CompareSimple offers a couple of methods designed to compare functions, operators, scripts and files.
It cooperates with Link and acre.
There are just two main functions:
Match takes the names of functions or operators or scripts and compares the code. Note that taking the source code with ⎕CR or ⎕SRC and then ≡ them is not always going to work: white spaces as well as formatting problems might result in a 0 when the source code is in fact identical. Match deals with these problems properly.
These accepts a variety of arguments listed underneath. According to its arguments it tries to figure out what your intention is and carries out the appropriate action.
Note that whenever the word "function" is used here it can also be a defined operator.
Compare the two scripts. Note that you can specify name(s) as well as reference(s).
A code file may have the extension .aplf, .aplo, .apln, .aplc, .apli or .dyalog.
Compare the workspace script with the file.
This syntax requires "Script" to be managed either by Link or by acre.
- If it is managed by Link the workspace script is compared with its Linked source file.
- If it is managed by acre then a dialog pops up with the number of all versions saved by acre.
Note that for acre this requires the script in question to be a member of an opened acre project at the time the comparison is carried out.
Compare the two files.
Compare two functions in the workspace.
Compare the function in the workspace with the contents of that file.
Compare the function in the workspace with the acre component file.
If it is managed by acre then a dialog pops up with the number of all versions saved by acre.
Note that the function in question must be a member of an opened acre project at the time the comparison is carried out.
Note that this works only with named namespaces, not with unnamed namespaces.