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shinyak/php-diff
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v1.0.2(12y ago)014PHP

Since Nov 29Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Diff Class
--------------

[](#php-diff-class)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

A comprehensive library for generating differences between two hashable objects (strings or arrays). Generated differences can be rendered in all of the standard formats including:

- Unified
- Context
- Inline HTML
- Side by Side HTML

The logic behind the core of the diff engine (ie, the sequence matcher) is primarily based on the Python difflib package. The reason for doing so is primarily because of its high degree of accuracy.

Example Use
-----------

[](#example-use)

A quick usage example can be found in the example/ directory and under example.php.

More complete documentation will be available shortly.

Merge files using jQuery
------------------------

[](#merge-files-using-jquery)

Xiphe has build a jQuery plugin with that you can merge the compared files. Have a look at [jQuery-Merge-for-php-diff](https://github.com/Xiphe/jQuery-Merge-for-php-diff).

Todo
----

[](#todo)

- Ability to ignore blank line changes
- 3 way diff support
- Performance optimizations

License (BSD License)
---------------------

[](#license-bsd-license)

Copyright (c) 2009 Chris Boulton All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- Neither the name of the Chris Boulton nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

4589d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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