1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index fba40fe..d6ac035 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import collections
 import urllib.parse
 import multiprocessing
 import pathlib
+import base64
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 
 import requests
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ def sanitize_text(text):
             sanitized += replacement_map[char]
     return sanitized
 
+def generate_base64_icon(filename):
+    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+        return "data:image/png;base64," + base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf8")
+
 
 def read_file(fil):
     """