1 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/json/keymap.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/json/keymap.py
index a030ab53d..c2b7dde7a 100755
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/json/keymap.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/json/keymap.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 """Generate a keymap.c from a configurator export.
 """
 import json
-import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from milc import cli
 
 import qmk.keymap
+import qmk.path
 
 
-@cli.argument('-o', '--output', arg_only=True, help='File to write to')
+@cli.argument('-o', '--output', arg_only=True, type=Path, help='File to write to')
 @cli.argument('-q', '--quiet', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help="Quiet mode, only output error messages")
 @cli.argument('filename', arg_only=True, help='Configurator JSON file')
 @cli.subcommand('Creates a keymap.c from a QMK Configurator export.')
@@ -17,13 +18,17 @@ def json_keymap(cli):
 
     This command uses the `qmk.keymap` module to generate a keymap.c from a configurator export. The generated keymap is written to stdout, or to a file if -o is provided.
     """
+    cli.args.filename = qmk.path.normpath(cli.args.filename)
+
     # Error checking
-    if cli.args.filename == ('-'):
-        cli.log.error('Reading from STDIN is not (yet) supported.')
+    if not cli.args.filename.exists():
+        cli.log.error('JSON file does not exist!')
         cli.print_usage()
         exit(1)
-    if not os.path.exists(qmk.path.normpath(cli.args.filename)):
-        cli.log.error('JSON file does not exist!')
+
+    if str(cli.args.filename) == '-':
+        # TODO(skullydazed/anyone): Read file contents from STDIN
+        cli.log.error('Reading from STDIN is not (yet) supported.')
         cli.print_usage()
         exit(1)
 
@@ -32,21 +37,17 @@ def json_keymap(cli):
         cli.args.output = None
 
     # Parse the configurator json
-    with open(qmk.path.normpath(cli.args.filename), 'r') as fd:
+    with cli.args.filename.open('r') as fd:
         user_keymap = json.load(fd)
 
     # Generate the keymap
     keymap_c = qmk.keymap.generate(user_keymap['keyboard'], user_keymap['layout'], user_keymap['layers'])
 
     if cli.args.output:
-        output_dir = os.path.dirname(cli.args.output)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
-            os.makedirs(output_dir)
-
-        output_file = qmk.path.normpath(cli.args.output)
-        with open(output_file, 'w') as keymap_fd:
-            keymap_fd.write(keymap_c)
+        cli.args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        if cli.args.output.exists():
+            cli.args.output.replace(cli.args.output.name + '.bak')
+        cli.args.output.write_text(keymap_c)
 
         if not cli.args.quiet:
             cli.log.info('Wrote keymap to %s.', cli.args.output)