def get_input_tree(self):
        """
        Returns the input interface for this adapter.
        """
        local_connectivity = LocalConnectivity()
        local_connectivity.trait.bound = interface.INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTES_ONLY
        inputList = local_connectivity.interface[interface.INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTES]

        return inputList
    def launch(self, **kwargs):
        """
        Used for creating a `LocalConnectivity`
        """
        local_connectivity = LocalConnectivity(storage_path=self.storage_path)
        local_connectivity.cutoff = float(kwargs['cutoff'])
        local_connectivity.surface = kwargs['surface']
        local_connectivity.equation = self.get_lconn_equation(kwargs)
        local_connectivity.compute_sparse_matrix()

        return local_connectivity