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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Script to run clang-format locally and print differences using colordiff
+# only for files that have changes.
+#
+# Dry run:
+# >./format.sh 
+#
+# Apply changes:
+# >./format.sh apply
+
+
+CLANG_FORMAT="clang-format"
+
+# Check if colordiff is installed
+if ! command -v colordiff &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "colordiff is required but not installed. Please install it and run the script again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+APPLY=false
+# Check if the 'apply' argument is provided
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+    if [ "$1" == "apply" ]; then
+        APPLY=true
+    else
+        # If the first argument is not 'apply', print usage and exit
+        echo "Invalid argument. Usage:"
+        echo "format.sh apply"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$1" == "apply" ]; then
+    APPLY=true
+fi
+
+# Run clang-format and print differences only for files that have changes
+echo "Running clang-format..."
+
+# Excluded paths
+EXCLUDED_PATHS=(
+    "./simplepyble/*"
+    "*CMakeFiles*"
+    "*_deps*"
+    "*build*"
+    "*external*"
+)
+
+FIND_CMD="find . -type f \( -name \"*.h\" -o -name \"*.hpp\" -o -name \"*.cpp\" -o -name \"*.c\" \)"
+for path in "${EXCLUDED_PATHS[@]}"; do
+    FIND_CMD+=" ! -path \"$path\""
+done
+
+# Find all relevant source files, excluding specified paths, and process each file
+eval "$FIND_CMD" | while read -r file; do
+
+    # Get the differences between the original file and the formatted file
+    diff_output=$($CLANG_FORMAT "$file" | diff -u "$file" - | colordiff)
+
+    # If differences are found, print the file name and the differences
+    if [ -n "$diff_output" ]; then
+        if [ "$APPLY" == true ]; then
+            $CLANG_FORMAT -i "$file"
+            echo "Applied changes to $file"
+        else
+            echo "Differences found in $file:"
+            echo "$diff_output"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "Format completed."