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+#!/bin/bash
+# Search for compose files matching specified criteria
+# 
+# Usage:
+#   ./search-compose.sh <network> <chain> <type> [client] [node]
+#
+# Required parameters:
+#   network: Network name (e.g., ethereum, arbitrum, polygon)
+#   chain:   Chain name (e.g., mainnet, sepolia, one)
+#   type:    Database type (archive, pruned, minimal, full)
+#
+# Optional parameters:
+#   client:  Client name (e.g., geth, erigon3, reth, besu)
+#   node:    Node implementation (e.g., nimbus, lighthouse, dtl)
+#
+# Output:
+#   Prints matching compose file paths (without .yml extension), one per line
+
+dir="$(dirname "$0")"
+registry_file="${dir}/compose_registry.json"
+
+if [ ! -f "$registry_file" ]; then
+    echo "Error: compose_registry.json not found at $registry_file" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if jq is available
+if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: jq is required but not installed" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <network> <chain> <type> [client] [node]" >&2
+    echo "" >&2
+    echo "Required parameters:" >&2
+    echo "  network: Network name (e.g., ethereum, arbitrum, polygon)" >&2
+    echo "  chain:   Chain name (e.g., mainnet, sepolia, one)" >&2
+    echo "  type:    Database type (archive, pruned, minimal, full)" >&2
+    echo "" >&2
+    echo "Optional parameters:" >&2
+    echo "  client:  Client name (e.g., geth, erigon3, reth, besu)" >&2
+    echo "  node:    Node implementation (e.g., nimbus, lighthouse, dtl)" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+network="$1"
+chain="$2"
+type="$3"
+client="${4:-}"
+node="${5:-}"
+
+# Build jq filter
+condition_parts=(
+    ".network == \"$network\""
+    ".chain == \"$chain\""
+    ".type == \"$type\""
+)
+
+if [ -n "$client" ]; then
+    condition_parts+=(".client == \"$client\"")
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$node" ]; then
+    # Handle null node values - if node is specified, it must match (or be null if searching for null)
+    if [ "$node" = "null" ] || [ "$node" = "NULL" ]; then
+        condition_parts+=(".node == null")
+    else
+        condition_parts+=(".node == \"$node\"")
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Join conditions with " and "
+condition_str=""
+for i in "${!condition_parts[@]}"; do
+    if [ $i -eq 0 ]; then
+        condition_str="${condition_parts[$i]}"
+    else
+        condition_str="${condition_str} and ${condition_parts[$i]}"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Query the registry and extract compose_file paths
+jq_filter=".[] | select($condition_str) | .compose_file"
+
+# Execute query and output results
+results=$(jq -r "$jq_filter" "$registry_file")
+
+if [ -z "$results" ]; then
+    # No results found
+    exit 1
+else
+    # Output each result on a separate line
+    echo "$results"
+fi
+