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+# normalize-locales.jq
+#
+# creates a copy of the structure of source and replaces the values
+# by the corresponding value of target. If the key does not exist in target,
+# the value is set to null.
+#
+# jq -n --argfile source en.json --argfile target es.json -f normalize-locales.jq 
+#
+# source should be primary or fallback locale file (here en.json)
+# taget is the locale file to normalize (here es.json)
+
+def find_key_by_path($path):
+  if $path | length == 0
+    then .
+    elif .[$path[0]]
+      then .[$path[0]] | find_key_by_path($path[1:])
+    else null
+  end;
+
+def keys_to_paths_recursive($path):
+  if type == "object"
+    then with_entries(
+      ($path +  [.key]) as $path  |
+      if (.value | type == "string")
+        then .value |= ($target | find_key_by_path($path))
+        else .value |= keys_to_paths_recursive($path)
+      end)
+    else .
+  end;
+
+$source | keys_to_paths_recursive([])