doctrees with the others
+I18NSPHINXOPTS = $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) .
+
+.PHONY: help clean html dirhtml singlehtml pickle json htmlhelp qthelp devhelp epub latex latexpdf text man changes linkcheck doctest gettext
+
+help:
+ @echo "Please use \`make <target>' where <target> is one of"
+ @echo " html to make standalone HTML files"
+ @echo " doctest to run all doctests embedded in the documentation (if enabled)"
+
+clean:
+ rm -f examples.inc
+ rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
+
+# GUDHI specific : Examples.inc is generated with generate_examples.py (and deleted on clean)
+
+html:
+ ./generate_examples.py
+ $(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+ @echo
+ @echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."
+
+doctest:
+ $(SPHINXBUILD) -b doctest $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/doctest
+ @echo "Testing of doctests in the sources finished, look at the " \
+ "results in $(BUILDDIR)/doctest/output.txt."
diff --git a/cython/doc/_templates/layout.html b/cython/doc/_templates/layout.html
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+{#
+ basic/layout.html
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ Master layout template for Sphinx themes.
+
+ :copyright: Copyright 2007-2016 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS.
+ :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
+#}
+{%- block doctype -%}
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
+ "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
+{%- endblock %}
+{%- set reldelim1 = reldelim1 is not defined and ' &raquo;' or reldelim1 %}
+{%- set reldelim2 = reldelim2 is not defined and ' |' or reldelim2 %}
+{%- set render_sidebar = (not embedded) and (not theme_nosidebar|tobool) and
+ (sidebars != []) %}
+{%- set url_root = pathto('', 1) %}
+{# XXX necessary? #}
+{%- if url_root == '#' %}{% set url_root = '' %}{% endif %}
+{%- if not embedded and docstitle %}
+ {%- set titlesuffix = " &mdash; "|safe + docstitle|e %}
+{%- else %}
+ {%- set titlesuffix = "" %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- macro relbar() %}
+ <div class="related" role="navigation" aria-label="related navigation">
+ <h3>{{ _('Navigation') }}</h3>
+ <ul>
+ {%- for rellink in rellinks %}
+ <li class="right" {% if loop.first %}style="margin-right: 10px"{% endif %}>
+ <a href="{{ pathto(rellink[0]) }}" title="{{ rellink[1]|striptags|e }}"
+ {{ accesskey(rellink[2]) }}>{{ rellink[3] }}</a>
+ {%- if not loop.first %}{{ reldelim2 }}{% endif %}</li>
+ {%- endfor %}
+ {%- block rootrellink %}
+ <li class="nav-item nav-item-0"><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">{{ shorttitle|e }}</a>{{ reldelim1 }}</li>
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- for parent in parents %}
+ <li class="nav-item nav-item-{{ loop.index }}"><a href="{{ parent.link|e }}" {% if loop.last %}{{ accesskey("U") }}{% endif %}>{{ parent.title }}</a>{{ reldelim1 }}</li>
+ {%- endfor %}
+ {%- block relbaritems %} {% endblock %}
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{%- macro sidebar() %}
+ {%- if render_sidebar %}
+ <div class="sphinxsidebar" role="navigation" aria-label="main navigation">
+ <div class="sphinxsidebarwrapper">
+ {%- block sidebarlogo %}
+ {%- if logo %}
+ <p class="logo"><a href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">
+ <img class="logo" src="{{ pathto('_static/' + logo, 1) }}" alt="Logo"/>
+ </a></p>
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- if sidebars != None %}
+ {#- new style sidebar: explicitly include/exclude templates #}
+ {%- for sidebartemplate in sidebars %}
+ {%- include sidebartemplate %}
+ {%- endfor %}
+ {%- else %}
+ {#- old style sidebars: using blocks -- should be deprecated #}
+ {%- block sidebartoc %}
+<h2><a href="index.html">GUDHI</a></h2>
+<h2><a href="installation.html">GUDHI installation</a></h2>
+<h2><a href="citation.html">Acknowledging the GUDHI library</a></h2>
+<h2><a href="genindex.html">Index</a></h2>
+<h2><a href="examples.html">Examples</a></h2>
+
+ {%- include "localtoc.html" %}
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- block sidebarrel %}
+ {%- include "relations.html" %}
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- block sidebarsourcelink %}
+ {%- include "sourcelink.html" %}
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- if customsidebar %}
+ {%- include customsidebar %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- block sidebarsearch %}
+ {%- include "searchbox.html" %}
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ {%- endif %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{%- macro script() %}
+ <script type="text/javascript">
+ var DOCUMENTATION_OPTIONS = {
+ URL_ROOT: '{{ url_root }}',
+ VERSION: '{{ release|e }}',
+ COLLAPSE_INDEX: false,
+ FILE_SUFFIX: '{{ '' if no_search_suffix else file_suffix }}',
+ HAS_SOURCE: {{ has_source|lower }}
+ };
+ </script>
+ {%- for scriptfile in script_files %}
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ pathto(scriptfile, 1) }}"></script>
+ {%- endfor %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{%- macro css() %}
+<!-- GUDHI website css for header BEGIN -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/assets/css/styles_feeling_responsive.css" />
+<!-- GUDHI website css for header END -->
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ pathto('_static/' + style, 1) }}" type="text/css" />
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ pathto('_static/pygments.css', 1) }}" type="text/css" />
+ {%- for cssfile in css_files %}
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ pathto(cssfile, 1) }}" type="text/css" />
+ {%- endfor %}
+{%- endmacro %}
+<!-- GUDHI website html class for header BEGIN -->
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="no-js" lang="en">
+<!-- GUDHI website html class for header END -->
+ <head>
+ <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset={{ encoding }}" />
+ {{ metatags }}
+ {%- block htmltitle %}
+ <title>{{ title|striptags|e }}{{ titlesuffix }}</title>
+ {%- endblock %}
+ {{ css() }}
+ {%- if not embedded %}
+ {{ script() }}
+ {%- if use_opensearch %}
+ <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml"
+ title="{% trans docstitle=docstitle|e %}Search within {{ docstitle }}{% endtrans %}"
+ href="{{ pathto('_static/opensearch.xml', 1) }}"/>
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if favicon %}
+ <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ pathto('_static/' + favicon, 1) }}"/>
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- endif %}
+{%- block linktags %}
+ {%- if hasdoc('about') %}
+ <link rel="author" title="{{ _('About these documents') }}" href="{{ pathto('about') }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if hasdoc('genindex') %}
+ <link rel="index" title="{{ _('Index') }}" href="{{ pathto('genindex') }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if hasdoc('search') %}
+ <link rel="search" title="{{ _('Search') }}" href="{{ pathto('search') }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if hasdoc('copyright') %}
+ <link rel="copyright" title="{{ _('Copyright') }}" href="{{ pathto('copyright') }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ <link rel="top" title="{{ docstitle|e }}" href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}" />
+ {%- if parents %}
+ <link rel="up" title="{{ parents[-1].title|striptags|e }}" href="{{ parents[-1].link|e }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if next %}
+ <link rel="next" title="{{ next.title|striptags|e }}" href="{{ next.link|e }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if prev %}
+ <link rel="prev" title="{{ prev.title|striptags|e }}" href="{{ prev.link|e }}" />
+ {%- endif %}
+{%- endblock %}
+{%- block extrahead %} {% endblock %}
+ </head>
+ <body role="document">
+ <!-- GUDHI website header BEGIN -->
+ <div id="navigation" class="sticky">
+ <nav class="top-bar" role="navigation" data-topbar>
+ <ul class="title-area">
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+ <!-- Remove the class "menu-icon" to get rid of menu icon. Take out "Menu" to just have icon alone -->
+ <li class="toggle-topbar menu-icon"><a href="#"><span>Navigation</span></a></li>
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+ <li><a href="http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/interfaces/">Interfaces</a></li>
+ <li class="divider"></li>
+ </ul>
+ </section>
+ </nav>
+ </div><!-- /#navigation -->
+ <!-- GUDHI website header BEGIN -->
+
+
+{%- block header %}{% endblock %}
+
+{%- block relbar1 %}{% endblock %}
+
+{%- block content %}
+ {%- block sidebar1 %} {# possible location for sidebar #} {% endblock %}
+
+ <div class="document">
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+ <div class="documentwrapper">
+ {%- if render_sidebar %}
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+ {%- endif %}
+ <div class="body" role="main">
+ {% block body %} {% endblock %}
+ </div>
+ {%- if render_sidebar %}
+ </div>
+ {%- endif %}
+ </div>
+ {%- endblock %}
+
+ {%- block sidebar2 %}{{ sidebar() }}{% endblock %}
+ <div class="clearer"></div>
+ </div>
+{%- endblock %}
+
+{%- block relbar2 %}{% endblock %}
+
+{%- block footer %}
+ <div class="footer" role="contentinfo">
+ {%- if show_copyright %}
+ {%- if hasdoc('copyright') %}
+ {% trans path=pathto('copyright'), copyright=copyright|e %}&copy; <a href="{{ path }}">Copyright</a> {{ copyright }}.{% endtrans %}
+ {%- else %}
+ {% trans copyright=copyright|e %}&copy; Copyright {{ copyright }}.{% endtrans %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if last_updated %}
+ {% trans last_updated=last_updated|e %}Last updated on {{ last_updated }}.{% endtrans %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ {%- if show_sphinx %}
+ {% trans sphinx_version=sphinx_version|e %}Created using <a href="http://sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> {{ sphinx_version }}.{% endtrans %}
+ {%- endif %}
+ </div>
+{%- endblock %}
+ </body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/cython/doc/alpha_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/alpha_complex_ref.rst
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+==============================
+Alpha complex reference manual
+==============================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.AlphaComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.AlphaComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/alpha_complex_sum.rst b/cython/doc/alpha_complex_sum.rst
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+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Vincent Rouvreau :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+:Requires: CGAL :math:`\geq` 4.7.0 Eigen3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | Alpha_complex is a simplicial complex constructed from the finite |
+| img/alpha_complex_representation.png | cells of a Delaunay Triangulation. |
+| :alt: Alpha complex representation | |
+| :figclass: align-center | The filtration value of each simplex is computed as the square of the |
+| | circumradius of the simplex if the circumsphere is empty (the simplex |
+| Alpha complex representation | is then said to be Gabriel), and as the minimum of the filtration |
+| | values of the codimension 1 cofaces that make it not Gabriel |
+| | otherwise. All simplices that have a filtration value strictly |
+| | greater than a given alpha squared value are not inserted into the |
+| | complex. |
+| | |
+| | This package requires having CGAL version 4.7 or higher (4.8.1 is |
+| | advised for better perfomances). |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`alpha_complex_user` | :doc:`alpha_complex_ref` |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/alpha_complex_user.rst b/cython/doc/alpha_complex_user.rst
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+Alpha complex user manual
+=========================
+Definition
+----------
+
+.. include:: alpha_complex_sum.rst
+
+Alpha_complex is constructing a :doc:`Simplex_tree <simplex_tree_sum>` using
+`Delaunay Triangulation <http://doc.cgal.org/latest/Triangulation/index.html#Chapter_Triangulations>`_
+:cite:`cgal:hdj-t-15b` from `CGAL <http://www.cgal.org/>`_ (the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library
+:cite:`cgal:eb-15b`).
+
+Remarks
+^^^^^^^
+When Alpha_complex is constructed with an infinite value of :math:`\alpha`, the complex is a Delaunay complex.
+
+Example from points
+-------------------
+
+This example builds the Delaunay triangulation from the given points, and initializes the alpha complex with it:
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ alpha_complex = gudhi.AlphaComplex(points=[[1, 1], [7, 0], [4, 6], [9, 6], [0, 14], [2, 19], [9, 17]])
+
+ simplex_tree = alpha_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_alpha_square=60.0)
+ result_str = 'Alpha complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+The output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Alpha complex is of dimension 2 - 25 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 6.25
+ [4, 5] -> 7.25
+ [0, 2] -> 8.50
+ [0, 1] -> 9.25
+ [1, 3] -> 10.00
+ [1, 2] -> 11.25
+ [1, 2, 3] -> 12.50
+ [0, 1, 2] -> 13.00
+ [5, 6] -> 13.25
+ [2, 4] -> 20.00
+ [4, 6] -> 22.74
+ [4, 5, 6] -> 22.74
+ [3, 6] -> 30.25
+ [2, 6] -> 36.50
+ [2, 3, 6] -> 36.50
+ [2, 4, 6] -> 37.24
+ [0, 4] -> 59.71
+ [0, 2, 4] -> 59.71
+
+
+Algorithm
+---------
+
+Data structure
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In order to build the alpha complex, first, a Simplex tree is built from the cells of a Delaunay Triangulation.
+(The filtration value is set to NaN, which stands for unknown value):
+
+.. figure::
+ img/alpha_complex_doc.png
+ :figclass: align-center
+ :alt: Simplex tree structure construction example
+
+ Simplex tree structure construction example
+
+Filtration value computation algorithm
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+ **for** i : dimension :math:`\rightarrow` 0 **do**
+ **for all** :math:`\sigma` of dimension i
+ **if** filtration(:math:`\sigma`) is NaN **then**
+ filtration(:math:`\sigma`) = :math:`\alpha^2(\sigma)`
+ **end if**
+
+ *//propagate alpha filtration value*
+
+ **for all** :math:`\tau` face of :math:`\sigma`
+ **if** filtration(:math:`\tau`) is not NaN **then**
+ filtration(:math:`\tau`) = filtration(:math:`\sigma`)
+ **end if**
+ **end for**
+ **end for**
+ **end for**
+
+ make_filtration_non_decreasing()
+
+ prune_above_filtration()
+
+Dimension 2
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+From the example above, it means the algorithm looks into each triangle ([0,1,2], [0,2,4], [1,2,3], ...),
+computes the filtration value of the triangle, and then propagates the filtration value as described
+here:
+
+.. figure::
+ img/alpha_complex_doc_420.png
+ :figclass: align-center
+ :alt: Filtration value propagation example
+
+ Filtration value propagation example
+
+Dimension 1
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Then, the algorithm looks into each edge ([0,1], [0,2], [1,2], ...),
+computes the filtration value of the edge (in this case, propagation will have no effect).
+
+Dimension 0
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Finally, the algorithm looks into each vertex ([0], [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6]) and
+sets the filtration value (0 in case of a vertex - propagation will have no effect).
+
+Non decreasing filtration values
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+As the squared radii computed by CGAL are an approximation, it might happen that these alpha squared values do not
+quite define a proper filtration (i.e. non-decreasing with respect to inclusion).
+We fix that up by calling `Simplex_tree::make_filtration_non_decreasing()` (cf.
+`C++ version <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/doc/latest/index.html>`_).
+
+Prune above given filtration value
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The simplex tree is pruned from the given maximum alpha squared value (cf. `Simplex_tree::prune_above_filtration()`
+int he `C++ version <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/doc/latest/index.html>`_).
+In the following example, the value is given by the user as argument of the program.
+
+
+Example from OFF file
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This example builds the Delaunay triangulation from the points given by an OFF file, and initializes the alpha complex
+with it.
+
+
+Then, it is asked to display information about the alpha complex:
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ alpha_complex = gudhi.AlphaComplex(off_file='alphacomplexdoc.off')
+ simplex_tree = alpha_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_alpha_square=59.0)
+ result_str = 'Alpha complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+the program output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Alpha complex is of dimension 2 - 23 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 6.25
+ [4, 5] -> 7.25
+ [0, 2] -> 8.50
+ [0, 1] -> 9.25
+ [1, 3] -> 10.00
+ [1, 2] -> 11.25
+ [1, 2, 3] -> 12.50
+ [0, 1, 2] -> 13.00
+ [5, 6] -> 13.25
+ [2, 4] -> 20.00
+ [4, 6] -> 22.74
+ [4, 5, 6] -> 22.74
+ [3, 6] -> 30.25
+ [2, 6] -> 36.50
+ [2, 3, 6] -> 36.50
+ [2, 4, 6] -> 37.24
+
+CGAL citations
+==============
+
+.. bibliography:: how_to_cite_cgal.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt
diff --git a/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_sum.rst b/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c475d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: François Godi :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+:Requires: CGAL :math:`\geq` 4.8.0
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | Bottleneck distance measures the similarity between two persistence |
+| img/perturb_pd.png | diagrams. It's the shortest distance b for which there exists a |
+| :figclass: align-center | perfect matching between the points of the two diagrams (+ all the |
+| | diagonal points) such that any couple of matched points are at |
+| Bottleneck distance is the length of | distance at most b. |
+| the longest edge | |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`bottleneck_distance_user` | |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_user.rst b/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_user.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/bottleneck_distance_user.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Bottleneck distance user manual
+===============================
+Definition
+----------
+
+.. include:: bottleneck_distance_sum.rst
+
+Function
+--------
+.. autofunction:: gudhi.bottleneck_distance
+
+
+Basic example
+-------------
+
+This example computes the bottleneck distance from 2 persistence diagrams:
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+
+ diag1 = [[2.7, 3.7],[9.6, 14.],[34.2, 34.974], [3.,float('Inf')]]
+ diag2 = [[2.8, 4.45],[9.5, 14.1],[3.2,float('Inf')]]
+
+ message = "Bottleneck distance approximation=" + '%.2f' % gudhi.bottleneck_distance(diag1, diag2, 0.1)
+ print(message)
+
+ message = "Bottleneck distance exact value=" + '%.2f' % gudhi.bottleneck_distance(diag1, diag2, 0)
+ print(message)
+
+The output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Bottleneck distance approximation=0.81
+ Bottleneck distance exact value=0.75
diff --git a/cython/doc/citation.rst b/cython/doc/citation.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cdfb7cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/citation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Acknowledging the GUDHI library
+###############################
+
+We kindly ask users to cite the GUDHI library as appropriately as possible in
+their papers, and to mention the use of the GUDHI library on the web pages of
+their projects using GUDHI and provide us with links to these web pages. Feel
+free to contact us in case you have any question or remark on this topic.
+
+We provide GUDHI bibtex entries for the modules of the User and Reference
+Manual, as well as for publications directly related to the GUDHI library.
+
+GUDHI bibtex
+************
+
+.. literalinclude:: how_to_cite_gudhi.bib
diff --git a/cython/doc/conf.py b/cython/doc/conf.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..42bfd59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# GUDHI documentation build configuration file, created by
+# sphinx-quickstart on Thu Jun 30 09:55:51 2016.
+#
+# This file is execfile()d with the current directory set to its
+# containing dir.
+#
+# Note that not all possible configuration values are present in this
+# autogenerated file.
+#
+# All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
+# serve to show the default.
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+# If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
+# add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
+# documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
+#sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+
+# Path to Gudhi.so from source path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+
+# -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
+
+# If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
+#needs_sphinx = '1.0'
+
+# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
+# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
+# ones.
+extensions = [
+ 'matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive',
+ 'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+ 'sphinx.ext.doctest',
+ 'sphinx.ext.todo',
+ 'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
+ 'sphinx.ext.ifconfig',
+ 'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+ 'sphinxcontrib.bibtex',
+]
+
+todo_include_todos = True
+# plot option : do not show hyperlinks (Source code, png, hires.png, pdf)
+plot_html_show_source_link = False
+plot_html_show_formats = False
+# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+
+# The suffix of source filenames.
+source_suffix = '.rst'
+
+# The encoding of source files.
+#source_encoding = 'utf-8-sig'
+
+# The master toctree document.
+master_doc = 'index'
+
+# General information about the project.
+project = u'GUDHI'
+copyright = u'2016, GUDHI Editorial Board'
+
+# The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
+# |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
+# built documents.
+#
+# The short X.Y version.
+version = '2.0'
+# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
+release = '2.0.0'
+
+# The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
+# for a list of supported languages.
+#language = None
+
+# There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
+# non-false value, then it is used:
+#today = ''
+# Else, today_fmt is used as the format for a strftime call.
+#today_fmt = '%B %d, %Y'
+
+# List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
+# directories to ignore when looking for source files.
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+
+# The reST default role (used for this markup: `text`) to use for all
+# documents.
+#default_role = None
+
+# If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
+#add_function_parentheses = True
+
+# If true, the current module name will be prepended to all description
+# unit titles (such as .. function::).
+#add_module_names = True
+
+# If true, sectionauthor and moduleauthor directives will be shown in the
+# output. They are ignored by default.
+#show_authors = False
+
+# The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+
+# A list of ignored prefixes for module index sorting.
+#modindex_common_prefix = []
+
+# If true, keep warnings as "system message" paragraphs in the built documents.
+#keep_warnings = False
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------
+
+# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages. See the documentation for
+# a list of builtin themes.
+html_theme = 'classic'
+
+# Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
+# further. For a list of options available for each theme, see the
+# documentation.
+html_theme_options = {
+ "sidebarbgcolor": "#A1ADCD",
+ "sidebartextcolor": "black",
+ "sidebarlinkcolor": "#334D5C",
+}
+
+# Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
+#html_theme_path = []
+
+# The name for this set of Sphinx documents. If None, it defaults to
+# "<project> v<release> documentation".
+#html_title = None
+
+# A shorter title for the navigation bar. Default is the same as html_title.
+#html_short_title = None
+
+# The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top
+# of the sidebar.
+#html_logo =
+
+# The name of an image file (within the static path) to use as favicon of the
+# docs. This file should be a Windows icon file (.ico) being 16x16 or 32x32
+# pixels large.
+#html_favicon =
+
+# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
+# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
+# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+# Add any extra paths that contain custom files (such as robots.txt or
+# .htaccess) here, relative to this directory. These files are copied
+# directly to the root of the documentation.
+#html_extra_path = []
+
+# If not '', a 'Last updated on:' timestamp is inserted at every page bottom,
+# using the given strftime format.
+#html_last_updated_fmt = '%b %d, %Y'
+
+# If true, SmartyPants will be used to convert quotes and dashes to
+# typographically correct entities.
+#html_use_smartypants = True
+
+# Custom sidebar templates, maps document names to template names.
+#html_sidebars = {}
+
+# Additional templates that should be rendered to pages, maps page names to
+# template names.
+#html_additional_pages = {'installation': 'installation.html'}
+
+# If false, no module index is generated.
+#html_domain_indices = True
+
+# If false, no index is generated.
+#html_use_index = True
+
+# If true, the index is split into individual pages for each letter.
+#html_split_index = False
+
+# If true, links to the reST sources are added to the pages.
+#html_show_sourcelink = True
+
+# If true, "Created using Sphinx" is shown in the HTML footer. Default is True.
+#html_show_sphinx = True
+
+# If true, "(C) Copyright ..." is shown in the HTML footer. Default is True.
+#html_show_copyright = True
+
+# If true, an OpenSearch description file will be output, and all pages will
+# contain a <link> tag referring to it. The value of this option must be the
+# base URL from which the finished HTML is served.
+#html_use_opensearch = ''
+
+# This is the file name suffix for HTML files (e.g. ".xhtml").
+#html_file_suffix = None
+
+# Output file base name for HTML help builder.
+htmlhelp_basename = 'GUDHIdoc'
+
+
+# -- Options for LaTeX output ---------------------------------------------
+
+latex_elements = {
+# The paper size ('letterpaper' or 'a4paper').
+#'papersize': 'letterpaper',
+
+# The font size ('10pt', '11pt' or '12pt').
+#'pointsize': '10pt',
+
+# Additional stuff for the LaTeX preamble.
+#'preamble': '',
+}
+
+# Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
+# (source start file, target name, title,
+# author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
+latex_documents = [
+ ('index', 'GUDHI.tex', u'GUDHI Documentation',
+ u'Vincent Rouvreau', 'manual'),
+]
+
+# The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
+# the title page.
+#latex_logo = None
+
+# For "manual" documents, if this is true, then toplevel headings are parts,
+# not chapters.
+#latex_use_parts = False
+
+# If true, show page references after internal links.
+#latex_show_pagerefs = False
+
+# If true, show URL addresses after external links.
+#latex_show_urls = False
+
+# Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
+#latex_appendices = []
+
+# If false, no module index is generated.
+#latex_domain_indices = True
+
+
+# -- Options for manual page output ---------------------------------------
+
+# One entry per manual page. List of tuples
+# (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
+man_pages = [
+ ('index', 'gudhi', u'GUDHI Documentation',
+ [u'Vincent Rouvreau'], 1)
+]
+
+# If true, show URL addresses after external links.
+#man_show_urls = False
+
+
+# -- Options for Texinfo output -------------------------------------------
+
+# Grouping the document tree into Texinfo files. List of tuples
+# (source start file, target name, title, author,
+# dir menu entry, description, category)
+texinfo_documents = [
+ ('index', 'GUDHI', u'GUDHI Documentation',
+ u'Vincent Rouvreau', 'GUDHI', 'One line description of project.',
+ 'Miscellaneous'),
+]
+
+# Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
+#texinfo_appendices = []
+
+# If false, no module index is generated.
+#texinfo_domain_indices = True
+
+# How to display URL addresses: 'footnote', 'no', or 'inline'.
+#texinfo_show_urls = 'footnote'
+
+# If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
+#texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
diff --git a/cython/doc/cubical_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/cubical_complex_ref.rst
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+Cubical complex reference manual
+################################
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.CubicalComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.CubicalComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/cubical_complex_sum.rst b/cython/doc/cubical_complex_sum.rst
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+++ b/cython/doc/cubical_complex_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Pawel Dlotko :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | The cubical complex is an example of a structured complex useful in |
+| img/Cubical_complex_representation.png | computational mathematics (specially rigorous numerics) and image |
+| :alt: Cubical complex representation | analysis. |
+| :figclass: align-center | |
+| | |
+| Cubical complex representation | |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`cubical_complex_user` | * :doc:`cubical_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`periodic_cubical_complex_ref` |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/cubical_complex_user.rst b/cython/doc/cubical_complex_user.rst
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+Cubical complex user manual
+===========================
+Definition
+----------
+
+===================================== ===================================== =====================================
+:Author: Pawel Dlotko :Introduced in: GUDHI PYTHON 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+===================================== ===================================== =====================================
+
++---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`cubical_complex_user` | * :doc:`cubical_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`periodic_cubical_complex_ref` |
++---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+The cubical complex is an example of a structured complex useful in computational mathematics (specially rigorous
+numerics) and image analysis.
+
+An *elementary interval* is an interval of a form :math:`[n,n+1]`, or :math:`[n,n]`, for :math:`n \in \mathcal{Z}`.
+The first one is called *non-degenerate*, while the second one is a *degenerate* interval. A
+*boundary of a elementary interval* is a chain :math:`\partial [n,n+1] = [n+1,n+1]-[n,n]` in case of
+non-degenerated elementary interval and :math:`\partial [n,n] = 0` in case of degenerate elementary interval. An
+*elementary cube* :math:`C` is a product of elementary intervals, :math:`C=I_1 \times \ldots \times I_n`.
+*Embedding dimension* of a cube is n, the number of elementary intervals (degenerate or not) in the product.
+A *dimension of a cube* :math:`C=I_1 \times ... \times I_n` is the number of non degenerate elementary
+intervals in the product. A *boundary of a cube* :math:`C=I_1 \times \ldots \times I_n` is a chain obtained
+in the following way:
+
+.. math::
+
+ \partial C = (\partial I_1 \times \ldots \times I_n) + (I_1 \times \partial I_2 \times \ldots \times I_n) +
+ \ldots + (I_1 \times I_2 \times \ldots \times \partial I_n).
+
+A *cubical complex* :math:`\mathcal{K}` is a collection of cubes closed under operation of taking boundary
+(i.e. boundary of every cube from the collection is in the collection). A cube :math:`C` in cubical complex
+:math:`\mathcal{K}` is *maximal* if it is not in a boundary of any other cube in :math:`\mathcal{K}`. A
+*support* of a cube :math:`C` is the set in :math:`\mathbb{R}^n` occupied by :math:`C` (:math:`n` is the embedding
+dimension of :math:`C`).
+
+Cubes may be equipped with a filtration values in which case we have filtered cubical complex. All the cubical
+complexes considered in this implementation are filtered cubical complexes (although, the range of a filtration may
+be a set of two elements).
+
+For further details and theory of cubical complexes, please consult :cite:`kaczynski2004computational` as well as the
+following paper :cite:`peikert2012topological`.
+
+Data structure.
+---------------
+
+The implementation of Cubical complex provides a representation of complexes that occupy a rectangular region in
+:math:`\mathbb{R}^n`. This extra assumption allows for a memory efficient way of storing cubical complexes in a form
+of so called bitmaps. Let
+:math:`R = [b_1,e_1] \times \ldots \times [b_n,e_n]`, for :math:`b_1,...b_n,e_1,...,e_n \in \mathbb{Z}`,
+:math:`b_i \leq d_i` be the considered rectangular region and let :math:`\mathcal{K}` be a filtered
+cubical complex having the rectangle :math:`R` as its support. Note that the structure of the coordinate system gives
+a way a lexicographical ordering of cells of :math:`\mathcal{K}`. This ordering is a base of the presented
+bitmap-based implementation. In this implementation, the whole cubical complex is stored as a vector of the values
+of filtration. This, together with dimension of :math:`\mathcal{K}` and the sizes of :math:`\mathcal{K}` in all
+directions, allows to determine, dimension, neighborhood, boundary and coboundary of every cube
+:math:`C \in \mathcal{K}`.
+
+.. figure::
+ img/Cubical_complex_representation.png
+ :alt: Cubical complex.
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ Cubical complex.
+
+Note that the cubical complex in the figure above is, in a natural way, a product of one dimensional cubical
+complexes in :math:`\mathbb{R}`. The number of all cubes in each direction is equal :math:`2n+1`, where :math:`n` is
+the number of maximal cubes in the considered direction. Let us consider a cube at the position :math:`k` in the
+bitmap.
+Knowing the sizes of the bitmap, by a series of modulo operation, we can determine which elementary intervals are
+present in the product that gives the cube :math:`C`. In a similar way, we can compute boundary and the coboundary of
+each cube. Further details can be found in the literature.
+
+Input Format.
+-------------
+
+In the current implantation, filtration is given at the maximal cubes, and it is then extended by the lower star
+filtration to all cubes. There are a number of constructors that can be used to construct cubical complex by users
+who want to use the code directly. They can be found in the :doc:`cubical_complex_ref`.
+Currently one input from a text file is used. It uses a format used already in
+`Perseus software <http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~vnanda/perseus/>`_ by Vidit Nanda.
+Below we are providing a description of the format. The first line contains a number d begin the dimension of the
+bitmap (2 in the example below). Next d lines are the numbers of top dimensional cubes in each dimensions (3 and 3
+in the example below). Next, in lexicographical order, the filtration of top dimensional cubes is given (1 4 6 8
+20 4 7 6 5 in the example below).
+
+.. figure::
+ img/exampleBitmap.png
+ :alt: Example of a input data.
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ Example of a input data.
+
+The input file for the following complex is:
+
+.. literalinclude:: cubicalcomplexdoc.txt
+
+.. centered:: cubicalcomplexdoc.txt
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ cubical_complex = gudhi.CubicalComplex(perseus_file='cubicalcomplexdoc.txt')
+ result_str = 'Cubical complex is of dimension ' + repr(cubical_complex.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(cubical_complex.num_simplices()) + ' simplices.'
+ print(result_str)
+
+the program output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Cubical complex is of dimension 2 - 49 simplices.
+
+Periodic boundary conditions.
+-----------------------------
+
+Often one would like to impose periodic boundary conditions to the cubical complex (cf.
+:doc:`periodic_cubical_complex_ref`).
+Let :math:`I_1\times ... \times I_n` be a box that is decomposed with a cubical complex :math:`\mathcal{K}`.
+Imposing periodic boundary conditions in the direction i, means that the left and the right side of a complex
+:math:`\mathcal{K}` are considered the same. In particular, if for a bitmap :math:`\mathcal{K}` periodic boundary
+conditions are imposed in all directions, then complex :math:`\mathcal{K}` became n-dimensional torus. One can use
+various constructors from the file Bitmap_cubical_complex_periodic_boundary_conditions_base.h to construct cubical
+complex with periodic boundary conditions. One can also use Perseus style input files. To indicate periodic boundary
+conditions in a given direction, then number of top dimensional cells in this direction have to be multiplied by -1.
+For instance:
+
+.. literalinclude:: periodiccubicalcomplexdoc.txt
+
+.. centered:: periodiccubicalcomplexdoc.txt
+
+Indicate that we have imposed periodic boundary conditions in the direction x, but not in the direction y.
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ periodic_cc = gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex(perseus_file='periodiccubicalcomplexdoc.txt')
+ result_str = 'Periodic cubical complex is of dimension ' + repr(periodic_cc.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(periodic_cc.num_simplices()) + ' simplices.'
+ print(result_str)
+
+the program output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Periodic cubical complex is of dimension 2 - 42 simplices.
+
+Examples.
+---------
+
+End user programs are available in cython/example/ folder.
+
+Bibliography
+============
+
+.. bibliography:: bibliography.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt
diff --git a/cython/doc/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_ref.rst
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+=================================================
+Euclidean strong witness complex reference manual
+=================================================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.EuclideanStrongWitnessComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.EuclideanStrongWitnessComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/euclidean_witness_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/euclidean_witness_complex_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/euclidean_witness_complex_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+==========================================
+Euclidean witness complex reference manual
+==========================================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.EuclideanWitnessComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.EuclideanWitnessComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/examples.rst b/cython/doc/examples.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a89e0596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/examples.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Examples
+########
+
+.. include:: examples.inc
diff --git a/cython/doc/generate_examples.py b/cython/doc/generate_examples.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d64d506c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/generate_examples.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from os import listdir
+
+"""This file is part of the Gudhi Library. The Gudhi library
+ (Geometric Understanding in Higher Dimensions) is a generic C++
+ library for computational topology.
+
+ Author(s): Vincent Rouvreau
+
+ Copyright (C) 2017 INRIA
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+__author__ = "Vincent Rouvreau"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2017 INRIA"
+__license__ = "GPL v3"
+
+"""
+generate_examples.py generates examples.inc to be included in examples.rst.
+Refer to Makefile and make.bat to see if it is correctly launched.
+"""
+
+output_file = open('examples.inc','w')
+
+output_file.write('.. only:: builder_html\n\n')
+
+for file in listdir('../example/'):
+ output_file.write(" * :download:`" + file + " <../example/" + file + ">`\n")
+
+output_file.close()
diff --git a/cython/doc/img/graphical_tools_representation.png b/cython/doc/img/graphical_tools_representation.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9759f7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/img/graphical_tools_representation.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/cython/doc/index.rst b/cython/doc/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94dbc65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+GUDHI documentation
+###################
+
+.. image:: img/Gudhi_banner.png
+ :align: center
+
+Introduction
+************
+
+The Gudhi library (Geometry Understanding in Higher Dimensions) is a generic
+open source `C++ library <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/doc/latest/>`_, with a
+`Python interface <http://gudhi.gforge.inria.fr/python/latest/>`_, for
+Computational Topology and Topological Data Analysis
+(`TDA <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological_data_analysis>`_).
+The GUDHI library intends to help the development of new algorithmic solutions
+in TDA and their transfer to applications. It provides robust, efficient,
+flexible and easy to use implementations of state-of-the-art algorithms and
+data structures.
+
+The current release of the GUDHI library includes:
+
+* Data structures to represent, construct and manipulate simplicial complexes.
+* Algorithms to compute persistent homology and multi-field persistent homology.
+* Simplication of simplicial complexes by edge contraction.
+
+All data-structures are generic and several of their aspects can be
+parameterized via template classes. We refer to :cite:`gudhilibrary_ICMS14`
+for a detailed description of the design of the library.
+
+Data structures
+***************
+
+Alpha complex
+=============
+
+.. include:: alpha_complex_sum.rst
+
+Cubical complex
+===============
+
+.. include:: cubical_complex_sum.rst
+
+Rips complex
+============
+
+.. include:: rips_complex_sum.rst
+
+Simplex tree
+============
+
+.. include:: simplex_tree_sum.rst
+
+Tangential complex
+==================
+
+.. include:: tangential_complex_sum.rst
+
+Witness complex
+===============
+
+.. include:: witness_complex_sum.rst
+
+
+Toolbox
+*******
+
+Bottleneck distance
+===================
+
+.. include:: bottleneck_distance_sum.rst
+
+Persistence cohomology
+======================
+
+.. include:: persistent_cohomology_sum.rst
+
+Persistence graphical tools
+===========================
+
+.. include:: persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst
+
+Bibliography
+************
+
+.. bibliography:: bibliography.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt
diff --git a/cython/doc/installation.rst b/cython/doc/installation.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f98a5039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/installation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+Installation
+############
+
+Compiling
+*********
+
+The library uses c++11 and requires `Boost <http://www.boost.org/>`_ with
+version 1.48.0 or more recent. It is a multi-platform library and compiles on
+Linux, Mac OSX and Visual Studio 2015.
+It also requires cmake to generate makefiles, and cython to compile the
+library.
+
+On `Windows <https://wiki.python.org/moin/WindowsCompilers>`_ , only Python
+3.5 and 3.6 are available because of the required Visual Studio version.
+
+On other systems, if you have several Python/cython installed, the version 2.X
+will be used by default, but you can force it by adding
+:code:`-DPython_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS=3` to the cmake command.
+
+GUDHI Cythonization
+===================
+
+To build the GUDHI cython module, run the following commands in a terminal:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd /path-to-gudhi/
+ mkdir build
+ cd build/
+ cmake ..
+ make cython
+
+Test suites
+===========
+
+To test your build, `py.test <http://doc.pytest.org>`_ is optional. Run the
+following command in a terminal:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd /path-to-gudhi/build/cython
+ # For windows, you have to set PYTHONPATH environment variable
+ export PYTHONPATH='$PYTHONPATH:/path-to-gudhi/build/cython'
+ ctest -R py_test
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
+To build the documentation, `sphinx-doc <http://http://www.sphinx-doc.org>`_ is
+required. Please refer to *conf.py* file to see which
+`sphinx-doc <http://http://www.sphinx-doc.org>`_ modules are required to
+generate the documentation. Run the following commands in a terminal:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ make sphinx
+
+Optional third-party library
+****************************
+
+CGAL
+====
+
+The :doc:`Alpha complex </alpha_complex_user>`,
+:doc:`Tangential complex </tangential_complex_user>` and
+:doc:`Witness complex </witness_complex_user>` data structures, and
+:doc:`Bottleneck distance </bottleneck_distance_user>` requires CGAL, which is a
+C++ library which provides easy access to efficient and reliable geometric
+algorithms.
+
+Having CGAL version 4.6.0 or higher installed is recommended. The procedure to
+install this library according to your operating system is detailed
+`here <http://doc.cgal.org/latest/Manual/installation.html>`_.
+
+The following examples require the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+The following example requires CGAL version ≥ 4.7.0:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_from_points_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_from_points_example.py>`
+
+The following example requires CGAL version ≥ 4.8.0:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`bottleneck_basic_example.py <../example/bottleneck_basic_example.py>`
+ * :download:`tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py <../example/tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+Eigen3
+======
+
+The :doc:`Alpha complex </alpha_complex_user>`,
+:doc:`Tangential complex </tangential_complex_user>` and
+:doc:`Witness complex </witness_complex_user>` data structures and few
+examples requires `Eigen3 <http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/>`_, a C++ template
+library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers, and related
+algorithms.
+
+The following examples require the `Eigen3 <http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/>`_:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_from_points_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_from_points_example.py>`
+ * :download:`tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py <../example/tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+Matplotlib
+==========
+
+The :doc:`persistence graphical tools </persistence_graphical_tools_user>`
+module requires `Matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org>`_, a Python 2D plotting
+library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy
+formats and interactive environments across platforms.
+
+The following examples require the `Matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org>`_:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`gudhi_graphical_tools_example.py <../example/gudhi_graphical_tools_example.py>`
+ * :download:`periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py <../example/periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_persistence_diagram.py <../example/rips_persistence_diagram.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py <../example/tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+Numpy
+=====
+
+The :doc:`persistence graphical tools </persistence_graphical_tools_user>`
+module requires `NumPy <http://numpy.org>`_, a fundamental package for
+scientific computing with Python.
+
+The following examples require the `NumPy <http://numpy.org>`_:
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`gudhi_graphical_tools_example.py <../example/gudhi_graphical_tools_example.py>`
+ * :download:`periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py <../example/periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_persistence_diagram.py <../example/rips_persistence_diagram.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py <../example/tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/euclidean_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+Threading Building Blocks
+=========================
+
+`Intel® TBB <https://www.threadingbuildingblocks.org/>`_ lets you easily write
+parallel C++ programs that take full advantage of multicore performance, that
+are portable and composable, and that have future-proof scalability.
+
+Having Intel® TBB installed is recommended to parallelize and accelerate some
+GUDHI computations.
+
+Bug reports and contributions
+*****************************
+
+Please help us improving the quality of the GUDHI library. You may report bugs or suggestions to:
+
+ Contact: gudhi-users@lists.gforge.inria.fr
+
+GUDHI is open to external contributions. If you want to join our development team, please contact us.
diff --git a/cython/doc/make.bat.in b/cython/doc/make.bat.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff1a6d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/make.bat.in
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+ set SPHINXBUILD=@SPHINX_PATH@
+)
+set BUILDDIR=_build
+set ALLSPHINXOPTS=-d %BUILDDIR%/doctrees %SPHINXOPTS% .
+set I18NSPHINXOPTS=%SPHINXOPTS% .
+if NOT "%PAPER%" == "" (
+ set ALLSPHINXOPTS=-D latex_paper_size=%PAPER% %ALLSPHINXOPTS%
+ set I18NSPHINXOPTS=-D latex_paper_size=%PAPER% %I18NSPHINXOPTS%
+)
+
+if "%1" == "" goto help
+
+if "%1" == "help" (
+ :help
+ echo.Please use `make ^<target^>` where ^<target^> is one of
+ echo. html to make standalone HTML files
+ echo. doctest to run all doctests embedded in the documentation if enabled
+ goto end
+)
+
+if "%1" == "clean" (
+ del examples.inc
+ for /d %%i in (%BUILDDIR%\*) do rmdir /q /s %%i
+ del /q /s %BUILDDIR%\*
+ goto end
+)
+
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% 2> nul
+if errorlevel 9009 (
+ echo.
+ echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
+ echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
+ echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
+ echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
+ echo.
+ echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
+ echo.http://sphinx-doc.org/
+ exit /b 1
+)
+
+:: GUDHI specific : Examples.inc is generated with generate_examples.py (and deleted on clean)
+
+if "%1" == "html" (
+ generate_examples.py
+ %SPHINXBUILD% -b html %ALLSPHINXOPTS% %BUILDDIR%/html
+ if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
+ echo.
+ echo.Build finished. The HTML pages are in %BUILDDIR%/html.
+ goto end
+)
+
+if "%1" == "doctest" (
+ %SPHINXBUILD% -b doctest %ALLSPHINXOPTS% %BUILDDIR%/doctest
+ if errorlevel 1 exit /b 1
+ echo.
+ echo.Testing of doctests in the sources finished, look at the ^
+results in %BUILDDIR%/doctest/output.txt.
+ goto end
+)
+
+:end
diff --git a/cython/doc/periodic_cubical_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/periodic_cubical_complex_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6190a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/periodic_cubical_complex_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Periodic cubical complex reference manual
+#########################################
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_ref.rst b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27c2f68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+============================================
+Persistence graphical tools reference manual
+============================================
+
+.. autofunction:: gudhi.__min_birth_max_death
+.. autofunction:: gudhi.show_palette_values
+.. autofunction:: gudhi.plot_persistence_barcode
+.. autofunction:: gudhi.plot_persistence_diagram
diff --git a/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d602daa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Vincent Rouvreau :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+:Requires: Matplotlib Numpy
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | These graphical tools comes on top of persistence results and allows |
+| img/graphical_tools_representation.png | the user to build easily barcode and persistence diagram. |
+| | |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`persistence_graphical_tools_user` | :doc:`persistence_graphical_tools_ref` |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_user.rst b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_user.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cae18323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/persistence_graphical_tools_user.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+Persistence graphical tools user manual
+=======================================
+Definition
+----------
+.. include:: persistence_graphical_tools_sum.rst
+
+
+Show palette values
+-------------------
+
+This function is useful to show the color palette values of dimension:
+
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ gudhi.show_palette_values(alpha=1.0)
+
+.. plot::
+
+ import gudhi
+ gudhi.show_palette_values(alpha=1.0)
+
+Show persistence as a barcode
+-----------------------------
+
+This function can display the persistence result as a barcode:
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+
+ periodic_cc = gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex(perseus_file='3d_torus.txt')
+ diag = periodic_cc.persistence()
+ gudhi.plot_persistence_barcode(diag)
+
+.. plot::
+
+ import gudhi
+
+ periodic_cc = gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex(perseus_file='3d_torus.txt')
+ diag = periodic_cc.persistence()
+ gudhi.plot_persistence_barcode(diag)
+
+Show persistence as a diagram
+-----------------------------
+
+This function can display the persistence result as a diagram:
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(off_file='tore3D_300.off', max_edge_length=2.0)
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=3)
+ diag = simplex_tree.persistence()
+ gudhi.plot_persistence_diagram(diag)
+
+.. plot::
+
+ import gudhi
+
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(off_file='tore3D_300.off', max_edge_length=2.0)
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=3)
+ diag = simplex_tree.persistence()
+ gudhi.plot_persistence_diagram(diag)
diff --git a/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_sum.rst b/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1f79cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Clément Maria :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | The theory of homology consists in attaching to a topological space |
+| img/3DTorus_poch.png | a sequence of (homology) groups, capturing global topological |
+| :figclass: align-center | features like connected components, holes, cavities, etc. Persistent |
+| | homology studies the evolution -- birth, life and death -- of these |
+| Rips Persistent Cohomology on a 3D | features when the topological space is changing. Consequently, the |
+| Torus | theory is essentially composed of three elements: topological spaces, |
+| | their homology groups and an evolution scheme. |
+| | |
+| | Computation of persistent cohomology using the algorithm of |
+| | :cite:`DBLP:journals/dcg/SilvaMV11` and |
+| | :cite:`DBLP:journals/corr/abs-1208-5018` and the Compressed |
+| | Annotation Matrix implementation of |
+| | :cite:`DBLP:conf/esa/BoissonnatDM13`. |
+| | |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`persistent_cohomology_user` | Please refer to each data structure that contains persistence |
+| | feature for reference: |
+| | |
+| | * :doc:`simplex_tree_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`cubical_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`periodic_cubical_complex_ref` |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_user.rst b/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_user.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72f1a7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/persistent_cohomology_user.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+Persistent cohomology user manual
+=================================
+Definition
+----------
+===================================== ===================================== =====================================
+:Author: Clément Maria :Introduced in: GUDHI PYTHON 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+===================================== ===================================== =====================================
+
++---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`persistent_cohomology_user` | Please refer to each data structure that contains persistence |
+| | feature for reference: |
+| | |
+| | * :doc:`simplex_tree_ref` |
++---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Computation of persistent cohomology using the algorithm of :cite:`DBLP:journals/dcg/SilvaMV11` and
+:cite:`DBLP:journals/corr/abs-1208-5018` and the Compressed Annotation Matrix implementation of
+:cite:`DBLP:conf/esa/BoissonnatDM13`.
+
+The theory of homology consists in attaching to a topological space a sequence of (homology) groups, capturing global
+topological features like connected components, holes, cavities, etc. Persistent homology studies the evolution --
+birth, life and death -- of these features when the topological space is changing. Consequently, the theory is
+essentially composed of three elements:
+
+* topological spaces
+* their homology groups
+* an evolution scheme.
+
+Topological Spaces
+------------------
+
+Topological spaces are represented by simplicial complexes.
+Let :math:`V = \{1, \cdots ,|V|\}` be a set of *vertices*.
+A *simplex* :math:`\sigma` is a subset of vertices :math:`\sigma \subseteq V`.
+A *simplicial complex* :math:`\mathbf{K}` on :math:`V` is a collection of simplices :math:`\{\sigma\}`,
+:math:`\sigma \subseteq V`, such that :math:`\tau \subseteq \sigma \in \mathbf{K} \Rightarrow \tau \in \mathbf{K}`.
+The dimension :math:`n=|\sigma|-1` of :math:`\sigma` is its number of elements minus 1.
+A *filtration* of a simplicial complex is a function :math:`f:\mathbf{K} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}` satisfying
+:math:`f(\tau)\leq f(\sigma)` whenever :math:`\tau \subseteq \sigma`.
+
+Homology
+--------
+
+For a ring :math:`\mathcal{R}`, the group of *n-chains*, denoted :math:`\mathbf{C}_n(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R})`, of
+:math:`\mathbf{K}` is the group of formal sums of n-simplices with :math:`\mathcal{R}` coefficients. The
+*boundary operator* is a linear operator
+:math:`\partial_n: \mathbf{C}_n(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R}) \rightarrow \mathbf{C}_{n-1}(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R})`
+such that :math:`\partial_n \sigma = \partial_n [v_0, \cdots , v_n] = \sum_{i=0}^n (-1)^{i}[v_0,\cdots ,\widehat{v_i}, \cdots,v_n]`,
+where :math:`\widehat{v_i}` means :math:`v_i` is omitted from the list. The chain groups form a sequence:
+
+.. math::
+
+ \cdots \ \ \mathbf{C}_n(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R}) \xrightarrow{\ \partial_n\ }
+ \mathbf{C}_{n-1}(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R}) \xrightarrow{\partial_{n-1}} \cdots \xrightarrow{\ \partial_2 \ }
+ \mathbf{C}_1(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R}) \xrightarrow{\ \partial_1 \ } \mathbf{C}_0(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R})
+
+of finitely many groups :math:`\mathbf{C}_n(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R})` and homomorphisms :math:`\partial_n`, indexed by
+the dimension :math:`n \geq 0`. The boundary operators satisfy the property :math:`\partial_n \circ \partial_{n+1}=0`
+for every :math:`n > 0` and we define the homology groups:
+
+.. math::
+
+ \mathbf{H}_n(\mathbf{K},\mathcal{R}) = \ker \partial_n / \mathrm{im} \ \partial_{n+1}
+
+We refer to :cite:`Munkres-elementsalgtop1984` for an introduction to homology
+theory and to :cite:`DBLP:books/daglib/0025666` for an introduction to persistent homology.
+
+Indexing Scheme
+---------------
+
+"Changing" a simplicial complex consists in applying a simplicial map. An *indexing scheme* is a directed graph
+together with a traversal order, such that two consecutive nodes in the graph are connected by an arrow (either forward
+or backward).
+The nodes represent simplicial complexes and the directed edges simplicial maps.
+
+From the computational point of view, there are two types of indexing schemes of interest in persistent homology:
+
+* linear ones
+ :math:`\bullet \longrightarrow \bullet \longrightarrow \cdots \longrightarrow \bullet \longrightarrow \bullet`
+ in persistent homology :cite:`DBLP:journals/dcg/ZomorodianC05`,
+* zigzag ones
+ :math:`\bullet \longrightarrow \bullet \longleftarrow \cdots \longrightarrow \bullet \longleftarrow \bullet`
+ in zigzag persistent homology :cite:`DBLP:journals/focm/CarlssonS10`.
+
+These indexing schemes have a natural left-to-right traversal order, and we describe them with ranges and iterators.
+In the current release of the Gudhi library, only the linear case is implemented.
+
+In the following, we consider the case where the indexing scheme is induced by a filtration.
+
+Ordering the simplices by increasing filtration values (breaking ties so as a simplex appears after its subsimplices of
+same filtration value) provides an indexing scheme.
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+We provide several example files: run these examples with -h for details on their use.
+
+.. only:: builder_html
+
+ * :download:`alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/alpha_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py <../example/periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_persistence_diagram.py <../example/rips_persistence_diagram.py>`
+ * :download:`rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py <../example/rips_complex_diagram_persistence_from_distance_matrix_file_example.py>`
+ * :download:`random_cubical_complex_persistence_example.py <../example/random_cubical_complex_persistence_example.py>`
+ * :download:`tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py <../example/tangential_complex_plain_homology_from_off_file_example.py>`
+
+Bibliography
+============
+
+.. bibliography:: bibliography.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt
diff --git a/cython/doc/pyplots/barcode_persistence.py b/cython/doc/pyplots/barcode_persistence.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c06ac5a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/pyplots/barcode_persistence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import gudhi
+
+periodic_cc = gudhi.PeriodicCubicalComplex(perseus_file='../3d_torus.txt')
+diag = periodic_cc.persistence()
+gudhi.plot_persistence_barcode(diag)
diff --git a/cython/doc/pyplots/diagram_persistence.py b/cython/doc/pyplots/diagram_persistence.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b4714fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/pyplots/diagram_persistence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import gudhi
+
+alpha_complex = gudhi.AlphaComplex(off_file='../tore3D_300.off')
+diag = alpha_complex.persistence()
+gudhi.plot_persistence_diagram(diag)
diff --git a/cython/doc/pyplots/show_palette_values.py b/cython/doc/pyplots/show_palette_values.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e72a55fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/pyplots/show_palette_values.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import gudhi
+gudhi.show_palette_values(alpha=1.0)
diff --git a/cython/doc/python3-sphinx-build b/cython/doc/python3-sphinx-build
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..44b94169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/python3-sphinx-build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+"""
+Emulate sphinx-build for python3
+"""
+
+from sys import exit, argv
+from sphinx import main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ exit(main(argv))
diff --git a/cython/doc/rips_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/rips_complex_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/rips_complex_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+=============================
+Rips complex reference manual
+=============================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.RipsComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.RipsComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/rips_complex_sum.rst b/cython/doc/rips_complex_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/rips_complex_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Clément Maria, Pawel Dlotko, Vincent Rouvreau :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | Rips complex is a simplicial complex constructed from a one skeleton |
+| img/rips_complex_representation.png | graph. |
+| :figclass: align-center | |
+| | The filtration value of each edge is computed from a user-given |
+| Rips complex representation | distance function and is inserted until a user-given threshold |
+| | value. |
+| | |
+| | This complex can be built from a point cloud and a distance function, |
+| | or from a distance matrix. |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`rips_complex_user` | :doc:`rips_complex_ref` |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/rips_complex_user.rst b/cython/doc/rips_complex_user.rst
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+Rips complex user manual
+=========================
+Definition
+----------
+
+======================================================= ===================================== =====================================
+:Authors: Clément Maria, Pawel Dlotko, Vincent Rouvreau :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+======================================================= ===================================== =====================================
+
++-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`rips_complex_user` | :doc:`rips_complex_ref` |
++-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+`Rips complex <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietoris%E2%80%93Rips_complex>`_ is a one skeleton graph that allows to
+construct a simplicial complex from it. The input can be a point cloud with a given distance function, or a distance
+matrix.
+
+The filtration value of each edge is computed from a user-given distance function, or directly from the distance
+matrix.
+
+All edges that have a filtration value strictly greater than a given threshold value are not inserted into the complex.
+
+When creating a simplicial complex from this one skeleton graph, Rips inserts the one skeleton graph into the data
+structure, and then expands the simplicial complex when required.
+
+Vertex name correspond to the index of the point in the given range (aka. the point cloud).
+
+.. figure::
+ img/rips_complex_representation.png
+ :align: center
+
+ Rips-complex one skeleton graph representation
+
+On this example, as edges (4,5), (4,6) and (5,6) are in the complex, simplex (4,5,6) is added with the filtration value
+set with :math:`max(filtration(4,5), filtration(4,6), filtration(5,6))`. And so on for simplex (0,1,2,3).
+
+If the Rips_complex interfaces are not detailed enough for your need, please refer to rips_persistence_step_by_step.cpp
+example, where the graph construction over the Simplex_tree is more detailed.
+
+Point cloud
+-----------
+
+Example from a point cloud
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This example builds the one skeleton graph from the given points, and max_edge_length value.
+Then it creates a :doc:`Simplex_tree <simplex_tree_ref>` with it.
+
+Finally, it is asked to display information about the simplicial complex.
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(points=[[1, 1], [7, 0], [4, 6], [9, 6], [0, 14], [2, 19], [9, 17]],
+ max_edge_length=12.0)
+
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=1)
+ result_str = 'Rips complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+When launching (Rips maximal distance between 2 points is 12.0, is expanded
+until dimension 1 - one skeleton graph in other words), the output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Rips complex is of dimension 1 - 18 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 5.00
+ [4, 5] -> 5.39
+ [0, 2] -> 5.83
+ [0, 1] -> 6.08
+ [1, 3] -> 6.32
+ [1, 2] -> 6.71
+ [5, 6] -> 7.28
+ [2, 4] -> 8.94
+ [0, 3] -> 9.43
+ [4, 6] -> 9.49
+ [3, 6] -> 11.00
+
+Example from OFF file
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This example builds the :doc:`Rips_complex <rips_complex_ref>` from the given
+points in an OFF file, and max_edge_length value.
+Then it creates a :doc:`Simplex_tree <simplex_tree_ref>` with it.
+
+Finally, it is asked to display information about the Rips complex.
+
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(off_file='alphacomplexdoc.off', max_edge_length=12.0)
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=1)
+ result_str = 'Rips complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+the program output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Rips complex is of dimension 1 - 18 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 5.00
+ [4, 5] -> 5.39
+ [0, 2] -> 5.83
+ [0, 1] -> 6.08
+ [1, 3] -> 6.32
+ [1, 2] -> 6.71
+ [5, 6] -> 7.28
+ [2, 4] -> 8.94
+ [0, 3] -> 9.43
+ [4, 6] -> 9.49
+ [3, 6] -> 11.00
+
+Distance matrix
+---------------
+
+Example from a distance matrix
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This example builds the one skeleton graph from the given distance matrix, and max_edge_length value.
+Then it creates a :doc:`Simplex_tree <simplex_tree_ref>` with it.
+
+Finally, it is asked to display information about the simplicial complex.
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(distance_matrix=[[],
+ [6.0827625303],
+ [5.8309518948, 6.7082039325],
+ [9.4339811321, 6.3245553203, 5],
+ [13.0384048104, 15.6524758425, 8.94427191, 12.0415945788],
+ [18.0277563773, 19.6468827044, 13.152946438, 14.7648230602, 5.3851648071],
+ [17.88854382, 17.1172427686, 12.0830459736, 11, 9.4868329805, 7.2801098893]],
+ max_edge_length=12.0)
+
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=1)
+ result_str = 'Rips complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+When launching (Rips maximal distance between 2 points is 12.0, is expanded
+until dimension 1 - one skeleton graph in other words), the output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Rips complex is of dimension 1 - 18 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 5.00
+ [4, 5] -> 5.39
+ [0, 2] -> 5.83
+ [0, 1] -> 6.08
+ [1, 3] -> 6.32
+ [1, 2] -> 6.71
+ [5, 6] -> 7.28
+ [2, 4] -> 8.94
+ [0, 3] -> 9.43
+ [4, 6] -> 9.49
+ [3, 6] -> 11.00
+
+Example from csv file
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+This example builds the :doc:`Rips_complex <rips_complex_ref>` from the given
+points in an OFF file, and max_edge_length value.
+Then it creates a :doc:`Simplex_tree <simplex_tree_ref>` with it.
+
+Finally, it is asked to display information about the Rips complex.
+
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ rips_complex = gudhi.RipsComplex(csv_file='full_square_distance_matrix.csv', max_edge_length=12.0)
+ simplex_tree = rips_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_dimension=1)
+ result_str = 'Rips complex is of dimension ' + repr(simplex_tree.dimension()) + ' - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(simplex_tree.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ fmt = '%s -> %.2f'
+ for filtered_value in simplex_tree.get_filtration():
+ print(fmt % tuple(filtered_value))
+
+the program output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Rips complex is of dimension 1 - 18 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0] -> 0.00
+ [1] -> 0.00
+ [2] -> 0.00
+ [3] -> 0.00
+ [4] -> 0.00
+ [5] -> 0.00
+ [6] -> 0.00
+ [2, 3] -> 5.00
+ [4, 5] -> 5.39
+ [0, 2] -> 5.83
+ [0, 1] -> 6.08
+ [1, 3] -> 6.32
+ [1, 2] -> 6.71
+ [5, 6] -> 7.28
+ [2, 4] -> 8.94
+ [0, 3] -> 9.43
+ [4, 6] -> 9.49
+ [3, 6] -> 11.00
diff --git a/cython/doc/simplex_tree_ref.rst b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+=============================
+Simplex tree reference manual
+=============================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.SimplexTree
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.SimplexTree.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/simplex_tree_sum.rst b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Clément Maria :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | The simplex tree is an efficient and flexible data structure for |
+| img/Simplex_tree_representation.png | representing general (filtered) simplicial complexes. |
+| :alt: Simplex tree representation | |
+| :figclass: align-center | The data structure is described in |
+| | :cite:`boissonnatmariasimplextreealgorithmica` |
+| Simplex tree representation | |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`simplex_tree_user` | :doc:`simplex_tree_ref` |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/simplex_tree_user.rst b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_user.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/simplex_tree_user.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Simplex tree user manual
+========================
+Definition
+----------
+
+.. include:: simplex_tree_sum.rst
+
+A simplicial complex :math:`\mathbf{K}` on a set of vertices :math:`V = \{1, \cdots ,|V|\}` is a collection of
+simplices :math:`\{\sigma\}`, :math:`\sigma \subseteq V` such that
+:math:`\tau \subseteq \sigma \in \mathbf{K} \rightarrow \tau \in \mathbf{K}`. The dimension :math:`n=|\sigma|-1` of
+:math:`\sigma` is its number of elements minus `1`.
+
+A filtration of a simplicial complex is a function :math:`f:\mathbf{K} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}` satisfying
+:math:`f(\tau)\leq f(\sigma)` whenever :math:`\tau \subseteq \sigma`. Ordering the simplices by increasing filtration
+values (breaking ties so as a simplex appears after its subsimplices of same filtration value) provides an indexing
+scheme.
+
+
+Implementation
+--------------
+
+There are two implementation of complexes. The first on is the Simplex_tree data structure.
+The simplex tree is an efficient and flexible data structure for representing general (filtered) simplicial complexes.
+The data structure is described in :cite`boissonnatmariasimplextreealgorithmica`.
+
+The second one is the Hasse_complex. The Hasse complex is a data structure representing explicitly all co-dimension 1
+incidence relations in a complex. It is consequently faster when accessing the boundary of a simplex, but is less
+compact and harder to construct from scratch.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ st = gudhi.SimplexTree()
+ if st.insert([0, 1]):
+ print("[0, 1] inserted")
+ if st.insert([0, 1, 2], filtration=4.0):
+ print("[0, 1, 2] inserted")
+ if st.find([0, 1]):
+ print("[0, 1] found")
+ result_str = 'num_vertices=' + repr(st.num_vertices())
+ print(result_str)
+ result_str = 'num_simplices=' + repr(st.num_simplices())
+ print(result_str)
+ print("skeleton(2) =")
+ for sk_value in st.get_skeleton(2):
+ print(sk_value)
+
+
+The output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ [0, 1] inserted
+ [0, 1, 2] inserted
+ [0, 1] found
+ num_vertices=3
+ num_simplices=7
+ skeleton(2) =
+ ([0, 1, 2], 4.0)
+ ([0, 1], 0.0)
+ ([0, 2], 4.0)
+ ([0], 0.0)
+ ([1, 2], 4.0)
+ ([1], 0.0)
+ ([2], 4.0)
diff --git a/cython/doc/strong_witness_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/strong_witness_complex_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/strong_witness_complex_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+=======================================
+Strong witness complex reference manual
+=======================================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.StrongWitnessComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.StrongWitnessComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/tangential_complex_ref.rst b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_ref.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35589475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_ref.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+===================================
+Tangential complex reference manual
+===================================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.TangentialComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.TangentialComplex.__init__
diff --git a/cython/doc/tangential_complex_sum.rst b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_sum.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b05bc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_sum.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Clément Jamin :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+:Requires: CGAL :math:`\geq` 4.8.0 Eigen3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. figure:: | A Tangential Delaunay complex is a simplicial complex designed to |
+| img/tc_examples.png | reconstruct a :math:`k`-dimensional manifold embedded in :math:`d`- |
+| :figclass: align-center | dimensional Euclidean space. The input is a point sample coming from |
+| | an unknown manifold. The running time depends only linearly on the |
+| **Tangential complex representation** | extrinsic dimension :math:`d` and exponentially on the intrinsic |
+| | dimension :math:`k`. |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`tangential_complex_user` | :doc:`tangential_complex_ref` |
++----------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/cython/doc/tangential_complex_user.rst b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_user.rst
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/cython/doc/tangential_complex_user.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+Tangential complex user manual
+==============================
+.. include:: tangential_complex_sum.rst
+
+Definition
+----------
+
+A Tangential Delaunay complex is a simplicial complex designed to reconstruct a
+:math:`k`-dimensional smooth manifold embedded in :math:`d`-dimensional
+Euclidean space. The input is a point sample coming from an unknown manifold,
+which means that the points lie close to a structure of "small" intrinsic
+dimension. The running time depends only linearly on the extrinsic dimension
+:math:`d` and exponentially on the intrinsic dimension :math:`k`.
+
+An extensive description of the Tangential complex can be found in
+:cite:`tangentialcomplex2014`.
+
+What is a Tangential Complex?
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Let us start with the description of the Tangential complex of a simple
+example, with :math:`k = 1` and :math:`d = 2`. The input data is 4 points
+:math:`P` located on a curve embedded in 2D.
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_01.png
+ :alt: The input
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ The input
+
+For each point :math:`p`, estimate its tangent subspace :math:`T_p` (e.g.
+using PCA).
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_02.png
+ :alt: The estimated normals
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ The estimated normals
+
+
+Let us add the Voronoi diagram of the points in orange. For each point
+:math:`p`, construct its star in the Delaunay triangulation of :math:`P`
+restricted to :math:`T_p`.
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_03.png
+ :alt: The Voronoi diagram
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ The Voronoi diagram
+
+The Tangential Delaunay complex is the union of those stars.
+
+In practice, neither the ambient Voronoi diagram nor the ambient Delaunay
+triangulation is computed. Instead, local :math:`k`-dimensional regular
+triangulations are computed with a limited number of points as we only need the
+star of each point. More details can be found in :cite:`tangentialcomplex2014`.
+
+Inconsistencies
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Inconsistencies between the stars can occur. An inconsistency occurs when a
+simplex is not in the star of all its vertices.
+
+Let us take the same example.
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_07_before.png
+ :alt: Before
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ Before
+
+Let us slightly move the tangent subspace :math:`T_q`
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_07_after.png
+ :alt: After
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ After
+
+Now, the star of :math:`Q` contains :math:`QP`, but the star of :math:`P` does
+not contain :math:`QP`. We have an inconsistency.
+
+.. figure:: img/tc_example_08.png
+ :alt: After
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ After
+
+One way to solve inconsistencies is to randomly perturb the positions of the
+points involved in an inconsistency. In the current implementation, this
+perturbation is done in the tangent subspace of each point. The maximum
+perturbation radius is given as a parameter to the constructor.
+
+In most cases, we recommend to provide a point set where the minimum distance
+between any two points is not too small. This can be achieved using the
+functions provided by the Subsampling module. Then, a good value to start with
+for the maximum perturbation radius would be around half the minimum distance
+between any two points. The Example with perturbation below shows an example of
+such a process.
+
+In most cases, this process is able to dramatically reduce the number of
+inconsistencies, but is not guaranteed to succeed.
+
+Output
+^^^^^^
+The result of the computation is exported as a Simplex_tree. It is the union of
+the stars of all the input points. A vertex in the Simplex Tree is the index of
+the point in the range provided by the user. The point corresponding to a
+vertex can also be obtained through the Tangential_complex::get_point function.
+Note that even if the positions of the points are perturbed, their original
+positions are kept (e.g. Tangential_complex::get_point returns the original
+position of the point).
+
+The result can be obtained after the computation of the Tangential complex
+itself and/or after the perturbation process.
+
+
+Simple example
+--------------
+
+This example builds the Tangential complex of point set read in an OFF file.
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ tc = gudhi.TangentialComplex(off_file='alphacomplexdoc.off')
+ result_str = 'Tangential contains ' + repr(tc.num_simplices()) + \
+ ' simplices - ' + repr(tc.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+
+ st = tc.create_simplex_tree()
+ result_str = 'Simplex tree is of dimension ' + repr(st.dimension()) + \
+ ' - ' + repr(st.num_simplices()) + ' simplices - ' + \
+ repr(st.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+ for filtered_value in st.get_filtration():
+ print(filtered_value[0])
+
+The output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Tangential contains 12 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ Simplex tree is of dimension 1 - 15 simplices - 7 vertices.
+ [0]
+ [1]
+ [0, 1]
+ [2]
+ [0, 2]
+ [1, 2]
+ [3]
+ [1, 3]
+ [4]
+ [2, 4]
+ [5]
+ [4, 5]
+ [6]
+ [3, 6]
+ [5, 6]
+
+
+Example with perturbation
+-------------------------
+
+This example builds the Tangential complex of a point set, then tries to solve
+inconsistencies by perturbing the positions of points involved in inconsistent
+simplices.
+
+.. testcode::
+
+ import gudhi
+ tc = gudhi.TangentialComplex(points=[[0.0, 0.0], [1.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0], [1.0, 1.0]])
+ result_str = 'Tangential contains ' + repr(tc.num_vertices()) + ' vertices.'
+ print(result_str)
+
+ if tc.num_inconsistent_simplices() > 0:
+ print('Tangential contains inconsistencies.')
+
+ tc.fix_inconsistencies_using_perturbation(10, 60)
+ if tc.num_inconsistent_simplices() == 0:
+ print('Inconsistencies has been fixed.')
+
+The output is:
+
+.. testoutput::
+
+ Tangential contains 4 vertices.
+ Inconsistencies has been fixed.
+
+
+Bibliography
+============
+
+.. bibliography:: bibliography.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt
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+==========
+To be done
+==========
+
+.. todolist::
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+================================
+Witness complex reference manual
+================================
+
+.. autoclass:: gudhi.WitnessComplex
+ :members:
+ :undoc-members:
+ :show-inheritance:
+
+ .. automethod:: gudhi.WitnessComplex.__init__
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+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+:Author: Siargey Kachanovich :Introduced in: GUDHI 2.0.0 :Copyright: GPL v3
+:Euclidean version requires: CGAL :math:`\geq` 4.6.0 Eigen3
+================================================================= =================================== ===================================
+
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| .. image:: | Witness complex :math:`Wit(W,L)` is a simplicial complex defined on |
+| img/Witness_complex_representation.png | two sets of points in :math:`\mathbb{R}^D`. |
+| | |
+| | The data structure is described in |
+| | :cite:`boissonnatmariasimplextreealgorithmica`. |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :doc:`witness_complex_user` | * :doc:`witness_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`strong_witness_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`euclidean_witness_complex_ref` |
+| | * :doc:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_ref` |
++-----------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+Witness complex user manual
+===========================
+
+.. include:: witness_complex_sum.rst
+
+Definitions
+-----------
+
+Witness complex is a simplicial complex defined on two sets of points in :math:`\mathbb{R}^D`:
+
+- :math:`W` set of **witnesses** and
+- :math:`L` set of **landmarks**.
+
+Even though often the set of landmarks :math:`L` is a subset of the set of witnesses :math:`W`, it is not a requirement
+for the current implementation.
+
+Landmarks are the vertices of the simplicial complex and witnesses help to decide on which simplices are inserted via a
+predicate "is witnessed".
+
+De Silva and Carlsson in their paper :cite:`de2004topological` differentiate **weak witnessing** and
+**strong witnessing**:
+
+- *weak*: :math:`\sigma \subset L` is witnessed by :math:`w \in W` if :math:`\forall l \in \sigma,\ \forall l' \in \mathbf{L \setminus \sigma},\ d(w,l) \leq d(w,l')`
+- *strong*: :math:`\sigma \subset L` is witnessed by :math:`w \in W` if :math:`\forall l \in \sigma,\ \forall l' \in \mathbf{L},\ d(w,l) \leq d(w,l')`
+
+where :math:`d(.,.)` is a distance function.
+
+Both definitions can be relaxed by a real value :math:`\alpha`:
+
+- *weak*: :math:`\sigma \subset L` is :math:`\alpha`-witnessed by :math:`w \in W` if :math:`\forall l \in \sigma,\ \forall l' \in \mathbf{L \setminus \sigma},\ d(w,l)^2 \leq d(w,l')^2 + \alpha^2`
+- *strong*: :math:`\sigma \subset L` is :math:`\alpha`-witnessed by :math:`w \in W` if :math:`\forall l \in \sigma,\ \forall l' \in \mathbf{L},\ d(w,l)^2 \leq d(w,l')^2 + \alpha^2`
+
+which leads to definitions of **weak relaxed witness complex** (or just relaxed witness complex for short) and
+**strong relaxed witness complex** respectively.
+
+.. figure:: img/swit.svg
+ :alt: Strongly witnessed simplex
+ :figclass: align-center
+
+ Strongly witnessed simplex
+
+
+In particular case of 0-relaxation, weak complex corresponds to **witness complex** introduced in
+:cite:`de2004topological`, whereas 0-relaxed strong witness complex consists of just vertices and is not very
+interesting. Hence for small relaxation weak version is preferable.
+However, to capture the homotopy type (for example using Gudhi::persistent_cohomology::Persistent_cohomology) it is
+often necessary to work with higher filtration values. In this case strong relaxed witness complex is faster to compute
+and offers similar results.
+
+Implementation
+--------------
+
+The two complexes described above are implemented in the corresponding classes
+
+- :doc:`witness_complex_ref`
+- :doc:`strong_witness_complex_ref`
+- :doc:`euclidean_witness_complex_ref`
+- :doc:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_ref`
+
+The construction of the Euclidean versions of complexes follow the same scheme:
+
+1. Construct a search tree on landmarks.
+2. Construct lists of nearest landmarks for each witness.
+3. Construct the witness complex for nearest landmark lists.
+
+In the non-Euclidean classes, the lists of nearest landmarks are supposed to be given as input.
+
+The constructors take on the steps 1 and 2, while the function 'create_complex' executes the step 3.
+
+Constructing weak relaxed witness complex from an off file
+----------------------------------------------------------
+
+Let's start with a simple example, which reads an off point file and computes a weak witness complex.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ import gudhi
+ import argparse
+
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='EuclideanWitnessComplex creation from '
+ 'points read in a OFF file.',
+ epilog='Example: '
+ 'example/witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py '
+ '-f ../data/points/tore3D_300.off -a 1.0 -n 20 -d 2'
+ '- Constructs a alpha complex with the '
+ 'points from the given OFF file.')
+ parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", type=str, required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-a", "--max_alpha_square", type=float, required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-n", "--number_of_landmarks", type=int, required=True)
+ parser.add_argument("-d", "--limit_dimension", type=int, required=True)
+
+ args = parser.parse_args()
+
+ with open(args.file, 'r') as f:
+ first_line = f.readline()
+ if (first_line == 'OFF\n') or (first_line == 'nOFF\n'):
+ print("#####################################################################")
+ print("EuclideanWitnessComplex creation from points read in a OFF file")
+
+ witnesses = gudhi.read_off(off_file=args.file)
+ landmarks = gudhi.pick_n_random_points(points=witnesses, nb_points=args.number_of_landmarks)
+
+ message = "EuclideanWitnessComplex with max_edge_length=" + repr(args.max_alpha_square) + \
+ " - Number of landmarks=" + repr(args.number_of_landmarks)
+ print(message)
+
+ witness_complex = gudhi.EuclideanWitnessComplex(witnesses=witnesses, landmarks=landmarks)
+ simplex_tree = witness_complex.create_simplex_tree(max_alpha_square=args.max_alpha_square,
+ limit_dimension=args.limit_dimension)
+
+ message = "Number of simplices=" + repr(simplex_tree.num_simplices())
+ print(message)
+ else:
+ print(args.file, "is not a valid OFF file")
+
+ f.close()
+
+
+Example2: Computing persistence using strong relaxed witness complex
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Here is an example of constructing a strong witness complex filtration and computing persistence on it:
+
+* :download:`euclidean_strong_witness_complex_diagram_persistence_from_off_file_example.py <../example/periodic_cubical_complex_barcode_persistence_from_perseus_file_example.py>`
+
+Bibliography
+============
+
+.. bibliography:: bibliography.bib
+ :filter: docnames
+ :style: unsrt