} // DiffText
/// <summary>
/// If a sequence of modified lines starts with a line that contains the same content
/// as the line that appends the changes, the difference sequence is modified so that the
/// appended line and not the starting line is marked as modified.
/// This leads to more readable diff sequences when comparing text files.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Data">A Diff data buffer containing the identified changes.</param>
private static void Optimize(DiffData Data) {
int StartPos, EndPos;
StartPos = 0;
while (StartPos < Data.Length) {
while ((StartPos < Data.Length) && (Data.modified[StartPos] == false))
StartPos++;
EndPos = StartPos;
while ((EndPos < Data.Length) && (Data.modified[EndPos] == true))
EndPos++;
if ((EndPos < Data.Length) && (Data.data[StartPos] == Data.data[EndPos])) {
Data.modified[StartPos] = false;
Data.modified[EndPos] = true;
} else {
StartPos = EndPos;
} // if
} // while
} // Optimize
} // DiffText
/// <summary>
/// Find the difference in 2 text documents, comparing by textlines.
/// The algorithm itself is comparing 2 arrays of numbers so when comparing 2 text documents
/// each line is converted into a (hash) number. This hash-value is computed by storing all
/// textlines into a common hashtable so i can find dublicates in there, and generating a
/// new number each time a new textline is inserted.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="TextA">A-version of the text (usualy the old one)</param>
/// <param name="TextB">B-version of the text (usualy the new one)</param>
/// <param name="trimSpace">When set to true, all leading and trailing whitespace characters are stripped out before the comparation is done.</param>
/// <param name="ignoreSpace">When set to true, all whitespace characters are converted to a single space character before the comparation is done.</param>
/// <param name="ignoreCase">When set to true, all characters are converted to their lowercase equivivalence before the comparation is done.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a array of Items that describe the differences.</returns>
public static Item[] DiffText(string TextA, string TextB, bool trimSpace, bool ignoreSpace, bool ignoreCase) {
// prepare the input-text and convert to comparable numbers.
Hashtable h = new Hashtable(TextA.Length + TextB.Length);
// The A-Version of the data (original data) to be compared.
DiffData DataA = new DiffData(DiffCodes(TextA, h, trimSpace, ignoreSpace, ignoreCase));
// The B-Version of the data (modified data) to be compared.
DiffData DataB = new DiffData(DiffCodes(TextB, h, trimSpace, ignoreSpace, ignoreCase));
h = null; // free up hashtable memory (maybe)
int MAX = DataA.Length + DataB.Length + 1;
/// vector for the (0,0) to (x,y) search
int[] DownVector = new int[2 * MAX + 2];
/// vector for the (u,v) to (N,M) search
int[] UpVector = new int[2 * MAX + 2];
LCS(DataA, 0, DataA.Length, DataB, 0, DataB.Length, DownVector, UpVector);
Optimize(DataA);
Optimize(DataB);
return CreateDiffs(DataA, DataB);
} // DiffText
} // DiffCodes
/// <summary>
/// This is the algorithm to find the Shortest Middle Snake (SMS).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="DataA">sequence A</param>
/// <param name="LowerA">lower bound of the actual range in DataA</param>
/// <param name="UpperA">upper bound of the actual range in DataA (exclusive)</param>
/// <param name="DataB">sequence B</param>
/// <param name="LowerB">lower bound of the actual range in DataB</param>
/// <param name="UpperB">upper bound of the actual range in DataB (exclusive)</param>
/// <param name="DownVector">a vector for the (0,0) to (x,y) search. Passed as a parameter for speed reasons.</param>
/// <param name="UpVector">a vector for the (u,v) to (N,M) search. Passed as a parameter for speed reasons.</param>
/// <returns>a MiddleSnakeData record containing x,y and u,v</returns>
private static SMSRD SMS(DiffData DataA, int LowerA, int UpperA, DiffData DataB, int LowerB, int UpperB,
int[] DownVector, int[] UpVector) {
SMSRD ret;
int MAX = DataA.Length + DataB.Length + 1;
int DownK = LowerA - LowerB; // the k-line to start the forward search
int UpK = UpperA - UpperB; // the k-line to start the reverse search
int Delta = (UpperA - LowerA) - (UpperB - LowerB);
bool oddDelta = (Delta & 1) != 0;
// The vectors in the publication accepts negative indexes. the vectors implemented here are 0-based
// and are access using a specific offset: UpOffset UpVector and DownOffset for DownVektor
int DownOffset = MAX - DownK;
int UpOffset = MAX - UpK;
int MaxD = ((UpperA - LowerA + UpperB - LowerB) / 2) + 1;
// Debug.Write(2, "SMS", String.Format("Search the box: A[{0}-{1}] to B[{2}-{3}]", LowerA, UpperA, LowerB, UpperB));
// init vectors
DownVector[DownOffset + DownK + 1] = LowerA;
UpVector[UpOffset + UpK - 1] = UpperA;
for (int D = 0; D <= MaxD; D++) {
// Extend the forward path.
for (int k = DownK - D; k <= DownK + D; k += 2) {
// Debug.Write(0, "SMS", "extend forward path " + k.ToString());
// find the only or better starting point
int x, y;
if (k == DownK - D) {
x = DownVector[DownOffset + k + 1]; // down
} else {
x = DownVector[DownOffset + k - 1] + 1; // a step to the right
if ((k < DownK + D) && (DownVector[DownOffset + k + 1] >= x))
x = DownVector[DownOffset + k + 1]; // down
}
y = x - k;
// find the end of the furthest reaching forward D-path in diagonal k.
while ((x < UpperA) && (y < UpperB) && (DataA.data[x] == DataB.data[y])) {
x++; y++;
}
DownVector[DownOffset + k] = x;
// overlap ?
if (oddDelta && (UpK - D < k) && (k < UpK + D)) {
if (UpVector[UpOffset + k] <= DownVector[DownOffset + k]) {
ret.x = DownVector[DownOffset + k];
ret.y = DownVector[DownOffset + k] - k;
// ret.u = UpVector[UpOffset + k]; // 2002.09.20: no need for 2 points
// ret.v = UpVector[UpOffset + k] - k;
return (ret);
} // if
} // if
} // for k
// Extend the reverse path.
for (int k = UpK - D; k <= UpK + D; k += 2) {
// Debug.Write(0, "SMS", "extend reverse path " + k.ToString());
// find the only or better starting point
int x, y;
if (k == UpK + D) {
x = UpVector[UpOffset + k - 1]; // up
} else {
x = UpVector[UpOffset + k + 1] - 1; // left
if ((k > UpK - D) && (UpVector[UpOffset + k - 1] < x))
x = UpVector[UpOffset + k - 1]; // up
} // if
y = x - k;
while ((x > LowerA) && (y > LowerB) && (DataA.data[x - 1] == DataB.data[y - 1])) {
x--; y--; // diagonal
}
UpVector[UpOffset + k] = x;
// overlap ?
if (!oddDelta && (DownK - D <= k) && (k <= DownK + D)) {
if (UpVector[UpOffset + k] <= DownVector[DownOffset + k]) {
ret.x = DownVector[DownOffset + k];
ret.y = DownVector[DownOffset + k] - k;
// ret.u = UpVector[UpOffset + k]; // 2002.09.20: no need for 2 points
// ret.v = UpVector[UpOffset + k] - k;
return (ret);
} // if
} // if
} // for k
} // for D
throw new ApplicationException("the algorithm should never come here.");
} // SMS