1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/helix-core/src/transaction.rs b/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
index 3d03de19..12ed523e 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/transaction.rs
@@ -322,6 +322,14 @@ pub struct Transaction {
 }
 
 impl Transaction {
+    /// Create a new, empty transaction.
+    pub fn new(state: &mut State) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            changes: ChangeSet::new(&state.doc),
+            selection: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if applied successfully.
     pub fn apply(&self, state: &mut State) -> bool {
         // apply changes to the document