How to parse parameters array in Magento config.php?

Question

Magento

I have in config.php

<handlers>
    <handler>SomeHandler</handler>
    <handler>SecondHandler</handler>
</handlers>

How can I parse this case into an array if Mage::getConfig() overwrites the same nodes (tags), but I don’t want to write crutches?

Answer 1

Why can't you make unique keys?
for example

<handlers>
    <{handler1_alias}>SomeHandler</{handler1_alias}>
    <{handler2_alias}>SecondHandler</{handler2_alias}>
</handlers>

Answer 2

Why do you have xml in php file?))