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difference

Rust text diffing and assertion library

Latest version: 2.0.0 registry icon
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2.0.0 0 0 1 0 0
1.0.0 0 0 1 0 0
0.4.1 0 0 1 0 0
0.4.0 0 0 1 0 0

Stability
Latest release:

2.0.0 - This version may not be safe as it has not been updated for a long time. Find out if your coding project uses this component and get notified of any reported security vulnerabilities with Meterian-X Open Source Security Platform

Licensing

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MIT   -   MIT License

Not a wildcard

Not proprietary

OSI Compliant

difference.rs

A Rust text diffing library with built-in diffing assertion.

Documentation

Examples

use difference::Changeset;

let changeset = Changeset::new("test", "tent", "");

assert_eq!(changeset.diffs, vec![
  Difference::Same("te".to_string()),
  Difference::Rem("s".to_string()),
  Difference::Add("n".to_string()),
  Difference::Same("t".to_string())
]);

Usage

Add the following to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
difference = "2.0"

Now you can use the crate in your code

extern crate difference;

Using the binary

difference can also be used as a command-line application. The best way to install it is using:

$ cargo install --features=bin