Is it possible to parse and apply patch files in PHP?

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The idea is to have a PHP script parse a given .patch file and will apply the given patch accordingly. Assume that the script has no access to command line so the script will have to do the parsing itself. Is there a library somewhere?

The target patch files are merely text files, specifically PHP. — radj, Jun 14 '10 at 10:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '10 at 05:08

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There's the PECL xdiff library which can generate diffs from and apply them to data in regular PHP variables.

answered Jun 13 '10 at 05:08

Marc B

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Great! Thanks for this! Gives me a nice lead. – radj Jun 14 '10 at 10:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '16 at 21:41

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Check out https://github.com/ptlis/diff-parser

This is a really solid lib, does exactly what it says on the tin

answered Dec 05 '16 at 21:41

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Is it possible to parse and apply patch files in PHP?

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