+function api:get_option_set(name, ...)
+ local value = self:get_option_array(name, ...);
+
+ if value == nil then
+ return nil;
+ end
+
+ return set.new(value);
+end
+
+local t_remove = _G.table.remove;
+local module_items = multitable_new();
+function api:add_item(key, value)
+ self.items = self.items or {};
+ self.items[key] = self.items[key] or {};
+ t_insert(self.items[key], value);
+ self:fire_event("item-added/"..key, {source = self, item = value});
+end
+function api:remove_item(key, value)
+ local t = self.items and self.items[key] or NULL;
+ for i = #t,1,-1 do
+ if t[i] == value then
+ t_remove(self.items[key], i);
+ self:fire_event("item-removed/"..key, {source = self, item = value});
+ return value;
+ end
+ end
+end
+
+function api:get_host_items(key)
+ local result = {};
+ for mod_name, module in pairs(modulemap[self.host]) do
+ module = module.module;
+ if module.items then
+ for _, item in ipairs(module.items[key] or NULL) do
+ t_insert(result, item);
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ for mod_name, module in pairs(modulemap["*"]) do
+ module = module.module;
+ if module.items then
+ for _, item in ipairs(module.items[key] or NULL) do
+ t_insert(result, item);
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ return result;
+end