[io.file.patch]

io.file.patch is a slot in the io namespace, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Applies a unified-diff patch to a file on disk; useful for surgical edits or replaying generated diffs.

• Value (file-path), required: File path to patch

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
any node name	string	yes	Unified diff patch content to apply.

Guide: How to use [io.file.patch]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of io.file.patch, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "io.file.patch",
  "description": "Applies a unified-diff patch to a file on disk; useful for surgical edits or replaying generated diffs",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "file-path",
      "description": "File path to patch",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "ValueOrExpression"
    },
    "children": {
      "*": {
        "type": "string",
        "kind": "unified-diff",
        "description": "Unified diff patch content to apply",
        "required": true,
        "mode": "ExecutableLambda",
        "cardinality": "ExactlyOne"
      }
    }
  }
}

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