diff --git a/elasticai/creator/vhdl/_ghdl_report_parsing.py b/elasticai/creator/vhdl/_ghdl_report_parsing.py
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+def parse(text):
+    lines = text.split("\n")[:-1]
+
+    def split_first_five_colons(line):
+        all_split = line.split(":")
+        reassembled = all_split[0:5] + [":".join(all_split[5:])]
+        return reassembled
+
+    separated = [split_first_five_colons(line) for line in lines]
+    fields = ("source", "line", "column", "time", "type", "content")
+
+    def parse_line(line):
+        parsed = dict(zip(fields, line))
+        parsed["type"] = parsed["type"][1:-1]
+        parsed["time"] = parsed["time"][1:]
+        parsed["line"] = int(parsed["line"])
+        parsed["column"] = int(parsed["column"])
+        return parsed
+
+    return [parse_line(line) for line in separated]
diff --git a/elasticai/creator/vhdl/_ghdl_report_parsing_test.py b/elasticai/creator/vhdl/_ghdl_report_parsing_test.py
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+from ._ghdl_report_parsing import parse
+
+
+def test_parse_ghdl_simulation_results_one_liner():
+    simulation_output = "my_test_bench.vhd:64:17:@4ps:(report note):my report message\n"
+    expected = [
+        {
+            "source": "my_test_bench.vhd",
+            "line": 64,
+            "column": 17,
+            "time": "4ps",
+            "type": "report note",
+            "content": "my report message",
+        }
+    ]
+    assert expected == parse(simulation_output)
+
+
+def test_parse_ghdl_another_line():
+    simulation_output = "A:1:2:@B:(C):D\n"
+    expected = [
+        {
+            "source": "A",
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 2,
+            "time": "B",
+            "type": "C",
+            "content": "D",
+        }
+    ]
+    assert expected == parse(simulation_output)
+
+
+def test_parse_two_lines():
+    simulation_output = (
+        "source:1:1:@time:(type):content\nsource:1:1:@time:(type):content\nignored last"
+        " line"
+    )
+    expected = [
+        {
+            "source": "source",
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 1,
+            "time": "time",
+            "type": "type",
+            "content": "content",
+        }
+    ] * 2
+    assert expected == parse(simulation_output)
+
+
+def test_put_colon_content_in_content_field():
+    simulation_output = "A:1:2:@B:(C):D:e:f\n"
+    assert "D:e:f" == parse(simulation_output)[0]["content"]