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	@title Using Edges
	@group developer

	Guide to the Edges infrastructure.

	= Overview =

	Edges are a generic way of storing a relationship between two objects (like a
	Task and its attached files).

	An edge is defined by a source PHID (the edge origin), a destination PHID
	(the edge destination) and an edge type (which describes the relationship,
	like "is subscribed to" or "has attached file").

	Every edge is directional, and stored alongside the source object. Some edges
	are configured to automatically write an inverse edge, effectively building
	a bidirectional relationship. The strength of storing relationships like this
	is that they work when databases are partitioned or sharded.

	= Reading Edges =

	You can load edges with @{class:PhabricatorEdgeQuery}.

	= Writing Edges =

	You can edit edges with @{class:PhabricatorEdgeEditor}.

	= Edges and Lisk =

	@{class:PhabricatorLiskDAO} includes some builtin support for edges.