Common Step: Generate Report File

Objective

Save generated report content (typically Markdown) to a file with a standardized naming convention.

Scope

This sub-runbook executes the write_report action. It assumes the report content and report name are provided by the calling runbook.

Inputs

• ${REPORT_CONTENTS}: The full content of the report (usually Markdown text).
• ${REPORT_NAME}: The desired name for the report file (e.g., "ioc_investigation_report_case123_20250519.md"). The .md extension will be added by the tool if not present. The report will be saved in a default reports/ directory.

Outputs

• ${REPORT_FILE_PATH}: The full path to the saved report file.
• ${WRITE_STATUS}: Confirmation or status of the file writing attempt.

Tools

• write_report

Workflow Steps & Diagram

1. Receive Input: Obtain ${REPORT_CONTENTS} and ${REPORT_NAME} from the calling runbook.
2. Prepare Report Details:
   • The ${REPORT_NAME} is provided directly.
   • The ${REPORT_CONTENTS} is provided directly.
3. Write Report: Call write_report with report_name=${REPORT_NAME} and report_contents=${REPORT_CONTENTS}. The tool will handle saving this to a predefined reports directory (e.g. reports/) and adding a .md extension if needed.
4. Return Status: Store the result/status of the write operation in ${WRITE_STATUS} and the actual file path (returned by write_report) in ${REPORT_FILE_PATH}. Return ${REPORT_FILE_PATH} and ${WRITE_STATUS} to the calling runbook.

sequenceDiagram
    participant CallingRunbook
    participant GenerateReportFile as generate_report_file.md (This Runbook)

    CallingRunbook->>GenerateReportFile: Execute Report Generation\nInput: REPORT_CONTENTS, REPORT_NAME

    %% Step 2: Prepare Report Details
    Note over GenerateReportFile: REPORT_NAME and REPORT_CONTENTS are provided

    %% Step 3: Write Report
    GenerateReportFile->>GenerateReportFile: write_report(report_name=REPORT_NAME, report_contents=REPORT_CONTENTS)
    Note over GenerateReportFile: Store write status (WRITE_STATUS) and returned REPORT_FILE_PATH

    %% Step 4: Return Status
    GenerateReportFile-->>CallingRunbook: Return Results:\nREPORT_FILE_PATH,\nWRITE_STATUS

Completion Criteria

The write_report action has been attempted. The status (${WRITE_STATUS}) and the actual file path (${REPORT_FILE_PATH}) are available.