Class: Diff::LCS::ContextDiffCallbacks

Inherits:
DiffCallbacks show all
Defined in:
lib/diff/lcs/callbacks.rb

Overview

This will produce a compound array of contextual diff change objects. Each element in the #diffs array is a “hunk” array, where each element in each “hunk” array is a single change. Each change is a Diff::LCS::ContextChange that contains both the old index and new index values for the change. The “hunk” provides the full context for the changes. Both old and new objects will be presented for changed objects. nil will be substituted for a discarded object.

seq1 = %w(a b c e h j l m n p)
seq2 = %w(b c d e f j k l m r s t)

diffs = Diff::LCS.diff(seq1, seq2, Diff::LCS::ContextDiffCallbacks)
  # This example shows a simplified array format.
  # [ [ [ '-', [  0, 'a' ], [  0, nil ] ] ],   # 1
  #   [ [ '+', [  3, nil ], [  2, 'd' ] ] ],   # 2
  #   [ [ '-', [  4, 'h' ], [  4, nil ] ],     # 3
  #     [ '+', [  5, nil ], [  4, 'f' ] ] ],
  #   [ [ '+', [  6, nil ], [  6, 'k' ] ] ],   # 4
  #   [ [ '-', [  8, 'n' ], [  9, nil ] ],     # 5
  #     [ '+', [  9, nil ], [  9, 'r' ] ],
  #     [ '-', [  9, 'p' ], [ 10, nil ] ],
  #     [ '+', [ 10, nil ], [ 10, 's' ] ],
  #     [ '+', [ 10, nil ], [ 11, 't' ] ] ] ]

The five hunks shown are comprised of individual changes; if there is a related set of changes, they are still shown individually.

This callback can also be used with Diff::LCS#sdiff, which will produce results like:

diffs = Diff::LCS.sdiff(seq1, seq2, Diff::LCS::ContextCallbacks)
  # This example shows a simplified array format.
  # [ [ [ "-", [  0, "a" ], [  0, nil ] ] ],  # 1
  #   [ [ "+", [  3, nil ], [  2, "d" ] ] ],  # 2
  #   [ [ "!", [  4, "h" ], [  4, "f" ] ] ],  # 3
  #   [ [ "+", [  6, nil ], [  6, "k" ] ] ],  # 4
  #   [ [ "!", [  8, "n" ], [  9, "r" ] ],    # 5
  #     [ "!", [  9, "p" ], [ 10, "s" ] ],
  #     [ "+", [ 10, nil ], [ 11, "t" ] ] ] ]

The five hunks are still present, but are significantly shorter in total presentation, because changed items are shown as changes (“!”) instead of potentially “mismatched” pairs of additions and deletions.

The result of this operation is similar to that of Diff::LCS::SDiffCallbacks. They may be compared as:

s = Diff::LCS.sdiff(seq1, seq2).reject { |e| e.action == "=" }
c = Diff::LCS.sdiff(seq1, seq2, Diff::LCS::ContextDiffCallbacks).flatten

s == c # -> true

Use

This callback object must be initialised and can be used by the Diff::LCS#diff or Diff::LCS#sdiff methods.

cbo = Diff::LCS::ContextDiffCallbacks.new
Diff::LCS.LCS(seq1, seq2, cbo)
cbo.finish

Note that the call to #finish is absolutely necessary, or the last set of changes will not be visible. Alternatively, can be used as:

cbo = Diff::LCS::ContextDiffCallbacks.new { |tcbo| Diff::LCS.LCS(seq1, seq2, tcbo) }

The necessary #finish call will be made.

Simplified Array Format

The simplified array format used in the example above can be obtained with:

require 'pp'
pp diffs.map { |e| e.map { |f| f.to_a } }

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from DiffCallbacks

#diffs

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from DiffCallbacks

#finish, #initialize, #match

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Diff::LCS::DiffCallbacks

Instance Method Details

#change(event) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/diff/lcs/callbacks.rb', line 229

def change(event)
  @hunk << Diff::LCS::ContextChange.simplify(event)
end

#discard_a(event) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/diff/lcs/callbacks.rb', line 221

def discard_a(event)
  @hunk << Diff::LCS::ContextChange.simplify(event)
end

#discard_b(event) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/diff/lcs/callbacks.rb', line 225

def discard_b(event)
  @hunk << Diff::LCS::ContextChange.simplify(event)
end