@robinpath/diff

Text and data diffing: line, word, character, object, and array diffs with unified output

Why use this module?

The diff module lets you:

• Diff two strings line by line
• Diff two strings character by character
• Diff two strings word by word
• Diff two objects
• Diff two arrays

All functions are callable directly from RobinPath scripts with a simple, consistent API.

Installation

npm install @robinpath/diff

Quick Start

No credentials needed — start using it right away:

diff.chars "cat" "car"

Available Functions

Function	Description
diff.lines	Diff two strings line by line
diff.chars	Diff two strings character by character
diff.words	Diff two strings word by word
diff.objects	Diff two objects
diff.arrays	Diff two arrays
diff.patch	Apply a line diff to produce the new string
diff.unified	Generate unified diff format (like git diff)
diff.isEqual	Deep equality check
diff.stats	Get diff statistics from a diff result

Examples

Diff two strings character by character

diff.chars "cat" "car"

Diff two strings word by word

diff.words $old $new

Diff two objects

diff.objects $obj1 $obj2

Integration with RobinPath

import { RobinPath } from "@wiredwp/robinpath";
import Module from "@robinpath/diff";

const rp = new RobinPath();
rp.registerModule(Module.name, Module.functions);
rp.registerModuleMeta(Module.name, Module.functionMetadata);

const result = await rp.executeScript(`
  diff.chars "cat" "car"
`);

Full API Reference

See MODULE.md for complete documentation including all parameters, return types, error handling, and advanced examples.

Related Modules

• @robinpath/json — JSON module for complementary functionality

License

MIT