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A text differencing component.

Based on the algorithm proposed in
"An O(ND) Difference Algorithm and its Variations" (Myers, 1986).

Installation

component install timoxley/diff

API

Change Objects

Many of the methods above return change objects. These objects are consist of the following fields:

Note that some cases may omit a particular flag field. Comparison on the flag fields should always be done in a truthy or falsy manner.

Credits

Original JSDiff: Kevin Decker
applyPatch Implementation: vprimachenko

License

Software License Agreement (BSD License)

Copyright (c) 2009-2011, Kevin Decker kpdecker@gmail.com

All rights reserved.

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