#!/usr/bin/python2.4

# Taken from google because they do not provide a setup.py file. Thanks anyway

"""Diff Match and Patch.

Copyright 2006 Google Inc.
http://code.google.com/p/google-diff-match-patch/

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

"""

"""Functions for diff, match and patch.

Computes the difference between two texts to create a patch.
Applies the patch onto another text, allowing for errors.
"""

__author__ = 'fraser@google.com (Neil Fraser)'

import math
import time
import urllib
import re


class diff_match_patch:
    """Class containing the diff, match and patch methods.

    Also contains the behaviour settings.

    """

    def __init__(self):
        """Inits a diff_match_patch object with default settings.

        Redefine these in your program to override the defaults.

        """

        # Number of seconds to map a diff before giving up (0 for infinity).
        self.Diff_Timeout = 1.0
        # Cost of an empty edit operation in terms of edit characters.
        self.Diff_EditCost = 4
        # The size beyond which the double-ended diff activates.
        # Double-ending is twice as fast, but less accurate.
        self.Diff_DualThreshold = 32
        # At what point is no match declared (0.0 = perfection, 1.0 = very
        # loose).
        self.Match_Threshold = 0.5
        # How far to search for a match (0 = exact location, 1000+ = broad match).
        # A match this many characters away from the expected location will add
        # 1.0 to the score (0.0 is a perfect match).
        self.Match_Distance = 1000
        # When deleting a large block of text (over ~64 characters), how close does
        # the contents have to match the expected contents. (0.0 = perfection,
        # 1.0 = very loose).  Note that Match_Threshold controls how closely the
        # end points of a delete need to match.
        self.Patch_DeleteThreshold = 0.5
        # Chunk size for context length.
        self.Patch_Margin = 4

        # How many bits in a number?
        # Python has no maximum, thus to disable patch splitting set to 0.
        # However to avoid long patches in certain pathological cases, use 32.
        # Multiple short patches (using native ints) are much faster than long
        # ones.
        self.Match_MaxBits = 32

    #  DIFF FUNCTIONS

    # The data structure representing a diff is an array of tuples:
    # [(DIFF_DELETE, "Hello"), (DIFF_INSERT, "Goodbye"), (DIFF_EQUAL, " world.")]
    # which means: delete "Hello", add "Goodbye" and keep " world."
    DIFF_DELETE = -1
    DIFF_INSERT = 1
    DIFF_EQUAL = 0

    def diff_main(self, text1, text2, checklines=True):
        """Find the differences between two texts.  Simplifies the problem by
        stripping any common prefix or suffix off the texts before diffing.

        Args:
          text1: Old string to be diffed.
          text2: New string to be diffed.
          checklines: Optional speedup flag.  If present and false, then don't run
            a line-level diff first to identify the changed areas.
            Defaults to true, which does a faster, slightly less optimal diff.

        Returns:
          Array of changes.

        """

        # Check for equality (speedup)
        if text1 == text2:
            return [(self.DIFF_EQUAL, text1)]

        # Trim off common prefix (speedup)
        commonlength = self.diff_commonPrefix(text1, text2)
        commonprefix = text1[:commonlength]
        text1 = text1[commonlength:]
        text2 = text2[commonlength:]

        # Trim off common suffix (speedup)
        commonlength = self.diff_commonSuffix(text1, text2)
        if commonlength == 0:
            commonsuffix = ''
        else:
            commonsuffix = text1[-commonlength:]
            text1 = text1[:-commonlength]
            text2 = text2[:-commonlength]

        # Compute the diff on the middle block
        diffs = self.diff_compute(text1, text2, checklines)

        # Restore the prefix and suffix
        if commonprefix:
            diffs[:0] = [(self.DIFF_EQUAL, commonprefix)]
        if commonsuffix:
            diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, commonsuffix))
        self.diff_cleanupMerge(diffs)
        return diffs

    def diff_compute(self, text1, text2, checklines):
        """Find the differences between two texts.  Assumes that the texts do
        not have any common prefix or suffix.

        Args:
          text1: Old string to be diffed.
          text2: New string to be diffed.
          checklines: Speedup flag.  If false, then don't run a line-level diff
            first to identify the changed areas.
            If true, then run a faster, slightly less optimal diff.

        Returns:
          Array of changes.

        """
        if not text1:
            # Just add some text (speedup)
            return [(self.DIFF_INSERT, text2)]

        if not text2:
            # Just delete some text (speedup)
            return [(self.DIFF_DELETE, text1)]

        if len(text1) > len(text2):
            (longtext, shorttext) = (text1, text2)
        else:
            (shorttext, longtext) = (text1, text2)
        i = longtext.find(shorttext)
        if i != -1:
            # Shorter text is inside the longer text (speedup)
            diffs = [(self.DIFF_INSERT, longtext[:i]), (self.DIFF_EQUAL, shorttext),
                     (self.DIFF_INSERT, longtext[i + len(shorttext):])]
            # Swap insertions for deletions if diff is reversed.
            if len(text1) > len(text2):
                diffs[0] = (self.DIFF_DELETE, diffs[0][1])
                diffs[2] = (self.DIFF_DELETE, diffs[2][1])
            return diffs
        longtext = shorttext = None  # Garbage collect.

        # Check to see if the problem can be split in two.
        hm = self.diff_halfMatch(text1, text2)
        if hm:
            # A half-match was found, sort out the return data.
            (text1_a, text1_b, text2_a, text2_b, mid_common) = hm
            # Send both pairs off for separate processing.
            diffs_a = self.diff_main(text1_a, text2_a, checklines)
            diffs_b = self.diff_main(text1_b, text2_b, checklines)
            # Merge the results.
            return diffs_a + [(self.DIFF_EQUAL, mid_common)] + diffs_b

        # Perform a real diff.
        if checklines and (len(text1) < 100 or len(text2) < 100):
            checklines = False  # Too trivial for the overhead.
        if checklines:
            # Scan the text on a line-by-line basis first.
            (text1, text2, linearray) = self.diff_linesToChars(text1, text2)

        diffs = self.diff_map(text1, text2)
        if not diffs:  # No acceptable result.
            diffs = [(self.DIFF_DELETE, text1), (self.DIFF_INSERT, text2)]
        if checklines:
            # Convert the diff back to original text.
            self.diff_charsToLines(diffs, linearray)
            # Eliminate freak matches (e.g. blank lines)
            self.diff_cleanupSemantic(diffs)

            # Rediff any replacement blocks, this time character-by-character.
            # Add a dummy entry at the end.
            diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, ''))
            pointer = 0
            count_delete = 0
            count_insert = 0
            text_delete = ''
            text_insert = ''
            while pointer < len(diffs):
                if diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                    count_insert += 1
                    text_insert += diffs[pointer][1]
                elif diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                    count_delete += 1
                    text_delete += diffs[pointer][1]
                elif diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                    # Upon reaching an equality, check for prior redundancies.
                    if count_delete >= 1 and count_insert >= 1:
                        # Delete the offending records and add the merged ones.
                        a = self.diff_main(text_delete, text_insert, False)
                        diffs[pointer - count_delete -
                              count_insert: pointer] = a
                        pointer = pointer - count_delete - \
                            count_insert + len(a)
                    count_insert = 0
                    count_delete = 0
                    text_delete = ''
                    text_insert = ''

                pointer += 1

            diffs.pop()  # Remove the dummy entry at the end.
        return diffs

    def diff_linesToChars(self, text1, text2):
        """Split two texts into an array of strings.  Reduce the texts to a
        string of hashes where each Unicode character represents one line.

        Args:
          text1: First string.
          text2: Second string.

        Returns:
          Three element tuple, containing the encoded text1, the encoded text2 and
          the array of unique strings.  The zeroth element of the array of unique
          strings is intentionally blank.

        """
        lineArray = []  # e.g. lineArray[4] == "Hello\n"
        lineHash = {}   # e.g. lineHash["Hello\n"] == 4

        # "\x00" is a valid character, but various debuggers don't like it.
        # So we'll insert a junk entry to avoid generating a null character.
        lineArray.append('')

        def diff_linesToCharsMunge(text):
            """Split a text into an array of strings.  Reduce the texts to a
            string of hashes where each Unicode character represents one line.
            Modifies linearray and linehash through being a closure.

            Args:
              text: String to encode.

            Returns:
              Encoded string.

            """
            chars = []
            # Walk the text, pulling out a substring for each line.
            # text.split('\n') would would temporarily double our memory footprint.
            # Modifying text would create many large strings to garbage
            # collect.
            lineStart = 0
            lineEnd = -1
            while lineEnd < len(text) - 1:
                lineEnd = text.find('\n', lineStart)
                if lineEnd == -1:
                    lineEnd = len(text) - 1
                line = text[lineStart:lineEnd + 1]
                lineStart = lineEnd + 1

                if line in lineHash:
                    chars.append(unichr(lineHash[line]))
                else:
                    lineArray.append(line)
                    lineHash[line] = len(lineArray) - 1
                    chars.append(unichr(len(lineArray) - 1))
            return ''.join(chars)

        chars1 = diff_linesToCharsMunge(text1)
        chars2 = diff_linesToCharsMunge(text2)
        return (chars1, chars2, lineArray)

    def diff_charsToLines(self, diffs, lineArray):
        """Rehydrate the text in a diff from a string of line hashes to real
        lines of text.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.
          lineArray: Array of unique strings.

        """
        for x in xrange(len(diffs)):
            text = []
            for char in diffs[x][1]:
                text.append(lineArray[ord(char)])
            diffs[x] = (diffs[x][0], ''.join(text))

    def diff_map(self, text1, text2):
        """Explore the intersection points between the two texts.

        Args:
          text1: Old string to be diffed.
          text2: New string to be diffed.

        Returns:
          Array of diff tuples or None if no diff available.

        """

        # Unlike in most languages, Python counts time in seconds.
        s_end = time.time() + self.Diff_Timeout  # Don't run for too long.
        # Cache the text lengths to prevent multiple calls.
        text1_length = len(text1)
        text2_length = len(text2)
        max_d = text1_length + text2_length - 1
        doubleEnd = self.Diff_DualThreshold * 2 < max_d
        v_map1 = []
        v_map2 = []
        v1 = {}
        v2 = {}
        v1[1] = 0
        v2[1] = 0
        footsteps = {}
        done = False
        # If the total number of characters is odd, then the front path will
        # collide with the reverse path.
        front = (text1_length + text2_length) % 2
        for d in xrange(max_d):
            # Bail out if timeout reached.
            if self.Diff_Timeout > 0 and time.time() > s_end:
                return None

            # Walk the front path one step.
            v_map1.append({})
            for k in xrange(-d, d + 1, 2):
                if k == -d or k != d and v1[k - 1] < v1[k + 1]:
                    x = v1[k + 1]
                else:
                    x = v1[k - 1] + 1
                y = x - k
                if doubleEnd:
                    footstep = (x, y)
                    if front and footstep in footsteps:
                        done = True
                    if not front:
                        footsteps[footstep] = d

                while (not done and x < text1_length and y < text2_length and
                       text1[x] == text2[y]):
                    x += 1
                    y += 1
                    if doubleEnd:
                        footstep = (x, y)
                        if front and footstep in footsteps:
                            done = True
                        if not front:
                            footsteps[footstep] = d

                v1[k] = x
                v_map1[d][(x, y)] = True
                if x == text1_length and y == text2_length:
                    # Reached the end in single-path mode.
                    return self.diff_path1(v_map1, text1, text2)
                elif done:
                    # Front path ran over reverse path.
                    v_map2 = v_map2[:footsteps[footstep] + 1]
                    a = self.diff_path1(v_map1, text1[:x], text2[:y])
                    b = self.diff_path2(v_map2, text1[x:], text2[y:])
                    return a + b

            if doubleEnd:
                # Walk the reverse path one step.
                v_map2.append({})
                for k in xrange(-d, d + 1, 2):
                    if k == -d or k != d and v2[k - 1] < v2[k + 1]:
                        x = v2[k + 1]
                    else:
                        x = v2[k - 1] + 1
                    y = x - k
                    footstep = (text1_length - x, text2_length - y)
                    if not front and footstep in footsteps:
                        done = True
                    if front:
                        footsteps[footstep] = d
                    while (not done and x < text1_length and y < text2_length and
                           text1[-x - 1] == text2[-y - 1]):
                        x += 1
                        y += 1
                        footstep = (text1_length - x, text2_length - y)
                        if not front and footstep in footsteps:
                            done = True
                        if front:
                            footsteps[footstep] = d

                    v2[k] = x
                    v_map2[d][(x, y)] = True
                    if done:
                        # Reverse path ran over front path.
                        v_map1 = v_map1[:footsteps[footstep] + 1]
                        a = self.diff_path1(v_map1, text1[:text1_length - x],
                                            text2[:text2_length - y])
                        b = self.diff_path2(v_map2, text1[text1_length - x:],
                                            text2[text2_length - y:])
                        return a + b

        # Number of diffs equals number of characters, no commonality at all.
        return None

    def diff_path1(self, v_map, text1, text2):
        """Work from the middle back to the start to determine the path.

        Args:
          v_map: Array of paths.
          text1: Old string fragment to be diffed.
          text2: New string fragment to be diffed.

        Returns:
          Array of diff tuples.

        """
        path = []
        x = len(text1)
        y = len(text2)
        last_op = None
        for d in xrange(len(v_map) - 2, -1, -1):
            while True:
                if (x - 1, y) in v_map[d]:
                    x -= 1
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                        path[0] = (self.DIFF_DELETE, text1[x] + path[0][1])
                    else:
                        path[:0] = [(self.DIFF_DELETE, text1[x])]
                    last_op = self.DIFF_DELETE
                    break
                elif (x, y - 1) in v_map[d]:
                    y -= 1
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                        path[0] = (self.DIFF_INSERT, text2[y] + path[0][1])
                    else:
                        path[:0] = [(self.DIFF_INSERT, text2[y])]
                    last_op = self.DIFF_INSERT
                    break
                else:
                    x -= 1
                    y -= 1
                    assert text1[x] == text2[y], ('No diagonal.  ' +
                                                  "Can't happen. (diff_path1)")
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                        path[0] = (self.DIFF_EQUAL, text1[x] + path[0][1])
                    else:
                        path[:0] = [(self.DIFF_EQUAL, text1[x])]
                    last_op = self.DIFF_EQUAL
        return path

    def diff_path2(self, v_map, text1, text2):
        """Work from the middle back to the end to determine the path.

        Args:
          v_map: Array of paths.
          text1: Old string fragment to be diffed.
          text2: New string fragment to be diffed.

        Returns:
          Array of diff tuples.

        """
        path = []
        x = len(text1)
        y = len(text2)
        last_op = None
        for d in xrange(len(v_map) - 2, -1, -1):
            while True:
                if (x - 1, y) in v_map[d]:
                    x -= 1
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                        path[-1] = (self.DIFF_DELETE, path[-1]
                                    [1] + text1[-x - 1])
                    else:
                        path.append((self.DIFF_DELETE, text1[-x - 1]))
                    last_op = self.DIFF_DELETE
                    break
                elif (x, y - 1) in v_map[d]:
                    y -= 1
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                        path[-1] = (self.DIFF_INSERT, path[-1]
                                    [1] + text2[-y - 1])
                    else:
                        path.append((self.DIFF_INSERT, text2[-y - 1]))
                    last_op = self.DIFF_INSERT
                    break
                else:
                    x -= 1
                    y -= 1
                    assert text1[-x - 1] == text2[-y - 1], ('No diagonal.  ' +
                                                            "Can't happen. (diff_path2)")
                    if last_op == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                        path[-1] = (self.DIFF_EQUAL, path[-1]
                                    [1] + text1[-x - 1])
                    else:
                        path.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, text1[-x - 1]))
                    last_op = self.DIFF_EQUAL
        return path

    def diff_commonPrefix(self, text1, text2):
        """Determine the common prefix of two strings.

        Args:
          text1: First string.
          text2: Second string.

        Returns:
          The number of characters common to the start of each string.

        """
        # Quick check for common null cases.
        if not text1 or not text2 or text1[0] != text2[0]:
            return 0
        # Binary search.
        # Performance analysis: http://neil.fraser.name/news/2007/10/09/
        pointermin = 0
        pointermax = min(len(text1), len(text2))
        pointermid = pointermax
        pointerstart = 0
        while pointermin < pointermid:
            if text1[pointerstart:pointermid] == text2[pointerstart:pointermid]:
                pointermin = pointermid
                pointerstart = pointermin
            else:
                pointermax = pointermid
            pointermid = int((pointermax - pointermin) / 2 + pointermin)
        return pointermid

    def diff_commonSuffix(self, text1, text2):
        """Determine the common suffix of two strings.

        Args:
          text1: First string.
          text2: Second string.

        Returns:
          The number of characters common to the end of each string.

        """
        # Quick check for common null cases.
        if not text1 or not text2 or text1[-1] != text2[-1]:
            return 0
        # Binary search.
        # Performance analysis: http://neil.fraser.name/news/2007/10/09/
        pointermin = 0
        pointermax = min(len(text1), len(text2))
        pointermid = pointermax
        pointerend = 0
        while pointermin < pointermid:
            if (text1[-pointermid:len(text1) - pointerend] ==
                    text2[-pointermid:len(text2) - pointerend]):
                pointermin = pointermid
                pointerend = pointermin
            else:
                pointermax = pointermid
            pointermid = int((pointermax - pointermin) / 2 + pointermin)
        return pointermid

    def diff_halfMatch(self, text1, text2):
        """Do the two texts share a substring which is at least half the length
        of the longer text?

        Args:
          text1: First string.
          text2: Second string.

        Returns:
          Five element Array, containing the prefix of text1, the suffix of text1,
          the prefix of text2, the suffix of text2 and the common middle.  Or None
          if there was no match.

        """
        if len(text1) > len(text2):
            (longtext, shorttext) = (text1, text2)
        else:
            (shorttext, longtext) = (text1, text2)
        if len(longtext) < 10 or len(shorttext) < 1:
            return None  # Pointless.

        def diff_halfMatchI(longtext, shorttext, i):
            """Does a substring of shorttext exist within longtext such that
            the substring is at least half the length of longtext? Closure, but
            does not reference any external variables.

            Args:
              longtext: Longer string.
              shorttext: Shorter string.
              i: Start index of quarter length substring within longtext.

            Returns:
              Five element Array, containing the prefix of longtext, the suffix of
              longtext, the prefix of shorttext, the suffix of shorttext and the
              common middle.  Or None if there was no match.

            """
            seed = longtext[i:i + len(longtext) / 4]
            best_common = ''
            j = shorttext.find(seed)
            while j != -1:
                prefixLength = self.diff_commonPrefix(
                    longtext[i:], shorttext[j:])
                suffixLength = self.diff_commonSuffix(
                    longtext[:i], shorttext[:j])
                if len(best_common) < suffixLength + prefixLength:
                    best_common = (shorttext[j - suffixLength:j] +
                                   shorttext[j:j + prefixLength])
                    best_longtext_a = longtext[:i - suffixLength]
                    best_longtext_b = longtext[i + prefixLength:]
                    best_shorttext_a = shorttext[:j - suffixLength]
                    best_shorttext_b = shorttext[j + prefixLength:]
                j = shorttext.find(seed, j + 1)

            if len(best_common) >= len(longtext) / 2:
                return (best_longtext_a, best_longtext_b,
                        best_shorttext_a, best_shorttext_b, best_common)
            else:
                return None

        # First check if the second quarter is the seed for a half-match.
        hm1 = diff_halfMatchI(longtext, shorttext, (len(longtext) + 3) / 4)
        # Check again based on the third quarter.
        hm2 = diff_halfMatchI(longtext, shorttext, (len(longtext) + 1) / 2)
        if not hm1 and not hm2:
            return None
        elif not hm2:
            hm = hm1
        elif not hm1:
            hm = hm2
        else:
            # Both matched.  Select the longest.
            if len(hm1[4]) > len(hm2[4]):
                hm = hm1
            else:
                hm = hm2

        # A half-match was found, sort out the return data.
        if len(text1) > len(text2):
            (text1_a, text1_b, text2_a, text2_b, mid_common) = hm
        else:
            (text2_a, text2_b, text1_a, text1_b, mid_common) = hm
        return (text1_a, text1_b, text2_a, text2_b, mid_common)

    def diff_cleanupSemantic(self, diffs):
        """Reduce the number of edits by eliminating semantically trivial
        equalities.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        """
        changes = False
        equalities = []  # Stack of indices where equalities are found.
        lastequality = None  # Always equal to equalities[-1][1]
        pointer = 0  # Index of current position.
        # Number of chars that changed prior to the equality.
        length_changes1 = 0
        length_changes2 = 0  # Number of chars that changed after the equality.
        while pointer < len(diffs):
            if diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:  # equality found
                equalities.append(pointer)
                length_changes1 = length_changes2
                length_changes2 = 0
                lastequality = diffs[pointer][1]
            else:  # an insertion or deletion
                length_changes2 += len(diffs[pointer][1])
                if (lastequality != None and (len(lastequality) <= length_changes1) and
                        (len(lastequality) <= length_changes2)):
                    # Duplicate record
                    diffs.insert(equalities[-1],
                                 (self.DIFF_DELETE, lastequality))
                    # Change second copy to insert.
                    diffs[equalities[-1] + 1] = (self.DIFF_INSERT,
                                                 diffs[equalities[-1] + 1][1])
                    # Throw away the equality we just deleted.
                    equalities.pop()
                    # Throw away the previous equality (it needs to be
                    # reevaluated).
                    if len(equalities) != 0:
                        equalities.pop()
                    if len(equalities):
                        pointer = equalities[-1]
                    else:
                        pointer = -1
                    length_changes1 = 0  # Reset the counters.
                    length_changes2 = 0
                    lastequality = None
                    changes = True
            pointer += 1

        if changes:
            self.diff_cleanupMerge(diffs)

        self.diff_cleanupSemanticLossless(diffs)

    def diff_cleanupSemanticLossless(self, diffs):
        """Look for single edits surrounded on both sides by equalities
        which can be shifted sideways to align the edit to a word boundary.
        e.g: The c<ins>at c</ins>ame. -> The <ins>cat </ins>came.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.
        """

        def diff_cleanupSemanticScore(one, two):
            """Given two strings, compute a score representing whether the
            internal boundary falls on logical boundaries. Scores range from 5
            (best) to 0 (worst). Closure, but does not reference any external
            variables.

            Args:
              one: First string.
              two: Second string.

            Returns:
              The score.

            """
            if not one or not two:
                # Edges are the best.
                return 5

            # Each port of this function behaves slightly differently due to
            # subtle differences in each language's definition of things like
            # 'whitespace'.  Since this function's purpose is largely cosmetic,
            # the choice has been made to use each language's native features
            # rather than force total conformity.
            score = 0
            # One point for non-alphanumeric.
            if not one[-1].isalnum() or not two[0].isalnum():
                score += 1
                # Two points for whitespace.
                if one[-1].isspace() or two[0].isspace():
                    score += 1
                    # Three points for line breaks.
                    if (one[-1] == '\r' or one[-1] == '\n' or
                            two[0] == '\r' or two[0] == '\n'):
                        score += 1
                        # Four points for blank lines.
                        if (re.search('\\n\\r?\\n$', one) or
                                re.match('^\\r?\\n\\r?\\n', two)):
                            score += 1
            return score

        pointer = 1
        # Intentionally ignore the first and last element (don't need
        # checking).
        while pointer < len(diffs) - 1:
            if (diffs[pointer - 1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL and
                    diffs[pointer + 1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL):
                # This is a single edit surrounded by equalities.
                equality1 = diffs[pointer - 1][1]
                edit = diffs[pointer][1]
                equality2 = diffs[pointer + 1][1]

                # First, shift the edit as far left as possible.
                commonOffset = self.diff_commonSuffix(equality1, edit)
                if commonOffset:
                    commonString = edit[-commonOffset:]
                    equality1 = equality1[:-commonOffset]
                    edit = commonString + edit[:-commonOffset]
                    equality2 = commonString + equality2

                # Second, step character by character right, looking for the
                # best fit.
                bestEquality1 = equality1
                bestEdit = edit
                bestEquality2 = equality2
                bestScore = (diff_cleanupSemanticScore(equality1, edit) +
                             diff_cleanupSemanticScore(edit, equality2))
                while edit and equality2 and edit[0] == equality2[0]:
                    equality1 += edit[0]
                    edit = edit[1:] + equality2[0]
                    equality2 = equality2[1:]
                    score = (diff_cleanupSemanticScore(equality1, edit) +
                             diff_cleanupSemanticScore(edit, equality2))
                    # The >= encourages trailing rather than leading whitespace
                    # on edits.
                    if score >= bestScore:
                        bestScore = score
                        bestEquality1 = equality1
                        bestEdit = edit
                        bestEquality2 = equality2

                if diffs[pointer - 1][1] != bestEquality1:
                    # We have an improvement, save it back to the diff.
                    if bestEquality1:
                        diffs[pointer - 1] = (diffs[pointer - 1]
                                              [0], bestEquality1)
                    else:
                        del diffs[pointer - 1]
                        pointer -= 1
                    diffs[pointer] = (diffs[pointer][0], bestEdit)
                    if bestEquality2:
                        diffs[pointer + 1] = (diffs[pointer + 1]
                                              [0], bestEquality2)
                    else:
                        del diffs[pointer + 1]
                        pointer -= 1
            pointer += 1

    def diff_cleanupEfficiency(self, diffs):
        """Reduce the number of edits by eliminating operationally trivial
        equalities.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        """
        changes = False
        equalities = []  # Stack of indices where equalities are found.
        lastequality = ''  # Always equal to equalities[-1][1]
        pointer = 0  # Index of current position.
        # Is there an insertion operation before the last equality.
        pre_ins = False
        # Is there a deletion operation before the last equality.
        pre_del = False
        # Is there an insertion operation after the last equality.
        post_ins = False
        # Is there a deletion operation after the last equality.
        post_del = False
        while pointer < len(diffs):
            if diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:  # equality found
                if (len(diffs[pointer][1]) < self.Diff_EditCost and
                        (post_ins or post_del)):
                    # Candidate found.
                    equalities.append(pointer)
                    pre_ins = post_ins
                    pre_del = post_del
                    lastequality = diffs[pointer][1]
                else:
                    # Not a candidate, and can never become one.
                    equalities = []
                    lastequality = ''

                post_ins = post_del = False
            else:  # an insertion or deletion
                if diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                    post_del = True
                else:
                    post_ins = True

                # Five types to be split:
                # <ins>A</ins><del>B</del>XY<ins>C</ins><del>D</del>
                # <ins>A</ins>X<ins>C</ins><del>D</del>
                # <ins>A</ins><del>B</del>X<ins>C</ins>
                # <ins>A</del>X<ins>C</ins><del>D</del>
                # <ins>A</ins><del>B</del>X<del>C</del>

                if lastequality and ((pre_ins and pre_del and post_ins and post_del) or
                                     ((len(lastequality) < self.Diff_EditCost / 2) and
                                      (pre_ins + pre_del + post_ins + post_del) == 3)):
                    # Duplicate record
                    diffs.insert(equalities[-1],
                                 (self.DIFF_DELETE, lastequality))
                    # Change second copy to insert.
                    diffs[equalities[-1] + 1] = (self.DIFF_INSERT,
                                                 diffs[equalities[-1] + 1][1])
                    equalities.pop()  # Throw away the equality we just deleted
                    lastequality = ''
                    if pre_ins and pre_del:
                        # No changes made which could affect previous entry,
                        # keep going.
                        post_ins = post_del = True
                        equalities = []
                    else:
                        if len(equalities):
                            equalities.pop()  # Throw away the previous equality
                        if len(equalities):
                            pointer = equalities[-1]
                        else:
                            pointer = -1
                        post_ins = post_del = False
                    changes = True
            pointer += 1

        if changes:
            self.diff_cleanupMerge(diffs)

    def diff_cleanupMerge(self, diffs):
        """Reorder and merge like edit sections.  Merge equalities. Any edit
        section can move as long as it doesn't cross an equality.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        """
        diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, ''))  # Add a dummy entry at the end.
        pointer = 0
        count_delete = 0
        count_insert = 0
        text_delete = ''
        text_insert = ''
        while pointer < len(diffs):
            if diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                count_insert += 1
                text_insert += diffs[pointer][1]
                pointer += 1
            elif diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                count_delete += 1
                text_delete += diffs[pointer][1]
                pointer += 1
            elif diffs[pointer][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                # Upon reaching an equality, check for prior redundancies.
                if count_delete != 0 or count_insert != 0:
                    if count_delete != 0 and count_insert != 0:
                        # Factor out any common prefixies.
                        commonlength = self.diff_commonPrefix(
                            text_insert, text_delete)
                        if commonlength != 0:
                            x = pointer - count_delete - count_insert - 1
                            if x >= 0 and diffs[x][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                                diffs[x] = (diffs[x][0], diffs[x][1] +
                                            text_insert[:commonlength])
                            else:
                                diffs.insert(
                                    0, (self.DIFF_EQUAL, text_insert[:commonlength]))
                                pointer += 1
                            text_insert = text_insert[commonlength:]
                            text_delete = text_delete[commonlength:]
                        # Factor out any common suffixies.
                        commonlength = self.diff_commonSuffix(
                            text_insert, text_delete)
                        if commonlength != 0:
                            diffs[pointer] = (diffs[pointer][0], text_insert[-commonlength:] +
                                              diffs[pointer][1])
                            text_insert = text_insert[:-commonlength]
                            text_delete = text_delete[:-commonlength]
                    # Delete the offending records and add the merged ones.
                    if count_delete == 0:
                        diffs[pointer - count_insert: pointer] = [
                            (self.DIFF_INSERT, text_insert)]
                    elif count_insert == 0:
                        diffs[pointer - count_delete: pointer] = [
                            (self.DIFF_DELETE, text_delete)]
                    else:
                        diffs[pointer - count_delete - count_insert: pointer] = [
                            (self.DIFF_DELETE, text_delete),
                            (self.DIFF_INSERT, text_insert)]
                    pointer = pointer - count_delete - count_insert + 1
                    if count_delete != 0:
                        pointer += 1
                    if count_insert != 0:
                        pointer += 1
                elif pointer != 0 and diffs[pointer - 1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                    # Merge this equality with the previous one.
                    diffs[pointer - 1] = (diffs[pointer - 1][0],
                                          diffs[pointer - 1][1] + diffs[pointer][1])
                    del diffs[pointer]
                else:
                    pointer += 1

                count_insert = 0
                count_delete = 0
                text_delete = ''
                text_insert = ''

        if diffs[-1][1] == '':
            diffs.pop()  # Remove the dummy entry at the end.

        # Second pass: look for single edits surrounded on both sides by equalities
        # which can be shifted sideways to eliminate an equality.
        # e.g: A<ins>BA</ins>C -> <ins>AB</ins>AC
        changes = False
        pointer = 1
        # Intentionally ignore the first and last element (don't need
        # checking).
        while pointer < len(diffs) - 1:
            if (diffs[pointer - 1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL and
                    diffs[pointer + 1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL):
                # This is a single edit surrounded by equalities.
                if diffs[pointer][1].endswith(diffs[pointer - 1][1]):
                    # Shift the edit over the previous equality.
                    diffs[pointer] = (diffs[pointer][0],
                                      diffs[pointer - 1][1] +
                                      diffs[pointer][1][:-len(diffs[pointer - 1][1])])
                    diffs[pointer + 1] = (diffs[pointer + 1][0],
                                          diffs[pointer - 1][1] + diffs[pointer + 1][1])
                    del diffs[pointer - 1]
                    changes = True
                elif diffs[pointer][1].startswith(diffs[pointer + 1][1]):
                    # Shift the edit over the next equality.
                    diffs[pointer - 1] = (diffs[pointer - 1][0],
                                          diffs[pointer - 1][1] + diffs[pointer + 1][1])
                    diffs[pointer] = (diffs[pointer][0],
                                      diffs[pointer][1][len(diffs[pointer + 1][1]):] +
                                      diffs[pointer + 1][1])
                    del diffs[pointer + 1]
                    changes = True
            pointer += 1

        # If shifts were made, the diff needs reordering and another shift
        # sweep.
        if changes:
            self.diff_cleanupMerge(diffs)

    def diff_xIndex(self, diffs, loc):
        """loc is a location in text1, compute and return the equivalent location
        in text2.  e.g. "The cat" vs "The big cat", 1->1, 5->8

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.
          loc: Location within text1.

        Returns:
          Location within text2.
        """
        chars1 = 0
        chars2 = 0
        last_chars1 = 0
        last_chars2 = 0
        for x in xrange(len(diffs)):
            (op, text) = diffs[x]
            if op != self.DIFF_INSERT:  # Equality or deletion.
                chars1 += len(text)
            if op != self.DIFF_DELETE:  # Equality or insertion.
                chars2 += len(text)
            if chars1 > loc:  # Overshot the location.
                break
            last_chars1 = chars1
            last_chars2 = chars2

        if len(diffs) != x and diffs[x][0] == self.DIFF_DELETE:
            # The location was deleted.
            return last_chars2
        # Add the remaining len(character).
        return last_chars2 + (loc - last_chars1)

    def diff_prettyHtml(self, diffs):
        """Convert a diff array into a pretty HTML report.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        Returns:
          HTML representation.

        """
        html = []
        i = 0
        for (op, data) in diffs:
            text = (data.replace('&', '&amp;').replace('<', '&lt;')
                    .replace('>', '&gt;').replace('\n', '&para;<BR>'))
            if op == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                html.append("<SPAN STYLE=\"color: #00FF00;\" TITLE=\"i=%i\">%s</SPAN>"
                            % (i, text))
            elif op == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                html.append("<SPAN STYLE=\"color: #FF0000;\" TITLE=\"i=%i\">%s</SPAN>"
                            % (i, text))
            elif op == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                html.append("<SPAN TITLE=\"i=%i\">%s</SPAN>" % (i, text))
            if op != self.DIFF_DELETE:
                i += len(data)
        return ''.join(html)

    def diff_text1(self, diffs):
        """Compute and return the source text (all equalities and deletions).

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        Returns:
          Source text.

        """
        text = []
        for (op, data) in diffs:
            if op != self.DIFF_INSERT:
                text.append(data)
        return ''.join(text)

    def diff_text2(self, diffs):
        """Compute and return the destination text (all equalities and
        insertions).

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        Returns:
          Destination text.

        """
        text = []
        for (op, data) in diffs:
            if op != self.DIFF_DELETE:
                text.append(data)
        return ''.join(text)

    def diff_levenshtein(self, diffs):
        """Compute the Levenshtein distance; the number of inserted, deleted or
        substituted characters.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        Returns:
          Number of changes.

        """
        levenshtein = 0
        insertions = 0
        deletions = 0
        for (op, data) in diffs:
            if op == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                insertions += len(data)
            elif op == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                deletions += len(data)
            elif op == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                # A deletion and an insertion is one substitution.
                levenshtein += max(insertions, deletions)
                insertions = 0
                deletions = 0
        levenshtein += max(insertions, deletions)
        return levenshtein

    def diff_toDelta(self, diffs):
        """Crush the diff into an encoded string which describes the operations
        required to transform text1 into text2.
        E.g. =3\t-2\t+ing  -> Keep 3 chars, delete 2 chars, insert 'ing'.
        Operations are tab-separated.  Inserted text is escaped using %xx notation.

        Args:
          diffs: Array of diff tuples.

        Returns:
          Delta text.
        """
        text = []
        for (op, data) in diffs:
            if op == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                # High ascii will raise UnicodeDecodeError.  Use Unicode
                # instead.
                data = data.encode('utf-8')
                text.append('+' + urllib.quote(data, "!~*'();/?:@&=+$,# "))
            elif op == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                text.append('-%d' % len(data))
            elif op == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                text.append('=%d' % len(data))
        return '\t'.join(text)

    def diff_fromDelta(self, text1, delta):
        """Given the original text1, and an encoded string which describes the
        operations required to transform text1 into text2, compute the full
        diff.

        Args:
          text1: Source string for the diff.
          delta: Delta text.

        Returns:
          Array of diff tuples.

        Raises:
          ValueError: If invalid input.

        """
        if type(delta) == unicode:
            # Deltas should be composed of a subset of ascii chars, Unicode not
            # required.  If this encode raises UnicodeEncodeError, delta is
            # invalid.
            delta = delta.encode('ascii')
        diffs = []
        pointer = 0  # Cursor in text1
        tokens = delta.split('\t')
        for token in tokens:
            if token == '':
                # Blank tokens are ok (from a trailing \t).
                continue
            # Each token begins with a one character parameter which specifies the
            # operation of this token (delete, insert, equality).
            param = token[1:]
            if token[0] == '+':
                param = urllib.unquote(param).decode('utf-8')
                diffs.append((self.DIFF_INSERT, param))
            elif token[0] == '-' or token[0] == '=':
                try:
                    n = int(param)
                except ValueError:
                    raise ValueError, 'Invalid number in diff_fromDelta: ' + param
                if n < 0:
                    raise ValueError, 'Negative number in diff_fromDelta: ' + param
                text = text1[pointer: pointer + n]
                pointer += n
                if token[0] == '=':
                    diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, text))
                else:
                    diffs.append((self.DIFF_DELETE, text))
            else:
                # Anything else is an error.
                raise ValueError, ('Invalid diff operation in diff_fromDelta: ' +
                                   token[0])
        if pointer != len(text1):
            raise ValueError, (
                'Delta length (%d) does not equal source text length (%d).' %
                (pointer, len(text1)))
        return diffs

    #  MATCH FUNCTIONS

    def match_main(self, text, pattern, loc):
        """Locate the best instance of 'pattern' in 'text' near 'loc'.

        Args:
          text: The text to search.
          pattern: The pattern to search for.
          loc: The location to search around.

        Returns:
          Best match index or -1.

        """
        loc = max(0, min(loc, len(text)))
        if text == pattern:
            # Shortcut (potentially not guaranteed by the algorithm)
            return 0
        elif not text:
            # Nothing to match.
            return -1
        elif text[loc:loc + len(pattern)] == pattern:
            # Perfect match at the perfect spot!  (Includes case of null
            # pattern)
            return loc
        else:
            # Do a fuzzy compare.
            match = self.match_bitap(text, pattern, loc)
            return match

    def match_bitap(self, text, pattern, loc):
        """Locate the best instance of 'pattern' in 'text' near 'loc' using the
        Bitap algorithm.

        Args:
          text: The text to search.
          pattern: The pattern to search for.
          loc: The location to search around.

        Returns:
          Best match index or -1.

        """
        # Python doesn't have a maxint limit, so ignore this check.
        # if self.Match_MaxBits != 0 and len(pattern) > self.Match_MaxBits:
        #  raise ValueError("Pattern too long for this application.")

        # Initialise the alphabet.
        s = self.match_alphabet(pattern)

        def match_bitapScore(e, x):
            """Compute and return the score for a match with e errors and x
            location. Accesses loc and pattern through being a closure.

            Args:
              e: Number of errors in match.
              x: Location of match.

            Returns:
              Overall score for match (0.0 = good, 1.0 = bad).

            """
            accuracy = float(e) / len(pattern)
            proximity = abs(loc - x)
            if not self.Match_Distance:
                # Dodge divide by zero error.
                return proximity and 1.0 or accuracy
            return accuracy + (proximity / float(self.Match_Distance))

        # Highest score beyond which we give up.
        score_threshold = self.Match_Threshold
        # Is there a nearby exact match? (speedup)
        best_loc = text.find(pattern, loc)
        if best_loc != -1:
            score_threshold = min(match_bitapScore(
                0, best_loc), score_threshold)
            # What about in the other direction? (speedup)
            best_loc = text.rfind(pattern, loc + len(pattern))
            if best_loc != -1:
                score_threshold = min(match_bitapScore(
                    0, best_loc), score_threshold)

        # Initialise the bit arrays.
        matchmask = 1 << (len(pattern) - 1)
        best_loc = -1

        bin_max = len(pattern) + len(text)
        # Empty initialization added to appease pychecker.
        last_rd = None
        for d in xrange(len(pattern)):
            # Scan for the best match each iteration allows for one more error.
            # Run a binary search to determine how far from 'loc' we can stray at
            # this error level.
            bin_min = 0
            bin_mid = bin_max
            while bin_min < bin_mid:
                if match_bitapScore(d, loc + bin_mid) <= score_threshold:
                    bin_min = bin_mid
                else:
                    bin_max = bin_mid
                bin_mid = (bin_max - bin_min) / 2 + bin_min

            # Use the result from this iteration as the maximum for the next.
            bin_max = bin_mid
            start = max(1, loc - bin_mid + 1)
            finish = min(loc + bin_mid, len(text)) + len(pattern)

            rd = range(finish + 1)
            rd.append((1 << d) - 1)
            for j in xrange(finish, start - 1, -1):
                if len(text) <= j - 1:
                    # Out of range.
                    charMatch = 0
                else:
                    charMatch = s.get(text[j - 1], 0)
                if d == 0:  # First pass: exact match.
                    rd[j] = ((rd[j + 1] << 1) | 1) & charMatch
                else:  # Subsequent passes: fuzzy match.
                    rd[j] = ((rd[j + 1] << 1) | 1) & charMatch | (
                        ((last_rd[j + 1] | last_rd[j]) << 1) | 1) | last_rd[j + 1]
                if rd[j] & matchmask:
                    score = match_bitapScore(d, j - 1)
                    # This match will almost certainly be better than any existing match.
                    # But check anyway.
                    if score <= score_threshold:
                        # Told you so.
                        score_threshold = score
                        best_loc = j - 1
                        if best_loc > loc:
                            # When passing loc, don't exceed our current
                            # distance from loc.
                            start = max(1, 2 * loc - best_loc)
                        else:
                            # Already passed loc, downhill from here on in.
                            break
            # No hope for a (better) match at greater error levels.
            if match_bitapScore(d + 1, loc) > score_threshold:
                break
            last_rd = rd
        return best_loc

    def match_alphabet(self, pattern):
        """Initialise the alphabet for the Bitap algorithm.

        Args:
          pattern: The text to encode.

        Returns:
          Hash of character locations.

        """
        s = {}
        for char in pattern:
            s[char] = 0
        for i in xrange(len(pattern)):
            s[pattern[i]] |= 1 << (len(pattern) - i - 1)
        return s

    #  PATCH FUNCTIONS

    def patch_addContext(self, patch, text):
        """Increase the context until it is unique, but don't let the pattern
        expand beyond Match_MaxBits.

        Args:
          patch: The patch to grow.
          text: Source text.

        """
        if len(text) == 0:
            return
        pattern = text[patch.start2: patch.start2 + patch.length1]
        padding = 0

        # Look for the first and last matches of pattern in text.  If two different
        # matches are found, increase the pattern length.
        while (text.find(pattern) != text.rfind(pattern) and (self.Match_MaxBits ==
                                                              0 or len(pattern) < self.Match_MaxBits - self.Patch_Margin -
                                                              self.Patch_Margin)):
            padding += self.Patch_Margin
            pattern = text[max(0, patch.start2 - padding):
                           patch.start2 + patch.length1 + padding]
        # Add one chunk for good luck.
        padding += self.Patch_Margin

        # Add the prefix.
        prefix = text[max(0, patch.start2 - padding): patch.start2]
        if prefix:
            patch.diffs[:0] = [(self.DIFF_EQUAL, prefix)]
        # Add the suffix.
        suffix = text[patch.start2 + patch.length1:
                      patch.start2 + patch.length1 + padding]
        if suffix:
            patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, suffix))

        # Roll back the start points.
        patch.start1 -= len(prefix)
        patch.start2 -= len(prefix)
        # Extend lengths.
        patch.length1 += len(prefix) + len(suffix)
        patch.length2 += len(prefix) + len(suffix)

    def patch_make(self, a, b=None, c=None):
        """Compute a list of patches to turn text1 into text2.
        Use diffs if provided, otherwise compute it ourselves.
        There are four ways to call this function, depending on what data is
        available to the caller:
        Method 1:
        a = text1, b = text2
        Method 2:
        a = diffs
        Method 3 (optimal):
        a = text1, b = diffs
        Method 4 (deprecated, use method 3):
        a = text1, b = text2, c = diffs

        Args:
          a: text1 (methods 1,3,4) or Array of diff tuples for text1 to
              text2 (method 2).
          b: text2 (methods 1,4) or Array of diff tuples for text1 to
              text2 (method 3) or undefined (method 2).
          c: Array of diff tuples for text1 to text2 (method 4) or
              undefined (methods 1,2,3).

        Returns:
          Array of patch objects.
        """
        text1 = None
        diffs = None
        # Note that texts may arrive as 'str' or 'unicode'.
        if isinstance(a, basestring) and isinstance(b, basestring) and c is None:
            # Method 1: text1, text2
            # Compute diffs from text1 and text2.
            text1 = a
            diffs = self.diff_main(text1, b, True)
            if len(diffs) > 2:
                self.diff_cleanupSemantic(diffs)
                self.diff_cleanupEfficiency(diffs)
        elif isinstance(a, list) and b is None and c is None:
            # Method 2: diffs
            # Compute text1 from diffs.
            diffs = a
            text1 = self.diff_text1(diffs)
        elif isinstance(a, basestring) and isinstance(b, list) and c is None:
            # Method 3: text1, diffs
            text1 = a
            diffs = b
        elif (isinstance(a, basestring) and isinstance(b, basestring) and
              isinstance(c, list)):
            # Method 4: text1, text2, diffs
            # text2 is not used.
            text1 = a
            diffs = c
        else:
            raise ValueError('Unknown call format to patch_make.')

        if not diffs:
            return []  # Get rid of the None case.
        patches = []
        patch = patch_obj()
        char_count1 = 0  # Number of characters into the text1 string.
        char_count2 = 0  # Number of characters into the text2 string.
        # Recreate the patches to determine context info.
        prepatch_text = text1
        postpatch_text = text1
        for x in xrange(len(diffs)):
            (diff_type, diff_text) = diffs[x]
            if len(patch.diffs) == 0 and diff_type != self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                # A new patch starts here.
                patch.start1 = char_count1
                patch.start2 = char_count2
            if diff_type == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                # Insertion
                patch.diffs.append(diffs[x])
                patch.length2 += len(diff_text)
                postpatch_text = (postpatch_text[:char_count2] + diff_text +
                                  postpatch_text[char_count2:])
            elif diff_type == self.DIFF_DELETE:
                # Deletion.
                patch.length1 += len(diff_text)
                patch.diffs.append(diffs[x])
                postpatch_text = (postpatch_text[:char_count2] +
                                  postpatch_text[char_count2 + len(diff_text):])
            elif (diff_type == self.DIFF_EQUAL and
                  len(diff_text) <= 2 * self.Patch_Margin and
                  len(patch.diffs) != 0 and len(diffs) != x + 1):
                # Small equality inside a patch.
                patch.diffs.append(diffs[x])
                patch.length1 += len(diff_text)
                patch.length2 += len(diff_text)

            if (diff_type == self.DIFF_EQUAL and
                    len(diff_text) >= 2 * self.Patch_Margin):
                # Time for a new patch.
                if len(patch.diffs) != 0:
                    self.patch_addContext(patch, prepatch_text)
                    patches.append(patch)
                    patch = patch_obj()
                    # Unlike Unidiff, our patch lists have a rolling context.
                    # http://code.google.com/p/google-diff-match-patch/wiki/Unidiff
                    # Update prepatch text & pos to reflect the application of the
                    # just completed patch.
                    prepatch_text = postpatch_text
                    char_count1 = char_count2

            # Update the current character count.
            if diff_type != self.DIFF_INSERT:
                char_count1 += len(diff_text)
            if diff_type != self.DIFF_DELETE:
                char_count2 += len(diff_text)

        # Pick up the leftover patch if not empty.
        if len(patch.diffs) != 0:
            self.patch_addContext(patch, prepatch_text)
            patches.append(patch)
        return patches

    def patch_deepCopy(self, patches):
        """Given an array of patches, return another array that is identical.

        Args:
          patches: Array of patch objects.

        Returns:
          Array of patch objects.

        """
        patchesCopy = []
        for patch in patches:
            patchCopy = patch_obj()
            # No need to deep copy the tuples since they are immutable.
            patchCopy.diffs = patch.diffs[:]
            patchCopy.start1 = patch.start1
            patchCopy.start2 = patch.start2
            patchCopy.length1 = patch.length1
            patchCopy.length2 = patch.length2
            patchesCopy.append(patchCopy)
        return patchesCopy

    def patch_apply(self, patches, text):
        """Merge a set of patches onto the text.  Return a patched text, as
        well as a list of true/false values indicating which patches were
        applied.

        Args:
          patches: Array of patch objects.
          text: Old text.

        Returns:
          Two element Array, containing the new text and an array of boolean values.

        """
        if not patches:
            return (text, [])

        # Deep copy the patches so that no changes are made to originals.
        patches = self.patch_deepCopy(patches)

        nullPadding = self.patch_addPadding(patches)
        text = nullPadding + text + nullPadding
        self.patch_splitMax(patches)

        # delta keeps track of the offset between the expected and actual location
        # of the previous patch.  If there are patches expected at positions 10 and
        # 20, but the first patch was found at 12, delta is 2 and the second patch
        # has an effective expected position of 22.
        delta = 0
        results = []
        for patch in patches:
            expected_loc = patch.start2 + delta
            text1 = self.diff_text1(patch.diffs)
            end_loc = -1
            if len(text1) > self.Match_MaxBits:
                # patch_splitMax will only provide an oversized pattern in the case of
                # a monster delete.
                start_loc = self.match_main(text, text1[:self.Match_MaxBits],
                                            expected_loc)
                if start_loc != -1:
                    end_loc = self.match_main(text, text1[-self.Match_MaxBits:],
                                              expected_loc + len(text1) - self.Match_MaxBits)
                    if end_loc == -1 or start_loc >= end_loc:
                        # Can't find valid trailing context.  Drop this patch.
                        start_loc = -1
            else:
                start_loc = self.match_main(text, text1, expected_loc)
            if start_loc == -1:
                # No match found.  :(
                results.append(False)
                # Subtract the delta for this failed patch from subsequent
                # patches.
                delta -= patch.length2 - patch.length1
            else:
                # Found a match.  :)
                results.append(True)
                delta = start_loc - expected_loc
                if end_loc == -1:
                    text2 = text[start_loc: start_loc + len(text1)]
                else:
                    text2 = text[start_loc: end_loc + self.Match_MaxBits]
                if text1 == text2:
                    # Perfect match, just shove the replacement text in.
                    text = (text[:start_loc] + self.diff_text2(patch.diffs) +
                            text[start_loc + len(text1):])
                else:
                    # Imperfect match.
                    # Run a diff to get a framework of equivalent indices.
                    diffs = self.diff_main(text1, text2, False)
                    if (len(text1) > self.Match_MaxBits and
                            self.diff_levenshtein(diffs) / float(len(text1)) >
                            self.Patch_DeleteThreshold):
                        # The end points match, but the content is unacceptably
                        # bad.
                        results[-1] = False
                    else:
                        self.diff_cleanupSemanticLossless(diffs)
                        index1 = 0
                        for (op, data) in patch.diffs:
                            if op != self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                                index2 = self.diff_xIndex(diffs, index1)
                            if op == self.DIFF_INSERT:  # Insertion
                                text = text[:start_loc + index2] + data + text[start_loc +
                                                                               index2:]
                            elif op == self.DIFF_DELETE:  # Deletion
                                text = text[:start_loc + index2] + text[start_loc +
                                                                        self.diff_xIndex(diffs, index1 + len(data)):]
                            if op != self.DIFF_DELETE:
                                index1 += len(data)
        # Strip the padding off.
        text = text[len(nullPadding):-len(nullPadding)]
        return (text, results)

    def patch_addPadding(self, patches):
        """Add some padding on text start and end so that edges can match
        something.  Intended to be called only from within patch_apply.

        Args:
          patches: Array of patch objects.

        Returns:
          The padding string added to each side.

        """
        paddingLength = self.Patch_Margin
        nullPadding = ''
        for x in xrange(1, paddingLength + 1):
            nullPadding += chr(x)

        # Bump all the patches forward.
        for patch in patches:
            patch.start1 += paddingLength
            patch.start2 += paddingLength

        # Add some padding on start of first diff.
        patch = patches[0]
        diffs = patch.diffs
        if not diffs or diffs[0][0] != self.DIFF_EQUAL:
            # Add nullPadding equality.
            diffs.insert(0, (self.DIFF_EQUAL, nullPadding))
            patch.start1 -= paddingLength  # Should be 0.
            patch.start2 -= paddingLength  # Should be 0.
            patch.length1 += paddingLength
            patch.length2 += paddingLength
        elif paddingLength > len(diffs[0][1]):
            # Grow first equality.
            extraLength = paddingLength - len(diffs[0][1])
            newText = nullPadding[len(diffs[0][1]):] + diffs[0][1]
            diffs[0] = (diffs[0][0], newText)
            patch.start1 -= extraLength
            patch.start2 -= extraLength
            patch.length1 += extraLength
            patch.length2 += extraLength

        # Add some padding on end of last diff.
        patch = patches[-1]
        diffs = patch.diffs
        if not diffs or diffs[-1][0] != self.DIFF_EQUAL:
            # Add nullPadding equality.
            diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, nullPadding))
            patch.length1 += paddingLength
            patch.length2 += paddingLength
        elif paddingLength > len(diffs[-1][1]):
            # Grow last equality.
            extraLength = paddingLength - len(diffs[-1][1])
            newText = diffs[-1][1] + nullPadding[:extraLength]
            diffs[-1] = (diffs[-1][0], newText)
            patch.length1 += extraLength
            patch.length2 += extraLength

        return nullPadding

    def patch_splitMax(self, patches):
        """Look through the patches and break up any which are longer than the
        maximum limit of the match algorithm.

        Args:
          patches: Array of patch objects.

        """
        if self.Match_MaxBits == 0:
            return
        for x in xrange(len(patches)):
            if patches[x].length1 > self.Match_MaxBits:
                bigpatch = patches[x]
                # Remove the big old patch.
                del patches[x]
                x -= 1
                patch_size = self.Match_MaxBits
                start1 = bigpatch.start1
                start2 = bigpatch.start2
                precontext = ''
                while len(bigpatch.diffs) != 0:
                    # Create one of several smaller patches.
                    patch = patch_obj()
                    empty = True
                    patch.start1 = start1 - len(precontext)
                    patch.start2 = start2 - len(precontext)
                    if precontext:
                        patch.length1 = patch.length2 = len(precontext)
                        patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, precontext))

                    while (len(bigpatch.diffs) != 0 and
                           patch.length1 < patch_size - self.Patch_Margin):
                        (diff_type, diff_text) = bigpatch.diffs[0]
                        if diff_type == self.DIFF_INSERT:
                            # Insertions are harmless.
                            patch.length2 += len(diff_text)
                            start2 += len(diff_text)
                            patch.diffs.append(bigpatch.diffs.pop(0))
                            empty = False
                        elif (diff_type == self.DIFF_DELETE and len(patch.diffs) == 1 and
                              patch.diffs[0][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL and
                              len(diff_text) > 2 * patch_size):
                            # This is a large deletion.  Let it pass in one
                            # chunk.
                            patch.length1 += len(diff_text)
                            start1 += len(diff_text)
                            empty = False
                            patch.diffs.append((diff_type, diff_text))
                            del bigpatch.diffs[0]
                        else:
                            # Deletion or equality.  Only take as much as we
                            # can stomach.
                            diff_text = diff_text[:patch_size - patch.length1 -
                                                  self.Patch_Margin]
                            patch.length1 += len(diff_text)
                            start1 += len(diff_text)
                            if diff_type == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                                patch.length2 += len(diff_text)
                                start2 += len(diff_text)
                            else:
                                empty = False

                            patch.diffs.append((diff_type, diff_text))
                            if diff_text == bigpatch.diffs[0][1]:
                                del bigpatch.diffs[0]
                            else:
                                bigpatch.diffs[0] = (bigpatch.diffs[0][0],
                                                     bigpatch.diffs[0][1][len(diff_text):])

                    # Compute the head context for the next patch.
                    precontext = self.diff_text2(patch.diffs)
                    precontext = precontext[-self.Patch_Margin:]
                    # Append the end context for this patch.
                    postcontext = self.diff_text1(bigpatch.diffs)[
                        :self.Patch_Margin]
                    if postcontext:
                        patch.length1 += len(postcontext)
                        patch.length2 += len(postcontext)
                        if len(patch.diffs) != 0 and patch.diffs[-1][0] == self.DIFF_EQUAL:
                            patch.diffs[-1] = (self.DIFF_EQUAL, patch.diffs[-1][1] +
                                               postcontext)
                        else:
                            patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, postcontext))

                    if not empty:
                        x += 1
                        patches.insert(x, patch)

    def patch_toText(self, patches):
        """Take a list of patches and return a textual representation.

        Args:
          patches: Array of patch objects.

        Returns:
          Text representation of patches.

        """
        text = []
        for patch in patches:
            text.append(str(patch))
        return ''.join(text)

    def patch_fromText(self, textline):
        """Parse a textual representation of patches and return a list of patch
        objects.

        Args:
          textline: Text representation of patches.

        Returns:
          Array of patch objects.

        Raises:
          ValueError: If invalid input.

        """
        if type(textline) == unicode:
            # Patches should be composed of a subset of ascii chars, Unicode not
            # required.  If this encode raises UnicodeEncodeError, patch is
            # invalid.
            textline = textline.encode('ascii')
        patches = []
        if not textline:
            return patches
        text = textline.split('\n')
        while len(text) != 0:
            m = re.match('^@@ -(\d+),?(\d*) \+(\d+),?(\d*) @@$', text[0])
            if not m:
                raise ValueError, 'Invalid patch string: ' + text[0]
            patch = patch_obj()
            patches.append(patch)
            patch.start1 = int(m.group(1))
            if m.group(2) == '':
                patch.start1 -= 1
                patch.length1 = 1
            elif m.group(2) == '0':
                patch.length1 = 0
            else:
                patch.start1 -= 1
                patch.length1 = int(m.group(2))

            patch.start2 = int(m.group(3))
            if m.group(4) == '':
                patch.start2 -= 1
                patch.length2 = 1
            elif m.group(4) == '0':
                patch.length2 = 0
            else:
                patch.start2 -= 1
                patch.length2 = int(m.group(4))

            del text[0]

            while len(text) != 0:
                if text[0]:
                    sign = text[0][0]
                else:
                    sign = ''
                line = urllib.unquote(text[0][1:])
                line = line.decode('utf-8')
                if sign == '+':
                    # Insertion.
                    patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_INSERT, line))
                elif sign == '-':
                    # Deletion.
                    patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_DELETE, line))
                elif sign == ' ':
                    # Minor equality.
                    patch.diffs.append((self.DIFF_EQUAL, line))
                elif sign == '@':
                    # Start of next patch.
                    break
                elif sign == '':
                    # Blank line?  Whatever.
                    pass
                else:
                    # WTF?
                    raise ValueError, "Invalid patch mode: '%s'\n%s" % (sign, line)
                del text[0]
        return patches


class patch_obj:
    """Class representing one patch operation."""

    def __init__(self):
        """Initializes with an empty list of diffs."""
        self.diffs = []
        self.start1 = None
        self.start2 = None
        self.length1 = 0
        self.length2 = 0

    def __str__(self):
        """Emmulate GNU diff's format.
        Header: @@ -382,8 +481,9 @@
        Indicies are printed as 1-based, not 0-based.

        Returns:
          The GNU diff string.
        """
        if self.length1 == 0:
            coords1 = str(self.start1) + ',0'
        elif self.length1 == 1:
            coords1 = str(self.start1 + 1)
        else:
            coords1 = str(self.start1 + 1) + ',' + str(self.length1)
        if self.length2 == 0:
            coords2 = str(self.start2) + ',0'
        elif self.length2 == 1:
            coords2 = str(self.start2 + 1)
        else:
            coords2 = str(self.start2 + 1) + ',' + str(self.length2)
        text = ['@@ -', coords1, ' +', coords2, ' @@\n']
        # Escape the body of the patch with %xx notation.
        for (op, data) in self.diffs:
            if op == diff_match_patch.DIFF_INSERT:
                text.append('+')
            elif op == diff_match_patch.DIFF_DELETE:
                text.append('-')
            elif op == diff_match_patch.DIFF_EQUAL:
                text.append(' ')
            # High ascii will raise UnicodeDecodeError.  Use Unicode instead.
            data = data.encode('utf-8')
            text.append(urllib.quote(data, "!~*'();/?:@&=+$,# ") + '\n')
        return ''.join(text)
