Write recipe to compare user and default config - #3065

[arturbosch]

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[schalkms]

Thanks for writing ✍️ this article. It’s a very helpful reference for potential questions concerning this topic.

[Tolriq]

Actually what I do is not diff updated config with prod config but diff default config with previous default config.

This give a precise and easy to follow list of added checks / changed default values that can be applied to prod after.

Diffing default config with prod configuration that may have dozens of already known changes makes this task harder.

[BraisGabin]

Actually what I do is not diff updated config with prod config but diff default config with previous default config.

This give a precise and easy to follow list of added checks / changed default values that can be applied to prod after.

Diffing default config with prod configuration that may have dozens of already known changes makes this task harder.

My workflow is similar at yours. And I have an idea but I must say that I don't use it yet:

Create a patch file between the default config and my actual config. This way, the next time that I update detekt I can take the new default and apply the patch to it. And then I can diff my old config with the merge between my customization and the new default.