[thenbe]

> we need to easily be able to see diffs between different versions

Can git attributes help in this case? It allows you to teach git how to diff binary files using external tools. Here [0] is a demonstration for teaching git to produce an "image diff" for *.png files using exiftool. You can do something similar for *.sqlite files by adding these 3 lines [1] [2]. The sqlite3 cli needs to be installed.

Alternatively, there's a tool that might also fit the bill called datafold/data-diff [3]. I'm pretty sure I originally heard of it on a HN thread so those comments may offer even more alternative solutions.

[0]: https://youtu.be/Md44rcw13k4?t=540 [the relevant timestamp is @ 9:00]

[1]: https://github.com/kriansa/dotfiles/blob/7a8c1b11b06378b8ca8...

[2]: https://github.com/kriansa/dotfiles/blob/7a8c1b11b06378b8ca8...

[3]: https://github.com/datafold/data-diff