Uci: ordering of config file?

[PolynomialDivision]

In some projects (e.g. babeld) is important how sections are ordered. The arrangement represents at the end e.g. the passing through different rules.

Currently I'm doing this:

	uci add babeld filter
	uci set babeld.@filter[-1].type='redistribute'
	uci set babeld.@filter[-1].ip=$1
	uci set babeld.@filter[-1].local='true'
	uci set babeld.@filter[-1].action='deny'

This just appends to a config file and results that the rules never apply.

Is there another way?

[stangri]

If you don't use uci add you can just overwrite any currently existing filter using something like:

	uci set babeld.@filter["$n"].type='redistribute'
	uci set babeld.@filter["$n"].ip=$1
	uci set babeld.@filter["$n"].local='true'
	uci set babeld.@filter["$n"].action='deny'

You may also want to look at this: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/config-scripting

[PolynomialDivision]

Thanks a lot. I know that I can use set, but I want somehow to automatically add that to the front. Maybe I can extend rc.common or /lib/functions.sh.

[stangri]

Maybe you could contribute to the patch which would implement uci --insert add (a-la iptables -I option): use normal add, get n -- the number of matching sections, in the loop for i in n to 1 copy section options from [i-1] to [i] and delete options from [0].

Once you do uci --insert add, you can then write the new values to @filter[0].

UPDATE: Strike that, do what the post below says.

[fantom-x]

Did you try uci reorder <config>.<section>=<position> ? Add a new config and move it to the top? Never tried it though.

[PolynomialDivision]

Thanks for your help!