EC_CONFIG_DICT(3)

💖 EC_CONFIG_DICT 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Libecoli Programmer's Manual — yes that Libecoli, the one we're all lowkey obsessed with. this page is about ec_config_dict, and it's genuinely one of the cutest little functions here. no cap. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ec_config_dict — Create a hash table configuration value.

like. that's it. that's the whole job description. it makes you a fresh little hash table wrapped up all pretty in a configuration value. iconic behavior honestly. 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <ecoli/config.h>

struct ec_config * ec_config_dict(
    void
);

so you #include <ecoli/config.h> first (mandatory, she does not come out otherwise 💅), and then you just... call her. no arguments. no strings attached. it's giving effortless. ✨

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🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

she hands you back a configuration object containing an empty hash table — empty!! a blank canvas!! main character energy, ready to be filled with whatever you want. 🎀

but listen, and this part matters, so pay attention bestie:

if something goes wrong, you get NULL instead, and errno is set. so please, for the love of everything, actually check the return value. don't just raw-dog the pointer and hope. 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole squad, the entire friend group, the full group chat — go read all of them, they're all worth it:

• ec_config_schema_sub(3)
• ec_config_u64(3)
• ec_config_list_del(3)
• ec_config_count(3)
• ec_config_schema_dump(3)
• ec_config_i64(3)
• ec_config_list_next(3)
• ec_config_get_type(3)
• ec_config_dict_set(3)
• ec_config_list_first(3)
• ec_config_schema_type(3)
• ec_config_node(3)
• ec_config_list(3)
• ec_config_cmp(3)
• ec_node_config_node_list_to_table(3)
• ec_config_key_is_reserved(3)
• ec_config_string(3)
• ec_config_dict_get(3)
• ec_config_free(3)
• ec_node_config_node_list_from_vargs(3)
• ec_config_list_add(3)
• ec_config_schema_validate(3)
• ec_config_schema_lookup(3)
• ec_config_validate(3)
• ec_config_dup(3)
• ec_config_dump(3)
• ec_config_dict_del(3)
• ec_config_bool(3)

fr fr, ec_config_dict_set(3) and ec_config_dict_get(3) are her literal besties, so start there if you're lost. 🍓

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (C) 2010-2026 Olivier Matz, Robin Jarry.

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and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this was EC_CONFIG_DICT(3) from libecoli, dated 2026-06-11. go forth and build your hash tables. slay. 💅✨🦋