kndm
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5 years ago @matmaxgeds I played around with this a little bit but it proves to be very time extensive if I wanted to show the path's content (old value), given the way this library works and the way the parameters given/returned interact in the process itself.
I'd love to suggest the following solution instead:
For each activity found in activity-list(2).xml -> generate a new XML file per iati-identifier (split the big list into individual files) -> query the API using each iati-identifier -> compare the XML file obtained from the API to the one generated after splitting -> generate a new XML file with the differences being pointed out in CSS-like attributes -> now that the differences are CSS-friendly, decide on the best visual-formatting possible.
Following three files (an activity split from the activity-list(2).xml, the XML from same activity beign queried to the datastore, and the resulting XML with the diff attributes) for better visualization of this process.
Activity file from the split:
<result xmlns:iati-extra="http://datastore.iatistandard.org/ns">
<iati-activity iati-extra:version="2.03" xml:lang="en" default-currency="CHF" last-updated-datetime="2019-03-11T00:00:00Z">
<iati-identifier>CH-4-2008004812</iati-identifier>
<reporting-org ref="CH-4" type="10">
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</reporting-org>
<title>
<narrative>OCHA Humanitarian Response Fund</narrative>
</title>
<description type="1">
<narrative>No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.</narrative>
</description>
<participating-org ref="CH-4" role="1" type="10">
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</participating-org>
<participating-org ref="XM-DAC-41114" role="4" type="40">
<narrative>Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement</narrative>
</participating-org>
<other-identifier ref="7F-06559.13.01" type="A1"/>
<activity-status code="2"/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="1"/>
<!--planned start-->
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="2"/>
<!-- Actual start-->
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="3"/>
<!-- planned end-->
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="4"/>
<!-- Actual end-->
<contact-info type="1">
<!-- general enquiries-->
<organisation>
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC</narrative>
</organisation>
<department>
<narrative>Statistics Unit</narrative>
</department>
<telephone>+41 58 464 92 35</telephone>
<email>stats.sdc@eda.admin.ch</email>
<website>http://www.sdc.admin.ch</website>
<mailing-address>
<narrative>Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
</mailing-address>
</contact-info>
<recipient-country code="SO">
<narrative>Somalie</narrative>
</recipient-country>
<sector vocabulary="1" code="72010" percentage="20"/>
<sector vocabulary="1" code="72050" percentage="30"/>
<sector vocabulary="1" code="72040" percentage="50"/>
<policy-marker code="6" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="8" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="7" significance="0">
<narrative> Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation </narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="2" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid to Environment</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="5" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="9" significance="0">
<narrative> Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<collaboration-type code="1"/>
<default-flow-type code="10"/>
<default-finance-type code="110"/>
<default-aid-type code="B03" vocabulary="1"/>
<default-tied-status code="5"/>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01">
<transaction-type code="2"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000</value>
<description>
<narrative> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
</description>
</transaction>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01">
<transaction-type code="3"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000</value>
<description>
<narrative> Disbursement</narrative>
</description>
</transaction>
<conditions attached="0"/>
</iati-activity></result>Activity file from the Datastore:
<result xmlns:iati-extra="http://datastore.iatistandard.org/ns">
<iati-activity>
<iati-identifier>CH-4-2008004812</iati-identifier>
<reporting-org ref="CH-4" type="10" secondary-reporter="0">
<narrative>Switzerland - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</reporting-org>
<title>
<narrative>OCHA Humanitarian Response Fund</narrative>
</title>
<description type="1">
<narrative>No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.</narrative>
</description>
<participating-org ref="CH-4" type="10" role="1">
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</participating-org>
<participating-org ref="XM-DAC-41114" type="40" role="4">
<narrative>Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement</narrative>
</participating-org>
<other-identifier ref="7F-06559.13.01" type="A1">
<owner-org/>
</other-identifier>
<activity-status code="2"/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="1"/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="2"/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="3"/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="4"/>
<contact-info type="1">
<organisation>
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC</narrative>
</organisation>
<department>
<narrative>Statistics Unit</narrative>
</department>
<telephone>+41 58 464 92 35</telephone>
<email>stats.sdc@eda.admin.ch</email>
<website>http://www.sdc.admin.ch</website>
<mailing-address>
<narrative>Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
</mailing-address>
</contact-info>
<recipient-country code="SO"/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1" percentage="20.00"/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1" percentage="30.00"/>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" percentage="50.00"/>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="6" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="8" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="7" significance="0">
<narrative> Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation </narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="2" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid to Environment</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="5" significance="0">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="9" significance="0">
<narrative> Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<collaboration-type code="1"/>
<default-flow-type code="10"/>
<default-finance-type code="110"/>
<default-tied-status code="5"/>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01">
<transaction-type code="2"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000.00</value>
<description>
<narrative> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1"/>
<recipient-country code="SO"/>
<flow-type code="10"/>
<finance-type code="110"/>
<tied-status code="5"/>
</transaction>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01">
<transaction-type code="3"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000.00</value>
<description>
<narrative> Disbursement</narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1"/>
<recipient-country code="SO"/>
<flow-type code="10"/>
<finance-type code="110"/>
<tied-status code="5"/>
</transaction>
<conditions attached="0"/>
</iati-activity></result>Difference between the two turned into a XML with css-friendly attributes:
<result xmlns:iati-extra="http://datastore.iatistandard.org/ns" xmlns:diff="http://namespaces.shoobx.com/diff">
<iati-activity diff:insert="" default-currency="CHF" diff:add-attr="default-currency;last-updated-datetime;{http://datastore.iatistandard.org/ns}version;{http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace}lang" last-updated-datetime="2019-03-11T00:00:00Z" iati-extra:version="2.03" xml:lang="en">
<iati-identifier diff:insert="">CH-4-2008004812</iati-identifier>
<reporting-org ref="CH-4" type="10" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="secondary-reporter">
<narrative><diff:delete>Switzerland - </diff:delete>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</reporting-org>
<title diff:insert="">
<narrative>OCHA Humanitarian Response Fund</narrative>
</title>
<description type="1" diff:insert="">
<narrative>No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.</narrative>
</description>
<participating-org ref="CH-4" type="10" role="1" diff:insert="">
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</participating-org>
<participating-org ref="XM-DAC-41114" type="40" role="4" diff:insert="">
<narrative>Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement</narrative>
</participating-org>
<other-identifier ref="7F-06559.13.01" type="A1" diff:insert="">
<owner-org diff:delete=""/>
</other-identifier>
<activity-status code="2" diff:insert=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="1" diff:insert=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="2" diff:insert=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="3" diff:insert=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="4" diff:insert=""/>
<contact-info type="1" diff:insert="">
<organisation diff:insert="" diff:rename="owner-org">
<narrative diff:insert="">Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC</narrative>
</organisation>
<department diff:rename="organisation">
<narrative diff:delete="">Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC</narrative>
<narrative diff:insert="">Statistics Unit</narrative>
</department>
<department diff:delete="">
<narrative>Statistics Unit</narrative>
</department>
<telephone>+41 58 464 92 35</telephone>
<email>stats.sdc@eda.admin.ch</email>
<website>http://www.sdc.admin.ch</website>
<mailing-address diff:insert="" diff:rename="department">
<narrative diff:delete="">Statistics Unit</narrative>
<narrative diff:insert="">Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
</mailing-address>
<mailing-address diff:delete="">
<narrative>Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
</mailing-address>
</contact-info>
<recipient-country code="SO" diff:insert="">
<narrative diff:insert="">Somalie</narrative>
</recipient-country>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1" percentage="20" diff:insert="" diff:update-attr="percentage:20.00"/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1" percentage="30" diff:insert="" diff:update-attr="percentage:30.00"/>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" percentage="50" diff:insert="" diff:update-attr="percentage:50.00"/>
<policy-marker code="6" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="8" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="7" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative> Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation </narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="2" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative>Aid to Environment</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="5" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker code="9" significance="0" diff:insert="" diff:delete-attr="vocabulary">
<narrative> Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<collaboration-type code="1" diff:insert="" diff:rename="recipient-country" diff:update-attr="code:SO"/>
<default-flow-type code="10" diff:insert="" diff:rename="collaboration-type" diff:update-attr="code:1"/>
<default-finance-type code="110" diff:insert="" diff:rename="default-flow-type" diff:update-attr="code:10"/>
<default-aid-type code="B03" vocabulary="1" diff:insert="" diff:rename="sector" diff:update-attr="code:72040"/>
<default-tied-status code="5" diff:insert="" diff:rename="default-finance-type" diff:update-attr="code:110"/>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01" diff:insert="">
<transaction-type code="2" diff:insert="" diff:rename="default-tied-status" diff:update-attr="code:5"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15" diff:insert=""/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15" diff:insert="">1000000</value>
<description diff:insert="" diff:rename="mailing-address">
<narrative diff:delete="">Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
<narrative diff:insert=""> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
</description>
<transaction-type code="3" diff:delete=""/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15" diff:delete=""/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15" diff:delete="">1000000.00</value>
<description diff:delete="">
<narrative diff:delete=""> Disbursement</narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<recipient-country code="SO" diff:delete=""/>
<flow-type code="10" diff:delete=""/>
<finance-type code="110" diff:delete=""/>
<tied-status code="5" diff:delete=""/>
</transaction>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01" diff:insert="">
<transaction-type code="3" diff:update-attr="code:2"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15" diff:delete=""/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15" diff:delete="">1000000.00</value>
<description diff:delete="">
<narrative> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<recipient-country code="SO" diff:delete=""/>
<flow-type code="10" diff:delete=""/>
<transaction-date diff:rename="finance-type" iso-date="2018-12-15" diff:add-attr="iso-date" diff:delete-attr="code"/>
<value diff:insert="" diff:rename="sector" currency="CHF" diff:add-attr="currency;value-date" value-date="2018-12-15" diff:delete-attr="code;vocabulary">1000000</value>
<description diff:insert="">
<narrative diff:delete=""> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
<narrative diff:insert=""> Disbursement</narrative>
</description>
<tied-status code="5" diff:delete=""/>
</transaction>
<conditions diff:insert="" diff:rename="flow-type" attached="0" diff:add-attr="attached" diff:delete-attr="code"/>
</iati-activity>
<iati-activity diff:delete="">
<iati-identifier diff:delete="">CH-4-2008004812</iati-identifier>
<reporting-org ref="CH-4" type="10" secondary-reporter="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Switzerland - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</reporting-org>
<title diff:delete="">
<narrative>OCHA Humanitarian Response Fund</narrative>
</title>
<description type="1" diff:delete="">
<narrative>No description for this activity available at this point. Description indisponible pour cette activité.</narrative>
</description>
<participating-org ref="CH-4" type="10" role="1" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)</narrative>
</participating-org>
<participating-org ref="XM-DAC-41114" type="40" role="4" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement</narrative>
</participating-org>
<other-identifier ref="7F-06559.13.01" type="A1" diff:delete="">
<owner-org/>
</other-identifier>
<activity-status code="2" diff:delete=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="1" diff:delete=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-03-15" type="2" diff:delete=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="3" diff:delete=""/>
<activity-date iso-date="2018-12-31" type="4" diff:delete=""/>
<contact-info type="1" diff:delete="">
<organisation>
<narrative>Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC</narrative>
</organisation>
<department>
<narrative>Statistics Unit</narrative>
</department>
<telephone>+41 58 464 92 35</telephone>
<email>stats.sdc@eda.admin.ch</email>
<website>http://www.sdc.admin.ch</website>
<mailing-address>
<narrative>Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Berne</narrative>
</mailing-address>
</contact-info>
<recipient-country code="SO" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1" percentage="20.00" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1" percentage="30.00" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" percentage="50.00" diff:delete=""/>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="6" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="8" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="7" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative> Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation </narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="2" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Aid to Environment</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="5" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative>Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<policy-marker vocabulary="1" code="9" significance="0" diff:delete="">
<narrative> Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH)</narrative>
</policy-marker>
<collaboration-type code="1" diff:delete=""/>
<default-flow-type code="10" diff:delete=""/>
<default-finance-type code="110" diff:delete=""/>
<default-tied-status code="5" diff:delete=""/>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01" diff:delete="">
<transaction-type code="2"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000.00</value>
<description>
<narrative> Outgoing Commitment </narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1" diff:delete=""/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1"/>
<recipient-country code="SO" diff:delete=""/>
<flow-type code="10"/>
<finance-type code="110"/>
<tied-status code="5"/>
</transaction>
<transaction ref="7F-06559.13.01" diff:delete="">
<transaction-type code="3"/>
<transaction-date iso-date="2018-12-15"/>
<value currency="CHF" value-date="2018-12-15">1000000.00</value>
<description>
<narrative> Disbursement</narrative>
</description>
<sector code="72040" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72050" vocabulary="1"/>
<sector code="72010" vocabulary="1"/>
<recipient-country code="SO"/>
<flow-type code="10"/>
<finance-type code="110"/>
<tied-status code="5"/>
</transaction>
<conditions attached="0" diff:delete=""/>
</iati-activity>
</result>
matmaxgeds
I.e. need to show the content of the element that has changed i.e. need a new column for the content of that element so I can have an idea what was removed/added in terms of content