diff --git a/models/git_diff.go b/models/git_diff.go
index 9656813bf8..2b9bda2531 100644
--- a/models/git_diff.go
+++ b/models/git_diff.go
@@ -28,31 +28,34 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sergi/go-diff/diffmatchpatch"
 )
 
-// Diff line types.
-const (
-	DIFF_LINE_PLAIN = iota + 1
-	DIFF_LINE_ADD
-	DIFF_LINE_DEL
-	DIFF_LINE_SECTION
-)
+type DiffLineType uint8
 
 const (
-	DIFF_FILE_ADD = iota + 1
-	DIFF_FILE_CHANGE
-	DIFF_FILE_DEL
-	DIFF_FILE_RENAME
+	DIFF_LINE_PLAIN   DiffLineType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_LINE_ADD     DiffLineType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_LINE_DEL     DiffLineType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_LINE_SECTION DiffLineType = iota + 1
+)
+
+type DiffFileType uint8
+
+const (
+	DIFF_FILE_ADD    DiffFileType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_FILE_CHANGE DiffFileType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_FILE_DEL    DiffFileType = iota + 1
+	DIFF_FILE_RENAME DiffFileType = iota + 1
 )
 
 type DiffLine struct {
 	LeftIdx  int
 	RightIdx int
-	Type     int
+	Type     DiffLineType
 	Content  string
 	ParsedContent template.HTML
 }
 
-func (d DiffLine) GetType() int {
-	return d.Type
+func (d *DiffLine) GetType() int {
+	return int(d.Type)
 }
 
 type DiffSection struct {
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ type DiffSection struct {
 	Lines []*DiffLine
 }
 
-func diffToHtml(diffRecord []diffmatchpatch.Diff, lineType int) template.HTML {
+func diffToHtml(diffRecord []diffmatchpatch.Diff, lineType DiffLineType) template.HTML {
 	result := ""
 	for _, s := range diffRecord {
 		if s.Type == diffmatchpatch.DiffInsert && lineType == DIFF_LINE_ADD {
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ type DiffFile struct {
 	OldName            string
 	Index              int
 	Addition, Deletion int
-	Type               int
+	Type               DiffFileType
 	IsCreated          bool
 	IsDeleted          bool
 	IsBin              bool
@@ -154,6 +157,10 @@ type DiffFile struct {
 	Sections           []*DiffSection
 }
 
+func (diffFile *DiffFile) GetType() int {
+	return int(diffFile.Type)
+}
+
 type Diff struct {
 	TotalAddition, TotalDeletion int
 	Files                        []*DiffFile
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff_box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff_box.tmpl
index f7851822f0..a3245d1c2b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff_box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff_box.tmpl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
 					<!-- todo finish all file status, now modify, add, delete and rename -->
-					<span class="status {{DiffTypeToStr .Type}} poping up" data-content="{{DiffTypeToStr .Type}}" data-variation="inverted tiny" data-position="right center">&nbsp;</span>
+					<span class="status {{DiffTypeToStr .GetType}} poping up" data-content="{{DiffTypeToStr .GetType}}" data-variation="inverted tiny" data-position="right center">&nbsp;</span>
 					<a class="file" href="#diff-{{.Index}}">{{.Name}}</a>
 				</li>
 			{{end}}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 									{{if $.IsSplitStyle}}
 										{{range $j, $section := .Sections}}
 											{{range $k, $line := .Lines}}
-												<tr class="{{DiffLineTypeToStr .Type}}-code nl-{{$k}} ol-{{$k}}">
+												<tr class="{{DiffLineTypeToStr .GetType}}-code nl-{{$k}} ol-{{$k}}">
 													<td class="lines-num lines-num-old">
 														<span rel="{{if $line.LeftIdx}}diff-{{Sha1 $file.Name}}L{{$line.LeftIdx}}{{end}}">{{if $line.LeftIdx}}{{$line.LeftIdx}}{{end}}</span>
 													</td>
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 									{{else}}
 										{{range $j, $section := .Sections}}
 											{{range $k, $line := .Lines}}
-												<tr class="{{DiffLineTypeToStr .Type}}-code nl-{{$k}} ol-{{$k}}">
-													{{if eq .Type 4}}
+												<tr class="{{DiffLineTypeToStr .GetType}}-code nl-{{$k}} ol-{{$k}}">
+													{{if eq .GetType 4}}
 													<td colspan="2" class="lines-num">
 														{{if gt $j 0}}<span class="fold octicon octicon-fold"></span>{{end}}
 													</td>