+ _ptr = _tmp, _tmp = list_to_element(_ptr->list.next))
+
+/**
+ * uci_list_empty: returns true if a list is empty
+ * @list: list head
+ */
+#define uci_list_empty(list) ((list)->next == (list))
+
+/* wrappers for dynamic type handling */
+#define uci_type_backend UCI_TYPE_BACKEND
+#define uci_type_delta UCI_TYPE_DELTA
+#define uci_type_package UCI_TYPE_PACKAGE
+#define uci_type_section UCI_TYPE_SECTION
+#define uci_type_option UCI_TYPE_OPTION
+
+/* element typecasting */
+#ifdef UCI_DEBUG_TYPECAST
+static const char *uci_typestr[] = {
+ [uci_type_backend] = "backend",
+ [uci_type_delta] = "delta",
+ [uci_type_package] = "package",
+ [uci_type_section] = "section",
+ [uci_type_option] = "option",
+};
+
+static void uci_typecast_error(int from, int to)
+{
+ fprintf(stderr, "Invalid typecast from '%s' to '%s'\n", uci_typestr[from], uci_typestr[to]);
+}
+
+#define BUILD_CAST(_type) \
+ static inline struct uci_ ## _type *uci_to_ ## _type (struct uci_element *e) \
+ { \
+ if (e->type != uci_type_ ## _type) { \
+ uci_typecast_error(e->type, uci_type_ ## _type); \
+ } \
+ return (struct uci_ ## _type *) e; \
+ }
+
+BUILD_CAST(backend)
+BUILD_CAST(delta)
+BUILD_CAST(package)
+BUILD_CAST(section)
+BUILD_CAST(option)
+
+#else
+#define uci_to_backend(ptr) container_of(ptr, struct uci_backend, e)
+#define uci_to_delta(ptr) container_of(ptr, struct uci_delta, e)
+#define uci_to_package(ptr) container_of(ptr, struct uci_package, e)
+#define uci_to_section(ptr) container_of(ptr, struct uci_section, e)
+#define uci_to_option(ptr) container_of(ptr, struct uci_option, e)
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * uci_alloc_element: allocate a generic uci_element, reserve a buffer and typecast
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @type: {package,section,option}
+ * @name: string containing the name of the element
+ * @datasize: additional buffer size to reserve at the end of the struct
+ */
+#define uci_alloc_element(ctx, type, name, datasize) \
+ uci_to_ ## type (uci_alloc_generic(ctx, uci_type_ ## type, name, sizeof(struct uci_ ## type) + datasize))
+
+#define uci_dataptr(ptr) \
+ (((char *) ptr) + sizeof(*ptr))
+
+/**
+ * uci_lookup_package: look up a package
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @name: name of the package
+ */
+static inline struct uci_package *
+uci_lookup_package(struct uci_context *ctx, const char *name)
+{
+ struct uci_element *e = NULL;
+ if (uci_lookup_next(ctx, &e, &ctx->root, name) == 0)
+ return uci_to_package(e);
+ else
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * uci_lookup_section: look up a section
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: package that the section belongs to
+ * @name: name of the section
+ */
+static inline struct uci_section *
+uci_lookup_section(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *name)
+{
+ struct uci_element *e = NULL;
+ if (uci_lookup_next(ctx, &e, &p->sections, name) == 0)
+ return uci_to_section(e);
+ else
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * uci_lookup_option: look up an option
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @section: section that the option belongs to
+ * @name: name of the option
+ */
+static inline struct uci_option *
+uci_lookup_option(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_section *s, const char *name)
+{
+ struct uci_element *e = NULL;
+ if (uci_lookup_next(ctx, &e, &s->options, name) == 0)
+ return uci_to_option(e);
+ else
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline const char *
+uci_lookup_option_string(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_section *s, const char *name)
+{
+ struct uci_option *o;
+
+ o = uci_lookup_option(ctx, s, name);
+ if (!o || o->type != UCI_TYPE_STRING)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return o->v.string;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif