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dir-compare 4.2.0: compare directories synchronously and asynchronously with dir-compare

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2026-08-26

Case

HOW
Goal
compare directories synchronously and asynchronously with dir-compare
Packages
Symbols
  • compare
  • compareSync
Created
2026-08-26T09:06:50Z

Contract

  1. compareSync compares two directory trees synchronously and reports equality, distinct entries, left-only entries, and right-only entries
  2. compare compares two directory trees asynchronously returning a Promise that resolves to the comparison Result
  3. compareSync with compareContent true detects file content differences and reports distinct files with reason different-content
  4. compareSync with compareSize true detects file size differences and reports distinct files with reason different-size
  5. compareSync with includeFilter and excludeFilter filters processed files using glob patterns
  6. compareSync with skipSubdirs true compares root level entries without descending into subdirectories
  7. compareDirsLineByLine uses lineBasedFileCompare to ignore trailing whitespace and line ending differences

Files

  • PROMPT.md
  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • spec.json
  • src/index.mjs
  • test/contract.mjs

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PROMPT.md
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Goal: compare directories synchronously and asynchronously with dir-compare
Kind: HOW

Use EXACTLY these public packages and versions:
  - pkg:npm/dir-compare@4.2.0
Demonstrate these symbols/APIs:
  - compare
  - compareSync

Rules:
  - One focused purpose; the smallest project that proves the goal.
  - Include a contract test (test/contract.*) that runs OFFLINE and exits 0 exactly when the goal behavior works.
  - Pin every dependency with a lockfile so resolution is reproducible.
  - No secrets, credentials, or tokens. No real URLs (only example.com or localhost). No absolute paths.
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  - No binaries and no generated output (node_modules, dist, target, venv, .git, .env).
  - Keep it under 200 files and 256KB packed.
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package-lock.json
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package.json
{
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  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "dir-compare": "4.2.0"
  }
}
spec.json
{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "goal": "compare directories synchronously and asynchronously with dir-compare",
  "kind": "HOW",
  "packages": [
    "pkg:npm/dir-compare@4.2.0"
  ],
  "symbols": [
    "compare",
    "compareSync"
  ]
}
src/index.mjs
import { compare, compareSync, fileCompareHandlers } from 'dir-compare';

/**
 * Compares two directory trees synchronously.
 * @param {string} path1 First directory path
 * @param {string} path2 Second directory path
 * @param {import('dir-compare').Options} [options] Comparison options
 * @returns {import('dir-compare').Result}
 */
export function compareDirsSync(path1, path2, options = {}) {
  return compareSync(path1, path2, options);
}

/**
 * Compares two directory trees asynchronously.
 * @param {string} path1 First directory path
 * @param {string} path2 Second directory path
 * @param {import('dir-compare').Options} [options] Comparison options
 * @returns {Promise<import('dir-compare').Result>}
 */
export async function compareDirsAsync(path1, path2, options = {}) {
  return await compare(path1, path2, options);
}

/**
 * Compares directories line-by-line ignoring whitespace and line endings.
 * @param {string} path1 First directory path
 * @param {string} path2 Second directory path
 * @param {import('dir-compare').Options} [options] Additional options
 * @returns {import('dir-compare').Result}
 */
export function compareDirsLineByLine(path1, path2, options = {}) {
  return compareSync(path1, path2, {
    compareContent: true,
    compareFileSync: fileCompareHandlers.lineBasedFileCompare.compareSync,
    ignoreWhiteSpaces: true,
    ignoreLineEnding: true,
    ...options,
  });
}
test/contract.mjs
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
import fs from 'node:fs';
import path from 'node:path';
import os from 'node:os';
import { compare, compareSync } from 'dir-compare';
import {
  compareDirsSync,
  compareDirsAsync,
  compareDirsLineByLine,
} from '../src/index.mjs';

function createTempDir(prefix) {
  return fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), prefix));
}

function cleanupDir(dir) {
  try {
    fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
  } catch {}
}

async function runContract() {
  const dirA = createTempDir('dir-cmp-test-a-');
  const dirB = createTempDir('dir-cmp-test-b-');

  try {
    // Setup test tree
    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dirA, 'sub'), { recursive: true });
    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dirB, 'sub'), { recursive: true });

    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirA, 'identical.txt'), 'same file content');
    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirB, 'identical.txt'), 'same file content');

    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirA, 'left-only.txt'), 'only in A');
    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirB, 'right-only.txt'), 'only in B');

    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirA, 'sub', 'nested.txt'), 'nested content');
    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirB, 'sub', 'nested.txt'), 'nested content');

    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirA, 'sub', 'sub-left.txt'), 'left in sub');
    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dirB, 'sub', 'sub-right.txt'), 'right in sub');

    // 1. compareSync compares two directory trees synchronously and reports equality, distinct entries, left-only entries, and right-only entries
    const resSync = compareSync(dirA, dirB, { compareContent: true });
    assert.equal(typeof resSync.same, 'boolean');
    assert.equal(resSync.same, false);
    assert.equal(resSync.equalDirs, 1);
    assert.equal(resSync.equalFiles, 2);
    assert.equal(resSync.leftFiles, 2);
    assert.equal(resSync.rightFiles, 2);
    assert.equal(resSync.differences, resSync.distinct + resSync.left + resSync.right);
    assert.equal(resSync.total, resSync.differences + resSync.equal);

    // 2. compare compares two directory trees asynchronously returning a Promise that resolves to the comparison Result
    const resAsync = await compare(dirA, dirB, { compareContent: true });
    assert.equal(resAsync.same, false);
    assert.equal(resAsync.equalFiles, resSync.equalFiles);
    assert.equal(resAsync.leftFiles, resSync.leftFiles);
    assert.equal(resAsync.rightFiles, resSync.rightFiles);
    assert.equal(resAsync.differences, resSync.differences);

    // 3. compareSync with compareContent true detects file content differences and reports distinct files with reason different-content
    const contentDirA = createTempDir('dir-content-a-');
    const contentDirB = createTempDir('dir-content-b-');
    try {
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(contentDirA, 'data.txt'), 'alpha');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(contentDirB, 'data.txt'), 'omega');
      const contentRes = compareDirsSync(contentDirA, contentDirB, { compareContent: true });
      assert.equal(contentRes.same, false);
      assert.equal(contentRes.distinctFiles, 1);
      const diffItem = contentRes.diffSet?.find((d) => d.name1 === 'data.txt' || d.name2 === 'data.txt');
      assert.ok(diffItem);
      assert.equal(diffItem.state, 'distinct');
      assert.equal(diffItem.reason, 'different-content');
    } finally {
      cleanupDir(contentDirA);
      cleanupDir(contentDirB);
    }

    // 4. compareSync with compareSize true detects file size differences and reports distinct files with reason different-size
    const sizeDirA = createTempDir('dir-size-a-');
    const sizeDirB = createTempDir('dir-size-b-');
    try {
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(sizeDirA, 'sized.txt'), '123');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(sizeDirB, 'sized.txt'), '123456789');
      const sizeRes = compareDirsSync(sizeDirA, sizeDirB, { compareSize: true });
      assert.equal(sizeRes.same, false);
      assert.equal(sizeRes.distinctFiles, 1);
      const diffItem = sizeRes.diffSet?.find((d) => d.name1 === 'sized.txt' || d.name2 === 'sized.txt');
      assert.ok(diffItem);
      assert.equal(diffItem.state, 'distinct');
      assert.equal(diffItem.reason, 'different-size');
    } finally {
      cleanupDir(sizeDirA);
      cleanupDir(sizeDirB);
    }

    // 5. compareSync with includeFilter and excludeFilter filters processed files using glob patterns
    const filterRes = compareDirsSync(dirA, dirB, {
      compareContent: true,
      includeFilter: 'identical.txt,sub/**',
      excludeFilter: '**/*left*,**/*right*',
    });
    assert.equal(filterRes.same, true);
    assert.equal(filterRes.distinct, 0);
    assert.equal(filterRes.left, 0);
    assert.equal(filterRes.right, 0);

    // 6. compareSync with skipSubdirs true compares root level entries without descending into subdirectories
    const skipDirA = createTempDir('dir-skip-a-');
    const skipDirB = createTempDir('dir-skip-b-');
    try {
      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(skipDirA, 'sub'), { recursive: true });
      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(skipDirB, 'sub'), { recursive: true });
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skipDirA, 'root.txt'), 'same');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skipDirB, 'root.txt'), 'same');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skipDirA, 'sub', 'diff.txt'), 'value-1');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skipDirB, 'sub', 'diff.txt'), 'value-2');

      const fullRes = compareDirsSync(skipDirA, skipDirB, { compareContent: true });
      assert.equal(fullRes.same, false);

      const skipRes = compareDirsSync(skipDirA, skipDirB, {
        compareContent: true,
        skipSubdirs: true,
      });
      assert.equal(skipRes.same, true);
      assert.equal(skipRes.distinctFiles, 0);
    } finally {
      cleanupDir(skipDirA);
      cleanupDir(skipDirB);
    }

    // 7. compareDirsLineByLine uses lineBasedFileCompare to ignore trailing whitespace and line ending differences
    const wsDirA = createTempDir('dir-ws-a-');
    const wsDirB = createTempDir('dir-ws-b-');
    try {
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(wsDirA, 'format.txt'), 'line 1  \r\nline 2   \r\n');
      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(wsDirB, 'format.txt'), 'line 1\nline 2\n');

      const normalRes = compareDirsSync(wsDirA, wsDirB, { compareContent: true });
      assert.equal(normalRes.same, false);

      const lineRes = compareDirsLineByLine(wsDirA, wsDirB);
      assert.equal(lineRes.same, true);
      assert.equal(lineRes.distinctFiles, 0);
    } finally {
      cleanupDir(wsDirA);
      cleanupDir(wsDirB);
    }

    console.log('Contract tests passed successfully.');
  } finally {
    cleanupDir(dirA);
    cleanupDir(dirB);
  }
}

runContract().catch((err) => {
  console.error('Contract test failed:', err);
  process.exit(1);
});

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