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+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// This is also the order expected for each version.
+const ChangeTypes = ["Headline feature", "Feature", "Improved", "Change", "Removed", "Fix"];
+// A list of change types that were previously used but aren't accepted anymore, will be replaced with the value in the map.
+const ChangeTypeSubstitutions = {
+    "Improve": "Improved",
+};
+const HeaderSeperator = "------------------------------------------------------------------------";
+
+function reportError(ctx, message) {
+    console.error(`Error on line ${ctx.lineIndex}: ${message}`);
+    process.exit(-1);
+}
+
+function reportLineError(line, message) {
+    console.error(`Error on line ${line.index + 1}: ${message}`);
+    process.exit(-1);
+}
+
+function consumeLine(ctx) {
+    if (ctx.lineIndex >= ctx.lines.length) {
+        reportError(ctx, "Unexpected end of file");
+    }
+    const line = ctx.lines[ctx.lineIndex];
+    ctx.lineIndex++;
+    return line;
+}
+
+function peekLine(ctx) {
+    if (ctx.lineIndex >= ctx.lines.length) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    return ctx.lines[ctx.lineIndex];
+}
+
+function readVersionHeader(ctx) {
+    // Extract the version number.
+    const versionLine = consumeLine(ctx);
+    const versionMatch = versionLine.text.match(/^((\d+\.\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?(-\w+)?) \((\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}|in development)\))$/);
+    if (versionMatch == null) {
+        reportLineError(versionLine, "Expected a version number");
+    }
+
+    // Check the version seperator
+    const versionSeperator = consumeLine(ctx);
+    if (versionSeperator.text != HeaderSeperator) {
+        reportLineError(versionSeperator, "Expected version seperator");
+    }
+
+    // Check for optional headline, this means the there is text not starting with - and an empty line before
+    // the first entry.
+    var headline = peekLine(ctx);
+    if (headline != null && headline.text != "" && !headline.text.startsWith("-")) {
+        consumeLine(ctx);
+
+        // Check for empty line
+        const emptyLine = peekLine(ctx);
+        if (emptyLine == null || emptyLine.text != "") {
+            reportError(ctx, "Expected empty line after headline");
+        }
+
+        consumeLine(ctx);
+        headline = headline.text;
+    } else {
+        headline = "";
+    }
+
+    return {
+        version: versionMatch[2],
+        date: versionMatch[5],
+        headline: headline,
+    };
+}
+
+function isValidReference(ref) {
+    const regex = /^\w*#\d+( \(partial\))?$/;
+    return regex.test(ref);
+}
+
+function readVersionEntry(ctx, rawEntry, versionInfo) {
+    // Check for the '- ' prefix
+    var text = rawEntry.text;
+    if (!text.startsWith("- ")) {
+        reportLineError(rawEntry, "Expected entry prefix '- '");
+    }
+    text = text.substr(2);
+
+    // Extract the change type
+    const changeTypeIdx = text.indexOf(":");
+    if (changeTypeIdx == -1) {
+        reportLineError(rawEntry, "Expected change type");
+    }
+    var changeType = text.substring(0, changeTypeIdx).trim();
+    text = text.substring(changeTypeIdx + 1).trim();
+
+    // Check if changeType is valid
+    if (!ChangeTypes.includes(changeType)) {
+        // Check for substitution
+        if (changeType in ChangeTypeSubstitutions) {
+            changeType = ChangeTypeSubstitutions[changeType];
+        } else {
+            reportLineError(rawEntry, `Invalid change type '${changeType}', types can be ${ChangeTypes.join(", ")}`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Extract the references.
+    var refs = [];
+    if (text.startsWith("[")) {
+        const refsEndIdx = text.indexOf("]");
+        if (refsEndIdx == -1) {
+            reportLineError(rawEntry, "Open reference bracket '[' without closing bracket ']'");
+        }
+        refs = text.substring(1, refsEndIdx).split(",").map(ref => ref.trim());
+        text = text.substring(refsEndIdx + 1).trim();
+    } else {
+        // Text must start with '[', allow having this missing in older versions.
+        if (versionInfo.date == "in development") {
+            reportLineError(rawEntry, "Expected reference [#REF]");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check if reference is correct, can be '#123' or 'project#123'
+    for (const ref of refs) {
+        if(!isValidReference(ref)) {
+            reportLineError(rawEntry, `Invalid reference '${ref}', must be '#123' or 'project#123'`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const result = {
+        changeType: changeType,
+        refs: refs,
+        description: text.trim(),
+    };
+    return result;
+}
+
+function readVersionEntries(ctx, versionInfo) {
+    var entries = [];
+    while (ctx.lineIndex < ctx.lines.length) {
+        const rawEntry = consumeLine(ctx);
+        // Empty line means end of version block.
+        if (rawEntry.text == "") {
+            break;
+        }
+        const entry = readVersionEntry(ctx, rawEntry, versionInfo);
+        entries.push(entry);
+    }
+    return entries;
+}
+
+function readVersionBlock(ctx) {
+    const versionInfo = readVersionHeader(ctx);
+    const entries = readVersionEntries(ctx, versionInfo);
+    return {
+        version: versionInfo.version,
+        date: versionInfo.date,
+        headline: versionInfo.headline,
+        entries: entries
+    };
+}
+
+function parseChangelog(changelog) {
+    // Split the changelog into lines but also keep the line numbers.
+    const lines = changelog.split('\n').map((text, index) => ({ text, index }));
+
+    // Remove duplicate empty lines.
+    for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i].text == "" && (i == 0 || lines[i - 1].text == "")) {
+            lines.splice(i, 1);
+            i--;
+        }
+    }
+
+    var ctx = {
+        lines,
+        lineIndex: 0,
+        versions: []
+    };
+
+    while (ctx.lineIndex < ctx.lines.length) {
+        const versionBlock = readVersionBlock(ctx);
+        ctx.versions.push(versionBlock);
+    }
+
+    return ctx.versions;
+}
+
+function referenceSort(a, b) {
+    // Extract the number from the reference
+    const numA = parseInt(a.replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
+    const numB = parseInt(b.replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
+
+    // Check if both are direct references or subproject references
+    const isDirectA = a.startsWith('#');
+    const isDirectB = b.startsWith('#');
+
+    if (isDirectA && isDirectB) {
+        // If both are direct references, sort by the number
+        return numA - numB;
+    } else if (!isDirectA && !isDirectB) {
+        // If both are subproject references, sort by the name and then the number
+        const nameA = a.split('#')[0];
+        const nameB = b.split('#')[0];
+        if (nameA.toLowerCase() < nameB.toLowerCase()) return -1;
+        if (nameA.toLowerCase() > nameB.toLowerCase()) return 1;
+        return numA - numB;
+    } else {
+        // If one is a direct reference and the other is a subproject reference,
+        // the direct reference should come first
+        return isDirectA ? -1 : 1;
+    }
+}
+
+function reorderGroups(a, b) {
+    const changeTypeDiff = ChangeTypes.indexOf(a.changeType) - ChangeTypes.indexOf(b.changeType);
+    if (changeTypeDiff != 0) {
+        return changeTypeDiff;
+    }
+    // If changeType is identical, sort based on reference
+    const hasMainRefA = a.refs.length > 0 && a.refs[0].startsWith("#");
+    const hasMainRefB = b.refs.length > 0 && b.refs[0].startsWith("#");
+    // Sort by main reference number.
+    if (hasMainRefA && hasMainRefB) {
+        const numA = parseInt(a.refs[0].replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
+        const numB = parseInt(b.refs[0].replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
+        return numA - numB;
+    } else if (hasMainRefA && !hasMainRefB) {
+        return -1;
+    } else if (!hasMainRefA && hasMainRefB) {
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        // Sort by reference name.
+        const nameA = a.refs.length > 0 ? a.refs[0].split('#')[0] : "";
+        const nameB = b.refs.length > 0 ? b.refs[0].split('#')[0] : "";
+        if (nameA.toLowerCase() < nameB.toLowerCase()) return -1;
+        if (nameA.toLowerCase() > nameB.toLowerCase()) return 1;
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+function cleanupVersionBlock(version) {
+    // Sort the references first, numbers come before sub project refs.
+    version.entries.forEach(entry => entry.refs.sort((a, b) => referenceSort(a, b)));
+
+    // Sort the entries by change type.
+    version.entries.sort((a, b) => reorderGroups(a, b));
+
+    // Ensure entries end with a dot.
+    version.entries.forEach(entry => {
+        if (!entry.description.endsWith(".")) {
+            entry.description += ".";
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function cleanupVersions(versions) {
+    for (const version of versions) {
+        cleanupVersionBlock(version);
+    }
+}
+
+function printChangelog(versions) {
+    for (const version of versions) {
+        console.log(`${version.version} (${version.date})`);
+        console.log(HeaderSeperator);
+        if (version.headline != "") {
+            console.log(version.headline);
+            console.log();
+        }
+        for (const entry of version.entries) {
+            var line = `- ${entry.changeType}: `;
+            if (entry.refs.length > 0) {
+                line += `[${entry.refs.join(", ")}] `;
+            }
+            line += `${entry.description}`;
+            console.log(line);
+        }
+        console.log();
+    }
+}
+
+function checkLineEndings(changelog) {
+    if (changelog.indexOf("\r\n") != -1) {
+        console.error("Changelog contains Windows line endings, please convert to Unix line endings.");
+        process.exit(-1);
+    }
+}
+
+const filePath = process.argv[2];
+fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
+    if (err) {
+        console.error('Error reading the file:', err);
+        process.exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    checkLineEndings(data);
+
+    var versions = parseChangelog(data);
+
+    cleanupVersions(versions);
+
+    printChangelog(versions);
+});
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