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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+"""
+Python Regression Build Automation Script
+
+This Python script serves the purpose of automating nightly regression builds for a software project. 
+The script is designed to handle the setup, execution, and reporting aspects of the regression testing process.
+
+Features:
+
+    1.  Nightly Regression Builds: The script is scheduled to run on a nightly basis, making and executing the regression builds.
+
+    2.  Markdown Report Generation: Upon completion of the regression tests, the script generates detailed reports in Markdown format. 
+        These reports provide comprehensive insights into the test results, including test cases executed, pass/fail status, and any encountered issues.    
+
+    3.  Email Notification: The script is configured to send out email notifications summarizing the regression test results. 
+        These emails serve as communication channels for stakeholders, providing them with timely updates on the software's regression status.
+
+Usage:
+
+- The script is designed to be scheduled and executed automatically on a nightly basis using task scheduling tools such as Cronjobs. To create a cronjob do the following:
+    1)  Open Terminal:
+
+        Open your terminal application. This is where you'll enter the commands to create and manage cron jobs.
+
+    2)  Access the Cron Table:
+
+        Type the following command and press Enter:
+
+        crontab -e
+
+        This command opens the crontab file in your default text editor. If it's your first time, you might be prompted to choose a text editor.
+
+    3)  Edit the Cron Table:
+        The crontab file will open in your text editor. Each line in this file represents a cron job. You can now add your new cron job.
+
+    4)  Syntax:
+
+        Our cron job has the following syntax:
+        0 3 * * * BASH_ENV=~/.bashrc bash -l -c "*WHERE YOUR CVW IS MUST PUT FULL PATH*/cvw/bin/wrapper_nightly_runs.sh > *WHERE YOU WANT TO STORE LOG FILES/cron.log 2>&1" 
+
+        This cronjob sources the .bashrc file and executes the wrapper script as a user. 
+
+    5)  Double check:
+
+        Execute the following command to see your cronjobs:
+        
+        crontab -l
+
+Dependencies:
+    Python:
+        - os
+        - shutil
+        - datetime from datetime
+        - re
+        - markdown
+        - subprocess
+
+    Bash:
+        - mutt (email sender)
+
+Conclusion:
+
+In summary, this Python script facilitates the automation of nightly regression builds, providing comprehensive reporting and email notification capabilities to ensure effective communication and monitoring of regression test results.
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+import markdown
+import subprocess
+
+
+
+class FolderManager:
+    """A class for managing folders and repository cloning."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the FolderManager instance.
+
+        Args:
+            base_dir (str): The base directory where folders will be managed and repository will be cloned.
+        """
+        env_extract_var = 'WALLY'
+        print(f"The environemntal variable is {env_extract_var}")
+        self.base_dir = os.environ.get(env_extract_var)
+        print(f"The base directory is: {self.base_dir}")
+        self.base_parent_dir = os.path.dirname(self.base_dir)
+
+        # print(f"The new WALLY vairable is: {os.environ.get('WALLY')}")
+        # print(f"The Base Directory is now : {self.base_dir}")
+        # print(f"The Base Parent Directory is now : {self.base_parent_dir}")
+
+    def create_preliminary_folders(self, folders):
+        """
+        Create preliminary folders if they do not exist. 
+        These folders are:
+            nightly_runs/repos/
+            nightly_runs/results/ 
+
+        Args:
+            folders (list): A list of folder names to be created.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        
+        for folder in folders:
+            folder_path = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, folder)
+            if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
+                os.makedirs(folder_path)
+
+    def create_new_folder(self, folders):
+        """
+        Create a new folder based on the current date if it does not already exist.
+
+        Args:
+            folder_name (str): The base name for the new folder.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The path of the newly created folder if created, None otherwise.
+        """
+
+        todays_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        return_folder_path = []
+        for folder in folders:
+            folder_path = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, folder, todays_date)
+            if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
+                os.makedirs(folder_path)
+                return_folder_path.append(folder_path)
+            else:
+                return_folder_path.append(None) # Folder already exists
+        
+        return return_folder_path
+
+    def clone_repository(self, folder, repo_url):
+        """
+        Clone a repository into the 'cvw' folder if it does not already exist.
+
+        Args:
+            repo_url (str): The URL of the repository to be cloned.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        todays_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        repo_folder = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, folder, todays_date, 'cvw')
+        tmp_folder = os.path.join(repo_folder, "tmp") # temprorary files will be stored in here
+
+        if not os.path.exists(repo_folder):
+            os.makedirs(repo_folder)
+            os.system(f"git clone --recurse-submodules {repo_url} {repo_folder}")
+            os.makedirs(tmp_folder)
+    
+
+class TestRunner:
+    """A class for making, running, and formatting test results."""
+
+    def __init__(self): 
+        self.base_dir = os.environ.get('WALLY')
+        self.base_parent_dir = os.path.dirname(self.base_dir)
+        self.current_datetime = datetime.now()
+        #self.temp_dir = self.base_parent_dir
+        #print(f"Base Directory: {self.base_parent_dir}")
+        
+    def copy_setup_script(self, folder):
+        """
+        Copy the setup script to the destination folder.
+
+        The setup script will be copied from the base directory to a specific folder structure inside the base directory.
+
+        Args:
+            folder: the "nightly_runs/repos/"
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the script is copied successfully, False otherwise.
+        """
+        # Get today's date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+        todays_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+        # Define the source and destination paths
+        source_script = os.path.join(self.base_dir, "setup_host.sh")
+        destination_folder = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, folder, todays_date, 'cvw')
+        
+        # Check if the source script exists
+        if not os.path.exists(source_script):
+            print(f"Error: Source script '{source_script}' not found.")
+            return False
+
+
+        # Check if the destination folder exists, create it if necessary
+        if not os.path.exists(destination_folder):
+            print(f"Error: Destination folder '{destination_folder}' not found.")
+            return False
+
+        # Copy the script to the destination folder
+        try:
+            shutil.copy(source_script, destination_folder)
+            #print(f"Setup script copied to: {destination_folder}")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error copying setup script: {e}")
+            return False
+
+
+    def set_env_var(self, folder):
+        """
+        Source a shell script.
+
+        Args:
+            script_path (str): Path to the script to be sourced.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        # find the new repository made
+        todays_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        wally_path = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, folder, todays_date, 'cvw')
+
+        # set the WALLY environmental variable to the new repository
+        os.environ["WALLY"] = wally_path
+
+        self.base_dir = os.environ.get('WALLY')
+        self.base_parent_dir = os.path.dirname(self.base_dir)
+        self.temp_dir = self.base_parent_dir
+
+        # print(f"The new WALLY vairable is: {os.environ.get('WALLY')}")
+        # print(f"The Base Directory is now : {self.base_dir}")
+        # print(f"The Base Parent Directory is now : {self.base_parent_dir}")
+       
+    def execute_makefile(self, target=None):
+        """
+        Execute a Makefile with optional target.
+
+        Args:
+            makefile_path (str): Path to the Makefile.
+            target (str, optional): Target to execute in the Makefile.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the tests were made
+            False if the tests didnt pass
+        """
+        # Prepare the command to execute the Makefile
+        make_file_path = os.path.join(self.base_dir, "sim")
+        os.chdir(make_file_path)
+
+        output_file = os.path.join(self.base_dir, "tmp", "make_output.log")
+
+        command = ["make"]
+
+        # Add target to the command if specified
+        if target:
+            command.append(target)
+        #print(f"The command is: {command}")
+
+        # Execute the command using subprocess and save the output into a file
+        with open(output_file, "w") as f:
+            formatted_datetime = self.current_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+            f.write(formatted_datetime)
+            f.write("\n\n")
+            result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=f, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True)
+        
+        # Execute the command using a subprocess and not save the output
+        #result = subprocess.run(command, text=True)
+
+        # Check the result
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            #print(f"Makefile executed successfully{' with target ' + target if target else ''}.")
+            return True
+        else:
+            #print("Error executing Makefile.")
+            return False
+            
+    def run_tests(self, test_type=None, test_name=None, test_exctention=None):
+        """
+        Run a script through the terminal and save the output to a file.
+
+        Args:
+            test_name (str): The test name will allow the function to know what test to execute in the sim directory
+            test_type (str): The type such as python, bash, etc
+        Returns:
+            True and the output file location
+        """
+
+        # Prepare the function to execute the simulation
+        test_file_path = os.path.join(self.base_dir, "sim")
+        
+        output_file = os.path.join(self.base_dir, "tmp", f"{test_name}-output.log")
+        os.chdir(test_file_path)
+
+        if test_exctention:
+            command = [test_type, test_name, test_exctention]
+        else:
+            command = [test_type, test_name]
+
+        # Execute the command using subprocess and save the output into a file
+        with open(output_file, "w") as f:
+            formatted_datetime = self.current_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+            f.write(formatted_datetime)
+            f.write("\n\n")
+            result = subprocess.run(command, stdout=f, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True)
+        
+        # Check if the command executed successfully
+        if result.returncode or result.returncode == 0:
+            return True, output_file
+        else:
+            print("Error:", result.returncode)
+            return False, output_file
+
+
+    def clean_format_output(self, input_file, output_file=None):
+        """
+        Clean and format the output from tests.
+
+        Args:
+            input_file (str): Path to the input file with raw test results.
+            output_file (str): Path to the file where cleaned and formatted output will be saved.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        # Implement cleaning and formatting logic here
+
+        # Open up the file with only read permissions
+        with open(input_file, 'r') as input_file:
+            unlceaned_output = input_file.read()
+
+        # use something like this function to detect pass and fail
+        passed_configs = []
+        failed_configs = []
+
+        lines = unlceaned_output.split('\n')
+        index = 0
+
+        while index < len(lines):
+            # Remove ANSI escape codes
+            line = re.sub(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*[mGK]', '', lines[index])  
+            #print(line)
+            if "Success" in line:
+                passed_configs.append(line.split(':')[0].strip())
+            elif "passed lint" in line:
+                #print(line)
+                passed_configs.append(line.split(' ')[0].strip())
+                #passed_configs.append(line) # potentially use a space
+            elif "failed lint" in line:
+                failed_configs.append(line.split(' ')[0].strip(), "no log file")
+                #failed_configs.append(line)
+
+            elif "Failures detected in output" in line:
+                try:
+                    config_name = line.split(':')[0].strip()
+                    log_file = os.path.abspath("logs/"+config_name+".log")
+                    #print(f"The log file saving to: {log_file} in the current working directory: {os.getcwd()}") 
+                    failed_configs.append((config_name, log_file))
+                except:
+                    failed_configs.append((config_name, "Log file not found"))
+            
+
+            index += 1
+
+        # alphabetically sort the configurations
+        if len(passed_configs) != 0:
+            passed_configs.sort()
+
+        if len(failed_configs) != 0:
+            failed_configs.sort()
+        #print(f"The passed configs are: {passed_configs}")
+        #print(f"The failed configs are {failed_configs}")
+        return passed_configs, failed_configs
+
+    def rewrite_to_markdown(self, test_name, passed_configs, failed_configs):
+        """
+        Rewrite test results to markdown format.
+
+        Args:
+            input_file (str): Path to the input file with cleaned and formatted output.
+            markdown_file (str): Path to the markdown file where test results will be saved.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        # Implement markdown rewriting logic here
+        timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+        output_directory = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, "../../results", timestamp)
+        os.chdir(output_directory)
+        current_directory = os.getcwd()
+        output_file = os.path.join(current_directory, f"{test_name}.md")
+        #print("Current directory:", current_directory)
+        #print("Output File:", output_file)
+
+        with open(output_file, 'w') as md_file:
+       
+            # Title
+            md_file.write(f"\n\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
+            #md_file.write(f"\n\n<div class=\"regression\">\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n</div>\n\n")
+
+            # File Path
+            md_file.write(f"\n**File:** {output_file}\n\n")
+
+            if failed_configs:
+                md_file.write("## Failed Configurations\n\n")
+                for config, log_file in failed_configs:
+                    md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"failure\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
+                md_file.write("\n")
+            else:
+                md_file.write("## Failed Configurations\n")
+                md_file.write(f"No Failures\n")
+            
+            md_file.write("\n## Passed Configurations\n")
+            for config in passed_configs:
+                md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"success\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
+
+    def combine_markdown_files(self, passed_tests, failed_tests, test_list, total_number_failures, total_number_success, test_type="default", markdown_file=None):
+        """
+        First we want to display the server properties like:
+            - Server full name
+            - Operating System
+
+        Combine the markdown files and format them to display all of the failures at the top categorized by what kind of test it was
+        Then display all of the successes.
+
+        Args:
+            passed_tests (list): a list of successful tests
+            failed_tests (list): a list of failed tests
+            test_list (list): a list of the test names. 
+            markdown_file (str): Path to the markdown file where test results will be saved.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+
+        output_directory = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, "../../results", timestamp)
+        os.chdir(output_directory)
+        current_directory = os.getcwd()
+        output_file = os.path.join(current_directory, "results.md")
+        
+
+        with open(output_file, 'w') as md_file:
+            # Title
+            md_file.write(f"\n\n# Nightly Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
+            # Host information
+            try:
+                # Run hostname command
+                hostname = subprocess.check_output(['hostname', '-A']).strip().decode('utf-8')
+                md_file.write(f"**Host name:** {hostname}")
+                md_file.write("\n")
+                # Run uname command to get OS information
+                os_info = subprocess.check_output(['uname', '-a']).strip().decode('utf-8')
+                md_file.write(f"\n**Operating System Information:** {os_info}")
+                md_file.write("\n")
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+                # Handle if the command fails
+                md_file.write(f"Failed to identify host and Operating System information: {str(e)}")
+            
+            # Which tests did we run
+            md_file.write(f"\n**Tests made:** `make {test_type}`\n")
+
+            # File Path
+            md_file.write(f"\n**File:** {output_file}\n\n") # *** needs to be changed
+            md_file.write(f"**Total Successes: {total_number_success}**\n")
+            md_file.write(f"**Total Failures: {total_number_failures}**\n")
+
+            # Failed Tests
+            md_file.write(f"\n\n## Failed Tests")
+            md_file.write(f"\nTotal failed tests: {total_number_failures}")
+            for (test_item, item) in zip(test_list, failed_tests):
+                md_file.write(f"\n\n### {test_item[1]} test")
+                md_file.write(f"\n**General Information**\n")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test type: {test_item[0]}\n")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test name: {test_item[1]}\n")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test extension: {test_item[2]}\n\n")
+                md_file.write(f"**Failed Tests:**\n")
+
+                
+
+                if len(item) == 0:
+                    md_file.write("\n")
+                    md_file.write(f"* <span class=\"no-failure\" style=\"color: green;\">No failures</span>\n")
+                    md_file.write("\n")
+                else:
+                    for failed_test in item:
+                        config = failed_test[0]
+                        log_file = failed_test[1]
+
+                        md_file.write("\n")
+                        md_file.write(f"* <span class=\"failure\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
+                        md_file.write("\n")
+            # Successfull Tests
+
+            md_file.write(f"\n\n## Successfull Tests")
+            md_file.write(f"\n**Total successfull tests: {total_number_success}**")
+            for (test_item, item) in zip(test_list, passed_tests):
+                md_file.write(f"\n\n### {test_item[1]} test")
+                md_file.write(f"\n**General Information**\n")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test type: {test_item[0]}")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test name: {test_item[1]}")
+                md_file.write(f"\n* Test extension: {test_item[2]}\n\n")
+                md_file.write(f"\n**Successfull Tests:**\n")
+
+                
+
+                if len(item) == 0:
+                    md_file.write("\n")
+                    md_file.write(f"* <span class=\"no-successes\" style=\"color: red;\">No successes</span>\n")
+                    md_file.write("\n")
+                else:
+                    for passed_tests in item:
+                        config = passed_tests
+                        
+                        md_file.write("\n")
+                        md_file.write(f"* <span class=\"success\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
+                        md_file.write("\n")
+                    
+                    
+
+    def convert_to_html(self, markdown_file="results.md", html_file="results.html"):
+        """
+        Convert markdown file to HTML.
+
+        Args:
+            markdown_file (str): Path to the markdown file.
+            html_file (str): Path to the HTML file where converted output will be saved.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        # Implement markdown to HTML conversion logic here
+        todays_date = self.current_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        markdown_file_path = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, "../../results", todays_date) 
+        os.chdir(markdown_file_path)
+
+        with open(markdown_file, 'r') as md_file:
+            md_content = md_file.read()
+            html_content = markdown.markdown(md_content)
+        
+        with open(html_file, 'w') as html_file:
+            html_file.write(html_content)
+        
+
+ 
+    def send_email(self, sender_email=None, receiver_emails=None, subject="Nightly Regression Test"):
+        """
+        Send email with HTML content.
+
+        Args:
+            self: The instance of the class.
+            sender_email (str): The sender's email address. Defaults to None.
+            receiver_emails (list[str]): List of receiver email addresses. Defaults to None.
+            subject (str, optional): Subject of the email. Defaults to "Nightly Regression Test".
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+
+        # check if there are any emails
+        if not receiver_emails:
+            print("No receiver emails provided.")
+            return
+        # grab thge html file
+        todays_date = self.current_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        html_file_path = os.path.join(self.base_parent_dir, "../../results", todays_date) 
+        os.chdir(html_file_path)
+        html_file = "results.html"
+
+        with open(html_file, 'r') as html_file:
+                body = html_file.read()
+
+    
+        
+
+        for receiver_email in receiver_emails:
+            # Compose the mutt command for each receiver email
+            command = [
+                'mutt',
+                '-s', subject,
+                '-e', 'set content_type=text/html',
+                '-e', 'my_hdr From: James Stine <james.stine@okstate.edu>',
+                '--', receiver_email
+            ]
+            
+            # Open a subprocess to run the mutt command
+            process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+            
+            # Write the email body to the subprocess
+            process.communicate(body.encode('utf-8'))
+
+
+#############################################
+#                 SETUP                     #
+#############################################
+folder_manager = FolderManager() # creates the object
+
+# setting the path on where to clone new repositories of cvw
+path = folder_manager.create_preliminary_folders(["nightly_runs/repos/", "nightly_runs/results/"])
+new_folder = folder_manager.create_new_folder(["nightly_runs/repos/", "nightly_runs/results/"])
+
+# clone the cvw repo
+folder_manager.clone_repository("nightly_runs/repos/", "https://github.com/openhwgroup/cvw.git")
+
+
+        
+#############################################
+#                 SETUP                     #
+#############################################
+
+test_runner = TestRunner() # creates the object
+test_runner.set_env_var("nightly_runs/repos/") # ensures that the new WALLY environmental variable is set correctly
+
+
+#############################################
+#              MAKE TESTS                   #
+#############################################
+
+
+# target = "wally-riscv-arch-test"
+target = "all"
+if test_runner.execute_makefile(target = target):
+   print(f"The {target} tests were made successfully")
+
+#############################################
+#               RUN TESTS                   #
+#############################################
+
+
+test_list = [["python", "regression-wally", "-nightly"], ["bash", "lint-wally", "-nightly"], ["bash", "coverage", "--search"]]
+output_log_list = [] # a list where the output markdown file lcoations will be saved to
+total_number_failures = 0  # an integer where the total number failures from all of the tests will be collected
+total_number_success = 0    # an integer where the total number of sucess will be collected
+
+total_failures = []
+total_success = []
+
+for test_type, test_name, test_exctention in test_list:
+    print("--------------------------------------------------------------")
+    print(f"Test type: {test_type}")
+    print(f"Test name: {test_name}")
+    print(f"Test extenction: {test_exctention}")
+
+    check, output_location = test_runner.run_tests(test_type=test_type, test_name=test_name, test_exctention=test_exctention)
+    print(check)
+    print(output_location)
+    if check: # this checks if the test actually ran successfully
+        output_log_list.append(output_location)
+        
+        # format tests to markdown
+        try:
+            passed, failed = test_runner.clean_format_output(input_file = output_location)
+        except:
+            print("There was an error cleaning the data")
+
+        print(f"The # of failures are for {test_name}: {len(failed)}")
+        total_number_failures+= len(failed)
+        total_failures.append(failed)
+
+        print(f"The # of sucesses are for {test_name}: {len(passed)}")
+        total_number_success += len(passed)
+        total_success.append(passed)
+        test_runner.rewrite_to_markdown(test_name, passed, failed)
+
+print(f"The total sucesses are: {total_number_success}")
+print(f"The total failures are: {total_number_failures}")
+
+
+
+
+    
+
+#############################################
+#               FORMAT TESTS                #
+#############################################
+
+# Combine multiple markdown files into one file
+
+test_runner.combine_markdown_files(passed_tests = total_success, failed_tests = total_failures, test_list = test_list, total_number_failures = total_number_failures, total_number_success = total_number_success, test_type=target, markdown_file=None)
+
+
+#############################################
+#             WRITE MD TESTS                #
+#############################################
+test_runner.convert_to_html()
+
+
+
+#############################################
+#                SEND EMAIL                 #
+#############################################
+
+sender_email = 'james.stine@okstate.edu'
+receiver_emails = ['thomas.kidd@okstate.edu', 'james.stine@okstate.edu', 'harris@g.hmc.edu', 'rose.thompson10@okstate.edu']
+test_runner.send_email(sender_email=sender_email, receiver_emails=receiver_emails)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/nightly_build/nightly_build_v13_beta.sh b/bin/nightly_build/nightly_build_v13_beta.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2e0ca42d4..000000000
--- a/bin/nightly_build/nightly_build_v13_beta.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# set WALLY path
-WALLY=$(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-$0})
-export WALLY=$(cd "$WALLY/../../" && pwd)
-echo "WALLY is set to: $WALLY"
-
-# Going to nightly runs
-cd $WALLY/../
-
-# check if directories exist
-if [ ! -d "build-results" ]; then
-    echo "Directory does not exist, creating it..."
-    mkdir -p "build-results"
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "Directory created successfully."
-    else
-        echo "Failed to create directory."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    echo "Directory already exists."
-fi
-
-if [ ! -d "logs" ]; then
-    echo "Directory does not exist, creating it..."
-    mkdir -p "logs"
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "Directory created successfully."
-    else
-        echo "Failed to create directory."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    echo "Directory already exists."
-fi
-
-# setup source okstate file
-echo "Sourcing setup files"
-source $WALLY/setup_host.sh
-source $WALLY/../setup-files/setup_tools.sh
-
-# Navigate to the gir repo
-cd $WALLY
-
-# pull the repository
-echo "Pulling submodules"
-#git pull --recurse-submodules origin main
-
-# build the regression tests
-echo "Building the regression tests"
-cd sim
-#if make wally-riscv-arch-test; then
-#if make all; then
-#	echo "Make successfull"
-#else
-#	echo "Make failed"
-#	cd $WALLY/..
-	# add the the regression result and the coverage result that there was an error in making the tests
-#	python $WALLY/bin/nightly_build/src/error_detector.py --tag make -o $WALLY/../build-results/regression_results.md
-#	python $WALLY/bin/nightly_build/src/error_detector.py --tag make -o $WALLY/../build-results/coverage_results.md
-
-	# exit the program
-	#exit 1
-#fi
-
-# execute the simulation / regression tests and save output to a file
-echo "running the regression test"
-#./regression-wally > $WALLY/../logs/regression_output.log 2>&1
-
-echo "running coverage tests"
-#./coverage > $WALLY/../logs/coverage_output.log 2>&1
-
-
-# run the Python script to parse the output and generate the log file
-echo "Parsing output data from the regression test"
-cd $WALLY/../
-
-python $WALLY/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_regression.py -i $WALLY/../logs/regression_output.log -o $WALLY/../build-results/regression_results.md
-
-python $WALLY/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_coverage.py -i $WALLY/../logs/coverage_output.log -o $WALLY/../build-results/coverage_results.md
-
-# email update
-cd $WALLY/bin/nightly_build/src/
-./send_mail_html.sh
diff --git a/bin/nightly_build/src/error_detector.py b/bin/nightly_build/src/error_detector.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c239032e9..000000000
--- a/bin/nightly_build/src/error_detector.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import argparse
-import datetime
-
-def add_failure_to_markdown(tag, output_file, input_file = None):
-    # Get the current date and time
-    current_datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
-    formatted_datetime = current_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-
-    # Create the failure message based on the provided tag and input content
-    if tag == "make":
-        failure_message = f"# {tag.capitalize()} riscof comilation failure - {formatted_datetime}\n\n"
-        failure_message += f"The error was due to a problem in compiling the the riscof tests:\n\n"
-        if input_file != None:
-            failure_message += f"The particular error: {input_file}\n\n"
-    else:
-        failure_message = f"# {tag.capitalize()} Failure - {formatted_datetime}\n\n"
-        failure_message += f":\n\n"
-
-    # Append the failure message to the specified output file
-    with open(output_file, "a") as file:
-        file.write(failure_message)
-
-    print(f"Failure information added to {output_file}.")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Set up argparse
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Add failure information to Markdown file.")
-    parser.add_argument("--tag", required=True, help="Specify the tag for the failure type (e.g., 'make', 'custom').")
-    parser.add_argument("-i", required=False, help="Specify the input file containing failure details.")
-    parser.add_argument("-o", required=True, help="Specify the output file to write the failure information.")
-
-    # Parse command-line arguments
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    # Call the function with the specified tag, input file, and output file
-    add_failure_to_markdown(args.tag,  args.o)
-
diff --git a/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_coverage.py b/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_coverage.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 33811b0a1..000000000
--- a/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_coverage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import argparse
-from datetime import datetime
-import re
-from colorama import init, Fore, Style
-
-def parse_regression_output(output):
-    passed_configs = []
-    failed_configs = []
-
-    lines = output.split('\n')
-    index = 0
-
-    while index < len(lines):
-        # Remove ANSI escape codes
-        line = re.sub(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*[mGK]', '', lines[index])  
-        if "Success" in line:
-            passed_configs.append(line.split(':')[0].strip())
-        elif "Failures detected in output" in line:
-            try:
-                config_name = line.split(':')[0].strip()
-                log_file = os.path.abspath(config_name+".log") 
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, log_file))
-            except:
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, "Log file not found"))
-
-        index += 1
-
-    # alphabetically sort the configurations
-    passed_configs.sort()
-    failed_configs.sort()
-    return passed_configs, failed_configs
-
-def write_to_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs, output_file):
-    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-
-    with open(output_file, 'a') as md_file:
-        md_file.write(f"\n\n# Coverage Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
-
-        md_file.write("\n## Failed Configurations\n")
-        for config, log_file in failed_configs:
-            md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"failure\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
-            if len(failed_configs) == 0:
-                md_file.write(" - no failures\n")
-
-        md_file.write("\n## Passed Configurations\n")
-        for config in passed_configs:
-            md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"success\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
-
-
-def write_new_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs):
-    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
-    output_file = f"/home/thkidd/nightly_runs/build-results/builds/coverage/wally_coverage_{timestamp}.md"
-    
-    with open(output_file, 'w') as md_file:
-        # Title
-        md_file.write(f"\n\n# Coverage Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
-        
-        ## File path
-        md_file.write(f"\n**File:** {output_file}\n")
-
-        md_file.write("\n## Failed Configurations\n")
-        # add in if there were no failures
-        if len(failed_configs) == 0:
-            md_file.write(f"No Failures\n")
-        
-        for config, log_file in failed_configs:
-                md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"failure regression\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
-
-        md_file.write("\n## Passed Configurations\n")
-        for config in passed_configs:
-            md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"success regression\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
-
-
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    init(autoreset=True)  # Initialize colorama
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Parse regression test output and append to a markdown file.')
-    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file containing regression test output', required=True)
-    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='Output markdown file', default='regression_results.md')
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    with open(args.input, 'r') as input_file:
-        regression_output = input_file.read()
-
-    passed_configs, failed_configs = parse_regression_output(regression_output)
-    write_to_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs, args.output)
-
-    print(f"Markdown file updated: {args.output}")
-
-    write_new_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs)
-
-    print("New markdown file created")
-
diff --git a/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_regression.py b/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_regression.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d8c9467d..000000000
--- a/bin/nightly_build/src/parse_regression.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-import argparse
-import os
-from datetime import datetime
-import re
-from colorama import init, Fore, Style
-
-def parse_regression_output(output):
-    passed_configs = []
-    failed_configs = []
-
-    lines = output.split('\n')
-    index = 0
-
-    while index < len(lines):
-        # Remove ANSI escape codes
-        line = re.sub(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*[mGK]', '', lines[index])  
-        #print("The cleaned line: ", line)
-        if "Success" in line:
-            passed_configs.append(line.split(':')[0].strip())
-        elif "Failures detected in output" in line:
-            try:
-                config_name = line.split(':')[0].strip()
-                log_file = os.path.abspath(config_name+".log") 
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, log_file))
-            except:
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, "Log file not found"))
-        elif "Timeout" in line:
-            try:
-                config_name = line.split(':')[0].strip()
-                log_file = os.path.abspath(config_name+".log")
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, log_file))
-            except:
-                failed_configs.append((config_name, "Log file not found"))
-        index += 1
-    
-    # alphabetically sort the configurations
-    passed_configs.sort()
-    failed_configs.sort()
-    return passed_configs, failed_configs
-
-def write_to_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs, output_file):
-    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-    with open(output_file, 'a') as md_file:
-        md_file.write(f"\n\n<div class=\"regression\">\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n</div>\n\n")
-        #md_file.write(f"\n\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
-
-        if failed_configs:
-            md_file.write("## Failed Configurations\n")
-            for config, log_file in failed_configs:
-                md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"failure regression\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
-            md_file.write("\n")
-        else:
-            md_file.write("## No Failed Configurations\n")
-
-        md_file.write("\n## Passed Configurations\n")
-        for config in passed_configs:
-            md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"success regression\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
-
-def write_new_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs):
-    timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
-    output_file = f"/home/thkidd/nightly_runs/build-results/builds/regression/wally_regression_{timestamp}.md"
-    with open(output_file, 'w') as md_file:
-       
-        # Title
-        md_file.write(f"\n\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n\n")
-        #md_file.write(f"\n\n<div class=\"regression\">\n# Regression Test Results - {timestamp}\n</div>\n\n")
-
-        # File Path
-        md_file.write(f"\n**File:** {output_file}\n\n")
-
-        if failed_configs:
-            md_file.write("## Failed Configurations\n\n")
-            for config, log_file in failed_configs:
-                md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"failure regression\" style=\"color: red;\">{config}</span> ({log_file})\n")
-            md_file.write("\n")
-        else:
-            md_file.write("## Failed Configurations\n")
-            md_file.write(f"No Failures\n")
-        
-        md_file.write("\n## Passed Configurations\n")
-        for config in passed_configs:
-            md_file.write(f"- <span class=\"success regression\" style=\"color: green;\">{config}</span>\n")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    init(autoreset=True)  # Initialize colorama
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Parse regression test output and append to a markdown file.')
-    parser.add_argument('-i', '--input', help='Input file containing regression test output', required=True)
-    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='Output markdown file containing formatted file', default='regression_results.md')
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    with open(args.input, 'r') as input_file:
-        regression_output = input_file.read()
-
-    passed_configs, failed_configs = parse_regression_output(regression_output)
-    write_to_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs, args.output)
-
-    print(f"Markdown file updated: {args.output}")
-
-    write_new_markdown(passed_configs, failed_configs)
-
-    print("New markdown file created")
-
diff --git a/bin/nightly_build/src/send_mail_html.sh b/bin/nightly_build/src/send_mail_html.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5c3735a3a..000000000
--- a/bin/nightly_build/src/send_mail_html.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-current_date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")
-email_address="thomas.kidd@okstate.edu"
-#email_address="WALLY-REGRESSION@LISTSERV.OKSTATE.EDU"
-subject="WALLY regression and coverage test report"
-attachments=""
-html_body=""
-host_name=$(hostname) 
-os_info=$(lsb_release -a 2>/dev/null)
-script_location=$WALLY/bin/nightly_build/
-
-html_body="<div id='system-info'>
-    <h3>System Information</h3>
-    <p><strong>Server Name:</strong> $host_name@okstate.edu</p>  
-    <p><strong>Operating System:</strong> $os_info</p>
-    <p><strong>Script Origin:</strong> $script_location</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Testing sending HTML content through mutt</p>"
-
-# Iterate through the files and concatenate their content to the body
-for file in $WALLY/../build-results/builds/*/wally_*_"$current_date"*.md; do
-    attachments+=" -a $file"
-
-    # Convert Markdown to HTML using pandoc
-    html_content=$(pandoc "$file")
-
-    # add the file full path
-    # html_body+="<p>File: $file</p>"
-    # Append the HTML content to the body
-    html_body+="$html_content"
-done
-echo "Sending email"
-
-# Get server hostname and OS information
-host_name=$(hostname)
-os_info=$(uname -a)
-
-# Define HTML body content
-
-# Use mutt to send the email with HTML body
-#mutt -e "my_hdr From:James Stine <james.stine@okstate.edu>" -s "$subject" $attachments \
-mutt -e "my_hdr From:Thomas Kidd <thomas.kidd@okstate.edu>" -s "$subject"  \
-    -e "set content_type=text/html" -- $email_address <<EOF
-<html>
-<head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <title>Nightly Build Results - $current_date</title>
-    <style>
-        body {
-            font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
-            margin: 20px;
-            padding: 20px;
-            background-color: #f4f4f4;
-        }
-        h1, h3, p {
-            color: #333;
-        }
-        #system-info {
-            border: 1px solid #ddd;
-            padding: 15px;
-            margin-bottom: 20px;
-            background-color: #fff;
-            border-radius: 5px;
-            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-        }
-<!--	.success { color: green; } -->
-<!--    .failure { color: red; }   -->
-
-    </style>
-</head>
-<body>
-    <h1 id="test-results---$current_date">Test Results - $current_date</h1>
-    
-    $html_body
-</body>
-</html>
-EOF
-
diff --git a/bin/wrapper_nightly_runs.sh b/bin/wrapper_nightly_runs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..219e765df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wrapper_nightly_runs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+date
+
+
+# Variables
+LOG=$HOME/nightly_runs/logs/from_wrapper.log    # you can store your log file where you would like
+PYTHON_SCRIPT=$HOME/nightly_runs/cvw/bin/       # cvw can be anywhere you would like it. Make sure to point your variable there
+SETUP_SCRIPT=$HOME/nightly_runs/cvw/            # cvw can be anywhere you would like it. Make sure to point your variable there
+
+
+
+date > $LOG 2>&1
+
+echo "Current directory"
+pwd
+
+cd $SETUP_SCRIPT
+echo "Current directory"
+pwd
+
+echo "Sourcing setup_host"
+source ./setup_host.sh >> $LOG 2>&1
+echo "Sourcing setup_tools"
+
+cd $PYTHON_SCRIPT
+pwd
+echo "Running python file"
+python nightly_build.py >> $LOG 2>&1