diff --git a/progit/lib.py b/progit/lib.py
index 9559a27..1049c8f 100644
--- a/progit/lib.py
+++ b/progit/lib.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 """
 
 
+import json
 import os
 
 import sqlalchemy
@@ -602,3 +603,37 @@ def update_user_ssh(session, user, ssh_key):
         message = 'Public ssh key updated'
 
     return message
+
+
+def issue_to_json(issue):
+    """ Convert all the data related to an issue (a ticket) as json object.
+
+    """
+    output = {
+        'title': issue.title,
+        'content': issue.content,
+        'status': issue.status,
+        'date_created': issue.date_created.strftime('%s'),
+        'user': {
+            'name': issue.user.user,
+            'emails': [email.email for email in issue.user.emails],
+        }
+    }
+
+    comments = []
+    for comment in issue.comments:
+        cmt = {
+            'id': comment.id,
+            'comment': comment.comment,
+            'parent': comment.parent_id,
+            'date_created': comment.date_created.strftime('%s'),
+            'user': {
+                'name': comment.user.user,
+                'emails': [email.email for email in comment.user.emails],
+            }
+        }
+        comments.append(cmt)
+
+    output['comments'] = comments
+
+    return json.dumps(output)