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Object diff is a *not-so-basic* diff/patch/pattern/compare implementation for JavaScript objects / object trees.
## Motivation
This module is a re-imagining of *UN\*X `diff`* to support JavaScript object trees in addition to flat text, outputing the result in native JSON. This was intended as a means to locate changes to rather big JSON objects/trees and store them efficiently.
The specific use cases (*[ImageGrid](https://github.com/flynx/ImageGrid) and [pWiki](https://github.com/flynx/pWiki)*) required additional features not provided by the available at the time alternative implementations (listing in next section).
## Features
- Well defined and human readable [*diff* format](#the-diff-format)
- [JSON](https://www.json.org/) *diff* support
- JavaScript object *diff* support including objects/types not supported in JSON
- ~~Support *new* Javascript containers: Map, Set, ...etc.~~ (feasibility testing)
- ~~Optional attribute order support~~ (not done yet)
- [Text diff](#extended-text-object-support) (multi-line strings) support
- [Patterns](#patterns) as a means to simplify structural comparison/testing
- [Configurable and extensible](#extending-diff) implementation
For a walkthrough by example see the [introduction](#introduction), for general documentation start at the [motivation](#motivation) section or look through the index below.
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- [Object diff](#object-diff)
- [Motivation](#motivation)
- [Features](#features)
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Seeing the difference (*diff*)](#seeing-the-difference-diff)
- [Applying changes (*patch*)](#applying-changes-patch)
- [Partial patching](#partial-patching)
- [Checking](#checking)
- [Generic ways to compare objects (*patterns*)](#generic-ways-to-compare-objects-patterns)
- [Motivation](#motivation)
- [Features](#features)
- [Installation and loading](#installation-and-loading)
- [Diff](#diff)
- [Diff class API](#diff-class-api)
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*Now for the serious stuff...*
## Motivation
Originally this module was designed/written as a means to locate and store only the changed parts of rather big JSON objects/trees.
The specific use cases (*[ImageGrid](https://github.com/flynx/ImageGrid) and [pWiki](https://github.com/flynx/pWiki)*) required additional features not provided by the available at the time alternative implementations (listing in next section).
### Features
- Well defined and human readable [*diff* format](#the-diff-format)
- [JSON](https://www.json.org/) *diff* support
- JavaScript object *diff* support including objects/types not supported in JSON
- ~~Support *new* Javascript containers: Map, Set, ...etc.~~ (feasibility testing)
- ~~Optional attribute order support~~ (not done yet)
- [Text diff](#extended-text-object-support) (multi-line strings) support
- [Patterns](#patterns) as a means to simplify structural comparison/testing
- [Configurable and extensible](#) implementation
XXX alternatives
## Installation and loading