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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+/**
+ * changed-packages.js
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   node scripts/changed-packages.js <ref>
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *   node scripts/changed-packages.js main
+ *   node scripts/changed-packages.js v1.2.3
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Prints the top-level package directories under `packages/` that
+ *   have changed since <ref>, reads their package names, and prints
+ *   both the dependency tree (internal packages it depends on) and
+ *   the dependent tree (internal packages that depend on it).
+ *
+ * Options:
+ *   -h, --help    Show this help message
+ */
+
+const USAGE = [
+  'Usage:',
+  '  node scripts/changed-packages.js <ref>',
+  '',
+  'Examples:',
+  '  node scripts/changed-packages.js main',
+  '  node scripts/changed-packages.js v1.2.3',
+  '',
+  'Description:',
+  '  Print package directories under packages/ that have changed since <ref>,',
+  '  and show their internal dependency and dependent trees.',
+  '',
+  'Options:',
+  '  -h, --help    Show this help message'
+].join('\n');
+
+const ref = process.argv.slice(2)[0];
+
+if (!ref || ['-h', '--help'].includes(ref)) {
+  console.log(USAGE);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+// Validate ref exists
+try {
+  const getRefs = execSync(`git show-ref`);
+  const refs = getRefs.toString().split('\n').filter((d) => d.includes('refs/heads') || d.includes('refs/tags')).map((d) => {
+    const [_, refPath] = d.split(/\s+/);
+    return refPath.replace('refs/heads/', '').replace('refs/tags/', '');
+  });
+
+  if (!refs.includes(ref)) {
+    console.error('The passed in Ref cannot be found');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error('Error checking git refs:', err.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Get changed files since ref and map to top-level package directories
+let changedFiles = [];
+try {
+  changedFiles = execSync(`git diff --name-only ${ref}`).toString().split('\n').filter(Boolean);
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error('Error running git diff:', err.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const changedPackageDirs = Array.from(new Set(changedFiles.map((f) => {
+  const parts = f.split('/');
+  if (parts[0] === 'packages' && parts.length >= 2) {
+    return `packages/${parts[1]}`;
+  }
+  return null;
+}).filter(Boolean))).sort();
+
+if (changedPackageDirs.length === 0) {
+  console.log('No changed packages found since', ref);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+// Build map of all packages in packages/ -> name and their internal dependencies
+const packagesRoot = path.join(process.cwd(), 'packages');
+const allPackageDirs = fs.readdirSync(packagesRoot).filter((d) => {
+  try {
+    return fs.statSync(path.join(packagesRoot, d)).isDirectory();
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false;
+  }
+});
+
+const packageNameByDir = {}; // 'packages/foo' -> '@scope/foo'
+const packageDirByName = {}; // '@scope/foo' -> 'packages/foo'
+const rawPackageJsonByName = {}; // name -> package.json contents
+
+allPackageDirs.forEach((d) => {
+  const pkgJsonPath = path.join(packagesRoot, d, 'package.json');
+  try {
+    const raw = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    if (raw && raw.name) {
+      const dir = `packages/${d}`;
+      packageNameByDir[dir] = raw.name;
+      packageDirByName[raw.name] = dir;
+      rawPackageJsonByName[raw.name] = raw;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // ignore directories without valid package.json
+  }
+});
+
+const packageNames = Object.keys(packageDirByName);
+
+// Build dependency maps (only internal package deps)
+const depsMap = {}; // pkgName -> [internal dep names]
+const dependentsMap = {}; // pkgName -> Set(internal dependent names)
+
+packageNames.forEach((name) => {
+  const pkg = rawPackageJsonByName[name] || {};
+  const allDeps = Object.assign({}, pkg.dependencies || {}, pkg.devDependencies || {}, pkg.peerDependencies || {});
+  const internalDeps = Object.keys(allDeps).filter((depName) => packageNames.includes(depName));
+  depsMap[name] = internalDeps;
+  internalDeps.forEach((dep) => {
+    dependentsMap[dep] = dependentsMap[dep] || new Set();
+    dependentsMap[dep].add(name);
+  });
+});
+
+function printTree(rootName, map, seen = new Set(), indent = '') {
+  if (!map[rootName] || map[rootName].length === 0) return ''; // no children
+  let out = '';
+  const children = map[rootName];
+  children.forEach((child) => {
+    if (seen.has(child)) {
+      out += `${indent}- ${child} (cycle)\n`;
+      return;
+    }
+    out += `${indent}- ${child}\n`;
+    seen.add(child);
+    // For dependentsMap value is Set, convert to Array
+    const nextChildren = Array.isArray(map[child]) ? map[child] : (map[child] ? Array.from(map[child]) : []);
+    if (nextChildren.length > 0) {
+      out += printTree(child, map, seen, indent + '  ');
+    }
+  });
+  return out;
+}
+
+// For dependentsMap, convert sets to arrays for printing
+const dependentsMapArr = {};
+Object.keys(dependentsMap).forEach((k) => {
+  dependentsMapArr[k] = Array.from(dependentsMap[k]);
+});
+
+// Build bottom-up tree for changed packages
+const changedPackageNames = changedPackageDirs.map((d) => packageNameByDir[d]).filter(Boolean);
+
+function getTransitiveDependents(pkgName, visited = new Set()) {
+  if (visited.has(pkgName)) return [];
+  visited.add(pkgName);
+
+  const directDependents = Array.from(dependentsMap[pkgName] || []);
+  let result = [];
+
+  directDependents.forEach((dependent) => {
+    if (changedPackageNames.includes(dependent)) {
+      result.push(dependent);
+    }
+    result.push(...getTransitiveDependents(dependent, visited));
+  });
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+function buildUpdateOrder(changedPackages) {
+  const levels = [];
+  let remaining = new Set(changedPackages);
+
+  while (remaining.size > 0) {
+    const currentLevel = [];
+    const nextLevel = [];
+
+    remaining.forEach((pkg) => {
+      const deps = depsMap[pkg] || [];
+      const depsInRemaining = deps.filter((d) => remaining.has(d));
+
+      if (depsInRemaining.length === 0) {
+        currentLevel.push(pkg);
+      } else {
+        nextLevel.push(pkg);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (currentLevel.length === 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    currentLevel.forEach((pkg) => remaining.delete(pkg));
+    levels.push(currentLevel.sort());
+  }
+
+  return levels;
+}
+
+console.log('='.repeat(80));
+console.log('Changed packages since', ref);
+console.log('='.repeat(80));
+console.log();
+
+const updateLevels = buildUpdateOrder(changedPackageNames);
+
+if (updateLevels.length === 0) {
+  console.log('No changed packages found.');
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+updateLevels.forEach((level, idx) => {
+  console.log(`Level ${idx + 1}:`);
+  level.forEach((pkgName) => {
+    const dir = packageDirByName[pkgName];
+    console.log(`  ${dir || pkgName} -> ${pkgName}`);
+    const transitiveDependents = getTransitiveDependents(pkgName);
+    if (transitiveDependents.length > 0) {
+      console.log(`    ├─ Dependent packages: ${transitiveDependents.join(', ')}`);
+    }
+  });
+  console.log();
+});
+
+console.log('='.repeat(80));