carvel-dev / carvel-dev/imgpkg

Find a way to show configuration files diff between different versions of an image

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Go
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Description

When storing configuration files in Git, it's easy to show diff between different versions. When storing configuration files in a docker image, we will need an imgpkg sub command to show the diff (which is similar to the --diff-changes of kapp)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the imgpkg subcommand structure and the behavior referenced by kapp's --diff-changes option. Define how configuration files from two image versions should be compared and what output and tests would establish that the feature is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
cli, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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