2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/server/sonar-db-dao/src/main/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDto.java b/server/sonar-db-dao/src/main/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDto.java
index 1ca29e296e6..719a12e7986 100644
--- a/server/sonar-db-dao/src/main/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDto.java
+++ b/server/sonar-db-dao/src/main/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDto.java
@@ -66,4 +66,11 @@ public final class NewCodeReferenceIssueDto implements Serializable {
       .setIssueKey(issue.getKey())
       .setCreatedAt(now);
   }
+
+  public static NewCodeReferenceIssueDto fromIssueKey(String issueKey, long now, UuidFactory uuidFactory) {
+    return new NewCodeReferenceIssueDto()
+      .setUuid(uuidFactory.create())
+      .setIssueKey(issueKey)
+      .setCreatedAt(now);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/sonar-db-dao/src/test/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDtoTest.java b/server/sonar-db-dao/src/test/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDtoTest.java
index 2bcbd5d0189..ffa7d5dae27 100644
--- a/server/sonar-db-dao/src/test/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDtoTest.java
+++ b/server/sonar-db-dao/src/test/java/org/sonar/db/issue/NewCodeReferenceIssueDtoTest.java
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ public class NewCodeReferenceIssueDtoTest {
     assertThat(dto.getIssueKey()).isEqualTo(KEY);
     assertThat(dto.getCreatedAt()).isNotNull();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void create_from_issue_key() {
+    when(UUID_FACTORY.create()).thenReturn(UUID);
+    long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+    NewCodeReferenceIssueDto dto = NewCodeReferenceIssueDto.fromIssueKey(KEY, now, UUID_FACTORY);
+
+    assertThat(dto.getUuid()).isEqualTo(UUID);
+    assertThat(dto.getIssueKey()).isEqualTo(KEY);
+    assertThat(dto.getCreatedAt()).isNotNull();
+  }
 }