Function stretchSpansOverChange

src/codemirror.js:6392–6450

(doc, change)

  // spans partially within the change. Returns an array of span
  // arrays with one element for each line in (after) the change.
  function stretchSpansOverChange(doc, change) {
    if (change.full) return null;
    var oldFirst = isLine(doc, change.from.line) && getLine(doc, change.from.line).markedSpans;
    var oldLast = isLine(doc, change.to.line) && getLine(doc, change.to.line).markedSpans;
    if (!oldFirst && !oldLast) return null;

    var startCh = change.from.ch, endCh = change.to.ch, isInsert = cmp(change.from, change.to) == 0;
    // Get the spans that 'stick out' on both sides
    var first = markedSpansBefore(oldFirst, startCh, isInsert);
    var last = markedSpansAfter(oldLast, endCh, isInsert);

    // Next, merge those two ends
    var sameLine = change.text.length == 1, offset = lst(change.text).length + (sameLine ? startCh : 0);
    if (first) {
      // Fix up .to properties of first
      for (var i = 0; i < first.length; ++i) {
        var span = first[i];
        if (span.to == null) {
          var found = getMarkedSpanFor(last, span.marker);
          if (!found) span.to = startCh;
          else if (sameLine) span.to = found.to == null ? null : found.to + offset;
        }
      }
    }
    if (last) {
      // Fix up .from in last (or move them into first in case of sameLine)
      for (var i = 0; i < last.length; ++i) {
        var span = last[i];
        if (span.to != null) span.to += offset;
        if (span.from == null) {
          var found = getMarkedSpanFor(first, span.marker);
          if (!found) {
            span.from = offset;
            if (sameLine) (first || (first = [])).push(span);
          }
        } else {
          span.from += offset;
          if (sameLine) (first || (first = [])).push(span);
        }
      }
    }
    // Make sure we didn't create any zero-length spans
    if (first) first = clearEmptySpans(first);
    if (last && last != first) last = clearEmptySpans(last);

    var newMarkers = [first];
    if (!sameLine) {
      // Fill gap with whole-line-spans
      var gap = change.text.length - 2, gapMarkers;
      if (gap > 0 && first)
        for (var i = 0; i < first.length; ++i)
          if (first[i].to == null)
            (gapMarkers || (gapMarkers = [])).push(new MarkedSpan(first[i].marker, null, null));
      for (var i = 0; i < gap; ++i)
        newMarkers.push(gapMarkers);
      newMarkers.push(last);
    }
    return newMarkers;