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import ParameterTypes from "@site/src/components/ParameterTypes"

# AbstractFileService

## constructor

### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "__container__",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__configModule__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__moduleDeclaration__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "__configModule__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__container__",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__moduleDeclaration__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "manager_",
    "type": "`EntityManager`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "transactionManager_",
    "type": "`undefined` \\| `EntityManager`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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## Accessors

### activeManager\_

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "EntityManager",
    "type": "`EntityManager`",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

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## Methods

### atomicPhase\_

Wraps some work within a transactional block. If the service already has
a transaction manager attached this will be reused, otherwise a new
transaction manager is created.

#### Type Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "TResult",
    "type": "`object`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "TError",
    "type": "`object`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "work",
    "type": "(`transactionManager`: `EntityManager`) => Promise&#60;TResult&#62;",
    "description": "the transactional work to be done",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "isolationOrErrorHandler",
    "type": "`IsolationLevel` \\| (`error`: `TError`) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;",
    "description": "the isolation level to be used for the work.",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "maybeErrorHandlerOrDontFail",
    "type": "(`error`: `TError`) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;",
    "description": "Potential error handler",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;TResult&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "the result of the transactional work",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "TResult",
        "type": "`TResult`",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "description": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### delete

remove file from fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "[DeleteFileType](../types/medusa.DeleteFileType.mdx)",
    "description": "Remove file described by record",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "fileKey",
        "type": "`string`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;void&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

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### getDownloadStream

download file from fileservice as stream

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "[GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)",
    "description": "file metadata relevant for fileservice to download the file",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "fileKey",
        "type": "`string`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      },
      {
        "name": "isPrivate",
        "type": "`boolean`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": true,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;ReadableStream&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "readable stream of the file to download",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "ReadableStream",
        "type": "`ReadableStream`",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "description": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### getPresignedDownloadUrl

Generate a presigned download url to obtain a file

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "[GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)",
    "description": "file metadata relevant for fileservice to download the file",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "fileKey",
        "type": "`string`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      },
      {
        "name": "isPrivate",
        "type": "`boolean`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": true,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;string&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "presigned url to download the file",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "string",
        "type": "`string`",
        "optional": true,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "description": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### getUploadStreamDescriptor

upload file to fileservice from stream

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "[UploadStreamDescriptorType](../types/medusa.UploadStreamDescriptorType.mdx)",
    "description": "file metadata relevant for fileservice to create and upload the file",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "ext",
        "type": "`string`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": true,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      },
      {
        "name": "isPrivate",
        "type": "`boolean`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": true,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      },
      {
        "name": "name",
        "type": "`string`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;[FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult",
        "type": "`object`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### shouldRetryTransaction\_

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "err",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>` \\| `object`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "boolean",
    "type": "`boolean`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

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### upload

upload file to fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "`File`",
    "description": "Multer file from express multipart/form-data",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "FileServiceUploadResult",
        "type": "`object`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### uploadProtected

upload private file to fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "fileData",
    "type": "`File`",
    "description": "Multer file from express multipart/form-data",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "Promise",
    "type": "Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": [
      {
        "name": "FileServiceUploadResult",
        "type": "`object`",
        "description": "",
        "optional": false,
        "defaultValue": "",
        "expandable": false,
        "children": []
      }
    ]
  }
]} />

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### withTransaction

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "transactionManager",
    "type": "`EntityManager`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "constructor",
    "type": "(`__container__`: `any`, `__configModule__?`: `Record<string, unknown>`, `__moduleDeclaration__?`: `Record<string, unknown>`) => [AbstractFileService](medusa.AbstractFileService.mdx)",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__configModule__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__container__",
    "type": "`any`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "__moduleDeclaration__",
    "type": "`Record<string, unknown>`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "manager_",
    "type": "`EntityManager`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "transactionManager_",
    "type": "`undefined` \\| `EntityManager`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "activeManager_",
    "type": "`object`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "atomicPhase_",
    "type": "`<TResult, TError>`(`work`: (`transactionManager`: `EntityManager`) => Promise&#60;TResult&#62;, `isolationOrErrorHandler?`: `IsolationLevel` \\| (`error`: `TError`) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;, `maybeErrorHandlerOrDontFail?`: (`error`: `TError`) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;) => Promise&#60;TResult&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "delete",
    "type": "(`fileData`: [DeleteFileType](../types/medusa.DeleteFileType.mdx)) => Promise&#60;void&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "getDownloadStream",
    "type": "(`fileData`: [GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)) => Promise&#60;ReadableStream&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "getPresignedDownloadUrl",
    "type": "(`fileData`: [GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)) => Promise&#60;string&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "getUploadStreamDescriptor",
    "type": "(`fileData`: [UploadStreamDescriptorType](../types/medusa.UploadStreamDescriptorType.mdx)) => Promise&#60;[FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "shouldRetryTransaction_",
    "type": "(`err`: `Record<string, unknown>` \\| ``{ code: string  }``) => `boolean`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "upload",
    "type": "(`fileData`: `File`) => Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "uploadProtected",
    "type": "(`fileData`: `File`) => Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "withTransaction",
    "type": "(`transactionManager?`: `EntityManager`) => [AbstractFileService](medusa.AbstractFileService.mdx)",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />