TextDiffer.java

/*
 * Copyright 2009 Guy Van den Broeck
 *
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package org.outerj.daisy.diff.output;

import org.outerj.daisy.diff.tag.IAtomSplitter;
import org.outerj.daisy.diff.tag.TagDiffer;

/**
 * 
 * Interface for classes that are interested in the tag-like result structure
 * as produced by DaisyDiff.
 * 
 * @author kapelonk
 * @see TagDiffer
 *
 */
public interface TextDiffer {
	
	/**
	 * Compares two Node Trees.
	 * 
	 * @param leftComparator Root of the first tree.
	 * @param rightComparator Root of the second tree.
	 * @throws Exception something went wrong with parsing of the trees.
	 */
	void diff(IAtomSplitter leftComparator, IAtomSplitter rightComparator)
    throws Exception;
}