@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine 35.0.1 → 35.1.0

package/src/view/position.js

@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
  * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2022, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
  * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
  */
-
 /**
  * @module engine/view/position
  */
-
-import TreeWalker from './treewalker';
-
+import TypeCheckable from './typecheckable';
 import compareArrays from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils/src/comparearrays';
 import CKEditorError from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils/src/ckeditorerror';
 import EditableElement from './editableelement';
-
 // To check if component is loaded more than once.
 import '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils/src/version';
-
+import { default as TreeWalker } from './treewalker';
 /**
  * Position in the view tree. Position is represented by its parent node and an offset in this parent.
  *
@@ -25,402 +21,355 @@ import '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils/src/version';
  * * {@link module:engine/view/downcastwriter~DowncastWriter}
  * * {@link module:engine/view/upcastwriter~UpcastWriter}
  */
-export default class Position {
-	/**
-	 * Creates a position.
-	 *
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment} parent Position parent.
-	 * @param {Number} offset Position offset.
-	 */
-	constructor( parent, offset ) {
-		/**
-		 * Position parent.
-		 *
-		 * @readonly
-		 * @member {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
-		 * module:engine/view/position~Position#parent
-		 */
-		this.parent = parent;
-
-		/**
-		 * Position offset.
-		 *
-		 * @readonly
-		 * @member {Number} module:engine/view/position~Position#offset
-		 */
-		this.offset = offset;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Node directly after the position. Equals `null` when there is no node after position or position is located
-	 * inside text node.
-	 *
-	 * @readonly
-	 * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|null}
-	 */
-	get nodeAfter() {
-		if ( this.parent.is( '$text' ) ) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		return this.parent.getChild( this.offset ) || null;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Node directly before the position. Equals `null` when there is no node before position or position is located
-	 * inside text node.
-	 *
-	 * @readonly
-	 * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|null}
-	 */
-	get nodeBefore() {
-		if ( this.parent.is( '$text' ) ) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		return this.parent.getChild( this.offset - 1 ) || null;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Is `true` if position is at the beginning of its {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#parent parent}, `false` otherwise.
-	 *
-	 * @readonly
-	 * @type {Boolean}
-	 */
-	get isAtStart() {
-		return this.offset === 0;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Is `true` if position is at the end of its {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#parent parent}, `false` otherwise.
-	 *
-	 * @readonly
-	 * @type {Boolean}
-	 */
-	get isAtEnd() {
-		const endOffset = this.parent.is( '$text' ) ? this.parent.data.length : this.parent.childCount;
-
-		return this.offset === endOffset;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Position's root, that is the root of the position's parent element.
-	 *
-	 * @readonly
-	 * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
-	 */
-	get root() {
-		return this.parent.root;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * {@link module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement EditableElement} instance that contains this position, or `null` if
-	 * position is not inside an editable element.
-	 *
-	 * @type {module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement|null}
-	 */
-	get editableElement() {
-		let editable = this.parent;
-
-		while ( !( editable instanceof EditableElement ) ) {
-			if ( editable.parent ) {
-				editable = editable.parent;
-			} else {
-				return null;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return editable;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a new instance of Position with offset incremented by `shift` value.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Number} shift How position offset should get changed. Accepts negative values.
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position} Shifted position.
-	 */
-	getShiftedBy( shift ) {
-		const shifted = Position._createAt( this );
-
-		const offset = shifted.offset + shift;
-		shifted.offset = offset < 0 ? 0 : offset;
-
-		return shifted;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the farthest position which matches the callback using
-	 * {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker}.
-	 *
-	 * For example:
-	 *
-	 * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => value.type == 'text' ); // <p>{}foo</p> -> <p>foo[]</p>
-	 * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => value.type == 'text', { direction: 'backward' } ); // <p>foo[]</p> -> <p>{}foo</p>
-	 * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => false ); // Do not move the position.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Function} skip Callback function. Gets {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue} and should
-	 * return `true` if the value should be skipped or `false` if not.
-	 * @param {Object} options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
-	 *
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position} The position after the last item which matches the `skip` callback test.
-	 */
-	getLastMatchingPosition( skip, options = {} ) {
-		options.startPosition = this;
-
-		const treeWalker = new TreeWalker( options );
-		treeWalker.skip( skip );
-
-		return treeWalker.position;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns ancestors array of this position, that is this position's parent and it's ancestors.
-	 *
-	 * @returns {Array} Array with ancestors.
-	 */
-	getAncestors() {
-		if ( this.parent.is( 'documentFragment' ) ) {
-			return [ this.parent ];
-		} else {
-			return this.parent.getAncestors( { includeSelf: true } );
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a {@link module:engine/view/node~Node} or {@link module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
-	 * which is a common ancestor of both positions.
-	 *
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} position
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment|null}
-	 */
-	getCommonAncestor( position ) {
-		const ancestorsA = this.getAncestors();
-		const ancestorsB = position.getAncestors();
-
-		let i = 0;
-
-		while ( ancestorsA[ i ] == ancestorsB[ i ] && ancestorsA[ i ] ) {
-			i++;
-		}
-
-		return i === 0 ? null : ancestorsA[ i - 1 ];
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks whether this object is of the given type.
-	 *
-	 *		position.is( 'position' ); // -> true
-	 *		position.is( 'view:position' ); // -> true
-	 *
-	 *		position.is( 'model:position' ); // -> false
-	 *		position.is( 'element' ); // -> false
-	 *		position.is( 'range' ); // -> false
-	 *
-	 * {@link module:engine/view/node~Node#is Check the entire list of view objects} which implement the `is()` method.
-	 *
-	 * @param {String} type
-	 * @returns {Boolean}
-	 */
-	is( type ) {
-		return type === 'position' || type === 'view:position';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks whether this position equals given position.
-	 *
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
-	 * @returns {Boolean} True if positions are same.
-	 */
-	isEqual( otherPosition ) {
-		return ( this.parent == otherPosition.parent && this.offset == otherPosition.offset );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks whether this position is located before given position. When method returns `false` it does not mean that
-	 * this position is after give one. Two positions may be located inside separate roots and in that situation this
-	 * method will still return `false`.
-	 *
-	 * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter
-	 * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#compareWith
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
-	 * @returns {Boolean} Returns `true` if this position is before given position.
-	 */
-	isBefore( otherPosition ) {
-		return this.compareWith( otherPosition ) == 'before';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks whether this position is located after given position. When method returns `false` it does not mean that
-	 * this position is before give one. Two positions may be located inside separate roots and in that situation this
-	 * method will still return `false`.
-	 *
-	 * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore
-	 * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#compareWith
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
-	 * @returns {Boolean} Returns `true` if this position is after given position.
-	 */
-	isAfter( otherPosition ) {
-		return this.compareWith( otherPosition ) == 'after';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks whether this position is before, after or in same position that other position. Two positions may be also
-	 * different when they are located in separate roots.
-	 *
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/position~PositionRelation}
-	 */
-	compareWith( otherPosition ) {
-		if ( this.root !== otherPosition.root ) {
-			return 'different';
-		}
-
-		if ( this.isEqual( otherPosition ) ) {
-			return 'same';
-		}
-
-		// Get path from root to position's parent element.
-		const thisPath = this.parent.is( 'node' ) ? this.parent.getPath() : [];
-		const otherPath = otherPosition.parent.is( 'node' ) ? otherPosition.parent.getPath() : [];
-
-		// Add the positions' offsets to the parents offsets.
-		thisPath.push( this.offset );
-		otherPath.push( otherPosition.offset );
-
-		// Compare both path arrays to find common ancestor.
-		const result = compareArrays( thisPath, otherPath );
-
-		switch ( result ) {
-			case 'prefix':
-				return 'before';
-
-			case 'extension':
-				return 'after';
-
-			default:
-				return thisPath[ result ] < otherPath[ result ] ? 'before' : 'after';
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker} instance with this positions as a start position.
-	 *
-	 * @param {Object} options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker}
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} [options.boundaries=null] Range to define boundaries of the iterator.
-	 * @param {Boolean} [options.singleCharacters=false]
-	 * @param {Boolean} [options.shallow=false]
-	 * @param {Boolean} [options.ignoreElementEnd=false]
-	 */
-	getWalker( options = {} ) {
-		options.startPosition = this;
-
-		return new TreeWalker( options );
-	}
-
-	clone() {
-		return new Position( this.parent, this.offset );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates position at the given location. The location can be specified as:
-	 *
-	 * * a {@link module:engine/view/position~Position position},
-	 * * parent element and offset (offset defaults to `0`),
-	 * * parent element and `'end'` (sets position at the end of that element),
-	 * * {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item} and `'before'` or `'after'` (sets position before or after given view item).
-	 *
-	 * This method is a shortcut to other constructors such as:
-	 *
-	 * * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position._createBefore},
-	 * * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position._createAfter}.
-	 *
-	 * @protected
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item|module:engine/view/position~Position} itemOrPosition
-	 * @param {Number|'end'|'before'|'after'} [offset] Offset or one of the flags. Used only when
-	 * first parameter is a {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item}.
-	 */
-	static _createAt( itemOrPosition, offset ) {
-		if ( itemOrPosition instanceof Position ) {
-			return new this( itemOrPosition.parent, itemOrPosition.offset );
-		} else {
-			const node = itemOrPosition;
-
-			if ( offset == 'end' ) {
-				offset = node.is( '$text' ) ? node.data.length : node.childCount;
-			} else if ( offset == 'before' ) {
-				return this._createBefore( node );
-			} else if ( offset == 'after' ) {
-				return this._createAfter( node );
-			} else if ( offset !== 0 && !offset ) {
-				/**
-				 * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createPositionAt `View#createPositionAt()`}
-				 * requires the offset to be specified when the first parameter is a view item.
-				 *
-				 * @error view-createpositionat-offset-required
-				 */
-				throw new CKEditorError( 'view-createpositionat-offset-required', node );
-			}
-
-			return new Position( node, offset );
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new position after given view item.
-	 *
-	 * @protected
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item} item View item after which the position should be located.
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position}
-	 */
-	static _createAfter( item ) {
-		// TextProxy is not a instance of Node so we need do handle it in specific way.
-		if ( item.is( '$textProxy' ) ) {
-			return new Position( item.textNode, item.offsetInText + item.data.length );
-		}
-
-		if ( !item.parent ) {
-			/**
-			 * You can not make a position after a root.
-			 *
-			 * @error view-position-after-root
-			 * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node} root
-			 */
-			throw new CKEditorError( 'view-position-after-root', item, { root: item } );
-		}
-
-		return new Position( item.parent, item.index + 1 );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new position before given view item.
-	 *
-	 * @protected
-	 * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item} item View item before which the position should be located.
-	 * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position}
-	 */
-	static _createBefore( item ) {
-		// TextProxy is not a instance of Node so we need do handle it in specific way.
-		if ( item.is( '$textProxy' ) ) {
-			return new Position( item.textNode, item.offsetInText );
-		}
-
-		if ( !item.parent ) {
-			/**
-			 * You cannot make a position before a root.
-			 *
-			 * @error view-position-before-root
-			 * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node} root
-			 */
-			throw new CKEditorError( 'view-position-before-root', item, { root: item } );
-		}
-
-		return new Position( item.parent, item.index );
-	}
+export default class Position extends TypeCheckable {
+    /**
+     * Creates a position.
+     *
+     * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment} parent Position parent.
+     * @param {Number} offset Position offset.
+     */
+    constructor(parent, offset) {
+        super();
+        /**
+         * Position parent.
+         *
+         * @readonly
+         * @member {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
+         * module:engine/view/position~Position#parent
+         */
+        this.parent = parent;
+        /**
+         * Position offset.
+         *
+         * @readonly
+         * @member {Number} module:engine/view/position~Position#offset
+         */
+        this.offset = offset;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Node directly after the position. Equals `null` when there is no node after position or position is located
+     * inside text node.
+     *
+     * @readonly
+     * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|null}
+     */
+    get nodeAfter() {
+        if (this.parent.is('$text')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return this.parent.getChild(this.offset) || null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Node directly before the position. Equals `null` when there is no node before position or position is located
+     * inside text node.
+     *
+     * @readonly
+     * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|null}
+     */
+    get nodeBefore() {
+        if (this.parent.is('$text')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return this.parent.getChild(this.offset - 1) || null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Is `true` if position is at the beginning of its {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#parent parent}, `false` otherwise.
+     *
+     * @readonly
+     * @type {Boolean}
+     */
+    get isAtStart() {
+        return this.offset === 0;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Is `true` if position is at the end of its {@link module:engine/view/position~Position#parent parent}, `false` otherwise.
+     *
+     * @readonly
+     * @type {Boolean}
+     */
+    get isAtEnd() {
+        const endOffset = this.parent.is('$text') ? this.parent.data.length : this.parent.childCount;
+        return this.offset === endOffset;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Position's root, that is the root of the position's parent element.
+     *
+     * @readonly
+     * @type {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
+     */
+    get root() {
+        return this.parent.root;
+    }
+    /**
+     * {@link module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement EditableElement} instance that contains this position, or `null` if
+     * position is not inside an editable element.
+     *
+     * @type {module:engine/view/editableelement~EditableElement|null}
+     */
+    get editableElement() {
+        let editable = this.parent;
+        while (!(editable instanceof EditableElement)) {
+            if (editable.parent) {
+                editable = editable.parent;
+            }
+            else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        return editable;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a new instance of Position with offset incremented by `shift` value.
+     *
+     * @param {Number} shift How position offset should get changed. Accepts negative values.
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position} Shifted position.
+     */
+    getShiftedBy(shift) {
+        const shifted = Position._createAt(this);
+        const offset = shifted.offset + shift;
+        shifted.offset = offset < 0 ? 0 : offset;
+        return shifted;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Gets the farthest position which matches the callback using
+     * {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker}.
+     *
+     * For example:
+     *
+     * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => value.type == 'text' ); // <p>{}foo</p> -> <p>foo[]</p>
+     * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => value.type == 'text', { direction: 'backward' } ); // <p>foo[]</p> -> <p>{}foo</p>
+     * 		getLastMatchingPosition( value => false ); // Do not move the position.
+     *
+     * @param {Function} skip Callback function. Gets {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~type TreeWalkerValue} and should
+     * return `true` if the value should be skipped or `false` if not.
+     * @param {Object} options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
+     *
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position} The position after the last item which matches the `skip` callback test.
+     */
+    getLastMatchingPosition(skip, options = {}) {
+        options.startPosition = this;
+        const treeWalker = new TreeWalker(options);
+        treeWalker.skip(skip);
+        return treeWalker.position;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns ancestors array of this position, that is this position's parent and it's ancestors.
+     *
+     * @returns {Array} Array with ancestors.
+     */
+    getAncestors() {
+        if (this.parent.is('documentFragment')) {
+            return [this.parent];
+        }
+        else {
+            return this.parent.getAncestors({ includeSelf: true });
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a {@link module:engine/view/node~Node} or {@link module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
+     * which is a common ancestor of both positions.
+     *
+     * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} position
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/node~Node|module:engine/view/documentfragment~DocumentFragment|null}
+     */
+    getCommonAncestor(position) {
+        const ancestorsA = this.getAncestors();
+        const ancestorsB = position.getAncestors();
+        let i = 0;
+        while (ancestorsA[i] == ancestorsB[i] && ancestorsA[i]) {
+            i++;
+        }
+        return i === 0 ? null : ancestorsA[i - 1];
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this position equals given position.
+     *
+     * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
+     * @returns {Boolean} True if positions are same.
+     */
+    isEqual(otherPosition) {
+        return (this.parent == otherPosition.parent && this.offset == otherPosition.offset);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this position is located before given position. When method returns `false` it does not mean that
+     * this position is after give one. Two positions may be located inside separate roots and in that situation this
+     * method will still return `false`.
+     *
+     * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#isAfter
+     * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#compareWith
+     * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
+     * @returns {Boolean} Returns `true` if this position is before given position.
+     */
+    isBefore(otherPosition) {
+        return this.compareWith(otherPosition) == 'before';
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this position is located after given position. When method returns `false` it does not mean that
+     * this position is before give one. Two positions may be located inside separate roots and in that situation this
+     * method will still return `false`.
+     *
+     * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#isBefore
+     * @see module:engine/view/position~Position#compareWith
+     * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
+     * @returns {Boolean} Returns `true` if this position is after given position.
+     */
+    isAfter(otherPosition) {
+        return this.compareWith(otherPosition) == 'after';
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this position is before, after or in same position that other position. Two positions may be also
+     * different when they are located in separate roots.
+     *
+     * @param {module:engine/view/position~Position} otherPosition Position to compare with.
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/position~PositionRelation}
+     */
+    compareWith(otherPosition) {
+        if (this.root !== otherPosition.root) {
+            return 'different';
+        }
+        if (this.isEqual(otherPosition)) {
+            return 'same';
+        }
+        // Get path from root to position's parent element.
+        const thisPath = this.parent.is('node') ? this.parent.getPath() : [];
+        const otherPath = otherPosition.parent.is('node') ? otherPosition.parent.getPath() : [];
+        // Add the positions' offsets to the parents offsets.
+        thisPath.push(this.offset);
+        otherPath.push(otherPosition.offset);
+        // Compare both path arrays to find common ancestor.
+        const result = compareArrays(thisPath, otherPath);
+        switch (result) {
+            case 'prefix':
+                return 'before';
+            case 'extension':
+                return 'after';
+            default:
+                return thisPath[result] < otherPath[result] ? 'before' : 'after';
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker} instance with this positions as a start position.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/view/treewalker~TreeWalker}
+     * @param {module:engine/view/range~Range} [options.boundaries=null] Range to define boundaries of the iterator.
+     * @param {Boolean} [options.singleCharacters=false]
+     * @param {Boolean} [options.shallow=false]
+     * @param {Boolean} [options.ignoreElementEnd=false]
+     */
+    getWalker(options = {}) {
+        options.startPosition = this;
+        return new TreeWalker(options);
+    }
+    clone() {
+        return new Position(this.parent, this.offset);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates position at the given location. The location can be specified as:
+     *
+     * * a {@link module:engine/view/position~Position position},
+     * * parent element and offset (offset defaults to `0`),
+     * * parent element and `'end'` (sets position at the end of that element),
+     * * {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item} and `'before'` or `'after'` (sets position before or after given view item).
+     *
+     * This method is a shortcut to other constructors such as:
+     *
+     * * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position._createBefore},
+     * * {@link module:engine/view/position~Position._createAfter}.
+     *
+     * @protected
+     * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item|module:engine/view/position~Position} itemOrPosition
+     * @param {Number|'end'|'before'|'after'} [offset] Offset or one of the flags. Used only when
+     * first parameter is a {@link module:engine/view/item~Item view item}.
+     */
+    static _createAt(itemOrPosition, offset) {
+        if (itemOrPosition instanceof Position) {
+            return new this(itemOrPosition.parent, itemOrPosition.offset);
+        }
+        else {
+            const node = itemOrPosition;
+            if (offset == 'end') {
+                offset = node.is('$text') ? node.data.length : node.childCount;
+            }
+            else if (offset == 'before') {
+                return this._createBefore(node);
+            }
+            else if (offset == 'after') {
+                return this._createAfter(node);
+            }
+            else if (offset !== 0 && !offset) {
+                /**
+                 * {@link module:engine/view/view~View#createPositionAt `View#createPositionAt()`}
+                 * requires the offset to be specified when the first parameter is a view item.
+                 *
+                 * @error view-createpositionat-offset-required
+                 */
+                throw new CKEditorError('view-createpositionat-offset-required', node);
+            }
+            return new Position(node, offset);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a new position after given view item.
+     *
+     * @protected
+     * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item} item View item after which the position should be located.
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position}
+     */
+    static _createAfter(item) {
+        // TextProxy is not a instance of Node so we need do handle it in specific way.
+        if (item.is('$textProxy')) {
+            return new Position(item.textNode, item.offsetInText + item.data.length);
+        }
+        if (!item.parent) {
+            /**
+             * You can not make a position after a root.
+             *
+             * @error view-position-after-root
+             * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node} root
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('view-position-after-root', item, { root: item });
+        }
+        return new Position(item.parent, item.index + 1);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a new position before given view item.
+     *
+     * @protected
+     * @param {module:engine/view/item~Item} item View item before which the position should be located.
+     * @returns {module:engine/view/position~Position}
+     */
+    static _createBefore(item) {
+        // TextProxy is not a instance of Node so we need do handle it in specific way.
+        if (item.is('$textProxy')) {
+            return new Position(item.textNode, item.offsetInText);
+        }
+        if (!item.parent) {
+            /**
+             * You cannot make a position before a root.
+             *
+             * @error view-position-before-root
+             * @param {module:engine/view/node~Node} root
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('view-position-before-root', item, { root: item });
+        }
+        return new Position(item.parent, item.index);
+    }
 }
-
 /**
- * A flag indicating whether this position is `'before'` or `'after'` or `'same'` as given position.
- * If positions are in different roots `'different'` flag is returned.
+ * Checks whether this object is of the given type.
  *
- * @typedef {String} module:engine/view/position~PositionRelation
+ *		position.is( 'position' ); // -> true
+ *		position.is( 'view:position' ); // -> true
+ *
+ *		position.is( 'model:position' ); // -> false
+ *		position.is( 'element' ); // -> false
+ *		position.is( 'range' ); // -> false
+ *
+ * {@link module:engine/view/node~Node#is Check the entire list of view objects} which implement the `is()` method.
+ *
+ * @param {String} type
+ * @returns {Boolean}
  */
+Position.prototype.is = function (type) {
+    return type === 'position' || type === 'view:position';
+};