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diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/data.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/data.py
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+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/data.py
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+import json
+import oe.maketype
+
+def typed_value(key, d):
+    """Construct a value for the specified metadata variable, using its flags
+    to determine the type and parameters for construction."""
+    var_type = d.getVarFlag(key, 'type')
+    flags = d.getVarFlags(key)
+    if flags is not None:
+        flags = dict((flag, d.expand(value))
+                     for flag, value in list(flags.items()))
+    else:
+        flags = {}
+
+    try:
+        return oe.maketype.create(d.getVar(key) or '', var_type, **flags)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+        bb.msg.fatal("Data", "%s: %s" % (key, str(exc)))
+
+def export2json(d, json_file, expand=True, searchString="",replaceString=""):
+    data2export = {}
+    keys2export = []
+
+    for key in d.keys():
+        if key.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+        elif key.startswith("BB"):
+            continue
+        elif key.startswith("B_pn"):
+            continue
+        elif key.startswith("do_"):
+            continue
+        elif d.getVarFlag(key, "func"):
+            continue
+
+        keys2export.append(key)
+
+    for key in keys2export:
+        try:
+            data2export[key] = d.getVar(key, expand).replace(searchString,replaceString)
+        except bb.data_smart.ExpansionError:
+            data2export[key] = ''
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+    with open(json_file, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(data2export, f, skipkeys=True, indent=4, sort_keys=True)