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json-diff-cli
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JSON-DIFF-CLI - Website
json-diff-cli allows you to diff the JSON of two urls and see what the differences are. This tool can be used for testing purposes or to simply check that things are working.
Usage
Commands:
help [command...] Provides help for a given command.
exit Exits application.
diff [options] <leftURL> <rightURL> diffs the json response of two URLs.
csv [options] <path> diffs all urls in a csv file
DIFF
diff the json between two urls and print to the console.
jsondiff diff <leftURL> <rightURL> [options]
leftURL: The base URL you would like to compare to.
rightURL: The new/updated URL. The JSON from rightURL will be compared with the leftURL and changes will be printed out to the console.
Options
Usage: diff [options] <leftURL> <rightURL>
diffs the json response of two URLs.
Options:
--help output usage information
-o, --output <file> print the output to a CSV file
-x, --diffheaders diff the headers as well as the body
-H, --headers <string> attach a header to the request. You may string multipe headers together by passing along more -H or --header options
-i, --ignore <key> ignore the provided key. You may string multipe ignore keys together by passing along more -i or --ignore options
-m, --method <method> request method (GET, POST, or DELETE)
-b, --body <body> Request body (only for POST)
-k, --sortkey <key> Sort any array of json objects by the specified key
-t, --timeout <milliseconds> timeout for requests. defaults to 5 seconds
Example
Input
leftJSON
{
"foo": {
"bar": {
"a": true,
"b": "now u see me"
}
}
}
rightJSON
{
"foo": {
"bar": {
"a": false,
"c": "now you dont"
}
}
}
Output
key left right diff
--------- ------------ ------------ -------
foo.bar.c undefined now you dont added
foo.bar.b now u see me undefined deleted
foo.bar.a true false updated
CSV
diff the json between urls in a csv file, print to the console, and output into a csv file.
jsondiff csv <input> [options]
input: Path to the input file (CSV format).
Options
Usage: csv [options] <path>
diffs all urls in a csv file
Options:
--help output usage information
-o, --output <file> print the output to a CSV file
-s, --sleep <milliseconds> sleep before every request (in milliseconds)
-x, --diffheaders diff the headers as well as the body
-t, --timeout <milliseconds> timeout for requests. defaults to 5 seconds
Example
Input
The first line in the CSV file must have the following headers. You may chose to omit any of them except for ur1, and url2
url1, url2, method, headers, body, sortKey, ignore
ur1: Left URL
ur2: Right URL
method: Request method, defaults to GET [optional]
headers: Headers included in the request, pipe delimited. (|)
body: POST body, JSON
sortKeys: key to sort any arrays by.
ignore: keys to ignore. Pipe delimted. (|)
expectedStatusCode: Expected status code (defaults to 200)
url1,url2
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
Output
csv
id,left url,left response time,right url,right response time,key,left value,right value,difference,status
0,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,1197,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,675,foo.bar.c,undefined,now you dont,added,fail
0,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,1197,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,675,foo.bar.b,now u see me,undefined,deleted,fail
0,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,1197,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,675,foo.bar.a,true,none,updated,fail
1,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,481,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,533,foo.bar.c,undefined,now you dont,added,fail
1,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,481,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,533,foo.bar.b,now u see me,undefined,deleted,fail
1,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,481,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,533,foo.bar.a,true,none,updated,fail
2,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,396,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,386,foo.bar.c,undefined,now you dont,added,fail
2,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,396,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,386,foo.bar.b,now u see me,undefined,deleted,fail
2,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json,396,https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json,386,foo.bar.a,true,none,updated,fail
console
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json vs https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
key left right diff
--------- ------------ ------------ -------
foo.bar.c undefined now you dont added
foo.bar.b now u see me undefined deleted
foo.bar.a true false updated
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json vs https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
key left right diff
--------- ------------ ------------ -------
foo.bar.c undefined now you dont added
foo.bar.b now u see me undefined deleted
foo.bar.a true false updated
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/a.json vs https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nahtnam/920171eeef10e911a6ee7698d9c226ae/raw/bdd86427b8c807e149251d4737d2886620f7fcdc/b.json
key left right diff
--------- ------------ ------------ -------
foo.bar.c undefined now you dont added
foo.bar.b now u see me undefined deleted
foo.bar.a true false updated
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Package last updated on 24 Mar 2022
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