1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/Namespace.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/Namespace.scala
index 7d4758c5..93e0ec76 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/firrtl/Namespace.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/firrtl/Namespace.scala
@@ -84,5 +84,14 @@ object Namespace {
 
     namespace
   }
+
+  /** Initializes a [[Namespace]] for [[Module]] names in a [[Circuit]] */
+  def apply(c: Circuit): Namespace = {
+    val namespace = new Namespace
+    c.modules foreach { m =>
+      namespace.namespace += m.name
+    }
+    namespace
+  }
 }