Table of contents
Decide what equality means
JSON objects are usually unordered key maps while arrays remain ordered sequences.
Use text comparison when exact bytes or source formatting is contractually significant.
Validate the merged result
Parse and schema-check merged JSON before approval.
Run consumer tests so structural compatibility is proven, not assumed.
Review checklist
- Choose semantic or exact-text comparison.
- Parse both documents.
- Preserve array order.
- Validate with schema or consumer tests.