previousDiffURI

Type: string Default: undefined

The URL to use as the "old" version when generating a diff-marked document. By default, ReSpec uses the previous published version. Override this to diff against a different version.

Basic usage

var respecConfig = {
  previousPublishDate: "2024-01-15",
  previousMaturity: "WD",
  // Override: diff against the very first WD, not the immediately previous one
  previousDiffURI: "https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/WD-my-spec-20210301/",
};

Notes

• Rarely needed — most specs just diff against the immediately previous version
• Use when the default diff target isn't the version you want to compare against