diff --git a/lib/rubella.rb b/lib/rubella.rb
index c19b694..02bb439 100644
--- a/lib/rubella.rb
+++ b/lib/rubella.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ module Rubella
 
     end
 
+    def create_from_string data
+      @input.string data
+    end
+
+    def create_from_file file_name
+      @input.file file_name
+    end
+
     def input_json
       require "rubella/input/json"
       Input::JSON