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43  
44  package org.eclipse.jgit.diff;
45  
46  /**
47   * Equivalence function for a {@link org.eclipse.jgit.diff.Sequence} compared by
48   * difference algorithm.
49   * <p>
50   * Difference algorithms can use a comparator to compare portions of two
51   * sequences and discover the minimal edits required to transform from one
52   * sequence to the other sequence.
53   * <p>
54   * Indexes within a sequence are zero-based.
55   *
56   * @param <S>
57   *            type of sequence the comparator supports.
58   */
59  public abstract class SequenceComparator<S extends Sequence> {
60  	/**
61  	 * Compare two items to determine if they are equivalent.
62  	 *
63  	 * It is permissible to compare sequence {@code a} with itself (by passing
64  	 * {@code a} again in position {@code b}).
65  	 *
66  	 * @param a
67  	 *            the first sequence.
68  	 * @param ai
69  	 *            item of {@code ai} to compare.
70  	 * @param b
71  	 *            the second sequence.
72  	 * @param bi
73  	 *            item of {@code bi} to compare.
74  	 * @return true if the two items are identical according to this function's
75  	 *         equivalence rule.
76  	 */
77  	public abstract boolean equals(S a, int ai, S b, int bi);
78  
79  	/**
80  	 * Get a hash value for an item in a sequence.
81  	 *
82  	 * If two items are equal according to this comparator's
83  	 * {@link #equals(Sequence, int, Sequence, int)} method, then this hash
84  	 * method must produce the same integer result for both items.
85  	 *
86  	 * It is not required for two items to have different hash values if they
87  	 * are are unequal according to the {@code equals()} method.
88  	 *
89  	 * @param seq
90  	 *            the sequence.
91  	 * @param ptr
92  	 *            the item to obtain the hash for.
93  	 * @return hash the hash value.
94  	 */
95  	public abstract int hash(S seq, int ptr);
96  
97  	/**
98  	 * Modify the edit to remove common leading and trailing items.
99  	 *
100 	 * The supplied edit {@code e} is reduced in size by moving the beginning A
101 	 * and B points so the edit does not cover any items that are in common
102 	 * between the two sequences. The ending A and B points are also shifted to
103 	 * remove common items from the end of the region.
104 	 *
105 	 * @param a
106 	 *            the first sequence.
107 	 * @param b
108 	 *            the second sequence.
109 	 * @param e
110 	 *            the edit to start with and update.
111 	 * @return {@code e} if it was updated in-place, otherwise a new edit
112 	 *         containing the reduced region.
113 	 */
114 	public Edit reduceCommonStartEnd(S a, S b, Edit e) {
115 		// Skip over items that are common at the start.
116 		//
117 		while (e.beginA < e.endA && e.beginB < e.endB
118 				&& equals(a, e.beginA, b, e.beginB)) {
119 			e.beginA++;
120 			e.beginB++;
121 		}
122 
123 		// Skip over items that are common at the end.
124 		//
125 		while (e.beginA < e.endA && e.beginB < e.endB
126 				&& equals(a, e.endA - 1, b, e.endB - 1)) {
127 			e.endA--;
128 			e.endB--;
129 		}
130 
131 		return e;
132 	}
133 }