1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/utilities.go b/app/utilities.go
index 5c665e2..3ec1b60 100644
--- a/app/utilities.go
+++ b/app/utilities.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
+	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/garyburd/redigo/redis"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
@@ -95,3 +97,13 @@ func VerifyPassword(password, hash string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+func GetBytes(key interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	err := enc.Encode(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}