# tools/dummy_script/dummy.py
import time
import sys
import argparse

print("Dummy script started!")
sys.stdout.flush() # Assicura che l'output sia visibile subito

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable verbose output")
parser.add_argument("--user-text", type=str, default="Default text", help="User provided text")
parser.add_argument("--iterations", type=int, default=1, help="Number of iterations")
parser.add_argument("--enable-feature", action="store_true", help="Boolean flag")
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=str, help="Output directory path")

try:
    # Parse only known args defined above
    # This prevents errors if ProjectUtility sends extra args not defined here yet
    args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args()

    if args.verbose:
        print("Verbose mode enabled.")
        print(f"Received unknown arguments: {unknown}") # Show args not defined in dummy.py

    print(f"User text: {args.user_text}")
    print(f"Iterations: {args.iterations}")
    print(f"Feature enabled: {args.enable_feature}")
    if args.output_dir:
         print(f"Output directory: {args.output_dir}")

    for i in range(args.iterations):
        print(f"Processing iteration {i+1}...")
        time.sleep(0.5) # Simulate work
        if i % 2 == 0:
             print(f"Standard output line {i+1}", file=sys.stdout)
        else:
             print(f"Error output line {i+1}", file=sys.stderr) # Print some errors too
        sys.stdout.flush()
        sys.stderr.flush()

    print("Dummy script finished successfully.")
    sys.exit(0) # Explicit success exit code

except Exception as e:
    print(f"ERROR in dummy script: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
    sys.stderr.flush()
    sys.exit(1) # Explicit failure exit code