module Puppet::Util::Diff

Provide a diff between two strings.

Public Class Methods

diff(old, new) click to toggle source
   # File lib/puppet/util/diff.rb
 9 def diff(old, new)
10   diff_cmd = Puppet[:diff]
11   return '' unless diff_cmd && diff_cmd != ""
12 
13   command = [diff_cmd]
14   args = Puppet[:diff_args]
15   if args && args != ""
16     args.split(' ').each do|arg|
17       command << arg
18     end
19   end
20   command << old << new
21   Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(command, :failonfail => false, :combine => false)
22 end

Public Instance Methods

lcs_diff(data_old, data_new, format=:unified, context_lines=3) click to toggle source

return diff string of two input strings format defaults to unified context defaults to 3 lines

   # File lib/puppet/util/diff.rb
29 def lcs_diff(data_old, data_new, format=:unified, context_lines=3)
30   unless Puppet.features.diff?
31     Puppet.warning _("Cannot provide diff without the diff/lcs Ruby library")
32     return ""
33   end
34   data_old = data_old.split(/\n/).map! { |e| e.chomp }
35   data_new = data_new.split(/\n/).map! { |e| e.chomp }
36 
37   output = String.new
38 
39   diffs = ::Diff::LCS.diff(data_old, data_new)
40   return output if diffs.empty?
41 
42   oldhunk = hunk = nil
43   file_length_difference = 0
44 
45   diffs.each do |piece|
46     begin
47 
48       hunk = ::Diff::LCS::Hunk.new(
49         data_old, data_new, piece,
50           context_lines,
51 
52           file_length_difference)
53       file_length_difference = hunk.file_length_difference
54     next unless oldhunk
55     # Hunks may overlap, which is why we need to be careful when our
56     # diff includes lines of context. Otherwise, we might print
57     # redundant lines.
58     if (context_lines > 0) and hunk.overlaps?(oldhunk)
59       hunk.unshift(oldhunk)
60     else
61       output << oldhunk.diff(format)
62     end
63     ensure
64       oldhunk = hunk
65       output << "\n"
66     end
67   end
68 
69   # Handle the last remaining hunk
70   output << oldhunk.diff(format) << "\n"
71 end
string_file_diff(path, string) click to toggle source
   # File lib/puppet/util/diff.rb
73 def string_file_diff(path, string)
74   tempfile = Tempfile.new("puppet-diffing")
75   tempfile.open
76   tempfile.print string
77   tempfile.close
78   notice "\n" + diff(path, tempfile.path)
79   tempfile.delete
80 end

Private Instance Methods

diff(old, new) click to toggle source
   # File lib/puppet/util/diff.rb
 9 def diff(old, new)
10   diff_cmd = Puppet[:diff]
11   return '' unless diff_cmd && diff_cmd != ""
12 
13   command = [diff_cmd]
14   args = Puppet[:diff_args]
15   if args && args != ""
16     args.split(' ').each do|arg|
17       command << arg
18     end
19   end
20   command << old << new
21   Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(command, :failonfail => false, :combine => false)
22 end