nb-diff

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys, json, difflib, re

_fold_ws = False
_args = sys.argv[1:]
if len(_args) < 2:
  print("nb-diff: too few arguments")
  exit(1)
if _args[0] == "-w":
  _fold_ws = True
  del _args[0]
file1, file2 = _args[0:2]



def filter_output(output):
  if "image/svg+xml" in output["data"]:
    del output["data"]["image/svg+xml"]
  return { "data": output["data"], "output_type": output["output_type"] }

def filter_outputs(outputs):
  return [
    filter_output(output)
      for output in outputs
      if output["output_type"] in [ "execute_result", "display_data" ]
  ]


def filter_cell(cell):
    return {
      "cell_type": cell["cell_type"],
      "source": cell["source"],
      "outputs": filter_outputs(cell["outputs"]),
    }

_ws = re.compile(r"\s+")
_ws_trail = re.compile(r"\s+(\\n|$)")
_ws_start = re.compile(r"^\s+")

def fold_ws_str(s):
  s = _ws.sub(" ", s)
  if s.startswith(" "):
    s = s[1:]
  if s.endswith(" \\n"):
    s = s[:-2] + "\\n"
  elif s.endswith(" "):
    s = s[:-1]
  return s

def fold_ws(d):
  t = type(d)
  if t is str:
    return fold_ws_str(d)
  elif t is list:
    return [ fold_ws(el) for el in d ]
  elif t is dict:
    return { fold_ws(k):fold_ws(v) for (k, v) in d.items() }
  else:
    return d

def filter_file(file):
  with open(file) as fp:
    cells = json.load(fp)
  cells = {
    "cells": [
        filter_cell(cell)
          for cell in cells["cells"]
          if cell["cell_type"] == "code"
    ]
  }
  if _fold_ws:
    cells = fold_ws(cells)
  return [ line + "\n" for line in json.dumps(cells, indent=2).split("\n") ]

a = filter_file(file1)
b = filter_file(file2)
status = 0
for line in difflib.context_diff(a, b, fromfile=file1, tofile=file2):
  sys.stdout.write(line)
  status = 1
exit(status)