diff --git a/csst_common/file_recorder.py b/csst_common/file_recorder.py
index 5442a805d955844fdca82700762b172683fced47..b171ef416b120c8bfcc9ea567efee27d68b11c1b 100644
--- a/csst_common/file_recorder.py
+++ b/csst_common/file_recorder.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from astropy import table
 import os
 
-
 File = namedtuple(
     "FileRecord",
     ["filepath", "db", "comment", "existence"]
@@ -52,8 +51,12 @@ class FileRecorder(list):
     test002.txt True Test file 2     False
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(FileRecorder, self).__init__()
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(FileRecorder, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def Record(filepath: str = "", db: bool = False, comment: str = ""):
+        return File(filepath=filepath, db=db, comment=comment, existence=os.path.exists(filepath))
 
     def add_record(self, filepath: str = "", db: bool = False, comment: str = ""):
         existence = os.path.exists(filepath)