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diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/file.rs b/zellij-utils/src/plugin_api/file.rs
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+pub use super::generated_api::api::file::File as ProtobufFile;
+use crate::data::FileToOpen;
+
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+impl TryFrom<ProtobufFile> for FileToOpen {
+    type Error = &'static str;
+    fn try_from(protobuf_file: ProtobufFile) -> Result<Self, &'static str> {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(protobuf_file.path);
+        let line_number = protobuf_file.line_number.map(|l| l as usize);
+        let cwd = protobuf_file.cwd.map(|c| PathBuf::from(c));
+        Ok(FileToOpen {
+            path,
+            line_number,
+            cwd,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<FileToOpen> for ProtobufFile {
+    type Error = &'static str;
+    fn try_from(file_to_open: FileToOpen) -> Result<Self, &'static str> {
+        Ok(ProtobufFile {
+            path: file_to_open.path.display().to_string(),
+            line_number: file_to_open.line_number.map(|l| l as i32),
+            cwd: file_to_open.cwd.map(|c| c.display().to_string()),
+        })
+    }
+}