diff --git a/src/interpreter/mod.rs b/src/interpreter/mod.rs
index 4cf2140..c432a89 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/mod.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use reader::Reader;
 use rhei::RHEI_PREFIX;
 use style::{AncestorInfo, ComputedStyle, StructuralContext};
 pub use types::Value;
-use types::{FlatVDom, VNode};
+use types::FlatVDom;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 pub struct Interpreter;
@@ -334,6 +334,18 @@ impl Interpreter {
         Self::evaluate_vdom_incr(&refs, variables, components, rhei, stylesheet, ancestors, &HashSet::new())
     }
 
+    pub fn evaluate_vdom_flat<'a>(
+    templates:  &[Element<'a>],
+    variables:  &mut HashMap<String, Value>,
+    components: &HashMap<String, ComponentDef<'a>>,
+    rhei:       &RheiContext,
+    stylesheet: &SS,
+    ancestors:  &[AncestorInfo],
+) -> FlatVDom<'a> {
+        let elements = Self::evaluate_vdom(templates, variables, components, rhei, stylesheet, ancestors);
+        FlatVDom::from_elements(&elements)
+    }
+
     pub fn evaluate_vdom_incr<'a>(
     templates:  &[&Element<'a>],
     variables:  &mut HashMap<String, Value>,