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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# ============================================================================
+#
+# @file create_multielf.py
+#
+# GENERAL DESCRIPTION
+#   This tool takes in files and concatenates all the files in a single blob output.
+#   Files are appended sequentially in order as provided in the arguments.
+#
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#                          EDIT HISTORY FOR MODULE
+#
+# This section contains comments describing changes made to the module.
+# Notice that changes are listed in reverse chronological order.
+#
+# when       who     what, where, why
+# --------   ---     -----------------------------------------------------------
+# 05/09/20   ds     Initial revision
+
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+import os
+import os.path
+from datetime import datetime as dt
+
+# default output filename is "multibin_<current time>.melf"
+outfile_name = "multibin_" + ((dt.now()).strftime("%H_%M_%S")) + ".melf"
+# default output path is current working directory
+outfile_path = os.getcwd()
+
+
+def check_outfile_path(dir_path):
+    try:
+        return os.makedirs(dir_path, exist_ok=True)
+    except Exception as e:
+        if type(e) == TypeError:
+        # exception if we use python2
+            pass
+        else:
+            print(e)
+            sys.exit("invalid path provided for output file \n absolute path required")
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(dir_path):
+        try:
+        #python2 compatible
+            return os.makedirs(dir_path)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            sys.exit("invalid path provided for output file \n absolute path required")
+
+
+def process_out_file_arg(outfile_arg):
+    global outfile_name
+    global outfile_path
+
+    if outfile_arg == os.path.join(outfile_path, outfile_name):
+        return
+
+    out_path, file_name = os.path.split(outfile_arg)
+
+    if out_path and file_name and os.path.splitext(file_name)[1]:
+        outfile_name = file_name
+        check_outfile_path(out_path)
+        outfile_path = os.path.abspath(out_path)
+    elif str(outfile_arg).endswith(os.path.sep):
+        check_outfile_path(outfile_arg)
+        outfile_path = os.path.abspath(out_path)
+    elif os.path.split(outfile_arg)[1] and os.path.splitext(os.path.split(outfile_arg)[1])[1]:
+        outfile_name = file_name
+    else:
+        sys.exit("invalid output path or output file. use --help for help menu")
+
+
+def get_abs_path_input_files(in_files):
+    abs_path_list = []
+    for infile in in_files:
+        if not os.path.isfile(infile):
+            sys.exit("-f OR --in_files argument error. {} is missing. use --help for help menu".format(infile))
+        abs_path_list.append(os.path.abspath(infile))
+    return abs_path_list
+
+
+def make_concatenated_binary(input_file_list):
+    infiles_abs_path_list = get_abs_path_input_files(input_file_list)
+    out_file = os.path.join(outfile_path, outfile_name)
+    if os.path.exists(out_file):
+        os.remove(out_file)
+    output_bin = open(out_file, mode='ab')
+    for file in infiles_abs_path_list:
+        in_file = open(file, mode='rb')
+        output_bin.write(in_file.read())
+        in_file.close()
+    output_bin.close()
+
+
+# main function for the tool
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+
+    # input file argument
+    parser.add_argument('-f', '--in_files', help=r'comma separated absolute paths of files to be concatenated'
+                                                 r'\neg: "-f C:\Temp\myelf1.elf,C:\Temp\myelf2.elf"',
+                        type=lambda s: [str(item).strip() for item in s.split(',')],
+                        required=True)
+
+    # optional output file argument
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--out_file', help=r'* give file name OR absolute path OR file name with absolute path *'
+                                                 r'\neg: "-o C:\Temp\\" OR "-o C:\Temp\myelf.melf" OR "-o myelf.melf"'
+                                                 r'\n(if only giving output path - terminate by path separator)',
+                        type=str,
+                        nargs='?',
+                        default=os.path.join(outfile_path, outfile_name))
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # check if minimum two input files are given to concatenate
+    if len(args.in_files) < 2:
+        sys.exit("minimum 2 input files are required for concatenating")
+
+    # process the output path and file argument
+    process_out_file_arg(args.out_file)
+
+    # create the concatenated binary from the list of input files
+    make_concatenated_binary(args.in_files)
+
+    print("\n\n *** Created concatenated binary: " + outfile_name + " at " + outfile_path + os.path.sep + " ***")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()