adiff

adiff - Advanced XML Comparison CLI Tool

Overview

adiff is a Python-based command-line tool that compares one or more XML files against a main reference XML file. It highlights differences, supports filtering, and can generate well-formatted Excel reports for analysis.

Features

• Compare one or more XML files against a reference XML
• Detect missing or extra tags/attributes
• Filter by tag label (e.g., CAMERA, SENSOR, etc.)
• Output console-friendly tabulated results
• Export to Excel with color-coded formatting
• Options to show only differences for large datasets

Prerequisites

On Ubuntu/Debian Systems:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

Installation via pip

pip install adiff

Usage Examples

1. Basic Comparison

adiff main-update.xml *.xml

Compare all XML files in the current directory against main-update.xml.

2. Compare Specific Files

adiff main-update.xml file1.xml file2.xml file3.xml

3. Show Only Differences

adiff main-update.xml *.xml --differences-only

4. Filter by Label

adiff main-update.xml *.xml --filter-label "CAMERA"

5. Excel Output

adiff main-update.xml *.xml --excel comparison_results.xlsx

Generates a colorful Excel file with formatted comparison results.

6. Excel Output - Differences Only

adiff main-update.xml *.xml --excel differences.xlsx --differences-only