import os

def buildSelect(action, outputs):
#***THIS IS THE CANONICAL BUILD***

    select_log = savedata_log = os.environ.get("LOGS_SELECT", "false").lower() == "true"

    select_data = []

    if hasattr(action, "select"):
        #outputs[f"{action.alias}_select"] = []
        try:
            target = outputs[action.select["source"]]
            includekey = action.select["include"]["key"]
            includevalue = action.select["include"]["value"]
            excludekey = action.select["exclude"]["key"]
            excludevalue = action.select["exclude"]["value"]
    
    
            for item in target:
                include_match = True
                exclude_match = True

                if includekey:
                    include_match = item[includekey] == includevalue

                if excludekey:
                    exclude_match = item[excludekey] != excludevalue
            
                if include_match and exclude_match:
                    select_data.append(item)

            #outputs[{action.select["source"]}] = select_data
            outputs[f"{action.alias}_select"] = select_data

            #print(select_data)

            if select_log:
                if select_data is None:
                    print(f"No data selected during {action.name}")           

            return action, outputs
        except KeyError as error:
            print(f"Error in selection of {error} during {action.name}")

        except TypeError as error:
            print(f"TypeError during select: {error} during {action.name}")

    return action, outputs