diff --git a/src/services/reputation/reputation/citation.ts b/src/services/reputation/reputation/citation.ts
index 1d85e8e..4a2e5ef 100644
--- a/src/services/reputation/reputation/citation.ts
+++ b/src/services/reputation/reputation/citation.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,53 @@
 import { Post } from "./post";
+import { Edge, Vertex } from "../graph.interface";
+import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
 
-export class Citation {
+export class Citation implements Edge {
 
-    private sourcePost: Post;
-    private citedPost: Post;
-    private impact: number
+    private static localStore = new Map<string, Citation>;
 
-    constructor(source: Post, cited:Post, impact: number) {
-        this.sourcePost = source;
-        this.citedPost = cited;
-        this.impact = impact;
+    public static getAllCitations() {
+        return Array.from(Citation.localStore.values());
     }
 
-    public getSourcePost() { return this.sourcePost; }
-    public getCitedPost() { return this.citedPost; }
-    public getImpact() { return this.impact; }
+    public static getCitation(id: string) {
+        return Citation.localStore.get(id);
+    }
 
-    public isNeutral() { return this.impact == 0; }
-    public isNegative() { return this.impact < 0; }
-    public isPositive() { return this.impact > 0; }
+    private _id: string;
+    private _directional: boolean;
+    private _sourcePost: Post;
+    private _citedPost: Post;
+    private _impact: number
+
+    constructor(id: string | null, source: Post, cited: Post, impact: number) {
+        this._id = id ? id : randomUUID();
+        this._sourcePost = source;
+        this._citedPost = cited;
+        this._directional = true;
+        this._impact = impact;
+        Citation.localStore.set(this._id, this);
+    }
+
+    public get id() { return this._id; }
+    public get directional() { return this._directional; }
+    public get parentVertex() { return this._citedPost as Vertex; }
+    public get childVertex() { return this._sourcePost as Vertex; }
+    public get sourcePost() { return this._sourcePost; }
+    public get citedPost() { return this._citedPost; }
+    public get impact() { return this._impact; }
+
+
+    public isNeutral() { return this._impact == 0; }
+    public isNegative() { return this._impact < 0; }
+    public isPositive() { return this._impact > 0; }
+
+    public getAdjacent(vertex: Vertex): Vertex {
+        const parentVertex = this._citedPost as Vertex;
+        const childVertex = this._sourcePost as Vertex;
+        if (vertex == childVertex) return parentVertex;
+        else if (vertex == parentVertex) return childVertex;
+        else throw new Error(`Edge ${this._id} is not connected to vertex ${vertex.id}`);
+    }
     
 }  
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