1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
index 928bf753a..cc9b8db3a 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Contexts._, Periods._, Symbols._
 import io.PlainFile
 import util.{SourceFile, NoSource, Stats, SimpleMap}
 import reporting.Reporter
+import java.io.FileWriter
 
 class Run(comp: Compiler)(implicit ctx: Context) {
 
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ class Run(comp: Compiler)(implicit ctx: Context) {
     }
   }
 
+  def compile(sourceCode: String): Unit = {
+    val tmpFile = java.io.File.createTempFile("dotty-source-tmp", ".scala")
+    tmpFile.createNewFile()
+    val writer = new FileWriter(tmpFile)
+    writer.write(sourceCode)
+    writer.close()
+    compile(List(tmpFile.getAbsolutePath))
+  }
+
   /** Print summary; return # of errors encountered */
   def printSummary(): Reporter = {
     ctx.runInfo.printMaxConstraint()