1 files changed, 119 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 42c275d3..d03ca6bf 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -1652,6 +1652,125 @@ fn shrink_and_clear<T>(vec: &mut Vec<T>, capacity: usize) {
     vec.clear();
 }
 
+pub struct Merge<I> {
+    iter: I,
+    spans: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, std::ops::Range<usize>)>>,
+
+    next_event: Option<HighlightEvent>,
+    next_span: Option<(usize, std::ops::Range<usize>)>,
+
+    queue: Vec<HighlightEvent>,
+}
+
+/// Merge a list of spans into the highlight event stream.
+pub fn merge<I: Iterator<Item = HighlightEvent>>(
+    iter: I,
+    spans: Vec<(usize, std::ops::Range<usize>)>,
+) -> Merge<I> {
+    let spans = Box::new(spans.into_iter());
+    let mut merge = Merge {
+        iter,
+        spans,
+        next_event: None,
+        next_span: None,
+        queue: Vec::new(),
+    };
+    merge.next_event = merge.iter.next();
+    merge.next_span = merge.spans.next();
+    merge
+}
+
+impl<I: Iterator<Item = HighlightEvent>> Iterator for Merge<I> {
+    type Item = HighlightEvent;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        use HighlightEvent::*;
+        if let Some(event) = self.queue.pop() {
+            return Some(event);
+        }
+
+        loop {
+            match (self.next_event, &self.next_span) {
+                // this happens when range is partially or fully offscreen
+                (Some(Source { start, end }), Some((span, range))) if start > range.start => {
+                    if start > range.end {
+                        self.next_span = self.spans.next();
+                    } else {
+                        self.next_span = Some((*span, start..range.end));
+                    };
+                }
+                _ => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        match (self.next_event, &self.next_span) {
+            (Some(HighlightStart(i)), _) => {
+                self.next_event = self.iter.next();
+                Some(HighlightStart(i))
+            }
+            (Some(HighlightEnd), _) => {
+                self.next_event = self.iter.next();
+                Some(HighlightEnd)
+            }
+            (Some(Source { start, end }), Some((span, range))) if start < range.start => {
+                let intersect = range.start.min(end);
+                let event = Source {
+                    start,
+                    end: intersect,
+                };
+
+                if end == intersect {
+                    // the event is complete
+                    self.next_event = self.iter.next();
+                } else {
+                    // subslice the event
+                    self.next_event = Some(Source {
+                        start: intersect,
+                        end,
+                    });
+                };
+
+                Some(event)
+            }
+            (Some(Source { start, end }), Some((span, range))) if start == range.start => {
+                let intersect = range.end.min(end);
+                let event = HighlightStart(Highlight(*span));
+
+                // enqueue in reverse order
+                self.queue.push(HighlightEnd);
+                self.queue.push(Source {
+                    start,
+                    end: intersect,
+                });
+
+                if end == intersect {
+                    // the event is complete
+                    self.next_event = self.iter.next();
+                } else {
+                    // subslice the event
+                    self.next_event = Some(Source {
+                        start: intersect,
+                        end,
+                    });
+                };
+
+                if intersect == range.end {
+                    self.next_span = self.spans.next();
+                } else {
+                    self.next_span = Some((*span, intersect..range.end));
+                }
+
+                Some(event)
+            }
+            (Some(event), None) => {
+                self.next_event = self.iter.next();
+                Some(event)
+            }
+            (None, None) => None,
+            e => unreachable!("{:?}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_parser() {
     let highlight_names: Vec<String> = [