3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/status-provider-pidgin.c b/src/status-provider-pidgin.c
index a0a2ba1..ef2bc63 100644
--- a/src/status-provider-pidgin.c
+++ b/src/status-provider-pidgin.c
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ status_provider_pidgin_finalize (GObject *object)
 	return;
 }
 
+StatusProvider *
+status_provider_pidgin_new (void)
+{
+	return STATUS_PROVIDER(g_object_new(STATUS_PROVIDER_PIDGIN_TYPE, NULL));
+}
+
 static void
 set_status (StatusProvider * sp, StatusProviderStatus status)
 {
diff --git a/src/status-provider-pidgin.h b/src/status-provider-pidgin.h
index 5d4459c..85077e8 100644
--- a/src/status-provider-pidgin.h
+++ b/src/status-provider-pidgin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct _StatusProviderPidgin {
 };
 
 GType status_provider_pidgin_get_type (void);
+StatusProvider * status_provider_pidgin_new (void);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/src/status-service.c b/src/status-service.c
index e839b16..901f46b 100644
--- a/src/status-service.c
+++ b/src/status-service.c
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 #include "dbus-shared-names.h"
 
 #include "status-provider.h"
+#include "status-provider-pidgin.h"
+
+typedef StatusProvider * (*newfunc) (void);
+#define STATUS_PROVIDER_CNT   1
+newfunc status_provider_newfuncs[STATUS_PROVIDER_CNT] = {
+	status_provider_pidgin_new
+};
+
+StatusProvider * status_providers[STATUS_PROVIDER_CNT] = { 0 };
 
 static const gchar * status_strings [STATUS_PROVIDER_STATUS_LAST] = {
   /* STATUS_PROVIDER_STATUS_ONLINE,    */ N_("Available"),