Merging nested system start brackets

Whilst staves can be grouped and nested using a variety of notations, such as SystemStartSquare or SystemStartBrace (which can be achieved automatically through the systemStartDelimiterHierarchy property), some editions of symphonic music use SystemStartBracket at different levels, which may result in unwanted collision between bracket tips.

Here is a possible workaround, which masks the extraneous part of some bracket tips in order to give the impression that they merge with the lower-level bracket.

\version "2.24.0"

%% If newer version like 2.25.xx are used, `normalize-color` needs to be applied.
%% This should become the default once LSR moves to 2.26.
#(define my-color
  (if (eqv? (second (ly:version)) 25)
      (normalize-color white)
      white))

maskUpperTip =
#(lambda (grob)
   (let ((mask (ly:round-filled-box '(-1 . 1.25) '(-1.14 . 0) 0)))
     (ly:stencil-stack
      (ly:system-start-delimiter::print grob)
      Y UP
      (ly:make-stencil
       (list 'color my-color (ly:stencil-expr mask))))))

maskLowerTip =
#(lambda (grob)
   (let ((mask (ly:round-filled-box '(-1 . 1.25) '(-0.0 . 1.14) 0)))
     (ly:stencil-stack
      (ly:system-start-delimiter::print grob)
      Y DOWN
      (ly:make-stencil
       (list 'color my-color (ly:stencil-expr mask))))))

\markup {
  \score {
    \new StaffGroup  <<
      \new StaffGroup \with {
        \override SystemStartBracket.extra-offset = #'(0.6 . 0) 
      } <<
        \new Staff { c'^\markup \rotate #-90 ":-(" }
        \new Staff { d' }
      >>
      \new Staff { e' }
    >>
    \layout {}
  }
  "    "
  \score {
    \new StaffGroup  <<
      \new StaffGroup \with {
        \override SystemStartBracket.stencil = \maskUpperTip
        \override SystemStartBracket.extra-offset = #'(0.6 . 0)
      } <<
        \new Staff { c'^\markup \rotate #-90 ":-)" }
        \new Staff { d' }
      >>
      \new Staff { e' }
    >>
    \layout {}
  }
  "    "
  \score {
    \new StaffGroup  <<
      \new Staff { c'^\markup \rotate #-90 ":-)" }
      \new StaffGroup \with {
        \override SystemStartBracket.stencil = \maskLowerTip
        \override SystemStartBracket.extra-offset = #'(0.6 . 0)
      } <<
        \new Staff { d' }
        \new Staff { e' }
      >>
    >>
    \layout {}
  }
}