d3.interpolate = function(a, b) {
  var i = d3.interpolators.length, f;
  while (--i >= 0 && !(f = d3.interpolators[i](a, b)));
  return f;
};

d3.interpolateNumber = function(a, b) {
  b -= a;
  return function(t) { return a + b * t; };
};

d3.interpolateRound = function(a, b) {
  b -= a;
  return function(t) { return Math.round(a + b * t); };
};

d3.interpolateString = function(a, b) {
  var m, // current match
      i, // current index
      j, // current index (for coallescing)
      s0 = 0, // start index of current string prefix
      s1 = 0, // end index of current string prefix
      s = [], // string constants and placeholders
      q = [], // number interpolators
      n, // q.length
      o;

  // Reset our regular expression!
  d3_interpolate_number.lastIndex = 0;

  // Find all numbers in b.
  for (i = 0; m = d3_interpolate_number.exec(b); ++i) {
    if (m.index) s.push(b.substring(s0, s1 = m.index));
    q.push({i: s.length, x: m[0]});
    s.push(null);
    s0 = d3_interpolate_number.lastIndex;
  }
  if (s0 < b.length) s.push(b.substring(s0));

  // Find all numbers in a.
  for (i = 0, n = q.length; (m = d3_interpolate_number.exec(a)) && i < n; ++i) {
    o = q[i];
    if (o.x == m[0]) { // The numbers match, so coallesce.
      if (o.i) {
        if (s[o.i + 1] == null) { // This match is followed by another number.
          s[o.i - 1] += o.x;
          s.splice(o.i, 1);
          for (j = i + 1; j < n; ++j) q[j].i--;
        } else { // This match is followed by a string, so coallesce twice.
          s[o.i - 1] += o.x + s[o.i + 1];
          s.splice(o.i, 2);
          for (j = i + 1; j < n; ++j) q[j].i -= 2;
        }
      } else {
          if (s[o.i + 1] == null) { // This match is followed by another number.
          s[o.i] = o.x;
        } else { // This match is followed by a string, so coallesce twice.
          s[o.i] = o.x + s[o.i + 1];
          s.splice(o.i + 1, 1);
          for (j = i + 1; j < n; ++j) q[j].i--;
        }
      }
      q.splice(i, 1);
      n--;
      i--;
    } else {
      o.x = d3.interpolateNumber(parseFloat(m[0]), parseFloat(o.x));
    }
  }

  // Remove any numbers in b not found in a.
  while (i < n) {
    o = q.pop();
    if (s[o.i + 1] == null) { // This match is followed by another number.
      s[o.i] = o.x;
    } else { // This match is followed by a string, so coallesce twice.
      s[o.i] = o.x + s[o.i + 1];
      s.splice(o.i + 1, 1);
    }
    n--;
  }

  // Special optimization for only a single match.
  if (s.length === 1) {
    return s[0] == null ? q[0].x : function() { return b; };
  }

  // Otherwise, interpolate each of the numbers and rejoin the string.
  return function(t) {
    for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) s[(o = q[i]).i] = o.x(t);
    return s.join("");
  };
};

d3.interpolateTransform = function(a, b) {
  return d3.interpolateString(d3.transform(a) + "", d3.transform(b) + "");
};

d3.interpolateRgb = function(a, b) {
  a = d3.rgb(a);
  b = d3.rgb(b);
  var ar = a.r,
      ag = a.g,
      ab = a.b,
      br = b.r - ar,
      bg = b.g - ag,
      bb = b.b - ab;
  return function(t) {
    return "#"
        + d3_rgb_hex(Math.round(ar + br * t))
        + d3_rgb_hex(Math.round(ag + bg * t))
        + d3_rgb_hex(Math.round(ab + bb * t));
  };
};

// interpolates HSL space, but outputs RGB string (for compatibility)
d3.interpolateHsl = function(a, b) {
  a = d3.hsl(a);
  b = d3.hsl(b);
  var h0 = a.h,
      s0 = a.s,
      l0 = a.l,
      h1 = b.h - h0,
      s1 = b.s - s0,
      l1 = b.l - l0;
  return function(t) {
    return d3_hsl_rgb(h0 + h1 * t, s0 + s1 * t, l0 + l1 * t).toString();
  };
};

d3.interpolateArray = function(a, b) {
  var x = [],
      c = [],
      na = a.length,
      nb = b.length,
      n0 = Math.min(a.length, b.length),
      i;
  for (i = 0; i < n0; ++i) x.push(d3.interpolate(a[i], b[i]));
  for (; i < na; ++i) c[i] = a[i];
  for (; i < nb; ++i) c[i] = b[i];
  return function(t) {
    for (i = 0; i < n0; ++i) c[i] = x[i](t);
    return c;
  };
};

d3.interpolateObject = function(a, b) {
  var i = {},
      c = {},
      k;
  for (k in a) {
    if (k in b) {
      i[k] = d3_interpolateByName(k)(a[k], b[k]);
    } else {
      c[k] = a[k];
    }
  }
  for (k in b) {
    if (!(k in a)) {
      c[k] = b[k];
    }
  }
  return function(t) {
    for (k in i) c[k] = i[k](t);
    return c;
  };
}

var d3_interpolate_number = /[-+]?(?:\d*\.?\d+)(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?/g;

function d3_interpolateByName(n) {
  return n == "transform"
      ? d3.interpolateTransform
      : d3.interpolate;
}

d3.interpolators = [
  d3.interpolateObject,
  function(a, b) { return (b instanceof Array) && d3.interpolateArray(a, b); },
  function(a, b) { return (typeof b === "string") && d3.interpolateString(a + "", b); },
  function(a, b) { return (typeof b === "string" ? b in d3_rgb_names || /^(#|rgb\(|hsl\()/.test(b) : b instanceof d3_Rgb || b instanceof d3_Hsl) && d3.interpolateRgb(a + "", b); },
  function(a, b) { return (typeof b === "number") && d3.interpolateNumber(+a, b); }
];