/* const obj1 = {a: 4, b: 5}; const obj2 = {a: 3, b: 5}; const obj3 = {a: 4, c: 5}; diff(obj1, obj2); [ { "op": "replace", "path": ['a'], "value": 3 } ] diff(obj2, obj3); [ { "op": "remove", "path": ['b'] }, { "op": "replace", "path": ['a'], "value": 4 } { "op": "add", "path": ['c'], "value": 5 } ] // using converter to generate jsPatch standard paths // see http://jsonpatch.com import {diff, jsonPatchPathConverter} from 'just-diff' diff(obj1, obj2, jsonPatchPathConverter); [ { "op": "replace", "path": '/a', "value": 3 } ] diff(obj2, obj3, jsonPatchPathConverter); [ { "op": "remove", "path": '/b' }, { "op": "replace", "path": '/a', "value": 4 } { "op": "add", "path": '/c', "value": 5 } ] // arrays const obj4 = {a: 4, b: [1, 2, 3]}; const obj5 = {a: 3, b: [1, 2, 4]}; const obj6 = {a: 3, b: [1, 2, 4, 5]}; diff(obj4, obj5); [ { "op": "replace", "path": ['a'], "value": 3 } { "op": "replace", "path": ['b', 2], "value": 4 } ] diff(obj5, obj6); [ { "op": "add", "path": ['b', 3], "value": 5 } ] // nested paths const obj7 = {a: 4, b: {c: 3}}; const obj8 = {a: 4, b: {c: 4}}; const obj9 = {a: 5, b: {d: 4}}; diff(obj7, obj8); [ { "op": "replace", "path": ['b', 'c'], "value": 4 } ] diff(obj8, obj9); [ { "op": "replace", "path": ['a'], "value": 5 } { "op": "remove", "path": ['b', 'c']} { "op": "add", "path": ['b', 'd'], "value": 4 } ] */ function diff(obj1, obj2, pathConverter) { if (!obj1 || typeof obj1 != 'object' || !obj2 || typeof obj2 != 'object') { throw new Error('both arguments must be objects or arrays'); } pathConverter || (pathConverter = function(arr) { return arr; }); function getDiff({obj1, obj2, basePath, basePathForRemoves, diffs}) { var obj1Keys = Object.keys(obj1); var obj1KeysLength = obj1Keys.length; var obj2Keys = Object.keys(obj2); var obj2KeysLength = obj2Keys.length; var path; var lengthDelta = obj1.length - obj2.length; if (trimFromRight(obj1, obj2)) { for (var i = 0; i < obj1KeysLength; i++) { var key = Array.isArray(obj1) ? Number(obj1Keys[i]) : obj1Keys[i]; if (!(key in obj2)) { path = basePathForRemoves.concat(key); diffs.remove.push({ op: 'remove', path: pathConverter(path), }); } } for (var i = 0; i < obj2KeysLength; i++) { var key = Array.isArray(obj2) ? Number(obj2Keys[i]) : obj2Keys[i]; pushReplaces({ key, obj1, obj2, path: basePath.concat(key), pathForRemoves: basePath.concat(key), diffs, }); } } else { // trim from left, objects are both arrays for (var i = 0; i < lengthDelta; i++) { path = basePathForRemoves.concat(i); diffs.remove.push({ op: 'remove', path: pathConverter(path), }); } // now make a copy of obj1 with excess elements left trimmed and see if there any replaces var obj1Trimmed = obj1.slice(lengthDelta);; for (var i = 0; i < obj2KeysLength; i++) { pushReplaces({ key: i, obj1: obj1Trimmed, obj2, path: basePath.concat(i), // since list of removes are reversed before presenting result, // we need to ignore existing parent removes when doing nested removes pathForRemoves: basePath.concat(i + lengthDelta), diffs, }); } } } var diffs = {remove: [], replace: [], add: []}; getDiff({ obj1, obj2, basePath: [], basePathForRemoves: [], diffs, }); // reverse removes since we want to maintain indexes return diffs.remove .reverse() .concat(diffs.replace) .concat(diffs.add); function pushReplaces({key, obj1, obj2, path, pathForRemoves, diffs}) { var obj1AtKey = obj1[key]; var obj2AtKey = obj2[key]; if(!(key in obj1) && (key in obj2)) { var obj2Value = obj2AtKey; diffs.add.push({ op: 'add', path: pathConverter(path), value: obj2Value, }); } else if(obj1AtKey !== obj2AtKey) { if(Object(obj1AtKey) !== obj1AtKey || Object(obj2AtKey) !== obj2AtKey || differentTypes(obj1AtKey, obj2AtKey) ) { pushReplace(path, diffs, obj2AtKey); } else { if(!Object.keys(obj1AtKey).length && !Object.keys(obj2AtKey).length && String(obj1AtKey) != String(obj2AtKey)) { pushReplace(path, diffs, obj2AtKey); } else { getDiff({ obj1: obj1[key], obj2: obj2[key], basePath: path, basePathForRemoves: pathForRemoves, diffs}); } } } } function pushReplace(path, diffs, newValue) { diffs.replace.push({ op: 'replace', path: pathConverter(path), value: newValue, }); } } function jsonPatchPathConverter(arrayPath) { return [''].concat(arrayPath).join('/'); } function differentTypes(a, b) { return Object.prototype.toString.call(a) != Object.prototype.toString.call(b); } function trimFromRight(obj1, obj2) { var lengthDelta = obj1.length - obj2.length; if (Array.isArray(obj1) && Array.isArray(obj2) && lengthDelta > 0) { var leftMatches = 0; var rightMatches = 0; for (var i = 0; i < obj2.length; i++) { if (String(obj1[i]) === String(obj2[i])) { leftMatches++; } else { break; } } for (var j = obj2.length; j > 0; j--) { if (String(obj1[j + lengthDelta]) === String(obj2[j])) { rightMatches++; } else { break; } } // bias to trim right becase it requires less index shifting return leftMatches >= rightMatches; } return true; } export {diff, jsonPatchPathConverter};