Repository of gendiff cli utility, which compares two configuration files and shows a difference.

gendiff-pdronenko

Setup

$ npm install -g gendiff-pdronenko

Run utility

$ gendiff [options] <firstConfig> <secondConfig>

Examples

Plain format

$ gendiff -f plain before.ini after.ini

Property 'common.setting2' was removed
Property 'common.setting3' was updated. From true to [complex value]
Property 'common.setting6.ops' was added with value: vops
Property 'common.follow' was added with value: false
Property 'common.setting4' was added with value: blah blah
Property 'common.setting5' was added with value: [complex value]
Property 'group1.baz' was updated. From bas to bars
Property 'group1.nest' was updated. From [complex value] to str
Property 'group2' was removed
Property 'group3' was added with value: [complex value]

Visual format

$ gendiff -f visual before.ini after.ini

{
    common: {
        setting1: Value 1
      - setting2: 200
      - setting3: true
      + setting3: {
            key: value
        }
        setting6: {
            key: value
          + ops: vops
        }
      + follow: false
      + setting4: blah blah
      + setting5: {
            key5: value5
        }
    }
    group1: {
      - baz: bas
      + baz: bars
        foo: bar
      - nest: {
            key: value
        }
      + nest: str
    }
  - group2: {
        abc: 12345
    }
  + group3: {
        fee: 100500
    }
}

JSON format

$ gendiff -f json before.ini after.ini

[{"type":"nested","key":"common","children":[{"type":"unchanged","key":"setting1","value":"Value 1"},{"type":"deleted","key":"setting2","value":"200"},{"type":"changed","key":"setting3","addedValue":{"key":"value"},"deletedValue":true},{"type":"nested","key":"setting6","children":[{"type":"unchanged","key":"key","value":"value"},{"type":"added","key":"ops","value":"vops"}]},{"type":"added","key":"follow","value":false},{"type":"added","key":"setting4","value":"blah blah"},{"type":"added","key":"setting5","value":{"key5":"value5"}}]},{"type":"nested","key":"group1","children":[{"type":"changed","key":"baz","addedValue":"bars","deletedValue":"bas"},{"type":"unchanged","key":"foo","value":"bar"},{"type":"changed","key":"nest","addedValue":"str","deletedValue":{"key":"value"}}]},{"type":"deleted","key":"group2","value":{"abc":"12345"}},{"type":"added","key":"group3","value":{"fee":"100500"}}]

Video of install and run gendiff utility