String comparing

[TrySound]

Hi. I need to compare multiline strings but the output is too hard to analyze. It the a way to make it more visual. For example fast-diff seems interesting.

The second problem is compare on windows. When read input or output from disk it contains \r\n linebreaks. Every time I should to add .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')

[twada]

Hi @TrySound , thank you for your opinion. I understand.

power-assert is designed to be run under any environments, from old browsers to modern console, so I could not give universal fancy diffs yet (assuming only mono-color environment).

If you are using power-assert via AVA, you may be using modern console. If you only use AVA through console, customized renderer may help. I'm going to provide customized renderer for AVA users.

refs: Objects are difficult to differentiate. · Issue #1 · twada/power-assert-renderers

So, I'm sorry for inconvenience. I'll work on this soon.

FYI: if you compare two strings by ===, power-assert will show you Line level diffs by google-diff-match-patch. This feature might be help you (it's not a friendly enough though).

The second problem is compare on windows

Sorry, I have no idea to solve this. Some filtering/converting libraries may help.