1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index 758e70508..85fd42ddf 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { PrefetchProxy } from '../../../fields/Proxy';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, RTFCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, ImageCast, NumCast, RTFCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { AudioField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl, TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { AudioAnnoState } from '../../../server/SharedMediaTypes';
@@ -1088,10 +1088,21 @@ export class DocumentView extends DocComponent<DocumentViewProps>() {
      * Pins a Doc to the current presentation trail. (see TabDocView for implementation)
      */
     public static PinDoc: (docIn: Doc | Doc[], pinProps: PinProps) => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Renders an image of a Doc into the Doc's icon field, then returns a promise for the image value
+     * @param doc Doc to snapshot
+     * @returns promise of icon ImageField
+     */
+    public static GetDocImage(doc: Doc) {
+        return DocumentView.getDocumentView(doc)
+            ?.ComponentView?.updateIcon?.()
+            .then(() => ImageCast(DocCast(doc).icon));
+    }
     /**
      * The DocumentView below the cursor at the start of a gesture (that receives the pointerDown event).  Used by GestureOverlay to determine the doc a gesture should apply to.
      */
-    public static DownDocView: DocumentView | undefined;
+    public static DownDocView: DocumentView | undefined; // the first DocView that receives a pointerdown event.  used by GestureOverlay to determine the doc a gesture should apply to.
 
     public get displayName() {  return 'DocumentView(' + (this.Document?.title??"") + ')';  } // prettier-ignore
     private _htmlOverlayEffect: Opt<Doc>;