object-diff-ast
v0.10.1
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Compares two objects and calculates the difference
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object-diff-ast
🌳 Compares two javascript objects and calculates the difference
How to use
Install
npm i object-diff-ast
or
yarn add object-diff-ast
Importing
ES6
import { getDiff, render, getConfigDiff } from 'object-diff-ast'
ES5
const objDiff = require('object-diff-ast');
Functions
getDiff(originalObj, updatedObj)
- returns the difference of original and updated objects as list of AST nodes.render(nodes, format?)
- renders list of AST nodes as formatted stringgetConfigDiff(path1, path2, format?)
- returns diff of to files as formatted string (nodejs env). Supported file extensions: .json, .ini or .yaml
Supported formats: "plain", "json" or "complex" (default)
Usage
getDiff
Returns list of diff objects (Node) that represents difference of two objects.
import { getDiff, JSONObject, Node } from 'object-diff-ast';
const before: JSONObject = {
field1: 'smth',
field2: 2,
field3: true,
deep: {
field: {
k: 'v1',
},
},
};
const after: JSONObject = {
field1: 'smth',
field2: 3,
field4: {
foo: 'bar',
},
deep: {
field: {
k: 'v2',
},
},
};
const diff: Node[] = getDiff(before, after);
console.log(diff);
// output >>>
/*
[
{ key: 'field1', level: 1, type: 'unchanged', oldValue: 'smth' },
{ key: 'field2', level: 1, type: 'changed', oldValue: 2, newValue: 3 },
{ key: 'field3', level: 1, type: 'removed', oldValue: true },
{
key: 'deep',
level: 1,
type: 'unit',
unit: 'object',
children: [
{
key: 'field',
level: 2,
type: 'unit',
unit: 'object',
children: [
{
key: 'k',
level: 3,
type: 'changed',
oldValue: 'v1',
newValue: 'v2',
},
],
},
],
},
{ key: 'field4', level: 1, type: 'added', newValue: { foo: 'bar' } },
]
*/
Or with arrays as field values
import { getDiff, JSONObject, Node } from 'object-diff-ast';
const before: JSONObject = {
field: ['first', 'second'],
};
const after: JSONObject = {
field: ['first', 'third'],
newField: [1, 2, 3],
};
const diff: Node[] = getDiff(before, after);
console.log(diff);
// output >>>
/*
[
{
key: 'field',
level: 1,
type: 'unit',
unit: 'array',
children: [
{ key: '0', level: 2, type: 'unchanged', oldValue: 'first' },
{ key: '1', level: 2, type: 'changed', oldValue: 'second', newValue: 'third' },
],
},
{ key: 'newField', level: 1, type: 'added', newValue: [1, 2, 3] },
];
*/
render
Renders calculated diff in different formats.
import { getDiff, render, JSONObject } from 'object-diff-ast';
const before: JSONObject = {
field1: 'smth',
field2: 2,
field3: true,
deep: {
foo: {
bar: 'v1',
},
list: [1, 2],
},
};
const after: JSONObject = {
field1: 'smth',
field2: 3,
field4: {
foo: 'bar',
},
deep: {
foo: {
bar: 'v2',
},
list: [1, 3, 4],
},
};
const diff = getDiff(before, after);
const complex: string = render(diff); // default format = "complex"
console.log(complex);
// String output >>>
/*
{
field1: smth
+ field2: 3
- field2: 2
- field3: true
deep: {
foo: {
+ bar: v2
- bar: v1
}
list: [
0: 1
+ 1: 3
- 1: 2
+ 2: 4
]
}
+ field4: {
foo: bar
}
}
*/
const plain = render(diff, 'plain');
console.log(plain);
// String output >>>
/*
Property 'field2' was updated. From '2' to '3'
Property 'field3' was removed
Property 'deep.foo.bar' was updated. From 'v1' to 'v2'
Property 'deep.list.1' was updated. From '2' to '3'
Property 'deep.list.2' was added with value '4'
Property 'field4' was added with complex value
*/
const json = render(diff, 'json'); // just the stringified diff object
console.log(json);
// String output >>>
/*
[
{
"key": "field1",
"level": 1,
"type": "unchanged",
"oldValue": "smth"
},
{
"key": "field2",
"level": 1,
"type": "changed",
"oldValue": 2,
"newValue": 3
},
{
"key": "field3",
"level": 1,
"type": "removed",
"oldValue": true
},
{
"key": "deep",
"level": 1,
"type": "unit",
"unit": "object",
"children": [
{
"key": "foo",
"level": 2,
"type": "unit",
"unit": "object",
"children": [
{
"key": "bar",
"level": 3,
"type": "changed",
"oldValue": "v1",
"newValue": "v2"
}
]
},
{
"key": "list",
"level": 2,
"type": "unit",
"unit": "array",
"children": [
{
"key": "0",
"level": 3,
"type": "unchanged",
"oldValue": 1
},
{
"key": "1",
"level": 3,
"type": "changed",
"oldValue": 2,
"newValue": 3
},
{
"key": "2",
"level": 3,
"type": "added",
"newValue": 4
}
]
}
]
},
{
"key": "field4",
"level": 1,
"type": "added",
"newValue": {
"foo": "bar"
}
}
]
*/
getConfigDiff
Wrapper over the render
function. Returns diff of two configuration files as formatted string. (only Nodejs environment)
Support json, ini and yaml file extensions.
import { getConfigDiff } from 'object-diff-ast';
const complexMessage = getConfigDiff('/Users/me/config1.yaml', '/Users/me/config2.yaml');
const plainMessage = getConfigDiff('/Users/me/config1.json', '/Users/me/config2.json', 'plain');
const jsonMessage = getConfigDiff('/Users/me/config1.ini', '/Users/me/config2.ini', 'json');
Console app
You also can use this package as nodejs console app.
App installation
npm i -g object-diff-ast
Usage
getdiff ./config1.yaml ./config2.yaml
or
getdiff ./config1.yaml ./config2.yaml -f plain