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+"""Definition of datastore minio implementation."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from hashlib import md5
+from io import BytesIO
+from traceback import format_exc
+
+import torch
+from minio import Minio
+from PIL import Image
+
+from shared.utils import check_env
+
+from .datastore_interface import DatastoreInterface
+
+
+class DatastoreMinio(DatastoreInterface):
+    """Datastore interface."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        # ensure necessary env vars available
+        var_list = {
+            'MINIO_ENDPOINT',
+            'MINIO_ACCESS_KEY',
+            'MINIO_SECRET_KEY',
+            'MINIO_BUCKET_NAME',
+        }
+        check_env(var_list)
+        # prepare interval variables
+        self._client: Minio | None = None
+        self._bucket_name: str | None = None
+
+    def connect(self) -> None:
+        """Connect to Minio server."""
+        # prepare arguments
+        minio_endpoint = str(os.getenv('MINIO_ENDPOINT'))
+        minio_access_key = str(os.getenv('MINIO_ACCESS_KEY'))
+        minio_secret_key = str(os.getenv('MINIO_SECRET_KEY'))
+        minio_bucket_name = str(os.getenv('MINIO_BUCKET_NAME'))
+        # connect client
+        client = Minio(
+            endpoint=minio_endpoint,
+            access_key=minio_access_key,
+            secret_key=minio_secret_key,
+            secure=False,
+        )
+        # ensure bucket exists
+        if not client.bucket_exists(bucket_name=minio_bucket_name):
+            logging.debug('creating bucket: %s', minio_bucket_name)
+            client.make_bucket(bucket_name=minio_bucket_name)
+        logging.debug('finished')
+        # persist state
+        self._client = client
+        self._bucket_name = minio_bucket_name
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close connection to Minio server.
+
+        N.B. Minio connection cannot be closed manually.
+        """
+        self._client = None
+        self._bucket_name = None
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> DatastoreMinio:
+        self.connect()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb) -> None:
+        if any(
+            (
+                exc_type is not None,
+                exc_val is not None,
+                exc_tb is not None,
+            ),
+        ):
+            logging.error('error while exiting context')
+        self.close()
+
+    def _put(
+        self,
+        object_name: str,
+        buffer: BytesIO,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Save in-memory buffer as object in Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(object_name, str)
+        assert len(object_name) > 0
+        assert isinstance(buffer, BytesIO)
+        assert isinstance(self._client, Minio)
+        assert isinstance(self._bucket_name, str)
+        # prepare for saving
+        num_bytes = len(buffer.getvalue())
+        buffer.seek(0)
+        # send data to bucket
+        try:
+            self._client.put_object(
+                bucket_name=self._bucket_name,
+                object_name=object_name,
+                length=num_bytes,
+                data=buffer,
+            )
+            logging.debug('saved data to %s', object_name)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.error('failed saving data to MinIO')
+            raise exc
+
+    def _get(
+        self,
+        object_name: str,
+    ) -> BytesIO:
+        """Get object from Minio as in-memory buffer."""
+        assert isinstance(object_name, str)
+        assert len(object_name) > 0
+        assert isinstance(self._client, Minio)
+        assert isinstance(self._bucket_name, str)
+        try:
+            # make request
+            response = self._client.get_object(
+                bucket_name=self._bucket_name,
+                object_name=object_name,
+            )
+            assert response.status == 200
+            # get buffer
+            buffer = BytesIO()
+            chunk_size = 2**14
+            while chunk := response.read(chunk_size):
+                buffer.write(chunk)
+            buffer.seek(0)
+            logging.debug('got %s', object_name)
+            return buffer
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.error('failed getting data from MinIO')
+            logging.debug(format_exc())
+            raise exc
+        finally:
+            # close connection if established
+            if 'response' in locals():
+                response.close()
+                response.release_conn()
+
+    def _delete(
+        self,
+        object_name: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Delete object from Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(object_name, str)
+        assert len(object_name) > 0
+        assert isinstance(self._client, Minio)
+        assert isinstance(self._bucket_name, str)
+        # remove object
+        try:
+            self._client.remove_object(
+                bucket_name=self._bucket_name,
+                object_name=object_name,
+            )
+            logging.debug('deleted %s', object_name)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.error('failed deleting %s', object_name)
+            logging.debug(format_exc())
+            raise exc
+
+    def put_image(
+        self,
+        image: Image.Image,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Put image in Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(image, Image.Image)
+        # save data to buffer
+        buffer = BytesIO()
+        image.save(buffer, 'png')
+        # get md5 of buffer
+        checksum = md5(buffer.getbuffer()).hexdigest()
+        # build object path
+        object_path = f'images/{checksum}'
+        # send data to bucket
+        self._put(
+            object_name=object_path,
+            buffer=buffer,
+        )
+        logging.debug('saved data to %s', object_path)
+        return checksum
+
+    def get_image(
+        self,
+        object_name: str,
+    ) -> Image.Image:
+        """Get image from Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(object_name, str)
+        assert len(object_name) > 0
+        # build object path
+        object_path = f'images/{object_name}'
+        # get object from bucket
+        buffer = self._get(
+            object_name=object_path,
+        )
+        # convert data to image
+        image = Image.open(buffer)
+        logging.debug('got data from %s', object_path)
+        return image
+
+    def put_model(
+        self,
+        model: torch.nn.Module,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Put model in Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(model, torch.nn.Module)
+        # save data to buffer
+        buffer = BytesIO()
+        torch.save(model.state_dict(), buffer)
+        # get md5 of image
+        checksum = md5(buffer.getbuffer()).hexdigest()
+        # build object path
+        object_path = f'models/{checksum}'
+        # send data to bucket
+        self._put(
+            object_name=object_path,
+            buffer=buffer,
+        )
+        logging.debug('saved data to %s', object_path)
+        return checksum
+
+    def get_model(
+        self,
+        object_name: str,
+    ) -> OrderedDict:
+        """Get model data from Minio."""
+        assert isinstance(object_name, str)
+        assert len(object_name) > 0
+        # build object path
+        object_path = f'models/{object_name}'
+        # get object from bucket
+        buffer = self._get(
+            object_name=object_path,
+        )
+        # convert data to model checkpoint
+        model_content = torch.load(buffer)
+        logging.debug('got data from %s', object_path)
+        return model_content