https://github.com/corncodecreators/line-dumper

Show and compare strings - line by line.
https://github.com/corncodecreators/line-dumper

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Show and compare strings - line by line.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/corncodecreators/line-dumper
• Owner: CornCodeCreators
• Created: 2024-08-04T15:02:10.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-08-26T08:48:58.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-28T19:23:42.343Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: compare, line-by-line, string
• Language: PHP
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• Size: 11.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# LineDumper

> Show and compare strings - line by line.

## Summary

This PHP class, `LineDumper`, provides a utility for comparing two strings line by line and highlights the differences between them. 

- If the strings are identical, it simply returns "Strings are equal!". 

- If they differ, it compares them line by line, indicating mismatches with color-coded output using ANSI escape codes.

## Details

- Namespace and Class Definition: The class is defined under the CornCodeCreators namespace.

- compareLines Method:

  - Input: It takes two strings, $expectedString and $actualString, which represent the expected output and the actual output.

  - Output: It returns a string containing either a confirmation that the strings are equal or a line-by-line comparison highlighting differences. 

  - String Splitting: The strings are split into arrays of lines using explode("\n", $string).

  - Line Number Width: The line numbers are padded to a width of 3 characters. 

  - Comparison: Each line from the expected string is compared to the corresponding line in the actual string:

    - If the lines match, it outputs them with a simple "ok" status.

    - If they don't match, it outputs the expected line in yellow (to-be) and the actual line in red (as-is).

## Example

**Input**

```php

$expected = "This is a line.\nAnother line.";

$actual   = "This is a line.\nAnother different line.";

$comparedLines = LineDumper::compareLines($expected, $actual);

echo($comparedLines);

```

**Output**

```shell

Line   1|   ok| This is a line.

Line   2|to-be| Another line.

Line   2|as-is| Another different line.

```

## Installation

```shell

$ composer require corncodecreators/line-dumper

```