Feature-73: store_object Refactor (with References)

src/hashstore/hashstore.py

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 
 
 class HashStore(ABC):
-    """HashStore is a content-addressable file management system that
-    utilizes a persistent identifier (PID) in the form of a hex digest
-    value to address files."""
+    """HashStore is a content-addressable file management system that utilizes
+    an object's content identifier (hex digest/checksum) to address files."""
 
     @staticmethod
     def version():
@@ -26,28 +25,32 @@ def store_object(
         expected_object_size,
     ):
         """The `store_object` method is responsible for the atomic storage of objects to
-        disk using a given InputStream and a persistent identifier (pid). Upon
-        successful storage, the method returns a ObjectMetadata object containing
-        relevant file information, such as the file's id (which can be used to locate the
-        object on disk), the file's size, and a hex digest map of algorithms and checksums.
-        `store_object` also ensures that an object is stored only once by synchronizing
-        multiple calls and rejecting calls to store duplicate objects.
-
-        The file's id is determined by calculating the SHA-256 hex digest of the
-        provided pid, which is also used as the permanent address of the file. The
-        file's identifier is then sharded using a depth of 3 and width of 2,
+        disk using a given stream. Upon successful storage, the method returns a ObjectMetadata
+        object containing relevant file information, such as the file's id (which can be
+        used to locate the object on disk), the file's size, and a hex digest dict of algorithms
+        and checksums. Storing an object with `store_object` also tags an object (creating
+        references) which allow the object to be discoverable.
+
+        `store_object` also ensures that an object is stored only once by synchronizing multiple
+        calls and rejecting calls to store duplicate objects. Note, calling `store_object` without
+        a pid is a possibility, but should only store the object without tagging the object.
+        It is then the caller's responsibility to finalize the process by calling `tag_object`
+        after veriftying the correct object is stored.
+
+        The file's id is determined by calculating the object's content identifier based on
+        the store's default algorithm, which is also used as the permanent address of the file.
+        The file's identifier is then sharded using the store's configured depth and width,
         delimited by '/' and concatenated to produce the final permanent address
         and is stored in the `/store_directory/objects/` directory.
 
         By default, the hex digest map includes the following hash algorithms:
-        Default algorithms and hex digests to return: md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512,
-        which are the most commonly used algorithms in dataset submissions to DataONE
-        and the Arctic Data Center. If an additional algorithm is provided, the
-        `store_object` method checks if it is supported and adds it to the map along
-        with its corresponding hex digest. An algorithm is considered "supported" if it
-        is recognized as a valid hash algorithm in the `hashlib` library.
-
-        Similarly, if a file size and/or checksum & checksumAlgorithm value are provided,
+        md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512 - which are the most commonly used algorithms in
+        dataset submissions to DataONE and the Arctic Data Center. If an additional algorithm
+        is provided, the `store_object` method checks if it is supported and adds it to the
+        hex digests dict along with its corresponding hex digest. An algorithm is considered
+        "supported" if it is recognized as a valid hash algorithm in the `hashlib` library.
+
+        Similarly, if a file size and/or checksum & checksum_algorithm value are provided,
         `store_object` validates the object to ensure it matches the given arguments
         before moving the file to its permanent address.
 
@@ -61,7 +64,36 @@ def store_object(
 
         Returns:
             object_metadata (ObjectMetadata): Object that contains the permanent address,
-            file size, duplicate file boolean and hex digest dictionary.
+            file size and hex digest dictionary.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def tag_object(self, pid, cid):
+        """The `tag_object` method creates references that allow objects stored in HashStore
+        to be discoverable. Retrieving, deleting or calculating a hex digest of an object is
+        based on a pid argument; and to proceed, we must be able to find the object associated
+        with the pid.
+
+        Args:
+            pid (string): Authority-based or persistent identifier of object
+            cid (string): Content identifier of object
+
+        Returns:
+            boolean: `True` upon successful tagging.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def find_object(self, pid):
+        """The `find_object` method checks whether an object referenced by a pid exists
+        and returns the content identifier.
+
+        Args:
+            pid (string): Authority-based or persistent identifier of object
+
+        Returns:
+            cid (string): Content identifier of the object
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
@@ -89,9 +121,8 @@ def store_metadata(self, pid, metadata, format_id):
     @abstractmethod
     def retrieve_object(self, pid):
         """The `retrieve_object` method retrieves an object from disk using a given
-        persistent identifier (pid). If the object exists (determined by calculating
-        the object's permanent address using the SHA-256 hash of the given pid), the
-        method will open and return a buffered object stream ready to read from.
+        persistent identifier (pid). If the object exists, the method will open and return
+        a buffered object stream ready to read from.
 
         Args:
             pid (string): Authority-based identifier.

tests/conftest.py

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def init_pids():
     test_pids = {
         "doi:10.18739/A2901ZH2M": {
             "file_size_bytes": 39993,
-            "object_cid": "0d555ed77052d7e166017f779cbc193357c3a5006ee8b8457230bcf7abcef65e",
             "metadata_cid": "323e0799524cec4c7e14d31289cefd884b563b5c052f154a066de5ec1e477da7",
             "md5": "db91c910a3202478c8def1071c54aae5",
             "sha1": "1fe86e3c8043afa4c70857ca983d740ad8501ccd",
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ def init_pids():
         },
         "jtao.1700.1": {
             "file_size_bytes": 8724,
-            "object_cid": "a8241925740d5dcd719596639e780e0a090c9d55a5d0372b0eaf55ed711d4edf",
             "metadata_cid": "ddf07952ef28efc099d10d8b682480f7d2da60015f5d8873b6e1ea75b4baf689",
             "md5": "f4ea2d07db950873462a064937197b0f",
             "sha1": "3d25436c4490b08a2646e283dada5c60e5c0539d",
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ def init_pids():
         },
         "urn:uuid:1b35d0a5-b17a-423b-a2ed-de2b18dc367a": {
             "file_size_bytes": 18699,
-            "object_cid": "7f5cc18f0b04e812a3b4c8f686ce34e6fec558804bf61e54b176742a7f6368d6",
             "metadata_cid": "9a2e08c666b728e6cbd04d247b9e556df3de5b2ca49f7c5a24868eb27cddbff2",
             "md5": "e1932fc75ca94de8b64f1d73dc898079",
             "sha1": "c6d2a69a3f5adaf478ba796c114f57b990cf7ad1",