+extern int uci_lookup(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element **res, struct uci_package *package, char *section, char *option);
+
+/**
+ * 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, 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, 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, char *section, char *option, char *value, struct uci_element **result);
+
+/**
+ * uci_rename: Rename an element
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @package: package name
+ * @section: section name
+ * @option: option name
+ * @name: new name
+ */
+extern int uci_rename(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, char *section, char *option, char *name);
+
+/**
+ * uci_delete_element: Delete a section or option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @e: element (section or option)
+ */
+extern int uci_delete_element(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element *e);
+
+/**
+ * uci_delete: Delete a section or option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: uci package
+ * @section: section name
+ * @option: option name (optional)
+ */
+extern int uci_delete(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, char *section, char *option);
+
+/**
+ * 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);