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React Diff View

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Updated: 24 Jul 2025
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A git diff component

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Overview

React-diff-view is an innovative component designed for efficiently rendering git unified diff outputs. Ideal for developers and code reviewers alike, this component offers both split and unified views, making it easy to track changes in code files. With its flexible architecture and customization options, users can tailor the visual output to best suit their preferences, ensuring a seamless review experience.

The tool is optimized for performance and usability, allowing for the handling of significant diff outputs with various utility functions to enhance the experience. Whether you’re interested in a simple side-by-side comparison or a more complex inline diff view, react-diff-view has you covered with its comprehensive feature set.

Features

  • Split and Unified Views: Choose between side-by-side (split) or single-column (unified) displays for better clarity in reviewing changes.
  • Optimized Selection: Effortlessly select to display only one side of the diff, streamlining your focus on relevant changes.
  • Extensible Widget Architecture: Supports code commenting and various custom requirements, making it suitable for collaborative code reviews.
  • Customizable Events and Styles: Tailor the display experience with your own events and style customizations to fit your specific needs.
  • Powerful Token System: Enables rich code highlighting and the ability to mark special words, making it easy to identify critical changes.
  • Performance Utility Functions: Handy utilities to manipulate the diff structure if the source text is available, enhancing overall usability.
  • Lazy Loading for Large Diffs: Efficiently handle large diff displays with lazy loading to improve performance for significant changes without impacting user experience.
  • Interactive Customization: The component allows for the addition of custom events and classes, giving users flexibility in how they interact with displayed hunks.