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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+
+# The path to the directory that holds this script
+CURRENT_SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname -- "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
+BASE_DEBUG_DIR="/tmp/debug-initramfs"
+mkdir -p ${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}
+BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR=$(sudo mktemp -dp "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}")
+
+# Fix permissions so current user can create temp files
+sudo chown "${USER}:$(id -gn)" "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}"
+
+# Set up cleanup trap to run when script exits
+trap clean_up_debug_helpers EXIT
+
+# set_up_debug_dirs [file] [url]
+#
+# This ceates a minimal set up in /tmp/debug-initramfs directory for
+# comparing built ipa initramfs the master ipa initramfs.
+#
+# Usage examples:
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh set_up_debug_dirs
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh set_up_debug_dirs ipa-centos10-master.tar.gz
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh set_up_debug_dirs ipa-centos10-master.tar.gz https://tarballs.opendev.org/openstack/ironic-python-agent/dib/
+#
+# - [file]: Name of tar file o be downloaded [default: ipa-centos10-master.tar.gz]
+# - [url]: Url to ironic python agent tarball archive [default: https://tarballs.opendev.org/openstack/ironic-python-agent/dib/]
+#
+set_up_debug_dirs() {
+    file_name="${1:-ipa-centos9-master.tar.gz}"
+    url="${2:-https://tarballs.opendev.org/openstack/ironic-python-agent/dib/}"
+    full_path="${url}${file_name}"
+    file_base_name=$(echo "${file_name}"| cut -d'.' -f 1)
+
+    clean_up_debug_dirs
+
+    # Export DISABLE_UPLOAD, ENABLE_BOOTSTRAP_TEST, TEST_IN_CI to allow local
+    # test run.
+    export DISABLE_UPLOAD="true"
+    export ENABLE_BOOTSTRAP_TEST="false"
+    export TEST_IN_CI="false"
+
+    # Build ipa with build_ipa.sh. Search for the script in a path that is
+    # relative to this files location. 
+    cd "${CURRENT_SCRIPT_DIR}/../jenkins/scripts/dynamic_worker_workflow"
+    if [[ ! -x ./build_ipa.sh ]]; then
+        echo "Error: build_ipa.sh not found"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    if ! ./build_ipa.sh; then
+        echo "build_ipa.sh failed, will check for artifact..."
+    fi
+
+    # Even if build_ipa.sh exits with error this script can continue as long as
+    # /tmp/dib/ironic-python-agent.initramfs has been created
+    if [[ ! -f /tmp/dib/ironic-python-agent.initramfs ]]; then
+        echo "Required file '/tmp/dib/ironic-python-agent.initramfs' not created, exiting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Unzip ironic-python-agent.initramfs
+    sudo mkdir -p "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/build-ipa-initramfs"
+    sudo cp /tmp/dib/ironic-python-agent.initramfs "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/"
+    cd "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/build-ipa-initramfs"
+    gunzip -c ../ironic-python-agent.initramfs | sudo cpio -id
+
+    # Get master ironic-python-agent.initramfs and unzip
+    sudo mkdir -p "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/master-ipa-initramfs"
+    cd "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}"
+    sudo wget "${full_path}"
+    sudo tar -xzf "${file_name}"
+    cd master-ipa-initramfs
+    gunzip -c "../${file_base_name}.initramfs" | sudo cpio -id
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# compare_dir_sizes <relative_path> [base_build_dir] [base_master_dir]
+#
+# Compares the sizes of files and directories at the given <relative_path>
+# inside two extracted initramfs directories (or any two directories).
+#
+# Usage examples:
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_dir_sizes
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_dir_sizes usr
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_dir_sizes usr/lib ~/ipa-build-initramfs ~/ipa-initramfs
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_dir_sizes . ~/ipa-build-initramfs ~/ipa-initramfs
+#
+# - <relative_path>: Path inside the compared directories (e.g., usr, usr/lib)
+# - [base_build_dir]:     First base directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/build-ipa-initramfs)
+# - [base_master_dir]:     Second base directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/master-ipa-initramfs)
+#
+# The function prints a table of entries, their sizes in both directories,
+# and the size difference. It also lists files only present in one directory.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+compare_dir_sizes() {
+    path="${1:-}"
+    build_dir_base="${2:-${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/build-ipa-initramfs}"
+    master_dir_base="${3:-${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/master-ipa-initramfs}"
+
+    build_dir="${build_dir_base}/${path}"
+    master_dir="${master_dir_base}/${path}"
+    
+    # Color codes
+    RED='\033[0;31m'
+    GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+    YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+    BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+    PURPLE='\033[0;35m'
+    CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+    NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+    BOLD='\033[1m'
+    
+    echo -e "${CYAN}Comparing directories:${NC}"
+    echo -e "  ${BLUE}Build IPA:${NC} ${build_dir}"
+    echo -e "  ${GREEN}Master IPA:${NC} ${master_dir}"
+    echo ""
+    
+    # Print table header
+    printf "${BOLD}%-40s %-22s %-22s %-22s${NC}\n" "Directory/File" "Build" "Master" "Diff"
+    echo "======================================================================================================="
+
+    tmpfile=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    build_dir_list=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    master_dir_list=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    checked=0
+    skipped=0
+
+    # Compare entries present in both directories
+    find "${build_dir}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -printf '%f\n' | sort > "${build_dir_list}"
+    find "${master_dir}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -printf '%f\n' | sort > "${master_dir_list}"
+    comm -12 "${build_dir_list}" "${master_dir_list}" | while IFS= read -r name; do
+        # Get size in bytes for each entry
+        bsize=$(du -sb "${build_dir}/${name}" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1)
+        isize=$(du -sb "${master_dir}/${name}" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1)
+        # Calculate absolute difference
+        diff=$(( bsize > isize ? bsize - isize : isize - bsize ))
+        echo -e "${name}\t${bsize}\t${isize}\t${diff}"
+    done | sort -k4,4nr > "${tmpfile}"
+
+    # Print entries with size differences
+    while IFS=$'\t' read -r name bsize isize diff; do
+        checked=$((checked + 1))
+        if [[ "${diff}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+            skipped=$((skipped + 1))
+            continue
+        fi
+        
+        # Color code based on size difference magnitude
+        if [[ "${diff}" -gt 10485760 ]]; then  # > 10MB
+            diff_color="${RED}"
+        elif [[ "${diff}" -gt 1048576 ]]; then  # > 1MB
+            diff_color="${YELLOW}"
+        else
+            diff_color="${GREEN}"
+        fi
+        
+        printf "%-40s ${BLUE}%-22s${NC} ${GREEN}%-22s${NC} ${diff_color}%-21s${NC}\n" \
+            "${name}" \
+            "$(numfmt --to=iec "${bsize}")" \
+            "$(numfmt --to=iec "${isize}")" \
+            "$(numfmt --to=iec "${diff}")"
+    done < "${tmpfile}"
+
+    echo -e "\n${PURPLE}Summary:${NC} Checked ${BOLD}${checked}${NC} common entries, skipped ${BOLD}${skipped}${NC} identical sizes."
+    echo "======================================================================================================="
+
+    # List files only in build_dir
+    echo -e "\n${BLUE}Only in Build IPA (${build_dir}):${NC}"
+    echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    comm -23 "${build_dir_list}" "${master_dir_list}" | while IFS= read -r name; do
+        bsize=$(du -sb "${build_dir}/${name}" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1)
+        echo -e "${bsize}\t${name}"
+    done | sort -k1,1nr | while IFS=$'\t' read -r bsize name; do
+        printf "${BLUE}%-40s %-22s${NC}\n" "${name}" "$(numfmt --to=iec "${bsize}")"
+    done
+
+    echo "======================================================================================================="
+
+    # List files only in master_dir
+    echo -e "\n${GREEN}Only in Master IPA (${master_dir}):${NC}"
+    echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    comm -13 "${build_dir_list}" "${master_dir_list}" | while IFS= read -r name; do
+        isize=$(du -sb "${master_dir}/${name}" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1)
+        echo -e "${isize}\t${name}"
+    done | sort -k1,1nr | while IFS=$'\t' read -r isize name; do
+        printf "${GREEN}%-40s %-22s${NC}\n" "${name}" "$(numfmt --to=iec "${isize}")"
+    done
+
+    # Print some empty lines for clarity
+    echo -e "\n\n\n"
+}
+
+# Print a rpm package list. The print omits packages that are identical in both
+#the built ipa and master.
+# Check if packages are a part of CentOS Stream in https://pkgs.org
+compare_rpm_packages() {
+    build_dir="${1:-${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/build-ipa-initramfs}" 
+    master_dir="${2:-${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}/master-ipa-initramfs}"
+    build_rpm_list=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    master_rpm_list=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    build_rpm_list_name_bases=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+    master_rpm_list_name_bases=$(mktemp -p "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}")
+
+    sudo chroot "${build_dir}" rpm -qa | sort > "${build_rpm_list}"
+    sudo chroot "${master_dir}" rpm -qa | sort > "${master_rpm_list}"
+
+    common_count=$(comm -12 "${build_rpm_list}" "${master_rpm_list}" | wc -l)
+    echo -e "\nNumber of common packages: ${common_count}\n"
+    # Extract base package names and join for fuzzy matching
+    awk -F'-[0-9]' '{print $1}' "${build_rpm_list}" | sort > "${build_rpm_list_name_bases}"
+    awk -F'-[0-9]' '{print $1}' "${master_rpm_list}" | sort > "${master_rpm_list_name_bases}"
+
+    printf "%-65s | %-65s\n" "In ${build_dir}" "In ${master_dir}"
+    printf -- "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
+
+    join -a1 -a2 -e '' -o 1.1,2.1 "${build_rpm_list_name_bases}" "${master_rpm_list_name_bases}" | \
+    while IFS=' ' read -r left right; do
+        # Find the full package lines for each base name
+        lfull=$(grep -m1 "^${left}-" "${build_rpm_list}" || echo "")
+        rfull=$(grep -m1 "^${right}-" "${master_rpm_list}" || echo "")
+        # Skip printing if both lines are non-empty and exactly the same
+        if [[ -n "${lfull}" ]] && [[ "${lfull}" == "${rfull}" ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        printf "%-65s | %-65s\n" "${lfull}" "${rfull}"
+    done
+}
+
+# After debugging and comparison operations, temporary directories can be cleaned up.
+# This function removes the build and master filesystems. If this operation is run
+# the set_up_debug_dirs needs to be run again to create the compareble filesystems.
+# Usage:
+#   ./ipa_debug_tools.sh clean_up_debug_dirs
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean_up_debug_dirs() {
+    # Clean up debug directories
+    sudo rm -rf "${BASE_DEBUG_DIR}" /tmp/dib ipa-file-injector.service 2> /dev/null
+}
+
+# Clean up all helper temp files.
+clean_up_debug_helpers() {
+    sudo rm -rf "${BASE_HELPER_FILE_DIR}" 2> /dev/null
+}
+
+# Allow calling functions from command line
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Display usage information
+usage() {
+    cat << EOF
+Usage: ${0} <command> [options]
+
+COMMANDS:
+    set_up_debug_dirs [file] [url]
+        Set up debug directories for comparing IPA initramfs
+        
+        Options:
+            file    Name of tar file to download (default: ipa-centos9-master.tar.gz)
+            url     URL to tarball archive (default: https://tarballs.opendev.org/openstack/ironic-python-agent/dib/)
+
+    compare_dir_sizes [relative_path] [base_build_dir] [base_master_dir]
+        Compare sizes of files and directories
+        
+        Options:
+            relative_path    Path inside compared directories (default: "")
+            base_build_dir   First base directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/build-ipa-initramfs)
+            base_master_dir  Second base directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/master-ipa-initramfs)
+
+    compare_rpm_packages [build_dir] [master_dir]
+        Compare RPM packages between two directories
+        
+        Options:
+            build_dir    Build directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/build-ipa-initramfs)
+            master_dir   Master directory (default: /tmp/debug-initramfs/master-ipa-initramfs)
+
+    clean_up_debug_dirs
+        Clean up all debug directories and temporary files
+
+    help, -h, --help
+        Show this help message
+
+    EXAMPLE 
+        ./ipa_debug_tools.sh set_up_debug_dirs
+        ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_dir_sizes
+        ./ipa_debug_tools.sh compare_rpm_packages
+        ./ipa_debug_tools.sh clean_up_debug_dirs
+
+EOF
+}
+
+# Argument parsing
+main() {
+    # Check if no arguments provided
+    if [[ ${#} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Error: Command missing"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Available commands: set_up_debug_dirs, compare_dir_sizes, compare_rpm_packages, clean_up_debug_dirs"
+        echo "Use '${0} help' for detailed usage information"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    local command="${1}"
+    shift
+
+    case "${command}" in
+        help|-h|--help)
+            usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        set_up_debug_dirs|compare_dir_sizes|compare_rpm_packages|clean_up_debug_dirs)
+            # Check if function exists and call it
+            if declare -f "${command}" > /dev/null; then
+                "${command}" "${@}"
+            else
+                echo "Error: Function '${command}' not implemented"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Error: Unknown command '${command}'"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Available commands: set_up_debug_dirs, compare_dir_sizes, compare_rpm_packages, clean_up_debug_dirs"
+            echo "Use '${0} help' for detailed usage information"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+main "${@}"