+
+/**
+ * Create a hash table configuration value.
+ *
+ * @param schema
+ * Optional pointer to the first element of the schema array. Set
+ * it to NULL if no schema should be attached.
+ * @param schema_len
+ * Length of the schema array. Set to 0 if no schema.
+ * @return
+ * The configuration object containing an empty hash table, or NULL on
+ * error (errno is set).
+ */
+struct ec_config *ec_config_dict(const struct ec_config_schema *schema,
+ size_t schema_len);
+
+/**
+ * Create a list configuration value.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * The configuration object containing an empty list, or NULL on
+ * error (errno is set).
+ */