diff --git a/jsonpatch.go b/jsonpatch.go
index 295f260..a735643 100644
--- a/jsonpatch.go
+++ b/jsonpatch.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func matchesValue(av, bv interface{}) bool {
 
 var rfc6901Encoder = strings.NewReplacer("~", "~0", "/", "~1")
 
-func makePath(path string, newPart interface{}) string {
+func MakePath(path string, newPart interface{}) string {
 	key := rfc6901Encoder.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", newPart))
 	if path == "" {
 		return "/" + key
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func makePath(path string, newPart interface{}) string {
 // diff returns the (recursive) difference between a and b as an array of JsonPatchOperations.
 func diff(a, b map[string]interface{}, path string, patch []JsonPatchOperation) ([]JsonPatchOperation, error) {
 	for key, bv := range b {
-		p := makePath(path, key)
+		p := MakePath(path, key)
 		av, ok := a[key]
 		// value was added
 		if !ok {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func diff(a, b map[string]interface{}, path string, patch []JsonPatchOperation)
 	for key := range a {
 		_, found := b[key]
 		if !found {
-			p := makePath(path, key)
+			p := MakePath(path, key)
 
 			patch = append(patch, NewPatch("remove", p, nil))
 		}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func handleValues(av, bv interface{}, p string, patch []JsonPatchOperation) ([]J
 
 		} else {
 			for i := range bt {
-				patch, err = handleValues(at[i], bt[i], makePath(p, i), patch)
+				patch, err = handleValues(at[i], bt[i], MakePath(p, i), patch)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func compareArray(av, bv []interface{}, p string) []JsonPatchOperation {
 			}
 		}
 		if !found {
-			retval = append(retval, NewPatch("remove", makePath(p, i), nil))
+			retval = append(retval, NewPatch("remove", MakePath(p, i), nil))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func compareArray(av, bv []interface{}, p string) []JsonPatchOperation {
 			}
 		}
 		if !found {
-			retval = append(retval, NewPatch("add", makePath(p, i), v))
+			retval = append(retval, NewPatch("add", MakePath(p, i), v))
 		}
 	}