@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine 40.0.0 → 40.2.0

package/src/model/range.js

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-/**
- * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2023, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
- * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
- */
-/**
- * @module engine/model/range
- */
-import TypeCheckable from './typecheckable';
-import Position from './position';
-import TreeWalker from './treewalker';
-import { CKEditorError, compareArrays } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils';
-/**
- * Represents a range in the model tree.
- *
- * A range is defined by its {@link module:engine/model/range~Range#start} and {@link module:engine/model/range~Range#end}
- * positions.
- *
- * You can create range instances via its constructor or the `createRange*()` factory methods of
- * {@link module:engine/model/model~Model} and {@link module:engine/model/writer~Writer}.
- */
-export default class Range extends TypeCheckable {
-    /**
-     * Creates a range spanning from `start` position to `end` position.
-     *
-     * @param start The start position.
-     * @param end The end position. If not set, the range will be collapsed at the `start` position.
-     */
-    constructor(start, end) {
-        super();
-        this.start = Position._createAt(start);
-        this.end = end ? Position._createAt(end) : Position._createAt(start);
-        // If the range is collapsed, treat in a similar way as a position and set its boundaries stickiness to 'toNone'.
-        // In other case, make the boundaries stick to the "inside" of the range.
-        this.start.stickiness = this.isCollapsed ? 'toNone' : 'toNext';
-        this.end.stickiness = this.isCollapsed ? 'toNone' : 'toPrevious';
-    }
-    /**
-     * Iterable interface.
-     *
-     * Iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/item~Item items} that are in this range and returns
-     * them together with additional information like length or {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions},
-     * grouped as {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
-     * It iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/textproxy~TextProxy text contents} that are inside the range
-     * and all the {@link module:engine/model/element~Element}s that are entered into when iterating over this range.
-     *
-     * This iterator uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range
-     * and `ignoreElementEnd` option set to `true`.
-     */
-    *[Symbol.iterator]() {
-        yield* new TreeWalker({ boundaries: this, ignoreElementEnd: true });
-    }
-    /**
-     * Describes whether the range is collapsed, that is if {@link #start} and
-     * {@link #end} positions are equal.
-     */
-    get isCollapsed() {
-        return this.start.isEqual(this.end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Describes whether this range is flat, that is if {@link #start} position and
-     * {@link #end} position are in the same {@link module:engine/model/position~Position#parent}.
-     */
-    get isFlat() {
-        const startParentPath = this.start.getParentPath();
-        const endParentPath = this.end.getParentPath();
-        return compareArrays(startParentPath, endParentPath) == 'same';
-    }
-    /**
-     * Range root element.
-     */
-    get root() {
-        return this.start.root;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks whether this range contains given {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position}.
-     *
-     * @param position Position to check.
-     * @returns `true` if given {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position} is contained
-     * in this range,`false` otherwise.
-     */
-    containsPosition(position) {
-        return position.isAfter(this.start) && position.isBefore(this.end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks whether this range contains given {@link ~Range range}.
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to check.
-     * @param loose Whether the check is loose or strict. If the check is strict (`false`), compared range cannot
-     * start or end at the same position as this range boundaries. If the check is loose (`true`), compared range can start, end or
-     * even be equal to this range. Note that collapsed ranges are always compared in strict mode.
-     * @returns {Boolean} `true` if given {@link ~Range range} boundaries are contained by this range, `false` otherwise.
-     */
-    containsRange(otherRange, loose = false) {
-        if (otherRange.isCollapsed) {
-            loose = false;
-        }
-        const containsStart = this.containsPosition(otherRange.start) || (loose && this.start.isEqual(otherRange.start));
-        const containsEnd = this.containsPosition(otherRange.end) || (loose && this.end.isEqual(otherRange.end));
-        return containsStart && containsEnd;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks whether given {@link module:engine/model/item~Item} is inside this range.
-     */
-    containsItem(item) {
-        const pos = Position._createBefore(item);
-        return this.containsPosition(pos) || this.start.isEqual(pos);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Two ranges are equal if their {@link #start} and {@link #end} positions are equal.
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to compare with.
-     * @returns `true` if ranges are equal, `false` otherwise.
-     */
-    isEqual(otherRange) {
-        return this.start.isEqual(otherRange.start) && this.end.isEqual(otherRange.end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Checks and returns whether this range intersects with given range.
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to compare with.
-     * @returns `true` if ranges intersect, `false` otherwise.
-     */
-    isIntersecting(otherRange) {
-        return this.start.isBefore(otherRange.end) && this.end.isAfter(otherRange.start);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Computes which part(s) of this {@link ~Range range} is not a part of given {@link ~Range range}.
-     * Returned array contains zero, one or two {@link ~Range ranges}.
-     *
-     * Examples:
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * let range = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
-     * );
-     * let otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] ) );
-     * let transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
-     * // transformed array has no ranges because `otherRange` contains `range`
-     *
-     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ) );
-     * transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
-     * // transformed array has one range: from [ 3 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
-     *
-     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4 ] ) );
-     * transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
-     * // transformed array has two ranges: from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 3 ] and from [ 4 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to differentiate against.
-     * @returns The difference between ranges.
-     */
-    getDifference(otherRange) {
-        const ranges = [];
-        if (this.isIntersecting(otherRange)) {
-            // Ranges intersect.
-            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.start)) {
-                // Given range start is inside this range. This means that we have to
-                // add shrunken range - from the start to the middle of this range.
-                ranges.push(new Range(this.start, otherRange.start));
-            }
-            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.end)) {
-                // Given range end is inside this range. This means that we have to
-                // add shrunken range - from the middle of this range to the end.
-                ranges.push(new Range(otherRange.end, this.end));
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            // Ranges do not intersect, return the original range.
-            ranges.push(new Range(this.start, this.end));
-        }
-        return ranges;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an intersection of this {@link ~Range range} and given {@link ~Range range}.
-     * Intersection is a common part of both of those ranges. If ranges has no common part, returns `null`.
-     *
-     * Examples:
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * let range = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
-     * );
-     * let otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2 ] ) );
-     * let transformed = range.getIntersection( otherRange ); // null - ranges have no common part
-     *
-     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] ) );
-     * transformed = range.getIntersection( otherRange ); // range from [ 3 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to check for intersection.
-     * @returns A common part of given ranges or `null` if ranges have no common part.
-     */
-    getIntersection(otherRange) {
-        if (this.isIntersecting(otherRange)) {
-            // Ranges intersect, so a common range will be returned.
-            // At most, it will be same as this range.
-            let commonRangeStart = this.start;
-            let commonRangeEnd = this.end;
-            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.start)) {
-                // Given range start is inside this range. This means thaNt we have to
-                // shrink common range to the given range start.
-                commonRangeStart = otherRange.start;
-            }
-            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.end)) {
-                // Given range end is inside this range. This means that we have to
-                // shrink common range to the given range end.
-                commonRangeEnd = otherRange.end;
-            }
-            return new Range(commonRangeStart, commonRangeEnd);
-        }
-        // Ranges do not intersect, so they do not have common part.
-        return null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a range created by joining this {@link ~Range range} with the given {@link ~Range range}.
-     * If ranges have no common part, returns `null`.
-     *
-     * Examples:
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * let range = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
-     * );
-     * let otherRange = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2 ] )
-     * );
-     * let transformed = range.getJoined( otherRange ); // null - ranges have no common part
-     *
-     * otherRange = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] )
-     * );
-     * transformed = range.getJoined( otherRange ); // range from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 5 ]
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @param otherRange Range to be joined.
-     * @param loose Whether the intersection check is loose or strict. If the check is strict (`false`),
-     * ranges are tested for intersection or whether start/end positions are equal. If the check is loose (`true`),
-     * compared range is also checked if it's {@link module:engine/model/position~Position#isTouching touching} current range.
-     * @returns A sum of given ranges or `null` if ranges have no common part.
-     */
-    getJoined(otherRange, loose = false) {
-        let shouldJoin = this.isIntersecting(otherRange);
-        if (!shouldJoin) {
-            if (this.start.isBefore(otherRange.start)) {
-                shouldJoin = loose ? this.end.isTouching(otherRange.start) : this.end.isEqual(otherRange.start);
-            }
-            else {
-                shouldJoin = loose ? otherRange.end.isTouching(this.start) : otherRange.end.isEqual(this.start);
-            }
-        }
-        if (!shouldJoin) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        let startPosition = this.start;
-        let endPosition = this.end;
-        if (otherRange.start.isBefore(startPosition)) {
-            startPosition = otherRange.start;
-        }
-        if (otherRange.end.isAfter(endPosition)) {
-            endPosition = otherRange.end;
-        }
-        return new Range(startPosition, endPosition);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Computes and returns the smallest set of {@link #isFlat flat} ranges, that covers this range in whole.
-     *
-     * See an example of a model structure (`[` and `]` are range boundaries):
-     *
-     * ```
-     * root                                                            root
-     *  |- element DIV                         DIV             P2              P3             DIV
-     *  |   |- element H                   H        P1        f o o           b a r       H         P4
-     *  |   |   |- "fir[st"             fir[st     lorem                               se]cond     ipsum
-     *  |   |- element P1
-     *  |   |   |- "lorem"                                              ||
-     *  |- element P2                                                   ||
-     *  |   |- "foo"                                                    VV
-     *  |- element P3
-     *  |   |- "bar"                                                   root
-     *  |- element DIV                         DIV             [P2             P3]             DIV
-     *  |   |- element H                   H       [P1]       f o o           b a r        H         P4
-     *  |   |   |- "se]cond"            fir[st]    lorem                               [se]cond     ipsum
-     *  |   |- element P4
-     *  |   |   |- "ipsum"
-     * ```
-     *
-     * As it can be seen, letters contained in the range are: `stloremfoobarse`, spread across different parents.
-     * We are looking for minimal set of flat ranges that contains the same nodes.
-     *
-     * Minimal flat ranges for above range `( [ 0, 0, 3 ], [ 3, 0, 2 ] )` will be:
-     *
-     * ```
-     * ( [ 0, 0, 3 ], [ 0, 0, 5 ] ) = "st"
-     * ( [ 0, 1 ], [ 0, 2 ] ) = element P1 ("lorem")
-     * ( [ 1 ], [ 3 ] ) = element P2, element P3 ("foobar")
-     * ( [ 3, 0, 0 ], [ 3, 0, 2 ] ) = "se"
-     * ```
-     *
-     * **Note:** if an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element element} is not wholly contained in this range, it won't be returned
-     * in any of the returned flat ranges. See in the example how `H` elements at the beginning and at the end of the range
-     * were omitted. Only their parts that were wholly in the range were returned.
-     *
-     * **Note:** this method is not returning flat ranges that contain no nodes.
-     *
-     * @returns Array of flat ranges covering this range.
-     */
-    getMinimalFlatRanges() {
-        const ranges = [];
-        const diffAt = this.start.getCommonPath(this.end).length;
-        const pos = Position._createAt(this.start);
-        let posParent = pos.parent;
-        // Go up.
-        while (pos.path.length > diffAt + 1) {
-            const howMany = posParent.maxOffset - pos.offset;
-            if (howMany !== 0) {
-                ranges.push(new Range(pos, pos.getShiftedBy(howMany)));
-            }
-            pos.path = pos.path.slice(0, -1);
-            pos.offset++;
-            posParent = posParent.parent;
-        }
-        // Go down.
-        while (pos.path.length <= this.end.path.length) {
-            const offset = this.end.path[pos.path.length - 1];
-            const howMany = offset - pos.offset;
-            if (howMany !== 0) {
-                ranges.push(new Range(pos, pos.getShiftedBy(howMany)));
-            }
-            pos.offset = offset;
-            pos.path.push(0);
-        }
-        return ranges;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Creates a {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker} instance with this range as a boundary.
-     *
-     * For example, to iterate over all items in the entire document root:
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * // Create a range spanning over the entire root content:
-     * const range = editor.model.createRangeIn( editor.model.document.getRoot() );
-     *
-     * // Iterate over all items in this range:
-     * for ( const value of range.getWalker() ) {
-     * 	console.log( value.item );
-     * }
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
-     */
-    getWalker(options = {}) {
-        options.boundaries = this;
-        return new TreeWalker(options);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an iterator that iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/item~Item items} that are in this range and returns
-     * them.
-     *
-     * This method uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range and `ignoreElementEnd` option
-     * set to `true`. However it returns only {@link module:engine/model/item~Item model items},
-     * not {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
-     *
-     * You may specify additional options for the tree walker. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} for
-     * a full list of available options.
-     *
-     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
-     */
-    *getItems(options = {}) {
-        options.boundaries = this;
-        options.ignoreElementEnd = true;
-        const treeWalker = new TreeWalker(options);
-        for (const value of treeWalker) {
-            yield value.item;
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an iterator that iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions} that are boundaries or
-     * contained in this range.
-     *
-     * This method uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range. However it returns only
-     * {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions}, not {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
-     *
-     * You may specify additional options for the tree walker. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} for
-     * a full list of available options.
-     *
-     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
-     */
-    *getPositions(options = {}) {
-        options.boundaries = this;
-        const treeWalker = new TreeWalker(options);
-        yield treeWalker.position;
-        for (const value of treeWalker) {
-            yield value.nextPosition;
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a range that is a result of transforming this range by given `operation`.
-     *
-     * **Note:** transformation may break one range into multiple ranges (for example, when a part of the range is
-     * moved to a different part of document tree). For this reason, an array is returned by this method and it
-     * may contain one or more `Range` instances.
-     *
-     * @param operation Operation to transform range by.
-     * @returns Range which is the result of transformation.
-     */
-    getTransformedByOperation(operation) {
-        switch (operation.type) {
-            case 'insert':
-                return this._getTransformedByInsertOperation(operation);
-            case 'move':
-            case 'remove':
-            case 'reinsert':
-                return this._getTransformedByMoveOperation(operation);
-            case 'split':
-                return [this._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation)];
-            case 'merge':
-                return [this._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation)];
-        }
-        return [new Range(this.start, this.end)];
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a range that is a result of transforming this range by multiple `operations`.
-     *
-     * @see ~Range#getTransformedByOperation
-     * @param operations Operations to transform the range by.
-     * @returns Range which is the result of transformation.
-     */
-    getTransformedByOperations(operations) {
-        const ranges = [new Range(this.start, this.end)];
-        for (const operation of operations) {
-            for (let i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-                const result = ranges[i].getTransformedByOperation(operation);
-                ranges.splice(i, 1, ...result);
-                i += result.length - 1;
-            }
-        }
-        // It may happen that a range is split into two, and then the part of second "piece" is moved into first
-        // "piece". In this case we will have incorrect third range, which should not be included in the result --
-        // because it is already included in the first "piece". In this loop we are looking for all such ranges that
-        // are inside other ranges and we simply remove them.
-        for (let i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-            const range = ranges[i];
-            for (let j = i + 1; j < ranges.length; j++) {
-                const next = ranges[j];
-                if (range.containsRange(next) || next.containsRange(range) || range.isEqual(next)) {
-                    ranges.splice(j, 1);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return ranges;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element} or {@link module:engine/model/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
-     * which is a common ancestor of the range's both ends (in which the entire range is contained).
-     */
-    getCommonAncestor() {
-        return this.start.getCommonAncestor(this.end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element Element} contained by the range.
-     * The element will be returned when it is the **only** node within the range and **fully–contained**
-     * at the same time.
-     */
-    getContainedElement() {
-        if (this.isCollapsed) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        const nodeAfterStart = this.start.nodeAfter;
-        const nodeBeforeEnd = this.end.nodeBefore;
-        if (nodeAfterStart && nodeAfterStart.is('element') && nodeAfterStart === nodeBeforeEnd) {
-            return nodeAfterStart;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Converts `Range` to plain object and returns it.
-     *
-     * @returns `Node` converted to plain object.
-     */
-    toJSON() {
-        return {
-            start: this.start.toJSON(),
-            end: this.end.toJSON()
-        };
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a new range that is equal to current range.
-     */
-    clone() {
-        return new this.constructor(this.start, this.end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by insert operation.
-     *
-     * One or more ranges may be returned as a result of this transformation.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    _getTransformedByInsertOperation(operation, spread = false) {
-        return this._getTransformedByInsertion(operation.position, operation.howMany, spread);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by move operation.
-     *
-     * One or more ranges may be returned as a result of this transformation.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    _getTransformedByMoveOperation(operation, spread = false) {
-        const sourcePosition = operation.sourcePosition;
-        const howMany = operation.howMany;
-        const targetPosition = operation.targetPosition;
-        return this._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany, spread);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by split operation.
-     *
-     * Always one range is returned. The transformation is done in a way to not break the range.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    _getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation) {
-        const start = this.start._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation);
-        let end = this.end._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation);
-        if (this.end.isEqual(operation.insertionPosition)) {
-            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(1);
-        }
-        // Below may happen when range contains graveyard element used by split operation.
-        if (start.root != end.root) {
-            // End position was next to the moved graveyard element and was moved with it.
-            // Fix it by using old `end` which has proper `root`.
-            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(-1);
-        }
-        return new Range(start, end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by merge operation.
-     *
-     * Always one range is returned. The transformation is done in a way to not break the range.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    _getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation) {
-        // Special case when the marker is set on "the closing tag" of an element. Marker can be set like that during
-        // transformations, especially when a content of a few block elements were removed. For example:
-        //
-        // {} is the transformed range, [] is the removed range.
-        // <p>F[o{o</p><p>B}ar</p><p>Xy]z</p>
-        //
-        // <p>Fo{o</p><p>B}ar</p><p>z</p>
-        // <p>F{</p><p>B}ar</p><p>z</p>
-        // <p>F{</p>}<p>z</p>
-        // <p>F{}z</p>
-        //
-        if (this.start.isEqual(operation.targetPosition) && this.end.isEqual(operation.deletionPosition)) {
-            return new Range(this.start);
-        }
-        let start = this.start._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation);
-        let end = this.end._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation);
-        if (start.root != end.root) {
-            // This happens when the end position was next to the merged (deleted) element.
-            // Then, the end position was moved to the graveyard root. In this case we need to fix
-            // the range cause its boundaries would be in different roots.
-            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(-1);
-        }
-        if (start.isAfter(end)) {
-            // This happens in three following cases:
-            //
-            // Case 1: Merge operation source position is before the target position (due to some transformations, OT, etc.)
-            //         This means that start can be moved before the end of the range.
-            //
-            // Before: <p>a{a</p><p>b}b</p><p>cc</p>
-            // Merge:  <p>b}b</p><p>cca{a</p>
-            // Fix:    <p>{b}b</p><p>ccaa</p>
-            //
-            // Case 2: Range start is before merged node but not directly.
-            //         Result should include all nodes that were in the original range.
-            //
-            // Before: <p>aa</p>{<p>cc</p><p>b}b</p>
-            // Merge:  <p>aab}b</p>{<p>cc</p>
-            // Fix:    <p>aa{bb</p><p>cc</p>}
-            //
-            //         The range is expanded by an additional `b` letter but it is better than dropping the whole `cc` paragraph.
-            //
-            // Case 3: Range start is directly before merged node.
-            //         Resulting range should include only nodes from the merged element:
-            //
-            // Before: <p>aa</p>{<p>b}b</p><p>cc</p>
-            // Merge:  <p>aab}b</p>{<p>cc</p>
-            // Fix:    <p>aa{b}b</p><p>cc</p>
-            //
-            if (operation.sourcePosition.isBefore(operation.targetPosition)) {
-                // Case 1.
-                start = Position._createAt(end);
-                start.offset = 0;
-            }
-            else {
-                if (!operation.deletionPosition.isEqual(start)) {
-                    // Case 2.
-                    end = operation.deletionPosition;
-                }
-                // In both case 2 and 3 start is at the end of the merge-to element.
-                start = operation.targetPosition;
-            }
-            return new Range(start, end);
-        }
-        return new Range(start, end);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an array containing one or two {@link ~Range ranges} that are a result of transforming this
-     * {@link ~Range range} by inserting `howMany` nodes at `insertPosition`. Two {@link ~Range ranges} are
-     * returned if the insertion was inside this {@link ~Range range} and `spread` is set to `true`.
-     *
-     * Examples:
-     *
-     * ```ts
-     * let range = model.createRange(
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
-     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
-     * );
-     * let transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), 2 );
-     * // transformed array has one range from [ 4, 7 ] to [ 6, 0, 1 ]
-     *
-     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 0 ] ), 4 );
-     * // transformed array has one range from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 4, 0, 5 ]
-     *
-     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3, 2 ] ), 4 );
-     * // transformed array has one range, which is equal to original range
-     *
-     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3, 2 ] ), 4, true );
-     * // transformed array has two ranges: from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 3, 2 ] and from [ 3, 6 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param insertPosition Position where nodes are inserted.
-     * @param howMany How many nodes are inserted.
-     * @param spread Flag indicating whether this range should be spread if insertion
-     * was inside the range. Defaults to `false`.
-     * @returns Result of the transformation.
-     */
-    _getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany, spread = false) {
-        if (spread && this.containsPosition(insertPosition)) {
-            // Range has to be spread. The first part is from original start to the spread point.
-            // The other part is from spread point to the original end, but transformed by
-            // insertion to reflect insertion changes.
-            return [
-                new Range(this.start, insertPosition),
-                new Range(insertPosition.getShiftedBy(howMany), this.end._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany))
-            ];
-        }
-        else {
-            const range = new Range(this.start, this.end);
-            range.start = range.start._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany);
-            range.end = range.end._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany);
-            return [range];
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns an array containing {@link ~Range ranges} that are a result of transforming this
-     * {@link ~Range range} by moving `howMany` nodes from `sourcePosition` to `targetPosition`.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param sourcePosition Position from which nodes are moved.
-     * @param targetPosition Position to where nodes are moved.
-     * @param howMany How many nodes are moved.
-     * @param spread Whether the range should be spread if the move points inside the range.
-     * @returns  Result of the transformation.
-     */
-    _getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany, spread = false) {
-        // Special case for transforming a collapsed range. Just transform it like a position.
-        if (this.isCollapsed) {
-            const newPos = this.start._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
-            return [new Range(newPos)];
-        }
-        // Special case for transformation when a part of the range is moved towards the range.
-        //
-        // Examples:
-        //
-        // <div><p>ab</p><p>c[d</p></div><p>e]f</p> --> <div><p>ab</p></div><p>c[d</p><p>e]f</p>
-        // <p>e[f</p><div><p>a]b</p><p>cd</p></div> --> <p>e[f</p><p>a]b</p><div><p>cd</p></div>
-        //
-        // Without this special condition, the default algorithm leaves an "artifact" range from one of `differenceSet` parts:
-        //
-        // <div><p>ab</p><p>c[d</p></div><p>e]f</p> --> <div><p>ab</p>{</div>}<p>c[d</p><p>e]f</p>
-        //
-        // This special case is applied only if the range is to be kept together (not spread).
-        const moveRange = Range._createFromPositionAndShift(sourcePosition, howMany);
-        const insertPosition = targetPosition._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany);
-        if (this.containsPosition(targetPosition) && !spread) {
-            if (moveRange.containsPosition(this.start) || moveRange.containsPosition(this.end)) {
-                const start = this.start._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
-                const end = this.end._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
-                return [new Range(start, end)];
-            }
-        }
-        // Default algorithm.
-        let result;
-        const differenceSet = this.getDifference(moveRange);
-        let difference = null;
-        const common = this.getIntersection(moveRange);
-        if (differenceSet.length == 1) {
-            // `moveRange` and this range may intersect but may be separate.
-            difference = new Range(differenceSet[0].start._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany), differenceSet[0].end._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany));
-        }
-        else if (differenceSet.length == 2) {
-            // `moveRange` is inside this range.
-            difference = new Range(this.start, this.end._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany));
-        } // else, `moveRange` contains this range.
-        if (difference) {
-            result = difference._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany, common !== null || spread);
-        }
-        else {
-            result = [];
-        }
-        if (common) {
-            const transformedCommon = new Range(common.start._getCombined(moveRange.start, insertPosition), common.end._getCombined(moveRange.start, insertPosition));
-            if (result.length == 2) {
-                result.splice(1, 0, transformedCommon);
-            }
-            else {
-                result.push(transformedCommon);
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Returns a copy of this range that is transformed by deletion of `howMany` nodes from `deletePosition`.
-     *
-     * If the deleted range is intersecting with the transformed range, the transformed range will be shrank.
-     *
-     * If the deleted range contains transformed range, `null` will be returned.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param deletionPosition Position from which nodes are removed.
-     * @param howMany How many nodes are removed.
-     * @returns Result of the transformation.
-     */
-    _getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany) {
-        let newStart = this.start._getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany);
-        let newEnd = this.end._getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany);
-        if (newStart == null && newEnd == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        if (newStart == null) {
-            newStart = deletePosition;
-        }
-        if (newEnd == null) {
-            newEnd = deletePosition;
-        }
-        return new Range(newStart, newEnd);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Creates a new range, spreading from specified {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position} to a position moved by
-     * given `shift`. If `shift` is a negative value, shifted position is treated as the beginning of the range.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param position Beginning of the range.
-     * @param shift How long the range should be.
-     */
-    static _createFromPositionAndShift(position, shift) {
-        const start = position;
-        const end = position.getShiftedBy(shift);
-        return shift > 0 ? new this(start, end) : new this(end, start);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element element} which starts before the first child of
-     * that element and ends after the last child of that element.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param element Element which is a parent for the range.
-     */
-    static _createIn(element) {
-        return new this(Position._createAt(element, 0), Position._createAt(element, element.maxOffset));
-    }
-    /**
-     * Creates a range that starts before given {@link module:engine/model/item~Item model item} and ends after it.
-     *
-     * @internal
-     */
-    static _createOn(item) {
-        return this._createFromPositionAndShift(Position._createBefore(item), item.offsetSize);
-    }
-    /**
-     * Combines all ranges from the passed array into a one range. At least one range has to be passed.
-     * Passed ranges must not have common parts.
-     *
-     * The first range from the array is a reference range. If other ranges start or end on the exactly same position where
-     * the reference range, they get combined into one range.
-     *
-     * ```
-     * [  ][]  [    ][ ][             ][ ][]  [  ]  // Passed ranges, shown sorted
-     * [    ]                                       // The result of the function if the first range was a reference range.
-     *         [                           ]        // The result of the function if the third-to-seventh range was a reference range.
-     *                                        [  ]  // The result of the function if the last range was a reference range.
-     * ```
-     *
-     * @internal
-     * @param ranges Ranges to combine.
-     * @returns Combined range.
-     */
-    static _createFromRanges(ranges) {
-        if (ranges.length === 0) {
-            /**
-             * At least one range has to be passed to
-             * {@link module:engine/model/range~Range._createFromRanges `Range._createFromRanges()`}.
-             *
-             * @error range-create-from-ranges-empty-array
-             */
-            throw new CKEditorError('range-create-from-ranges-empty-array', null);
-        }
-        else if (ranges.length == 1) {
-            return ranges[0].clone();
-        }
-        // 1. Set the first range in `ranges` array as a reference range.
-        // If we are going to return just a one range, one of the ranges need to be the reference one.
-        // Other ranges will be stuck to that range, if possible.
-        const ref = ranges[0];
-        // 2. Sort all the ranges so it's easier to process them.
-        ranges.sort((a, b) => {
-            return a.start.isAfter(b.start) ? 1 : -1;
-        });
-        // 3. Check at which index the reference range is now.
-        const refIndex = ranges.indexOf(ref);
-        // 4. At this moment we don't need the original range.
-        // We are going to modify the result and we need to return a new instance of Range.
-        // We have to create a copy of the reference range.
-        const result = new this(ref.start, ref.end);
-        // 5. Ranges should be checked and glued starting from the range that is closest to the reference range.
-        // Since ranges are sorted, start with the range with index that is closest to reference range index.
-        if (refIndex > 0) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
-            for (let i = refIndex - 1; true; i++) {
-                if (ranges[i].end.isEqual(result.start)) {
-                    result.start = Position._createAt(ranges[i].start);
-                }
-                else {
-                    // If ranges are not starting/ending at the same position there is no point in looking further.
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // 6. Ranges should be checked and glued starting from the range that is closest to the reference range.
-        // Since ranges are sorted, start with the range with index that is closest to reference range index.
-        for (let i = refIndex + 1; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-            if (ranges[i].start.isEqual(result.end)) {
-                result.end = Position._createAt(ranges[i].end);
-            }
-            else {
-                // If ranges are not starting/ending at the same position there is no point in looking further.
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Creates a `Range` instance from given plain object (i.e. parsed JSON string).
-     *
-     * @param json Plain object to be converted to `Range`.
-     * @param doc Document object that will be range owner.
-     * @returns `Range` instance created using given plain object.
-     */
-    static fromJSON(json, doc) {
-        return new this(Position.fromJSON(json.start, doc), Position.fromJSON(json.end, doc));
-    }
-}
-// The magic of type inference using `is` method is centralized in `TypeCheckable` class.
-// Proper overload would interfere with that.
-Range.prototype.is = function (type) {
-    return type === 'range' || type === 'model:range';
-};
+/**
+ * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2023, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
+ * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-oss-license
+ */
+/**
+ * @module engine/model/range
+ */
+import TypeCheckable from './typecheckable';
+import Position from './position';
+import TreeWalker from './treewalker';
+import { CKEditorError, compareArrays } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils';
+/**
+ * Represents a range in the model tree.
+ *
+ * A range is defined by its {@link module:engine/model/range~Range#start} and {@link module:engine/model/range~Range#end}
+ * positions.
+ *
+ * You can create range instances via its constructor or the `createRange*()` factory methods of
+ * {@link module:engine/model/model~Model} and {@link module:engine/model/writer~Writer}.
+ */
+export default class Range extends TypeCheckable {
+    /**
+     * Creates a range spanning from `start` position to `end` position.
+     *
+     * @param start The start position.
+     * @param end The end position. If not set, the range will be collapsed at the `start` position.
+     */
+    constructor(start, end) {
+        super();
+        this.start = Position._createAt(start);
+        this.end = end ? Position._createAt(end) : Position._createAt(start);
+        // If the range is collapsed, treat in a similar way as a position and set its boundaries stickiness to 'toNone'.
+        // In other case, make the boundaries stick to the "inside" of the range.
+        this.start.stickiness = this.isCollapsed ? 'toNone' : 'toNext';
+        this.end.stickiness = this.isCollapsed ? 'toNone' : 'toPrevious';
+    }
+    /**
+     * Iterable interface.
+     *
+     * Iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/item~Item items} that are in this range and returns
+     * them together with additional information like length or {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions},
+     * grouped as {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
+     * It iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/textproxy~TextProxy text contents} that are inside the range
+     * and all the {@link module:engine/model/element~Element}s that are entered into when iterating over this range.
+     *
+     * This iterator uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range
+     * and `ignoreElementEnd` option set to `true`.
+     */
+    *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+        yield* new TreeWalker({ boundaries: this, ignoreElementEnd: true });
+    }
+    /**
+     * Describes whether the range is collapsed, that is if {@link #start} and
+     * {@link #end} positions are equal.
+     */
+    get isCollapsed() {
+        return this.start.isEqual(this.end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Describes whether this range is flat, that is if {@link #start} position and
+     * {@link #end} position are in the same {@link module:engine/model/position~Position#parent}.
+     */
+    get isFlat() {
+        const startParentPath = this.start.getParentPath();
+        const endParentPath = this.end.getParentPath();
+        return compareArrays(startParentPath, endParentPath) == 'same';
+    }
+    /**
+     * Range root element.
+     */
+    get root() {
+        return this.start.root;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this range contains given {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position}.
+     *
+     * @param position Position to check.
+     * @returns `true` if given {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position} is contained
+     * in this range,`false` otherwise.
+     */
+    containsPosition(position) {
+        return position.isAfter(this.start) && position.isBefore(this.end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether this range contains given {@link ~Range range}.
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to check.
+     * @param loose Whether the check is loose or strict. If the check is strict (`false`), compared range cannot
+     * start or end at the same position as this range boundaries. If the check is loose (`true`), compared range can start, end or
+     * even be equal to this range. Note that collapsed ranges are always compared in strict mode.
+     * @returns {Boolean} `true` if given {@link ~Range range} boundaries are contained by this range, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    containsRange(otherRange, loose = false) {
+        if (otherRange.isCollapsed) {
+            loose = false;
+        }
+        const containsStart = this.containsPosition(otherRange.start) || (loose && this.start.isEqual(otherRange.start));
+        const containsEnd = this.containsPosition(otherRange.end) || (loose && this.end.isEqual(otherRange.end));
+        return containsStart && containsEnd;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks whether given {@link module:engine/model/item~Item} is inside this range.
+     */
+    containsItem(item) {
+        const pos = Position._createBefore(item);
+        return this.containsPosition(pos) || this.start.isEqual(pos);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Two ranges are equal if their {@link #start} and {@link #end} positions are equal.
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to compare with.
+     * @returns `true` if ranges are equal, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    isEqual(otherRange) {
+        return this.start.isEqual(otherRange.start) && this.end.isEqual(otherRange.end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Checks and returns whether this range intersects with given range.
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to compare with.
+     * @returns `true` if ranges intersect, `false` otherwise.
+     */
+    isIntersecting(otherRange) {
+        return this.start.isBefore(otherRange.end) && this.end.isAfter(otherRange.start);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Computes which part(s) of this {@link ~Range range} is not a part of given {@link ~Range range}.
+     * Returned array contains zero, one or two {@link ~Range ranges}.
+     *
+     * Examples:
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * let range = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
+     * );
+     * let otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] ) );
+     * let transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
+     * // transformed array has no ranges because `otherRange` contains `range`
+     *
+     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ) );
+     * transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
+     * // transformed array has one range: from [ 3 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
+     *
+     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4 ] ) );
+     * transformed = range.getDifference( otherRange );
+     * // transformed array has two ranges: from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 3 ] and from [ 4 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to differentiate against.
+     * @returns The difference between ranges.
+     */
+    getDifference(otherRange) {
+        const ranges = [];
+        if (this.isIntersecting(otherRange)) {
+            // Ranges intersect.
+            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.start)) {
+                // Given range start is inside this range. This means that we have to
+                // add shrunken range - from the start to the middle of this range.
+                ranges.push(new Range(this.start, otherRange.start));
+            }
+            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.end)) {
+                // Given range end is inside this range. This means that we have to
+                // add shrunken range - from the middle of this range to the end.
+                ranges.push(new Range(otherRange.end, this.end));
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            // Ranges do not intersect, return the original range.
+            ranges.push(new Range(this.start, this.end));
+        }
+        return ranges;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an intersection of this {@link ~Range range} and given {@link ~Range range}.
+     * Intersection is a common part of both of those ranges. If ranges has no common part, returns `null`.
+     *
+     * Examples:
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * let range = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
+     * );
+     * let otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2 ] ) );
+     * let transformed = range.getIntersection( otherRange ); // null - ranges have no common part
+     *
+     * otherRange = model.createRange( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ), model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] ) );
+     * transformed = range.getIntersection( otherRange ); // range from [ 3 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to check for intersection.
+     * @returns A common part of given ranges or `null` if ranges have no common part.
+     */
+    getIntersection(otherRange) {
+        if (this.isIntersecting(otherRange)) {
+            // Ranges intersect, so a common range will be returned.
+            // At most, it will be same as this range.
+            let commonRangeStart = this.start;
+            let commonRangeEnd = this.end;
+            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.start)) {
+                // Given range start is inside this range. This means thaNt we have to
+                // shrink common range to the given range start.
+                commonRangeStart = otherRange.start;
+            }
+            if (this.containsPosition(otherRange.end)) {
+                // Given range end is inside this range. This means that we have to
+                // shrink common range to the given range end.
+                commonRangeEnd = otherRange.end;
+            }
+            return new Range(commonRangeStart, commonRangeEnd);
+        }
+        // Ranges do not intersect, so they do not have common part.
+        return null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a range created by joining this {@link ~Range range} with the given {@link ~Range range}.
+     * If ranges have no common part, returns `null`.
+     *
+     * Examples:
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * let range = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
+     * );
+     * let otherRange = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2 ] )
+     * );
+     * let transformed = range.getJoined( otherRange ); // null - ranges have no common part
+     *
+     * otherRange = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 5 ] )
+     * );
+     * transformed = range.getJoined( otherRange ); // range from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 5 ]
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param otherRange Range to be joined.
+     * @param loose Whether the intersection check is loose or strict. If the check is strict (`false`),
+     * ranges are tested for intersection or whether start/end positions are equal. If the check is loose (`true`),
+     * compared range is also checked if it's {@link module:engine/model/position~Position#isTouching touching} current range.
+     * @returns A sum of given ranges or `null` if ranges have no common part.
+     */
+    getJoined(otherRange, loose = false) {
+        let shouldJoin = this.isIntersecting(otherRange);
+        if (!shouldJoin) {
+            if (this.start.isBefore(otherRange.start)) {
+                shouldJoin = loose ? this.end.isTouching(otherRange.start) : this.end.isEqual(otherRange.start);
+            }
+            else {
+                shouldJoin = loose ? otherRange.end.isTouching(this.start) : otherRange.end.isEqual(this.start);
+            }
+        }
+        if (!shouldJoin) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        let startPosition = this.start;
+        let endPosition = this.end;
+        if (otherRange.start.isBefore(startPosition)) {
+            startPosition = otherRange.start;
+        }
+        if (otherRange.end.isAfter(endPosition)) {
+            endPosition = otherRange.end;
+        }
+        return new Range(startPosition, endPosition);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Computes and returns the smallest set of {@link #isFlat flat} ranges, that covers this range in whole.
+     *
+     * See an example of a model structure (`[` and `]` are range boundaries):
+     *
+     * ```
+     * root                                                            root
+     *  |- element DIV                         DIV             P2              P3             DIV
+     *  |   |- element H                   H        P1        f o o           b a r       H         P4
+     *  |   |   |- "fir[st"             fir[st     lorem                               se]cond     ipsum
+     *  |   |- element P1
+     *  |   |   |- "lorem"                                              ||
+     *  |- element P2                                                   ||
+     *  |   |- "foo"                                                    VV
+     *  |- element P3
+     *  |   |- "bar"                                                   root
+     *  |- element DIV                         DIV             [P2             P3]             DIV
+     *  |   |- element H                   H       [P1]       f o o           b a r        H         P4
+     *  |   |   |- "se]cond"            fir[st]    lorem                               [se]cond     ipsum
+     *  |   |- element P4
+     *  |   |   |- "ipsum"
+     * ```
+     *
+     * As it can be seen, letters contained in the range are: `stloremfoobarse`, spread across different parents.
+     * We are looking for minimal set of flat ranges that contains the same nodes.
+     *
+     * Minimal flat ranges for above range `( [ 0, 0, 3 ], [ 3, 0, 2 ] )` will be:
+     *
+     * ```
+     * ( [ 0, 0, 3 ], [ 0, 0, 5 ] ) = "st"
+     * ( [ 0, 1 ], [ 0, 2 ] ) = element P1 ("lorem")
+     * ( [ 1 ], [ 3 ] ) = element P2, element P3 ("foobar")
+     * ( [ 3, 0, 0 ], [ 3, 0, 2 ] ) = "se"
+     * ```
+     *
+     * **Note:** if an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element element} is not wholly contained in this range, it won't be returned
+     * in any of the returned flat ranges. See in the example how `H` elements at the beginning and at the end of the range
+     * were omitted. Only their parts that were wholly in the range were returned.
+     *
+     * **Note:** this method is not returning flat ranges that contain no nodes.
+     *
+     * @returns Array of flat ranges covering this range.
+     */
+    getMinimalFlatRanges() {
+        const ranges = [];
+        const diffAt = this.start.getCommonPath(this.end).length;
+        const pos = Position._createAt(this.start);
+        let posParent = pos.parent;
+        // Go up.
+        while (pos.path.length > diffAt + 1) {
+            const howMany = posParent.maxOffset - pos.offset;
+            if (howMany !== 0) {
+                ranges.push(new Range(pos, pos.getShiftedBy(howMany)));
+            }
+            pos.path = pos.path.slice(0, -1);
+            pos.offset++;
+            posParent = posParent.parent;
+        }
+        // Go down.
+        while (pos.path.length <= this.end.path.length) {
+            const offset = this.end.path[pos.path.length - 1];
+            const howMany = offset - pos.offset;
+            if (howMany !== 0) {
+                ranges.push(new Range(pos, pos.getShiftedBy(howMany)));
+            }
+            pos.offset = offset;
+            pos.path.push(0);
+        }
+        return ranges;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker TreeWalker} instance with this range as a boundary.
+     *
+     * For example, to iterate over all items in the entire document root:
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * // Create a range spanning over the entire root content:
+     * const range = editor.model.createRangeIn( editor.model.document.getRoot() );
+     *
+     * // Iterate over all items in this range:
+     * for ( const value of range.getWalker() ) {
+     * 	console.log( value.item );
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
+     */
+    getWalker(options = {}) {
+        options.boundaries = this;
+        return new TreeWalker(options);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator that iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/item~Item items} that are in this range and returns
+     * them.
+     *
+     * This method uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range and `ignoreElementEnd` option
+     * set to `true`. However it returns only {@link module:engine/model/item~Item model items},
+     * not {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
+     *
+     * You may specify additional options for the tree walker. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} for
+     * a full list of available options.
+     *
+     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
+     */
+    *getItems(options = {}) {
+        options.boundaries = this;
+        options.ignoreElementEnd = true;
+        const treeWalker = new TreeWalker(options);
+        for (const value of treeWalker) {
+            yield value.item;
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator that iterates over all {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions} that are boundaries or
+     * contained in this range.
+     *
+     * This method uses {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} with `boundaries` set to this range. However it returns only
+     * {@link module:engine/model/position~Position positions}, not {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalkerValue}.
+     *
+     * You may specify additional options for the tree walker. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker} for
+     * a full list of available options.
+     *
+     * @param options Object with configuration options. See {@link module:engine/model/treewalker~TreeWalker}.
+     */
+    *getPositions(options = {}) {
+        options.boundaries = this;
+        const treeWalker = new TreeWalker(options);
+        yield treeWalker.position;
+        for (const value of treeWalker) {
+            yield value.nextPosition;
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a range that is a result of transforming this range by given `operation`.
+     *
+     * **Note:** transformation may break one range into multiple ranges (for example, when a part of the range is
+     * moved to a different part of document tree). For this reason, an array is returned by this method and it
+     * may contain one or more `Range` instances.
+     *
+     * @param operation Operation to transform range by.
+     * @returns Range which is the result of transformation.
+     */
+    getTransformedByOperation(operation) {
+        switch (operation.type) {
+            case 'insert':
+                return this._getTransformedByInsertOperation(operation);
+            case 'move':
+            case 'remove':
+            case 'reinsert':
+                return this._getTransformedByMoveOperation(operation);
+            case 'split':
+                return [this._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation)];
+            case 'merge':
+                return [this._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation)];
+        }
+        return [new Range(this.start, this.end)];
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a range that is a result of transforming this range by multiple `operations`.
+     *
+     * @see ~Range#getTransformedByOperation
+     * @param operations Operations to transform the range by.
+     * @returns Range which is the result of transformation.
+     */
+    getTransformedByOperations(operations) {
+        const ranges = [new Range(this.start, this.end)];
+        for (const operation of operations) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
+                const result = ranges[i].getTransformedByOperation(operation);
+                ranges.splice(i, 1, ...result);
+                i += result.length - 1;
+            }
+        }
+        // It may happen that a range is split into two, and then the part of second "piece" is moved into first
+        // "piece". In this case we will have incorrect third range, which should not be included in the result --
+        // because it is already included in the first "piece". In this loop we are looking for all such ranges that
+        // are inside other ranges and we simply remove them.
+        for (let i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
+            const range = ranges[i];
+            for (let j = i + 1; j < ranges.length; j++) {
+                const next = ranges[j];
+                if (range.containsRange(next) || next.containsRange(range) || range.isEqual(next)) {
+                    ranges.splice(j, 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return ranges;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element} or {@link module:engine/model/documentfragment~DocumentFragment}
+     * which is a common ancestor of the range's both ends (in which the entire range is contained).
+     */
+    getCommonAncestor() {
+        return this.start.getCommonAncestor(this.end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element Element} contained by the range.
+     * The element will be returned when it is the **only** node within the range and **fully–contained**
+     * at the same time.
+     */
+    getContainedElement() {
+        if (this.isCollapsed) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const nodeAfterStart = this.start.nodeAfter;
+        const nodeBeforeEnd = this.end.nodeBefore;
+        if (nodeAfterStart && nodeAfterStart.is('element') && nodeAfterStart === nodeBeforeEnd) {
+            return nodeAfterStart;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Converts `Range` to plain object and returns it.
+     *
+     * @returns `Node` converted to plain object.
+     */
+    toJSON() {
+        return {
+            start: this.start.toJSON(),
+            end: this.end.toJSON()
+        };
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a new range that is equal to current range.
+     */
+    clone() {
+        return new this.constructor(this.start, this.end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by insert operation.
+     *
+     * One or more ranges may be returned as a result of this transformation.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    _getTransformedByInsertOperation(operation, spread = false) {
+        return this._getTransformedByInsertion(operation.position, operation.howMany, spread);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by move operation.
+     *
+     * One or more ranges may be returned as a result of this transformation.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    _getTransformedByMoveOperation(operation, spread = false) {
+        const sourcePosition = operation.sourcePosition;
+        const howMany = operation.howMany;
+        const targetPosition = operation.targetPosition;
+        return this._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany, spread);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by split operation.
+     *
+     * Always one range is returned. The transformation is done in a way to not break the range.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    _getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation) {
+        const start = this.start._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation);
+        let end = this.end._getTransformedBySplitOperation(operation);
+        if (this.end.isEqual(operation.insertionPosition)) {
+            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(1);
+        }
+        // Below may happen when range contains graveyard element used by split operation.
+        if (start.root != end.root) {
+            // End position was next to the moved graveyard element and was moved with it.
+            // Fix it by using old `end` which has proper `root`.
+            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(-1);
+        }
+        return new Range(start, end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a result of transforming a copy of this range by merge operation.
+     *
+     * Always one range is returned. The transformation is done in a way to not break the range.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    _getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation) {
+        // Special case when the marker is set on "the closing tag" of an element. Marker can be set like that during
+        // transformations, especially when a content of a few block elements were removed. For example:
+        //
+        // {} is the transformed range, [] is the removed range.
+        // <p>F[o{o</p><p>B}ar</p><p>Xy]z</p>
+        //
+        // <p>Fo{o</p><p>B}ar</p><p>z</p>
+        // <p>F{</p><p>B}ar</p><p>z</p>
+        // <p>F{</p>}<p>z</p>
+        // <p>F{}z</p>
+        //
+        if (this.start.isEqual(operation.targetPosition) && this.end.isEqual(operation.deletionPosition)) {
+            return new Range(this.start);
+        }
+        let start = this.start._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation);
+        let end = this.end._getTransformedByMergeOperation(operation);
+        if (start.root != end.root) {
+            // This happens when the end position was next to the merged (deleted) element.
+            // Then, the end position was moved to the graveyard root. In this case we need to fix
+            // the range cause its boundaries would be in different roots.
+            end = this.end.getShiftedBy(-1);
+        }
+        if (start.isAfter(end)) {
+            // This happens in three following cases:
+            //
+            // Case 1: Merge operation source position is before the target position (due to some transformations, OT, etc.)
+            //         This means that start can be moved before the end of the range.
+            //
+            // Before: <p>a{a</p><p>b}b</p><p>cc</p>
+            // Merge:  <p>b}b</p><p>cca{a</p>
+            // Fix:    <p>{b}b</p><p>ccaa</p>
+            //
+            // Case 2: Range start is before merged node but not directly.
+            //         Result should include all nodes that were in the original range.
+            //
+            // Before: <p>aa</p>{<p>cc</p><p>b}b</p>
+            // Merge:  <p>aab}b</p>{<p>cc</p>
+            // Fix:    <p>aa{bb</p><p>cc</p>}
+            //
+            //         The range is expanded by an additional `b` letter but it is better than dropping the whole `cc` paragraph.
+            //
+            // Case 3: Range start is directly before merged node.
+            //         Resulting range should include only nodes from the merged element:
+            //
+            // Before: <p>aa</p>{<p>b}b</p><p>cc</p>
+            // Merge:  <p>aab}b</p>{<p>cc</p>
+            // Fix:    <p>aa{b}b</p><p>cc</p>
+            //
+            if (operation.sourcePosition.isBefore(operation.targetPosition)) {
+                // Case 1.
+                start = Position._createAt(end);
+                start.offset = 0;
+            }
+            else {
+                if (!operation.deletionPosition.isEqual(start)) {
+                    // Case 2.
+                    end = operation.deletionPosition;
+                }
+                // In both case 2 and 3 start is at the end of the merge-to element.
+                start = operation.targetPosition;
+            }
+            return new Range(start, end);
+        }
+        return new Range(start, end);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an array containing one or two {@link ~Range ranges} that are a result of transforming this
+     * {@link ~Range range} by inserting `howMany` nodes at `insertPosition`. Two {@link ~Range ranges} are
+     * returned if the insertion was inside this {@link ~Range range} and `spread` is set to `true`.
+     *
+     * Examples:
+     *
+     * ```ts
+     * let range = model.createRange(
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 2, 7 ] ),
+     * 	model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 1 ] )
+     * );
+     * let transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 1 ] ), 2 );
+     * // transformed array has one range from [ 4, 7 ] to [ 6, 0, 1 ]
+     *
+     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 4, 0, 0 ] ), 4 );
+     * // transformed array has one range from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 4, 0, 5 ]
+     *
+     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3, 2 ] ), 4 );
+     * // transformed array has one range, which is equal to original range
+     *
+     * transformed = range._getTransformedByInsertion( model.createPositionFromPath( root, [ 3, 2 ] ), 4, true );
+     * // transformed array has two ranges: from [ 2, 7 ] to [ 3, 2 ] and from [ 3, 6 ] to [ 4, 0, 1 ]
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param insertPosition Position where nodes are inserted.
+     * @param howMany How many nodes are inserted.
+     * @param spread Flag indicating whether this range should be spread if insertion
+     * was inside the range. Defaults to `false`.
+     * @returns Result of the transformation.
+     */
+    _getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany, spread = false) {
+        if (spread && this.containsPosition(insertPosition)) {
+            // Range has to be spread. The first part is from original start to the spread point.
+            // The other part is from spread point to the original end, but transformed by
+            // insertion to reflect insertion changes.
+            return [
+                new Range(this.start, insertPosition),
+                new Range(insertPosition.getShiftedBy(howMany), this.end._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany))
+            ];
+        }
+        else {
+            const range = new Range(this.start, this.end);
+            range.start = range.start._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany);
+            range.end = range.end._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany);
+            return [range];
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns an array containing {@link ~Range ranges} that are a result of transforming this
+     * {@link ~Range range} by moving `howMany` nodes from `sourcePosition` to `targetPosition`.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param sourcePosition Position from which nodes are moved.
+     * @param targetPosition Position to where nodes are moved.
+     * @param howMany How many nodes are moved.
+     * @param spread Whether the range should be spread if the move points inside the range.
+     * @returns  Result of the transformation.
+     */
+    _getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany, spread = false) {
+        // Special case for transforming a collapsed range. Just transform it like a position.
+        if (this.isCollapsed) {
+            const newPos = this.start._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
+            return [new Range(newPos)];
+        }
+        // Special case for transformation when a part of the range is moved towards the range.
+        //
+        // Examples:
+        //
+        // <div><p>ab</p><p>c[d</p></div><p>e]f</p> --> <div><p>ab</p></div><p>c[d</p><p>e]f</p>
+        // <p>e[f</p><div><p>a]b</p><p>cd</p></div> --> <p>e[f</p><p>a]b</p><div><p>cd</p></div>
+        //
+        // Without this special condition, the default algorithm leaves an "artifact" range from one of `differenceSet` parts:
+        //
+        // <div><p>ab</p><p>c[d</p></div><p>e]f</p> --> <div><p>ab</p>{</div>}<p>c[d</p><p>e]f</p>
+        //
+        // This special case is applied only if the range is to be kept together (not spread).
+        const moveRange = Range._createFromPositionAndShift(sourcePosition, howMany);
+        const insertPosition = targetPosition._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany);
+        if (this.containsPosition(targetPosition) && !spread) {
+            if (moveRange.containsPosition(this.start) || moveRange.containsPosition(this.end)) {
+                const start = this.start._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
+                const end = this.end._getTransformedByMove(sourcePosition, targetPosition, howMany);
+                return [new Range(start, end)];
+            }
+        }
+        // Default algorithm.
+        let result;
+        const differenceSet = this.getDifference(moveRange);
+        let difference = null;
+        const common = this.getIntersection(moveRange);
+        if (differenceSet.length == 1) {
+            // `moveRange` and this range may intersect but may be separate.
+            difference = new Range(differenceSet[0].start._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany), differenceSet[0].end._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany));
+        }
+        else if (differenceSet.length == 2) {
+            // `moveRange` is inside this range.
+            difference = new Range(this.start, this.end._getTransformedByDeletion(sourcePosition, howMany));
+        } // else, `moveRange` contains this range.
+        if (difference) {
+            result = difference._getTransformedByInsertion(insertPosition, howMany, common !== null || spread);
+        }
+        else {
+            result = [];
+        }
+        if (common) {
+            const transformedCommon = new Range(common.start._getCombined(moveRange.start, insertPosition), common.end._getCombined(moveRange.start, insertPosition));
+            if (result.length == 2) {
+                result.splice(1, 0, transformedCommon);
+            }
+            else {
+                result.push(transformedCommon);
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of this range that is transformed by deletion of `howMany` nodes from `deletePosition`.
+     *
+     * If the deleted range is intersecting with the transformed range, the transformed range will be shrank.
+     *
+     * If the deleted range contains transformed range, `null` will be returned.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param deletionPosition Position from which nodes are removed.
+     * @param howMany How many nodes are removed.
+     * @returns Result of the transformation.
+     */
+    _getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany) {
+        let newStart = this.start._getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany);
+        let newEnd = this.end._getTransformedByDeletion(deletePosition, howMany);
+        if (newStart == null && newEnd == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (newStart == null) {
+            newStart = deletePosition;
+        }
+        if (newEnd == null) {
+            newEnd = deletePosition;
+        }
+        return new Range(newStart, newEnd);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a new range, spreading from specified {@link module:engine/model/position~Position position} to a position moved by
+     * given `shift`. If `shift` is a negative value, shifted position is treated as the beginning of the range.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param position Beginning of the range.
+     * @param shift How long the range should be.
+     */
+    static _createFromPositionAndShift(position, shift) {
+        const start = position;
+        const end = position.getShiftedBy(shift);
+        return shift > 0 ? new this(start, end) : new this(end, start);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a range inside an {@link module:engine/model/element~Element element} which starts before the first child of
+     * that element and ends after the last child of that element.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param element Element which is a parent for the range.
+     */
+    static _createIn(element) {
+        return new this(Position._createAt(element, 0), Position._createAt(element, element.maxOffset));
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a range that starts before given {@link module:engine/model/item~Item model item} and ends after it.
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    static _createOn(item) {
+        return this._createFromPositionAndShift(Position._createBefore(item), item.offsetSize);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Combines all ranges from the passed array into a one range. At least one range has to be passed.
+     * Passed ranges must not have common parts.
+     *
+     * The first range from the array is a reference range. If other ranges start or end on the exactly same position where
+     * the reference range, they get combined into one range.
+     *
+     * ```
+     * [  ][]  [    ][ ][             ][ ][]  [  ]  // Passed ranges, shown sorted
+     * [    ]                                       // The result of the function if the first range was a reference range.
+     *         [                           ]        // The result of the function if the third-to-seventh range was a reference range.
+     *                                        [  ]  // The result of the function if the last range was a reference range.
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @internal
+     * @param ranges Ranges to combine.
+     * @returns Combined range.
+     */
+    static _createFromRanges(ranges) {
+        if (ranges.length === 0) {
+            /**
+             * At least one range has to be passed to
+             * {@link module:engine/model/range~Range._createFromRanges `Range._createFromRanges()`}.
+             *
+             * @error range-create-from-ranges-empty-array
+             */
+            throw new CKEditorError('range-create-from-ranges-empty-array', null);
+        }
+        else if (ranges.length == 1) {
+            return ranges[0].clone();
+        }
+        // 1. Set the first range in `ranges` array as a reference range.
+        // If we are going to return just a one range, one of the ranges need to be the reference one.
+        // Other ranges will be stuck to that range, if possible.
+        const ref = ranges[0];
+        // 2. Sort all the ranges so it's easier to process them.
+        ranges.sort((a, b) => {
+            return a.start.isAfter(b.start) ? 1 : -1;
+        });
+        // 3. Check at which index the reference range is now.
+        const refIndex = ranges.indexOf(ref);
+        // 4. At this moment we don't need the original range.
+        // We are going to modify the result and we need to return a new instance of Range.
+        // We have to create a copy of the reference range.
+        const result = new this(ref.start, ref.end);
+        // 5. Ranges should be checked and glued starting from the range that is closest to the reference range.
+        // Since ranges are sorted, start with the range with index that is closest to reference range index.
+        if (refIndex > 0) {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
+            for (let i = refIndex - 1; true; i++) {
+                if (ranges[i].end.isEqual(result.start)) {
+                    result.start = Position._createAt(ranges[i].start);
+                }
+                else {
+                    // If ranges are not starting/ending at the same position there is no point in looking further.
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // 6. Ranges should be checked and glued starting from the range that is closest to the reference range.
+        // Since ranges are sorted, start with the range with index that is closest to reference range index.
+        for (let i = refIndex + 1; i < ranges.length; i++) {
+            if (ranges[i].start.isEqual(result.end)) {
+                result.end = Position._createAt(ranges[i].end);
+            }
+            else {
+                // If ranges are not starting/ending at the same position there is no point in looking further.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Creates a `Range` instance from given plain object (i.e. parsed JSON string).
+     *
+     * @param json Plain object to be converted to `Range`.
+     * @param doc Document object that will be range owner.
+     * @returns `Range` instance created using given plain object.
+     */
+    static fromJSON(json, doc) {
+        return new this(Position.fromJSON(json.start, doc), Position.fromJSON(json.end, doc));
+    }
+}
+// The magic of type inference using `is` method is centralized in `TypeCheckable` class.
+// Proper overload would interfere with that.
+Range.prototype.is = function (type) {
+    return type === 'range' || type === 'model:range';
+};