2 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/core/StarJson.cpp b/source/core/StarJson.cpp
index 3feaf37..ed0e48f 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJson.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJson.cpp
@@ -1035,4 +1035,34 @@ Json jsonMerge(Json const& base, Json const& merger) {
   }
 }
 
+bool jsonCompare(Json const& base, Json const& compare) {
+  if (base == compare) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    if (base.type() == Json::Type::Object && compare.type() == Json::Type::Object) {
+      for (auto const& c : compare.toObject()) {
+        if (!base.contains(c.first) || !jsonCompare(base.get(c.first), c.second))
+          return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (base.type() == Json::Type::Array && compare.type() == Json::Type::Array) {
+      for (auto const& c : compare.toArray()) {
+        bool similar = false;
+        for (auto const& b : base.toArray()) {
+          if (jsonCompare(c, b)) {
+            similar = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!similar)
+          return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 }
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diff --git a/source/core/StarJson.hpp b/source/core/StarJson.hpp
index 4aa6f7b..51e0be7 100644
--- a/source/core/StarJson.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarJson.hpp
@@ -355,6 +355,22 @@ Json jsonMergeQueryDef(String const& key, Json def, Json const& first, T const&.
   return def;
 }
 
+// Compares the two given json values and returns a boolean, by the following
+// rules (applied in order): If both values are identical, return true. If both
+// values are not equal, check if they are objects. If they are objects,
+// iterate through every pair in the comparing object and check if the key is
+// in the base object. If the key is in the base object, then jsonCompare is
+// called recursively on both values. If the base object does not contain the
+// key, or the recursion fails, return false. Otherwise, return true. If they
+// are not objects, check if they are arrays. If they are arrays, iterate
+// through every value in the comparing object and then recursively call
+// jsonCompare on every value in the base object until a match is found. If a
+// match is found, break and move on to the next value in the comparing array.
+// If a match is found for every value in the comparing array, return true.
+// Otherwise, return false. If both values are not identical, and are not
+// objects or arrays, return false.
+bool jsonCompare(Json const& base, Json const& compare);
+
 }
 
 template <> struct fmt::formatter<Star::Json> : ostream_formatter {};