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Not used in input.\n *auto-merge*::\n \tAutomatic merging of adjacent/overlapping set elements in interval sets.\n \ndiff --git a/src/json.c b/src/json.c\nindex 7312215d..dd1bdb04 100644\n--- a/src/json.c\n+++ b/src/json.c\n@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ static json_t *set_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx, const struct set *set)\n \t\tif (set->desc.size) {\n \t\t\ttmp = nft_json_pack(\"i\", set->desc.size);\n \t\t\tjson_object_set_new(root, \"size\", tmp);\n+\t\t\tif (set->count) {\n+\t\t\t\ttmp = nft_json_pack(\"i\", set->count);\n+\t\t\t\tjson_object_set_new(root, \"count\", tmp);\n+\t\t\t}\n \t\t}\n \t}\n \ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/rule_management/dumps/0011reset_0.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/rule_management/dumps/0011reset_0.json-nft\nindex bc242467..ebeec1d3 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/rule_management/dumps/0011reset_0.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/rule_management/dumps/0011reset_0.json-nft\n@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 65535,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"flags\": [\n \"dynamic\"\n ],\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0016element_leak_0.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0016element_leak_0.json-nft\nindex 96b9714a..bf09eada 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0016element_leak_0.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0016element_leak_0.json-nft\n@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 2,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"elem\": [\n \"1.1.1.1\"\n ]\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0017add_after_flush_0.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0017add_after_flush_0.json-nft\nindex 96b9714a..bf09eada 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0017add_after_flush_0.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0017add_after_flush_0.json-nft\n@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 2,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"elem\": [\n \"1.1.1.1\"\n ]\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0018set_check_size_1.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0018set_check_size_1.json-nft\nindex d226811c..e16c7b4b 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0018set_check_size_1.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0018set_check_size_1.json-nft\n@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 2,\n+ \"count\": 2,\n \"elem\": [\n \"1.1.1.1\",\n \"1.1.1.2\"\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0019set_check_size_0.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0019set_check_size_0.json-nft\nindex d226811c..e16c7b4b 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0019set_check_size_0.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0019set_check_size_0.json-nft\n@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 2,\n+ \"count\": 2,\n \"elem\": [\n \"1.1.1.1\",\n \"1.1.1.2\"\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0045concat_ipv4_service.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0045concat_ipv4_service.json-nft\nindex 8473c333..39343478 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0045concat_ipv4_service.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0045concat_ipv4_service.json-nft\n@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@\n ],\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 65536,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"flags\": [\n \"timeout\",\n \"dynamic\"\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0057set_create_fails_0.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0057set_create_fails_0.json-nft\nindex 79d7257e..9d43ce1b 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0057set_create_fails_0.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0057set_create_fails_0.json-nft\n@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 65535,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"elem\": [\n \"1.1.1.1\"\n ]\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0060set_multistmt_1.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0060set_multistmt_1.json-nft\nindex aea0fe49..7ba55f5f 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0060set_multistmt_1.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/0060set_multistmt_1.json-nft\n@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@\n \"type\": \"ipv4_addr\",\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 65535,\n+ \"count\": 3,\n \"flags\": [\n \"dynamic\"\n ],\ndiff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/interval_size.json-nft b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/interval_size.json-nft\nindex 3ae54e08..d8551406 100644\n--- a/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/interval_size.json-nft\n+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/sets/dumps/interval_size.json-nft\n@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@\n },\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 1,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"flags\": [\n \"interval\"\n ],\n@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@\n },\n \"handle\": 0,\n \"size\": 1,\n+ \"count\": 1,\n \"flags\": [\n \"interval\"\n ],\n","prefixes":["nft"]}