# @vates/diff [](https://npmjs.org/package/@vates/diff)  [](https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=@vates/diff) [](https://npmjs.org/package/@vates/diff) > Computes differences between two arrays, buffers or strings ## Install Installation of the [npm package](https://npmjs.org/package/@vates/diff): ```sh npm install --save @vates/diff ``` ## Usage ```js import diff from '@vates/diff' diff('foo bar baz', 'Foo qux') // → [ 0, 'F', 4, 'qux', 7, '' ] // // Differences of the second string from the first one: // - at position 0, it contains `F` // - at position 4, it contains `qux` // - at position 7, it ends diff('Foo qux', 'foo bar baz') // → [ 0, 'f', 4, 'bar', 7, ' baz' ] // // Differences of the second string from the first one: // - at position 0, it contains f` // - at position 4, it contains `bar` // - at position 7, it contains `baz` // works with all collections that supports // - `.length` // - `collection[index]` // - `.slice(start, end)` // // which includes: // - arrays // - strings // - `Buffer` // - `TypedArray` diff([0, 1, 2], [3, 4]) // → [ 0, [ 3, 4 ], 2, [] ] ``` ## Contributions Contributions are _very_ welcomed, either on the documentation or on the code. You may: - report any [issue](https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/issues) you've encountered; - fork and create a pull request. ## License [ISC](https://spdx.org/licenses/ISC) © [Vates SAS](https://vates.fr)