diff --git a/src/model.c b/src/model.c
index 3528ab4..23675d9 100644
--- a/src/model.c
+++ b/src/model.c
@@ -86,49 +86,27 @@ void model_populate_hashtable(xmlNode *node,
 char* model_find_node_by_path(xmlNode *node, const char *path) {
     return (xmlNodePtr)xmlHashLookup(hashTable, (const xmlChar *)path);
 }
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static inline long model_get_node_long_attrib (xmlNodePtr node, char *id)
-{
-    xmlAttr *attribute;
-    xmlChar* value;
-    long ret_value;
-
-    if (node && node->properties) {
-        attribute = node->properties;
-        while(attribute && attribute->name && attribute->children) {
-            if (!xmlStrcmp(attribute->name, (const xmlChar *)id)) {
-                value = xmlNodeListGetString(node->doc, attribute->children, 1);
-                ret_value = strtol((char *)value, NULL, 0);
-                xmlFree(value);
-                return ret_value;
-            }
-            attribute = attribute->next;
-        }
+/**
+ * Modifies the content of an XML node identified by its path in the hash table.
+ *
+ * @param hashTable The hash table containing the XML nodes.
+ * @param path The path to the node to modify.
+ * @param newContent The new content to set for the node.
+ * @return 1 if the node was found and modified, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int model_modify_node(xmlHashTablePtr hashTable,
+                      const char *path,
+                      const char *newContent) {
+    xmlNodePtr node = model_find_node_by_path(hashTable, path);
+    if (node) {
+        // Free the current content of the node, if any
+        xmlNodeSetContent(node, (const xmlChar *)""); // Clear existing content
+        // Set new content
+        xmlNodeSetContent(node, (const xmlChar *)newContent);
+        return 1; // Success
     }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static inline bool model_get_node_str_attrib (xmlNodePtr node,
-                                             char *id,
-                                             char *dest)
-{
-    xmlAttr *attribute;
-    xmlChar* value;
-
-    if (node && node->properties) {
-        attribute = node->properties;
-        while(attribute && attribute->name && attribute->children) {
-            if (!xmlStrcmp(attribute->name, (const xmlChar *)id)) {
-                value = xmlNodeListGetString(node->doc, attribute->children, 1);
-                strcpy(dest, value);
-                xmlFree(value);
-                return true;
-            }
-            attribute = attribute->next;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
+    return 0; // Node not found or unable to modify
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */