3 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config-lib/abi-spec.json b/config-lib/abi-spec.json
index 8a1cfa9834e..dd4cf995f64 100644
--- a/config-lib/abi-spec.json
+++ b/config-lib/abi-spec.json
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@
     "methods": [
       "public void <init>()",
       "public void <init>(com.yahoo.config.UrlReference)",
+      "public void <init>(java.lang.String)",
       "public java.io.File value()",
       "public java.lang.String toString()",
       "public java.lang.String getValue()",
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@
     "methods": [
       "public void <init>(java.lang.String)",
       "public java.lang.String value()",
+      "public static com.yahoo.config.UrlReference valueOf(java.lang.String)",
       "public int hashCode()",
       "public boolean equals(java.lang.Object)",
       "public java.lang.String toString()"
diff --git a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
index d71439ebb9a..ace94f561ff 100644
--- a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
+++ b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlNode.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class UrlNode extends LeafNode<File> {
         this.value = new File(url.value());
     }
 
+    public UrlNode(String url) {
+        this(new UrlReference(url));
+    }
+
     public File value() {
         return value;
     }
@@ -60,4 +64,14 @@ public class UrlNode extends LeafNode<File> {
                 Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, e -> e.getValue().getUrlReference()));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    void serialize(String name, Serializer serializer) {
+        serializer.serialize(name, url.value());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    void serialize(Serializer serializer) {
+        serializer.serialize(url.value());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
index 470828c7d0c..1adab8aaa53 100755
--- a/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
+++ b/config-lib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/UrlReference.java
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public final class UrlReference {
         return value;
     }
 
+    public static UrlReference valueOf(String value) {
+        return new UrlReference(value);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return value.hashCode();