2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/trie.c b/trie.c
index ff0e7be..c95dbfa 100644
--- a/trie.c
+++ b/trie.c
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ static struct trie_leaf *trie_representative(const struct trie *trie, const void
 	return trie_decode_leaf(ptr);
 }
 
+struct trie_leaf *trie_first_leaf(const struct trie *trie) {
+	return trie_representative(trie, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 struct trie_leaf *trie_find_str(const struct trie *trie, const char *key) {
 	return trie_find_mem(trie, key, strlen(key) + 1);
 }
diff --git a/trie.h b/trie.h
index fcdd630..48f69cc 100644
--- a/trie.h
+++ b/trie.h
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ struct trie_leaf {
 void trie_init(struct trie *trie);
 
 /**
+ * Get the first (lexicographically earliest) leaf in the trie.
+ *
+ * @param trie
+ *         The trie to search.
+ * @return
+ *         The first leaf, or NULL if the trie is empty.
+ */
+struct trie_leaf *trie_first_leaf(const struct trie *trie);
+
+/**
  * Find the leaf for a string key.
  *
  * @param trie