Is there a Java library that can “diff” two Objects?

Question

Is there a Java utility library that is analogous to the Unix program diff, but for Objects? I\'m looking for something that can compare two objects of the same type and ge

Answer 1

All the Javers library has support to only Java 7, I was in a situation since I want this to be used for a Java 6 project so I happened to take the source and change in a way it works for Java 6 below is the github code.

https://github.com/sand3sh/javers-forJava6

Jar link: https://github.com/sand3sh/javers-forJava6/blob/master/build/javers-forjava6.jar

I have only changed the Java 7 supported '<>' inherent cast conversions to Java 6 support I dont gurantee all the functionalities will work since I have commented few unnecessary code for me it works for all custom objects comparision.