rustdiff 0.1.3

Semantic JSON & XML diff tool with a native GTK4 desktop UI
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
  Copyright 2026 the rustdiff authors
  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-->
<component type="desktop-application">
  <id>com.digitalgex.RustDiff</id>

  <name>RustDiff</name>
  <summary>Semantic JSON and XML comparator</summary>
  <summary xml:lang="es">Comparador semántico de JSON y XML</summary>

  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
  <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>

  <developer id="com.digitalgex">
    <name>digitalgex</name>
  </developer>

  <description>
    <p>
      RustDiff is a desktop application that compares two JSON or XML documents
      and highlights the differences in a clear, visual way. It is written in
      Rust and built on top of GTK4 and Libadwaita, so it feels native on the
      GNOME desktop.
    </p>
    <p xml:lang="es">
      RustDiff es una aplicación de escritorio que compara dos documentos JSON
      o XML y resalta sus diferencias de forma clara y visual. Está escrita en
      Rust y usa GTK4 y Libadwaita, por lo que se integra nativamente con
      GNOME.
    </p>
    <p>Main features:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>Semantic diff for JSON (key by key) and XML (nodes, attributes and text).</li>
      <li>Split editor with syntax highlighting and automatic pretty-print.</li>
      <li>Inline and full-line highlighting for added, removed and changed items.</li>
      <li>Filterable table of differences, clickable to jump to the exact location.</li>
      <li>Export to plain text or styled HTML.</li>
      <li>Session history backed by SQLite with per-entry and bulk deletion.</li>
      <li>Ctrl + mouse wheel zoom on both editors, dark mode follows the system.</li>
    </ul>
  </description>

  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.digitalgex.RustDiff.desktop</launchable>

  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/jereok91/rustdiff</url>
  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/jereok91/rustdiff/issues</url>
  <url type="vcs-browser">https://github.com/jereok91/rustdiff</url>

  <categories>
    <category>Utility</category>
    <category>Development</category>
    <category>TextEditor</category>
  </categories>

  <keywords>
    <keyword>json</keyword>
    <keyword>xml</keyword>
    <keyword>diff</keyword>
    <keyword>compare</keyword>
    <keyword>format</keyword>
    <keyword>validate</keyword>
  </keywords>

  <provides>
    <binary>rustdiff</binary>
  </provides>

  <supports>
    <control>pointing</control>
    <control>keyboard</control>
    <control>touch</control>
  </supports>

  <requires>
    <display_length compare="ge">768</display_length>
  </requires>

  <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />

  <screenshots>
    <screenshot type="default">
      <caption>Comparing two JSON documents with inline highlights</caption>
      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jereok91/rustdiff/main/data/screenshots/main.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Difference table with type filters</caption>
      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jereok91/rustdiff/main/data/screenshots/diff-table.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Session history sidebar</caption>
      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jereok91/rustdiff/main/data/screenshots/history.png</image>
    </screenshot>
  </screenshots>

  <branding>
    <color type="primary" scheme_preference="light">#e8c39e</color>
    <color type="primary" scheme_preference="dark">#613583</color>
  </branding>

  <releases>
    <release version="0.1.3" date="2026-04-17">
      <description>
        <p>Packaging milestone: the application is now ready to ship as a Flatpak on Flathub.</p>
        <ul>
          <li>Added AppStream metainfo and Flatpak manifest.</li>
          <li>Renamed the desktop file and icon to the reverse-DNS AppID as Flathub requires.</li>
          <li>Cargo dependencies are now vendored via cargo-sources.json so offline builds work.</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.1.2" date="2026-04-16">
      <description>
        <p>User interface polish and history management.</p>
        <ul>
          <li>New GitHub-inspired diff color palette that adapts to light and dark themes.</li>
          <li>Ctrl + mouse wheel now zooms both editors simultaneously.</li>
          <li>Session history can be deleted one by one or cleared entirely.</li>
        </ul>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.1.1" date="2026-04-10">
      <description>
        <p>macOS build support and minor fixes.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="0.1.0" date="2026-04-05">
      <description>
        <p>First public release.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
  </releases>
</component>