diff --git a/include/CPP.h b/include/CPP.h
index 472ee46..936a3e8 100644
--- a/include/CPP.h
+++ b/include/CPP.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum _CppCode
 
 /* functions */
 Cpp * cpp_new(CppPrefs * prefs);
+Cpp * cpp_new_string(CppPrefs * prefs, char const * string);
 void cpp_delete(Cpp * cpp);
 
 /* accessors */
diff --git a/src/cpp.c b/src/cpp.c
index e8c5156..64e6262 100644
--- a/src/cpp.c
+++ b/src/cpp.c
@@ -72,6 +72,43 @@ Cpp * cpp_new(CppPrefs * prefs)
 }
 
 
+/* cpp_new_string */
+Cpp * cpp_new_string(CppPrefs * prefs, char const * string)
+{
+	/* FIXME really implement (and refactor) */
+	Cpp * cpp;
+	String * p;
+	int r = 0;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s()\n", __func__);
+#endif
+	if((cpp = object_new(sizeof(*cpp))) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	memset(cpp, 0, sizeof(*cpp));
+	cpp->options = prefs->options;
+	cpp->parser = cppparser_new_string(cpp, NULL, string, prefs->filters);
+	if((p = string_new(prefs->filename)) != NULL)
+	{
+		r |= cpp_path_add(cpp, dirname(p)); /* FIXME inclusion order */
+		string_delete(p);
+	}
+	if((p = getcwd(NULL, 0)) != NULL)
+	{
+		r |= cpp_path_add(cpp, p);
+		free(p);
+	}
+	else
+		error_set("%s%s", "getcwd: ", strerror(errno));
+	if(r != 0 || cpp->parser == NULL || cpp->paths_cnt != 2)
+	{
+		cpp_delete(cpp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return cpp;
+}
+
+
 /* cpp_delete */
 void cpp_delete(Cpp * cpp)
 {
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index e8bdd61..5142e28 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -901,6 +901,62 @@ CppParser * cppparser_new(Cpp * cpp, CppParser * parent, char const * filename,
 }
 
 
+/* cppparser_new_string */
+CppParser * cppparser_new_string(Cpp * cpp, CppParser * parent,
+		char const * string, int filters)
+{
+	/* FIXME refactor */
+	CppParser * cp;
+
+	if((cp = object_new(sizeof(*cp))) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	cp->cpp = cpp;
+	cp->parent = parent;
+	cp->parser = parser_new_string(string, strlen(string));
+	cp->filters = filters;
+	cp->inject = NULL;
+	cp->inject_first = 0;
+	cp->newlines_last = 0;
+	cp->newlines_last_cnt = 0;
+	cp->trigraphs_last = 0;
+	cp->trigraphs_last_cnt = 0;
+	cp->directive_newline = 1;
+	cp->directive_control = 0;
+	cp->queue_ready = 0;
+	cp->queue_code = CPP_CODE_NULL;
+	cp->queue_string = NULL;
+	cp->subparser = NULL;
+	if(cp->parser == NULL)
+	{
+		cppparser_delete(cp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	parser_add_filter(cp->parser, _cpp_filter_inject, cp);
+	parser_add_filter(cp->parser, _cpp_filter_newlines, cp);
+	if(cp->filters & CPP_FILTER_TRIGRAPH)
+		parser_add_filter(cp->parser, _cpp_filter_trigraphs, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_inject, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_dequeue, cp);
+	if(cp->filters & CPP_FILTER_WHITESPACE)
+		parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_whitespace, cp);
+	else
+	{
+		parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_newline, cp);
+		parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_otherspace, cp);
+	}
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_comment, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_header, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_control, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_comma, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_operator, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_quote, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_directive, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_word, cp);
+	parser_add_callback(cp->parser, _cpp_callback_unknown, cp);
+	return cp;
+}
+
+
 /* cppparser_delete */
 void cppparser_delete(CppParser * cp)
 {
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index 6278955..fd114ba 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ typedef struct _CppParser CppParser;
 /* functions */
 CppParser * cppparser_new(Cpp * cpp, CppParser * parent, char const * filename,
 		int filters);
+CppParser * cppparser_new_string(Cpp * cpp, CppParser * parent,
+		char const * string, int filters);
 void cppparser_delete(CppParser * cppparser);