<p>when items have been added</p>
<ul>
<li>take each item in the new array</li>
<li>check if it exists in the old array.</li>
<li> if it does not exist, mark item as an 'added item'</li>
</ul>
<p>when items have been removed</p>
<li> take each item in the old array</li>
<li>check if item exists in the new array</li>
<li>If it does not exist, mark item as a 'removed item'</li>
<p>when items have been added and removed</p>
<p>when no items have been added and no items have been removed</p>
When there are no items marked as 'added' or marked as 'removed'
JavaScript
const foo = [
'alpha', 'beta', 'gamma', 'delta'
];
const bar = [
'beta', 'delta',
];
function generateDiff(oldArray, newArray) {
for(let i =0; i < newArray.length; i++) {
// take each item in the new array
// check if it exists in the old array.
// if it does not exist, mark item as an 'added item'
}
return [];
}
const diff = generateDiff(foo, bar)
console.log(diff)
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