kdiff v1.0.7

Kdiff

Module for comparing two txt files using longest common subsequence

basic setup

npm install
npm run build

test command

npm run test

cli command (run at root directory)

node ./lib/cli.js [file1 path] [file2 path] 
or 
npm run cli-test

cli return value format & sample

[file1 line#] [diff type] [file2 line#]
< (mark for delete line) [line content]
> (mark for add line) [line content]

1d0
< a
3,5c2
< c
< d
< e
---
> c

library return value format

Diff { 
  deleted: {
    [line1]: [text string1],
    [line2]: [text string2],
    [line3]: [text string3],
    ...
  },
  added: {
    [line1]: [text string1],
    [line2]: [text string2],
    [line3]: [text string3],
    ...
  }
}

Available as an npm module

how to setup on your project

npm install kdiff

basic implementation

1. sample code (on index.js)

const {diff} = require('kdiff');
    
var result = diff('[file1 path]', '[file2path]');
console.log(result);
console.log(result.deleted);
console.log(result.added);

2. run code

node index.js

3. sample output

Diff {
  deleted: { '1': 'a', '3': 'c', '5': 'e' },
  added: { '3': 'e', '4': 'f' }
}
{ '1': 'a', '3': 'c', '5': 'e' }
{ '3': 'e', '4': 'f' }