json_delta_diff_and_patch_quickstart.py

1import json_delta
2
3# Define two JSON-serializable structures
4left = ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
5right = ["foo", "quux", "baz"]
6
7# Compute the difference (diff) between the two objects
8# This returns a list of modifications
9diff = json_delta.diff(left, right)
10
11# Apply the diff to the 'left' object to produce 'right'
12# The patch function applies the diff to the original structure
13patched = json_delta.patch(left, diff)
14
15print(f"Original: {left}")
16print(f"Target:   {right}")
17print(f"Diff:     {diff}")
18print(f"Patched:  {patched}")
19
20# Verification
21assert patched == right