1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/repo/www/helpers.py b/repo/www/helpers.py
index 80115b7..6dc5bad 100644
--- a/repo/www/helpers.py
+++ b/repo/www/helpers.py
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from os import path
-from typing import List, Set
+from typing import Iterator
 
 
 @dataclass
 class Directory:
-    files: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    subfolders: Set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
+    files: Iterator[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    subfolders: Iterator[str] = field(default_factory=set)
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return {
+            'files': sorted(self.files),
+            'subfolders': sorted(self.subfolders)
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(cls, d):
+        return cls(**d)
 
 
 def _find_files(extensions, repository):
@@ -36,3 +46,9 @@ def compute_directories(extensions, repository):
     files = _find_files(extensions, repository)
     top_dir = path.relpath(repository.working_dir, path.curdir)
     return _fill_directories(files, top_dir)
+
+
+def deserialize_directories(directories):
+    return {
+        k: Directory.deserialize(v) for k, v in directories.items()
+    }