diff.rb

class Diff

  VERSION = 0.3

  def Diff.lcs(a, b)
    astart = 0
    bstart = 0
    afinish = a.length-1
    bfinish = b.length-1
    mvector = []
    
    # First we prune off any common elements at the beginning
    while (astart <= afinish && bstart <= afinish && a[astart] == b[bstart])
      mvector[astart] = bstart
      astart += 1
      bstart += 1
    end
    
    # now the end
    while (astart <= afinish && bstart <= bfinish && a[afinish] == b[bfinish])
      mvector[afinish] = bfinish
      afinish -= 1
      bfinish -= 1
    end

    bmatches = b.reverse_hash(bstart..bfinish)
    thresh = []
    links = []
    
    (astart..afinish).each { |aindex|
      aelem = a[aindex]
      next unless bmatches.has_key? aelem
      k = nil
      bmatches[aelem].reverse.each { |bindex|
	if k && (thresh[k] > bindex) && (thresh[k-1] < bindex)
	  thresh[k] = bindex
	else
	  k = thresh.replacenextlarger(bindex, k)
	end
	links[k] = [ (k==0) ? nil : links[k-1], aindex, bindex ] if k
      }
    }

    if !thresh.empty?
      link = links[thresh.length-1]
      while link
	mvector[link[1]] = link[2]
	link = link[0]
      end
    end

    return mvector
  end

  def makediff(a, b)
    mvector = Diff.lcs(a, b)
    ai = bi = 0
    while ai < mvector.length
      bline = mvector[ai]
      if bline
	while bi < bline
	  discardb(bi, b[bi])
	  bi += 1
	end
	match(ai, bi)
	bi += 1
      else
	discarda(ai, a[ai])
      end
      ai += 1
    end
    while ai < a.length
      discarda(ai, a[ai])
      ai += 1
    end
    while bi < b.length
      discardb(bi, b[bi])
      bi += 1
    end
    match(ai, bi)
    1
  end

  def compactdiffs
    diffs = []
    @diffs.each { |df|
      i = 0
      curdiff = []
      while i < df.length
	whot = df[i][0]
	s = @isstring ? df[i][2].chr : [df[i][2]]
	p = df[i][1]
	last = df[i][1]
	i += 1
	while df[i] && df[i][0] == whot && df[i][1] == last+1
	  s << df[i][2]
	  last  = df[i][1]
	  i += 1
	end
	curdiff.push [whot, p, s]
      end
      diffs.push curdiff
    }
    return diffs
  end

  attr_reader :diffs, :difftype

  def initialize(diffs_or_a, b = nil, isstring = nil)
    if b.nil?
      @diffs = diffs_or_a
      @isstring = isstring
    else
      @diffs = []
      @curdiffs = []
      makediff(diffs_or_a, b)
      @difftype = diffs_or_a.type
    end
  end
  
  def match(ai, bi)
    @diffs.push @curdiffs unless @curdiffs.empty?
    @curdiffs = []
  end

  def discarda(i, elem)
    @curdiffs.push ['-', i, elem]
  end

  def discardb(i, elem)
    @curdiffs.push ['+', i, elem]
  end

  def compact
    return Diff.new(compactdiffs)
  end

  def compact!
    @diffs = compactdiffs
  end

  def inspect
    @diffs.inspect
  end

end

module Diffable
  def diff(b)
    Diff.new(self, b)
  end

  # Create a hash that maps elements of the array to arrays of indices
  # where the elements are found.

  def reverse_hash(range = (0...self.length))
    revmap = {}
    range.each { |i|
      elem = self[i]
      if revmap.has_key? elem
	revmap[elem].push i
      else
	revmap[elem] = [i]
      end
    }
    return revmap
  end

  def replacenextlarger(value, high = nil)
    high ||= self.length
    if self.empty? || value > self[-1]
      push value
      return high
    end
    # binary search for replacement point
    low = 0
    while low < high
      index = (high+low)/2
      found = self[index]
      return nil if value == found
      if value > found
	low = index + 1
      else
	high = index
      end
    end

    self[low] = value
    # $stderr << "replace #{value} : 0/#{low}/#{init_high} (#{steps} steps) (#{init_high-low} off )\n"
    # $stderr.puts self.inspect
    #gets
    #p length - low
    return low
  end

  def patch(diff)
    newary = nil
    if diff.difftype == String
      newary = diff.difftype.new('')
    else
      newary = diff.difftype.new
    end
    ai = 0
    bi = 0
    diff.diffs.each { |d|
      d.each { |mod|
	case mod[0]
	when '-'
	  while ai < mod[1]
	    newary << self[ai]
	    ai += 1
	    bi += 1
	  end
	  ai += 1
	when '+'
	  while bi < mod[1]
	    newary << self[ai]
	    ai += 1
	    bi += 1
	  end
	  newary << mod[2]
	  bi += 1
	else
	  raise "Unknown diff action"
	end
      }
    }
    while ai < self.length
      newary << self[ai]
      ai += 1
      bi += 1
    end
    return newary
  end
end

class Array
  include Diffable
end

class String
  include Diffable
end

=begin
= Diff
(({diff.rb})) - computes the differences between two arrays or
strings. Copyright (C) 2001 Lars Christensen

== Synopsis

    diff = Diff.new(a, b)
    b = a.patch(diff)

== Class Diff
=== Class Methods
--- Diff.new(a, b)
--- a.diff(b)
      Creates a Diff object which represent the differences between
      ((|a|)) and ((|b|)). ((|a|)) and ((|b|)) can be either be arrays
      of any objects, strings, or object of any class that include
      module ((|Diffable|))

== Module Diffable
The module ((|Diffable|)) is intended to be included in any class for
which differences are to be computed. Diffable is included into String
and Array when (({diff.rb})) is (({require}))'d.

Classes including Diffable should implement (({[]})) to get element at
integer indices, (({<<})) to append elements to the object and
(({ClassName#new})) should accept 0 arguments to create a new empty
object.

=== Instance Methods
--- Diffable#patch(diff)
      Applies the differences from ((|diff|)) to the object ((|obj|))
      and return the result. ((|obj|)) is not changed. ((|obj|)) and
      can be either an array or a string, but must match the object
      from which the ((|diff|)) was created.
=end