diff_dependencies
Diff two package.json/lockfile snapshots
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Compares two raw snapshots of a package.json, package-lock.json (npm v1-v3), yarn.lock (classic v1 or Berry), or pnpm-lock.yaml — e.g. before/after a PR — and reports which packages were added, removed, or version-bumped. For every added or bumped package (up to 100 per call), also checks whether its resolved version carries a preinstall/install/postinstall/prepare lifecycle script that the before-version did NOT have (installScriptIntroduced, the highest-signal field here — a routine-looking patch bump quietly adding a postinstall is exactly the shape of a compromised-maintainer supply-chain attack) and batch-checks it against OSV.dev, reporting vulnerabilityDelta (introduced/fixed/still-vulnerable/still-clean) rather than just a bare isVulnerable flag. Scope notes: only direct dependencies are diffed for package.json/package-lock.json/pnpm-lock.yaml (their own formats distinguish direct from transitive); yarn.lock has no such distinction, so its side of the diff covers every resolved package in the file — expect a larger added/removed count when diffing a yarn.lock, and check comparisonNote when the two snapshots are different formats. The install-script check is presence-only (read from the registry packument or lockfile metadata, not a tarball content scan) — use analyze_install_script for a deep-dive on anything flagged here. Ideal for a CI gate reviewing a dependency-changing PR.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| before | string | yes | Raw file content of the "before" snapshot — a package.json, package-lock.json (npm v1-v3), yarn.lock (classic v1 or Berry), or pnpm-lock.yaml. Format is auto-detected; before/after may be different formats. |
| after | string | yes | Raw file content of the "after" snapshot — a package.json, package-lock.json (npm v1-v3), yarn.lock (classic v1 or Berry), or pnpm-lock.yaml. Format is auto-detected; before/after may be different formats. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"before": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 8388608,
"description": "Raw file content of the \"before\" snapshot — a package.json, package-lock.json (npm v1-v3), yarn.lock (classic v1 or Berry), or pnpm-lock.yaml. Format is auto-detected; before/after may be different formats."
},
"after": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 8388608,
"description": "Raw file content of the \"after\" snapshot — a package.json, package-lock.json (npm v1-v3), yarn.lock (classic v1 or Berry), or pnpm-lock.yaml. Format is auto-detected; before/after may be different formats."
}
},
"required": [
"before",
"after"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}