@anastassin/difference-calculator

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Compares two configuration files and shows a difference.

Setup

$ sudo npm install -g @anastassin/difference-calculator

Usage

CLI application

Usage: gendiff [options] <firstConfig> <secondConfig>

Options:

  -V, --version        output the version number
  -f, --format [type]  Output format
  -h, --help           output usage information

Library

import genDiff from 'genDiff';
const diff = genDiff(pathToFile1, pathToFile2);
console.log(diff);

Run

Compare flat JSON files

$ gendiff firstPath.json secondPath.json

Compare flat YAML files

$ gendiff firstPath.yml secondPath.yml

Compare flat INI files

$ gendiff firstPath.ini secondPath.ini

Compare tree files (JSON, YAML, INI)

$ gendiff firstPath.json secondPath.json

 or

$ gendiff firstPath.yml secondPath.ini

Сhoose one of unstructured output formats: tree (by default) or plain

Display comparison in tree format (by default)

$ gendiff firstPath.yml secondPath.ini

Display comparison in plain format

$ gendiff -f plain firstPath.json secondPath.ini

Choose JSON output format

$ gendiff -f json firstPath.ini secondPath.yml