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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/diff-arrays.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/diff-arrays.ts
index 1f6820481b..b3879cc996 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/diff-arrays.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/diff-arrays.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ export interface DiffResult<T> {
/**
* Calculates the difference between two snapshots of data.
- * Null, undefined, and empty arrays are supported, and values do not have to be unique.
+ * Null, undefined, and empty arrays are supported, and duplicate values are ignored.
* Result sets are de-duplicated, and will be empty if no data was added or removed (respectively).
+ * The inputs are treated as un-ordered, so a re-ordering of the same data will NOT be considered a change.
* @param dataBefore Array containing data before the change
* @param dataAfter Array containing data after the change
*/
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ export function diffArrays<T>(dataBefore: T[] | null | undefined, dataAfter: T[]
for (const host of before) {
// before and NOT after => removed
- if (!after.has(host)) {
+ // delete operation removes duplicates to speed up the "after" loop
+ if (!after.delete(host)) {
removed.push(host);
}
}