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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Generate a starter record for a given project name.
+# Usage: create_advisory.sh [package_name]
+
+# Function to get the current date in the required format
+get_current_date() {
+  date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+}
+
+# Check if the package name is provided as a CLI argument
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+  package_name="$1"
+else
+  read -r -p "Enter the package name: " package_name
+fi
+
+# Prompt the user for other inputs
+read -r -p "Enter the summary: " summary
+read -r -p "Enter the evidence URL: " evidence_url
+
+# Generate the id and modified date
+id="PYSEC-0000-$package_name.yaml"
+modified=$(get_current_date)
+ecosystem="PyPI"
+purl="pkg:pypi/$package_name"
+
+# Create a subdirectory for the package
+mkdir -p "vulns/$package_name"
+
+# Create the YAML file
+cat <<EOL > "vulns/$package_name/$id"
+# TODO: Fill in the details below, and remove any comments prior to committing.
+# See https://ossf.github.io/osv-schema/ for format and field descriptions.
+id: $id
+modified: $modified
+summary: $summary
+details: |
+affected:
+- package:
+    ecosystem: $ecosystem
+    name: $package_name
+    purl: $purl
+  # versions:
+  # - "0.1.0"
+  # - "0.1.1"
+references:
+- type: EVIDENCE
+  url: $evidence_url
+# - type: WEB
+#   url: https://
+# credits:
+# - type: REPORTER
+#   name: 
+# - type: COORDINATOR
+#   name: 
+EOL
+
+echo "YAML file created at vulns/$package_name/$id and is ready for editing."