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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+#   (C) 2022-2026 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+#   Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+#   Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+#   contributors to this repository. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#   This software is protected by copyright law and by international treaties.
+#   The IVAS codec Public Collaboration consisting of Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+#   Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+#   Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+#   contributors to this repository retain full ownership rights in their respective contributions in
+#   the software. This notice grants no license of any kind, including but not limited to patent
+#   license, nor is any license granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise.
+#
+#   Contributors are required to enter into the IVAS codec Public Collaboration agreement before making
+#   contributions.
+#
+#   This software is provided "AS IS", without any express or implied warranties. The software is in the
+#   development stage. It is intended exclusively for experts who have experience with such software and
+#   solely for the purpose of inspection. All implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability
+#   and fitness for a particular purpose are hereby disclaimed and excluded.
+#
+#   Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in relation to providing this software shall be
+#   submitted to and settled by the final, binding jurisdiction of the courts of Munich, Germany in
+#   accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany excluding its conflict of law rules and
+#   the United Nations Convention on Contracts on the International Sales of Goods.
+#
+
+# script to list open MRs from the IVAS Gitlab repos
+# Markus Multrus, Fraunhofer IIS
+
+function usage {
+    echo
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "      $(basename $0) [OPTIONS]"
+    echo
+    echo "      -r {float,BASOP}: Float (default) or BASOP Repo"
+    echo "      -s {ready,draft,all}: MRs marked as ready (default), draft or all"
+    exit
+}
+
+
+GITLAB_URL="https://forge.3gpp.org/rep/api/v4/"   # GitLab API URL 
+PROJECT_ID_FLOAT="49"                             # Project ID for "ivas-codec" repo
+PROJECT_ID_BASOP="77"                             # Project ID for "ivas-basop" repo
+PER_PAGE=100                                      # max. number of entries per page; 100 is max. number as supported by Gitlab API
+
+STATUS_STRING=""
+REPO_STRING=""
+
+while getopts "r:s:h" OPTIONS; do
+    case ${OPTIONS} in
+    r)
+        REPO_STRING=${OPTARG}
+        ;;
+    s) 
+        STATUS_STRING=${OPTARG}
+        ;;
+    h | *)
+        usage
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+# check, whether we should use float or BASOP
+PROJECT_ID=$PROJECT_ID_FLOAT
+if [ -n "$REPO_STRING" ]; then
+  if [ "${REPO_STRING,,}" = "basop" ]; then     # ,, => transorm to lower case
+      PROJECT_ID=$PROJECT_ID_BASOP
+  elif [ "${REPO_STRING,,}" = "float" ]; then   # ,, => transorm to lower case
+      PROJECT_ID=$PROJECT_ID_FLOAT
+  else 
+      echo "Invalid repository string given; defaulting to float (ivas-codec)"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# check, which MR status we should list
+CURL_STR="$GITLAB_URL/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests?state=opened&wip=no&target_branch=main&per_page=$PER_PAGE"
+if [ -n "$STATUS_STRING" ]; then
+    if [ "${STATUS_STRING,,}" = "ready" ]; then     # ,, => transorm to lower case
+        CURL_STR="$GITLAB_URL/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests?state=opened&wip=no&target_branch=main&per_page=$PER_PAGE"
+    elif [ "${STATUS_STRING,,}" = "draft" ]; then   # ,, => transorm to lower case
+        CURL_STR="$GITLAB_URL/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests?state=opened&wip=yes&target_branch=main&per_page=$PER_PAGE"
+    elif [ "${STATUS_STRING,,}" = "all" ]; then     # ,, => transorm to lower case
+        CURL_STR="$GITLAB_URL/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests?state=opened&target_branch=main&per_page=$PER_PAGE"
+    else
+        echo "Invalid MR status string given; defaulting to ready"
+    fi
+fi
+
+
+# Iterate page-wise over all merge requests
+PAGE=1
+RESULTS="[]"
+
+while :; do
+    RESPONSE=$(curl --silent "${CURL_STR}&page=$PAGE")
+
+    # check length of response
+    LENGTH=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq '. | length')
+    echo $LENGTH
+
+    # break if no results are returned
+    if [ "$LENGTH" -eq 0 ]; then
+        break
+    fi
+
+    # add current response/page to list of results
+    RESULTS=$(echo "$RESULTS" "$RESPONSE" | jq -s 'add')
+
+    # next page
+    PAGE=$((PAGE + 1))
+done
+
+echo "$RESULTS" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.web_url) - \(.title)"'
+