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Refactor DifferenceEngine et.al. to make parts reusable
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DifferenceEnginge and the accompanying classes (DairikiDiff, etc) should be refactored so we get a system of pluggable components. The following things should be considered:

  • We want an abstract marker interface for all kinds of diffs.
  • There should be an interface for sequential, text-based diffs.
  • Formatters for generating html, unified, and other diff output should be based on the interface for sequential diffs.
  • Other types of diffs need to provide their own "private" formatters.
  • The (misnamed) DifferenceEngine class is really a diff view class that takes care of loading all the information required to build the diff.

Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement

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