Majority wins hex diff

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Function to convert file to hex
def file_to_hex(filename):
    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
        return f.read().hex()

# List of your files
files = ["testfile1", "testfile2", "testfile3", "testfile4"]

# Convert files to hex
hex_files = [file_to_hex(file) for file in files]

# Align hex values
max_len = max(len(h) for h in hex_files)
aligned_hex_files = [h.ljust(max_len, '0') for h in hex_files]

# Function to compare hex files and determine differences
def compare_hex_files(hex_files):
    differences = []
    num_files = len(hex_files)
    length = len(hex_files[0])

    for i in range(0, length, 2):
        chunk = [hex_file[i:i+2] for hex_file in hex_files]
        unique_chunks = set(chunk)

        if len(unique_chunks) == 1:
            differences.append('ALL_SAME')
        elif len(unique_chunks) == num_files:
            differences.append('ALL_DIFFERENT')
        else:
            differences.append('MAJORITY_WINS')

    return differences

# Compute differences
diffs = compare_hex_files(aligned_hex_files)

# Simple text-based output of differences
for i, diff in enumerate(diffs):
    print(f'Byte {i:04x}: {diff}')

# Advanced visualization using matplotlib
colors = {'ALL_SAME': 'green', 'ALL_DIFFERENT': 'red', 'MAJORITY_WINS': 'yellow'}
color_list = [colors[diff] for diff in diffs]

plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
plt.bar(range(len(diffs)), [1] * len(diffs), color=color_list)
plt.xlabel('Byte Position')
plt.ylabel('Difference')
plt.title('Hex File Comparison')
plt.show()