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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Script to count learning paths in each category and install guides.
+Excludes learning paths marked as draft: true.
+Accounts for cross-platform learning paths shared between multiple categories.
+Writes results to a markdown file.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+import yaml
+import argparse
+from collections import defaultdict
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def extract_front_matter(file_path):
+    """Extract YAML front matter from a markdown file."""
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+            content = f.read()
+            # Look for front matter between --- markers
+            match = re.search(r'^---\s*\n(.*?)\n---', content, re.DOTALL)
+            if match:
+                front_matter_text = match.group(1)
+                try:
+                    # Parse the YAML front matter
+                    return yaml.safe_load(front_matter_text)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error parsing YAML in {file_path}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return {}
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading {file_path}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return {}
+
+def is_draft(index_file_path):
+    """
+    Check if a learning path is marked as draft.
+    Only considers the _index.md file for determining if the entire Learning Path is a draft.
+    """
+    # Only check files named _index.md
+    if not index_file_path.endswith('/_index.md'):
+        return False
+        
+    front_matter = extract_front_matter(index_file_path)
+    return front_matter.get('draft', False) is True
+
+def get_shared_categories(index_file_path):
+    """Get the categories this learning path is shared with."""
+    front_matter = extract_front_matter(index_file_path)
+    if front_matter.get('shared_path', False) and 'shared_between' in front_matter:
+        return front_matter['shared_between']
+    return []
+
+def is_learning_path(directory):
+    """Check if a directory is a learning path by looking for _index.md file."""
+    index_file = os.path.join(directory, "_index.md")
+    return os.path.isfile(index_file)
+
+def count_learning_paths(base_dir, debug_category=None):
+    """Count learning paths in each category, excluding drafts."""
+    # Direct counts (learning paths directly in each category)
+    direct_counts = defaultdict(int)
+    # Shared counts (learning paths shared from cross-platform)
+    shared_counts = defaultdict(int)
+    # Draft counts
+    drafts_by_category = defaultdict(int)
+    # Store draft paths for debugging
+    draft_paths = []
+    
+    # For detailed debugging
+    debug_info = {
+        'direct_paths': defaultdict(list),
+        'shared_paths': defaultdict(list),
+        'draft_paths': defaultdict(list),
+        'all_dirs': defaultdict(list)
+    }
+    
+    # Count learning paths by category
+    learning_paths_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, "content", "learning-paths")
+    if os.path.exists(learning_paths_dir):
+        # First, process all categories except cross-platform
+        for category in os.listdir(learning_paths_dir):
+            category_path = os.path.join(learning_paths_dir, category)
+            if os.path.isdir(category_path) and category != "cross-platform":
+                # Count direct learning paths in this category
+                for item in os.listdir(category_path):
+                    item_path = os.path.join(category_path, item)
+                    if os.path.isdir(item_path):
+                        debug_info['all_dirs'][category].append(item)
+                        
+                        if is_learning_path(item_path):
+                            index_file = os.path.join(item_path, "_index.md")
+                            if is_draft(index_file):
+                                drafts_by_category[category] += 1
+                                draft_paths.append(f"{category}/{item}")
+                                debug_info['draft_paths'][category].append(item)
+                            else:
+                                direct_counts[category] += 1
+                                debug_info['direct_paths'][category].append(item)
+                        else:
+                            print(f"Warning: Directory {item_path} does not have an _index.md file")
+        
+        # Now process cross-platform learning paths
+        cross_platform_path = os.path.join(learning_paths_dir, "cross-platform")
+        if os.path.exists(cross_platform_path):
+            for item in os.listdir(cross_platform_path):
+                item_path = os.path.join(cross_platform_path, item)
+                if os.path.isdir(item_path):
+                    debug_info['all_dirs']["cross-platform"].append(item)
+                    
+                    if is_learning_path(item_path):
+                        index_file = os.path.join(item_path, "_index.md")
+                        
+                        # Skip if it's a draft
+                        if is_draft(index_file):
+                            drafts_by_category["cross-platform"] += 1
+                            draft_paths.append(f"cross-platform/{item}")
+                            debug_info['draft_paths']["cross-platform"].append(item)
+                            continue
+                        
+                        # Count it in cross-platform
+                        direct_counts["cross-platform"] += 1
+                        debug_info['direct_paths']["cross-platform"].append(item)
+                        
+                        # Check if it's shared with other categories
+                        shared_categories = get_shared_categories(index_file)
+                        for shared_category in shared_categories:
+                            shared_counts[shared_category] += 1
+                            debug_info['shared_paths'][shared_category].append(item)
+                    else:
+                        print(f"Warning: Directory {item_path} does not have an _index.md file")
+    
+    # Combine direct and shared counts
+    total_counts = defaultdict(int)
+    for category in set(list(direct_counts.keys()) + list(shared_counts.keys())):
+        total_counts[category] = direct_counts[category] + shared_counts[category]
+    
+    # Print detailed debug info for the specified category
+    if debug_category:
+        print(f"\nDetailed information for category: {debug_category}")
+        
+        print(f"\nAll directories ({len(debug_info['all_dirs'].get(debug_category, []))}):")
+        for path in sorted(debug_info['all_dirs'].get(debug_category, [])):
+            print(f"  - {path}")
+        
+        print(f"\nDirect Learning Paths ({len(debug_info['direct_paths'].get(debug_category, []))}):")
+        for path in sorted(debug_info['direct_paths'].get(debug_category, [])):
+            print(f"  - {path}")
+        
+        print(f"\nShared Learning Paths from cross-platform ({len(debug_info['shared_paths'].get(debug_category, []))}):")
+        for path in sorted(debug_info['shared_paths'].get(debug_category, [])):
+            print(f"  - {path}")
+        
+        print(f"\nDraft Learning Paths ({len(debug_info['draft_paths'].get(debug_category, []))}):")
+        for path in sorted(debug_info['draft_paths'].get(debug_category, [])):
+            print(f"  - {path}")
+            
+        # Check if any draft paths have draft: true in their _index.md
+        for path in sorted(debug_info['draft_paths'].get(debug_category, [])):
+            full_path = os.path.join(learning_paths_dir, debug_category, path, "_index.md")
+            if os.path.exists(full_path):
+                with open(full_path, 'r') as f:
+                    content = f.read()
+                    print(f"\nChecking draft status for {path}:")
+                    print(f"  Has 'draft: true': {'draft: true' in content}")
+                    # Extract a snippet around the draft declaration
+                    match = re.search(r'(.*draft:.*)', content)
+                    if match:
+                        print(f"  Draft line: {match.group(1).strip()}")
+        
+        # Find directories that are not counted as learning paths
+        not_learning_paths = set(debug_info['all_dirs'].get(debug_category, [])) - \
+                            set(debug_info['direct_paths'].get(debug_category, [])) - \
+                            set(debug_info['draft_paths'].get(debug_category, []))
+        
+        if not_learning_paths:
+            print(f"\nDirectories not counted as Learning Paths ({len(not_learning_paths)}):")
+            for path in sorted(not_learning_paths):
+                full_path = os.path.join(learning_paths_dir, debug_category, path)
+                print(f"  - {path} (Has _index.md: {os.path.exists(os.path.join(full_path, '_index.md'))})")
+    
+    return total_counts, direct_counts, shared_counts, drafts_by_category, draft_paths, debug_info
+
+def count_install_guides(base_dir):
+    """
+    Count install guides:
+    - Each .md file directly in the install-guides directory (excluding _index.md) counts as 1 guide
+    - Each subdirectory counts as 1 guide (regardless of how many .md files it contains)
+    """
+    install_guides_count = 0
+    install_guides_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, "content", "install-guides")
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(install_guides_dir):
+        return 0
+    
+    for item in os.listdir(install_guides_dir):
+        item_path = os.path.join(install_guides_dir, item)
+        
+        # Count .md files directly in the install-guides directory
+        if os.path.isfile(item_path) and item.endswith('.md') and item != '_index.md':
+            install_guides_count += 1
+        
+        # Count each subdirectory as 1 guide (except _images)
+        elif os.path.isdir(item_path) and item != '_images':
+            install_guides_count += 1
+    
+    return install_guides_count
+
+def write_markdown_report(total_counts, direct_counts, shared_counts, drafts_by_category, install_guides_count, output_file):
+    """Write the results to a markdown file."""
+    today = datetime.now().strftime("%B %d, %Y")
+    
+    # Calculate totals
+    unique_learning_paths = sum(direct_counts.values())
+    total_with_shared = sum(total_counts.values())
+    total_drafts = sum(drafts_by_category.values())
+    
+    with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(f"# Arm Learning Paths Content Summary\n\n")
+        f.write(f"This document provides a summary of the content available in the Arm Learning Paths repository as of {today}.\n\n")
+        
+        # Learning Paths by Category table
+        f.write("## Learning Paths by Category\n\n")
+        f.write("The table below shows the breakdown of Learning Paths by category, including both direct and shared content:\n\n")
+        f.write("| Category | Total | Published | Direct | Shared | Drafts |\n")
+        f.write("|----------|-------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|\n")
+        
+        for category, count in sorted(total_counts.items()):
+            # Special case for IoT to ensure correct capitalization
+            if category == "iot":
+                category_name = "IoT"
+            else:
+                category_name = category.replace('-', ' ').title()
+            
+            # Calculate published count (total minus drafts)
+            published_count = count - drafts_by_category[category]
+            
+            f.write(f"| {category_name} | {count} | {published_count} | {direct_counts[category]} | {shared_counts[category]} | {drafts_by_category[category]} |\n")
+        
+        # Install Guides table
+        f.write("\n## Install Guides\n\n")
+        f.write("| Content Type | Count |\n")
+        f.write("|--------------|-------|\n")
+        f.write(f"| Install Guides | {install_guides_count} |\n")
+        
+        # Summary Totals table
+        f.write("\n## Summary Totals\n\n")
+        f.write("| Metric | Count |\n")
+        f.write("|--------|-------|\n")
+        f.write(f"| Total Learning Paths (unique) | {unique_learning_paths} |\n")
+        f.write(f"| Total Learning Paths (including shared) | {total_with_shared} |\n")
+        f.write(f"| Total Learning Paths (drafts) | {total_drafts} |\n")
+        f.write(f"| Total Published Content (unique Learning Paths + Install Guides) | {unique_learning_paths + install_guides_count} |\n")
+        
+        # Notes section
+        f.write("\n## Notes\n\n")
+        f.write("- **Direct**: Learning Paths that are directly in the category's directory\n")
+        f.write("- **Shared**: Learning Paths from the cross-platform directory that are shared with this category\n")
+        f.write("- **Drafts**: Learning Paths marked with `draft: true` that are not published\n")
+        f.write("- The \"Total Learning Paths (unique)\" counts each Learning Path once, regardless of how many categories it appears in\n")
+        f.write("- The \"Total Learning Paths (including shared)\" counts Learning Paths in each category they appear in\n")
+
+def main():
+    import argparse
+    
+    # Set up command line arguments
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Count learning paths and install guides in the repository.')
+    parser.add_argument('--debug', dest='debug_category', 
+                        help='Enable debug output for a specific category')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    base_dir = os.getcwd()  # Assuming script is run from the project root
+    output_file = os.path.join(base_dir, "content_summary.md")
+    
+    # Use debug_category from command line arguments if provided
+    debug_category = args.debug_category
+    
+    total_counts, direct_counts, shared_counts, drafts_by_category, draft_paths, debug_info = count_learning_paths(base_dir, debug_category)
+    install_guides_count = count_install_guides(base_dir)
+    
+    # Write results to markdown file
+    write_markdown_report(total_counts, direct_counts, shared_counts, drafts_by_category, 
+                         install_guides_count, output_file)
+    
+    print(f"\nContent summary written to {output_file}")
+    
+    # Also print a brief summary to the console
+    unique_learning_paths = sum(direct_counts.values())
+    total_with_shared = sum(total_counts.values())
+    total_drafts = sum(drafts_by_category.values())
+    
+    print("\nBrief Summary:")
+    print(f"- Learning Paths (unique): {unique_learning_paths}")
+    print(f"- Learning Paths (with shared): {total_with_shared}")
+    print(f"- Install Guides: {install_guides_count}")
+    print(f"- Total Published Content: {unique_learning_paths + install_guides_count}")
+    print(f"- Draft Learning Paths: {total_drafts}")
+    
+    # Print draft paths for debugging
+    if draft_paths:
+        print("\nDraft Learning Paths:")
+        for path in sorted(draft_paths):
+            print(f"- {path}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()