# The Complete User Guide to the Object Store Service

Object Store is an object-based storage system that stores content and metadata as objects in a cloud.

## Prerequisites

### Client

To use the object store service, you must first instantiate a `OpenStack` or `Rackspace` client object.

- If you are working with a vanilla OpenStack cloud, instantiate an `OpenCloud\OpenStack` client as shown below.

      use OpenCloud\OpenStack;

      $client = new OpenStack('<OPENSTACK CLOUD IDENTITY ENDPOINT URL>', array(
          'username' => '<YOUR RACKSPACE CLOUD ACCOUNT USERNAME>',
          'apiKey'   => '<YOUR RACKSPACE CLOUD ACCOUNT API KEY>'
      ));

- If you are working with the Rackspace cloud, instantiate a `OpenCloud\Rackspace` client as shown below.

      use OpenCloud\Rackspace;

      $client = new Rackspace(Rackspace::US_IDENTITY_ENDPOINT, array(
          'username' => '<YOUR RACKSPACE CLOUD ACCOUNT USERNAME>',
          'apiKey'   => '<YOUR RACKSPACE CLOUD ACCOUNT API KEY>'
      ));

### Object Store Service

All operations on the object store are done via an object store service object.

    $region = 'DFW';
    $objectStoreService = $client->objectStoreService(null, $region);

In the example above, you are connecting to the `DFW` region of the cloud. Any containers and objects created with this `$objectStoreService` instance will be stored in that cloud region.

## Containers

A container defines a namespace for objects. An object with the same name in two different containers represents two different objects.

For example, you may create a container called `logos` to hold all the image files for your blog.

A container may contain zero or more objects in it.

> Note: when working with names that contain non-standard alphanumerical characters (such as spaces or non-English characters), you must ensure they are encoded with ``urlencode` <http://php.net/urlencode>`__ before passing them in

### Create Container

    $container = $objectStoreService->createContainer('logos');

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### Get Container Details

You can retrieve a single container’s details by using its name. An instance of `OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\Container` is returned.

    $container = $objectStoreService->getContainer('logos');

    /** @var $container OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\Container **/

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### List Containers

You can retrieve a list of all your containers. An instance of `OpenCloud\Common\Collection\PaginatedIterator` is returned.

    $containers = $objectStoreService->listContainers();
    foreach ($containers as $container) {
        /** @var $container OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\Container  **/
    }

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### Set or Update Container Metadata

You can set metadata on a container.

    $container->saveMetadata(array(
        'author' => 'John Doe'
    ));

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### Get Container Metadata

You can retrieve the metadata for a container.

    $containerMetadata = $container->getMetadata();

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### Delete Container

When you no longer have a need for the container, you can remove it.

If the container is empty (that is, it has no objects in it), you can remove it as shown below:

    $container->delete();

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If the container is not empty (that is, it has objects in it), you have two choices in how to remove it:

- Individually remove each object in the container, then remove the container itself as shown above, or

- Remove the container and all the objects within it as shown below:

      $container->delete(true);

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### Get Object Count

You can quickly find out how many objects are in a container.

    $containerObjectCount = $container->getObjectCount();

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In the example above, `$containerObjectCount` will contain the number of objects in the container represented by `$container`.

### Get Bytes Used

You can quickly find out the space used by a container, in bytes.

    $containerSizeInBytes = $container->getBytesUsed();

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In the example above, `$containerSizeInBytes` will contain the space used, in bytes, by the container represented by `$container`.

### Container Quotas

#### Set Quota for Number of Objects

You can set a quota for the maximum number of objects that may be stored in a container.

    $maximumNumberOfObjectsAllowedInContainer = 25;
    $container->setCountQuota($maximumNumberOfObjectsAllowedInContainer);

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#### Set Quota for Total Size of Objects

You can set a quota for the maximum total space (in bytes) used by objects in a container.

    use OpenCloud\Common\Constants\Size;

    $maximumTotalSizeOfObjectsInContainer = 5 * Size::GB;
    $container->setBytesQuota($maximumTotalSizeOfObjectsInContainer);

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#### Get Quota for Number of Objects

You can retrieve the quota for the maximum number of objects that may be stored in a container.

    $maximumNumberOfObjectsAllowedInContainer = $container->getCountQuota();

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#### Get Quota for Total Size of Objects

You can retrieve the quota for the maximum total space (in bytes) used by objects in a container.

    $maximumTotalSizeOfObjectsAllowedInContainer = $container->getBytesQuota();

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## Objects

An object (sometimes referred to as a file) is the unit of storage in an Object Store. An object is a combination of content (data) and metadata.

For example, you may upload an object named `php-elephant.jpg`, a JPEG image file, to the `logos` container. Further, you may assign metadata to this object to indicate that the author of this object was someone named Jane Doe.

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### Upload Object

Once you have created a container, you can upload objects to it.

    $localFileName  = '/path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg';
    $remoteFileName = 'php-elephant.jpg';

    $fileData = fopen($localFileName, 'r');
    $container->uploadObject($remoteFileName, $fileData);

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In the example above, an image file from the local filesystem (`path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg`) is uploaded to a container in the Object Store.

Note that while we call `fopen` to open the file resource, we do not call `fclose` at the end. The file resource is automatically closed inside the `uploadObject` call.

It is also possible to upload an object and associate metadata with it.

    use OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\DataObject;

    $localFileName  = '/path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg';
    $remoteFileName = 'php-elephant.jpg';
    $metadata = array('author' => 'Jane Doe');

    $customHeaders = array();
    $metadataHeaders = DataObject::stockHeaders($metadata);
    $allHeaders = $customHeaders + $metadataHeaders;

    $fileData = fopen($localFileName, 'r');
    $container->uploadObject($remoteFileName, $fileData, $allHeaders);

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Note that while we call `fopen` to open the file resource, we do not call `fclose` at the end. The file resource is automatically closed inside the `uploadObject` call.

#### Pseudo-hierarchical Folders

Although you cannot nest directories in an Object Store, you can simulate a hierarchical structure within a single container by adding forward slash characters (`/`) in the object name.

    $localFileName  = '/path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg';
    $remoteFileName = 'languages/php/elephant.jpg';

    $fileData = fopen($localFileName, 'r');
    $container->uploadObject($remoteFileName, $fileData);

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In the example above, an image file from the local filesystem (`/path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg`) is uploaded to a container in the Object Store. Within that container, the filename is `languages/php/elephant.jpg`, where `languages/php/` is a pseudo-hierarchical folder hierarchy.

Note that while we call `fopen` to open the file resource, we do not call `fclose` at the end. The file resource is automatically closed inside the `uploadObject` call.

#### Upload Multiple Objects

You can upload more than one object at a time to a container.

    $objects = array(
        array(
            'name' => 'php-elephant.jpg',
            'path'   => '/path/to/local/php-elephant.jpg'
        ),
        array(
            'name' => 'python-snake.jpg',
            'path'   => '/path/to/local/python-snake.jpg'
        ),
        a
    );

    $container->uploadObjects($objects);

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In the above example, the contents of two files present on the local filesystem are uploaded as objects to the container referenced by `$container`.

Instead of specifying the `path` key in an element of the `$objects` array, you can specify a `body` key whose value is a string or a stream representation.

Finally, you can pass headers as the second parameter to the `uploadObjects` method. These headers will be applied to every object that is uploaded.

    $metadata = array('author' => 'Jane Doe');

    $customHeaders = array();
    $metadataHeaders = DataObject::stockHeaders($metadata);
    $allHeaders = $customHeaders + $metadataHeaders;

    $container->uploadObjects($objects, $allHeaders);

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In the example above, every object referenced within the `$objects` array will be uploaded with the same metadata.

### Large Objects

If you want to upload objects larger than 5GB in size, you must use a different upload process.

    $options = array(
        'name' => 'san_diego_vacation_video.mp4',
        'path'   => '/path/to/local/videos/san_diego_vacation.mp4'
    );
    $objectTransfer = $container->setupObjectTransfer($options);
    $objectTransfer->upload();

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The process shown above will automatically partition your large object into small chunks and upload them concurrently to the container represented by `$container`.

You can tune the parameters of this process by specifying additional options in the `$options` array. Here is a complete listing of keys that can be specified in the `$options` array:

Key name | Description | Data Type | Required? | Default Value | Example
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---

`name`

Name of large object in container

String

Yes

`san_diego_vacation_video.mp4`

`path`

Path to file containing object data on local filesystem

String

One of `path` or `body` must be specified

`/path/to/local/videos/san_diego_vacation.mp4`

`body`

String or stream representation of object data

String | Stream

One of `path` or `body` must be specified

`... lots of data ...`

`metadata` | Metadata for the object | Associative array of metadata key-value pairs | No | `array()` | `array( "Author" => "Jane Doe" )`
`partSize` | The size, in bytes, of each chunk that the large object is partitioned into prior to uploading | Integer | No | `1073741824` (1GB) | `52428800` (50MB)
`concurrency` | The number of concurrent transfers to execute as part of the upload | Integer | No | `1` (no concurrency; upload chunks serially) | `10`
`progress` | A callable function or method which is called to report progress of the the upload. See ``CURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION` documentation <http://us2.php.net/curl_setopt>`__ for details on parameters passed to this callable function or method. | String (callable function or method name) | No | None | `reportProgress`

### Auto-extract Archive Files

You can upload a tar archive file and have the Object Store service automatically extract it into a container.

    use OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Constants\UrlType;

    $localArchiveFileName  = '/path/to/local/image_files.tar.gz';
    $remotePath = 'images/';

    $fileData = fopen($localArchiveFileName, 'r');
    $objectStoreService->bulkExtract($remotePath, $fileData, UrlType::TAR_GZ);

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In the above example, a local archive file named `image_files.tar.gz` is uploaded to an Object Store container named `images` (defined by the `$remotePath` variable).

Note that while we call `fopen` to open a file resource, we do not call `fclose` at the end. The file resource is automatically closed inside the `bulkExtract` call.

The third parameter to `bulkExtract` is the type of the archive file being uploaded. The acceptable values for this are:

- `UrlType::TAR` for tar archive files, or,
- `UrlType:TAR_GZ` for tar archive files that are compressed with gzip, or
- `UrlType::TAR_BZ` for tar archive file that are compressed with bzip

Note that the value of `$remotePath` could have been a (pseudo-hierarchical folder)[#pseudo-hierarchical-folders] such as `images/blog` as well.

### List Objects in a Container

You can list all the objects stored in a container. An instance of `OpenCloud\Common\Collection\PaginatedIterator` is returned.

    $objects = $container->objectList();
    foreach ($objects as $object) {
        /** @var $object OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\DataObject  **/
    }

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You can list only those objects in the container whose names start with a certain prefix.

    $options = array(
        'prefix' => 'php'
    );

    $objects = $container->objectList($options);

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In general, the `objectList()` method described above takes an optional parameter (`$options` in the example above). This parameter is an associative array of various options. Here is a complete listing of keys that can be specified in the `$options` array:

Key name | Description | Data Type | Required? | Default Value | Example
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`prefix` | Given a string x, limits the results to object names beginning with x. | String | No |  | `php`
`limit` | Given an integer n, limits the number of results to at most n values. | Integer | No |  | 10
`marker` | Given a string x, returns object names greater than the specified marker. | String | No |  | `php-elephant.jpg`
`end_marker` | Given a string x, returns object names less than the specified marker. | String | No |  | `python-snakes.jpg`

### Retrieve Object

You can retrieve an object and its metadata, given the object’s container and name.

    $objectName = 'php-elephant.jpg';
    $object = $container->getObject($objectName);

    /** @var $object OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\DataObject **/

    $objectContent = $object->getContent();

    /** @var $objectContent Guzzle\Http\EntityBody **/

    // Write object content to file on local filesystem.
    $objectContent->rewind();
    $stream = $objectContent->getStream();
    $localFilename = tempnam("/tmp", 'php-opencloud-');
    file_put_contents($localFilename, $stream);

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In the example above, `$object` is the object named `php-elephant.jpg` in the container represented by `$container`. Further, `$objectContent` represents the contents of the object. It is of type ``Guzzle\Http\EntityBody` <http://api.guzzlephp.org/class-Guzzle.Http.EntityBody.html>`__.

### Retrieve Object Metadata

You can retrieve just an object’s metadata without retrieving its contents.

    $objectName = 'php-elephant.jpg';
    $object = $container->getPartialObject($objectName);
    $objectMetadata = $object->getMetadata();

    /** @var $objectMetadata \OpenCloud\Common\Metadata **/

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In the example above, while `$object` is an instance of `OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\DataObject`, that instance is only partially populated. Specifically, only properties of the instance relating to object metadata are populated.

### Temporary URLs

The Temporary URL feature allows you to create limited-time Internet addresses that allow you to grant limited access to your Object Store account. Using this feature, you can allow others to retrieve or place objects in your Object Store account for a specified amount of time. Access to the temporary URL is independent of whether or not your account is CDN-enabled. Even if you do not CDN-enable a container, you can still grant temporary public access through a temporary URL.

First, you must set the temporary URL secret on your account. This is a one-time operation; you only need to perform it the very first time you wish to use the temporary URLs feature.

    $account->setTempUrlSecret();

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Note that this operation is carried out on `$account`, which is an instance of `OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Resource\Account`, a class representing your object store account.

The above operation will generate a random secret and set it on your account. Instead of a random secret, if you wish to provide a secret, you can supply it as a parameter to the `setTempUrlSecret` method.

    $account->setTempUrlSecret('<SOME SECRET STRING>');

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Once a temporary URL secret has been set on your account, you can generate a temporary URL for any object in your Object Store.

    $expirationTimeInSeconds = 3600; // one hour from now
    $httpMethodAllowed = 'GET';
    $tempUrl = $object->getTemporaryUrl($expirationTimeInSeconds, $httpMethodAllowed);

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In the example above, a temporary URL for the object is generated. This temporary URL will provide public access to the object for an hour (3600 seconds), as specified by the `$expirationTimeInSeconds` variable. Further, only GET HTTP methods will be allowed on this URL, as specified by the `$httpMethodAllowed` variable. The other value allowed for the `$httpMethodAllowed` variable would be `PUT`.

You can also retrieve the temporary URL secret that has been set on your account.

    $tempUrlSecret = $account->getTempUrlSecret();

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### Update Object

You can update an object’s contents (as opposed to updating its metadata) by simply re-uploading the object to its container using the same object name as before.

### Update Object Metadata

You can update an object’s metadata after it has been uploaded to a container.

    $object->saveMetadata(array(
        'author' => 'John Doe'
    ));

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### Copy Object

You can copy an object from one container to another, provided the destination container already exists.

    $object->copy('logos_copy/php.jpg');

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In the example above, both the name of the destination container (`logos_copy`)and the name of the destination object (`php.jpg`) have to be specified, separated by a `/`.

### Delete Object

When you no longer need an object, you can delete it.

    $object->delete();

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### Bulk Delete

While you can delete individual objects as shown above, you can also delete objects and empty containers in bulk.

    $objectStoreService->bulkDelete(array(
        'logos/php-elephant.png',
        'logos/python-snakes.png',
        'some_empty_container'
    ));

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In the example above, two objects (`some_container/object_a.png`, `some_other_container/object_z.png`) and one empty container (`some_empty_container`) are all being deleted in bulk via a single command.

## CDN Containers

Note: The functionality described in this section is available only on the Rackspace cloud. It will not work as described when working with a vanilla OpenStack cloud.

Any container can be converted to a CDN-enabled container. When this is done, the objects within the container can be accessed from anywhere on the Internet via a URL.

### Enable CDN Container

To take advantage of CDN capabilities for a container and its objects, you must CDN-enable that container.

    $container->enableCdn();

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### Public URLs

Once you have CDN-enabled a container, you can retrieve a publicly-accessible URL for any of its objects. There are four types of publicly-accessible URLs for each object. Each type of URL is meant for a different purpose. The sections below describe each of these URL types and how to retrieve them.

#### HTTP URL

You can use this type of URL to access the object over HTTP.

    $httpUrl = $object->getPublicUrl();

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#### Secure HTTP URL

You can use this type of URL to access the object over HTTP + TLS/SSL.

    use OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Constants\UrlType;

    $httpsUrl = $object->getPublicUrl(UrlType::SSL);

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#### Streaming URL

You can use this type of URL to stream a video or audio object using Adobe’s HTTP Dynamic Streaming.

    use OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Constants\UrlType;

    $streamingUrl = $object->getPublicUrl(UrlType::STREAMING);

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#### IOS Streaming URL

You can use this type of URL to stream an audio or video object to an iOS device.

    use OpenCloud\ObjectStore\Constants\UrlType;

    $iosStreamingUrl = $object->getPublicUrl(UrlType::IOS_STREAMING);

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### Update CDN Container TTL

You can update the TTL of a CDN-enabled container.

    $cdnContainer = $container->getCdn();
    $cdnContainer->setTtl(<NEW TTL, IN SECONDS>);

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### Disable CDN Container

If you no longer need CDN capabilities for a container, you can disable them.

    $container->disableCdn();

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## Accounts

An account defines a namespace for containers. An account can have zero or more containers in it.

### Retrieve Account

You must retrieve the account before performing any operations on it.

    $account = $objectStoreService->getAccount();

### Get Container Count

You can quickly find out how many containers are in your account.

    $accountContainerCount = $account->getContainerCount();

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### Get Object Count

You can quickly find out how many objects are in your account.

    $accountObjectCount = $account->getObjectCount();

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In the example above, `$accountObjectCount` will contain the number of objects in the account represented by `$account`.

### Get Bytes Used

You can quickly find out the space used by your account, in bytes.

    $accountSizeInBytes = $account->getBytesUsed();

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In the example above, `$accountSizeInBytes` will contain the space used, in bytes, by the account represented by `$account`.