From cc9391319eb238c27489f70befe55d7dad84913a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thibault Saunier <thibault.saunier@collabora.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:55:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] group: Add an empty group constructor

As it is more intuitive for users.

API:
  ges_group_new
---
 ges/ges-group.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 ges/ges-group.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ges/ges-group.c b/ges/ges-group.c
index 63f2577bf5..689bc8fb63 100644
--- a/ges/ges-group.c
+++ b/ges/ges-group.c
@@ -560,3 +560,24 @@ ges_group_init (GESGroup * self)
 
   self->priv->setting_value = FALSE;
 }
+
+/****************************************************
+ *                                                  *
+ *              API implementation                  *
+ *                                                  *
+ ****************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * ges_group_new:
+ *
+ * Created a new empty #GESGroup, if you want to group several container
+ * together, it is recommanded to use the #ges_container_group method so the
+ * proper subclass is selected.
+ *
+ * Returns: The new empty group.
+ */
+GESGroup *
+ges_group_new (void)
+{
+  return g_object_new (GES_TYPE_GROUP, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/ges/ges-group.h b/ges/ges-group.h
index 826b85e43c..06782cf86d 100644
--- a/ges/ges-group.h
+++ b/ges/ges-group.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct _GESGroupClass {
 };
 
 GType ges_group_get_type          (void);
+GESGroup *ges_group_new           (void);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif /* _GES_GROUP_H */