1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ishtar_common/utils.py b/ishtar_common/utils.py
index f734a9b2d..08ef84831 100644
--- a/ishtar_common/utils.py
+++ b/ishtar_common/utils.py
@@ -644,6 +644,23 @@ def is_downloadable(curl):
     return True
 
 
+def get_file_from_link(file_link):
+    """
+    return filename and temp_file object from a web link
+    """
+    try:
+        request = requests.get(file_link, stream=True)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
+        raise ValueError()
+    ntf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
+    for block in request.iter_content(1024 * 8):
+        if not block:
+            break
+        ntf.write(block)
+    file_name = file_link.split("/")[-1]
+    return file_name, ntf
+
+
 def get_current_year():
     return datetime.datetime.now().year