EC_CONFIG_NODE(3)

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💖 EC_CONFIG_NODE(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Libecoli Programmer's Manual ✨ this one's short and sweet but it has ONE absolutely iconic little plot twist you cannot miss, so stay with me 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

ec_config_node — make a node configuration value. that's it. that's the job. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <ecoli/config.h>

struct ec_config * ec_config_node(
    /*
     * The node pointer to be set. The node is "consumed" by the function and
     * should not be used by the caller, even on error. The caller can use
     * ec_node_clone() to keep a reference on the node.
     */
    struct ec_node   *node
);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so you hand this function a struct ec_node * and it turns that into a shiny new config value. that's the whole vibe. 🌈

but listen. LISTEN. this is the part where you pay attention, no cap:

the node pointer is consumed by the function. like, eaten. gone. devoured. 💀

that means once you call ec_config_node(), you do NOT get to use that node pointer anymore — not even if the call fails and returns an error. the function takes ownership the second you ring its doorbell, and it is not giving it back. 🙈

so if you're the kind of girlie who still needs her node after this call? you gotta use ec_node_clone() first to keep a reference on it. clone before you commit, bestie. that's the rule. 👑

🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

  • the configuration object ✨ — slay, you got it
  • or NULL on error, and errno is set to tell you what went wrong 😭

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the whole friend group showed up, and they are all iconic in their own way:

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

and that's the whole page, bestie!! ✨🦋🌸 this was brought to you by libecoli, dated 2026-06-11, living its best life in section 3 of the manual. mwah, go clone your nodes and stay hydrated 💅🎀💜

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