Files difference calculator

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Project Description

Difference Calculator is a program designed to determine the difference between two data structures. It supports various file formats including .json and .yaml, and can handle both flat and nested structures.

Features

• Comparison of Flat Structures: The program can compare flat .json and .yaml files with a plain structure.
• Comparison of Nested Structures: The program can compare .json files with a nested structure. It supports different output formats including STYLISH, PLAIN, and JSON.

Installation

Before you start, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

1. Clone this repository to your local machine using https://github.com/elen-oz/difference-calculator.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd difference-calculator
3. Install all required dependencies with npm install

Usage

To use the Difference Calculator, run the command npm run diff-calc [file1] [file2]. Replace [file1] and [file2] with the paths to the files you want to compare.

Compare flat .json files with plain structure (example of the 3rd step):

Compare flat .yaml files with plain structure (example of the 5th step):

Compare .json files with nested structure and with default STYLYSH format (example of the 6th step):

Compare files with nested structure and with PLAIN format (example of the 7th step):

Compare files with nested structure and with JSON format (example of the 8th step):