package com.topologi.diffx.config;
/**
* Defines how white spaces should be processed.
*
* <p>White space processing can have functional implications at all stages of diffing, including
* when loading and formatting.
*
* @author Christophe Lauret
* @version 10 May 2010
*/
public enum WhiteSpaceProcessing {
/**
* All white spaces should be completely ignored, this is the most efficient processing.
*/
IGNORE,
/**
* White spaces should be preserved, that is they will be loaded and returned during formatting,
* but the algorithm can consider them equivalent and will not report differences between white
* spaces.
*/
PRESERVE,
/**
* White spaces should be preserved throughout the process and compared.
* All white space differences will be reported by the algorithm.
* This is the most costly processing.
*/
COMPARE
}