1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/model/file_info.go b/model/file_info.go
index d96723f32..741b4e55d 100644
--- a/model/file_info.go
+++ b/model/file_info.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"image/gif"
+	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -58,3 +59,14 @@ func (info *FileInfo) ToJson() string {
 		return string(b)
 	}
 }
+
+func FileInfoFromJson(data io.Reader) *FileInfo {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(data)
+
+	var info FileInfo
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&info); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return &info
+	}
+}