2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/kdm.cc b/src/kdm.cc
index ac83e790..8f244500 100644
--- a/src/kdm.cc
+++ b/src/kdm.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ KDM::as_xml (boost::filesystem::path path) const
 	doc->write_to_file_formatted (path.string(), "UTF-8");
 }
 
+string
+KDM::as_xml () const
+{
+	shared_ptr<xmlpp::Document> doc = xml_kdm->as_xml ();
+	return doc->write_to_string_formatted ("UTF-8");
+}
+
 KDMKey::KDMKey (shared_ptr<const Signer> signer, string cpl_id, string key_id, boost::posix_time::ptime from, boost::posix_time::ptime until, Key key)
 	: _cpl_id (cpl_id)
 	, _key_id (key_id)
diff --git a/src/kdm.h b/src/kdm.h
index ffcb65a7..ba17ee6b 100644
--- a/src/kdm.h
+++ b/src/kdm.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
 #include "key.h"
 #include "metadata.h"
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void as_xml (boost::filesystem::path) const;
+	std::string as_xml () const;
 
 private:
 	/** Unencrypted MXF content keys */