support word based diffs
Open
enhancement
pinned
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 22.5k
- Forks
- 773
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
see https://github.com/mitsuhiko/similar
or https://github.com/dandavison/delta/issues/317 (if it would be a library)
or https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic/issues/216 (if it would be a library)
or https://github.com/dtolnay/dissimilar (lacks proper api ATM)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by comparing the referenced libraries and linked discussions for similar, delta issue 317, difftastic issue 216, and dissimilar. Determine whether word-based diffs belong in gitui or an underlying library; done means a settled implementation approach that supports word-based diffs in the terminal UI.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100