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+(* Load interface definitions from a directory into a reference tree *)
+exception Load_error of string
+exception Write_error of string
+
+let load_interface_definitions dir =
+    let open Reference_tree in
+    let relative_paths = FileUtil.ls dir in
+    let absolute_paths =
+        try Ok (List.map Util.absolute_path relative_paths)
+        with Sys_error no_dir_msg -> Error no_dir_msg
+    in
+    let load_aux tree file =
+        load_from_xml tree file
+    in
+    try begin match absolute_paths with
+        | Ok paths  -> Ok (List.fold_left load_aux default paths)
+        | Error msg -> Error msg end
+    with Bad_interface_definition msg -> Error msg
+
+let reference_tree_to_json from_dir to_file =
+    let ref_tree_result =
+        load_interface_definitions from_dir
+    in
+    let ref_tree =
+    match ref_tree_result with
+        | Ok ref -> ref
+        | Error msg -> raise (Load_error msg)
+    in
+    let out = Reference_tree.render_json ref_tree in
+    let oc =
+        try
+            open_out to_file
+        with Sys_error msg -> raise (Write_error msg)
+    in
+    Printf.fprintf oc "%s" out;
+    close_out oc