Plugin registry¶

This registry covers the plugins readers are most likely to encounter in changelog output: the built-in binoc-stdlib pack plus the in-tree model-plugins/ packs.

Use the package ids as stable anchors when linking from rendered changesets. The generated headings below match those ids one-for-one.

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Entries are maintained in plugin_registry.json at the repository root. Maintainers regenerate this Markdown with scripts/build_plugin_registry_page.py.

binoc-stdlib¶

Binoc's built-in rule pack. It handles the baseline formats and structural cases most readers encounter first: directories, archives, compressed streams, CSV/TSV, common text formats, JSON/YAML/TOML/INI, generic binary fallback, move/copy detection, and output renderers.

Field	Value
Tier	Built in
Distribution	Included with every binoc build.
Handles	Directory and archive structure, tabular data, text and structured documents, compressed snapshots, binary fallback, move/copy correspondence, and Markdown output.
Produces	Container expansions, tabular and text edits, move/copy and reshape claims, binary fallback diagnostics, and Markdown changelogs.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/binoc-stdlib
Source path: binoc-stdlib
Rust crate: binoc-stdlib

Rule packs¶

`binoc-stdlib`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	—
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`all`

Rule families supplied: expand, parse, pair, writer, compaction, annotator, render

binoc-avro¶

Parses Avro snapshots as structured data so changes in records and fields surface as normal Binoc diffs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Avro files.
Produces	Parsed Avro records and field-level changes.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-avro
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-avro
Rust crate: binoc-avro

Rule packs¶

`binoc-avro.parse.avro`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.avro`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-binformats¶

Parses common binary interchange formats into JSON-like values so content changes become visible as structured diffs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	CBOR, BSON, Ion, MessagePack, and plist snapshots.
Produces	Parsed structured values and value-level changes.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-binformats
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-binformats
Rust crate: binoc-binformats

Rule packs¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.cbor`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.cbor`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-binformats.parse.msgpack`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.msgpack`, `.mp`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-binformats.parse.bson`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.bson`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-binformats.parse.plist`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.plist`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-binformats.parse.ion`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.ion`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-dbf¶

Parses DBF snapshots so table and row changes in legacy dBase-style datasets show up as structured tabular diffs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	DBF files.
Produces	Tabular records and table/row edits.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-dbf
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-dbf
Rust crate: binoc-dbf

Rule packs¶

`binoc-dbf.parse.dbf`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.dbf`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-excel¶

Parses Excel workbooks so sheet, row, column, and cell changes can be compared as Binoc tabular changes.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Excel workbook snapshots.
Produces	Workbook structure and sheet/table content changes.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-excel
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-excel
Rust crate: binoc-excel

Rule packs¶

`binoc-excel.parse`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.xlsx`, `.xls`, `.xlsm`, `.xlsb`, `.ods`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-html¶

Renders Binoc changesets as self-contained HTML changelogs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party add-on
Distribution	Maintained in this repository but distributed outside the default fat `binoc` wheel.
Handles	Completed Binoc changesets.
Produces	Self-contained HTML changelogs.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-html
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-html
PyPI: binoc-html

Rule packs¶

`binoc.html`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	—
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`changesets`

Rule families supplied: render

binoc-parquet¶

Parses Parquet and Arrow IPC snapshots so column, row, and cell changes appear as ordinary tabular diffs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Parquet, Arrow IPC, and Feather files.
Produces	Tabular records and tabular diffs.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-parquet
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-parquet
Rust crate: binoc-parquet

Rule packs¶

`binoc-parquet.parse.parquet`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.parquet`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-parquet.parse.arrow-ipc`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.arrow`, `.feather`, `.ipc`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-row-reorder¶

Detects row reordering in tabular data so shuffles are represented as ordering changes rather than as noisy row removals and additions.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Paired `binoc.tabular.v1` artifacts with the same rows in a different order.
Produces	A `tabular.reorder_rows` edit when row multisets match.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-row-reorder
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-row-reorder
Rust crate: binoc-row-reorder

Rule packs¶

`binoc.row_reorder_writer`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	—
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	`binoc.tabular.v1`
`scope`	`artifacts`

Rule families supplied: writer

binoc-shapefile¶

Handles shapefile bundles and their sidecar files so feature, geometry, and attribute changes stay aligned across the dataset package.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Shapefile bundles and related sidecars.
Produces	Feature-level and geometry-level diffs.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-shapefile
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-shapefile
Rust crate: binoc-shapefile

Rule packs¶

`binoc-shapefile.fuse`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.shp`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	`.shx`, `.dbf`, `.prj`, `.cpg`
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`file-groups`

Rule families supplied: group-parse

`binoc-shapefile.parse.shp`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.shp`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-sqlite¶

Compares SQLite databases: schema, columns, keys, and row counts. Useful when a dataset ships as .db / .sqlite snapshots instead of flat files.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party opt-in
Distribution	Not published as a separate PyPI wheel. The pack remains in-tree and can be enabled explicitly; SQLite is excluded from the default `bundled` feature set.
Handles	SQLite database files.
Produces	Table/column layout changes, type changes, key changes, and row-count diffs.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-sqlite
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-sqlite
Rust crate: binoc-sqlite

Rule packs¶

`binoc-sqlite.parse.sqlite`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.sqlite`, `.sqlite3`, `.db`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-stat-binary¶

Reads Stata, SAS, and SAS transport files as standard Binoc tabular data so normal column, row, and cell diffing applies.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	Stata `.dta`, SAS `.sas7bdat`, and SAS transport `.xpt` files.
Produces	Tabular records and tabular diffs for statistical binary formats.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-stat-binary
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-stat-binary
Rust crate: binoc-stat-binary

Rule packs¶

`binoc-stat-binary.stata.parse`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.dta`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-stat-binary.sas7bdat.parse`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.sas7bdat`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-stat-binary.xpt.parse`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.xpt`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-xml¶

Parses XML snapshots into structured data so hierarchical document and metadata changes can be tracked as Binoc diffs.

Field	Value
Tier	First-party bundled
Distribution	Bundled into the default `binoc` wheel through the `binoc-cli` `bundled` feature.
Handles	XML files and XML-based metadata documents.
Produces	Structured XML artifacts and element/attribute-level changes.

Repository: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc
Documentation: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-xml
Source path: model-plugins/binoc-xml
Rust crate: binoc-xml

Rule packs¶

`binoc-xml.parse.xml`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	`.xml`, `.rdf`, `.kml`, `.gml`, `.atom`, `.rss`
`media_types`	—
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

`binoc-xml.parse.xml_media`¶

Field	Value
`extensions`	—
`media_types`	`text/xml`, `application/xml`, `application/rdf+xml`, `application/atom+xml`
`member_extensions`	—
`artifact_formats`	—
`scope`	`files`

Rule families supplied: parse

Plugin registry¶

binoc-stdlib¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-stdlib¶

binoc-avro¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-avro.parse.avro¶

binoc-binformats¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-binformats.parse.cbor¶

binoc-binformats.parse.msgpack¶

binoc-binformats.parse.bson¶

binoc-binformats.parse.plist¶

binoc-binformats.parse.ion¶

binoc-dbf¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-dbf.parse.dbf¶

binoc-excel¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-excel.parse¶

binoc-html¶

Rule packs¶

binoc.html¶

binoc-parquet¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-parquet.parse.parquet¶

binoc-parquet.parse.arrow-ipc¶

binoc-row-reorder¶

Rule packs¶

binoc.row_reorder_writer¶

binoc-shapefile¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-shapefile.fuse¶

binoc-shapefile.parse.shp¶

binoc-sqlite¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-sqlite.parse.sqlite¶

binoc-stat-binary¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-stat-binary.stata.parse¶

binoc-stat-binary.sas7bdat.parse¶

binoc-stat-binary.xpt.parse¶

binoc-xml¶

Rule packs¶

binoc-xml.parse.xml¶

binoc-xml.parse.xml_media¶

`binoc-stdlib`¶

`binoc-avro.parse.avro`¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.cbor`¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.msgpack`¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.bson`¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.plist`¶

`binoc-binformats.parse.ion`¶

`binoc-dbf.parse.dbf`¶

`binoc-excel.parse`¶

`binoc.html`¶

`binoc-parquet.parse.parquet`¶

`binoc-parquet.parse.arrow-ipc`¶

`binoc.row_reorder_writer`¶

`binoc-shapefile.fuse`¶

`binoc-shapefile.parse.shp`¶

`binoc-sqlite.parse.sqlite`¶

`binoc-stat-binary.stata.parse`¶

`binoc-stat-binary.sas7bdat.parse`¶

`binoc-stat-binary.xpt.parse`¶

`binoc-xml.parse.xml`¶

`binoc-xml.parse.xml_media`¶