@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ public int hashCode() {
             return Objects.hash(this.getUri(), new HashMap<>(parameters));
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Create a new Link object with a specific URI-Reference and relation parameter.
+         *
+         * @param uri the link URI
+         * @param rel the relation value
+         * @return the new {@link Link} object
+         */
+        public static Link of(final URI uri, final String rel) {
+            return of(uri, Collections.singletonMap("rel", rel));
+        }
         /**
          * Create a new Link object with a specific URI-Reference and parameters.
          *
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     </module>
 
     <!-- K&R style braces -->
-    <!-- <module name="NeedBraces"/> -->
+    <module name="NeedBraces"/>
     <module name="LeftCurly"/>
     <module name="RightCurly"/>
     <module name="WhitespaceAround">
 
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ class LinkTest {
         }
     };
 
+    @Test
+    void testLinkFactories() {
+        final URI uri = URI.create("https://example.com/%E8%8B%97%E6%9D%A1");
+        final String rel = "preconnect";
+
+        assertEquals(Link.of(uri, rel), Link.of(uri, Collections.singletonMap("rel", rel)));
+
+    }
+
     @Test
     void parseSingleLink() {
         final String header = "<https://example.com/%E8%8B%97%E6%9D%A1>; rel=\"preconnect\"";