Introduction to HTML Compare
Introduction
Welcome to HTML Compare!
HTML Compare provides a powerful solution to identify and process the differences between any two HTML or XHTML documents and produce a HTML redline document. Its primary use is as a toolkit for integration into other systems or applications via REST API, but it may also be run standalone from the command-line.
What can HTML Compare do?
HTML Compare’s REST API allows asynchronous comparison which can be monitored as a job. The product produces a HTML redline document to easily and clearly visualise the changes on any browser.
Main features
Integration using REST API
Configuration using XML file
Word by word comparison
Character by character comparison
Special HTML table comparison
Ignoring document structure
MathML comparison
Inline SVG Comparison
CSS and JavaScript handling
These features are explained in the user guide with more details.
Prerequisites
HTML Compare is written in pure Java, so the only software requirement is to install a Java runtime version 1.8 or greater, either 32-bit or 64-bit.
There are no specific hardware requirements, however we recommend a system with a minimum of 8 gigabytes of RAM installed.
Limitations
The first release of HTML Compare
Focuses only on HTML documents such as manuals, technical documentation.
Referenced resources such as images, other HTML documents are not compared.
Applies second document CSS and javascript to final output and the changes to referenced CSS and javascript are not compared.
Future improvements
Improved HTML redline output with WYSIWYG view.
Comparison support for referenced resources such as images, other HTML documents.
Batch/directory processing
Licensing and Legal Notices
The DeltaXML software is licensed under the terms described in the file Licence.html. The software also includes components developed by others; the redistribution and copyright terms including necessary notices are described here.
Feedback
We are always keen to improve our products - please contact us if you have any comments or suggestions while working with XML Compare. We hope you enjoy it!
The DeltaXML Team.