function Get-ConfigurationDataTemplateMergeFile {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Path,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [hashtable]
        $Visited = @{}
    )

    $ResolvedPath = Resolve-ConfigurationDataTemplatePath -Path $Path

    if($Visited.ContainsKey($ResolvedPath)){
        $Chain = @($Visited.Keys + $ResolvedPath) -join " -> "
        throw "Circular configuration data template inheritance detected: $Chain"
    }

    $Visited[$ResolvedPath] = $true

    $ConfigurationData = Import-PowerShellDataFile -Path $ResolvedPath
    if($ConfigurationData -isnot [System.Collections.IDictionary]){
        throw "Configuration data template [$ResolvedPath] must contain a hashtable."
    }

    $Files = @()
    $BasePath = Split-Path -Path $ResolvedPath -Parent
    foreach($ParentPath in @(Get-ConfigurationDataTemplateExtends -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData)){
        if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace([string]$ParentPath)){
            continue
        }

        $ResolvedParentPath = Resolve-ConfigurationDataTemplatePath -Path ([string]$ParentPath) -BasePath $BasePath
        $Files += @(Get-ConfigurationDataTemplateMergeFile -Path $ResolvedParentPath -Visited $Visited)
    }

    $Files += $ResolvedPath
    $Visited.Remove($ResolvedPath)

    return @($Files)
}