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odxtools/cli/compare.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import argparse
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
+
+from rich import print
+from tabulate import tabulate  # TODO: switch to rich tables
+
+from ..database import Database
+from ..diaglayer import DiagLayer
+from ..diagservice import DiagService
+from ..load_file import load_file
+from ..odxtypes import AtomicOdxType
+from ..parameters.codedconstparameter import CodedConstParameter
+from ..parameters.nrcconstparameter import NrcConstParameter
+from ..parameters.parameter import Parameter
+from ..parameters.physicalconstantparameter import PhysicalConstantParameter
+from ..parameters.valueparameter import ValueParameter
+from . import _parser_utils
+from ._print_utils import (extract_service_tabulation_data, print_dl_metrics,
+                           print_service_parameters)
+
+# name of the tool
+_odxtools_tool_name_ = "compare"
+
+VariantName = str
+VariantType = str
+NewServices = List[DiagService]
+DeletedServices = List[DiagService]
+RenamedServices = List[List[Union[str, DiagService]]]
+ServicesWithParamChanges = List[List[Union[str, DiagService]]]
+
+SpecsServiceDict = Dict[str, Union[VariantName, VariantType, NewServices, DeletedServices,
+                                   RenamedServices, ServicesWithParamChanges]]
+
+NewVariants = List[DiagLayer]
+DeletedVariants = List[DiagLayer]
+
+SpecsChangesVariants = Dict[str, Union[NewVariants, DeletedVariants, SpecsServiceDict]]
+
+
+class Display:
+    # class with variables and functions to display the result of the comparison
+
+    # TODO
+    # Idea: results as json export
+    # - write results of comparison in json structure
+    # - use odxlinks to refer to dignostic services / objects if changes have already been detected (e.g. in another ecu variant / diagnostic layer)
+
+    # print all information about parameter properties (request, pos. response & neg. response parameters) for changed diagnostic services
+    param_detailed: bool
+    obj_detailed: bool
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def print_dl_changes(self, service_dict: SpecsServiceDict) -> None:
+
+        if service_dict["new_services"] or service_dict["deleted_services"] or service_dict[
+                "changed_name_of_service"][0] or service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][0]:
+            assert isinstance(service_dict["diag_layer"], str)
+            print(
+                f"\nChanged diagnostic services for diagnostic layer: [u magenta]{service_dict['diag_layer']}[/u magenta] ({service_dict['diag_layer_type']})"
+            )
+        if service_dict["new_services"]:
+            assert isinstance(service_dict["new_services"], List)
+            print("\n [blue]New services[/blue]")
+            table = extract_service_tabulation_data(
+                service_dict["new_services"])  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            print(tabulate(table, headers='keys', tablefmt='presto'))
+        if service_dict["deleted_services"]:
+            assert isinstance(service_dict["deleted_services"], List)
+            print("\n [blue]Deleted services[/blue]")
+            table = extract_service_tabulation_data(
+                service_dict["deleted_services"])  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            print(tabulate(table, headers='keys', tablefmt='presto'))
+        if service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][0]:
+            print("\n [blue]Renamed services[/blue]")
+            table = extract_service_tabulation_data(
+                service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][0])  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            table['Old service name'] = service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][1]
+            print(tabulate(table, headers='keys', tablefmt='presto'))
+        if service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][0]:
+            print("\n [blue]Services with parameter changes[/blue]")
+            # create table with information about services with parameter changes
+            table = extract_service_tabulation_data(
+                service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][0])  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            # add information about changed parameters
+            table['Changed parameters'] = service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][1]
+            print(tabulate(table, headers='keys', tablefmt='presto'))
+
+            for service_idx, service in enumerate(
+                    service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][0]):  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                assert isinstance(service, DiagService)
+                print(
+                    f"\n  Detailed changes of diagnostic service [u cyan]{service.short_name}[/u cyan]"
+                )
+                #   detailed_info in [infotext1, dict1, infotext2, dict2, ...]
+                for detailed_info in service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][2][
+                        service_idx]:  # type: ignore[arg-type, index, union-attr]
+                    if isinstance(detailed_info, str):
+                        print("\n" + detailed_info)
+                    elif isinstance(detailed_info, dict):
+                        print(tabulate(detailed_info, headers='keys', tablefmt='presto'))
+                if self.param_detailed:
+                    # print all parameter details of diagnostic service
+                    print_service_parameters(
+                        service, allow_unknown_bit_lengths=True, plumbing_output=self.obj_detailed)
+
+    def print_database_changes(self, changes_variants: SpecsChangesVariants) -> None:
+        # prints result of database comparison (input variable: dictionary: changes_variants)
+
+        # diagnostic layers
+        if changes_variants["new_diagnostic_layers"] or changes_variants[
+                "deleted_diagnostic_layers"]:
+            print("\n[bright_blue]Changed diagnostic layers[/bright_blue]: ")
+            print(" New diagnostic layers: ")
+            for variant in changes_variants["new_diagnostic_layers"]:
+                assert isinstance(variant, DiagLayer)
+                print(f"  [magenta]{variant.short_name}[/magenta] ({variant.variant_type.value})")
+            print(" Deleted diagnostic layers: ")
+            for variant in changes_variants["deleted_diagnostic_layers"]:
+                assert isinstance(variant, DiagLayer)
+                print(f"  [magenta]{variant.short_name}[/magenta] ({variant.variant_type.value})")
+
+        # diagnostic services
+        for _, value in changes_variants.items():
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                self.print_dl_changes(value)
+
+
+class Comparison(Display):
+    databases: List[Database] = []  # storage of database objects
+    diagnostic_layers: List[DiagLayer] = []  # storage of DiagLayer objects
+    diagnostic_layer_names: Set[str] = set()  # storage of diagnostic layer names
+
+    db_indicator_1: int
+    db_indicator_2: int
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def compare_parameters(self, param1: Parameter, param2: Parameter) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        # checks whether properties of param1 and param2 differ
+        # checked properties: Name, Byte Position, Bit Length, Semantic, Parameter Type, Value (Coded, Constant, Default etc.), Data Type, Data Object Property (Name, Physical Data Type, Unit)
+
+        property = []
+        old = []
+        new = []
+
+        def append_list(property_name: str, new_property_value: Optional[AtomicOdxType],
+                        old_property_value: Optional[AtomicOdxType]) -> None:
+            property.append(property_name)
+            old.append(old_property_value)
+            new.append(new_property_value)
+
+        if param1.short_name != param2.short_name:
+            append_list('Parameter name', param1.short_name, param2.short_name)
+        if param1.byte_position != param2.byte_position:
+            append_list('Byte position', param1.byte_position, param2.byte_position)
+        if param1.get_static_bit_length() != param2.get_static_bit_length():
+            append_list('Bit Length', param1.get_static_bit_length(),
+                        param2.get_static_bit_length())
+        if param1.semantic != param2.semantic:
+            append_list('Semantic', param1.semantic, param2.semantic)
+        if param1.parameter_type != param2.parameter_type:
+            append_list('Parameter type', param1.parameter_type, param2.parameter_type)
+
+        if isinstance(param1, CodedConstParameter) and isinstance(param2, CodedConstParameter):
+            if param1.diag_coded_type.base_data_type != param2.diag_coded_type.base_data_type:
+                append_list('Data type', param1.diag_coded_type.base_data_type.name,
+                            param2.diag_coded_type.base_data_type.name)
+            if param1.coded_value != param2.coded_value:
+                if isinstance(param1.coded_value, int) and isinstance(param2.coded_value, int):
+                    append_list(
+                        'Value', "0x" +
+                        f"{param1.coded_value:0{(param1.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}",
+                        "0x" +
+                        f"{param2.coded_value:0{(param2.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}")
+                else:
+                    append_list('Value', f"{param1.coded_value!r}", f"{param2.coded_value!r}")
+
+        elif isinstance(param1, NrcConstParameter) and isinstance(param2, NrcConstParameter):
+            if param1.diag_coded_type.base_data_type != param2.diag_coded_type.base_data_type:
+                append_list('Data type', param1.diag_coded_type.base_data_type.name,
+                            param2.diag_coded_type.base_data_type.name)
+            if param1.coded_values != param2.coded_values:
+                append_list('Values', str(param1.coded_values), str(param2.coded_values))
+
+        elif (dop_1 := getattr(param1, "dop", None)) is not None and (dop_2 := getattr(
+                param2, "dop", None)) is not None:
+
+            if dop_1 != dop_2:
+                # TODO: compare INTERNAL-CONSTR, COMPU-INTERNAL-TO-PHYS of DOP
+                append_list('Linked DOP object', "", "")
+
+                # DOP Name
+                if dop_1.short_name != dop_2.short_name:
+                    append_list(' DOP name', dop_1.short_name, dop_2.short_name)
+
+                # DOP Unit
+                if getattr(dop_1, "unit", None) and getattr(dop_2, "unit", None):
+                    # (properties of unit object: short_name, long_name, description, odx_id, display_name, oid, factor_si_to_unit, offset_si_to_unit, physical_dimension_ref)
+                    if dop_1.unit != dop_2.unit and dop_1.unit.short_name != dop_2.unit.short_name:
+                        append_list('  DOP unit name', dop_1.unit.short_name, dop_2.unit.short_name)
+                    elif dop_1.unit != dop_2.unit and dop_1.unit.display_name != dop_2.unit.display_name:
+                        append_list('  DOP unit display name', dop_1.unit.display_name,
+                                    dop_2.unit.display_name)
+                    elif dop_1.unit != dop_2.unit:
+                        append_list(' DOP unit object', "", "")
+
+                if hasattr(dop_1, "physical_type") and hasattr(dop_2, "physical_type"):
+                    if (dop_1.physical_type and dop_2.physical_type and
+                            dop_1.physical_type.base_data_type
+                            != dop_2.physical_type.base_data_type):
+                        append_list(' DOP physical data type',
+                                    dop_1.physical_type.base_data_type.name,
+                                    dop_2.physical_type.base_data_type.name)
+
+            if (isinstance(param1, PhysicalConstantParameter) and
+                    isinstance(param2, PhysicalConstantParameter) and
+                    param1.physical_constant_value != param2.physical_constant_value):
+                if isinstance(param1.physical_constant_value, int) and isinstance(
+                        param2.physical_constant_value, int):
+                    append_list(
+                        'Constant value', "0x" +
+                        f"{param1.physical_constant_value:0{(param1.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}",
+                        "0x" +
+                        f"{param2.physical_constant_value:0{(param2.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    append_list('Constant value', f"{param1.physical_constant_value!r}",
+                                f"{param2.physical_constant_value!r}")
+
+            elif (isinstance(param1, ValueParameter) and isinstance(param2, ValueParameter) and
+                  param1.physical_default_value is not None and
+                  param2.physical_default_value is not None and
+                  param1.physical_default_value != param2.physical_default_value):
+                if isinstance(param1.physical_default_value, int) and isinstance(
+                        param2.physical_default_value, int):
+                    append_list(
+                        'Default value', "0x" +
+                        f"{param1.physical_default_value:0{(param1.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}",
+                        "0x" +
+                        f"{param2.physical_default_value:0{(param2.get_static_bit_length() or 0) // 4}X}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    append_list('Default value', f"{param1.physical_default_value!r}",
+                                f"{param2.physical_default_value!r}")
+
+        return {'Property': property, 'Old Value': old, 'New Value': new}
+
+    def compare_services(self, service1: DiagService, service2: DiagService) -> list:
+        # compares request, positive response and negative response parameters of two diagnostic services
+
+        information: List[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = [
+        ]  # information = [infotext1, table1, infotext2, table2, ...]
+        changed_params = ''
+
+        # Request
+        if service1.request is not None and service2.request is not None and len(
+                service1.request.parameters) == len(service2.request.parameters):
+            for res1_idx, param1 in enumerate(service1.request.parameters):
+                for res2_idx, param2 in enumerate(service2.request.parameters):
+                    if res1_idx == res2_idx:
+                        # find changed request parameter properties
+                        table = self.compare_parameters(param1, param2)
+                        infotext = ('   Properties of ' + str(res1_idx + 1) +
+                                    '. request parameter [b]' + param2.short_name +
+                                    ' have changed\n')
+                        # array index starts with 0 -> param[0] is 1. service parameter
+
+                        if table['Property']:
+                            information.append(infotext)
+                            information.append(table)
+                            changed_params += 'request parameter \'' + param2.short_name + '\',\n'
+        else:
+            changed_params += 'request parameter list, '
+            # infotext
+            information.append('List of request parameters for service ' + service2.short_name +
+                               ' is not identical.\n')
+
+            # table
+
+            param_list1 = [] if service1.request is None else service1.request.parameters
+            param_list2 = [] if service2.request is None else service2.request.parameters
+
+            information.append({
+                'List': ['Old list', 'New list'],
+                'Values': [f"\\{param_list1}", f"\\{param_list2}"]
+            })
+
+        # Positive Responses
+        if len(service1.positive_responses) == len(service2.positive_responses):
+            for res1_idx, response1 in enumerate(service1.positive_responses):
+                for res2_idx, response2 in enumerate(service2.positive_responses):
+                    if res1_idx == res2_idx:
+                        if len(response1.parameters) == len(response2.parameters):
+                            for param1_idx, param1 in enumerate(response1.parameters):
+                                for param2_idx, param2 in enumerate(response2.parameters):
+                                    if param1_idx == param2_idx:
+                                        # find changed positive response parameter properties
+                                        table = self.compare_parameters(param1, param2)
+                                        infotext = ('   Properties of ' + str(param1_idx + 1) +
+                                                    '. positive response parameter [b]' +
+                                                    param2.short_name + '[/b] have changed\n')
+                                        # array index starts with 0 -> param[0] is 1. service parameter
+
+                                        if table['Property']:
+                                            information.append(infotext)
+                                            information.append(table)
+                                            changed_params += 'positive response parameter \'' + param2.short_name + '\',\n'
+                        else:
+                            changed_params += 'positive response parameter list, '
+                            # infotext
+                            information.append('List of positive response parameters for service ' +
+                                               service2.short_name + ' is not identical.')
+                            # table
+                            information.append({
+                                'List': ['Old list', 'New list'],
+                                'Values': [str(response1.parameters),
+                                           str(response2.parameters)]
+                            })
+        else:
+            changed_params += 'positive responses list, '
+            # infotext
+            information.append('List of positive responses for service ' + service2.short_name +
+                               ' is not identical.')
+            # table
+            information.append({
+                'List': ['Old list', 'New list'],
+                'Values': [str(service1.positive_responses),
+                           str(service2.positive_responses)]
+            })
+
+        # Negative Responses
+        if len(service1.negative_responses) == len(service2.negative_responses):
+            for res1_idx, response1 in enumerate(service1.negative_responses):
+                for res2_idx, response2 in enumerate(service2.negative_responses):
+                    if res1_idx == res2_idx:
+                        if len(response1.parameters) == len(response2.parameters):
+                            for param1_idx, param1 in enumerate(response1.parameters):
+                                for param2_idx, param2 in enumerate(response2.parameters):
+                                    if param1_idx == param2_idx:
+                                        # find changed negative response parameter properties
+                                        table = self.compare_parameters(param1, param2)
+                                        infotext = ('   Properties of ' + str(param1_idx + 1) +
+                                                    '. negative response parameter [b]' +
+                                                    param2.short_name + '[/b] have changed\n')
+                                        # array index starts with 0 -> param[0] is 1. service parameter
+
+                                        if table['Property']:
+                                            information.append(infotext)
+                                            information.append(table)
+                                            changed_params += 'negative response parameter \'' + param2.short_name + '\',\n'
+                        else:
+                            changed_params += 'positive response parameter list, '
+                            # infotext
+                            information.append('List of positive response parameters for service ' +
+                                               service2.short_name + ' is not identical.\n')
+                            # table
+                            information.append({
+                                'List': ['Old list', 'New list'],
+                                'Values': [str(response1.parameters),
+                                           str(response2.parameters)]
+                            })
+        else:
+            changed_params += 'negative responses list, '
+            # infotext
+            information.append('List of positive responses for service ' + service2.short_name +
+                               ' is not identical.\n')
+            # table
+            information.append({
+                'List': ['Old list', 'New list'],
+                'Values': [str(service1.negative_responses),
+                           str(service2.negative_responses)]
+            })
+
+        return [information, changed_params]
+
+    def compare_diagnostic_layers(self, dl1: DiagLayer, dl2: DiagLayer) -> dict:
+        # compares diagnostic services of two diagnostic layers with each other
+        # save changes in dictionary (service_dict)
+        # TODO: add comparison of SingleECUJobs
+
+        new_services: NewServices = []
+        deleted_services: DeletedServices = []
+        renamed_service: RenamedServices = [[],
+                                            []]  # TODO: implement list of (str, DiagService)-tuples
+        services_with_param_changes: ServicesWithParamChanges = [
+            [], [], []
+        ]  # TODO: implement list of tuples (str, str, DiagService)-tuples
+
+        service_dict: SpecsServiceDict = {
+            "diag_layer": dl1.short_name,
+            "diag_layer_type": dl1.variant_type.value,
+            # list with added diagnostic services [service1, service2, service3, ...] Type: DiagService
+            "new_services": new_services,
+            # list with deleted diagnostic services [service1, service2, service3, ...] Type: DiagService
+            "deleted_services": deleted_services,
+            # list with diagnostic services where the service name changed [[services], [old service names]]
+            "changed_name_of_service": renamed_service,
+            # list with diagnostic services where the service parameter changed [[services], [changed_parameters], [information_texts]]
+            "changed_parameters_of_service": services_with_param_changes
+        }
+        # service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][{0 = services, 1 = old service names}][i]
+        # service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][{0 = services, 1 = changed_parameters, 2 = information_texts}][i]
+
+        # write diagnostic services of each diagnostic layer into a list (type: odxtools.diagservice.DiagService)
+        services_for_dl1 = dl1.services
+        services_for_dl2 = dl2.services
+
+        # write request parameters (hex string) refering to Diag-Services into a list (type: bytearray)
+        requests_for_dl1: List[Union[bytes, str]] = []
+        requests_for_dl2: List[Union[bytes, str]] = []
+
+        # method service() fails when request parameters are not coded or have a default value
+        # Error message: odxtools.exceptions.OdxError: The parameters {'foo'} are required but missing!
+        for service in services_for_dl1:
+            assert isinstance(service, DiagService)
+            if not getattr(service.request, "required_parameters", None):
+                requests_for_dl1.append(service())
+            else:
+                requests_for_dl1.append(service.short_name)
+
+        for service in services_for_dl2:
+            assert isinstance(service, DiagService)
+            if not getattr(service.request, "required_parameters", None):
+                requests_for_dl2.append(service())
+            else:
+                requests_for_dl2.append(service.short_name)
+
+        # compare diagnostic services
+        for service1_idx, service1 in enumerate(services_for_dl1):
+
+            # check for added diagnostic services
+            if (service1.short_name not in [service.short_name for service in services_for_dl2] and
+                    requests_for_dl1[service1_idx] not in requests_for_dl2):
+
+                service_dict["new_services"].append(service1)  # type: ignore[union-attr, arg-type]
+
+            # check whether names of diagnostic services have changed
+            elif (service1.short_name not in [service.short_name for service in services_for_dl2]
+                  and requests_for_dl1[service1_idx] in requests_for_dl2):
+
+                # get related diagnostic service for request
+                decoded_message = dl2.decode(service1())
+
+                # save information about changes in dictionary
+
+                # add new service (type: DiagService)
+                service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][0].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                    service1)
+                # add old service name (type: String)
+                service_dict["changed_name_of_service"][1].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                    decoded_message[0].service.short_name)
+
+                # compare request, pos. response and neg. response parameters of diagnostic services
+                detailed_information = self.compare_services(service1, decoded_message[0].service)
+                # detailed_information = [[infotext1, table1, infotext2, table2, ...], changed_params]
+
+                # add information about changed diagnostic service parameters to dicitionary
+                if detailed_information[1]:  # check whether string 'changed_params' is empty
+                    # new service (type: DiagService)
+                    service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][
+                        0].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            service1)
+                    # add parameters which have been changed (type: String)
+                    service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][
+                        1].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            detailed_information[1])
+                    # add detailed information about changed service parameters (type: list) [infotext1, table1, infotext2, table2, ...]
+                    service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][
+                        2].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            detailed_information[0])
+
+            for service2_idx, service2 in enumerate(services_for_dl2):
+
+                # check for deleted diagnostic services
+                if (service2.short_name not in [service.short_name for service in services_for_dl1]
+                        and requests_for_dl2[service2_idx] not in requests_for_dl1 and
+                        service2 not in service_dict["deleted_services"]):
+
+                    service_dict["deleted_services"].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                        service2)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+                if service1.short_name == service2.short_name:
+                    # compare request, pos. response and neg. response parameters of both diagnostic services
+                    detailed_information = self.compare_services(service1, service2)
+                    # detailed_information = [[infotext1, table1, infotext2, table2, ...], changed_params]
+
+                    # add information about changed diagnostic service parameters to dicitionary
+                    if detailed_information[1]:  # check whether string 'changed_params' is empty
+                        # new service (type: DiagService)
+                        service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][
+                            0].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                                service1)
+                        # add parameters which have been changed (type: String)
+                        service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            1].append(detailed_information[1])
+                        # add detailed information about changed service parameters (type: list) [infotext1, table1, infotext2, table2, ...]
+                        service_dict["changed_parameters_of_service"][  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            2].append(detailed_information[0])
+        return service_dict
+
+    def compare_databases(self, database_new: Database, database_old: Database) -> dict:
+        # compares two PDX-files with each other
+
+        new_variants: NewVariants = []
+        deleted_variants: DeletedVariants = []
+
+        changes_variants: SpecsChangesVariants = {
+            "new_diagnostic_layers": new_variants,
+            "deleted_diagnostic_layers": deleted_variants
+        }
+
+        # compare databases
+        for _, dl1 in enumerate(database_new.diag_layers):
+            # check for new diagnostic layers
+            if dl1.short_name not in [dl.short_name for dl in database_old.diag_layers]:
+                changes_variants["new_diagnostic_layers"].append(dl1)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+
+            for _, dl2 in enumerate(database_old.diag_layers):
+                # check for deleted diagnostic layers
+                if (dl2.short_name not in [dl.short_name for dl in database_new.diag_layers] and
+                        dl2 not in changes_variants["deleted_diagnostic_layers"]):
+
+                    changes_variants[
+                        "deleted_diagnostic_layers"].append(  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                            dl2)
+
+                if dl1.short_name == dl2.short_name and dl1.short_name in self.diagnostic_layer_names:
+                    # compare diagnostic services of both diagnostic layers
+                    # save diagnostic service changes in dictionary (empty if no changes)
+                    service_dict: SpecsServiceDict = self.compare_diagnostic_layers(dl1, dl2)
+                    if service_dict:
+                        # adds information about diagnostic service changes to return variable (changes_variants)
+                        changes_variants.update({dl1.short_name: service_dict})
+
+        return changes_variants
+
+
+def add_subparser(subparsers: "argparse._SubParsersAction") -> None:
+    parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "compare",
+        description="\n".join([
+            "Compares two versions of diagnostic layers or databases with each other. Checks whether diagnostic services and its parameters have changed.",
+            "",
+            "Examples:",
+            "  Comparison of two diagnostic layers:",
+            "    odxtools compare ./path/to/database.pdx -v variant1 variant2",
+            "  Comparison of two database versions:",
+            "    odxtools compare ./path/to/database.pdx -db ./path/to/old-database.pdx",
+            "  For more information use:",
+            "    odxtools compare -h",
+        ]),
+        help="Compares two versions of diagnostic layers and/or databases with each other. Checks whether diagnostic services and its parameters have changed.",
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
+    )
+    _parser_utils.add_pdx_argument(parser)
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "--variants",
+        nargs="+",
+        metavar="VARIANT",
+        required=False,
+        default=None,
+        help="Compare specified (ecu) variants to each other.",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-db",
+        "--database",
+        nargs="+",
+        default=None,
+        metavar="DATABASE",
+        required=False,
+        help="Compare specified database file(s) to database file of first input argument.",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-nd",
+        "--no-details",
+        action="store_false",
+        default=True,
+        required=False,
+        help="Don't show all service parameter details",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-po",
+        "--plumbing-output",
+        action="store_true",
+        required=False,
+        help="Print full objects instead of selected and formatted attributes",
+    )
+    # TODO
+    # Idea: provide folder with multiple pdx files as argument
+    # -> load all pdx files in folder, sort them alphabetically, compare databases pairwaise
+    # -> calculate metrics (number of added services, number of changed services, number of removed services, total number of services per ecu variant, ...)
+    # -> display metrics graphically
+
+
+def run(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+
+    task = Comparison()
+    task.param_detailed = args.no_details
+    task.obj_detailed = args.plumbing_output
+
+    db_names = [args.pdx_file if isinstance(args.pdx_file, str) else str(args.pdx_file[0])]
+
+    if args.database and args.variants:
+        # compare specified databases, consider only specified variants
+
+        for name in args.database:
+            db_names.append(name) if isinstance(name, str) else str(name[0])
+
+        task.databases = [load_file(name) for name in db_names]
+        diag_layer_names = {dl.short_name for db in task.databases for dl in db.diag_layers}
+
+        task.diagnostic_layer_names = diag_layer_names.intersection(set(args.variants))
+
+        for name in args.variants:
+            if name not in task.diagnostic_layer_names:
+                print(f"The variant '{name}' could not be found!")
+                return
+
+        task.db_indicator_1 = 0
+
+        for db_idx, _ in enumerate(task.databases):
+            if db_idx + 1 >= len(task.databases):
+                break
+            task.db_indicator_2 = db_idx + 1
+
+            print("\n")
+            print("Changes in file [b]" + os.path.basename(db_names[0]) + "[/b]\n (compared to " +
+                  os.path.basename(db_names[db_idx + 1]) + ")")
+
+            print("\n")
+            print(f"Overview of diagnostic layers (for {os.path.basename(db_names[0])})")
+            print_dl_metrics([
+                variant for variant in task.databases[0].diag_layers
+                if variant.short_name in task.diagnostic_layer_names
+            ])
+
+            print("\n")
+            print(f"Overview of diagnostic layers (for {os.path.basename(db_names[db_idx+1])})")
+            print_dl_metrics([
+                variant for variant in task.databases[db_idx + 1].diag_layers
+                if variant.short_name in task.diagnostic_layer_names
+            ])
+
+            task.print_database_changes(
+                task.compare_databases(task.databases[0], task.databases[db_idx + 1]))
+
+    elif args.database:
+        # compare specified databases, consider all variants
+
+        for name in args.database:
+            db_names.append(name)
+        task.databases = [load_file(name) for name in db_names]
+
+        # collect all diagnostic layers from all specified databases
+        task.diagnostic_layer_names = {
+            dl.short_name
+            for db in task.databases
+            for dl in db.diag_layers
+        }
+        task.db_indicator_1 = 0
+
+        for db_idx, _ in enumerate(task.databases):
+            if db_idx + 1 >= len(task.databases):
+                break
+            task.db_indicator_2 = db_idx + 1
+
+            print("\n")
+            print("Changes in file [b]" + os.path.basename(db_names[0]) + "[/b]\n (compared to " +
+                  os.path.basename(db_names[db_idx + 1]) + ")")
+
+            print("\n")
+            print(f"Overview of diagnostic layers (for {os.path.basename(db_names[0])})")
+            print_dl_metrics(list(task.databases[0].diag_layers))
+
+            print("\n")
+            print(f"Overview of diagnostic layers (for {os.path.basename(db_names[db_idx+1])})")
+            print_dl_metrics(list(task.databases[db_idx + 1].diag_layers))
+
+            task.print_database_changes(
+                task.compare_databases(task.databases[0], task.databases[db_idx + 1]))
+
+    elif args.variants:
+        # no databases specified -> comparison of diagnostic layers
+
+        odxdb = _parser_utils.load_file(args)
+        task.databases = [odxdb]
+
+        diag_layer_names = {dl.short_name for db in task.databases for dl in db.diag_layers}
+
+        task.diagnostic_layer_names = diag_layer_names.intersection(set(args.variants))
+        task.diagnostic_layers = [
+            dl for db in task.databases for dl in db.diag_layers
+            if dl.short_name in task.diagnostic_layer_names
+        ]
+
+        for name in args.variants:
+            if name not in task.diagnostic_layer_names:
+                print(f"The variant '{name}' could not be found!")
+                return
+
+        print("\n")
+        print(f"Overview of diagnostic layers: ")
+        print_dl_metrics(task.diagnostic_layers)
+
+        for db_idx, dl in enumerate(task.diagnostic_layers):
+            if db_idx + 1 >= len(task.diagnostic_layers):
+                break
+
+            print("\n")
+            print(
+                f"Changes in diagnostic layer [b]{dl.short_name}[/b] ({dl.variant_type.value})\n (compared to {task.diagnostic_layers[db_idx + 1].short_name} ({task.diagnostic_layers[db_idx + 1].variant_type.value}))"
+            )
+            task.print_dl_changes(
+                task.compare_diagnostic_layers(dl, task.diagnostic_layers[db_idx + 1]))
+
+    else:
+        # no databases & no variants specified
+        print("Please specify either a database or variant for a comparison")