```
@Role
public interface MergeManager
```
Provides general merge utility methods.

Since:

11.8RC1

Version:

$Id: 737f1c61429ddd5cfb06dd7bbca37599bd4fb3c9 $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MergeManagerResult<String,Character>`	`mergeCharacters(String previousStr, String newStr, String currentStr, MergeConfiguration configuration)`	Perform a 3-way merge between the given strings by first splitting them into arrays of characters.
`MergeDocumentResult`	`mergeDocument(DocumentModelBridge previousDoc, DocumentModelBridge nextDoc, DocumentModelBridge currentDoc, MergeConfiguration mergeConfiguration)`	Perform a 3-way merge between documents.
`MergeManagerResult<String,String>`	`mergeLines(String previousStr, String newStr, String currentStr, MergeConfiguration configuration)`	Perform a 3-way merge between the given strings by first splitting them into lines.
`<T> MergeManagerResult<List<T>,T>`	`mergeList(List<T> commonAncestor, List<T> next, List<T> current, MergeConfiguration configuration)`	Perform a 3-way merge between the list of elements.
`<T> MergeManagerResult<T,T>`	`mergeObject(T previousObject, T newObject, T currentObject, MergeConfiguration configuration)`	Perform a 3-way merge between the given objects.

Method Detail

mergeLines

MergeManagerResult<String,String> mergeLines(String previousStr,
                                                   String newStr,
                                                   String currentStr,
                                                   MergeConfiguration configuration)

Perform a 3-way merge between the given strings by first splitting them into lines.

The comparison is performed line by line.

Parameters:: previousStr - the previous string.; newStr - the new string.; currentStr - the current string.; configuration - the configuration for the merge operation.
Returns:: the obtained merged string.

mergeObject

<T> MergeManagerResult<T,T> mergeObject(T previousObject,
                                              T newObject,
                                              T currentObject,
                                              MergeConfiguration configuration)

Perform a 3-way merge between the given objects.

Type Parameters:: T - the type of the object
Parameters:: previousObject - the previous object.; newObject - the new object.; currentObject - the current object.; configuration - the configuration for the merge operation.
Returns:: an obtained merged object.

mergeCharacters

MergeManagerResult<String,Character> mergeCharacters(String previousStr,
                                                           String newStr,
                                                           String currentStr,
                                                           MergeConfiguration configuration)

Perform a 3-way merge between the given strings by first splitting them into arrays of characters.

The comparison is performed character by character.

Parameters:: previousStr - the previous string.; newStr - the new string.; currentStr - the current string.; configuration - the configuration for the merge operation.
Returns:: the obtained merged string.

mergeList

<T> MergeManagerResult<List<T>,T> mergeList(List<T> commonAncestor,
                                                  List<T> next,
                                                  List<T> current,
                                                  MergeConfiguration configuration)

Perform a 3-way merge between the list of elements.

The current list is modified during the operation.

Type Parameters:: T - the type of elements.
Parameters:: commonAncestor - the previous list.; next - the next list.; current - the current list.; configuration - the configuration for the merge operation.
Returns:: a merge result with the resulting list.

mergeDocument
```
MergeDocumentResult mergeDocument(DocumentModelBridge previousDoc,
                                  DocumentModelBridge nextDoc,
                                  DocumentModelBridge currentDoc,
                                  MergeConfiguration mergeConfiguration)
```
Perform a 3-way merge between documents.
Note that if MergeConfiguration.isProvidedVersionsModifiables() is false then the current document is cloned before the merge operation, else the given current document is directly modified for performance.

Parameters:

previousDoc - the previous document.

nextDoc - the next document.

currentDoc - the current document.

mergeConfiguration - the configuration.

Returns:

a merge result with the resulting document.