Idea/Question; Are there plans to incorporate some sort of Message Comparison feature?

[JeffBenedict]

Are there plans to incorporate some sort of Message Comparison feature? Right now I'm using winDiff to visually compare hl7 message from purely a "text" difference. It would be nice if hl7tools could do a basic hl7 segment/field comparison.

[RobHolme]

Hi Jeff,

I'm lacking any free time to look into adding this now - but will keep it in mind if I get a spare weekend.

Given the current vscode search identifies different lines (segments), I assume you wan't something more granular that identified differences at the field level instead?

So instead of highlighting lines with the standard file comparison (as per the example below), you only want changed fields to be highlighted? Something along the lines of https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=semanticdiff.semanticdiff but with support for HL7?

[RobHolme]

I just noticed that vscode v1.80 introduces a new diff editor. It needs to be enabled via the settings for now (check out the vscode v1.80 release notes for details). The new diff editor highlights the values that differ on each line - so would provide a workaround to identify which fields have changed. The highlighting colours are still subtle - would be good to make it a bit more obvious. It's still not 'field aware' so may not be useful where several fields in a segment have changed.

I still see value in a 'HL7 aware' diff - I'll take a look when time permits.

[JeffBenedict]

Rob, Thanks for the reply. I completely understand the being busy part. Yea something more granular and hl7 specific. I want to be able to compare 2 hl7 messages and identify the differences between them. Something like this: ***@***.*** Thanks Jeff From: Rob Holme ***@***.***> Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:06 PM To: RobHolme/vscode-hl7tools ***@***.***> Cc: Jeff Benedict ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [RobHolme/vscode-hl7tools] Idea/Question; Are there plans to incorporate some sort of Message Comparison feature? (Issue #31) Hi Jeff, I'm lacking any free time to look into adding this now - but will keep it in mind if I get a spare weekend. Given the current vscode search identifies different lines (segments), I assume you wan't something more granular that identified differences at the field level instead? So instead of highlighting lines with the standard file comparison (as per the example below), you only want changed fields to be highlighted? Something along the lines of https://link.edgepilot.com/s/2ece37f8/S2cUhbllckSdqzdgtYZ6Pg?u=https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=semanticdiff.semanticdiff but with support for HL7? [image]<https://link.edgepilot.com/s/9b8847ab/KCgwjZoP-U_Vvg0Pfu3kYA?u=https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23287323/251623568-60e2d805-80ce-41ed-8ff1-992fec0945fe.png> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<https://link.edgepilot.com/s/e70e1f4d/ba_equCSfESCO2Ay4_iEsw?u=https://github.com/RobHolme/vscode-hl7tools/issues/31%23issuecomment-1624583679>, or unsubscribe<https://link.edgepilot.com/s/1aeeb625/VyYY6X14DEmYWtvKyWRIuw?u=https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZLYCQV74WCCZ7T2ZJWDB63XO54IZANCNFSM6AAAAAA2AOMTVQ>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>> Links contained in this email have been replaced. If you click on a link in the email above, the link will be analyzed for known threats. If a known threat is found, you will not be able to proceed to the destination. If suspicious content is detected, you will see a warning. Jeff Benedict Programmer/Interface Analyst Office: 228-809-2893 www.singingriverhealthsystem.com<https://singingriverhealthsystem.com/careers/> [https://srhsws.mysrhs.com/Exchange/Facebook.png]<https://www.facebook.com/singingriverhealthsystem/>[https://srhsws.mysrhs.com/Exchange/Instagram.png]<https://www.instagram.com/singingriver_healthsystem/>[https://srhsws.mysrhs.com/Exchange/LinkedIn.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/singingriverhealthsystem>[https://srhsws.mysrhs.com/Exchange/Twitter.png]<https://twitter.com/mySingingRiver> E-mail sent over the Internet is not secure and should not be used to communicate confidential and/or health information directly to Singing River Health System. Singing River Health System cannot guarantee the confidentiality or security of any information you send to us over the Internet when using e-mail. Singing River Health System will not be liable for any breach of confidentiality resulting from such use of e-mail via the Internet. Singing River Health System will not use e-mail to communicate confidential and/or health information unless the e-mail is secured in accordance with Singing River Health System’s policy. This electronic message, including all attachments, is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless permitted or required by law or regulation. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Nothing transmitted in this email constitutes a binding contract.