same-values-as

node-sameValuesAs

A very relaxed 'deep equals' that allows for any order in arrays, even if array values are objects.

This is a quick hack on https://www.npmjs.org/package/deep-equal and is probably full of bugs and strange behaviours

Usage

    var compare = require("same-values-as").compare;
 
    compare(1, [1]);            // throws an exception telling you what the first difference is
    compare([1,2,3] , [3,2,1]); // returns true with no exception

Features

• Considers null and undefined to be equal
• Compares the contents of arrays regardless of order (even if the children are objects)
• Throws an error if the objects don't match and tells you the first difference, with a path in the object.
• Tries to compare dates in a relaxed way (including where they are in strings or tick values)
• Considers a property with an empty array to equal a missing property

That last one should be explained:

{
    "one": [2,3,4],
    "optional": []
}

is considered to be equal to

{
    "one": [2,3,4]
}

but not equal to

{
    "one": [2,3,4],
    "optional": null
}