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+
+'use strict'
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+const YError = require('./yerror')
+
+let previouslyVisitedConfigs = []
+
+function checkForCircularExtends (cfgPath) {
+ if (previouslyVisitedConfigs.indexOf(cfgPath) > -1) {
+ throw new YError(`Circular extended configurations: '${cfgPath}'.`)
+ }
+}
+
+function getPathToDefaultConfig (cwd, pathToExtend) {
+ return path.resolve(cwd, pathToExtend)
+}
+
+function applyExtends (config, cwd) {
+ let defaultConfig = {}
+
+ if (config.hasOwnProperty('extends')) {
+ if (typeof config.extends !== 'string') return defaultConfig
+ const isPath = /\.json$/.test(config.extends)
+ let pathToDefault = null
+ if (!isPath) {
+ try {
+ pathToDefault = require.resolve(config.extends)
+ } catch (err) {
+ // most likely this simply isn't a module.
+ }
+ } else {
+ pathToDefault = getPathToDefaultConfig(cwd, config.extends)
+ }
+ // maybe the module uses key for some other reason,
+ // err on side of caution.
+ if (!pathToDefault && !isPath) return config
+
+ checkForCircularExtends(pathToDefault)
+
+ previouslyVisitedConfigs.push(pathToDefault)
+
+ defaultConfig = isPath ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pathToDefault, 'utf8')) : require(config.extends)
+ delete config.extends
+ defaultConfig = applyExtends(defaultConfig, path.dirname(pathToDefault))
+ }
+
+ previouslyVisitedConfigs = []
+
+ return Object.assign({}, defaultConfig, config)
+}
+
+module.exports = applyExtends