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+import { Field } from './../fields/Field';
+import { TextField } from './../fields/TextField';
+import { NumberField } from './../fields/NumberField';
+import { RichTextField } from './../fields/RichTextField';
+import { Key } from './../fields/Key';
+import { ImageField } from './../fields/ImageField';
+import { ListField } from './../fields/ListField';
+import { Document } from './../fields/Document';
+import { Server } from './../client/Server';
+import { Types } from './Message';
+import { Utils } from '../Utils';
+
+export class ServerUtils {
+    public static FromJson(json: string): Field {
+        let obj = JSON.parse(json)
+        let data: any = obj.data
+        let id: string = obj.id
+        let type: Types = obj.type
+
+        if (!(data && id && type != undefined)) {
+            console.log("how did you manage to get an object that doesn't have a data or an id?")
+            return new TextField("Something to fill the space", Utils.GenerateGuid());
+        }
+
+        switch (type) {
+            case Types.Number:
+                return new NumberField(data, id)
+            case Types.Text:
+                return new TextField(data, id)
+            case Types.RichText:
+                return new RichTextField(data, id)
+            case Types.Key:
+                return new Key(data, id)
+            case Types.Image:
+                return new ImageField(data, id)
+            case Types.List:
+                return new ListField(data, id)
+            case Types.Document:
+                let doc: Document = new Document(id)
+                let fields: [string, string][] = data as [string, string][]
+                fields.forEach(element => {
+                    doc._proxies.set(element[0], element[1]);
+                    let keyId: string = element[0]
+                    let valueId: string = element[1]
+                    Server.GetField(keyId, (key: Field) => {
+                        if (key instanceof Key) {
+                            Server.GetField(valueId, (field: Field) => {
+                                doc.Set(key as Key, field)
+                            })
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            console.log("how did you get a key that isnt a key wtf")
+                        }
+                    })
+                });
+                return doc
+        }
+        return new TextField(data, id)
+    }
+}
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