diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateEdgeException.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateEdgeException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86b3f9262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateEdgeException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// $Id: DuplicateEdgeException.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when an action is attempted on an edge that is already
+ * present in the involved node.
+ */
+public class DuplicateEdgeException extends NodeMapException
+{
+    public DuplicateEdgeException ()
+    {
+	super("error.duplicate_edge");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateNodeException.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateNodeException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d05d1962c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/DuplicateNodeException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// $Id: DuplicateNodeException.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when an action is attempted on a node that is already
+ * present in the node map.
+ */
+public class DuplicateNodeException extends NodeMapException
+{
+    public DuplicateNodeException ()
+    {
+	super("error.duplicate_node");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Edge.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Edge.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619589c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Edge.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//
+// $Id: Edge.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+
+/**
+ * The edge class represents an edge connecting two nodes.
+ */
+public abstract class Edge
+{
+    /** The source node. */
+    public Node src;
+
+    /** The destination node. */
+    public Node dst;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct an edge object connecting the given nodes.
+     *
+     * @param src the source node.
+     * @param dst the destination node.
+     */
+    public Edge (Node src, Node dst)
+    {
+	this.src = src;
+	this.dst = dst;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Paint the edge to the given graphics context.
+     *
+     * @param g the graphics context.
+     */
+    public abstract void paint (Graphics g);
+
+    /**
+     * Return a string representation of this edge.
+     */
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+	StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+	buf.append("[");
+	toString(buf);
+	return buf.append("]").toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This should be overridden by derived classes (which should be sure
+     * to call <code>super.toString()</code>) to append the derived class
+     * specific event information to the string buffer.
+     */
+    public void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+	buf.append("src=").append(src);
+	buf.append(", dst=").append(dst);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/LayoutManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/LayoutManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d646155c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/LayoutManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+// $Id: LayoutManager.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * The layout manager class provides an interface that lays out nodes
+ * in a node map via some preordained desirable methodology.
+ */
+public interface LayoutManager
+{
+    /**
+     * Lay out the nodes in the list in the fashion dictated by this
+     * particular layout manager.  The node positions are updated via
+     * {@link Node#setPosition} such that subsequent rendering of the
+     * nodes will place them in appropriate positions.
+     *
+     * @param root the root node for the graph.
+     * @param nodes the list of nodes.
+     */
+    public void layout (Node root, List nodes);
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Log.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Log.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dce46501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Log.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//
+// $Id: Log.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+/**
+ * A placeholder class that contains a reference to the log object used by
+ * the nodemap package.
+ */
+public class Log
+{
+    public static com.samskivert.util.Log log =
+	new com.samskivert.util.Log("nodemap");
+
+    /** Convenience function. */
+    public static void debug (String message)
+    {
+	log.debug(message);
+    }
+
+    /** Convenience function. */
+    public static void info (String message)
+    {
+	log.info(message);
+    }
+
+    /** Convenience function. */
+    public static void warning (String message)
+    {
+	log.warning(message);
+    }
+
+    /** Convenience function. */
+    public static void logStackTrace (Throwable t)
+    {
+	log.logStackTrace(com.samskivert.util.Log.WARNING, t);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NoSuchNodeException.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NoSuchNodeException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ef4c9c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NoSuchNodeException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+// $Id: NoSuchNodeException.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when a node cannot be found in the node map.
+ */
+public class NoSuchNodeException extends NodeMapException
+{
+    public NoSuchNodeException ()
+    {
+	super("error.no_such_node");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Node.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Node.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d983015c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/Node.java
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+//
+// $Id: Node.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * The node class represents a single node in a directed graph of nodes.
+ *
+ * @see NodeMap
+ */
+public abstract class Node
+{
+    /**
+     * Construct a node with the given attributes.
+     *
+     * @param name the node name.
+     * @param width the width in pixels.
+     * @param height the height in pixels.
+     */
+    public Node (String name, int width, int height)
+    {
+	_name = name;
+	_width = width;
+	_height = height;
+
+	_pos = new Point();
+	_edges = new ArrayList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a connecting edge to this node.  An edge may not be
+     * added to the node more than once.
+     *
+     * @param e the new edge.
+     */
+    protected void addEdge (Edge e) throws DuplicateEdgeException
+    {
+	// don't allow adding the same edge object twice
+	if (_edges.contains(e)) {
+	    throw new DuplicateEdgeException();
+	}
+
+	// save off the new connecting edge
+	_edges.add(e);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return an <code>Iterator</code> object that iterates over the
+     * edges leaving this node.
+     *
+     * @return the iterator object.
+     */
+    public Iterator getEdges ()
+    {
+	return (Collections.unmodifiableList(_edges)).iterator();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the node's current position in pixels.
+     *
+     * @return point the node position.
+     */
+    public Point getPosition ()
+    {
+	return _pos;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the node's position in pixels.
+     *
+     * @param x the x-position.
+     * @param y the y-position.
+     */
+    public void setPosition (int x, int y)
+    {
+	_pos.setLocation(x, y);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return whether the node contains the given point.
+     *
+     * @param x the x-position.
+     * @param y the y-position.
+     *
+     * @return true if the node contains the point, false if not.
+     */
+    public boolean contains (int x, int y)
+    {
+	return (x >= _pos.x && x <= (_pos.x + _width) &&
+		y >= _pos.y && y <= (_pos.y + _height));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the node width in pixels.
+     */
+    public int getWidth ()
+    {
+	return _width;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the node height in  pixels.
+     */
+    public int getHeight ()
+    {
+	return _height;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render the node to the given graphics context.
+     *
+     * @param g the graphics context.
+     */
+    public abstract void paint (Graphics g);
+
+    /**
+     * Render the node's connecting edges to the given graphics context.
+     *
+     * @param g the graphics context.
+     */
+    public void paintEdges (Graphics g)
+    {
+	int size = _edges.size();
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+	    ((Edge)_edges.get(ii)).paint(g);
+	}
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle mouse-entered events for this node.
+     */
+    public void handleMouseEntered ()
+    {
+	Log.info("handleMouseEntered [n=" + this + "].");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle mouse-exited events for this node.
+     */
+    public void handleMouseExited ()
+    {
+	Log.info("handleMouseExited [n=" + this + "].");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle mouse-clicked events for this node.
+     *
+     * @param x the x-coordinate in intra-node pixels.
+     * @param y the y-coordinate in intra-node pixels.
+     */
+    public void handleMouseClicked (int x, int y)
+    {
+	Log.info("handleMouseClicked [n=" + this + "].");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return a string representation of this node.
+     */
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+	return _name;
+    }
+
+    /** The position in pixel coordinates. */
+    protected Point _pos;
+
+    /** The dimensions in pixel coordinates. */
+    protected int _width, _height;
+
+    /** The node name. */
+    protected String _name;
+
+    /** The edges leaving this node. */
+    protected ArrayList _edges;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMap.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4a0634a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+//
+// $Id: NodeMap.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * The node map class represents a directed graph of nodes comprised
+ * of {@link Node} objects.  A user-specifiable {@link LayoutManager}
+ * is used to lay out the nodes in the graph.
+ */
+public class NodeMap
+{
+    /**
+     * Construct a node map object with the given layout manager.
+     *
+     * @param lgmr the layout manager.
+     */
+    public NodeMap (LayoutManager lmgr)
+    {
+	_lmgr = lmgr;
+	_nodes = new ArrayList();
+	_dirty = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Force the nodes in the map to be re-laid out.
+     */
+    public void layout ()
+    {
+	// do nothing if we have no nodes
+	if (_nodes.size() == 0) return;
+
+	// default to using the first node as the root
+	if (_root == null) {
+	    _root = (Node)_nodes.get(0);
+	}
+
+	// lay out the nodes
+	_lmgr.layout(_root, _nodes);
+
+	// update bounding node positions
+	updateBounds();
+
+	// note that we're no longer dirty
+	_dirty = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculate the bounding rectangle that wholly contains the node map.
+     */
+    protected void updateBounds ()
+    {
+	Iterator iter = _nodes.iterator();
+	while (iter.hasNext()) {
+	    Node n = (Node)iter.next();
+	    Point pos = n.getPosition();
+	    int wid = n.getWidth(), hei = n.getHeight();
+
+	    _minx = Math.min(_minx, pos.x);
+	    _maxx = Math.max(_maxx, pos.x + wid);
+	    _miny = Math.min(_miny, pos.y);
+	    _maxy = Math.max(_maxy, pos.y + hei);
+	}
+    }	
+
+    /**
+     * Render the node map to the given graphics context.
+     *
+     * @param g the graphics context.
+     */
+    public void paint (Graphics g)
+    {
+	// lay out the nodes if necessary
+	if (_dirty) {
+	    layout();
+	}
+
+	// translate context to node map origin
+	g.translate(-_minx, -_miny);
+
+	// render all node edges
+	int size = _nodes.size();
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+	    Node n = (Node)_nodes.get(ii);
+	    n.paintEdges(g);
+	}
+
+	// render all nodes
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+	    Node n = (Node)_nodes.get(ii);
+	    n.paint(g);
+	}
+
+	// highlight the last node entered
+	if (_lastnode != null) {
+	    g.setColor(Color.red);
+	    Point pos = _lastnode.getPosition();
+	    int wid = _lastnode.getWidth(), hei = _lastnode.getHeight();
+	    g.drawRect(pos.x, pos.y, wid, hei);
+	}
+
+	// restore original origin
+	g.translate(_minx, _miny);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add the given node to the node map.  A given node may not be
+     * present in the node map more than once.
+     *
+     * @param n the node to add.
+     */
+    public void addNode (Node n) throws DuplicateNodeException
+    {
+	// don't allow adding a node more than once
+	if (_nodes.contains(n)) {
+	    throw new DuplicateNodeException();
+	}
+
+	// add the node
+	_nodes.add(n);
+	_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add the given edge to the node.  Edges may not be added to a
+     * node more than once, or to a node that is not present in the
+     * node map.
+     *
+     * @param n the node.
+     * @param e the edge to add.
+     */
+    public void addEdge (Node n, Edge e)
+	throws NoSuchNodeException, DuplicateEdgeException
+    {
+	// don't allow adding an edge to an unknown node
+	if (!_nodes.contains(n)) {
+	    throw new NoSuchNodeException();
+	}
+
+	// add the edge to the node
+	n.addEdge(e);
+	_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the root node for the node map.  The given node must be
+     * present in the node map.
+     *
+     * @param n the root node.
+     */
+    public void setRootNode (Node n) throws NoSuchNodeException
+    {
+	if (!_nodes.contains(n)) {
+	    throw new NoSuchNodeException();
+	}
+
+	_root = n;
+	_dirty = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the dimensions of the node map in pixels.
+     */
+    public Dimension getSize ()
+    {
+	// lay out the nodes if necessary
+	if (_dirty) {
+	    layout();
+	}
+
+	return new Dimension(_maxx - _minx, _maxy - _miny);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle mouse-moved events passed on by the containing panel.
+     * Inform any affected nodes of mouse-entered and mouse-exited
+     * events.
+     *
+     * @param x the mouse x-coordinate.
+     * @param y the ymouse y-coordinate.
+     */
+    public void handleMouseMoved (int x, int y)
+    {
+	Node enternode = null;
+
+	// translate coordinates to node map origin
+	x += _minx;
+	y += _miny;
+
+	int size = _nodes.size();
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+	    Node n = (Node)_nodes.get(ii);
+
+	    if (n.contains(x, y)) {
+
+		// bail if we're in the same node we were in last
+		if (_lastnode == n) return;
+
+		// note that we're entering this node
+		enternode = n;
+
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+
+	// exit the last node, if any
+	if (_lastnode != null) {
+	    _lastnode.handleMouseExited();
+	}
+
+	// enter the new node, if any
+	if (enternode != null) {
+	    enternode.handleMouseEntered();
+	}
+
+	// update the last node entered
+	_lastnode = enternode;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle mouse-clicked events passed on by the containing panel.
+     * Inform any affected nodes of mouse-clicked events.
+     *
+     * @param x the mouse x-coordinate.
+     * @param y the ymouse y-coordinate.
+     */
+    public void handleMouseClicked (int x, int y)
+    {
+	// translate coordinates to node map origin
+	x += _minx;
+	y += _miny;
+
+	int size = _nodes.size();
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+	    Node n = (Node)_nodes.get(ii);
+
+	    if (n.contains(x, y)) {
+
+		// inform the node of the mouse click, with
+		// coordinates translated to suit node interior
+		Point pos = n.getPosition();
+		n.handleMouseClicked(x - pos.x, y - pos.y);
+
+		// nodes can't overlap for now, so we're done
+		return;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+    /** The layout manager. */
+    protected LayoutManager _lmgr;
+
+    /** The nodes in the node map. */
+    protected ArrayList _nodes;
+
+    /** The root node. */
+    protected Node _root;
+
+    /** The bounding box coordinates. */
+    protected int _minx, _maxx, _miny, _maxy;
+
+    /** The last node the mouse entered. */
+    protected Node _lastnode;
+
+    /** Whether the node map needs to be laid out. */
+    protected boolean _dirty;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapException.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6cf688ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// $Id: NodeMapException.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when an error occurs while performing certain activities
+ * involving a node map object.
+ */
+public class NodeMapException extends Exception
+{
+    public NodeMapException (String message)
+    {
+	super(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapPanel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapPanel.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13af7487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/NodeMapPanel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//
+// $Id: NodeMapPanel.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+import javax.swing.*;
+
+/**
+ * The node map panel handles display of a node map and passes Swing
+ * UI events on to the appropriate node map event handling methods.
+ */
+public class NodeMapPanel extends JPanel
+    implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener
+{
+    public NodeMapPanel (NodeMap map)
+    {
+	_map = map;
+
+	// listen to our mouse events
+	addMouseListener(this);
+	addMouseMotionListener(this);
+    }
+
+    public void paintComponent (Graphics g)
+    {
+	super.paintComponent(g);
+	_map.paint(g);
+    }
+
+    public Dimension getPreferredSize ()
+    {
+	return _map.getSize();
+    }
+
+    /** MouseListener interface methods */
+
+    public void mouseClicked (MouseEvent e)
+    {
+	_map.handleMouseClicked(e.getX(), e.getY());
+    }
+
+    public void mousePressed (MouseEvent e) { }
+    public void mouseReleased (MouseEvent e) { }
+    public void mouseEntered (MouseEvent e) { }
+    public void mouseExited (MouseEvent e) { }
+
+    /** MouseMotionListener interface methods */
+
+    public void mouseMoved (MouseEvent e)
+    {
+	_map.handleMouseMoved(e.getX(), e.getY());
+	repaint();
+    }
+
+    public void mouseDragged (MouseEvent e) { }
+
+    /** The node map. */
+    protected NodeMap _map;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalEdge.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalEdge.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7d0a579c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalEdge.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+// $Id: DirectionalEdge.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap.direction;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+
+import com.threerings.nodemap.*;
+
+public class DirectionalEdge extends Edge
+{
+    /** The edge direction as a {@link Directions} constant. */
+    public int dir;
+
+    public DirectionalEdge (Node src, Node dst, int dir)
+    {
+	super(src, dst);
+	this.dir = dir;
+    }
+
+    public void paint (Graphics g)
+    {
+	g.setColor(Color.black);
+
+	Point spos = src.getPosition(), dpos = dst.getPosition();
+
+	int csx = spos.x + (src.getWidth() / 2);
+	int csy = spos.y + (src.getHeight() / 2);
+
+	int cdx = dpos.x + (dst.getWidth() / 2);
+	int cdy = dpos.y + (dst.getHeight() / 2);
+
+	g.drawLine(csx, csy, cdx, cdy);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalLayoutManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalLayoutManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f164a7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/DirectionalLayoutManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+//
+// $Id: DirectionalLayoutManager.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap.direction;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.threerings.nodemap.*;
+
+/**
+ * The directional layout manager lays nodes out according to the
+ * eight cardinal directions as specified in the {@link Directions}
+ * class.  The nodes must be connected with {@link DirectionalEdge}
+ * edges.
+ */
+public class DirectionalLayoutManager implements LayoutManager
+{
+    public DirectionalLayoutManager (int edgelen)
+    {
+	_edgelen = edgelen;
+	_closed = new HashMap();
+    }
+
+    public void layout (Node root, List nodes)
+    {
+	_closed.clear();
+
+	// lay out all nodes
+	layoutNode(root, 0, 0, root);
+    }
+
+    protected void layoutNode (Node root, int x, int y, Node n)
+    {
+	// consider each node only once for now
+	if (_closed.containsKey(n)) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	// set the node's location
+	n.setPosition(x, y);
+
+	// remember that we've placed this node
+	_closed.put(n, null);
+
+	Iterator iter = n.getEdges();
+	while (iter.hasNext()) {
+	    DirectionalEdge e = (DirectionalEdge)iter.next();
+
+	    int tx = x, ty = y;
+	    int wid = e.dst.getWidth(), hei = e.dst.getHeight();
+
+	    // shift the node in the appropriate direction
+	    switch (e.dir) {
+	    case Directions.NORTH:
+		tx -= (_edgelen + wid);
+		ty -= (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.NORTHEAST:
+		ty -= (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.EAST:
+		tx += (_edgelen + wid);
+		ty -= (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.SOUTHEAST:
+		tx += (_edgelen + wid);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.SOUTH:
+		tx += (_edgelen + wid);
+		ty += (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.SOUTHWEST:
+		ty += (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.WEST:
+		tx -= (_edgelen + wid);
+		ty += (_edgelen + hei);
+		break;
+
+	    case Directions.NORTHWEST:
+		tx -= (_edgelen + wid);
+		break;
+	    }
+
+	    layoutNode(root, tx, ty, e.dst);
+	}
+    }
+
+    /** The length of the edges between nodes in pixels. */
+    protected int _edgelen;
+
+    /** The set of nodes already positioned. */
+    protected HashMap _closed;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/Directions.java b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/Directions.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66f8ed329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/nodemap/direction/Directions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//
+// $Id: Directions.java,v 1.1 2001/08/20 22:56:55 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.nodemap.direction;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides a holding place for constants referenced by the
+ * classes that support and make use of directional node maps.
+ */
+public class Directions
+{
+    /** Constants for the eight cardinal compass-point directions. */
+    public static final int NORTH = 0;
+    public static final int NORTHEAST = 1;
+    public static final int EAST = 2;
+    public static final int SOUTHEAST = 3;
+    public static final int SOUTH = 4;
+    public static final int SOUTHWEST = 5;
+    public static final int WEST = 6;
+    public static final int NORTHWEST = 7;
+
+    /** The number of directions. */
+    public static final int NUM_DIRECTIONS = 8;
+}