DiffEngine 16.6.0

.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.6.2 This package targets .NET Framework 4.6.2. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package DiffEngine --version 16.6.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package DiffEngine -Version 16.6.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="DiffEngine" Version="16.6.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="DiffEngine" Version="16.6.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="DiffEngine" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add DiffEngine --version 16.6.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: DiffEngine, 16.6.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package DiffEngine@16.6.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=DiffEngine&version=16.6.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=DiffEngine&version=16.6.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

Documentation

DiffEngine manages launching and cleanup of diff tools. It is designed to be used by any Snapshot/Approval testing library.

See Milestones for release notes.

Sponsors

Entity Framework Extensions

Entity Framework Extensions is a major sponsor and is proud to contribute to the development this project.

Entity Framework Extensions

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net6.0 is compatible.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Framework net462 is compatible.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 is compatible.  net48 is compatible.  net481 was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
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NuGet packages (17)

Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on DiffEngine:

Package Downloads
Shouldly

Shouldly - Assertion framework for .NET. The way asserting *Should* be
Verify

Enables verification of complex models and documents.
Verify.Xunit

Enables verification of complex models and documents.
ApprovalTests

A picture's worth a 1000 tests. Unit testing asserts can be difficult to use. Approval tests simplify this by taking a snapshot of the results, and confirming that they have not changed.
Verify.NUnit

Enables verification of complex models and documents.

GitHub repositories (15)

Showing the top 15 popular GitHub repositories that depend on DiffEngine:

Repository Stars
VerifyTests/Verify
Verify is a snapshot testing tool that simplifies the assertion of complex data models and documents.
shouldly/shouldly
Should testing for .NET—the way assertions should be!
belav/csharpier
CSharpier is an opinionated code formatter for c#.
meziantou/Meziantou.Framework
fixie/fixie
Ergonomic Testing for .NET
approvals/ApprovalTests.Net
ApprovalTest verification library for .Net
sebastienros/esprima-dotnet
Esprima .NET (BSD license) is a .NET port of the esprima.org project. It is a standard-compliant ECMAScript parser (also popularly known as JavaScript).
metalama/Metalama
A meta-programming framework for code generation, aspect-oriented programming, and architecture verification of large C# codebases.
brutaldev/StrongNameSigner
Strong-name sign third party .NET assemblies without the source code.
JasonBock/Rocks
A mocking library based on the Compiler APIs (Roslyn + Mocks)
reactiveui/punchclock
Make sure your asynchronous operations show up to work on time
reactiveui/ReactiveUI.Validation
Validation helpers for ReactiveUI-based apps.
reactiveui/Pharmacist
Builds observables from events.
reactiveui/Sextant
A ReactiveUI navigation library for Xamarin.Forms
deanthecoder/GLSLShaderShrinker
Cross-platform tool to Reformat/Remove Dead Code/Optimise/Analyse GLSL shader code.
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