Visual JSON Diff

Visual JSON Diff is a Visual Studio Code extension that provides a visual diff for modified JSON files in Source Control. Effortlessly identify changes in your JSON files with an intuitive, side-by-side visual interface.

Features

• Visual Diff for JSON: See changes in JSON files with a clear, interactive UI.
• Source Control Integration: Right-click modified JSON files in the Source Control panel to launch the visual diff.
• Compare Any Two Files: Search for Show Visual Diff in the command palette, select two files and easily view the visual diff.
• Custom Object Hashing: Configure which object keys are used to match objects during diffing for more meaningful comparisons.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
2. Open a JSON file in your workspace, or select two JSON files to compare.
3. Use the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and search for Show Visual Diff to launch the diff viewer.
4. Or, right-click a modified JSON file in the Source Control panel or Explorer and select Show Visual Diff.

Usage

Compare Modified Files in Source Control

1. Make changes to a .json or .jsonc file tracked by Git.
2. In the Source Control panel, right-click the file and select Show Visual Diff.

Compare Any Two Files

1. Open the Command Palette and run Show Visual Diff.
2. Select two JSON or JSONC files in the Explorer.

Extension Settings

You can customize how objects are matched during diffing by configuring the following setting:

"visual-json-diff.objectHashKeys": [
    "_id",
    "id",
    "key",
    "name"
]

• Description: An array of property names to use for identifying objects when diffing. The first matching property found (and not null/undefined) will be used as the object's hash. Order matters.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code v1.80.0 or higher

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see the GitHub repository for issues, feature requests, and pull requests.

Resources

• Extension Guidelines
• Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference

Enjoy using Visual JSON Diff!