cds-snc / cds-snc/platform-forms-client

Explore possibility of creating a "diff" view (Versions - v2)

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app enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

# For potential future iteration

## What's involved

- [ ] Determine usefulness of "diff" view
- [ ] Play around with some "diff" code
- [ ] See if there's a way `add`/`remove` can be readable for more than a tiny change
- [ ] Examine need for reverting to a previous version #7404

## Of relevance

> In Notify, they have a similar feature where updates to notification templates have impacts on API and spreadsheets:

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by determining whether a diff view would be useful and reviewing the related reverting discussion in issue #7404. Explore the referenced diff behavior, including whether add/remove changes remain readable beyond tiny edits. Done means documenting the usefulness, readability limitations, and whether reverting to a previous version is needed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
next.js, typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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