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description: Documentation on how to construct your own network with Neataptic
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authors: Thomas Wagenaar
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keywords: neural-network, architecture, node, build, connection
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For example, I want to have a network that looks like a square:
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```javascript
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var A = new Node();
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var B = new Node();
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var C = new Node();
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var D = new Node();
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// Create connections
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A.connect(B);
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A.connect(C);
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B.connect(D);
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C.connect(D);
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// Construct a network
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var network = architect.Construct([A, B, C, D]);
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```
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And voila, basically a square, but stretched out, right?
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The `construct()` function looks for nodes that have no input connections, and labels them as an input node. The same for output nodes: it looks for nodes without an output connection (and gating connection), and labels them as an output node!
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**You can also create networks with groups!** This speeds up the creation process and saves lines of code.
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```javascript
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// Initialise groups of nodes
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var A = new Group(4);
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var B = new Group(2);
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var C = new Group(6);
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// Create connections between the groups
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A.connect(B);
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A.connect(C);
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B.connect(C);
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// Construct a network
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var network = architect.Construct([A, B, C, D]);
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```
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Keep in mind that you must always specify your input groups/nodes in **activation order**. Input and output nodes will automatically get sorted out, but all hidden nodes will be activated in the order that they were given.
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