ignore ID's in spec comparison

test_specs.sh

@@ -30,20 +30,73 @@ process_files() {
     done
 }
 
+# Function to compare files ignoring unstable IDs
+compare_files() {
+    local file1="$1"
+    local file2="$2"
+
+    # Use sed to replace id="..." with a placeholder
+    sed_command='s/id="[^"]*"/id="PLACEHOLDER"/g'
+
+    # Compare the files after replacing IDs
+    diff <(sed "$sed_command" "$file1") <(sed "$sed_command" "$file2")
+}
+
 # Process files from source_dir to output_dir
 echo "Processing files from $source_dir to $output_dir"
 process_files "$source_dir" "$output_dir"
 
 # Compare output_dir with specs_dir
 echo "Comparing results in $output_dir with $specs_dir"
-diff_output=$(diff -r "$output_dir" "$specs_dir")
+diff_found=false
+
+# Recursive function to compare directories
+compare_dirs() {
+    local dir1="$1"
+    local dir2="$2"
+
+    for file in "$dir1"/*; do
+        local rel_path="${file#$dir1/}"
+        local file2="$dir2/$rel_path"
+
+        if [ -d "$file" ]; then
+            # If it's a directory, recurse
+            compare_dirs "$file" "$file2"
+        elif [ -f "$file" ]; then
+            # If it's a file, compare
+            if [ ! -f "$file2" ]; then
+                echo "File missing in specs directory: $rel_path"
+                diff_found=true
+            else
+                diff_output=$(compare_files "$file" "$file2")
+                if [ -n "$diff_output" ]; then
+                    echo "Differences found in file: $rel_path"
+                    echo "$diff_output"
+                    diff_found=true
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    # Check for extra files in specs_dir
+    for file in "$dir2"/*; do
+        local rel_path="${file#$dir2/}"
+        local file1="$dir1/$rel_path"
+
+        if [ ! -e "$file1" ]; then
+            echo "Extra file in specs directory: $rel_path"
+            diff_found=true
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Start the comparison
+compare_dirs "$output_dir" "$specs_dir"
 
-if [ -z "$diff_output" ]; then
-    echo "No differences found. Test passed."
+if [ "$diff_found" = false ]; then
+    echo "No differences found (ignoring unstable IDs). Test passed."
     exit 0
 else
-    echo "Differences found. Test failed."
-    echo "Differences:"
-    echo "$diff_output"
+    echo "Differences found (ignoring unstable IDs). Test failed."
     exit 1
 fi