sysmlpy 0.55.0__tar.gz → 0.58.0__tar.gz

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: sysmlpy
-Version: 0.55.0
+Version: 0.58.0
 Summary: 
 License-File: LICENSE
 Author: Jon R. Fox (mycr0ft)
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ The project had diverged so much from sysml2py that a new name, sysmlpy, was sel
 > symbol table** (v0.54.0) and operators are **type- and
 > unit-checked** — `flag and n`, `"a" + 5`, and `[m] + [kg]` all raise
 > `OPERAND_TYPE_MISMATCH` / `UNIT_DIMENSION_MISMATCH` errors. Deterministic
-> literal expressions can be reduced with `const_fold()`. Coming next
-> (Phase D): parsing performance and graph-store query extensions.
-> Track progress in [docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md).
+> literal expressions can be reduced with `const_fold()` (v0.55.0).
+> v0.56.0 adds two-stage SLL→LL parsing (38% faster on large models)
+> and graph query extensions (`all_paths`, `impact_analysis`,
+> `execute_cypher`, …). Track progress in
+> [docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md).
 
 > **Scope reminder** — a green parse result means the file **parsed
 > syntactically**. Expression validation (name resolution, type and

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/README.md

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ The project had diverged so much from sysml2py that a new name, sysmlpy, was sel
 > symbol table** (v0.54.0) and operators are **type- and
 > unit-checked** — `flag and n`, `"a" + 5`, and `[m] + [kg]` all raise
 > `OPERAND_TYPE_MISMATCH` / `UNIT_DIMENSION_MISMATCH` errors. Deterministic
-> literal expressions can be reduced with `const_fold()`. Coming next
-> (Phase D): parsing performance and graph-store query extensions.
-> Track progress in [docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md).
+> literal expressions can be reduced with `const_fold()` (v0.55.0).
+> v0.56.0 adds two-stage SLL→LL parsing (38% faster on large models)
+> and graph query extensions (`all_paths`, `impact_analysis`,
+> `execute_cypher`, …). Track progress in
+> [docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md).
 
 > **Scope reminder** — a green parse result means the file **parsed
 > syntactically**. Expression validation (name resolution, type and

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/pyproject.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [project]
 name = "sysmlpy"
-version = "0.55.0"
+version = "0.58.0"
 description = ""
 authors = [{ name = "Jon R. Fox (mycr0ft)", email = "jon.fox@drfox.com" }]
 readme = "README.md"

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/__init__.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "render_state_transition_view_svg", "boxes_view",
 ]
 __author__ = "Jon Fox"
-__version__ = "0.55.0"
+__version__ = "0.58.0"
 
 from sysmlpy.usage import (
     Item, Attribute, Part, Port, Action, Reference, UseCase, Requirement, Interface, Message,

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/antlr_parser.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 
 from antlr4 import InputStream, CommonTokenStream
+from antlr4.atn.PredictionMode import PredictionMode
 from antlr4.error.ErrorListener import ErrorListener
 
 from sysmlpy.antlr.SysMLv2Lexer import SysMLv2Lexer
@@ -39,9 +40,25 @@ class ANTLRErrorListener(ErrorListener):
         pass
 
 
-def parse(source, library=None, recover=False):
+def _make_parser(content):
+    """Build a lexer/parser pair (with our error listener attached)."""
+    input_stream = InputStream(content)
+    lexer = SysMLv2Lexer(input_stream)
+    lexer.removeErrorListeners()
+    token_stream = CommonTokenStream(lexer)
+    parser = SysMLv2Parser(token_stream)
+    parser.removeErrorListeners()
+    return lexer, token_stream, parser
+
+
+def parse(source, library=None, recover=False, prediction_mode="sll"):
     """Parse SysML v2.0 source and return a parse tree.
 
+    Uses two-stage parsing by default (v0.56.0): a fast SLL prediction
+    pass first, falling back to the full LL pass only when the SLL pass
+    reports syntax errors.  This substantially accelerates large models
+    (10k+ elements) while producing identical trees for valid input.
+
     Parameters
     ----------
     source : str or file-like
@@ -49,12 +66,16 @@ def parse(source, library=None, recover=False):
     library : str or Path, optional
         Path to SysML v2 library files for resolving imports.
     recover : bool, default False
-        When True, ANTLR's default error strategy is used and the parse tree
-        is returned even when there are syntax errors. Errors are collected
-        and returned alongside the tree. The returned tuple shape is
-        ``(tree, errors)``; ``tree`` may be ``None`` if nothing parsed.
-        When False (default), the function raises :class:`SysMLSyntaxError`
-        on the first syntax error, preserving the historical strict behavior.
+        When True, ANTLR's error recovery is used and ``(tree, errors)``
+        is returned instead of raising.  ``tree`` may be ``None`` if
+        nothing parsed.  When False (default), the function raises
+        :class:`SysMLSyntaxError` on syntax errors, preserving the
+        historical strict behavior.
+    prediction_mode : {"sll", "ll"}, default "sll"
+        ``"sll"`` (default) runs the fast SLL pass with LL fallback.
+        ``"ll"`` forces the full-context pass directly (slower; useful
+        for debugging).  ``"sll"`` without fallback can be forced with
+        ``prediction_mode="sll_only"``.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -64,7 +85,8 @@ def parse(source, library=None, recover=False):
     Raises
     ------
     SysMLSyntaxError
-        If ``recover`` is False and the source contains syntax errors.
+        If ``recover`` is False and the source contains syntax errors
+        (after both parse stages).
     """
     from pathlib import Path
     
@@ -73,33 +95,46 @@ def parse(source, library=None, recover=False):
         content = source.read()
     else:
         content = source
-    
-    # Library parameter — previously prepended library files to the parse input.
-    # Bundled library files use KerML syntax (datatype, classifier, standard library package)
-    # which the SysML v2 ANTLR grammar cannot parse. Library symbol resolution is handled
-    # by LibrarySymbolIndex (regex scanning) during semantic analysis (analyze()).
-    # The library parameter is accepted for API compatibility but the content is not prepended.
-    
-    # Create input stream
-    input_stream = InputStream(content)
-    
-    # Create lexer
-    lexer = SysMLv2Lexer(input_stream)
-    
-    # Set up error listener
+
+    force_ll = prediction_mode == "ll"
+    sll_only = prediction_mode == "sll_only" or force_ll
+    
+    if not force_ll:
+        # ── Stage 1: SLL fast-path ────────────────────────────────────
+        lexer, token_stream, parser = _make_parser(content)
+        error_listener = ANTLRErrorListener()
+        lexer.addErrorListener(error_listener)
+        parser.addErrorListener(error_listener)
+        parser._interp.predictionMode = PredictionMode.SLL
+        # Bail-out strategy: abort as soon as an SLL conflict is found —
+        # any error means we redo the whole parse in LL mode.
+        from antlr4.error.ErrorStrategy import BailErrorStrategy
+        tree = None
+        sll_errors = []
+        try:
+            parser._errHandler = BailErrorStrategy()
+            tree = parser.rootNamespace()
+        except Exception:
+            tree = None
+            sll_errors = ["<sll>"]
+        if tree is not None and not error_listener.errors:
+            # ── fast path succeeded ──────────────────────────────────
+            if recover:
+                return tree, []
+            return tree
+        if sll_only:
+            # Caller forced SLL-only; fall through with the collected
+            # errors but re-run without bail to build the partial tree.
+            pass
+
+    # ── Stage 2: full LL parse (fallback) ─────────────────────────────
+    lexer, token_stream, parser = _make_parser(content)
     error_listener = ANTLRErrorListener()
-    lexer.removeErrorListeners()
     lexer.addErrorListener(error_listener)
-    
-    # Create token stream
-    token_stream = CommonTokenStream(lexer)
-    
-    # Create parser
-    parser = SysMLv2Parser(token_stream)
-    parser.removeErrorListeners()
     parser.addErrorListener(error_listener)
-    
-    # Parse the source - use rootNamespace to support multiple top-level packages
+    from antlr4.error.ErrorStrategy import DefaultErrorStrategy
+    parser._errHandler = DefaultErrorStrategy()
+    parser._interp.predictionMode = PredictionMode.LL
     tree = parser.rootNamespace()
 
     # Check for errors

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/definition.py

@@ -170,28 +170,46 @@ class Model(Searchable):
     def _ensure_body(self):
         """Rebuild the grammar body from current children and imports.
 
-        Serializes all child elements into PackageMember wrappers and
-        preserves any existing Import or AliasMember entries. Updates
-        self.grammar with the reconstructed RootNamespace.
+        Serializes all child elements into PackageMember wrappers while
+        preserving ``Import`` and ``AliasMember`` declarations **at their
+        original source positions** (v0.58.0).  The existing grammar body
+        is used as the ordering template: each ``PackageMember`` slot is
+        refilled with the fresh serialization of the next child, and any
+        children beyond the recorded slots are appended at the end.
 
         Returns
         -------
         Model
             Self for chaining.
         """
-        body = []
+        # Serialize all current children into PackageMember definitions
+        child_defs = []
         for abc in self.children:
             v = abc._get_definition(child="PackageBody")
             if isinstance(v, list):
                 for subchild in v:
-                    body.append(PackageMember(subchild).get_definition())
+                    child_defs.append(PackageMember(subchild).get_definition())
             else:
-                body.append(PackageMember(v).get_definition())
+                child_defs.append(PackageMember(v).get_definition())
 
-        if hasattr(self, 'grammar') and self.grammar:
-            for child in self.grammar.children:
-                if child.__class__.__name__ in ('Import', 'AliasMember'):
-                    body.append(child.get_definition())
+        existing = getattr(getattr(self, 'grammar', None), 'children', None)
+
+        body = []
+        if existing:
+            member_iter = iter(child_defs)
+            for item in existing:
+                cn = item.__class__.__name__
+                if cn in ('Import', 'AliasMember'):
+                    body.append(item.get_definition())
+                elif cn == 'PackageMember':
+                    try:
+                        body.append(next(member_iter))
+                    except StopIteration:
+                        break  # children shrank; drop stale members
+            # children added programmatically beyond recorded slots
+            body.extend(member_iter)
+        else:
+            body = child_defs
 
         if len(body) > 0:
             self.grammar = RootNamespace(
@@ -567,22 +585,43 @@ class Package(Searchable):
     def _ensure_body(self):
         """Rebuild the package grammar body from current children and imports.
 
-        Serializes all child elements into PackageMember wrappers and
-        preserves any existing Import or AliasMember entries.
+        Serializes all child elements into PackageMember wrappers while
+        preserving ``Import`` and ``AliasMember`` declarations **at their
+        original source positions** (v0.58.0).  The existing grammar body
+        is used as the ordering template: each ``PackageMember`` slot is
+        refilled with the fresh serialization of the next child, and any
+        children beyond the recorded slots are appended at the end.
         """
-        body = []
+        # Serialize all current children into PackageMember definitions
+        child_defs = []
         for abc in self.children:
             v = abc._get_definition(child="PackageBody")
             if isinstance(v, list):
                 for subchild in v:
-                    body.append(PackageMember(subchild).get_definition())
+                    child_defs.append(PackageMember(subchild).get_definition())
             else:
-                body.append(PackageMember(v).get_definition())
+                child_defs.append(PackageMember(v).get_definition())
 
-        if hasattr(self.grammar, 'body') and self.grammar.body:
-            for child in self.grammar.body.children:
-                if child.__class__.__name__ in ('Import', 'AliasMember'):
-                    body.append(child.get_definition())
+        body_children = getattr(
+            getattr(getattr(self, 'grammar', None), 'body', None), 'children', None
+        )
+
+        body = []
+        if body_children:
+            member_iter = iter(child_defs)
+            for item in body_children:
+                cn = item.__class__.__name__
+                if cn in ('Import', 'AliasMember'):
+                    body.append(item.get_definition())
+                elif cn == 'PackageMember':
+                    try:
+                        body.append(next(member_iter))
+                    except StopIteration:
+                        break  # children shrank; drop stale members
+            # children added programmatically beyond recorded slots
+            body.extend(member_iter)
+        else:
+            body = child_defs
 
         if len(body) > 0:
             self.grammar.body = PackageBody(

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/examples/attribute_values.py

@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ print(f"\nColors as list: {colors}")
 # 5. Type Resolution
 # =============================================================================
 
-# The type is stored in the grammar structure.
-# typedby may not be populated during load_from_grammar (known issue).
+# The declared type name is preserved on load (v0.57.0): use
+# attr.typed_by_name. The resolved definition object (`typedby`) still
+# requires programmatic wiring via set_typed_by().
 
 model = loads('''
 package Example {
@@ -122,15 +123,16 @@ package Example {
 vehicle = model.children[0].children[0]
 
 for attr in vehicle.children:
-    # Access grammar to see type info
-    print(f"{attr.name}: grammar type = {type(attr.grammar).__name__}")
+    # typed_by_name carries the declared type name since v0.57.0
+    print(f"{attr.name}: declared type = {attr.typed_by_name}")
 
 # =============================================================================
 # 6. Attribute Multiplicity
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Attributes can have multiplicity like Real[3] for arrays
-# The type information is stored in the grammar but not yet exposed via Python API
+# Note: top-level (package-level) attribute multiplicity is still a known
+# visitor gap; multiplicity on attributes inside definitions is preserved.
 
 model = loads('''
 package Example {

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/examples/part_attributes.py

@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ print(f"\nAfter setting: {attr.get_value()}")
 # 5. Checking Type
 # =============================================================================
 
-# NOTE: typedby is populated during load_from_grammar but may need verification
+# NOTE (v0.57.0): the declared type name is preserved on load via
+# `typed_by_name`; the resolved definition object (`typedby`) requires
+# programmatic wiring via set_typed_by().
 
 model = loads('''
 package Example {
@@ -111,11 +113,11 @@ package Example {
 vehicle = model.children[0].children[0]
 
 for attr in vehicle.children:
-    if attr.typedby:
-        print(f"{attr.name} : {attr.typedby.name}")
+    if attr.typed_by_name:
+        print(f"{attr.name} : {attr.typed_by_name}")
     else:
         # Access type from grammar structure
-        print(f"{attr.name} : (type in grammar, typedby not populated)")
+        print(f"{attr.name} : (type in grammar, typing not declared)")
 
 # =============================================================================
 # 6. Nested Parts

{sysmlpy-0.55.0 → sysmlpy-0.58.0}/src/sysmlpy/store.py

@@ -833,6 +833,153 @@ class NetworkXStore(Store):
             "avg_degree": sum(dict(self._graph.degree()).values()) / max(self._graph.number_of_nodes(), 1),
         }
 
+    # ── Phase D query extensions (v0.56.0) ──────────────────────────────
+
+    def all_paths(self, source_id: str, target_id: str,
+                  rel_type: Optional[str] = None,
+                  max_paths: int = 20) -> list[list[str]]:
+        """Find up to *max_paths* simple paths between two elements.
+
+        Useful for impact analysis: every route a flow/connection can
+        take between two parts.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        source_id, target_id : str
+            Endpoint node IDs.
+        rel_type : str, optional
+            Restrict traversal to edges of this relationship type.
+        max_paths : int
+            Safety cap on returned paths (default 20 — path enumeration
+            is exponential in dense graphs).
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[list[str]]
+            Each path is a list of node IDs from source to target.
+            Empty list when either endpoint is missing or unconnected.
+        """
+        if not self._graph.has_node(source_id) or not self._graph.has_node(target_id):
+            return []
+        graph = self._filtered_graph(rel_type)
+        try:
+            count = 0
+            paths = []
+            for p in self._nx.all_simple_paths(graph, source_id, target_id):
+                paths.append(list(p))
+                count += 1
+                if count >= max_paths:
+                    break
+            return paths
+        except self._nx.NetworkXNoPath:
+            return []
+        except self._nx.NodeNotFound:
+            return []
+
+    def in_degree_centrality(self, rel_type: Optional[str] = None) -> dict[str, float]:
+        """Compute in-degree centrality (how many elements reference *me*).
+
+        High in-degree = hub element that many others depend on.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict[str, float]
+            Mapping of node ID to in-degree fraction (0.0–1.0).
+        """
+        graph = self._filtered_graph(rel_type)
+        return self._nx.in_degree_centrality(graph)
+
+    def out_degree_centrality(self, rel_type: Optional[str] = None) -> dict[str, float]:
+        """Compute out-degree centrality (how many elements *I* reference)."""
+        graph = self._filtered_graph(rel_type)
+        return self._nx.out_degree_centrality(graph)
+
+    def descendants_depth_limited(self, root_id: str, max_depth: int = 3,
+                                  rel_type: str = REL_PARENT_CHILD) -> list[str]:
+        """Return descendants within *max_depth* levels of *root_id*.
+
+        Useful for "direct children of this hierarchy level" queries.
+        """
+        if not self._graph.has_node(root_id):
+            return []
+        result: list[str] = []
+        frontier = {root_id}
+        visited = {root_id}
+        for _ in range(max_depth):
+            nxt: set[str] = set()
+            for node in frontier:
+                for succ in self._graph.successors(node):
+                    edge_ok = any(
+                        self._graph.edges[node, succ, k].get("rel_type") == rel_type
+                        for k in self._graph[node][succ]
+                    ) if self._graph.has_edge(node, succ) else False
+                    if edge_ok and succ not in visited:
+                        nxt.add(succ)
+            visited |= nxt
+            result.extend(sorted(nxt))
+            frontier = nxt
+            if not frontier:
+                break
+        return result
+
+    def neighborhood(self, element_id: str, radius: int = 2,
+                     rel_type: Optional[str] = None) -> set[str]:
+        """Return the ego-neighborhood of *element_id* within *radius* hops
+        (following edges in both directions)."""
+        if not self._graph.has_node(element_id):
+            return set()
+        graph = self._filtered_graph(rel_type)
+        return set(self._nx.ego_graph(graph, element_id, radius=radius, undirected=True).nodes())
+
+    def _filtered_graph(self, rel_type: Optional[str]):
+        """Return a view restricted to *rel_type* edges, or the full graph."""
+        if not rel_type:
+            return self._graph
+        return self._nx.subgraph_view(
+            self._graph,
+            edge_filter=lambda e: self._graph.edges[e].get("rel_type") == rel_type,
+        )
+
+    def impact_analysis(self, element_id: str, rel_types: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+                        direction: str = "downstream") -> set[str]:
+        """Elements transitively affected by changes to *element_id*.
+
+        Follows reverse structural edges (anything that inherits from,
+        types by, or flows from *element_id* depends on it).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        element_id : str
+            Changed element.
+        rel_types : list[str], optional
+            Relationship types to consider (default: all).
+        direction : {"downstream", "upstream"}
+            ``downstream`` follows edges outward (what I affect);
+            ``upstream`` follows edges inward (what affects me).
+        """
+        if not self._graph.has_node(element_id):
+            return set()
+        if rel_types:
+            graph = self._nx.MultiDiGraph()
+            for u, v, k, d in self._graph.edges(keys=True):
+                if self._graph.edges[u, v, k].get("rel_type") in rel_types:
+                    graph.add_edge(u, v, rel_type=self._graph.edges[u, v, k].get("rel_type"))
+            for n in self._graph.nodes:
+                graph.add_node(n, **self._graph.nodes[n])
+        else:
+            graph = self._graph
+        successors = graph.successors if direction == "downstream" else graph.predecessors
+        seen = {element_id}
+        frontier = [element_id]
+        while frontier:
+            current = frontier.pop()
+            for nxt in successors(current):
+                if nxt not in seen:
+                    seen.add(nxt)
+                    frontier.append(nxt)
+        seen.discard(element_id)
+        return seen
+
 
 # ── Kuzu Store ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -1400,6 +1547,127 @@ class KuzuStore(Store):
             "avg_degree": (2 * e) / n if n > 0 else 0,
         }
 
+    # ── Phase D query extensions (v0.56.0) ──────────────────────────────
+
+    def execute_cypher(self, query: str) -> list[dict]:
+        """Run a raw Cypher query and return rows as dicts.
+
+        Escape user data before interpolating into the query string
+        (``_escape``) or better, keep property matches static as in the
+        built-in methods.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        query : str
+            A Cypher query against the Element/Relationship schema.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[dict]
+            One dict per row, keyed by the RETURN column names.
+        """
+        result = self._conn.execute(query)
+        names = result.get_column_names()
+        rows = []
+        while result.has_next():
+            raw = result.get_next()
+            row = {}
+            for i, name in enumerate(names):
+                value = raw[i]
+                # Node/table objects: extract id + common properties
+                if hasattr(value, "get"):
+                    try:
+                        value = {
+                            "id": value["id"],
+                            "name": value["name"],
+                            "sysml_type": value["sysml_type"],
+                        }
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+                # lists of node values (variable-length paths)
+                if isinstance(value, list):
+                    value = [
+                        item["id"] if hasattr(item, "get") else item
+                        for item in value
+                    ]
+                row[name] = value
+            rows.append(row)
+        return rows
+
+    def shortest_path_between_named(self, source_name: str, target_name: str,
+                                    max_hops: int = 10) -> Optional[list[str]]:
+        """Shortest structural path between two named elements via Cypher.
+
+        Convenience wrapper over :meth:`execute_cypher` for the common
+        "how is A connected to B" question.
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        Kùzu (as of 0.4.x) has no ``shortestPath()`` function; this method
+        enumerates variable-length paths ordered by length and returns
+        the shortest.
+        """
+        sid = self._escape(source_name)
+        tid = self._escape(target_name)
+        # Ordered by hop count: expand one hop length at a time until found
+        for hops in range(1, max_hops + 1):
+            try:
+                rows = self.execute_cypher(
+                    f'MATCH p = (s:Element {{name: "{sid}"}})-[:Relationship*{hops}..{hops}]->(t:Element {{name: "{tid}"}}) '
+                    f'RETURN nodes(p) AS ns '
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+            if rows:
+                return list(rows[0].get("ns", []))
+        return None
+
+    def siblings(self, element_id: str) -> list[str]:
+        """Elements sharing a parent with *element_id* (structural siblings)."""
+        eid = self._escape(element_id)
+        rows = self.execute_cypher(
+            f'MATCH (parent:Element)-[:Relationship {{rel_type: "parent_child"}}]->(me:Element {{id: "{eid}"}}) '
+            f'MATCH (parent)-[:Relationship {{rel_type: "parent_child"}}]->(sib:Element) '
+            f'WHERE sib.id <> me.id '
+            f'RETURN DISTINCT sib.id AS sibling'
+        )
+        return [r["sibling"] for r in rows]
+
+    def hub_elements(self, min_degree: int = 3,
+                     direction: str = "outgoing") -> list[tuple[str, int]]:
+        """Elements with high reference degree (many relationships).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        min_degree : int
+            Minimum degree to qualify as a hub (default 3).
+        direction : {"outgoing", "incoming", "both"}
+            Which edge direction to count.  ``outgoing`` finds elements
+            that own/contain many others (structural hubs); ``incoming``
+            finds heavily-referenced (dependency sinks).  Default
+            ``outgoing``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        list[tuple[str, int]]
+            (element_id, degree) pairs with degree ≥ *min_degree*,
+            sorted by degree descending.
+        """
+        min_degree = int(min_degree)
+        if direction == "outgoing":
+            pattern = "MATCH (hub:Element)-[r:Relationship]->() WITH hub, count(r) AS deg"
+        elif direction == "incoming":
+            pattern = "MATCH ()-[r:Relationship]->(hub:Element) WITH hub, count(r) AS deg"
+        else:
+            pattern = (
+                "MATCH (hub:Element)-[r:Relationship]-() WITH hub, count(r) AS deg"
+            )
+        rows = self.execute_cypher(
+            f'{pattern} WHERE deg >= {min_degree} '
+            f'RETURN hub.id AS element_id, deg ORDER BY deg DESC'
+        )
+        return [(r["element_id"], r["deg"]) for r in rows]
+
 
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