Re^8: Create JSON patch

> work quite well for the last 43 years for all kind of text files, and ...

text-diff / patch support "move" operations?

No. Did I write that anywhere?

Alexander

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Re^9: Create JSON patch [solved] by LanX (Saint) on Oct 07, 2017 at 19:42 UTC
Text diff is operating on a linear structure, an ordered list of lines (and this successfully for 43 years already ...) JSON describes a tree structure, and already the question how to order one level before comparing is problematic because the RFCs are not clear. Likening both is tempting but problematic. But I agree with you, I don't wanna spend more thought on this neither ... ...and a trivial solution is obvious: Patch: Remove all elements of A and insert all elements of B. Problem solved, thread closed! :) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!}	[reply]

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Re^9: Create JSON patch [solved]
by LanX (Saint) on Oct 07, 2017 at 19:42 UTC

JSON describes a tree structure, and already the question how to order one level before comparing is problematic because the RFCs are not clear.

Likening both is tempting but problematic.

But I agree with you, I don't wanna spend more thought on this neither ...

...and a trivial solution is obvious:

Patch: Remove all elements of A and insert all elements of B.

Problem solved, thread closed! :)

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)

Je suis Charlie!}