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Incorrect diff for a string
Hi, i've got two json files:
old.json
{
"network": {
"domain": "old.domain"
}
}
new.json
{
"network": {
"domain": "new.domain"
}
}
When i run:
jsondiff.diff(old_json, new_json, syntax="symmetric")
I've got this:
{
"network": {
"domain": [
"old.domain",
"new.domain"
]
}
}
Instead of:
{
"network": {
"domain": {
"$delete": [ "old.domain" ],
"$insert": [ "new.domain" ]
}
}
}
The json expected that I've written is probably not right, it's just an example to show the diff keys I expect.
It is normal behavior? Did I forget something?
Definitely looks like a bug. I reproduced it with the CLI tool and it works for non-symmetric:
> jsondiff old.json new.json -i 2
{
"network": {
"domain": "new.domain"
}
}
> jsondiff old.json new.json -i 2 -s symmetric
{
"network": {
"domain": [
"old.domain",
"new.domain"
]
}
}