1 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/DiffUtil.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/DiffUtil.scala
index b7c77ad62..8bb39c88a 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/DiffUtil.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/DiffUtil.scala
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ object DiffUtil {
   private final val DELETION_COLOR = ANSI_RED
   private final val ADDITION_COLOR = ANSI_GREEN
 
-  def mkColoredCodeDiff(code: String, lastCode: String, printDiffDel: Boolean): String = {
-
-    @tailrec def splitTokens(str: String, acc: List[String] = Nil): List[String] = {
+  @tailrec private def splitTokens(str: String, acc: List[String] = Nil): List[String] = {
       if (str == "") {
         acc.reverse
       } else {
@@ -33,6 +31,30 @@ object DiffUtil {
       }
     }
 
+
+  /** @return a tuple of the (found, expected) diffs as strings */
+  def mkColoredTypeDiff(found: String, expected: String): (String, String) = {
+    val foundTokens   = splitTokens(found, Nil).toArray
+    val expectedTokens = splitTokens(expected, Nil).toArray
+
+    val diffExp = hirschberg(foundTokens, expectedTokens)
+    val diffAct = hirschberg(expectedTokens, foundTokens)
+
+    val exp = diffExp.collect {
+      case Unmodified(str) => str
+      case Inserted(str) => ADDITION_COLOR + str + ANSI_DEFAULT
+    }.mkString
+
+    val fnd = diffAct.collect {
+      case Unmodified(str) => str
+      case Inserted(str) => DELETION_COLOR + str + ANSI_DEFAULT
+    }.mkString
+
+    (fnd, exp)
+  }
+
+  def mkColoredCodeDiff(code: String, lastCode: String, printDiffDel: Boolean): String = {
+
     val tokens = splitTokens(code, Nil).toArray
     val lastTokens = splitTokens(lastCode, Nil).toArray