Diffs
Syntax-highlighted file viewing and visual diff rendering for Filament infolists. Powered by @pierre/diffs.
Author:
Kirschbaum Development
Documentation
- Components
- Requirements
- Installation
- Usage
- Configuration
- Testing
- Changelog
- Contributing
- Security Vulnerabilities
- Credits
- Sponsorship
- License

Syntax-highlighted file viewing and visual diff rendering for Filament infolists. Powered by @pierre/diffs.
#Components
#FileEntry
Renders any text-based content with syntax highlighting. Useful for displaying raw file contents, stored code, API payloads, or any structured text directly in an infolist.
#FileDiffEntry
Renders a side-by-side diff between two versions of content with syntax highlighting. Useful for comparing model versions, reviewing changes, or showing before/after states.
#Requirements
- PHP 8.1+
- Filament 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x
#Installation
composer require kirschbaum-development/filament-diffs -W
Then register the plugin in your panel provider:
use Kirschbaum\FilamentDiffs\FilamentDiffsPlugin;
public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
return $panel
->plugins([
FilamentDiffsPlugin::make(),
]);
}
#Usage
#FileEntry
Use FileEntry in any infolist to render a field's value with syntax highlighting. The state is resolved from the record attribute matching the entry name:
use Kirschbaum\FilamentDiffs\Infolists\Components\FileEntry;
FileEntry::make('webhook_payload')
->label('Webhook Payload')
->fileName('payload.json')
You can override the state entirely using a closure:
FileEntry::make('webhook_payload')
->label('Webhook Payload')
->fileName('payload.json')
->state(fn ($record) => $record->getRawPayload())
#FileDiffEntry
Use FileDiffEntry to render a side-by-side diff between two strings. Both ->old() and ->new() accept a string or a closure that receives the current record. A null value is treated as an empty string, making it easy to represent newly created files.
use Kirschbaum\FilamentDiffs\Infolists\Components\FileDiffEntry;
FileDiffEntry::make('content')
->label('Changes')
->fileName('post.md')
->old(fn ($record) => $record->previousVersion?->content)
->new(fn ($record) => $record->content)
#Setting the Language
Both components detect the syntax highlighting language from the file name. You can also set it explicitly using any Shiki language identifier — this takes precedence over file name detection:
FileEntry::make('source')
->language('php')
FileDiffEntry::make('content')
->old(fn ($record) => $record->previousVersion?->content)
->new(fn ($record) => $record->content)
->language('markdown')
#Passing Options
Both components accept an ->options() array that is passed directly to the underlying @pierre/diffs components, giving you access to the full range of configuration including themes, diff styles, and more:
FileEntry::make('source')
->fileName('app.php')
->options([
'theme' => 'github-dark',
])
FileDiffEntry::make('content')
->old(fn ($record) => $record->previousVersion?->content)
->new(fn ($record) => $record->content)
->fileName('post.md')
->options([
'diffStyle' => 'unified',
])
See the @pierre/diffs documentation for all available options.
#Configuration
#Default Theme
Publish the config file to set a default theme across all components in your application:
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="filament-diffs-config"
// config/filament-diffs.php
return [
'default_theme' => null,
];
You can also set a default theme per panel via the plugin, which takes precedence over the config file:
FilamentDiffsPlugin::make()
->defaultTheme('github-dark')
#Theme Precedence
Themes are resolved in the following order (highest priority first):
- Per-component
->options(['theme' => '...']) - Panel plugin
FilamentDiffsPlugin::make()->defaultTheme('...') - Config file
filament-diffs.default_theme
#Testing
composer test
#Changelog
Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.
#Contributing
Please see CONTRIBUTING for details.
#Security Vulnerabilities
Please review our security policy on how to report security vulnerabilities.
#Credits
- Travis Obregon
- Kirschbaum Development Group
- @pierre/diffs by The Pierre Computer Co.
- All Contributors
#Sponsorship
Development of this package is sponsored by Kirschbaum Development Group, a developer driven company focused on problem solving, team building, and community. Learn more about us or join us!
#License
The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.
The author
We are a team of carefully curated Laravel and Filament experts with a history of delivering practical and efficient solutions to complex problems. As official Filament and Laravel partners, we love open-source and have contributed to many projects over the years.
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