Einstein Bot Diff

A VS Code extension that provides clean, meaningful diffs for Salesforce Einstein Bot XML files.

Einstein Bot version files are noisy to compare — UUIDs change on every save and child elements get reordered randomly. This extension normalizes both files before diffing so you only see the changes that actually matter.

Features

• Strips UUID noise — Removes stepIdentifier, variableOperationIdentifier, messageIdentifier, and quickReplyOptionIdentifier elements that change on every save
• Sorts reordered children — Sorts children of botInvocation and botVariableOperation by tag name and content, so reordering doesn't show up as a diff
• Side-by-side diff — Opens the normalized versions in VS Code's built-in diff editor

Usage

1. Open a workspace that contains *botVersion-meta.xml files
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Run "Diff Bot Versions"
4. Select the first bot version file
5. Select the second bot version file
6. A diff editor opens with the normalized versions side by side

Requirements

Your workspace must contain at least two *botVersion-meta.xml files (typically from a Salesforce DX project).

License

MIT