Package svnmailer :: Module differ :: Class ExternalDiffer
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Class ExternalDiffer

object --+
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        ExternalDiffer


Differ which calls an external program (e.g. diff)
Method Summary
  __init__(self, diff_command, tempdir)
Initialization
iterable getFileDiff(self, name1, name2, label1, label2, date1, date2)
creates a diff of two line based files
iterable getStringDiff(self, string1, string2, label1, label2, date1, date2)
creates a diff of two line based strings
see: util.getPipe4 _getPipe(self, name1, name2, label1, label2, date1, date2)
Returns a pipe from the diff program
    Inherited from object
  __delattr__(...)
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  __getattribute__(...)
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  __hash__(x)
x.__hash__() <==> hash(x)...
  __reduce__(...)
helper for pickle...
  __reduce_ex__(...)
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    Inherited from type
  __new__(T, S, ...)
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Instance Variable Summary
list _diff_command: The diff command line
str _tempdir: The tempdir to use for string diffs

Method Details

__init__(self, diff_command, tempdir=None)
(Constructor)

Initialization
Parameters:
diff_command - The diff command to call
           (type=list)
tempdir - The tempdir to use for string diffs
           (type=str)
Overrides:
__builtin__.object.__init__

getFileDiff(self, name1, name2, label1, label2=None, date1='', date2='')

creates a diff of two line based files
Parameters:
name1 - First file name
           (type=str)
name2 - Second file name
           (type=str)
label1 - Label for first data
           (type=str)
label2 - Label for second data
           (type=str)
date1 - Date description for first data
           (type=str)
date2 - Date description for second data
           (type=str)
Returns:
unified diff lines (maybe a generator)
           (type=iterable)

getStringDiff(self, string1, string2, label1, label2=None, date1='', date2='')

creates a diff of two line based strings

If a string is None, it's treated as ''
Parameters:
string1 - First string
           (type=str)
string2 - Second string
           (type=str)
label1 - Label for first data
           (type=str)
label2 - Label for second data
           (type=str)
date1 - Date description for first data
           (type=str)
date2 - Date description for second data
           (type=str)
Returns:
unified diff lines (maybe a generator)
           (type=iterable)

_getPipe(self, name1, name2, label1, label2, date1, date2)

Returns a pipe from the diff program
Parameters:
name1 - First file name
           (type=str)
name2 - Second file name
           (type=str)
label1 - Label for first data
           (type=str)
label2 - Label for second data
           (type=str)
date1 - Date description for first data
           (type=str)
date2 - Date description for second data
           (type=str)
Returns:
The pipe object
           (type=see: util.getPipe4)

Instance Variable Details

_diff_command

The diff command line
Type:
list

_tempdir

The tempdir to use for string diffs
Type:
str

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