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+'use strict'
+const React = require('react')
+const ReactDOM = require('react-dom')
+const create = require('create-react-class')
+
+let fileUpload = create({
+  displayName: "FileUpload",
+
+  setFileRef: function(e) {
+    if (e != null) {
+      e.addEventListener('change', this.startUpload)
+      this.setState({
+        fileRef: e
+      })
+    }
+  },
+
+  startUpload: function(e) {
+    Array.from(e.target.files).forEach((file) => {
+      if (file.type.startsWith("image/")) {
+        let reader = new FileReader()
+        reader.onloadend = () => {
+          let file = {
+            file: file,
+            preview: reader.result
+          }
+          this.props.addUpload(file)
+        }
+        reader.readAsDataURL(file)
+      }
+    })
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    return (
+      <div className="fileUpload">
+        <input type="file" id="fileUpload" multiple ref={this.setFileRef} />
+        <label htmlFor="fileUpload">file</label>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+})
+
+module.exports = fileUpload