Package difflib.myers

The diff.myers package implements Gene Myers' differencing algorithm.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Equalizer<T>	Specifies when two compared elements in the Myers algorithm are equal.

Class Summary

Class	Description
DiffNode	A diffnode in a diffpath.
MyersDiff<T>	A clean-room implementation of Eugene Myers differencing algorithm.
PathNode	A node in a diffpath.
Snake	Represents a snake in a diffpath.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
DifferentiationFailedException	Thrown whenever the differencing engine cannot produce the differences between two revisions of ta text.
DiffException	Base class for all exceptions emanating from this package.

Package difflib.myers Description

The diff.myers package implements Gene Myers' differencing algorithm.

Myer's algorithm produces optimum results (minimum diffs), but consumes considerably more memory than SimpleDiff, so its not suitable for very large files.

Author:

Juanco Anez