Integrator Series: Large files by Volodymyr Cherepanyak, CEO © Quintagroup 2008

Integrator series introduction who are integrators Plone products UseCases evaluations

who are integrators

Plone products

UseCases

evaluations

UseCases photo gallery publications archive podcasts video files archive

photo gallery

publications archive

podcasts

video

files archive

Approaches ZODB File system Separate file server

ZODB

File system

Separate file server

How Zope served files before version 3.8 OFS/Image.py Pitfalls Memory leaks Threading issues

before version 3.8

OFS/Image.py

Pitfalls

Memory leaks

Threading issues

File system storage metadata goes to ZODB the File is stored on filesystem serve via Zope or frontend WebServer (Apache)

metadata goes to ZODB

the File is stored on filesystem

serve via Zope or frontend WebServer (Apache)

Example products [1] ExtFile, CMFExtFile PloneExtFile (IngeniWeb) ATManagedFile (Enfold)

ExtFile, CMFExtFile

PloneExtFile (IngeniWeb)

ATManagedFile (Enfold)

Example products [2] z3c.extfile (lovely) tramline (infrae) ATTramline (Pareto) Reflecto(JARN)

z3c.extfile (lovely)

tramline (infrae)

ATTramline (Pareto)

Reflecto(JARN)

Example products [3] ExternalStorage (PloneSolutions) obsolete already FileSystemStorage (IngeniWeb) is active PloneFlashUpload

ExternalStorage (PloneSolutions)

obsolete already

FileSystemStorage (IngeniWeb)

is active

PloneFlashUpload

Separate file server Plone4Artists SevenVideo ATGoogleVideo Media Plumi

Plone4Artists

SevenVideo

ATGoogleVideo

Media

Plumi

ZODB Blob Support before version 3.8 blob BlobFile

before version 3.8

blob

BlobFile

ZODB Blob Support version 3.8 and higher ATBlobFile plone.app.blob

version 3.8 and higher

ATBlobFile

plone.app.blob

Samples talkingportraits.org podcasts Plone 2.0.5 - 2.1.2 ATAudio ExternalStorage

talkingportraits.org podcasts

Plone 2.0.5 - 2.1.2

ATAudio

ExternalStorage

Samples kkempster Audio files hosting Plone 2.5.3 blob BlobFile Plone4ArtistAudio

kkempster Audio files hosting

Plone 2.5.3

blob

BlobFile

Plone4ArtistAudio

Samples bmctv.com Plone 3 based on Plone4Video idea files on youtube

bmctv.com

Plone 3

based on Plone4Video idea

files on youtube

Samples bakerinstitute.org Plone 3 native blob support all PDF files migrated to filesystem

bakerinstitute.org

Plone 3

native blob support

all PDF files migrated to filesystem

References http://www.contentmanagementsoftware.info/blog/large-files-management http://www.infrae.com/products/tramline http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/154/ http://plone.org/products/plone.app.blob/ http://plope.com/software/blob http://plone.org/products/blobfile

http://www.contentmanagementsoftware.info/blog/large-files-management

http://www.infrae.com/products/tramline

http://plone.org/products/plone/roadmap/154/

http://plone.org/products/plone.app.blob/

http://plope.com/software/blob

http://plone.org/products/blobfile