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parse-git-diff

A parser for git diff

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parse-git-diff

A parser for git diff.

Installation

npm install parse-git-diff

Demo

See online demo

Usage

import parseGitDiff from 'parse-git-diff'; // import
// or
const parseGitDiff = require('parse-git-diff').default; // require
import parseGitDiff from 'parse-git-diff';

const result = parseGitDiff('... git diff ...');

console.log(result);
// {
//   "type": "GitDiff",
//   "files": [
//     {
//       "type": "AddedFile",
//       "chunks": [
//         {
//           "type": "Chunk",
//           "toFileRange": {
//             "start": 1,
// ...
// }

Options

noPrefix (boolean)

Specifies whether the git diff command is used with the --no-prefix option. (default: false)

// git diff HEAD~3 --no-prefix

const result = parseGitDiff(DIFF, {
  noPrefix: true,
});

Examples

New file diff

Input

diff --git a/newfile.md b/newfile.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa39060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newfile.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+newfile

Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "AddedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 0,
            "lines": 0
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 1,
              "content": "newfile"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "newfile.md"
    }
  ]
}
Deleted file diff

Input

diff --git a/newfile.md b/newfile.md
deleted file mode 100644
index aa39060..0000000
--- a/newfile.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-newfile

Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "DeletedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 0,
            "lines": 0
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "DeletedLine",
              "lineBefore": 1,
              "content": "newfile"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "newfile.md"
    }
  ]
}
Renamed file diff

Input

diff --git a/newfile.md b/rename.md
similarity index 100%
rename from newfile.md
rename to rename.md

Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "RenamedFile",
      "pathAfter": "rename.md",
      "pathBefore": "newfile.md",
      "chunks": []
    }
  ]
}
Conflict file diff

Input

diff --cc README.md
index 2445f65,f4b8569..0000000
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@@ -8,7 -8,7 +8,11 @@@
  npm install parse-git-diff


++<<<<<<< HEAD
 +## a
++=======
+ ## b
++>>>>>>> branch-b

  - [demo](https://yeonjuan.github.io/parse-git-diff/)


Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "ChangedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "CombinedChunk",
          "fromFileRangeA": {
            "start": 8,
            "lines": 7
          },
          "fromFileRangeB": {
            "start": 8,
            "lines": 7
          },
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 8,
            "lines": 11
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 8,
              "lineAfter": 8,
              "content": " npm install parse-git-diff"
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 9,
              "lineAfter": 9,
              "content": " "
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 10,
              "lineAfter": 10,
              "content": " "
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 11,
              "content": "+<<<<<<< HEAD"
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 11,
              "lineAfter": 12,
              "content": "+## a"
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 13,
              "content": "+======="
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 14,
              "content": " ## b"
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 15,
              "content": "+>>>>>>> branch-b"
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 12,
              "lineAfter": 16,
              "content": " "
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 13,
              "lineAfter": 17,
              "content": " - [demo](https://yeonjuan.github.io/parse-git-diff/)"
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 14,
              "lineAfter": 18,
              "content": " "
            },
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 15,
              "lineAfter": 19,
              "content": " "
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "README.md"
    }
  ]
}
New line file diff

Input

diff --git a/rename.md b/rename.md
index aa39060..0e05564 100644
--- a/rename.md
+++ b/rename.md
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 newfile
+newline

Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "ChangedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 2
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 1,
              "lineAfter": 1,
              "content": "newfile"
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 2,
              "content": "newline"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "rename.md"
    }
  ]
}
Deleted line file diff

Input

diff --git a/rename.md b/rename.md
index 0e05564..aa39060 100644
--- a/rename.md
+++ b/rename.md
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 newfile
-newline

Output

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "ChangedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 2
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 1,
              "lineAfter": 1,
              "content": "newfile"
            },
            {
              "type": "DeletedLine",
              "lineBefore": 2,
              "content": "newline"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "rename.md"
    }
  ]
}
diff --git a/rename.md b/rename.md
index 0e05564..aa39060 100644
--- a/rename.md
+++ b/rename.md
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 newfile
-newline
+newline
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rename2.md b/rename2.md
index 0e05564..aa39060 100644
--- a/rename2.md
+++ b/rename2.md
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 newfile2
-newline2
+newline2
\ No newline at end of file

{
  "type": "GitDiff",
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "ChangedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 2
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 1,
              "lineAfter": 1,
              "content": "newfile"
            },
            {
              "type": "DeletedLine",
              "lineBefore": 2,
              "content": "newline"
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 2,
              "content": "newline"
            },
            {
              "type": "MessageLine",
              "content": "No newline at end of file"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "rename.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "ChangedFile",
      "chunks": [
        {
          "type": "Chunk",
          "toFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 1
          },
          "fromFileRange": {
            "start": 1,
            "lines": 2
          },
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "UnchangedLine",
              "lineBefore": 1,
              "lineAfter": 1,
              "content": "newfile2"
            },
            {
              "type": "DeletedLine",
              "lineBefore": 2,
              "content": "newline2"
            },
            {
              "type": "AddedLine",
              "lineAfter": 2,
              "content": "newline2"
            },
            {
              "type": "MessageLine",
              "content": "No newline at end of file"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "path": "rename2.md"
    }
  ]
}

AST Format

See the types.ts file for all AST formats.

License

MIT

Keywords

git

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Package last updated on 14 Feb 2026

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