The diff command added unnecessary complexity and duplicated functionality
already available through the show command. Users can now use:
- `openspec show <change>` for structured change viewing
- `openspec show <change> --json --deltas-only` for delta-only views
- Standard git diff or other tools for file comparisons
This change:
- Removes ~227 lines of code and the jest-diff dependency
- Simplifies the CLI interface
- Reduces maintenance burden
- Aligns with verb-first command structure
- Restructured README.md with three-stage workflow front-loaded
- Reduced from 575 to 298 lines while adding comprehensive content
- Added clear decision trees and removed ambiguous conditions
- Documented all CLI commands with examples and debugging tips
- Added critical scenario formatting guidance (most common error)
- Created troubleshooting section with error solutions
- Updated CLAUDE.md template with streamlined, focused content
- Added "Before Any Task" checklist for context gathering
- Added spec discovery workflow to prevent duplicates
- Included tool selection matrix and best practices
- Replace any types with proper Change and Delta types from schemas
- Add error logging in catch blocks when DEBUG env var is set
- Include file paths in error messages for better debugging
- Extract regex patterns and magic strings as constants
- Improve code maintainability and type safety
- Add new `openspec change` command with three subcommands
- Implement JSON output capability for change proposals
- Add deprecation warning to legacy `openspec list` command
- Enable --requirements-only filtering for change show
- Support --strict mode and --json flags for validation
This provides programmatic access to change proposals through JSON output
and establishes a consistent resource-based command structure.
Implements new `openspec spec` command with three subcommands:
- `spec show`: Display specs with JSON output and filtering options
- `spec list`: List all available specifications
- `spec validate`: Validate spec structure with detailed reporting
Key features:
- JSON output for CI/CD integration (--json flag)
- Content filtering (--requirements, --no-scenarios, -r)
- Strict validation mode (--strict)
- Support for both Overview/Purpose and Requirements/Behavior sections
This enables programmatic access to OpenSpec specifications for external
tools and automated pipelines as specified in the add-spec-commands change.
- Use word boundaries in delta operation detection to avoid false matches
- Standardize name extraction to use directory name after specs/changes
- Combine archive validation warning into single prompt for better UX
- Add change.md validation to archive command before archiving
- Replace structured {given, when, then} with {rawText} field
- Remove complex Given/When/Then parsing logic
- Preserve original formatting and whitespace
- Update all tests to use rawText field
- Remove unnecessary validation checks
This change reduces complexity while preserving all content exactly
as written, making the system more maintainable and flexible.
- Extract magic numbers to named constants in validation/constants.ts
- Update task 3.2 to reflect actual implementation (constants.ts)
- Add comprehensive documentation for validation system
- Add migration guide for future command integration
- Update CLI help text for diff command
- Add Zod schemas for specs, changes, requirements, and scenarios
- Implement markdown parser for extracting structured data
- Create validation infrastructure with error/warning/info levels
- Enhance archive command with pre-archive validation
- Add --no-validate flag with confirmation prompt for emergencies
- Enhance diff command with non-blocking validation warnings
- Add JSON converters for spec and change formats
- Add comprehensive test coverage for all validation components
- Update openspec-conventions spec with delta-based approach
- Add Header-Based Requirement Identification for programmatic matching
- Define ADDED/MODIFIED/REMOVED/RENAMED sections format
- Document standard output symbols (+ ~ - →)
- Update openspec/README.md with delta conventions and examples
- Update init command template to use delta format
- Mark completed tasks in adopt-delta-based-changes/tasks.md
This implements the first part of the delta-based changes proposal,
updating all documentation and conventions to support the new format.
- Added try-catch error handling for configurator failures
- Improved console output to be more specific about what was updated
- Added TODO comment for future multi-configurator test enhancement
- Added test for error handling when configurator fails
- Console now shows 'Updated OpenSpec instructions (README.md)' for clarity
The update command now only updates existing AI tool configuration
files instead of forcing CLAUDE.md creation. This allows team members
to use different AI tools without conflicts.
- Modified update.ts to check for existing files before updating
- Added comprehensive tests for the new behavior
- Updated spec and documentation to reflect team-friendly approach
- Created project README documenting the behavior
- Add --skip-specs flag to archive command to skip spec update operations
- Fix confirmation behavior: declining spec updates now continues with archiving instead of cancelling
- Add comprehensive tests for new functionality
- Update task documentation to reflect completed implementation
- Replace readline with @inquirer/prompts for all user interactions
- Add arrow key navigation for change selection (consistent with diff command)
- Use confirm() for yes/no prompts with better UX
- Remove manual readline interface management (no longer needed)
- Update tests to mock @inquirer/prompts instead of readline
- Add new test cases for interactive mode behavior
This change provides a consistent user experience across all OpenSpec commands,
where users can navigate options with arrow keys rather than typing numbers.
Adds a new `openspec archive` command that moves completed changes to an archive
directory with date-based naming. The command includes:
- Interactive change selection when no name provided
- Incomplete task warnings before archiving
- Automatic spec updates to main specs directory
- Confirmation prompts (skippable with --yes flag)
- Duplicate archive prevention
Also fixes TypeScript compilation errors in diff.ts and init.ts.
Tabish Bidiwale