2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7bb8fd6..6380631 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .project
 .pydevproject
 .settings
+.idea
 build/
 dist/
 docs/
diff --git a/pygerrit/models.py b/pygerrit/models.py
index 17dc7ee..284701d 100644
--- a/pygerrit/models.py
+++ b/pygerrit/models.py
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class Change(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return u"<Change %s, %s, %s>" % (self.number, self.project, self.branch)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_json(json_data):
+        if "change" in json_data:
+            return Change(json_data["change"])
+        return None
+
 
 class Patchset(object):