feat: avoid rewriting exported JSON localizaton files if identical

lib/i18n-js.rb

@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ def self.write_file(file_path, translations)
     digest = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(contents)
     file_path = file_path.gsub(/:digest/, digest)
 
+    # Don't rewrite the file if it already exists and has the same content.
+    # It helps the asset pipeline or webpack understand that file wasn't changed.
+    if File.exist?(file_path) && File.read(file_path) == contents
+      return file_path
+    end
+
     File.open(file_path, "w") do |file|
       file << contents
     end

test/i18n-js/exporter_test.rb

@@ -188,4 +188,44 @@ def transform(translations:)
     assert_json_file "test/fixtures/expected/transformed.json",
                      "test/output/everything.json"
   end
+
+  test "do not overwrite exported files if identical" do
+    I18n.load_path << Dir["./test/fixtures/yml/*.yml"]
+    exported_file_path = "test/output/everything.json"
+
+    # First run
+    actual_files = I18nJS.call(config_file: "./test/config/everything.yml")
+    assert_exported_files [exported_file_path], actual_files
+    exported_file_mtime = File.mtime(exported_file_path)
+
+    # Second run
+    I18nJS.call(config_file: "./test/config/everything.yml")
+
+    # mtime should be the same
+    assert_equal exported_file_mtime, 
+                 File.mtime(exported_file_path)
+  end
+
+  test "overwrite exported files if not identical" do
+    I18n.load_path << Dir["./test/fixtures/yml/*.yml"]
+    exported_file_path = "test/output/everything.json"
+
+    # First run
+    actual_files = I18nJS.call(config_file: "./test/config/everything.yml")
+    assert_exported_files [exported_file_path], actual_files
+
+    # Change content of existed exported file (add space to the end of file).
+    File.open(exported_file_path, 'a') { |f| f << ' ' }
+    exported_file_mtime = File.mtime(exported_file_path)
+
+    # Second run
+    I18nJS.call(config_file: "./test/config/everything.yml")
+
+    # File should overwritten to the correct one.
+    assert_json_file "test/fixtures/expected/everything.json",
+                     exported_file_path
+
+    # mtime should be newer
+    assert File.mtime(exported_file_path) > exported_file_mtime
+  end
 end