1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers/snippets_helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers/snippets_helpers.rb
index 20aeca6a9d3..f95d066bd7c 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers/snippets_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers/snippets_helpers.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,37 @@
 module API
   module Helpers
     module SnippetsHelpers
+      extend Grape::API::Helpers
+
+      params :raw_file_params do
+        requires :file_path, type: String, file_path: true, desc: 'The url encoded path to the file, e.g. lib%2Fclass%2Erb'
+        requires :ref, type: String, desc: 'The name of branch, tag or commit'
+      end
+
       def content_for(snippet)
         if snippet.empty_repo?
+          env['api.format'] = :txt
+          content_type 'text/plain'
+          header['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment'
+
           snippet.content
         else
           blob = snippet.blobs.first
-          blob.load_all_data!
-          blob.data
+
+          send_git_blob(blob.repository, blob)
         end
       end
+
+      def file_content_for(snippet)
+        repo = snippet.repository
+        commit = repo.commit(params[:ref])
+        not_found!('Reference') unless commit
+
+        blob = repo.blob_at(commit.sha, params[:file_path])
+        not_found!('File') unless blob
+
+        send_git_blob(repo, blob)
+      end
     end
   end
 end