1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/namespace.rs b/src/namespace.rs
index 216a982..02f3b3d 100644
--- a/src/namespace.rs
+++ b/src/namespace.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Contains namespace manipulation types and functions.
 
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::btree_map::Iter as Entries;
 use std::collections::btree_map::{BTreeMap, Entry};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
@@ -165,6 +166,12 @@ impl Namespace {
     pub fn get<'a, P: ?Sized + AsRef<str>>(&'a self, prefix: &P) -> Option<&'a str> {
         self.0.get(prefix.as_ref()).map(|s| &**s)
     }
+
+    /// Borrowed namespace for the writer
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn borrow(&self) -> Cow<'_, Self> {
+        Cow::Borrowed(self)
+    }
 }
 
 /// An alias for iterator type for namespace mappings contained in a namespace.