const char *key; /**< The key string (NULL for list elts). */
const char *desc; /**< A description of the value. */
enum ec_config_type type; /**< Type of the value */
+ /* XXX flags: mandatory */
+ /* XXX default */
/** If type is dict or list, the schema of the dict or list
* elements. Else must be NULL. */
*/
int ec_config_list_del(struct ec_config *list, struct ec_config *config);
+/**
+ * Count the number of elements in a list or dict.
+ *
+ * @param config
+ * The configuration that must be a list or a dict.
+ * @return
+ * The number of elements, or -1 on error (errno is set).
+ */
+ssize_t ec_config_count(const struct ec_config *config);
+
/**
* Validate a configuration.
*