moss - git-diff files independently of git repositories

"Jiminy Jones! Look, the nature of the thing that is happening has changed slightly, rendering it yet more interesting!"

--Maurice Moss, IT Crowd

EXAMPLES

$ moss examples/license-old.md examples/license-new.md

$ moss -h
Usage: moss [options] <file 1> <file 2>
    -c, --color                      Enable colors (on by default for tty's
    -h, --help                       Print usage info
    -v, --version                    Print version info

$ moss -v
moss 0.4

Flipping Maven Tests

flipping uses moss to highlight differences in complex Maven test values.

HOMEPAGE

https://github.com/mcandre/moss

FEATURES

• git-diff files independently of git repositories
• Diff words, not just lines (good for long text)
• Color-coded differences (eyeball the changes faster)
• Disables colors for tty's (compatible with piping to other programs)

REQUIREMENTS

• Ruby 2.0+
• git and bash. Often bundled with Mac OS X, Unix, and Linux. Available as Git Bash in Windows.

Optional

• libxml2

Terminal colors: Monokai.

In Windows, bash runs best in Console2, rather than in Command Prompt.

INSTALL

$ gem install moss

DEVELOPMENT

Checkout a copy of the code, and get the developer dependencies:

$ git clone https://github.com/mcandre/moss.git
$ cd moss
$ bundle

Testing

Ensure the example script works as expected:

$ bundle
$ cucumber
Feature: Run example tests

  Scenario: Running example tests            # features/run_example_tests.feature:3
    Given the program has finished           # features/step_definitions/steps.rb:1
    Then the output is correct for each test # features/step_definitions/steps.rb:5

1 scenario (1 passed)
2 steps (2 passed)
0m0.284s

Linting

Keep the code looking good with the linter tools:

$ rake lint

Git Hooks

See hooks/.