diffx 0.6.1

Smart diff for config files. Compare JSON/YAML/TOML/XML semantically. Features: ignore patterns, array tracking, directory compare, JSON/YAML output
diffx-0.6.1 is not a library.

diffx

CI Crates.io License: MIT

Semantic diff tool for structured data (JSON/YAML/TOML/XML/INI/CSV). Ignores key ordering and whitespace, shows only meaningful changes.

Why diffx?

Traditional diff doesn't understand structure:

$ diff config_v1.json config_v2.json
< {
<   "name": "myapp",
<   "version": "1.0"
< }
> {
>   "version": "1.1",
>   "name": "myapp"
> }

A simple key reordering shows every line as changed.

diffx shows only semantic changes:

$ diffx config_v1.json config_v2.json
~ version: "1.0" -> "1.1"

Installation

# As CLI tool
cargo install diffx

# As library (Cargo.toml)
[dependencies]
diffx-core = "0.6"

Usage

# Basic
diffx file1.json file2.json

# Output example
~ version: "1.0" -> "1.1"
+ features[0]: "new-feature"
- deprecated: "old-value"

Supported Formats

JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, INI, CSV (auto-detected by extension, use --format to override)

Main Options

--output json|yaml       # Machine-readable output
--quiet                  # Return only exit code (0: same, 1: diff found)
--ignore-keys-regex RE   # Ignore keys matching regex
--array-id-key KEY       # Identify array elements by KEY for comparison
--epsilon N              # Float comparison tolerance
--ignore-case            # Case-insensitive comparison
--ignore-whitespace      # Ignore whitespace differences
-r, --recursive          # Recursive directory comparison

Output Symbols

  • + Added
  • - Removed
  • ~ Modified
  • ! Type changed

CI/CD Usage

# Detect config changes
if ! diffx config/prod.json config/staging.json --quiet; then
  echo "Config has changed"
  diffx config/prod.json config/staging.json --output json > changes.json
fi

# Compare ignoring timestamps and metadata
diffx api_v1.json api_v2.json --ignore-keys-regex "^(timestamp|updated_at)$"

Documentation

License

MIT