Library to compare two entity object graphs detecting changes
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EntityChange
Library to compare two entity object graphs detecting changes
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The EntityChange library is available on nuget.org via package name EntityChange.
To install EntityChange, run the following command in the Package Manager Console
PM> Install-Package EntityChange
More information about NuGet package available at https://nuget.org/packages/EntityChange
Features
- Compare complete entity graph including child entities, collections and dictionaries
- Collection compare by index or element equality
- Dictionary compare by key
- Custom value string formatter
- Custom entity equality compare
- Markdown or Html change report formatter
Configuration
Configure the Contact properties and collections.
EntityChange.Configuration.Default.Configure(config => config
.Entity<Contact>(e =>
{
// set the FirstName display name
e.Property(p => p.FirstName).Display("First Name");
// compare the Roles collection by string equality
e.Collection(p => p.Roles)
.CollectionComparison(CollectionComparison.ObjectEquality)
.ElementEquality(StringEquality.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
// set how to format the EmailAddress entity as a string
e.Collection(p => p.EmailAddresses).ElementFormatter(v =>
{
var address = v as EmailAddress;
return address?.Address;
});
})
.Entity<EmailAddress>(e =>
{
e.Property(p => p.Address).Display("Email Address");
})
);