These diffs are intended for use in copy-editing. The diffs are performed word-by-word, similarly to how the [GNU `wdiff`](http://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/) tool works. This produces a more meaningful diff for English-language editing.
The diff may be further processed in a way that is aware of markdown formatting. The resulting output attempts to show differences of copy within the final document format (rather than differences of format).
- client-side diffing engine and simplified server
- switch to React from Angular
- clean up of diffing engine
- goal of implementing a HTML diff viewer
Basically I'm rewriting it for fun.
## Live Server
The tool is live at http://dubdiff.com, feel free to use it there.
## Provisioning
You'll need node & npm. Then install dependencies with
npm install
To build and launch a dev server:
npm start
npm run server
To build and launch the distribution server:
npm run build:dist
npm run server:dist
Data is saved to a simple flat file db in the `data` folder. If this folder doesn't exist, create it.
mkdir data
### Low-memory environments
On a low-memory machine, eg. a DigitalOcean 512MB instance, you will need to enable virtual memory. Use this guide:
[How To Configure Virtual Memory (Swap File) on a VPS](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-virtual-memory-swap-file-on-a-vps#2)
### Start on boot
To make the application start on boot, run the following:
pm2 start grunt --name dubdiff -- serve:dist
pm2 startup systemd
pm2 save
[Digital Ocean: How To Set Up a Node.js Application for Production on Ubuntu 16.04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-16-04)
