2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Characteristic.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Characteristic.java
index 8a6d70fd953..4a1053c88a2 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Characteristic.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Characteristic.java
@@ -314,4 +314,16 @@ public final class Characteristic implements Comparable<Characteristic> {
     }
     return order - o.order;
   }
+
+  public static Characteristic createByName(String name) {
+    return new Characteristic().setName(name, true);
+  }
+
+  public static Characteristic createByKey(String key, String name) {
+    return new Characteristic().setKey(key).setName(name, false);
+  }
+
+  public static Characteristic createByRule(Rule rule) {
+    return new Characteristic().setRule(rule);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Model.java b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Model.java
index ef515f96bbf..2cd4f1f86bf 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Model.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin-api/src/main/java/org/sonar/api/qualitymodel/Model.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class Model implements Comparable<Model> {
     return this;
   }
 
-  private Characteristic addCharacteristic(Characteristic c) {
+  public Characteristic addCharacteristic(Characteristic c) {
     c.setModel(this);
     c.setOrder(characteristics.size() + 1);
     characteristics.add(c);