Plugin catalog

Binoc ships a capable standard library (binoc-stdlib) plus first-party format packs. Most format packs are compiled into the fat binoc wheel; SQLite remains an explicit opt-in pack and is not published as a separate PyPI wheel.

For format parsers, compare your filenames (suffixes) and, when available, detected media types to the tables under each plugin. Other scopes identify group parsers, artifact writers, and changeset renderers explicitly.

For package ids that may appear in changelog output, see the plugin registry.

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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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-avro
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-avro
• Rust crate: binoc-avro

Dispatch

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-binformats
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-binformats
• Rust crate: binoc-binformats

Dispatch

binoc-binformats.parse.cbor

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.cbor
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-binformats.parse.msgpack

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-binformats.parse.bson

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.bson
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-binformats.parse.plist

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.plist
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-binformats.parse.ion

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-dbf
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-dbf
• Rust crate: binoc-dbf

Dispatch

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-excel
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-excel
• Rust crate: binoc-excel

Dispatch

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-html
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-html
• PyPI: binoc-html

Dispatch

This renderer consumes completed Binoc changesets.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-parquet
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-parquet
• Rust crate: binoc-parquet

Dispatch

binoc-parquet.parse.parquet

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.parquet
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-parquet.parse.arrow-ipc

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: 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

Dispatch

This writer consumes paired artifacts in the listed artifact formats, independent of the source filename.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-shapefile
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-shapefile
• Rust crate: binoc-shapefile

Dispatch

binoc-shapefile.fuse

This group parser uses the listed extensions as anchors and correlates sibling files with the listed member extensions.

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

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-sqlite
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-sqlite
• Rust crate: binoc-sqlite

Dispatch

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: 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

Dispatch

binoc-stat-binary.stata.parse

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.dta
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-stat-binary.sas7bdat.parse

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

Field	Value
extensions	.sas7bdat
media_types	-
member_extensions	-
artifact_formats	-
scope	files

Rule families supplied: parse

binoc-stat-binary.xpt.parse

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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
• More detail: https://github.com/harvard-lil/binoc/tree/main/model-plugins/binoc-xml
• Source path: model-plugins/binoc-xml
• Rust crate: binoc-xml

Dispatch

binoc-xml.parse.xml

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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

This rule is relevant when a file path matches one of the extensions or its detected media type matches.

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

Catalog file for tools

The canonical data lives in plugin_registry.json (JSON). Hosts that suggest plugins for unrecognized formats should read that file; dispatch fields describe the rule's advertised selectors and processing scope.