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paper/Makefile

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SHELL := bash
 MAKEFLAGS += --warn-undefined-variables
 MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rules
 
-DIFF_VERSION ?= v2.0
+DIFF_VERSION ?= v3.0
 
 main_tex ?= ihsm_paper
 brief_tex ?= ihsm_tech_report

paper/diffinator.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import re
 import subprocess
+import string
 
 import click
 
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ def generate_git_tex_diff(texfile, bibliography, revision):
 
     bib_proc = subprocess.run(['git', 'diff', f'-U{bib_lines+1}', '--word-diff', '--color=always', revision, bibliography],
             check=True, capture_output=True)
-
-    addition_re = re.compile('\033\\[32m\\{\\+(.*?)([^\\\\]%.*?)?\\+\\}\033\\[m')
-    deletion_re = re.compile('\033\\[31m\\[-(.*?)([^\\\\]%.*?)?\\-]\033\\[m')
+    ADDITION_RE_R = '\033\\[32m\\{\\+(.*?)([^\\\\]%.*?)?\\+\\}\033\\[m'
+    DELETION_RE_R = '\033\\[31m\\[-(.*?)([^\\\\]%.*?)?\\-]\033\\[m'
+    addition_re = re.compile(ADDITION_RE_R)
+    deletion_re = re.compile(DELETION_RE_R)
+    combined_re = re.compile(f'{DELETION_RE_R}{ADDITION_RE_R}')
     csi_re = re.compile('\033\\[.*?m')
     bibtex_entry_def_re = re.compile('@.*?{(.*?),')
 
@@ -57,6 +60,26 @@ def generate_git_tex_diff(texfile, bibliography, revision):
 
         line = line.rstrip()
         if document_started: # diff results in preamble
+
+            def suppress_small_changes(match):
+                old, _1, new, _2 = match.groups()
+
+                new_chars = list(new)
+                for char in old:
+                    if char not in string.ascii_letters:
+                        continue
+
+                    if char not in new_chars:
+                        return match.group(0) # return original text
+
+                    new_chars.remove(char)
+
+                if any(char in string.ascii_letters for char in new_chars):
+                    return match.group(0) # return original text
+
+                return new
+
+            line = combined_re.sub(suppress_small_changes, line)
             line = addition_re.sub(r' \\color{diffgreen}\1 \\color{black}', line)
             line = deletion_re.sub(r' \\color{diffred}\1 \\color{black}', line)
 
@@ -67,9 +90,8 @@ def generate_git_tex_diff(texfile, bibliography, revision):
                 print('\\definecolor{diffgreen}{HTML}{1e8449}')
                 print('\\definecolor{diffred}{HTML}{cb4335}')
 
-
             line = addition_re.sub(r'\1', line)
-            line = deletion_re.sub(r'\1', line)
+            line = deletion_re.sub(r'', line)
 
         line = csi_re.sub('', line)
         print(line)

paper/ihsm_paper.tex

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 \usepackage{subcaption}
 \usepackage{array}
 \usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{xcolor}
 
 \renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{.8}
 \newcommand{\degree}{\ensuremath{^\circ}}