code: def _get_values(profile=None):
      '''
      Retrieve all the referenced files, deserialize, then merge them together
      '''
      profile = profile or {}
      serializers = salt.loader.serializers(__opts__)
  
      ret = {}
      for fname in profile.get('files', []):
          try:
              with salt.utils.files.flopen(fname) as yamlfile:
                  contents = serializers.yaml.deserialize(yamlfile)
                  ret = salt.utils.dictupdate.merge(
                      ret, contents, **profile.get('merge', {}))
          except IOError:
              log.error("File '%s' not found ", fname)
          except TypeError as exc:
              log.error("Error deserializing sdb file '%s': %s", fname, exc)
      return ref _get_values(profile=None):
      '''
      Retrieve all the referenced files, deserialize, then merge them together
      '''
      profile = profile or {}
      serializers = salt.loader.serializers(__opts__)
  
      ret = {}
      for fname in profile.get('files', []):
          try:
              with salt.utils.files.flopen(fname) as yamlfile:
                  contents = serializers.yaml.deserialize(yamlfile)
                  ret = salt.utils.dictupdate.merge(
                      ret, contents, **profile.get('merge', {}))
          except IOError:
              log.error("File '%s' not found ", fname)
          except TypeError as exc:
              log.error("Error deserializing sdb file '%s': %s", fname, exc)
      return ret
docs: Retrieve all the referenced files, deserialize, then merge them together