diff --git a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/artifactcomparator/ArtifactComparator.java b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/artifactcomparator/ArtifactComparator.java
index 411180709c..dff561cd15 100644
--- a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/artifactcomparator/ArtifactComparator.java
+++ b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/artifactcomparator/ArtifactComparator.java
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@
 
 public interface ArtifactComparator {
 
-    public static class ComparisonData {
+    public static record ComparisonData(List<String> ignoredPattern, boolean writeDelta, boolean showDiffDetails) {
 
-        public ComparisonData(List<String> ignoredPattern, boolean writeDelta) {
-            this.ignoredPattern = ignoredPattern != null ? List.copyOf(ignoredPattern) : List.of();
-            this.writeDelta = writeDelta;
-        }
+        /**
+         * System property that control if a detailed diff is desired or not, <code>false</code>
+         * (default) = no detailed diff is shown, <code>true</code> show detailed difference.
+         */
+        private static final boolean SHOW_DIFF_DETAILS = Boolean.getBoolean("tycho.comparator.showDiff");
 
-        private final List<String> ignoredPattern;
-        private boolean writeDelta;
-
-        public List<String> ignoredPattern() {
-            return ignoredPattern;
+        public ComparisonData(List<String> ignoredPattern, boolean writeDelta) {
+            this(ignoredPattern, writeDelta, SHOW_DIFF_DETAILS);
         }
 
-        public boolean writeDelta() {
-            return writeDelta;
+        public ComparisonData(List<String> ignoredPattern, boolean writeDelta, boolean showDiffDetails) {
+            this.ignoredPattern = ignoredPattern != null ? List.copyOf(ignoredPattern) : List.of();
+            this.writeDelta = writeDelta;
+            this.showDiffDetails = showDiffDetails;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/ContentsComparator.java b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/ContentsComparator.java
index dd8964068d..a72a8e4954 100644
--- a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/ContentsComparator.java
+++ b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/ContentsComparator.java
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 
 public interface ContentsComparator {
 
-    /**
-     * System property that control if a detailed diff is desired or not, <code>false</code>
-     * (default) = no detailed diff is shown, <code>true</code> show detailed difference.
-     */
-    static final boolean SHOW_DIFF_DETAILS = Boolean.getBoolean("tycho.comparator.showDiff");
-
     /**
      * System property that controls the threshold size where a direct byte compare is performed
      * (default 5 mb)
@@ -36,7 +30,7 @@ public interface ContentsComparator {
     /**
      * Computes the delta for the given {@link InputStream}s, the streams passed will support
      * mark/reset for repeated reads.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param baseline
      *            the baseline data
      * @param reactor
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ public ArtifactDelta getDelta(ComparatorInputStream baseline, ComparatorInputStr
 
     /**
      * Check if this comparator matches the given name or extension
-     * 
+     *
      * @param nameOrExtension
      *            the extension or name to match
      * @return <code>true</code> if this comparator matches, <code>false</code> otherwise
diff --git a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/TextComparator.java b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/TextComparator.java
index d73adfa70f..46b9ebabaa 100644
--- a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/TextComparator.java
+++ b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/TextComparator.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Contributors:
  *     Christoph Läubrich - initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public static ArtifactDelta compareText(ComparatorInputStream baseline, Comparat
         ByteIterator reactorIterator = new ByteIterator(reactor.asBytes());
         while (baselineIterator.hasNext() && reactorIterator.hasNext()) {
             if (baselineIterator.next() != reactorIterator.next()) {
-                return createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor);
+                return createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor, data);
             }
         }
         //now both need to be at the end of the stream if they are the same!
         if (baselineIterator.hasNext() || reactorIterator.hasNext()) {
-            return createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor);
+            return createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor, data);
         }
         return ArtifactDelta.NO_DIFFERENCE;
     }
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public boolean matches(String nameOrExtension) {
     }
 
     public static ArtifactDelta createDelta(String message, ComparatorInputStream baseline,
-            ComparatorInputStream reactor) {
-        if (SHOW_DIFF_DETAILS) {
+            ComparatorInputStream reactor, ComparisonData data) {
+        if (data.showDiffDetails()) {
             String detailed;
             try {
                 List<String> source = IOUtils.readLines(baseline.asNewStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
diff --git a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/XmlComparator.java b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/XmlComparator.java
index 688396f59d..7ef0b3e7a0 100644
--- a/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/XmlComparator.java
+++ b/tycho-artifactcomparator/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/zipcomparator/internal/XmlComparator.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Contributors:
  *     Christoph Läubrich - initial API and implementation
  *******************************************************************************/
@@ -43,21 +43,20 @@ public ArtifactDelta getDelta(ComparatorInputStream baseline, ComparatorInputStr
             Diff baselineDiff = computeDiff(baseline, reactor);
             if (baselineDiff.hasDifferences()) {
                 String message = baselineDiff.fullDescription();
-                return TextComparator.createDelta(message, baseline, reactor);
+                return TextComparator.createDelta(message, baseline, reactor, data);
             }
             return null;
         } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-            return TextComparator.createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor);
+            return TextComparator.createDelta(ArtifactDelta.DEFAULT.getMessage(), baseline, reactor, data);
         }
     }
 
     private Diff computeDiff(InputStream baseline, InputStream reactor) {
-        Diff baselineDiff = DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromStream(baseline))//
+        return DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromStream(baseline))//
                 .withTest(Input.fromStream(reactor))//
                 .checkForSimilar()//
                 .ignoreComments() //
                 .ignoreWhitespace().build();
-        return baselineDiff;
     }
 
     @Override