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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Print an overview of the layer to help writing release notes.
+
+Output includes sublayers, machines, recipes.
+"""
+
+# TODO:
+# - More human-readable output
+# - Diff mode, give two revisions and list the changes
+# - Support finding no sublayers, meaning the path is a single layer
+
+import argparse
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("repository")
+parser.add_argument("revision", nargs="?")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if args.revision:
+    import gitpathlib
+    base = gitpathlib.GitPath(args.repository, args.revision)
+else:
+    import pathlib
+    base = pathlib.Path(args.repository)
+
+print("Sub-Layers")
+sublayers = sorted(p for p in base.glob("meta-*") if p.is_dir())
+for l in sublayers:
+    print(f" {l.name}")
+print()
+
+for layer in sublayers:
+    print(layer.name)
+
+    machines = sorted(p for p in layer.glob("conf/machine/*.conf"))
+    if machines:
+        print(" Machines")
+        for m in machines:
+            print(f"  {m.stem}")
+        print()
+
+    recipes = sorted((p for p in layer.glob("recipes-*/*/*.bb")), key=lambda p:p.name)
+    if recipes:
+        print(" Recipes")
+        for r in recipes:
+            if "_" in r.stem:
+                pn, pv = r.stem.rsplit("_", 1)
+                print(f"  {pn} {pv}")
+            else:
+                print(f"  {r.stem}")
+        print()