@memberjunction/external-change-detection 4.0.0 → 4.2.0

package/README.md

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-# MemberJunction External Change Detection
+# @memberjunction/external-change-detection
 
-A powerful library for detecting and reconciling changes made to entities by external systems or integrations in MemberJunction applications.
+Detects and reconciles changes made to MemberJunction entities by external systems, third-party integrations, or direct database modifications that bypass the MemberJunction application layer.
 
 ## Overview
 
-The `@memberjunction/external-change-detection` package provides functionality to detect when records in your MemberJunction entities have been modified by external systems, third-party integrations, or direct database changes that bypass the MemberJunction application logic. This helps maintain data integrity and ensures that your application can react appropriately to external modifications.
+The `@memberjunction/external-change-detection` package detects when records have been modified outside of MemberJunction, generates detailed change reports with field-level differences, and can replay those changes through the MemberJunction entity system to trigger all business logic, validations, and audit tracking.
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    A["ExternalChangeDetectorEngine<br/>(Singleton)"] --> B["Create Detection"]
+    A --> C["Update Detection"]
+    A --> D["Delete Detection"]
+
+    B --> E["Records without<br/>Create in RecordChanges"]
+    C --> F["__mj_UpdatedAt newer than<br/>latest RecordChange"]
+    D --> G["RecordChanges entries<br/>with no matching record"]
+
+    A --> H["ReplayChanges"]
+    H --> I["Load Entity via MJ"]
+    I --> J["Save/Delete with ReplayOnly"]
+    J --> K["Business Logic<br/>Audit Trail<br/>Triggers"]
+
+    style A fill:#2d6a9f,stroke:#1a4971,color:#fff
+    style B fill:#2d8659,stroke:#1a5c3a,color:#fff
+    style C fill:#2d8659,stroke:#1a5c3a,color:#fff
+    style D fill:#2d8659,stroke:#1a5c3a,color:#fff
+    style H fill:#7c5295,stroke:#563a6b,color:#fff
+    style K fill:#b8762f,stroke:#8a5722,color:#fff
+```
 
 ## Key Features
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@memberjunction/external-change-detection",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "4.2.0",
   "description": "Library used by server side applications to determine if changes have been made to entities by external systems/integrations",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@memberjunction/core": "4.0.0",
-    "@memberjunction/core-entities": "4.0.0",
-    "@memberjunction/global": "4.0.0",
-    "@memberjunction/sqlserver-dataprovider": "4.0.0"
+    "@memberjunction/core": "4.2.0",
+    "@memberjunction/core-entities": "4.2.0",
+    "@memberjunction/global": "4.2.0",
+    "@memberjunction/sqlserver-dataprovider": "4.2.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",