diff --git a/datastreamer/streamfile.go b/datastreamer/streamfile.go
index b5456dd..247be5a 100644
--- a/datastreamer/streamfile.go
+++ b/datastreamer/streamfile.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ type FileEntry struct {
 	Data       []byte
 }
 
+// Encode encodes the file entry to binary bytes
+func (e FileEntry) Encode() []byte {
+	return encodeFileEntryToBinary(e)
+}
+
 // StreamFile type to manage a binary stream file
 type StreamFile struct {
 	fileName   string