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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+doc=r'''
+Reading a log, it can be hard to figure out what is the important bit going on.
+This is a tool that reads an osmo-msc log and tries to compose a ladder diagram from it automatically.
+'''
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+import re
+import tempfile
+import os
+
+def error(*msg):
+	sys.stderr.write('%s\n' % (''.join(msg)))
+	exit(1)
+
+def quote(msg, quote='"'):
+	return '"%s"' % (msg.replace('"', r'\"'))
+
+class Entity:
+	def __init__(self, name, descr=None, attrs={}):
+		self.name = name
+		self.descr = descr
+		self.attrs = attrs
+
+class Arrow:
+	def __init__(self, mo_mt, left, arrow, right, descr=None, attrs={}, ran_conn=None, imsi=None, tmsi=None):
+		self.mo_mt = mo_mt
+		self.left = left
+		self.arrow = arrow
+		self.right = right
+		self.descr = descr
+		self.attrs = attrs
+		self.ran_conn = ran_conn
+		self.imsi = imsi
+		self.tmsi = tmsi
+
+	def __repr__(self):
+		return 'Arrow(%s %s %s %s: %s IMSI=%s)' % (self.mo_mt, self.left, self.arrow, self.right, self.descr, self.imsi)
+
+class Separator:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.separator = None
+		self.descr = None
+		self.attrs = {}
+
+class EmptyLine:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.count = 1
+
+MS = 'ms'
+UE = 'ms' #'ue'
+MS_UE_UNKNOWN = 'ms' #None
+MSC = 'msc'
+MGW = 'mgw'
+SIP = 'sip'
+
+MO = 'mo'
+MT = 'mt'
+MO_MT_UNKNOWN = None
+
+
+class OutputBase:
+	def __init__(self, write_to, start_with_re=None):
+		self._write_to = write_to
+
+		self.start_with_re = None
+		if start_with_re is not None:
+			self.start_with_re = re.compile(start_with_re)
+
+	def head(self):
+		self.writeln('# Generated by msc_log_to_ladder.py')
+
+	def tail(self):
+		pass
+
+	def render(self, diagram):
+		self.head()
+		if diagram.root_attrs:
+			self.root_attrs(diagram.root_attrs)
+		self.entities(diagram.entities)
+
+		started = (self.start_with_re is None)
+
+		for line in diagram.lines:
+			if not started:
+				if hasattr(line, 'descr') and self.start_with_re.match(line.descr):
+					started = True
+				else:
+					continue
+			self.add(line)
+		self.tail()
+
+	def entities(self, entities):
+		for entity in entities:
+			self.entity(entity)
+
+	def write(self, line):
+		self._write_to.write(line)
+
+	def writeln(self, line):
+		self.write('%s\n' % line)
+
+	def emptyline(self, emptyline):
+		self.write('\n' * emptyline.count);
+
+	def add(self, thing):
+		func = getattr(self, thing.__class__.__name__.lower())
+		func(thing)
+
+
+class OutputLadder(OutputBase):
+
+	def indent_multiline(self, s):
+		return s.replace('\n', '\n\t')
+
+	def attrs_str(self, attrs, prefix=' '):
+		if not attrs:
+			return ''
+		return '%s{%s}' % (prefix or '', ','.join('%s=%s' % (k,v) for k,v in attrs.items()))
+
+	def root_attrs(self, attrs):
+		self.writeln(self.attrs_str(attrs, prefix=None))
+
+	def entity(self, entity):
+		self.writeln('%s = %s%s' % (entity.name, self.indent_multiline(entity.descr), self.attrs_str(entity.attrs)))
+
+	def arrow(self, arrow):
+		mo_mt = arrow.mo_mt or MO
+
+		def prepend_mo_mt(name):
+			if name in ('.', SIP):
+				return name
+			return '%s%s' % (mo_mt, name)
+
+		self.writeln('%s %s %s%s%s%s'
+			     % (prepend_mo_mt(arrow.left),
+				arrow.arrow,
+				prepend_mo_mt(arrow.right),
+				'\t' if arrow.descr else '',
+				self.indent_multiline(arrow.descr or ''),
+				self.attrs_str(arrow.attrs)))
+
+	def separator(self, sep_str, descr, attrs):
+		self.writeln('%s%s%s%s'
+			     % (separator.separator,
+				' ' if separator.descr else '',
+				self.indent_multiline(separator.descr or ''),
+				self.attrs_str(separator.attrs)))
+
+class OutputMscgen(OutputBase):
+	ARROWS = {
+		'>' : '=>>',
+		'->' : '=>',
+		'-->' : '>>',
+		'~>' : '->',
+		'=>' : ':>',
+		'-><' : '-x',
+
+		'<' : '<<=',
+		'<-' : '<=',
+		'<--' : '<<',
+		'<~' : '<-',
+		'<=' : '<:',
+		'><-' : 'x-',
+
+		'<>' : 'abox',
+		'()' : 'rbox',
+		'[]' : 'note',
+		}
+
+	def head(self):
+		super().head()
+		self.writeln('msc {')
+
+	def tail(self):
+		self.writeln('}')
+
+	def entities(self, entities):
+		estr = []
+		for entity in entities:
+			estr.append('%s%s' % (entity.name, self.attrs_str(self.all_attrs(entity.descr, entity.attrs), prefix='')))
+		if not estr:
+			return
+		self.writeln('%s;' % (','.join(estr)))
+
+	def attrs_list_str(self, attrs):
+		if not attrs:
+			return ''
+		def escape(s):
+			return s.replace('\n', r'\n').replace('\r', '').replace('\t', r'\t')
+		return ','.join('%s="%s"' % (k,escape(v)) for k,v in attrs.items())
+
+	def attrs_str(self, attrs, prefix=' '):
+		attrs_list_str = self.attrs_list_str(attrs)
+		if not attrs_list_str:
+			return ''
+		return '%s[%s]' % (prefix or '', attrs_list_str)
+
+	def root_attrs(self, attrs):
+		if not attrs:
+			return
+		self.writeln('%s;' % self.attrs_list_str(attrs))
+
+	def all_attrs(self, descr, attrs):
+		a = {}
+		if descr:
+			a['label'] = descr
+		a.update(attrs)
+		return a
+
+	def entity(self, entity):
+		error('OutputMscgen.entity() should not be called')
+
+	def arrow_txlate(self, arrow):
+		txlate = OutputMscgen.ARROWS.get(arrow)
+		if not txlate:
+			error('Unknown arrow: %r' % arrow)
+		return txlate
+
+	def arrow(self, arrow):
+		mo_mt = arrow.mo_mt or MO
+
+		def prepend_mo_mt(name):
+			if name in ('.', SIP):
+				return name
+			return '%s%s' % (mo_mt, name)
+
+		l = prepend_mo_mt(arrow.left)
+		r = arrow.right
+		if r == '.':
+			r = l
+		else:
+			r = prepend_mo_mt(r)
+
+		a = {'label': arrow.descr}
+		a.update(arrow.attrs)
+		attrs = self.attrs_str(a)
+
+		self.writeln('%s %s %s%s;'
+			     % (l, self.arrow_txlate(arrow.arrow), r,
+				self.attrs_str(self.all_attrs(arrow.descr, arrow.attrs), prefix='\t')))
+
+	def separator(self, sep_str, descr, attrs):
+		self.writeln('%s%s%s%s;'
+			     % (separator.separator,
+				self.attrs_str(self.all_attrs(descr, attrs), prefix='\t')))
+
+	def emptyline(self, emptyline):
+		self.write('\n' * emptyline.count);
+
+
+def ms_from_ran(ran_type_or_conn):
+	if ran_type_or_conn.startswith('UTRAN-Iu'):
+		return UE
+	if ran_type_or_conn.startswith('RANAP'):
+		return UE
+	if ran_type_or_conn.startswith('GERAN-A'):
+		return MS
+	if ran_type_or_conn.startswith('BSS'):
+		return MS
+	return MS_UE_UNKNOWN
+
+class Diagram:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.root_attrs = {}
+		self.entities = []
+		self.lines = []
+		self.mo_mt_unknown_lines = []
+
+	def add_line(self, line):
+		self.lines.append(line)
+
+	def resolve_unknown_mo_mt(self):
+
+		def try_match(a, b):
+			if a < 0 or a >= len(self.lines):
+				return False
+			if b < 0 or b >= len(self.lines):
+				return False
+			la = self.lines[a]
+			lb = self.lines[b]
+
+			if not hasattr(lb, 'mo_mt'):
+				return False
+			if lb.mo_mt == MO_MT_UNKNOWN:
+				return False
+
+			for match_attr in ('imsi', 'tmsi', 'ran_conn'):
+				if not hasattr(la, match_attr):
+					continue
+				if not hasattr(lb, match_attr):
+					continue
+				la_attr = getattr(la, match_attr)
+				if la_attr is None:
+					continue
+				lb_attr = getattr(lb, match_attr)
+				if la_attr == lb_attr:
+					la.mo_mt = lb.mo_mt
+					return True
+			return False
+
+
+		while True:
+			changes = 0
+			for i in range(len(self.lines)):
+				line = self.lines[i]
+
+				if not hasattr(line, 'mo_mt'):
+					continue
+				if line.mo_mt is not MO_MT_UNKNOWN:
+					continue
+
+				# don't know MO/MT, try to resolve from near messages
+				for j in range(1,100):
+					if try_match(i, i-j):
+						break
+					if try_match(i, i+j):
+						break
+				if line.mo_mt is not MO_MT_UNKNOWN:
+					changes += 1
+			if not changes:
+				break
+
+
+re_source_file_last = re.compile(r'(.*) \(([^):]+:[0-9]+)\)$')
+
+class Rule:
+	def __init__(self, name, re_str, handler):
+		self.name = name
+		self.re = re.compile(re_str)
+		self.handler = handler
+
+	def match(self, line):
+		m = self.re.match(line)
+		if not m:
+			return False
+		return self.handler(m)
+
+
+def mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type):
+	if l3type == 'PAGING_RESP':
+		return MT
+	elif l3type == 'CM_SERVICE_REQ':
+		return MO
+	else:
+		return MO_MT_UNKNOWN
+
+def int_to_hex(val, bits):
+	return hex((int(val) + (1 << bits)) % (1 << bits))
+
+class Callref:
+	MAX = 0x7fffffff
+	MIN = -0x80000000
+	BITS = 32
+
+	def int_to_hex(val):
+		return int_to_hex(val, Callref.BITS)
+
+	def hex_to_int(hexstr):
+		val = int(hexstr, 16)
+		if val > Callref.MAX:
+			val = Callref.MIN + (val & Callref.MAX)
+		return val
+
+class Parse:
+
+	def __init__(self, output, mask_values=False):
+
+		self.diagram = Diagram()
+		self.output = output
+		self.linenr = 0
+		self.rules = []
+		self.seen_udtrace_mncc = False
+
+		self.callrefs_mo_mt = {}
+		self.mask_values = mask_values
+		self.masked_values = {}
+
+		for member in dir(self):
+			if not member.startswith('rule_'):
+				continue
+			func = getattr(self, member)
+			if not callable(func):
+				continue
+
+			docstr = func.__doc__
+			if not docstr:
+				continue
+			re_str = docstr.splitlines()[0]
+
+			self.rules.append(Rule(name=member, re_str=re_str, handler=func))
+
+
+
+	def error(self, *msg):
+		error('line %d: ' % self.linenr, *msg)
+
+	def start(self):
+		self.diagram.root_attrs = {'hscale': '3'}
+		for name, descr in (
+				('moms', 'MS,BSS (MO)\\nUE,hNodeB (MO)'),
+				#('moue', 'UE,hNodeB (MO)'),
+				('momgw', 'MGW for MSC (MO)'),
+				('momsc', 'MSC (MO)'),
+				('sip', 'MNCC to PBX via\nosmo-sip-connector'),
+				('mtmsc', 'MSC (MT)'),
+				('mtmgw', 'MGW for MSC (MT)'),
+				('mtms', 'BSS,MS (MT)\\nhNodeB,UE (MT)'),
+				#('mtue', 'hNodeB,UE (MT)'),
+				):
+			self.diagram.entities.append(Entity(name, descr))
+
+	def end(self):
+		self.diagram.resolve_unknown_mo_mt()
+		self.output.render(self.diagram)
+
+	def mask_value(self, name, val):
+		if not self.mask_values:
+			return val
+		if not val:
+			return val
+		name_dict = self.masked_values.get(name)
+		if not name_dict:
+			name_dict = {}
+			self.masked_values[name] = name_dict
+
+		masked_val = name_dict.get(val)
+		if masked_val is None:
+			masked_val = '%s-%d' % (name, len(name_dict) + 1)
+			name_dict[val] = masked_val
+		return masked_val
+
+	def add_line(self, line):
+		self.linenr += 1
+		if line.endswith('\n'):
+			line = line[:-1]
+		if line.endswith('\r'):
+			line = line[:-1]
+
+		self.interpret(line)
+
+	def interpret(self, line):
+
+		m = re_source_file_last.match(line)
+		if m:
+			line = m.group(1)
+
+		for rule in self.rules:
+			if rule.match(line):
+				break
+
+	RE_DTAP_NAME = re.compile('.*GSM48_MT_([^_]+)_(.+)')
+
+	def rule_paging(self, m):
+		r'.*ran_peer\(([^:]+):.* Paging for ([^ ]+) on ([^ ]+)'
+		ran_type, subscr, cell = m.groups()
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(MT, ms_from_ran(ran_type), '<', MSC, 'Paging'))
+		return True
+
+	RE_IMSI = re.compile('IMSI-([0-9]+)')
+	RE_TMSI = re.compile('TMSI-0x([0-9a-fA-F]+)')
+
+	def rule_dtap(self, m):
+		r'.*msc_a\(([^)]*):([^:]+):([^:]+)\).* (Dispatching 04.08 message|Sending DTAP): (.+)$'
+
+		subscr, ran_conn, l3type, rx_tx, dtap = m.groups()
+		tx = (rx_tx == 'Sending DTAP')
+
+		m = self.RE_DTAP_NAME.match(dtap)
+		if m:
+			dtap = '%s %s' % m.groups()
+
+		if 'IMSI_DETACH_IND' in dtap:
+			# detecting IMSI Detach separately
+			return True
+
+		if l3type == 'NONE' and not tx and dtap.endswith('PAG_RESP'):
+			e = MT
+		else:
+			e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+
+		imsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_IMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			imsi = m.group(1)
+		tmsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_TMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			tmsi = m.group(1)
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, ms_from_ran(ran_conn), '<' if tx else '>', MSC, dtap,
+			ran_conn=ran_conn, imsi=imsi, tmsi=tmsi))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_imsi_detach(self, m):
+		r'.*IMSI DETACH for IMSI-([0-9]+):.*'
+		imsi = m.group(1)
+		e = MO_MT_UNKNOWN
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MS_UE_UNKNOWN, '>', MSC, 'IMSI Detach', imsi=imsi))
+
+	def rule_mgcp_tx(self, m):
+		r'.*mgw-endp\([^)]*:([^:]+):([^:]+)\).* (rtpbridge[^ ]+) .* RTP_TO_(RAN|CN)( CI=([^:]+)|): ([^ :]+).*: Sending'
+		ran, l3type, endp, rtp_to, cond_ci, ci, verb = m.groups()
+		e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+		if '*' not in endp:
+			endp = self.mask_value('EP', endp)
+		ci = self.mask_value('CI', ci)
+		ci_str = ''
+		if ci:
+			ci_str = ' %s' % ci
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MGW, '<', MSC, 'for %s: %s\\n%s%s' % (rtp_to, verb, endp, ci_str)))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_mgcp_rx(self, m):
+		r'.*mgw-endp\([^)]*:([^:]+):([^:]+)\).* (rtpbridge[^ ]+) .* RTP_TO_(RAN|CN)( CI=([^:]+)|).*: received successful response to ([^:]+): (.*)'
+		ran, l3type, endp, rtp_to, cond_ci, ci, verb, details = m.groups()
+		e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+		endp = self.mask_value('EP', endp)
+		ci = self.mask_value('CI', ci)
+		ci_str = ''
+		if ci:
+			ci_str = ' %s' % ci
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MGW, '>', MSC, 'for %s: %s OK\\n%s%s' % (rtp_to, verb, endp, ci_str)))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_ran_tx(self, m):
+		r'.*msc_a\(([^)]*):([^:]+):([^:]+)\).* RAN encode: ([^: ]+): (.+)$'
+
+		subscr, ran_conn, l3type, ran_type, msg_type = m.groups()
+
+		if msg_type in ('DTAP', 'DirectTransfer'):
+			# will get DTAP details from rule_dtap() instead, not from BSSMAP logging
+			return True
+		if msg_type.startswith('Tx'):
+			# skip 'Tx RANAP SECURITY MODE COMMAND to RNC, ik 47...'
+			return True
+		if '=' in msg_type:
+			# skip 'RAB Assignment: rab_id=1, rtp=192.168.178.66:50008, use_x213_nsap=1'
+			return True
+
+		if l3type == 'NONE':
+			return True
+
+		e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+
+		imsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_IMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			imsi = m.group(1)
+		tmsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_TMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			tmsi = m.group(1)
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, ms_from_ran(ran_conn), '<', MSC, '(%s) %s' % (ran_type, msg_type),
+					    ran_conn=ran_conn, imsi=imsi, tmsi=tmsi))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_ran_rx(self, m):
+		r'.*msc_a\(([^)]*):([^:]+):([^:]+)\).* RAN decode: ([^: ]+) (.+)$'
+
+		subscr, ran_conn, l3type, ran_type, msg_type = m.groups()
+
+		if msg_type in ('DTAP', 'DirectTransfer', 'DirectTransfer RAN PDU'):
+			# will get DTAP details from rule_dtap() instead, not from BSSMAP logging
+			return True
+
+		if l3type == 'NONE':
+			return True
+
+		e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+
+		imsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_IMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			imsi = m.group(1)
+		tmsi = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_TMSI.finditer(subscr):
+			tmsi = m.group(1)
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, ms_from_ran(ran_type), '>', MSC, '(%s) %s' % (ran_type, msg_type),
+					    ran_conn=ran_conn, imsi=imsi, tmsi=tmsi))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_cc_state(self, m):
+		r'.*trans\(CC[^) ]* [^ )]+:([^:)]+) callref-([^ ]+) [^)]+\) new state ([^ ]+) -> ([^ ]+)'
+		l3type, callref_hex, from_state, to_state = m.groups()
+
+		e = mo_mt_from_l3type(l3type)
+		self.callrefs_mo_mt[callref_hex] = e
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MSC, '<>', '.', 'CC state:\\n%s' % to_state))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_log_mncc(self, m):
+		r'.*trans\(CC[^) ]* [^ )]+:([^:)]+) callref-([^ ]+) [^)]+\) (tx|rx) (MNCC_[^ ]*)$'
+		l3type, callref_hex, tx_rx, mncc_msg = m.groups()
+
+		if self.seen_udtrace_mncc:
+			# If no udtrace is present, take the MNCC logging.
+			# But if there is udtrace logging available, we should not duplicate those MNCC lines.
+			return True
+
+		tx = (tx_rx == 'tx')
+
+		try:
+			e = self.callrefs_mo_mt.get(callref_hex, MT)
+		except:
+			e = MT
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MSC, '>' if tx else '<', 'sip', mncc_msg))
+		return True
+
+	RE_MNCC_RTP = re.compile(' ip := ([^, ]+), rtp_port := ([0-9]+),')
+	RE_MNCC_CALLREF = re.compile(' callref := ([^ ,]+), ')
+
+	def rule_udtrace_mncc(self, m):
+		r'.*(write|recv).* (Tx|Rx): \{ msg_type := ([^ ]+) .* u := \{ (.*) \} \}$'
+		write_recv, tx_rx, msg_type, u = m.groups()
+
+		self.seen_udtrace_mncc = True
+
+		tx = (tx_rx == 'Tx')
+
+		callref_intstr = None
+		for m in Parse.RE_MNCC_CALLREF.finditer(u):
+			callref_intstr = m.group(1)
+		if not callref_intstr:
+			# log only MNCC that has a callref
+			return True
+
+		try:
+			e = self.callrefs_mo_mt.get(Callref.int_to_hex(callref_intstr), MT)
+		except:
+			e = MT
+
+		descr = msg_type
+
+		for m in Parse.RE_MNCC_RTP.finditer(u):
+			ip_str, port_str = m.groups()
+			try:
+				if int(ip_str) == 0 or int(port_str) == 0:
+					break
+			except:
+				break
+			ip_hex = int_to_hex(ip_str, 32)
+			ip = []
+			ip_val = int(ip_hex, 16)
+			for byte in range(4):
+				ip.insert(0, (ip_val & (0xff << (8*byte))) >> (8*byte))
+			rtp_info = '%s:%s' % ('.'.join(str(b) for b in ip), port_str)
+			rtp_info = self.mask_value('IP:port', rtp_info)
+			descr = '%s\\n%s' % (descr, rtp_info)
+			break
+
+		self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MSC, '>' if tx else '<', 'sip', descr))
+		return True
+
+	def rule_cc_timer(self, m):
+		r'.*trans\(CC.*IMSI-([0-9]+):.*\) (starting|stopping pending) (guard timer|timer T[0-9]+)( with ([0-9]+) seconds|)'
+		imsi, start_stop, t, with_cond, s = m.groups()
+		start = (start_stop == 'starting')
+		e = MO_MT_UNKNOWN
+		if start:
+			self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MSC, '[]', '.', 'CC starts %s (%ss)' % (t, s), imsi=imsi))
+		else:
+			self.diagram.add_line(Arrow(e, MSC, '[]', '.', 'CC stops %s' % (t), imsi=imsi))
+		return True
+
+
+def translate(inf, outf, cmdline):
+	if cmdline.output_format == 'mscgen':
+		output = OutputMscgen(outf, cmdline.start_with_re)
+	else:
+		output = OutputLadder(outf, cmdline.start_with_re)
+	parse = Parse(output, cmdline.mask_values)
+
+	parse.start()
+
+	while inf.readable():
+		line = inf.readline()
+		if not line:
+			break;
+		parse.add_line(line)
+	parse.end()
+
+def open_output(inf, cmdline):
+	if cmdline.output_file == '-':
+		translate(inf, sys.stdout, cmdline)
+	else:
+		with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=os.path.dirname(cmdline.output_file), mode='w', encoding='utf-8') as tmp_out:
+			translate(inf, tmp_out, cmdline)
+			if os.path.exists(cmdline.output_file):
+				os.unlink(cmdline.output_file)
+			os.link(tmp_out.name, cmdline.output_file)
+
+def open_input(cmdline):
+	if cmdline.input_file == '-':
+		open_output(sys.stdin, cmdline)
+	else:
+		with open(cmdline.input_file, 'r') as f:
+			open_output(f, cmdline)
+
+def main(cmdline):
+	open_input(cmdline)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=doc)
+	parser.add_argument('-i', '--input-file', dest='input_file', default="-",
+			help='Read from this file, or stdin if "-"')
+	parser.add_argument('-o', '--output-file', dest='output_file', default="-",
+			help='Write to this file, or stdout if "-"')
+	parser.add_argument('-t', '--output-format', dest='output_format', default="mscgen",
+			choices=('mscgen','ladder'),
+			help='Pick output format: mscgen format or libosmocore/contrib/ladder_to_msc.py format')
+	parser.add_argument('-m', '--mask-values', dest='mask_values', action='store_true',
+			help='Do not output specific values like IP address, port, endpoint CI, instead just indicate that a value is'
+			     ' present. This makes the output reproducable across various logs.')
+	parser.add_argument('-s', '--start-with', dest='start_with_re', default=None,
+			help='Skip until the first message with this label (regex), e.g. -s "CC SETUP"')
+
+	cmdline = parser.parse_args()
+
+	main(cmdline)
+
+# vim: shiftwidth=8 noexpandtab tabstop=8 autoindent nocindent