YANG Comparator for YANG model automation

Issue-ID: MODELING-680
Change-Id: I555b4870d1fd5ca97136772f868482721af982d2
Signed-off-by: zhuguanyu <zhuguanyu5@huawei.com>

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+    <modules>
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+    <groupId>org.onap.modeling.yangkit</groupId>
+    <artifactId>yang-comparator</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>
+                                ${project.build.directory}/libs
+                            </outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                            <mainClass>org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.app.YangComparatorRunner</mainClass>
+                            <classpathPrefix>libs/</classpathPrefix>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+
+    </build>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.github.yang-central.yangkit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>yangkit-parser</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.github.yang-central.yangkit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>yang-compiler</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
+            <version>2.1.4</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>2.10.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
+            <version>5.2.2</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>
+            <version>5.2.2</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
+            <artifactId>antlr4-runtime</artifactId>
+            <version>4.9.3</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+            <version>5.9.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
+            <version>4.7.3</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+            <version>31.1-jre</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.github.albfernandez</groupId>
+            <artifactId>juniversalchardet</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.eclipse.jdt.annotation</artifactId>
+            <version>2.2.600</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+    <name>yang comparator</name>
+    <description>yang comparator is a tool which can compare two versions of yang releases. It can help users to identify the differences of the two versions. </description>
+
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.5.3</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                            <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+                            <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+                            <goals>deploy</goals>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.2.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+<!--
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <source>8</source>
+                            <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
+                            <locale>en_US</locale>
+                            <charset>UTF-8</charset>
+                            <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+                            <docencoding>UTF-8</docencoding>
+
+                            <doclet>ch.raffael.doclets.pegdown.PegdownDoclet</doclet>
+                            <docletArtifact>
+                                <groupId>ch.raffael.pegdown-doclet</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>pegdown-doclet</artifactId>
+                                <version>1.1</version>
+                            </docletArtifact>
+                            <useStandardDocletOptions>true</useStandardDocletOptions>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+-->
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+
+        </profile>
+
+    </profiles>
+</project>
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/WhenMustComparator.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/WhenMustComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc6992a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/WhenMustComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangStatement;
+
+public class WhenMustComparator extends CommonYangStatementComparator {
+    @Override
+    protected CompatibilityInfo defaultCompatibility(YangStatement left, YangStatement right,
+                                                     CompatibilityRule.ChangeInfo changeInfo) {
+        if (changeInfo == CompatibilityRule.ChangeInfo.ADDED) {
+            return new CompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityRule.Compatibility.NBC,
+                    "add a new when/must, it's non-backward-compatible.");
+        } else if (changeInfo == CompatibilityRule.ChangeInfo.CHANGED) {
+            return new CompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityRule.Compatibility.UNKNOWN,
+                    "change a when/must, the compatibility is unknown.");
+        }
+        return super.defaultCompatibility(left, right, changeInfo);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparator.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0650879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,594 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.dom4j.Attribute;
+import org.dom4j.Document;
+import org.dom4j.DocumentException;
+import org.dom4j.DocumentHelper;
+import org.dom4j.Element;
+import org.dom4j.io.SAXReader;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.base.YangElement;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.common.api.Namespace;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.schema.YangSchemaContext;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Augment;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.MainModule;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Module;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.SchemaNode;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.SchemaNodeContainer;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Status;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.StatusStmt;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.SubModule;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.VirtualSchemaNode;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangBuiltinStatement;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangStatement;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangUnknown;
+
+
+public class YangComparator {
+    private final YangSchemaContext leftContext;
+    private final YangSchemaContext rightContext;
+    private CompatibilityRules compatibilityRules;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param leftContext  left schema context (older)
+     * @param rightContext right schema context (newer)
+     */
+    public YangComparator(YangSchemaContext leftContext, YangSchemaContext rightContext) {
+        this.leftContext = leftContext;
+        this.rightContext = rightContext;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get compatibility rules.
+     *
+     * @return rules
+     */
+    public CompatibilityRules getCompatibilityRules() {
+        return compatibilityRules;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set compatibility rules.
+     *
+     * @param compatibilityRules rules
+     */
+    public void setCompatibilityRules(CompatibilityRules compatibilityRules) {
+        this.compatibilityRules = compatibilityRules;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get module tree nodes from module.
+     *
+     * @param module module
+     * @return list of tree nodes
+     */
+    public static List<SchemaNode> getModuleTreeNodes(MainModule module) {
+        List<SchemaNode> effectiveSchemaNodeChildren = new ArrayList<>();
+        effectiveSchemaNodeChildren.addAll(getEffectiveSchemaNodeChildren(module));
+        for (Augment augment : module.getAugments()) {
+            effectiveSchemaNodeChildren.addAll(getEffectiveSchemaNodeChildren(augment));
+        }
+        return effectiveSchemaNodeChildren;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get effective schema node children.
+     *
+     * @param schemaNodeContainer schema node container.
+     * @return list of children
+     */
+    public static List<SchemaNode> getEffectiveSchemaNodeChildren(SchemaNodeContainer schemaNodeContainer) {
+        List<SchemaNode> effectiveSchemaNodeChildren = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (SchemaNode schemaNode : schemaNodeContainer.getSchemaNodeChildren()) {
+            if (schemaNode instanceof VirtualSchemaNode) {
+                VirtualSchemaNode virtualSchemaNode = (VirtualSchemaNode) schemaNode;
+                effectiveSchemaNodeChildren.addAll(getEffectiveSchemaNodeChildren(virtualSchemaNode));
+            } else {
+                if (schemaNodeContainer instanceof YangStatement) {
+                    YangStatement parent = (YangStatement) schemaNodeContainer;
+                    Namespace parentNs = parent.getContext().getNamespace();
+                    Namespace childNs = schemaNode.getContext().getNamespace();
+                    if (parentNs != null && childNs != null && parentNs.getUri().equals(childNs.getUri())) {
+                        effectiveSchemaNodeChildren.add(schemaNode);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    effectiveSchemaNodeChildren.add(schemaNode);
+                }
+            }
+
+
+        }
+        return effectiveSchemaNodeChildren;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * compare the left and right statement.
+     *
+     * @param left  left statement
+     * @param right right statement
+     * @return compare result.
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> compareStatement(YangStatement left, YangStatement right) {
+        return compareStatement(left, right, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * compare the left and right statements
+     *
+     * @param leftElements     list of left statements
+     * @param rightElements    list of right statements
+     * @param exceptSchemaNode whether except schema node
+     * @return list of compare results.
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> compareStatement(List<? extends YangElement> leftElements,
+                                                    List<? extends YangElement> rightElements,
+                                                    boolean exceptSchemaNode) {
+        List<YangCompareResult> compareResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<YangStatement> foundStatements = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        if (leftElements.size() > 0) {
+            for (YangElement subElement : leftElements) {
+                if (!(subElement instanceof YangStatement)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                YangStatement leftSubStatement = (YangStatement) subElement;
+                if (exceptSchemaNode) {
+                    if (leftSubStatement instanceof SchemaNode) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                List<YangStatement> rightSubStatements = new ArrayList<>();
+                for (YangElement rightElement : rightElements) {
+                    if (!(rightElement instanceof YangStatement)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (leftSubStatement.getYangKeyword().equals(((YangStatement) rightElement).getYangKeyword())) {
+                        rightSubStatements.add((YangStatement) rightElement);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (rightSubStatements.size() == 0) {
+                    //no right statement, so change type is delete
+                    YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                            new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.DELETE, leftSubStatement, null);
+                    compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                YangStatement matchedRightSubStatement =
+                        CommonYangStatementComparator.searchStatement(leftSubStatement, rightSubStatements,
+                                foundStatements);
+                if (null == matchedRightSubStatement) {
+                    YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                            new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.DELETE, leftSubStatement, null);
+                    compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+                } else {
+                    foundStatements.add(matchedRightSubStatement);
+                    compareResults.addAll(
+                            compareStatement(leftSubStatement, matchedRightSubStatement, exceptSchemaNode));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (rightElements.size() > 0) {
+            for (YangElement subElement : rightElements) {
+                if (!(subElement instanceof YangStatement)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (exceptSchemaNode) {
+                    if (subElement instanceof SchemaNode) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                YangStatement rightSubElement = (YangStatement) subElement;
+                if (CommonYangStatementComparator.contains(foundStatements, rightSubElement)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult = new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.ADD,
+                        null, rightSubElement);
+                compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+            }
+        }
+        return compareResults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * compare left and right statement.
+     *
+     * @param left             left statement
+     * @param right            right statement
+     * @param exceptSchemaNode whether except schema node
+     * @return list of compare result.
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> compareStatement(YangStatement left, YangStatement right, boolean exceptSchemaNode) {
+        List<YangCompareResult> compareResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (left == null && right == null) {
+            return compareResults;
+        }
+        if (left == null && right != null) {
+            YangStatementCompareResult compareResult = new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.ADD, left, right);
+            compareResults.add(compareResult);
+            return compareResults;
+        }
+        if (left != null && right == null) {
+            YangStatementCompareResult compareResult = new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.DELETE, left, right);
+            compareResults.add(compareResult);
+            return compareResults;
+        }
+
+        if (!CommonYangStatementComparator.yangStatementIsEqual(left, right)) {
+            YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult = new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.MODIFY,
+                    left, right);
+            compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+        }
+        compareResults.addAll(compareStatement(left.getSubElements(), right.getSubElements(), exceptSchemaNode));
+        return compareResults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * compare statements of left and right schema context.
+     *
+     * @return list of compare results
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> compareStatement() {
+        List<YangCompareResult> compareResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Module> foundModules = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Module> modules = leftContext.getModules();
+        for (Module module : modules) {
+            List<Module> rightModules = rightContext.getModule(module.getArgStr());
+            if (rightModules == null || rightModules.size() == 0) {
+                //not find
+                YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                        new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.DELETE,
+                                module, null);
+                compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+            } else {
+                Module rightModule = rightModules.get(0);
+                foundModules.add(rightModule);
+                compareResults.addAll(compareStatement(module, rightModule));
+            }
+        }
+        for (Module rightModule : rightContext.getModules()) {
+            if (rightModule instanceof SubModule) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (CommonYangStatementComparator.contains(foundModules, rightModule)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                    new YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType.ADD, null, rightModule);
+            compareResults.add(yangStatementCompareResult);
+        }
+        return compareResults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * resort the compare results.
+     *
+     * @param results original results
+     * @return sorted results
+     */
+    public Map<String, List<YangCompareResult>> resortYangCompareResult(List<YangCompareResult> results) {
+        Map<String, List<YangCompareResult>> map = new HashMap<>();
+        for (YangCompareResult yangCompareResult : results) {
+            String module = yangCompareResult.getModule().getArgStr();
+            List<YangCompareResult> mapResults = map.get(module);
+            if (null == mapResults) {
+                mapResults = new ArrayList<>();
+                map.put(module, mapResults);
+            }
+            mapResults.add(yangCompareResult);
+
+        }
+        return map;
+    }
+
+    private String outputCompareResult(List<YangCompareResult> compareResults) {
+        Map<String, List<YangCompareResult>> resortedResults = resortYangCompareResult(compareResults);
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        Iterator<Map.Entry<String, List<YangCompareResult>>> it = resortedResults.entrySet().iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            Map.Entry<String, List<YangCompareResult>> entry = it.next();
+            sb.append("module:").append(entry.getKey()).append("\n");
+            sb.append("\t").append("added:\n");
+            List<YangCompareResult> value = entry.getValue();
+            for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.ADD) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                sb.append(result.getChangeDescription("\t\t")).append("\n");
+            }
+            sb.append("\t").append("deleted:\n");
+            for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.DELETE) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                sb.append(result.getChangeDescription("\t\t")).append("\n");
+            }
+            sb.append("\t").append("changed:\n");
+            for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.MODIFY) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                sb.append(result.getChangeDescription("\t\t")).append("\n");
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * output the xml format results.
+     *
+     * @param compareResults original results
+     * @param compareType    compare type
+     * @return xml format results
+     */
+    public Document outputXmlCompareResult(List<YangCompareResult> compareResults, CompareType compareType) {
+        return outputXmlCompareResult(compareResults, true, compareType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * output the xml format results.
+     *
+     * @param compareResults original results
+     * @param needCompatible whether need compatibility result.
+     * @param compareType    compare type
+     * @return xml format results
+     */
+    public Document outputXmlCompareResult(List<YangCompareResult> compareResults, boolean needCompatible,
+                                           CompareType compareType) {
+        Map<String, List<YangCompareResult>> resortedResults = resortYangCompareResult(compareResults);
+        Element root = DocumentHelper.createElement("modules");
+        Document document = DocumentHelper.createDocument(root);
+        Iterator<Map.Entry<String, List<YangCompareResult>>> it = resortedResults.entrySet().iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            Map.Entry<String, List<YangCompareResult>> entry = it.next();
+            List<YangCompareResult> value = entry.getValue();
+            if (value.size() == 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            Element moduleElement = DocumentHelper.createElement("module");
+            root.add(moduleElement);
+            Attribute name = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(moduleElement, "name", entry.getKey());
+            moduleElement.add(name);
+            if (compareType == CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK || compareType == CompareType.STMT) {
+                Element addedStmts = DocumentHelper.createElement("added-statements");
+                moduleElement.add(addedStmts);
+                Element deletedStmts = DocumentHelper.createElement("deleted-statements");
+                moduleElement.add(deletedStmts);
+                Element changedStmts = DocumentHelper.createElement("changed-statements");
+                moduleElement.add(changedStmts);
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangStatementCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.ADD) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    addedStmts.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, false, needCompatible));
+                }
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangStatementCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.DELETE) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    deletedStmts.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, false, needCompatible));
+                }
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangStatementCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.MODIFY) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    changedStmts.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, false, needCompatible));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (compareType == CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK || compareType == CompareType.TREE) {
+                Element addedPaths = DocumentHelper.createElement("added-paths");
+                moduleElement.add(addedPaths);
+                Element deletedPaths = DocumentHelper.createElement("deleted-paths");
+                moduleElement.add(deletedPaths);
+                Element changedPaths = DocumentHelper.createElement("changed-paths");
+                moduleElement.add(changedPaths);
+
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangTreeCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.ADD) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    addedPaths.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, false, needCompatible));
+                }
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangTreeCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.DELETE) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    deletedPaths.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, false, needCompatible));
+                }
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangTreeCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.MODIFY) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    changedPaths.add((Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                            .serialize(false, false, true, needCompatible));
+                }
+                Element obsoleted = DocumentHelper.createElement("obsoleted-paths");
+                moduleElement.add(obsoleted);
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangTreeCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.MODIFY) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    YangTreeCompareResult yangTreeCompareResult = (YangTreeCompareResult) result;
+                    if (yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults().size() == 0) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    YangTreeMetaCompareResult find = null;
+                    for (YangCompareResult metaCompareResult : yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults()) {
+                        YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                                (YangStatementCompareResult) metaCompareResult;
+                        if (yangStatementCompareResult.getRight() instanceof StatusStmt) {
+                            StatusStmt right = (StatusStmt) yangStatementCompareResult.getRight();
+                            if (right.getStatus() == Status.OBSOLETE) {
+                                obsoleted.add(
+                                        (Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                                                .serialize(false, false, false, false));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+                Element deprecated = DocumentHelper.createElement("deprecated-paths");
+                moduleElement.add(deprecated);
+                for (YangCompareResult result : value) {
+                    if (!(result instanceof YangTreeCompareResult)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (result.getChangeType() != ChangeType.MODIFY) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    YangTreeCompareResult yangTreeCompareResult = (YangTreeCompareResult) result;
+                    if (yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults().size() == 0) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    YangTreeMetaCompareResult find = null;
+                    for (YangCompareResult metaCompareResult : yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults()) {
+                        YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult =
+                                (YangStatementCompareResult) metaCompareResult;
+                        if (yangStatementCompareResult.getRight() instanceof StatusStmt) {
+                            StatusStmt right = (StatusStmt) yangStatementCompareResult.getRight();
+                            if (right.getStatus() == Status.DEPRECATED) {
+                                obsoleted.add(
+                                        (Element) YangCompareResultSerializer.getXmlSerializer(result)
+                                                .serialize(false, false, false, false));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return document;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * output statement to string.
+     *
+     * @param statement yang statement
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static String outputStatement(YangStatement statement) {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        if (statement instanceof YangBuiltinStatement) {
+            sb.append(statement.getYangKeyword().getLocalName());
+        } else {
+            YangUnknown unknown = (YangUnknown) statement;
+            sb.append(unknown.getKeyword());
+        }
+        if (statement.getArgStr() != null) {
+            sb.append(" ").append(statement.getArgStr());
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * compare statements according to compare type and rule.
+     *
+     * @param compareType compare type
+     * @param rule        rule file path
+     * @return list of results
+     * @throws DocumentException document exception
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> compare(CompareType compareType, String rule) throws DocumentException {
+        if (rule != null) {
+            SAXReader reader = new SAXReader();
+            Document document = reader.read(new File(rule));
+            CompatibilityRules.getInstance().deserialize(document);
+        }
+        List<YangCompareResult> compareResults = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (compareType == CompareType.STMT) {
+            compareResults = compareStatement();
+
+        } else if (compareType == CompareType.TREE) {
+            List<Module> matched = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (Module leftModule : leftContext.getModules()) {
+                if (!(leftModule instanceof MainModule)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                List<SchemaNode> leftSchemaNodes = getModuleTreeNodes((MainModule) leftModule);
+                Module matchedModule = null;
+                for (Module rightModule : rightContext.getModules()) {
+                    if (rightModule.getArgStr().equals(leftModule.getArgStr())) {
+                        matched.add(rightModule);
+                        matchedModule = rightModule;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                List<SchemaNode> rightSchemaNodes = new ArrayList<>();
+                if (null != matchedModule) {
+                    rightSchemaNodes.addAll(getModuleTreeNodes((MainModule) matchedModule));
+                }
+                compareResults.addAll(CommonYangStatementComparator.compareStatements(leftSchemaNodes, rightSchemaNodes,
+                        CommonYangStatementComparator.OPTION_ONLY_SCHEMA));
+            }
+            for (Module rightModule : rightContext.getModules()) {
+                if (matched.contains(rightModule)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!(rightModule instanceof MainModule)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                compareResults.addAll(
+                        CommonYangStatementComparator.compareStatements(new ArrayList<>(), getModuleTreeNodes(
+                                        (MainModule) rightModule), CommonYangStatementComparator.OPTION_ONLY_SCHEMA));
+            }
+        } else if (compareType == CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK) {
+            compareResults = CommonYangStatementComparator.compareStatements(
+                    leftContext.getModules(), rightContext.getModules(), CommonYangStatementComparator.OPTION_ALL
+            );
+        }
+        return compareResults;
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparatorRegister.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparatorRegister.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db54d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangComparatorRegister.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.base.YangBuiltinKeyword;
+
+
+public class YangComparatorRegister {
+    private static final YangComparatorRegister ourInstance = new YangComparatorRegister();
+    private final Map<String, YangStatementComparator> policyMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * get register instance.
+     *
+     * @return instance
+     */
+    public static YangComparatorRegister getInstance() {
+        return ourInstance;
+    }
+
+    private YangComparatorRegister() {
+        inlineRegister();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * register comparator.
+     *
+     * @param yangKeyword keyword
+     * @param comparator  comparator
+     */
+    public void registerComparator(String yangKeyword, YangStatementComparator comparator) {
+        policyMap.put(yangKeyword, comparator);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get comparator by yang keyword.
+     *
+     * @param yangKeyword yang keyword
+     * @return comparator
+     */
+    public YangStatementComparator getComparator(String yangKeyword) {
+        if (yangKeyword == null) {
+            return new CommonYangStatementComparator();
+        }
+        YangStatementComparator comparator = policyMap.get(yangKeyword);
+        if (comparator == null) {
+            return new CommonYangStatementComparator();
+        }
+        return comparator;
+    }
+
+    private void inlineRegister() {
+        //config
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.CONFIG.getKeyword(), new ConfigComparator());
+        //enum,bit
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.ENUM.getKeyword(), new EnumBitComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.BIT.getKeyword(), new EnumBitComparator());
+        //module
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.MODULE.getKeyword(), new ModuleComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.SUBMODULE.getKeyword(), new ModuleComparator());
+        //namespace
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.NAMESPACE.getKeyword(), new NamespaceComparator());
+        //schema node
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.CONTAINER.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.LIST.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.CHOICE.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.CASE.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.RPC.getKeyword(), new OperationComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.ACTION.getKeyword(), new OperationComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.INPUT.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.OUTPUT.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.NOTIFICATION.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.LEAFLIST.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.LEAF.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.ANYDATA.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.ANYXML.getKeyword(), new SchemaNodeComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.AUGMENT.getKeyword(), new AugmentComparator());
+        //type
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.TYPE.getKeyword(), new TypeStatementComparator());
+        //value
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.VALUE.getKeyword(), new ValuePositionComparator());
+        //position
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.POSITION.getKeyword(), new ValuePositionComparator());
+        //range
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.RANGE.getKeyword(), new RangeLengthComparator());
+        //length
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.LENGTH.getKeyword(), new RangeLengthComparator());
+        //pattern
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.PATTERN.getKeyword(), new PatternComparator());
+        //default
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.DEFAULT.getKeyword(), new DefaultComparator());
+        //units
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.UNITS.getKeyword(), new UnitsComparator());
+        //description
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.DESCRIPTION.getKeyword(), new DescriptionComparator());
+        //reference
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.REFERENCE.getKeyword(), new ReferenceComparator());
+        //when/must
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.WHEN.getKeyword(), new WhenMustComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.MUST.getKeyword(), new WhenMustComparator());
+        //mandatory
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.MANDATORY.getKeyword(), new MandatoryComparator());
+        //max-elements
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.MAXELEMENTS.getKeyword(), new MaxElementsComparator());
+        //min-elements
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.MINELEMENTS.getKeyword(), new MinElementsComparator());
+        //base
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.BASE.getKeyword(), new BaseComparator());
+        //typedef,extension,feature,identity
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.TYPEDEF.getKeyword(), new IdentifierComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.EXTENSION.getKeyword(), new IdentifierComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.FEATURE.getKeyword(), new IdentifierComparator());
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.IDENTITY.getKeyword(), new IdentifierComparator());
+        //if-feature
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.IFFEATURE.getKeyword(), new IfFeatureComparator());
+        //unique
+        registerComparator(YangBuiltinKeyword.UNIQUE.getKeyword(), new UniqueComparator());
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResult.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24cafff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Module;
+
+
+public interface YangCompareResult<T> {
+    /**
+     * get change type.
+     * @return change type.
+     */
+    ChangeType getChangeType();
+
+    /**
+     * get left.
+     * @return left
+     */
+    T getLeft();
+
+    /**
+     * get right.
+     * @return right
+     */
+    T getRight();
+
+    /**
+     * get change description.
+     * @param indent indent
+     * @return string
+     */
+    String getChangeDescription(String indent);
+
+    /**
+     * get module.
+     * @return module
+     */
+    Module getModule();
+
+    /**
+     * get compatibility info.
+     * @return compatibility info.
+     */
+    CompatibilityInfo getCompatibilityInfo();
+
+    /**
+     * set compatibility info.
+     * @param compatibilityInfo compatibility info
+     */
+    void setCompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityInfo compatibilityInfo);
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultSerializer.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96acdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+
+public abstract class YangCompareResultSerializer<T> {
+    private final YangCompareResult yangCompareResult;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param yangCompareResult result
+     */
+    public YangCompareResultSerializer(YangCompareResult yangCompareResult) {
+        this.yangCompareResult = yangCompareResult;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * serialize result.
+     *
+     * @return the result of T format.
+     */
+    public abstract T serialize();
+
+    /**
+     * serialize result.
+     *
+     * @param needChangeType    whether need change type
+     * @param needMetaPath      whether need meta path
+     * @param needMeta          whether need meta
+     * @param needCompatibility whether need compatibility.
+     * @return the result of T format.
+     */
+    public abstract T serialize(boolean needChangeType, boolean needMetaPath, boolean needMeta,
+                                boolean needCompatibility);
+
+    /**
+     * get compare result.
+     *
+     * @return result.
+     */
+    public YangCompareResult getYangCompareResult() {
+        return yangCompareResult;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get xml serializer.
+     *
+     * @param yangCompareResult result
+     * @return xml serializer
+     */
+    public static YangCompareResultSerializer getXmlSerializer(YangCompareResult yangCompareResult) {
+        return new YangCompareResultXmlSerializer(yangCompareResult);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultXmlSerializer.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultXmlSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59ac35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangCompareResultXmlSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import org.dom4j.Attribute;
+import org.dom4j.DocumentHelper;
+import org.dom4j.Element;
+
+
+public class YangCompareResultXmlSerializer extends YangCompareResultSerializer<Element> {
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param yangCompareResult result
+     */
+    public YangCompareResultXmlSerializer(YangCompareResult yangCompareResult) {
+        super(yangCompareResult);
+    }
+
+    private void serializeYangStatementCompareResult(YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult,
+                                                     Element element,
+                                                     boolean needType, boolean needCompatibility) {
+        //change type
+        if (needType) {
+            Element changeType = DocumentHelper.createElement("type");
+            changeType.setText(yangStatementCompareResult.getChangeType().getName());
+            element.add(changeType);
+        }
+
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        sb.append("module:").append(yangStatementCompareResult.getModule().getArgStr()).append(" ");
+        switch (yangStatementCompareResult.getChangeType()) {
+            case ADD: {
+                //statement
+                Attribute name = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "text",
+                        YangComparator.outputStatement(yangStatementCompareResult.getRight()));
+                element.add(name);
+                //position
+                Element position = DocumentHelper.createElement("position");
+                element.add(position);
+                position.setText(sb.append(yangStatementCompareResult.getRight()
+                        .getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation()).toString());
+
+
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                //statement
+                Attribute name = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "text",
+                        YangComparator.outputStatement(yangStatementCompareResult.getLeft()));
+                element.add(name);
+                //position
+                Element position = DocumentHelper.createElement("position");
+                element.add(position);
+                position.setText(sb.append(yangStatementCompareResult.getLeft()
+                        .getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation()).toString());
+                break;
+            }
+            case MODIFY: {
+                Attribute name = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "text",
+                        YangComparator.outputStatement(yangStatementCompareResult.getRight()));
+                element.add(name);
+                //position
+                Element toPosition = DocumentHelper.createElement("position");
+                element.add(toPosition);
+                toPosition.setText(sb.toString()
+                        + yangStatementCompareResult.getRight().getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+
+                Element from = DocumentHelper.createElement("previous");
+                //statement
+                Element fromStatement = DocumentHelper.createElement("statement");
+                from.add(fromStatement);
+                Attribute fromName = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(fromStatement, "text",
+                        YangComparator.outputStatement(yangStatementCompareResult.getLeft()));
+                fromStatement.add(fromName);
+                //position
+                Element fromPosition = DocumentHelper.createElement("position");
+                from.add(fromPosition);
+                fromPosition.setText(sb.toString()
+                        + yangStatementCompareResult.getLeft().getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                element.add(from);
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        //compatible
+        if (needCompatibility) {
+            Element compatibility = DocumentHelper.createElement("compatibility");
+            element.add(compatibility);
+            Attribute type = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(compatibility, "type",
+                    yangStatementCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getCompatibility().getName());
+            compatibility.add(type);
+            if (yangStatementCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getDescription() != null) {
+                Element description = DocumentHelper.createElement("description");
+                compatibility.add(description);
+                description.setText(yangStatementCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getDescription());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void serializeYangTreeCompareResult(YangTreeCompareResult yangTreeCompareResult, Element element,
+                                                boolean needType, boolean needMeta,
+                                                boolean needCompatibility) {
+
+        //change type
+        if (needType) {
+            Element changeType = DocumentHelper.createElement("type");
+            changeType.setText(yangTreeCompareResult.getChangeType().getName());
+            element.add(changeType);
+        }
+
+        //schema-path
+        if (yangTreeCompareResult.getSchemaPath() != null) {
+            Attribute link =
+                    DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "link", yangTreeCompareResult.getSchemaPath().toString());
+            element.add(link);
+        } else {
+            System.out.println(yangTreeCompareResult.getChangeDescription("  "));
+        }
+
+        //position
+        Element position = DocumentHelper.createElement("position");
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        sb.append("module:").append(yangTreeCompareResult.getModule().getArgStr()).append(" ");
+        switch (yangTreeCompareResult.getChangeType()) {
+            case ADD:
+            case MODIFY: {
+                if (yangTreeCompareResult.getRight().getElementPosition() == null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                sb.append(yangTreeCompareResult.getRight().getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                position.setText(sb.toString());
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                sb.append(yangTreeCompareResult.getLeft().getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                position.setText(sb.toString());
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        element.add(position);
+        if (needCompatibility) {
+            //compatible
+            Element compatibility = DocumentHelper.createElement("compatibility");
+            element.add(compatibility);
+            Attribute type = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(compatibility, "type",
+                    yangTreeCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getCompatibility().getName());
+            compatibility.add(type);
+            if (yangTreeCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getDescription() != null) {
+                Element description = DocumentHelper.createElement("description");
+                compatibility.add(description);
+                description.setText(yangTreeCompareResult.getCompatibilityInfo().getDescription());
+            }
+        }
+
+        //meta difference
+        if (needMeta) {
+            if (yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults().size() > 0) {
+                Element metaDiff = DocumentHelper.createElement("metas");
+                for (YangCompareResult yangCompareResult : yangTreeCompareResult.getMetaCompareResults()) {
+                    metaDiff.add(new YangCompareResultXmlSerializer(yangCompareResult).serialize(true, false, true,
+                            needCompatibility));
+                }
+                element.add(metaDiff);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void serializeYangTreeMetaCompareResult(YangTreeMetaCompareResult yangTreeMetaCompareResult,
+                                                    Element element,
+                                                    boolean needType, boolean needPath) {
+        //change type
+        if (needType) {
+            Element changeType = DocumentHelper.createElement("type");
+            changeType.setText(yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getChangeType().getName());
+            element.add(changeType);
+        }
+        if (needPath) {
+            Attribute link = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "link",
+                    yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getTarget().getSchemaPath().toString());
+            element.add(link);
+        }
+        //meta
+        Attribute name = DocumentHelper.createAttribute(element, "name", yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getMeta());
+        element.add(name);
+        switch (yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getChangeType()) {
+            case ADD: {
+                Element value = DocumentHelper.createElement("value");
+                value.setText(yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getRight());
+                element.add(value);
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                Element value = DocumentHelper.createElement("value");
+                value.setText(yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getLeft());
+                element.add(value);
+                break;
+            }
+            case MODIFY: {
+                Element from = DocumentHelper.createElement("from");
+                from.setText(yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getLeft());
+                element.add(from);
+                Element to = DocumentHelper.createElement("to");
+                to.setText(yangTreeMetaCompareResult.getRight());
+                element.add(to);
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Element serialize() {
+        return serialize(true, false, true, true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Element serialize(boolean needChangeType, boolean needMetaPath, boolean needMeta,
+                             boolean needCompatibility) {
+        YangCompareResult yangCompareResult = getYangCompareResult();
+        Element element = null;
+        if (yangCompareResult instanceof YangStatementCompareResult) {
+            YangStatementCompareResult yangStatementCompareResult = (YangStatementCompareResult) yangCompareResult;
+            element = DocumentHelper.createElement("statement");
+            serializeYangStatementCompareResult(yangStatementCompareResult, element, needChangeType, needCompatibility);
+        } else if (yangCompareResult instanceof YangTreeCompareResult) {
+            YangTreeCompareResult yangTreeCompareResult = (YangTreeCompareResult) yangCompareResult;
+            element = DocumentHelper.createElement("path");
+            serializeYangTreeCompareResult(yangTreeCompareResult, element, needChangeType, needMeta, needCompatibility);
+        } else if (yangCompareResult instanceof YangTreeMetaCompareResult) {
+            YangTreeMetaCompareResult yangTreeMetaCompareResult = (YangTreeMetaCompareResult) yangCompareResult;
+            element = DocumentHelper.createElement("meta");
+            serializeYangTreeMetaCompareResult(yangTreeMetaCompareResult, element, needChangeType, needMetaPath);
+        }
+        return element;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementComparator.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementComparator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62bfc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementComparator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangStatement;
+
+
+public interface YangStatementComparator<T extends YangStatement> {
+    /**
+     * compare statements.
+     * @param left left statement.
+     * @param right right statement.
+     * @return result.
+     */
+    List<YangCompareResult> compare(T left, T right);
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementCompareResult.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementCompareResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d8847c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangStatementCompareResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Module;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.YangStatement;
+
+
+public class YangStatementCompareResult implements YangCompareResult<YangStatement> {
+    private final ChangeType changeType;
+    private final YangStatement left;
+    private final YangStatement right;
+    private CompatibilityInfo compatibilityInfo;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param changeType change type
+     * @param left       left statement
+     * @param right      right statement
+     */
+    public YangStatementCompareResult(ChangeType changeType, YangStatement left, YangStatement right) {
+        this.changeType = changeType;
+        this.left = left;
+        this.right = right;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ChangeType getChangeType() {
+        return changeType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public YangStatement getLeft() {
+        return left;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public YangStatement getRight() {
+        return right;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public String getChangeDescription(String indent) {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        if (null != indent) {
+            sb.append(indent);
+        }
+
+        switch (changeType) {
+            case ADD: {
+                sb.append(YangComparator.outputStatement(right));
+                sb.append("\t@").append("module:").append(right.getContext().getCurModule().getArgStr()).append(" ")
+                        .append(right.getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                break;
+            }
+            case MODIFY: {
+                sb.append("FROM ");
+                sb.append(YangComparator.outputStatement(left));
+                sb.append(" TO ");
+                sb.append(YangComparator.outputStatement(right));
+                sb.append("\t@").append("module:").append(right.getContext().getCurModule().getArgStr()).append(" ")
+                        .append(right.getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                sb.append(YangComparator.outputStatement(left));
+                sb.append("\t@").append("module:").append(left.getContext().getCurModule().getArgStr()).append(" ")
+                        .append(left.getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Module getModule() {
+        switch (changeType) {
+            case ADD:
+            case MODIFY: {
+                return right.getContext().getCurModule();
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                return left.getContext().getCurModule();
+            }
+            default: {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompatibilityInfo getCompatibilityInfo() {
+        return compatibilityInfo;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityInfo compatibility) {
+        this.compatibilityInfo = compatibility;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeCompareResult.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeCompareResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3c2792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeCompareResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.schema.SchemaPath;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Module;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.SchemaNode;
+
+
+public class YangTreeCompareResult implements YangCompareResult<SchemaNode> {
+    private final SchemaPath.Absolute schemaPath;
+    private final ChangeType changeType;
+    private SchemaNode left;
+    private SchemaNode right;
+    private String changeDescription;
+    private List<YangCompareResult> metaCompareResults = new ArrayList<>();
+    private CompatibilityInfo compatibilityInfo;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param schemaPath schema path
+     * @param changeType change type
+     */
+    public YangTreeCompareResult(SchemaPath.Absolute schemaPath, ChangeType changeType) {
+        this.schemaPath = schemaPath;
+        this.changeType = changeType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get meta compare results.
+     *
+     * @return list of compare results
+     */
+    public List<YangCompareResult> getMetaCompareResults() {
+        return metaCompareResults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set meta compare results.
+     *
+     * @param metaCompareResults list of meta compare results
+     */
+    public void setMetaCompareResults(List<YangCompareResult> metaCompareResults) {
+        this.metaCompareResults = metaCompareResults;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * add meta compare result.
+     *
+     * @param metaResult result
+     */
+    public void addMetaCompareResult(YangCompareResult metaResult) {
+        metaCompareResults.add(metaResult);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SchemaNode getLeft() {
+        return left;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set left schema node.
+     *
+     * @param left left schema node.
+     */
+    public void setLeft(SchemaNode left) {
+        this.left = left;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SchemaNode getRight() {
+        return right;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set right schema node.
+     *
+     * @param right right schema node
+     */
+    public void setRight(SchemaNode right) {
+        this.right = right;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get schema path.
+     *
+     * @return schema path
+     */
+    public SchemaPath.Absolute getSchemaPath() {
+        return schemaPath;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ChangeType getChangeType() {
+        return changeType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * set change description.
+     *
+     * @param changeDescription description.
+     */
+    public void setChangeDescription(String changeDescription) {
+        this.changeDescription = changeDescription;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getChangeDescription(String indent) {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        if (indent != null) {
+            sb.append(indent);
+        }
+        if (changeDescription != null) {
+            sb.append("\t").append(changeDescription);
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+        if (null != schemaPath) {
+            sb.append(schemaPath.toString());
+        }
+        sb.append("\t@").append("module:");
+        switch (changeType) {
+            case ADD:
+            case MODIFY: {
+                sb.append(right.getContext().getCurModule().getArgStr()).append(" ")
+                        .append(right.getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                sb.append(left.getContext().getCurModule().getArgStr()).append(" ")
+                        .append(left.getElementPosition().getLocation().getLocation());
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (metaCompareResults.size() > 0) {
+            for (YangCompareResult compareResult : metaCompareResults) {
+                sb.append("\n").append(indent).append("\t");
+                switch (compareResult.getChangeType()) {
+                    case ADD: {
+                        sb.append("added:");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case DELETE: {
+                        sb.append("deleted:");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case MODIFY: {
+                        sb.append("changed:");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    default: {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                sb.append(" ");
+                sb.append(compareResult.getChangeDescription(null));
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Module getModule() {
+        switch (changeType) {
+            case ADD:
+            case MODIFY: {
+                return right.getContext().getCurModule();
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                return left.getContext().getCurModule();
+            }
+            default: {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompatibilityInfo getCompatibilityInfo() {
+        return compatibilityInfo;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityInfo compatibility) {
+        this.compatibilityInfo = compatibility;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeMetaCompareResult.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeMetaCompareResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a160d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/YangTreeMetaCompareResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.Module;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.stmt.SchemaNode;
+
+
+public class YangTreeMetaCompareResult implements YangCompareResult<String> {
+    private final SchemaNode target;
+    private final String meta;
+    private final String left;
+    private final String right;
+    private final ChangeType changeType;
+    private CompatibilityInfo compatibilityInfo;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor.
+     *
+     * @param target     target schema node
+     * @param meta       meta
+     * @param changeType change type
+     * @param left       left
+     * @param right      right
+     */
+    public YangTreeMetaCompareResult(SchemaNode target, String meta, ChangeType changeType, String left,
+                                     String right) {
+        this.target = target;
+        this.left = left;
+        this.right = right;
+        this.changeType = changeType;
+        this.meta = meta;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ChangeType getChangeType() {
+        return changeType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getLeft() {
+        return left;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getRight() {
+        return right;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get meta.
+     *
+     * @return meta
+     */
+    public String getMeta() {
+        return meta;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get target.
+     *
+     * @return target
+     */
+    public SchemaNode getTarget() {
+        return target;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getChangeDescription(String indent) {
+        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+        if (indent != null) {
+            sb.append(indent);
+        }
+        sb.append(changeType.getName()).append(":").append(meta).append(" ");
+        switch (changeType) {
+            case ADD: {
+                sb.append(right);
+                break;
+            }
+            case DELETE: {
+                sb.append(left);
+                break;
+            }
+            case MODIFY: {
+                sb.append("FROM:").append(left).append(" TO:")
+                        .append(right);
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Module getModule() {
+        return getTarget().getContext().getCurModule();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompatibilityInfo getCompatibilityInfo() {
+        return compatibilityInfo;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCompatibilityInfo(CompatibilityInfo compatibility) {
+        this.compatibilityInfo = compatibility;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorPlugin.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorPlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b513cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.app;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import org.dom4j.Document;
+import org.dom4j.DocumentException;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.CompareType;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.YangComparator;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.YangCompareResult;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.common.api.validate.ValidatorResult;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.compiler.Settings;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.compiler.YangCompiler;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.compiler.YangCompilerException;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.schema.YangSchemaContext;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.plugin.YangCompilerPlugin;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.plugin.YangCompilerPluginParameter;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.utils.file.FileUtil;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.utils.xml.XmlWriter;
+
+
+/**
+ * yang comparator plugin.
+ */
+public class YangComparatorPlugin implements YangCompilerPlugin {
+    @Override
+    public YangCompilerPluginParameter getParameter(Properties properties, String name, String value)
+            throws YangCompilerException {
+        if (!name.equals("old-yang") && !name.equals("settings")
+                && !name.equals("compare-type") && !name.equals("rule")
+                && !name.equals("result")) {
+            throw new YangCompilerException("unrecognized parameter:" + name);
+        }
+        YangCompilerPluginParameter yangCompilerPluginParameter = new YangCompilerPluginParameter() {
+            @Override
+            public String getName() {
+                return name;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Object getValue() throws YangCompilerException {
+                if (name.equals("old-yang") || name.equals("settings")
+                        || name.equals("rule") || name.equals("result")) {
+                    Iterator<Map.Entry<Object, Object>> it = properties.entrySet().iterator();
+                    String formatStr = value;
+                    while (it.hasNext()) {
+                        Map.Entry<Object, Object> entry = it.next();
+                        formatStr = formatStr.replaceAll("\\{" + entry.getKey() + "\\}", (String) entry.getValue());
+                    }
+                    return formatStr;
+                }
+
+                if (name.equals("compare-type")) {
+                    if (value.equals("stmt")) {
+                        return CompareType.STMT;
+                    } else if (value.equals("tree")) {
+                        return CompareType.TREE;
+                    } else if (value.equals("compatible-check")) {
+                        return CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK;
+                    }
+                    throw new YangCompilerException("unrecognized value:" + value);
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+
+        };
+        return yangCompilerPluginParameter;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(YangSchemaContext yangSchemaContext, YangCompiler yangCompiler,
+                    List<YangCompilerPluginParameter> list) throws YangCompilerException {
+        CompareType compareType = null;
+        String oldYangPath = null;
+        String rulePath = null;
+        String resultPath = null;
+        for (YangCompilerPluginParameter parameter : list) {
+            //System.out.println("para name="+parameter.getName() + " para value="+parameter.getValue());
+            if (parameter.getName().equals("old-yang")) {
+                oldYangPath = (String) parameter.getValue();
+                yangCompiler.setYang(new File(oldYangPath));
+            } else if (parameter.getName().equals("settings")) {
+                String settingsPath = (String) parameter.getValue();
+                try {
+                    yangCompiler.setSettings(Settings.parse(FileUtil.readFile2String(settingsPath)));
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+            } else if (parameter.getName().equals("compare-type")) {
+                compareType = (CompareType) parameter.getValue();
+            } else if (parameter.getName().equals("rule")) {
+                rulePath = (String) parameter.getValue();
+            } else if (parameter.getName().equals("result")) {
+                resultPath = (String) parameter.getValue();
+            }
+
+        }
+        if (oldYangPath == null) {
+            throw new YangCompilerException("missing mandatory parameter:old-yang");
+        }
+        if (compareType == null) {
+            throw new YangCompilerException("missing mandatory parameter:compare-type");
+        }
+        if (resultPath == null) {
+            throw new YangCompilerException("missing mandatory parameter:result");
+        }
+        YangSchemaContext oldSchemaContext = yangCompiler.buildSchemaContext();
+        ValidatorResult oldResult = oldSchemaContext.validate();
+        if (!oldResult.isOk()) {
+            throw new YangCompilerException("fail to validate the schema context of "
+                    + oldYangPath
+                    + ".\n"
+                    + oldResult);
+        }
+        //System.out.println(oldSchemaContext.getValidateResult());
+        YangComparator yangComparator = new YangComparator(oldSchemaContext, yangSchemaContext);
+        try {
+            List<YangCompareResult> results = yangComparator.compare(compareType, rulePath);
+            boolean needCompatible = false;
+            if (compareType == CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK) {
+                needCompatible = true;
+            }
+            Document document = yangComparator.outputXmlCompareResult(results, needCompatible, compareType);
+            //System.out.println(XmlWriter.transDom4jDoc2String(document));
+            XmlWriter.writeDom4jDoc(document, resultPath);
+        } catch (DocumentException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            for (StackTraceElement traceElement : e.getStackTrace()) {
+                System.out.println(traceElement);
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorRunner.java b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e76a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/java/org/onap/modeling/yangkit/comparator/app/YangComparatorRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 Huawei Technologies
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.app;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.dom4j.DocumentException;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.CompareType;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.YangComparator;
+import org.onap.modeling.yangkit.comparator.YangCompareResult;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.common.api.validate.ValidatorResult;
+
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.model.api.schema.YangSchemaContext;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.parser.YangParserException;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.parser.YangYinParser;
+import org.yangcentral.yangkit.utils.xml.XmlWriter;
+
+
+/**
+ * yang comparator runner.
+ */
+public class YangComparatorRunner {
+    /**
+     * main method.
+     * usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]
+     * -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]
+     * -o {output.xml}
+     * {-tree | -stmt | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml ]}
+     *
+     * @param args arguments
+     * @throws DocumentException   document exception
+     * @throws IOException         io exception
+     * @throws YangParserException yang parser exception
+     */
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException, IOException, YangParserException {
+        int leftBeginPos = -1;
+        int rightBeginPos = -1;
+        int outBegin = -1;
+        int typeBegin = -1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+            String arg = args[i];
+            if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-left")) {
+                leftBeginPos = i;
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-right")) {
+                rightBeginPos = i;
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-o")) {
+                outBegin = i;
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-tree")
+                    || arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-stmt")
+                    || arg.equalsIgnoreCase("-compatible-check")) {
+                typeBegin = i;
+            }
+        }
+        if (leftBeginPos != 0) {
+            System.out.println("no left argument or left argument is not the 1st argument.");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}]"
+                            + " [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}]"
+                            + " [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml]"
+                            + " [--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (rightBeginPos == -1) {
+            System.out.println("no right argument.");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] "
+                            + "[--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml]"
+                            + " [--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (outBegin == -1) {
+            System.out.println("no output argument.");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] "
+                            + "[--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml]"
+                            + " [--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (typeBegin == -1) {
+            System.out.println("no compare type argument, it should be '-tree' or '-stmt' or '-compatible-check' ");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] "
+                            + "[--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml] "
+                            + "[--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        String leftYangDir = null;
+        String leftDepDir = null;
+        String leftCap = null;
+        for (int i = leftBeginPos; i < rightBeginPos; i++) {
+            String arg = args[i];
+            if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--y")) {
+                leftYangDir = args[i + 1];
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--dep")) {
+                leftDepDir = args[i + 1];
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--cap")) {
+                leftCap = args[i + 1];
+            }
+        }
+        if (leftYangDir == null) {
+            System.out.println("left yang file should be specified using --y argument.");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] "
+                            + "[--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml]"
+                            + " [--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        String rightYangDir = null;
+        String rightDepDir = null;
+        String rightCap = null;
+        for (int i = rightBeginPos; i < outBegin; i++) {
+            String arg = args[i];
+            if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--y")) {
+                rightYangDir = args[i + 1];
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--dep")) {
+                rightDepDir = args[i + 1];
+            } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--cap")) {
+                rightCap = args[i + 1];
+            }
+        }
+        if (rightYangDir == null) {
+            System.out.println("right yang file should be specified using --y argument.");
+            System.out.println(
+                    "usage: -left --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] [--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "       -right --y {yang file or dir]} [--dep {dependency file or dir}] "
+                            + "[--cap {capabilities.xml}]\n"
+                            + "        -o {output.xml}\n"
+                            + "        {-tree | -stmt [--filter filter.xml] | -compatible-check [--rule rule.xml]"
+                            + " [--filter filter.xml]}");
+            return;
+        }
+        String output = args[outBegin + 1];
+        File outputFile = new File(output);
+        if (!outputFile.exists()) {
+            if (outputFile.getParentFile() != null && !outputFile.getParentFile().exists()) {
+                outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            }
+            outputFile.createNewFile();
+        }
+        String compareTypeStr = args[typeBegin];
+        String rule = null;
+        String filter = null;
+        if (compareTypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("-compatible-check")
+                || compareTypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("-tree")) {
+            for (int i = typeBegin; i < args.length; i++) {
+                String arg = args[i];
+                if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--rule")) {
+                    rule = args[i + 1];
+                } else if (arg.equalsIgnoreCase("--filter")) {
+                    filter = args[i + 1];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        YangSchemaContext leftSchemaContext = YangYinParser.parse(leftYangDir, leftDepDir, leftCap);
+        ValidatorResult leftValidatorResult = leftSchemaContext.validate();
+        if (!leftValidatorResult.isOk()) {
+            System.out.println("The yang files in directory:" + leftYangDir + " have something wrong.");
+            System.out.println(leftValidatorResult);
+        }
+
+        YangSchemaContext rightSchemaContext = YangYinParser.parse(rightYangDir, rightDepDir, rightCap);
+        ValidatorResult rightValidatorResult = rightSchemaContext.validate();
+        if (!rightValidatorResult.isOk()) {
+            System.out.println("The yang files in directory:" + rightYangDir + " have something wrong.");
+            System.out.println(rightValidatorResult);
+        }
+
+        YangComparator comparator = new YangComparator(leftSchemaContext, rightSchemaContext);
+        CompareType compareType = null;
+        if (compareTypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("-stmt")) {
+            compareType = CompareType.STMT;
+        } else if (compareTypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("-tree")) {
+            compareType = CompareType.TREE;
+        } else if (compareTypeStr.equalsIgnoreCase("-compatible-check")) {
+            compareType = CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK;
+        }
+
+        List<YangCompareResult> compareResults = comparator.compare(compareType, rule);
+        boolean needCompatible = false;
+        if (compareType == CompareType.COMPATIBLE_CHECK) {
+            needCompatible = true;
+        }
+        XmlWriter.writeDom4jDoc(comparator.outputXmlCompareResult(compareResults, needCompatible, compareType), output);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/plugins.json b/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/plugins.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4534d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/plugins.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "plugins": {
+    "plugin": [
+      {
+        "name": "yang_comparator",
+        "class-path": "yang-comparator-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar",
+        "class": "com.huawei.yang.comparator.app.YangComparatorPlugin",
+        "description": "a plugin for comparing two yang schema.",
+        "parameter": [
+          {
+            "name": "old-yang",
+            "description": "mandatory,the old version yang directory."
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "settings",
+            "description": "optional,the settings file path."
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "compare-type",
+            "description": "mandatory, specify compare-type, one of stmt,tree,or compatible-check"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "rule",
+            "description": "optional, specify the path of compatible-rule file."
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "result",
+            "description": "mandatory, specify the compare result file path, the result file is a xml format."
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/rules.xml b/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15a6520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yang-comparator/src/main/resources/rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,563 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<rules>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>schema-node-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>container</statement>
+            <statement>list</statement>
+            <statement>choice</statement>
+            <statement>case</statement>
+            <statement>rpc</statement>
+            <statement>action</statement>
+            <statement>input</statement>
+            <statement>output</statement>
+            <statement>notification</statement>
+            <statement>leaf</statement>
+            <statement>leaf-list</statement>
+            <statement>anyxml</statement>
+            <statement>anydata</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add an optional schema node, it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>schema-node-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>container</statement>
+            <statement>list</statement>
+            <statement>choice</statement>
+            <statement>case</statement>
+            <statement>rpc</statement>
+            <statement>action</statement>
+            <statement>input</statement>
+            <statement>output</statement>
+            <statement>notification</statement>
+            <statement>leaf</statement>
+            <statement>leaf-list</statement>
+            <statement>anyxml</statement>
+            <statement>anydata</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a schema node, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>schema-node-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>container</statement>
+            <statement>list</statement>
+            <statement>choice</statement>
+            <statement>case</statement>
+            <statement>rpc</statement>
+            <statement>action</statement>
+            <statement>input</statement>
+            <statement>output</statement>
+            <statement>notification</statement>
+            <statement>leaf</statement>
+            <statement>leaf-list</statement>
+            <statement>anyxml</statement>
+            <statement>anydata</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>mandatory-added</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a mandatory true schema node, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>typedef-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>typedef</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a typedef, it's backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>typedef-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>typedef</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a typedef, it's backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>type-changed-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>type</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>integer-type-changed</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>type changed from one integer to other integer, it's backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>type-changed-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>type</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <except-condition>integer-type-changed</except-condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>type changed, it's non-backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>scope-expanded-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>range</statement>
+            <statement>length</statement>
+            <statement>fraction-digits</statement><!-- new value is smaller -->
+            <statement>min-elements</statement><!-- new value is smaller -->
+            <statement>max-elements</statement><!-- new value is greater -->
+            <statement>mandatory</statement><!-- from true to false -->
+            <statement>config</statement><!-- from false to true-->
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description> the scope is expanded, it's backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>scope-reduced-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>range</statement>
+            <statement>length</statement>
+            <statement>fraction-digits</statement><!-- new value is greater -->
+            <statement>min-elements</statement><!-- new value is greater -->
+            <statement>max-elements</statement><!-- new value is smaller -->
+            <statement>mandatory</statement><!-- from false to true -->
+            <statement>config</statement><!-- from true to false-->
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description> the scope is reduced, it's non-backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>enumeration-bits-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>enum</statement>
+            <statement>bit</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a enum/bit, it's backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>enumeration-bits-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>enum</statement>
+            <statement>bit</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a enum/bit, it's non-backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>enumeration-bits-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>enum</statement>
+            <statement>bit</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>change a enum/bit,for example, the value of this enum is changed, it's non-backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>default-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>default</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>any</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change of default will be treated as non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>pattern-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>pattern</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a new pattern ,it's a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>pattern-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>pattern</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a pattern ,it's a backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>pattern-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>pattern</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>unknown</compatible>
+        <description>pattern is changed ,it's a unknown change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>modifier-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>modifier</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>any</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change of modifier will be treated as a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>key-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>key</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>any</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change of key will be treated as a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>mandatory-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>mandatory</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>from mandatory false to mandatory true, it's non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>mandatory-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>mandatory</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>from mandatory true to mandatory false, it's backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>unique-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>unique</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a new unique, it's a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>unique-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>unique</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a  unique, it's a backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>unique-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>unique</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>unique attrs are added, it's a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>unique-rule4</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>unique</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>unique attrs are deleted, it's a non-backward-compatible change</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>config-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>config</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>config from false to true, it's a backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>config-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>config</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>config from true to false, it's a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>support-filter-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>huawei-extension:support-filter</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>support-filter from false to true, it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>support-filter-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>huawei-extension:support-filter</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>support-filter from true to false, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>path-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>path</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>the node-set which the path points to is expanded, it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>path-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>path</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>the node-set which the path points to is reduced, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>path-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>path</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>the node-set which the path points to is changed (e.g. from one data node to another data node),
+            it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>require-instance-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>require-instance</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>expand</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>require-instance from true to false, it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>require-instance-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>require-instance</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>reduce</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>require-instance from false to true, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>units-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>units</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a units, it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>units-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>units</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete units, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>units-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>units</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>change units, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>when-must-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>when</statement>
+            <statement>must</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a when or must, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>when-must-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>when</statement>
+            <statement>must</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a when or must, it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>when-must-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>when</statement>
+            <statement>must</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>unknown</compatible>
+        <description>when or must is changed, it's unknown change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>if-feature-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>if-feature</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a if-feature,it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>if-feature-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>if-feature</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a if-feature,it's backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>if-feature-rule3</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>if-feature</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description> a if-feature changed,it's non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>belongs-to-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>belongs-to</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>any</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change for belongs-to is non-backward-compatible.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>prefix-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>prefix</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change for prefix is non-backward-compatible.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>yang-version-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>yang-version</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change for yang-version is non-backward-compatible</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>namespace-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>namespace</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>changed</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any change for namespace is non-backward-compatible.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>identity-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>identity</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a new identity, it's a backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>identity-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>identity</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a new identity, it's a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>base-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>base</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a new base, it's a backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>base-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>base</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a base, it's a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>extension-rule1</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>extension</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>added</condition>
+        <compatible>backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>add a new extension, it's a backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>extension-rule2</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>extension</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>deleted</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>delete a new extension, it's a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>argument-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>argument</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>any</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any chang for argument is a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>yin-element-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>yin-element</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>change</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any chang for yin-element is a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>revision-date-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>revision-date</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>change</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any chang for revision-date is a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+    <rule>
+        <rule-id>ordered-by-rule</rule-id>
+        <statements>
+            <statement>ordered-by</statement>
+        </statements>
+        <condition>change</condition>
+        <compatible>non-backward-compatible</compatible>
+        <description>any chang for ordered-by is a non-backward-compatible change.</description>
+    </rule>
+</rules>
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