1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/block-parser.c b/src/block-parser.c
index d4a04c1..d4fcccb 100644
--- a/src/block-parser.c
+++ b/src/block-parser.c
@@ -147,6 +147,23 @@ block_parser_has_unused_data (BlockParser *parser, const gchar *key)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+/*
+ *   block_parser_set_as_used: manually set data as used - sometimes blocks can act as containers for other nested blocks and
+ *                                                         cannot be used itself
+ *
+ */
+void
+block_parser_set_as_used (BlockParser *parser, const gchar *key)
+{
+  BlockData *data = NULL;
+
+  g_assert (parser != NULL);
+
+  data = g_hash_table_lookup (parser->table, key);
+  if (data != NULL && data->finished == TRUE) {
+    data->used = TRUE;
+  }
+}