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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+##
+# Copyright 2016-2026 Ghent University
+#
+# This file is part of EasyBuild,
+# originally created by the HPC team of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc/en),
+# with support of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc),
+# the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) (https://vscentrum.be/nl/en),
+# the Hercules foundation (http://www.herculesstichting.be/in_English)
+# and the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) (http://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/en).
+#
+# https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild
+#
+# EasyBuild is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation v2.
+#
+# EasyBuild is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+# the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with EasyBuild. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+"""
+Script to split an EasyBuild build log into steps, with and without debug output
+
+Authors:
+
+* Alan O'Cais (Ghent University)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import bz2
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Union
+
+
+# regex for start of log event
+LOG_START_RE = re.compile(
+    r"^==\s+(?P<timestamp>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} [\d:,]+)\s+"
+    r"(?P<file>[^:]+):(?P<line>\d+)\s+"
+    r"(?P<level>DEBUG|INFO|WARNING|ERROR)\s*"
+    r"(?P<msg>.*)$"
+)
+
+# regex to capture step name
+STEP_RE = re.compile(
+    r"easyblock\.py:\d+\s+INFO\s+Starting\s+(?P<step>.+?)\s+step"
+)
+
+
+def safe_name(s: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+", "_", s).strip("_")[:120]
+
+
+def parse_events(lines):
+    current_event = None
+
+    step_counter = 0
+    current_step_id = "0000_init"
+
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.rstrip("\n")
+
+        log_start = LOG_START_RE.match(line)
+
+        if log_start:
+            if current_event is not None:
+                yield current_event
+
+            step_match = STEP_RE.search(line)
+
+            if step_match:
+                step_counter += 1
+                step_name = safe_name(step_match.group("step"))
+                current_step_id = f"{step_counter:04d}_{step_name}"
+
+            current_event = {
+                "raw": [line],
+                "level": log_start.group("level"),
+                "step": current_step_id,
+            }
+
+        elif current_event is not None:
+            current_event["raw"].append(line)
+
+        else:
+            current_event = {
+                "raw": [line],
+                "level": "UNKNOWN",
+                "step": current_step_id,
+            }
+
+    if current_event is not None:
+        yield current_event
+
+
+def open_output(path: Path):
+    return bz2.open(
+        str(path) + ".bz2",
+        "wt",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+
+def write_event(
+    event,
+    full_file,
+    clean_file,
+    step_files: Dict[str, object],
+    step_clean_files: Dict[str, object],
+    step_dir: Path,
+) -> None:
+    text = "\n".join(event["raw"]) + "\n"
+    step = event["step"]
+
+    # Full output
+    full_file.write(text)
+
+    # No-debug full output
+    if event["level"] != "DEBUG":
+        clean_file.write(text)
+
+    # Step output containing debug
+    if step not in step_files:
+        step_files[step] = open_output(
+            step_dir / f"{step}_step_with_debug.log"
+        )
+
+    step_files[step].write(text)
+
+    # Step output without debug
+    if event["level"] != "DEBUG":
+        if step not in step_clean_files:
+            step_clean_files[step] = open_output(
+                step_dir / f"{step}_step.log"
+            )
+
+        step_clean_files[step].write(text)
+
+
+def process_log(
+    lines,
+    outdir: Path,
+    include_debug: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    step_dir = outdir / "steps"
+    step_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Always create the no-debug full output.
+    clean_file = open_output(outdir / "full.log")
+
+    # Only create the full debug output when requested.
+    full_file = None
+
+    if include_debug:
+        full_file = open_output(outdir / "full_with_debug.log")
+
+    step_files: Dict[str, object] = {}
+    step_clean_files: Dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    try:
+        for event in parse_events(lines):
+            if include_debug:
+                write_event(
+                    event,
+                    full_file,
+                    clean_file,
+                    step_files,
+                    step_clean_files,
+                    step_dir,
+                )
+            else:
+                text = "\n".join(event["raw"]) + "\n"
+                step = event["step"]
+
+                if event["level"] != "DEBUG":
+                    clean_file.write(text)
+
+                    if step not in step_clean_files:
+                        step_clean_files[step] = open_output(
+                            step_dir / f"{step}_step.log"
+                        )
+
+                    step_clean_files[step].write(text)
+
+    finally:
+        clean_file.close()
+
+        if full_file is not None:
+            full_file.close()
+
+        for file in step_files.values():
+            file.close()
+
+        for file in step_clean_files.values():
+            file.close()
+
+
+def remove_identical_debug_files(outdir: Path) -> None:
+    full_debug = outdir / "full_with_debug.log.bz2"
+    full_clean = outdir / "full.log.bz2"
+
+    if full_debug.exists() and full_clean.exists():
+        if full_debug.read_bytes() == full_clean.read_bytes():
+            full_debug.unlink()
+
+    step_dir = outdir / "steps"
+
+    for clean_file in step_dir.glob("*_step.log.bz2"):
+        debug_file = step_dir / (
+            clean_file.name[:-len("_step.log.bz2")]
+            + "_step_with_debug.log.bz2"
+        )
+
+        if debug_file.exists():
+            if debug_file.read_bytes() == clean_file.read_bytes():
+                debug_file.unlink()
+
+
+def get_log_name(path: Path) -> str:
+    name = path.name
+
+    if name.lower().endswith(".bz2"):
+        name = name[:-4]
+
+    if name.lower().endswith(".log"):
+        name = name[:-4]
+
+    return name
+
+
+def main(
+    file_path: Union[str, Path],
+    output_dir: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None,
+    include_debug: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    path = Path(file_path)
+
+    if not path.is_file():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Input file does not exist: {path}")
+
+    output_root = Path(output_dir) if output_dir else Path.cwd()
+
+    name = get_log_name(path)
+    outdir = output_root / f"{name}_parsed"
+
+    open_func = bz2.open if path.suffix.lower() == ".bz2" else open
+
+    with open_func(
+        str(path),
+        "rt",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+        errors="replace",
+    ) as file:
+        process_log(file, outdir, include_debug=include_debug)
+
+    if include_debug:
+        remove_identical_debug_files(outdir)
+
+    print(f"Output written to: {outdir}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Parse EasyBuild log files"
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "file",
+        type=Path,
+        help="Input log file (.log or .bz2)",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-o",
+        "--output-dir",
+        type=Path,
+        help=(
+            "Output directory "
+            "(default: <input_name>_parsed in the current directory)"
+        ),
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--with-debug",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Also generate output files containing debug messages",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    main(
+        args.file,
+        args.output_dir,
+        args.with_debug,
+    )