add function to create a aspao-string from a c string

common/cpp/include/asapo/common/common_c.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void* asapo_new_handle();
 void asapo_error_explain(const AsapoErrorHandle error, char* buf, size_t max_size);
 AsapoBool asapo_is_error(AsapoErrorHandle err);
 
+AsapoStringHandle asapo_string_create(const char* str);
 const char* asapo_string_c_str(const AsapoStringHandle str);
 size_t asapo_string_size(const AsapoStringHandle str);
 

common/cpp/src/common/common_c_glue.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ AsapoHandle* handle_or_null(AsapoHandle* handle, AsapoErrorHandle* error, asapo:
 
 extern "C" {
 
+    AsapoStringHandle asapo_string_create(const char* str) {
+        return AsapoStringHandle(new std::string(str));
+    }
+
+
+
 //! free handle memory, set handle to NULL
 /// \param[in] pointer to an ASAPO handle
     void asapo_free_handle(void** handle) {