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I got acquainted with parsing of **JSON/YAML/INI** formats, also learned how to work with the file system through **Node.js**. To build diffs between files, I used an **AST-tree**. Also actively used type dispatch.\n\nВ этом проекте основной упор был сделан на разработку через тестирование (**TDD**, **Jest**). Познакомился с парсингом форматов **JSON/YAML/INI**, так же научился работать с файловой системой через **Node.js**. Для построения дифов между файлами использовал **AST-дерево**. Так же активно использовал диспетчеризацию по типу.\n\n## Setup\n\n```sh\n$ npm install -g gendiff-pdronenko\n```\n\n## Run utility\n\n```sh\n$ gendiff [options] \u003cfirstConfig\u003e \u003csecondConfig\u003e\n```\n\n## Examples\n### Plain format\n```sh\n$ gendiff -f plain before.ini after.ini\n\nProperty 'common.setting2' was removed\nProperty 'common.setting3' was updated. From true to [complex value]\nProperty 'common.setting6.ops' was added with value: vops\nProperty 'common.follow' was added with value: false\nProperty 'common.setting4' was added with value: blah blah\nProperty 'common.setting5' was added with value: [complex value]\nProperty 'group1.baz' was updated. From bas to bars\nProperty 'group1.nest' was updated. From [complex value] to str\nProperty 'group2' was removed\nProperty 'group3' was added with value: [complex value]\n```\n### Visual format\n```sh\n$ gendiff -f visual before.ini after.ini\n\n{\n    common: {\n        setting1: Value 1\n      - setting2: 200\n      - setting3: true\n      + setting3: {\n            key: value\n        }\n        setting6: {\n            key: value\n          + ops: vops\n        }\n      + follow: false\n      + setting4: blah blah\n      + setting5: {\n            key5: value5\n        }\n    }\n    group1: {\n      - baz: bas\n      + baz: bars\n        foo: bar\n      - nest: {\n            key: value\n        }\n      + nest: str\n    }\n  - group2: {\n        abc: 12345\n    }\n  + group3: {\n        fee: 100500\n    }\n}\n```\n### JSON format\n```sh\n$ gendiff -f json before.ini after.ini\n\n[{\"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\"}}]\n```\n\n## Video of install and run gendiff utility\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://asciinema.org/a/232747\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://asciinema.org/a/232747.svg\" width=\"100%\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fpdronenko%2Fgendiff-utility","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fpdronenko%2Fgendiff-utility","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fpdronenko%2Fgendiff-utility/lists"}