Fixes #504

common/util.ts

@@ -72,3 +72,39 @@ Loading some onboarding content for you (but doing so does require a working int
 
   return parseYamlSettings(settingsText);
 }
+
+// Compares two objects deeply
+export function deepEqual(a: any, b: any): boolean {
+  if (a === b) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (typeof a !== typeof b) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof a === "object") {
+    if (Array.isArray(a) && Array.isArray(b)) {
+      if (a.length !== b.length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+        if (!deepEqual(a[i], b[i])) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      const aKeys = Object.keys(a);
+      const bKeys = Object.keys(b);
+      if (aKeys.length !== bKeys.length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      for (const key of aKeys) {
+        if (!deepEqual(a[key], b[key])) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}