+
+# Pairs are interesting to highlight only if we are going to end up
+# highlighting a subset (i.e., not the whole line). Otherwise, the highlighting
+# is just useless noise. We can detect this by finding either a matching prefix
+# or suffix (disregarding boring bits like whitespace and colorization).
+sub is_pair_interesting {
+ my ($a, $pa, $sa, $b, $pb, $sb) = @_;
+ my $prefix_a = join('', @$a[0..($pa-1)]);
+ my $prefix_b = join('', @$b[0..($pb-1)]);
+ my $suffix_a = join('', @$a[($sa+1)..$#$a]);
+ my $suffix_b = join('', @$b[($sb+1)..$#$b]);
+
+ return $prefix_a !~ /^$COLOR*-$BORING*$/ ||
+ $prefix_b !~ /^$COLOR*\+$BORING*$/ ||
+ $suffix_a !~ /^$BORING*$/ ||
+ $suffix_b !~ /^$BORING*$/;
+}