+ * @package: pointer to the uci_package struct
+ */
+extern int uci_unload(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p);
+
+/**
+ * uci_lookup_ptr: Split an uci tuple string and look up an element tree
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @ptr: lookup result struct
+ * @str: uci tuple string to look up
+ * @extended: allow extended syntax lookup
+ *
+ * if extended is set to true, uci_lookup_ptr supports the following
+ * extended syntax:
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * network.@interface[0].ifname ('ifname' option of the first interface section)
+ * network.@interface[-1] (last interface section)
+ * Note: uci_lookup_ext will automatically load a config package if necessary
+ */
+extern int uci_lookup_ptr(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_ptr *ptr, char *str, bool extended);
+
+/**
+ * uci_add_section: Add an unnamed section
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: package to add the section to
+ * @type: section type
+ * @res: pointer to store a reference to the new section in
+ */
+extern int uci_add_section(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *type, struct uci_section **res);
+
+/**
+ * uci_set_element_value: Replace an element's value with a new one
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @element: pointer to an uci_element struct pointer
+ * @value: new value
+ *
+ * Only valid for uci_option and uci_section. Will replace the type string
+ * when used with an uci_section
+ */
+extern int uci_set_element_value(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element **element, const char *value);
+
+/**
+ * uci_set: Set an element's value; create the element if necessary
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @package: package name
+ * @section: section name
+ * @option: option name
+ * @value: value (option) or type (section)
+ * @result: store the updated element in this variable (optional)
+ */
+extern int uci_set(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value, struct uci_element **result);
+
+/**
+ * uci_add_list: Append a string to an element list
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @ptr: uci pointer (with value)
+ *
+ * Note: if the given option already contains a string value,
+ * it will be converted to an 1-element-list before appending the next element
+ */
+extern int uci_add_list(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_ptr *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * uci_rename: Rename an element
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @ptr: uci pointer (with value)
+ */
+extern int uci_rename(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_ptr *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * uci_delete: Delete a section or option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @ptr: uci pointer
+ */
+extern int uci_delete(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_ptr *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * uci_save: save change history for a package
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci_package struct
+ */
+extern int uci_save(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p);
+
+/**
+ * uci_commit: commit changes to a package
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci_package struct pointer
+ * @overwrite: overwrite existing config data and flush history
+ *
+ * committing may reload the whole uci_package data,
+ * the supplied pointer is updated accordingly
+ */
+extern int uci_commit(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package **p, bool overwrite);
+
+/**
+ * uci_list_configs: List available uci config files
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ *
+ * caller is responsible for freeing the allocated memory behind list
+ */
+extern int uci_list_configs(struct uci_context *ctx, char ***list);
+
+/**
+ * uci_set_savedir: override the default history save directory
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @dir: directory name
+ */
+extern int uci_set_savedir(struct uci_context *ctx, const char *dir);
+
+/**
+ * uci_set_savedir: override the default config storage directory
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @dir: directory name
+ */
+extern int uci_set_confdir(struct uci_context *ctx, const char *dir);
+
+/**
+ * uci_add_history_path: add a directory to the search path for change history files
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @dir: directory name
+ *
+ * This function allows you to add directories, which contain 'overlays'
+ * for the active config, that will never be committed.
+ */
+extern int uci_add_history_path(struct uci_context *ctx, const char *dir);
+
+/**
+ * uci_revert: revert all changes to a config item
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: pointer to a uci_package struct ptr (will be replaced by the revert)
+ * @section: section name (optional)
+ * @option option name (optional)
+ */
+extern int uci_revert(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package **p, const char *section, const char *option);
+
+/**
+ * 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