+/**
+ * uci_parse_argument: parse a shell-style argument, with an arbitrary quoting style
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @stream: input stream
+ * @str: pointer to the current line (use NULL for parsing the next line)
+ * @result: pointer for the result
+ */
+extern int uci_parse_argument(struct uci_context *ctx, FILE *stream, char **str, char **result);
+
+/**
+ * uci_set_backend: change the default backend
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @name: name of the backend
+ *
+ * The default backend is "file", which uses /etc/config for config storage
+ */
+extern int uci_set_backend(struct uci_context *ctx, const char *name);
+