Bug#845471: ITP: java-diff-utils -- library for computing diffs, applying patches, and generation of side-by-side view in Java

[tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>

* Package name    : java-diff-utils
  Version         : 2.1.1
  Upstream Author : Dmitry Naumenko, Brendan Kromhout
* URL             : https://github.com/bkromhout/java-diff-utils
* License         : Apache 2.0
  Programming Lang: Java
  Description     : library for computing diffs, applying patches, and generation of side-by-side view in Java

The java-diff-utils library is for computing diffs, applying patches,
generation side-by-side view in Java.

It is an open source library for performing comparison operations
between chunks of text: computing diffs, applying patches, generating
unified diffs or parsing them, generating diff output for easy future
display (like a side-by-side view) and so on.

The main reason for creating this library was the lack of easy-to-use
libraries with all the usual features necessary for working with diff
files. Originally it was inspired by the JRCS library and its nice diff
module design.

This package is required for the upgrade of JabRef to 3.x (#810725).
It will be team-maintained by the Java Team.  

The code originates from Google Code and there are numerous extant forks
available on GitHub.  The "bkromhout" fork was chosen as the basis for
packaging because it is being actively maintained with participation by
the JabRef upstream maintainers.