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+import 'package:http/http.dart';
+
+class FileUpload {
+  final MultipartFile data;
+  String description;
+  final String path;
+
+  // media id for identity,
+  // gets set after first sucessfully uploading
+  Map<String, String> ids = {};
+
+  FileUpload({
+    required this.data,
+    required this.description,
+    required this.path,
+    this.ids = const {},
+  });
+
+  static Future<FileUpload> fromPath(String path, String description) async {
+    final data = await MultipartFile.fromPath("file", path);
+    return FileUpload(
+      data: data,
+      description: description,
+      path: path,
+    );
+  }
+}