1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
index e3da2e64..49a33633 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ QPDF::~QPDF()
     }
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<QPDF>
+QPDF::create()
+{
+    return std::make_shared<QPDF>();
+}
+
 void
 QPDF::processFile(char const* filename, char const* password)
 {