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SFCC Cartridge Diff Tool

Command Line Tool for Salesforce Commerce Cloud Cartridge Compare. SFCC Cartridge Diff Tool. Working with SFCC Cartridge overrides just got easier: Compare client cartridge against other cartridges, Generate diffs between override files & Filter using local git changes.

Introduction

Working with SFCC Cartridge overrides just got easier:

• Compare client cartridge against other cartridges
• Generate diffs between override files
• Filter using local git changes

Install

Requirements

• Node v14+

Install via NPM

npm install -g @sfccdevops/sfcc-cartridge-diff

Install via Clone

git clone https://github.com/sfccdevops/sfcc-cartridge-diff.git
cd sfcc-cartridge-diff
npm install -g

Usage

You can use this tool in any of your SFCC projects. Change to the directory that contains your dw.json file to run the terminal command.

cd /path/to/sfcc/project
sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --options

OPTIONS:

Name	Param	Alias	Definition
Cartridge	--cartridge	-c	Source Cartridge
Diff	--diff	-d	Show Full Diff
Exclude	--exclude	-e	List of Cartridges to Exclude
Filter	--filter	-f	Filter Results for Match
Include	--include	-i	List of Cartridges to Include
Junk Only	--junk-only	-j	Junk Files Only
Modified Only	--modified-only	-m	Modified Files Only

Examples

Comparing Client Cartridge to All Cartridges:

This is the Default Behavior and will compare the provided cartridge to ALL cartridges in the current directory ( event nested ones ).

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name

Comparing Client Cartridge to Specific Cartridges:

If you only care about a couple of cartridges, you can speed things up by specifying which ones to compare against.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --include storefront-reference-architecture,third_party_core
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -i storefront-reference-architecture,third_party_core

Comparing Client Cartridge to All Cartridges Except Specific Ones:

For when you want to compare your client cartridge to ALL cartridges, but want to leave a couple out.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --exclude link_paypal,int_payeezy
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -e link_paypal,int_payeezy

Comparing Client Cartridge to All Cartridges using Only Modified Files:

Limit compare to just the modified files from your client --cartridge in your current git commit.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --modified-only
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -m

Comparing Client Cartridge to All Cartridges and just show Junk Files:

Sometimes a file gets copied over to override another cartridge, but ends up not being modified. These junk files are normally hard to catch via git since the file is technically new.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --junk-only
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -j

Comparing Client Cartridge to All Cartridges and Filtering for ISML Files:

If you want to limit the results to just what matches a filter, you can use the --filter flag. This will match on the entire relative URL, not just the file name.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --filter .isml
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -f .isml

Comparing Client Cartridge to Specific Cartridge and Generate Diff:

Want to actually see the changes between cartridge files? Just pass in a the Diff option and it will render it in your terminal window.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --include storefront-reference-architecture --diff
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -i storefront-reference-architecture -d

Comparing Client Cartridge to Specific Cartridge and Generate Diff in External App:

Want to use an existing Diff Tool to generate the diff instead of displaying it in your terminal window? Just pass in the name of a tool you already have configured with git.

sfcc-diff --cartridge app_client_name --include storefront-reference-architecture --diff=ksdiff
sfcc-diff -c app_client_name -i storefront-reference-architecture -d ksdiff

NOTE: In order to use an external app, you will need to have one configured in your ~/.gitconfig file.

Here are a couple of apps you can use for external diffs, and how to configure them.

ksdiff - Kaleidoscope

[difftool "ksdiff"]
  prompt = false
  trustExitCode = true
  cmd = ksdiff --partial-changeset --relative-path \"$MERGED\" -- \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"

bcomp - Beyond Compare

[difftool "bcomp"]
  prompt = false
  trustExitCode = true
  cmd = bcompare -solo \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"

meld - Meld

[difftool "meld"]
  prompt = false
  trustExitCode = true
  cmd = meld --newtab --label=\"$MERGED\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" &> /dev/null &

kdiff3 - KDiff3

[difftool "kdiff3"]
  prompt = false
  trustExitCode = true
  cmd = open -W -a kdiff3 -n --args \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" &> /dev/null &

About the Author

Peter Schmalfeldt is a Certified Senior Salesforce Commerce Cloud Developer with over 20 years of experience building eCommerce websites, providing everything you need to design, develop & deploy eCommerce applications for Web, Mobile & Desktop platforms.

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