#! /usr/bin/env python
"""Compute differences and similarities between a pair of sequences.
After finding the "difflib.SequenceMatcher" class unsuitable, this module
was written and re-written several times into the polished version below."""
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__author__ = 'Stephen "Zero" Chappell <Noctis.Skytower@gmail.com>'
__date__ = '11 February 2010'
__version__ = '$Revision: 3 $'
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class Slice:
__slots__ = 'prefix', 'root', 'suffix'
def __init__(self, prefix, root, suffix):
self.prefix = prefix
self.root = root
self.suffix = suffix
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class Match:
__slots__ = 'a', 'b', 'prefix', 'suffix', 'value'
def __init__(self, a, b, prefix, suffix, value):
self.a = a
self.b = b
self.prefix = prefix
self.suffix = suffix
self.value = value
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class Tree:
__slots__ = 'nodes', 'index', 'value'
def __init__(self, nodes, index, value):
self.nodes = nodes
self.index = index
self.value = value
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def search(a, b):
# Initialize startup variables.
nodes, index = [], []
a_size, b_size = len(a), len(b)
# Begin to slice the sequences.
for size in range(min(a_size, b_size), 0, -1):
for a_addr in range(a_size - size + 1):
# Slice "a" at address and end.
a_term = a_addr + size
a_root = a[a_addr:a_term]
for b_addr in range(b_size - size + 1):
# Slice "b" at address and end.
b_term = b_addr + size
b_root = b[b_addr:b_term]
# Find out if slices are equal.
if a_root == b_root:
# Create prefix tree to search.
a_pref, b_pref = a[:a_addr], b[:b_addr]
p_tree = search(a_pref, b_pref)
# Create suffix tree to search.
a_suff, b_suff = a[a_term:], b[b_term:]
s_tree = search(a_suff, b_suff)
# Make completed slice objects.
a_slic = Slice(a_pref, a_root, a_suff)
b_slic = Slice(b_pref, b_root, b_suff)
# Finish the match calculation.
value = size + p_tree.value + s_tree.value
match = Match(a_slic, b_slic, p_tree, s_tree, value)
# Append results to tree lists.
nodes.append(match)
index.append(value)
# Return largest matches found.
if nodes:
return Tree(nodes, index, max(index))
# Give caller null tree object.
return Tree(nodes, index, 0)
