Hi,
I need to compare two XML files and to produce a report about the
difference. Is there some support in Xerces-C++ for this task? Or
can you point me to some project that implements this functionality on
top of Xerces-C++? If you need more info, please read on.
The differences in the files would involve:
1. changes to attribute values,
2. changes to element content: if the element has no children, then
the changes would usually be just different text,
3. changes to the document tree: some elements may have new elements
added or removed.
I'm going to give you an example.
File #1:
<company>
<headquarters employees="1">
<address>Broadway 330, Apt 126</address>
<employee>Alice</employee>
</headquarters>
<office name="Paris">
<employee>John</employee>
</office>
</company>
File #2:
<company>
<headquarters employees="2">
<address>Grand Plaza, Suite B</address>
<employee>Alice</employee>
<employee>Bob</employee>
</headquarters>
<office name="Paris">
<employee>Irek</employee>
</office>
</company>
As the result I would get an XML document that would tell me what
values were removed, what was added.
I could go for a proprietary format as demonstrated at:
http://www.deltaxml.com/free/sandbox/
But for now I'm looking for some free tools built on top of Xerces-C++.
Thanks & best,
Irek
