def GetConnectionData(inputFile):
    d = EPANetSimulation(inputFile)
    ret, nnodes = d.ENgetcount(d.EN_NODECOUNT)
    ret, llinks = d.ENgetcount(d.EN_LINKCOUNT)
    Conn = []
    NoConn = []
    h_degree = 0
    if (len(Conn) == 0):
        for n in range(0, nnodes + 1):
            c = []
            Conn.append(c)

    # generate mapping used later for resilience calculation
    for i in range(0, (llinks + 1)):
        if (len(Conn) == (nnodes + 1)):
            nodes = d.ENgetlinknodes(i + 1)
            if (nodes[0] == 0):
                Conn[nodes[1]].append(i + 1)
                Conn[nodes[2]].append(i + 1)
                h_degree = max(len(Conn[nodes[0]]), len(Conn[nodes[1]]),
                               h_degree)

    for idx in range(0, nnodes + 1):
        NoConn.append(len(Conn[idx]))
        while (len(Conn[idx]) < h_degree):
            Conn[idx].append(0)
    del Conn[0]
    del NoConn[0]

    return Conn, NoConn