Class BlobProvider
An abstract provider for binary large objects
Namespace: EPiServer.Framework.Blobs
Assembly: EPiServer.Framework.dll
Version: 9.12.2Syntax
public abstract class BlobProvider : ProviderBaseConstructors
BlobProvider()
Declaration
protected BlobProvider()Properties
Name
Gets the name of the blob provider instance
Declaration
public virtual string Name { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String |
Methods
CreateBlob(Uri, String)
Create a reference to a new blob
Declaration
public abstract Blob CreateBlob(Uri id, string extension)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Uri | id | The identifier of the container |
| System.String | extension | The extention (such as .png) |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Blob | A reference to a blob |
Delete(Uri)
Delete a blob or a container
Declaration
public abstract void Delete(Uri id)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Uri | id | The identifier of a blob or a blob container |
Remarks
The Host part of the identifier is the container and the path is the file/blob that is being deleted. If the file is missing it is assumed that the container is being deleted.
GetBlob(Uri)
Get a reference to a blob
Declaration
public abstract Blob GetBlob(Uri id)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Uri | id | The identifier |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Blob | A reference to a blob |
Remarks
This method will always return a reference even though the actual blob does not exists
InitializeAsync()
Override this method if the provider has some time consuming initialization that can be done parallell with other initalization modules.
Declaration
public virtual Task InitializeAsync()Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task |
Remarks
This method will be called during Initialize(InitializationEngine) and then in InitComplete it will wait for the ongoing task to complete.
