2 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
index 4c98cf18d..4c22672b2 100755
--- a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
+++ b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from op_definition import key_name
 from op_definition import key_type
 from op_definition import node_data_difference
 from op_definition import get_node_data
+from op_definition import collapse
 
 _here = dirname(__file__)
 
@@ -235,6 +236,11 @@ def main():
         action='store_true',
         help='check consistency of node data across files',
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--check-path-ambiguity',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='attempt to reduce to unique paths, reporting if error',
+    )
 
     args = vars(parser.parse_args())
 
@@ -251,6 +257,11 @@ def main():
 
     d = sort_op_data(d)
 
+    if args['check_path_ambiguity']:
+        # when the following passes with no output, return value will be
+        # the full dictionary indexed by str, not tuple
+        _ = collapse(d)
+
     with open(op_ref_cache, 'w') as f:
         f.write('from vyos.xml_ref.op_definition import NodeData\n')
         f.write(f'op_reference = {str(d)}')
diff --git a/python/vyos/xml_ref/op_definition.py b/python/vyos/xml_ref/op_definition.py
index 46ccc3ef4..71076bdb7 100644
--- a/python/vyos/xml_ref/op_definition.py
+++ b/python/vyos/xml_ref/op_definition.py
@@ -134,6 +134,36 @@ def node_data_difference(a: NodeData, b: NodeData):
     return out
 
 
+def collapse(d: OpData, acc: dict = None) -> dict:
+    if acc is None:
+        acc = {}
+    if not isinstance(d, dict):
+        return d
+    for k, v in d.items():
+        if isinstance(k, tuple):
+            # reduce
+            name = key_name(k)
+            if name != '__node_data':
+                new_data = get_node_data(v)
+                if name in list(acc.keys()):
+                    prev_data = acc[name].get('__node_data', {})
+                    if prev_data:
+                        out = f'prev: {prev_data.file} {prev_data.path}\n'
+                    else:
+                        out = '\n'
+                    out += f'new: {new_data.file} {new_data.path}\n'
+                    print(out)
+                else:
+                    acc[name] = {}
+                    acc[name]['__node_data'] = new_data
+                    acc[name].update(collapse(v))
+        else:
+            name = k
+            acc[name] = v
+
+    return acc
+
+
 class OpXml:
     def __init__(self):
         self.op_ref = {}