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Line diff (longest common subsequence)
Write diffLines(a, b) that compares two arrays of lines and returns an edit script: an array of [op, line] pairs where op is "=" (in both), "-" (only in a) or "+" (only in b).
- Keeping the
"="lines must give the longest common subsequence, so the diff is as small as possible. - Taking
"="and"-"lines in order rebuildsa; taking"="and"+"lines rebuildsb. - Arrays up to a few hundred lines must finish quickly (dynamic programming, O(n·m)).
Acceptance criteria
- The tests at the bottom print
All tests passed.
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