JSON Diff
Initial Setup
Run npm install to fetch all dependencies.
Library
The library is defined in ./jsonDiff.js and exposes the deepDiff and patch functions.
Library unit tests
There are unit tests in ./test/test.js. Use npm test to run them.
Server
Run npm run server to begin listening on port 8080.
The server responds to a POST to /json for initialization and PUT to /json to
apply a diff patch.
It will log both incoming diff data and the current state of its JSON object.
It is defined in ./jsonServer.js.
Client
Run node jsonClient.js <path-to-json-file> to begin watching a file for changes.
There is a sample JSON file at ./sample.json.
When the client first loads, it will POST the JSON to the server.
On subsequent file changes, it will PUT a diff of the JSON to the server.
Other Notes
Although the JSON spec supports arrays as the top level element, the JSONDiff library does
not, and the server will respond with 400 if an array is provided as the request body.