how to find which json file the diff is coming from

[smitapaloalto]

Hi,

I am calling 'jsondiffpatch json1.json json2.json' as a subprocess and storing the output with my Python script.

I am required to create a changelog using the diff file. How can I find out if it's an item added or removed and also which file has this change?
Currently, the diff file shows the changes, I need to find where the diff is from, i.e if it is removed or added item from json1 or json2. Please guide me further.

Also, can you tell me how to create a readable JSON file with the subprocess output of this command?

Ex:

Json1 {.
a: 20
}

Json2 {
a: 25
b :30
}

diff file shows
a: 20 =>25
I am looking for a solution that shows-

json1(20) => json2(25)
Json2(added 30)

[benjamine]

@smitapaloalto I think you might be running this on a a terminal without coloring enabled?

as the way to distinguish that is thru font color, see this example

now, for what you're trying to do, I wouldn't use the console diff CLI, I think you want to store the JSON diffs, the CLI doesn't provide that currently, you would need to call the library programmatically.