diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/files/functions.sh b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/files/functions.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ddb82e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/files/functions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# -*- mode: sh; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+
+in_list() {
+	printf '%s\n' "$@" | { grep -qxF "$(read -r ndl; echo "${ndl}")"; }
+}
+
+quote() {
+	for _arg
+	do
+		shift
+		if test -n "$(printf %s "${_arg}" | tr -d -c '\t\n \042-\047\050-\052\073-\077\133\\`|~' | tr -c '' '.')"
+		then
+			# needs quoting
+			set -- "$@" "$(printf "'%s'" "$(printf %s "${_arg}" | sed -e "s/'/'\\\\''/g")")"
+		else
+			set -- "$@" "${_arg}"
+		fi
+	done
+	unset _arg
+
+	# NOTE: Use printf because POSIX echo interprets escape sequences
+	printf '%s' "$*"
+}
+
+uci_cmd() {
+	# Usage: uci_cmd [UCI ARGUMENTS]...
+	# Will output a shell command to be executed locally to add the given
+	# command to $tmpfile.
+	printf "printf '%%s\\\\n' %s" "$(quote "$(quote "$@")")"
+	printf ' >>%s\n' "$(quote "${tmpfile}")"
+}
+
+uci_validate_name() {
+	# like util.c uci_validate_name()
+	test -n "$*" && test -z "$(echo "$*" | tr -d '[:alnum:]_')"
+}
+
+uci_validate_tuple() (
+	tok=${1:?}
+	case $tok
+	in
+		(*.*.*)
+			# check option
+			option=${tok##*.}
+			uci_validate_name "${option}" || {
+				printf 'Invalid option: %s\n' "${option}" >&2
+				return 1
+			}
+			tok=${tok%.*}
+			;;
+		(*.*)
+			# no option (section definition)
+			;;
+		(*)
+			printf 'Invalid tuple: %s\n' "$1" >&2
+			return 1
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	case ${tok#*.}
+	in
+		(@*) section=$(expr "${tok#*.}" : '@\(.*\)\[-*[0-9]*\]$') ;;
+		(*)  section=${tok#*.} ;;
+	esac
+	uci_validate_name "${section}" || {
+		printf 'Invalid section: %s\n' "${1#*.}" >&2
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	config=${tok%%.*}
+	uci_validate_name "${config}" || {
+		printf 'Invalid config: %s\n' "${config}" >&2
+		return 1
+	}
+)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/gencode-local b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/gencode-local
index 34482a01..b7664e85 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/gencode-local
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/gencode-local
@@ -18,84 +18,6 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-in_list() {
-	printf '%s\n' "$@" | { grep -qxF "$(read -r ndl; echo "${ndl}")"; }
-}
-
-quote() {
-	for _arg
-	do
-		shift
-		if test -n "$(printf %s "${_arg}" | tr -d -c '\t\n \042-\047\050-\052\073-\077\133\\`|~' | tr -c '' '.')"
-		then
-			# needs quoting
-			set -- "$@" "$(printf "'%s'" "$(printf %s "${_arg}" | sed -e "s/'/'\\\\''/g")")"
-		else
-			set -- "$@" "${_arg}"
-		fi
-	done
-	unset _arg
-
-	# NOTE: Use printf because POSIX echo interprets escape sequences
-	printf '%s' "$*"
-}
-
-uci_cmd() {
-	# Usage: uci_cmd [UCI ARGUMENTS]...
-	# Will output a shell command to be executed locally to add the given
-	# command to $tmpfile.
-	printf "printf '%%s\\\\n' %s" "$(quote "$(quote "$@")")"
-	printf ' >>%s\n' "$(quote "${tmpfile}")"
-}
-
-uci_validate_name() {
-	# like util.c uci_validate_name()
-	test -n "$*" && test -z "$(echo "$*" | tr -d '[:alnum:]_')"
-}
-
-uci_validate_tuple() (
-	tok=${1:?}
-	case $tok
-	in
-		(*.*.*)
-			# check option
-			option=${tok##*.}
-			uci_validate_name "${option}" || {
-				printf 'Invalid option: %s\n' "${option}" >&2
-				return 1
-			}
-			tok=${tok%.*}
-			;;
-		(*.*)
-			# no option (section definition)
-			;;
-		(*)
-			printf 'Invalid tuple: %s\n' "$1" >&2
-			return 1
-			;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${tok#*.}
-	in
-		(@*) section=$(expr "${tok#*.}" : '@\(.*\)\[-*[0-9]*\]$') ;;
-		(*)  section=${tok#*.} ;;
-	esac
-	uci_validate_name "${section}" || {
-		printf 'Invalid section: %s\n' "${1#*.}" >&2
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	config=${tok%%.*}
-	uci_validate_name "${config}" || {
-		printf 'Invalid config: %s\n' "${config}" >&2
-		return 1
-	}
-)
-
-
-config=${__object_id:?}
-uci_validate_tuple "${config}"
-
 state_is=$(cat "${__object:?}/explorer/state")
 state_should=$(cat "${__object:?}/parameter/state")
 
@@ -107,6 +29,13 @@ mkdir -p "${tmpdir}"
 
 tmpfile="${tmpdir}/${transaction_name}.txt"
 
+# shellcheck source=files/functions.sh
+. "${__type:?}/files/functions.sh"
+
+
+config=${__object_id:?}
+uci_validate_tuple "${config}"
+
 
 case ${state_should}
 in
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
index e56462e5..d0c8239e 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__uci/manifest
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 # along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-in_list() { printf '%s\n' "$@" | { grep -qxF "$(read -r ndl; echo "${ndl}")"; } }
+# shellcheck source=files/functions.sh
+. "${__type:?}/files/functions.sh"
+
 
 os=$(cat "${__global:?}/explorer/os")