1 files changed, 34 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/json_schema.py b/lib/python/qmk/json_schema.py
index 934e2f841f..c886a0d868 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/json_schema.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/json_schema.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 """Functions that help us generate and use info.json files.
 """
 import json
+import hjson
+import jsonschema
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import OrderedDict
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import hjson
-import jsonschema
 from milc import cli
 
 
@@ -101,3 +102,34 @@ def deep_update(origdict, newdict):
             origdict[key] = value
 
     return origdict
+
+
+def merge_ordered_dicts(dicts):
+    """Merges nested OrderedDict objects resulting from reading a hjson file.
+    Later input dicts overrides earlier dicts for plain values.
+    Arrays will be appended. If the first entry of an array is "!reset!", the contents of the array will be cleared and replaced with RHS.
+    Dictionaries will be recursively merged. If any entry is "!reset!", the contents of the dictionary will be cleared and replaced with RHS.
+    """
+    result = OrderedDict()
+
+    def add_entry(target, k, v):
+        if k in target and isinstance(v, (OrderedDict, dict)):
+            if "!reset!" in v:
+                target[k] = v
+            else:
+                target[k] = merge_ordered_dicts([target[k], v])
+            if "!reset!" in target[k]:
+                del target[k]["!reset!"]
+        elif k in target and isinstance(v, list):
+            if v[0] == '!reset!':
+                target[k] = v[1:]
+            else:
+                target[k] = target[k] + v
+        else:
+            target[k] = v
+
+    for d in dicts:
+        for (k, v) in d.items():
+            add_entry(result, k, v)
+
+    return result