structdiff

A lightweight, zero-dependency struct diffing library which allows changed fields to be collected and applied. Derive Difference on a struct, then use the StructDiff trait to make and apply diffs.

Example:

use structdiff::{Difference, StructDiff};

#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Difference)]
struct Example {
    field1: f64,
    #[difference(skip)]
    field2: Vec<i32>,
    field3: String,
}

let first = Example {
    field1: 0.0,
    field2: Vec::new(),
    field3: String::from("Hello Diff"),
};

let second = Example {
    field1: 3.14,
    field2: vec![1],
    field3: String::from("Hello Diff"),
};

let diffs = second.diff(&first);
// diffs is now a Vec of differences, with length 
// equal to number of changed/unskipped fields
assert_eq!(diffs.len(), 1);

let diffed = first.apply(diffs);
// diffed is now equal to second, except for skipped field
assert_eq!(diffed.field1, second.field1);
assert_eq!(diffed.field3, second.field3);
assert_ne!(diffed, second); 

For more examples take a look at integration tests

Derive macro attributes

• #[difference(skip)] - Do not consider this field when creating a diff
• #[difference(recurse)] - Generate a StructDiff for this field when creating a diff rather than cloning entire instance

Optional features

• [nanoserde, serde] - Serialization of Difference derived associated types

Development status

This is being actively worked on. PRs will be accepted for either more tests or functionality.