Module:Diff/doc
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| Description | Provides functions for diffing text. |
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| Author(s) |
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| Status | Release |
| Testcase Status | Unknown |
| Updated | February 14, 2026 (5 months ago) |
| License | MIT/X |
Provides functions for diffing text.
Usage
Ciaran Hope (born 4 August 1974) is an Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music.
Difference in words
{{TextDiff|[[Ciaran Hope]] (born 4 August 1974) is an Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music.|[[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves.}}
Result:
| − | [[Ciaran Hope]] | + | [[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves. |
| − | [[Ciaran Hope]] | + | [[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves. |
Difference in characters
{{StringDiff|[[Ciaran Hope]] (born 4 August 1974) is an Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music.|[[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves.}}
Result:
| − | [[Ciaran Hope]] ( | + | [[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves. |
| − | [[Ciaran Hope]] ( | + | [[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves. |
Example with invoke
{{#invoke:Diff|main|[[Ciaran Hope]] (born 4 August 1974) is an Irish composer of orchestral, choral, and film music.|[[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves.}}
Result:
| − | [[Ciaran Hope]] | + | [[Ciaran Hope]] (was given birth to on 20 August last year) is an Irish composter of orchestral, oral, and film music dance moves. |
Documentation
Package items
diff.diff( old, new, separator )(function)- Returns a diff of two strings as a list of pairs, where the first value represents a token and the second the token's status ("same", "in", "out").
- Parameters:
oldThe "old" text stringnewThe "new" text stringseparator[optional] the separator pattern (defaults to any whitespace). (optional)
- Returns: A list of annotated tokens.
diff.wikiDiff( old, new, separator )(function)- Wiki diff style, currently just for a line
- Parameters:
oldThe "old" text stringnewThe "new" text stringseparator[optional] the separator pattern (defaults to any whitespace). (optional)
- Returns: HTML formatted diff
diff.main( frame )(function)- Main entry point.
- Parameter:
frameCalling frame. (table) - Returns: wikitext output
Other items
Documentation above is auto generated