diff2html
diff2html generates pretty HTML diffs from git diff or unified diff output.
Table of Contents
Features
Supports git and unified diffs
Line by line and Side by side diff
New and old line numbers
Inserted and removed lines
GitHub like visual style
Code syntax highlight
Line similarity matching
Easy code selection
Online Example
Distributions
Manually use from jsdelivr or build the project:
Browser / Bundle
Parser and HTML Generator
bundles/js/diff2html.min.js - includes the
diff parser and html generator
Wrapper and helper adding syntax highlight, synchronized scroll, and other nice features
bundles/js/diff2html-ui.min.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html with highlight for all highlight.js supported languages
bundles/js/diff2html-ui-slim.min.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html with "the most common" highlight.js supported languages
bundles/js/diff2html-ui-base.min.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html without including a highlight.js implementation. You can use it without
syntax highlight or by passing your own implementation with the languages you prefer
NPM / Node.js library
ES5
lib/diff2html.js - includes the diff parser and html
generator
lib/ui/js/diff2html-ui.js - includes the
wrapper of diff2html with highlight for all highlight.js supported languages
lib/ui/js/diff2html-ui-slim.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html with "the most common" highlight.js supported languages
ES6
lib-esm/diff2html.js - includes the diff parser
and html generator
lib/ui/js/diff2html-ui.js - includes the
wrapper of diff2html with highlight for all highlight.js supported languages
lib/ui/js/diff2html-ui-slim.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html with "the most common" highlight.js supported languages
lib/ui/js/diff2html-ui-base.js -
includes the wrapper of diff2html without including a highlight.js implementation. You can use it without
syntax highlight or by passing your own implementation with the languages you prefer
Usage
Diff2Html can be used in various ways as listed in the distributions section. The two main ways are:
Diff2Html: using the parser and html generator directly from the library gives you complete
control about what you can do with the json or html generated.
Diff2HtmlUI: using this wrapper makes it easy to inject the html in the DOM and adds some nice
features to the diff, like syntax highlight.
Bellow you can find more details and examples about each option.
Diff2Html Usage
To load correctly in the Browser you always need to include the stylesheet in the final HTML.
Import the stylesheet
Diff2Html API
JSON representation of the diff
function parse(diffInput: string, configuration: Diff2HtmlConfig = {}): DiffFile[];
Pretty HTML representation of the diff
function html(diffInput: string | DiffFile[], configuration: Diff2HtmlConfig = {}): string;
Diff2Html Configuration
The HTML output accepts a Javascript object with configuration. Possible options:
outputFormat: the format of the output data: 'line-by-line' or 'side-by-side', default is 'line-by-line'
drawFileList: show a file list before the diff: true or false, default is true
diffStyle: show differences level in each line: word or char, default is word
matching: matching level: 'lines' for matching lines, 'words' for matching lines and words or 'none', default
is none
matchWordsThreshold: similarity threshold for word matching, default is 0.25
matchingMaxComparisons: perform at most this much comparisons for line matching a block of changes, default is
2500
maxLineSizeInBlockForComparison: maximum number os characters of the bigger line in a block to apply comparison,
default is 200
maxLineLengthHighlight: only perform diff changes highlight if lines are smaller than this, default is 10000
renderNothingWhenEmpty: render nothing if the diff shows no change in its comparison: true or false, default is
false
compiledTemplates: object with previously compiled templates to replace parts of the html
rawTemplates: object with raw not compiled templates to replace parts of the html
For more information regarding the possible templates look into
src/templates
Diff2Html Browser
Import the stylesheet and the library code
It will now be available as a global variable named Diff2Html.
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
var diffHtml = global.Diff2Html.html('', {
drawFileList: true,
matching: 'lines',
outputFormat: 'side-by-side',
});
document.getElementById('destination-elem-id').innerHTML = diffHtml;
});
Diff2Html NPM / Node.js Library
const Diff2html = require('diff2html');
const diffJson = Diff2html.parse('');
const diffHtml = Diff2html.html(diffJson, { drawFileList: true });
document.getElementById('destination-elem-id').innerHTML = diffHtml;
Diff2Html Examples
Diff2Html Angular Example
Typescript
import * as Diff2Html from 'diff2html';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
export class AppDiffComponent implements OnInit {
outputHtml: string;
constructor() {
this.init();
}
ngOnInit() {}
init() {
let strInput =
'--- a/server/vendor/golang.org/x/sys/unix/zsyscall_linux_mipsle.go\n+++ b/server/vendor/golang.org/x/sys/unix/zsyscall_linux_mipsle.go\n@@ -1035,6 +1035,17 @@ func Prctl(option int, arg2 uintptr, arg3 uintptr, arg4 uintptr, arg5 uintptr) (\n \n // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT\n \n+func Pselect(nfd int, r *FdSet, w *FdSet, e *FdSet, timeout *Timespec, sigmask *Sigset_t) (n int, err error) {\n+\tr0, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_PSELECT6, uintptr(nfd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(r)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(w)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(e)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(timeout)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sigmask)))\n+\tn = int(r0)\n+\tif e1 != 0 {\n+\t\terr = errnoErr(e1)\n+\t}\n+\treturn\n+}\n+\n+// THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT\n+\n func read(fd int, p []byte) (n int, err error) {\n \tvar _p0 unsafe.Pointer\n \tif len(p) > 0 {\n';
let outputHtml = Diff2Html.html(strInput, { drawFileList: true, matching: 'lines' });
this.outputHtml = outputHtml;
}
}
HTML
diff2html.angular-cli.json - Add styles
"styles": [
"diff2html.min.css"
]
Diff2Html Vue.js Example
import * as Diff2Html from 'diff2html';
import 'diff2html/bundles/css/diff2html.min.css';
export default {
data() {
return {
diffs:
'--- a/server/vendor/golang.org/x/sys/unix/zsyscall_linux_mipsle.go\n+++ b/server/vendor/golang.org/x/sys/unix/zsyscall_linux_mipsle.go\n@@ -1035,6 +1035,17 @@ func Prctl(option int, arg2 uintptr, arg3 uintptr, arg4 uintptr, arg5 uintptr) (\n \n // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT\n \n+func Pselect(nfd int, r *FdSet, w *FdSet, e *FdSet, timeout *Timespec, sigmask *Sigset_t) (n int, err error) {\n+\tr0, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_PSELECT6, uintptr(nfd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(r)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(w)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(e)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(timeout)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(sigmask)))\n+\tn = int(r0)\n+\tif e1 != 0 {\n+\t\terr = errnoErr(e1)\n+\t}\n+\treturn\n+}\n+\n+// THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT\n+\n func read(fd int, p []byte) (n int, err error) {\n \tvar _p0 unsafe.Pointer\n \tif len(p) > 0 {\n',
};
},
computed: {
prettyHtml() {
return Diff2Html.html(this.diffs, {
drawFileList: true,
matching: 'lines',
outputFormat: 'side-by-side',
});
},
},
};
Diff2HtmlUI Usage
Simple wrapper to ease simple tasks in the browser such as: code highlight and js effects
Invoke Diff2html
Inject output in DOM element
Enable collapsible file summary list
Enable syntax highlight of the code in the diffs
Diff2HtmlUI API
Create a Diff2HtmlUI instance
constructor(target: HTMLElement, diffInput?: string | DiffFile[]) // diff2html-ui, diff2html-ui-slim
constructor(target: HTMLElement, diffInput?: string | DiffFile[], config: Diff2HtmlUIConfig = {}, hljs?: HighlightJS) // diff2html-ui-base
Generate and inject in the document the Pretty HTML representation of the diff
draw(): void
Enable extra features
synchronisedScroll(): void
fileListToggle(startVisible: boolean): void
highlightCode(): void
Diff2HtmlUI Configuration
synchronisedScroll: scroll both panes in side-by-side mode: true or false, default is true
highlight: syntax highlight the code on the diff: true or false, default is true
fileListToggle: allow the file summary list to be toggled: true or false, default is true
fileListStartVisible: choose if the file summary list starts visible: true or false, default is false
NOTE: All the options from Diff2Html are also valid configurations in Diff2HtmlUI
Diff2HtmlUI Browser
Mandatory HTML resource imports
Init
const targetElement = document.getElementById('destination-elem-id');
const configuration = { drawFileList: true, matching: 'lines' };
const diff2htmlUi = new Diff2HtmlUI(targetElement, diffString, configuration);
// or
const diff2htmlUi = new Diff2HtmlUI(targetElement, diffJson, configuration);
Draw
diff2htmlUi.draw();
Syntax Highlight
Pass the option highlight with value true or invoke diff2htmlUi.highlightCode() after diff2htmlUi.draw().
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const diffString = `diff --git a/sample.js b/sample.js
index 0000001..0ddf2ba
--- a/sample.js
+++ b/sample.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-console.log("Hello World!")
+console.log("Hello from Diff2Html!")`;
const targetElement = document.getElementById('myDiffElement');
const configuration = { inputFormat: 'json', drawFileList: true, matching: 'lines', highlight: true };
const diff2htmlUi = new Diff2HtmlUI(targetElement, diffString, configuration);
diff2htmlUi.draw();
diff2htmlUi.highlightCode();
});
Collapsable File Summary List
Add the dependencies.
Invoke the Diff2HtmlUI helper Pass the option fileListToggle with value true or invoke
diff2htmlUi.fileListToggle() after diff2htmlUi.draw().
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
const targetElement = document.getElementById('myDiffElement');
var diff2htmlUi = new Diff2HtmlUI(targetElement, lineDiffExample, { drawFileList: true, matching: 'lines' });
diff2htmlUi.draw();
diff2htmlUi.fileListToggle(false);
});
Troubleshooting
1. Out of memory or Slow execution
Causes:
Big files
Big lines
Fix:
Disable the line matching algorithm, by setting the option {"matching": "none"} when invoking diff2html
Contribute
This is a developer friendly project, all the contributions are welcome. To contribute just send a pull request with
your changes following the guidelines described in CONTRIBUTING.md. I will try to review them as soon as possible.
Contributors
Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):
This project follows the all-contributors specification.
Contributions of any kind welcome!
License
Copyright 2014-present Rodrigo Fernandes. Released under the terms of the MIT license.
Thanks
This project is inspired in pretty-diff by
Scott González.