com.github.difflib.algorithm

Interface DiffAlgorithm<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HistogramDiff, MyersDiff

public interface DiffAlgorithm<T>

The general interface for computing diffs between two lists of elements of type T.

Author:

Dmitry Naumenko

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Change>	diff(List<T> original, List<T> revised) Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.
default List<Change>	diff(T[] original, T[] revised) Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Method Detail

diff

default List<Change> diff(T[] original,
                          T[] revised)
                   throws DiffException

Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Parameters:

original - The original sequence. Must not be null.

revised - The revised sequence. Must not be null.

Returns:

The patch representing the diff of the given sequences. Never null.

Throws:

DiffException

diff

List<Change> diff(List<T> original,
                  List<T> revised)
           throws DiffException

Computes the difference between the original sequence and the revised sequence and returns it as a Patch object.

Parameters:

original - The original sequence. Must not be null.

revised - The revised sequence. Must not be null.

Returns:

The patch representing the diff of the given sequences. Never null.

Throws:

DiffException