diff a ruby string or array

>> foo = [1, 2, 3]
=> [1, 2, 3]
>> goo = [2, 3, 4]
=> [2, 3, 4]
>> foo - goo
=> [1]

gem install differ

git clone git://github.com/myobie/htmldiff.git
cd htmldiff
gem build htmldiff.gemspec
sudo gem install htmldiff-x.y.z.gem

script/plugin install git://github.com/myobie/htmldiff.git

# bottom of environment.rb
require 'htmldiff'

# in model
class Page < ActiveRecord::Base
  extend HTMLDiff
end

# in view
<h1>Revisions for <%= @page.name %></h1>
<ul>
<% @page.revisions.each do |revision| %>
  <li>
    <b>Revised <%= distance_of_time_in_words_to_now revision.created_at %> ago</b><BR>
      <%= Page.diff(
        revision.changes['description'][0],
        revision.changes['description'][1]
      ) %>
      <BR><BR>
  </li>
<% end %>

# in style.css
ins.diffmod, ins.diffins { background: #d4fdd5; text-decoration: none; }
del.diffmod, del.diffdel { color: #ff9999; }

def diff str1, str2
   system "diff #{file_for str1} #{file_for str2}"
 end

 private
 def file_for text
   exp = Tempfile.new("bk", "/tmp").open
   exp.write(text)
   exp.close
   exp.path
 end