diff --git a/apps/servers/octopus/supergit/src/files.rs b/apps/servers/octopus/supergit/src/files.rs
index 2a1b69a3456..d86a82306ee 100644
--- a/apps/servers/octopus/supergit/src/files.rs
+++ b/apps/servers/octopus/supergit/src/files.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,28 @@ impl TreeEntry {
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Load this tree entry from disk, if it is a file
+    ///
+    /// When calling this function on a directory, nothing will
+    /// happen, because directories can't be loaded.  If you want to
+    /// get a list of children for a directory, use
+    /// [`FileTree::enumerate()`]() instead!
+    pub fn load(&self) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+        if !self.is_file() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let obj = 
+    }
+
+    /// Check if this tree entry is a file
+    pub fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::File(_) => true,
+            Self::Dir(_) => false,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A file to have ever existed in a git repo