diff --git a/src/protocol/ast.rs b/src/protocol/ast.rs
index 6b2eaef1f425c59ef163f966967fb4a41daff97b..26c59a07ff48d4f95eb99cf4139b2ff262ed38cb 100644
--- a/src/protocol/ast.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/ast.rs
@@ -737,6 +737,22 @@ pub struct Scope {
     pub next_unique_id_in_scope: i32,
 }
 
+impl Scope {
+    pub(crate) fn new(id: ScopeId, association: ScopeAssociation) -> Self {
+        return Self{
+            this: id,
+            parent: None,
+            nested: Vec::new(),
+            association,
+            variables: Vec::new(),
+            labels: Vec::new(),
+            relative_pos_in_parent: -1,
+            first_unique_id_in_scope: -1,
+            next_unique_id_in_scope: -1,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Scope {
     pub(crate) fn new_invalid(this: ScopeId) -> Self {
         return Self{