getDiffRanges: better fallback for absent patch #2699
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It was pointed out to me in a meeting today that we do not necessarily need to fall back to full analysis even if we cannot obtain the patch for a specific file (for example, if the diff is too large). Instead, we can continue with diff-informed analysis, using an (already supported) special diff range to cover that entire file.
This PR implements that improvement.
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