yjs/lib/simpleDiff.js
2018-10-22 12:23:35 +02:00

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/**
* A SimpleDiff describes a change on a String.
*
* @example
* console.log(a) // the old value
* console.log(b) // the updated value
* // Apply changes of diff (pseudocode)
* a.remove(diff.pos, diff.remove) // Remove `diff.remove` characters
* a.insert(diff.pos, diff.insert) // Insert `diff.insert`
* a === b // values match
*
* @typedef {Object} SimpleDiff
* @property {Number} pos The index where changes were applied
* @property {Number} remove The number of characters to delete starting
* at `index`.
* @property {String} insert The new text to insert at `index` after applying
* `delete`
*/
/**
* Create a diff between two strings. This diff implementation is highly
* efficient, but not very sophisticated.
*
* @public
* @param {String} a The old version of the string
* @param {String} b The updated version of the string
* @return {SimpleDiff} The diff description.
*/
export default function simpleDiff (a, b) {
let left = 0 // number of same characters counting from left
let right = 0 // number of same characters counting from right
while (left < a.length && left < b.length && a[left] === b[left]) {
left++
}
if (left !== a.length || left !== b.length) {
// Only check right if a !== b
while (right + left < a.length && right + left < b.length && a[a.length - right - 1] === b[b.length - right - 1]) {
right++
}
}
return {
pos: left, // TODO: rename to index (also in type above)
remove: a.length - left - right,
insert: b.slice(left, b.length - right)
}
}