import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import networkx as nx

def plot_network(nodes, path):
    # Create directed graph
    G = nx.DiGraph()

    # Add edges between consecutive nodes
    for i in range(len(nodes) - 1):
        G.add_edge(nodes[i], nodes[i + 1])

    # Color nodes: red if in path, lightblue otherwise
    color_map = ['red' if node in path else 'lightblue' for node in G.nodes()]

    # Set layout
    pos = nx.spring_layout(G, seed=42)

    # Plot the graph
    plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
    nx.draw(G, pos, with_labels=True, node_color=color_map,
            node_size=1200, font_size=10, arrows=True, edge_color='gray')

    # Highlight path edges
    path_edges = [(path[i], path[i+1]) for i in range(len(path)-1) if G.has_edge(path[i], path[i+1])]
    nx.draw_networkx_edges(G, pos, edgelist=path_edges, edge_color='red', width=2)

    return plt.gcf()