def create_description_list(data: list):
    """
    Create a Description List HTML element based on the input list.

    Args:
        data (list): A list containing lists, where each inner list has two elements:
                     the description term and the description details.

    Returns:
        str: A string containing the HTML representation of the description list.

    Example:
        data = [
            ["Description Term 1", "Description Details 1"],
            ["Description Term 2", "Description Details 2"],
            ["Description Term 3", "Description Details 3"],
        ]
        html = create_description_list(data)
        print(html)
    """
    html = "<dl>"
    for item in data:
        html += f"<dt>{item[0]}</dt><dd>{item[1]}</dd>"
    html += "</dl>"
    return html


def dict_to_perfdata(data: dict, replace_dashes=True):
    """
    Transforms a dictionary into Icinga2 perfdata format.

    The input dictionary should have the following structure:
    {
        "item1": {
            "value": any_type (required),
            "warn": any_type (optional),
            "crit": any_type (optional),
            "min": any_type (optional),
            "max": any_type (optional),
            "unit": string (optional),
        },
        ...
    }

    :param data: A dictionary containing the perfdata items and their values.
    :type data: dict
    :param replace_dashes: If True, replace dashes in perfdata names/keys with underscores. Default is True.
    :type replace_dashes: bool
    :return: A string in Icinga2 perfdata format.
    :rtype: str
    """
    perfdata = []
    for key, values in data.copy().items():
        # Remove values that are None
        for k, v in values.copy().items():
            if v is None:
                del values[k]

        if replace_dashes:
            key = key.replace('-', '_')
        item = f"{key.strip()}={values['value']}{values.get('unit', '')}"
        for k in ['warn', 'crit', 'min', 'max']:
            if k in values:
                item += f";{values[k]}"
            else:
                item += ";"
        perfdata.append(item)
    return " ".join(perfdata)


def print_icinga2_check_status(text_result: str, return_code: int, perfdata=None):
    """
    Prints the status of an Icinga2 check with the given text result, return code, and perfdata.

    Example:
        sample_text_result = "check is good, time 120s"
        sample_return_code = 0
        sample_perfdata = {
            "time": {
                "value": 120,
                "warn": 3,
                "crit": 100,
                "min": 0,
                "max": 200,
            },
        }
        print_icinga2_check_status(sample_text_result, sample_return_code, sample_perfdata)

    :param text_result: The text result of the check command.
    :type text_result: str
    :param return_code: The return code of the check (UNKNOWN=-1, OK=0, WARNING=1, CRITICAL=2).
    :type return_code: int
    :param perfdata: A dictionary containing the perfdata items and their values, defaults to an empty dictionary.
    :type perfdata: dict, optional
    :raises ValueError: If an invalid return code is passed.
    """
    if perfdata is None:
        perfdata = {}
    status_codes = {
        -1: "UNKNOWN",
        0: "OK",
        1: "WARNING",
        2: "CRITICAL",
    }
    if return_code not in status_codes:
        raise ValueError(f"Invalid return code: {return_code}")
    status = status_codes[return_code]
    perfdata_str = f' | {dict_to_perfdata(perfdata)}' if perfdata else ''
    print(f"{status} - {text_result.strip()}{perfdata_str}")