diff --git a/group_engine.go b/group_engine.go
index 1c667f95..93a8e0d2 100644
--- a/group_engine.go
+++ b/group_engine.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -20,6 +21,36 @@ type GroupEngine struct {
 	count   uint64
 }
 
+func NewGroupEngine(driverName string, dataSourceNames string) (*GroupEngine, error) {
+	conns := strings.Split(dataSourceNames, ";")
+	engines := make([]*Engine, len(conns))
+	for i, _ := range conns {
+		engine, err := NewEngine(driverName, conns[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		engines[i] = engine
+	}
+	ge := &GroupEngine{
+		engines: engines,
+		count:   uint64(len(engines)),
+	}
+	return ge, nil
+}
+
+func NewGroup(Master *Engine, Slaves []*Engine, policy int) (*GroupEngine, error) {
+	engines := make([]*Engine, 0)
+	engines = append(engines, Master)
+	for i, _ := range Slaves {
+		engines = append(engines, Slaves[i])
+	}
+	ge := &GroupEngine{
+		engines: engines,
+		count:   uint64(len(engines)),
+	}
+	return ge, nil
+}
+
 func (ge *GroupEngine) Master() *Engine {
 	return ge.engines[0]
 }
@@ -36,6 +67,13 @@ func (ge *GroupEngine) GetEngine(i int) *Engine {
 	return ge.engines[i]
 }
 
+func (ge *GroupEngine) GetSlaves() []*Engine {
+	if len(ge.engines) == 1 {
+		return ge.engines
+	}
+	return ge.engines[1:]
+}
+
 func (ge *GroupEngine) slave(n int) int {
 	if n <= 1 {
 		return 0
diff --git a/xorm.go b/xorm.go
index 47f27175..4fdadf2f 100644
--- a/xorm.go
+++ b/xorm.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -55,22 +54,6 @@ func init() {
 	regDrvsNDialects()
 }
 
-func NewGroupEngine(driverName string, dataSourceNames string) (*GroupEngine, error) {
-	conns := strings.Split(dataSourceNames, ";")
-	engines := make([]*Engine, len(conns))
-	for i, _ := range conns {
-		engine, err := NewEngine(driverName, conns[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		engines[i] = engine
-	}
-	ge := &GroupEngine{
-		engines: engines,
-	}
-	return ge, nil
-}
-
 // NewEngine new a db manager according to the parameter. Currently support four
 // drivers
 func NewEngine(driverName string, dataSourceName string) (*Engine, error) {