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+#!/usr/local/bin/python3
+
+"""
+    Copyright (c) 2025 Cedrik Pischem
+    All rights reserved.
+
+    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+    INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+    AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+    AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
+    OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+    SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+    INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+    CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+    ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from pathlib import Path
+from textwrap import wrap
+
+OUTPUT_BASE = Path("source/manual/forms")
+
+def format_help(text: str, width: int = 100) -> str:
+    return "\n".join(wrap(text.strip(), width=width))
+
+def extract_tabs(xml_content: str, fallback_tab_name: str) -> dict:
+    """Extracts tab entries from an XML content string."""
+    root = ET.fromstring(xml_content)
+    fields = root.findall(".//field")
+    current_tab = fallback_tab_name
+    tabs = {current_tab: []}
+
+    for field in fields:
+        field_type = field.findtext("type")
+        label = field.findtext("label")
+        help_text = field.findtext("help") or ""
+
+        # If this field is a header, switch current tab.
+        if field_type == "header" and label:
+            current_tab = label.strip()
+            tabs.setdefault(current_tab, [])
+            continue
+
+        if label:
+            desc = format_help(help_text) if help_text else ""
+            tabs[current_tab].append((f"**{label}**", desc))
+
+    return tabs
+
+def generate_rst(tab_data: dict) -> str:
+    """Generates reStructuredText content from tab data."""
+    lines = [".. tabs::", ""]
+    for tab_name, entries in tab_data.items():
+        if not entries:
+            continue
+
+        col1_width = max(len(label) for label, _ in entries)
+        col2_width = 100
+        header = f"{'=' * col1_width} {'=' * col2_width}"
+
+        lines.extend([
+            f"    .. tab:: {tab_name}",
+            "",
+            f"        {header}",
+            f"        {'**Option**'.ljust(col1_width)} {'**Description**'}",
+            f"        {header}"
+        ])
+
+        for label, description in entries:
+            if not description:
+                lines.append(f"        {label.ljust(col1_width)}")
+            else:
+                description_lines = description.splitlines()
+                lines.append(f"        {label.ljust(col1_width)} {description_lines[0]}")
+                for line in description_lines[1:]:
+                    lines.append(f"        {' ' * col1_width} {line}")
+
+        lines.extend([f"        {header}", ""])
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+def clean_name(name: str) -> str:
+    """Cleans up the filename to create a default tab name."""
+    return (name.replace("dialog", "")
+               .replace(".xml", "")
+               .replace("_", " ")
+               .replace("-", " ")
+               .strip()
+               .title())
+
+def get_subcomponent(input_dir: Path) -> str:
+    """
+    Determines the subcomponent name from the input path.
+    Expected structure: .../<Subcomponent>/forms/
+    """
+    try:
+        parts = input_dir.parts
+        forms_index = parts.index("forms")
+        return parts[forms_index - 1]
+    except (ValueError, IndexError):
+        raise ValueError("Could not determine subcomponent. Expected */<Subcomponent>/forms/")
+
+def process_files(input_dir: Path) -> None:
+    """Processes each XML file in the input directory."""
+    try:
+        subcomponent = get_subcomponent(input_dir)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(e)
+        return
+
+    output_dir = OUTPUT_BASE / subcomponent
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    for xml_file in sorted(input_dir.glob("*.xml")):
+        try:
+            xml_content = xml_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            default_tab = clean_name(xml_file.name)
+            tabs = extract_tabs(xml_content, fallback_tab_name=default_tab)
+            rst_content = generate_rst(tabs)
+            out_file = output_dir / f"{xml_file.stem.lower()}.rst"
+            out_file.write_text(rst_content, encoding="utf-8")
+            print(f"Generated: {out_file}")
+        except ET.ParseError as err:
+            print(f"Error parsing {xml_file.name}: {err}")
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Generate one .rst file per form XML using headers as tabs."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument('--input', required=True,
+                        help='Path to a "forms" folder containing XML files.')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    input_dir = Path(args.input).resolve()
+
+    if not input_dir.is_dir():
+        print(f"Input path is not a directory: {input_dir}")
+        return
+
+    process_files(input_dir)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+