+sub reassemble_patch {
+ my $head = shift;
+ my @patch;
+
+ # Include everything in the header except the beginning of the diff.
+ push @patch, (grep { !/^[-+]{3}/ } @$head);
+
+ # Then include any headers from the hunk lines, which must
+ # come before any actual hunk.
+ while (@_ && $_[0] !~ /^@/) {
+ push @patch, shift;
+ }
+
+ # Then begin the diff.
+ push @patch, grep { /^[-+]{3}/ } @$head;
+
+ # And then the actual hunks.
+ push @patch, @_;
+
+ return @patch;
+}
+