ensure navigator layer comments are easy to read

src/mapex/write_parsed_mappings.py

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 def get_techniques_dict(mapping_objects):
     techniques_dict = {}
     for mapping in mapping_objects:
-        tehchnique_id = mapping["attack_object_id"]
+        technique_id = mapping["attack_object_id"]
         capability_id = mapping["capability_id"]
 
         # define metadata
@@ -380,25 +380,30 @@
         if mapping.get("comments"):
             metadata.append({"name": "comment", "value": mapping["comments"]})
 
-        if techniques_dict.get(tehchnique_id):
-            # add capability information to technique it is mapped to
-            techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["capability_ids"].append(capability_id)
-            metadata_info = [{"name": "control", "value": mapping["capability_id"]}]
+        if techniques_dict.get(technique_id) is None:
+            techniques_dict[technique_id] = {
+                "capability_ids": {capability_id},
+                "metadata": [],
+            }
+
+        technique = techniques_dict[technique_id]
+
+        # Add Capability ID
+        technique["capability_ids"].add(capability_id)
+
+        # Add Metadata
+        metadata_info = []
+        if len(metadata) > 0:
+            metadata_info.extend(
+                [
+                    {"divider": True},
+                    {"name": "control", "value": mapping["capability_id"]},
+                ]
+            )
             metadata_info.extend(metadata)
-            metadata_info.append({"divider": True})
 
-            if "metadata" in techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]:
-                techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["metadata"].extend(metadata_info)
-            else:
-                techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["metadata"] = metadata_info
-        else:
-            # add capability information to technique it is mapped to
-            techniques_dict[tehchnique_id] = {"capability_ids": [capability_id]}
-            techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["metadata"] = [
-                {"name": "control", "value": mapping["capability_id"]}
-            ]
-            techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["metadata"].extend(metadata)
-            techniques_dict[tehchnique_id]["metadata"].append({"divider": True})
+        # No need to check if metadata_info is empty
+        technique["metadata"].extend(metadata_info)
 
     return techniques_dict
 
@@ -434,13 +439,14 @@
 
         related_controls_string = ""
         if len(capability_ids):
-            related_controls_string = ", ".join(capability_ids)
+            # formats ids in a bulleted list
+            related_controls_string = "\u2022" + "\n\u2022".join(capability_ids)
 
         layer["techniques"].append(
             {
                 "techniqueID": technique,
                 "score": len(techniques_dict[technique]["capability_ids"]),
-                "comment": f"Related to {related_controls_string}",
+                "comment": f" Related to: \n {related_controls_string}",
                 "metadata": techniques_dict[technique].get("metadata", []),
             }
         )

tests/expected_results/expected_results_navigator_layer.py

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
         {
             "techniqueID": "T1137",
             "score": 1,
-            "comment": "Related to AC-10",
-            "metadata": [{"name": "control", "value": "AC-10"}, {"divider": True}],
+            "comment": " Related to: \n •AC-10",
+            "metadata": [],
         },
         {
             "techniqueID": "T1137.002",
             "score": 1,
-            "comment": "Related to AC-10",
-            "metadata": [{"name": "control", "value": "AC-10"}, {"divider": True}],
+            "comment": " Related to: \n •AC-10",
+            "metadata": [],
         },
     ],
     "gradient": {"colors": ["#ffe766", "#ffaf66"], "minValue": 1, "maxValue": 1},