System and method for content management with intelligent data store access across distributed stores

A method comprising:

• providing a server, a database and a plurality of file stores, the server adapted to store content as objects having associated metadata and associated content files;
• creating a configuration object having an associated type to which the configuration object applies and file store information for a first set of file stores available to the server;
• receiving, at the server, a request to perform a first operation with respect to a first object associated with the associated type to which the configuration object applies;
• using the configuration object, determining a second set of file stores, the second set of file stores being at least a subset of the first set of file stores;
• creating a map that maps each file store in the second set of file stores to a different index value in a set of index values;
• obtaining an object identifier for the first object;
• transforming the object identifier into a resulting index value in the set of index values;
• based on a determination that a first file store is mapped to the resulting index value in the map, select the first file store as a target file store for servicing the request to perform the first operation;
• and
• servicing the request to perform the first operation using the target file store.

A system for managing content comprising:

• a database for storing object metadata;
• a file store computer system for providing a plurality of file stores;
• a server coupled to the database and file store computer system, the server comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing therein a configuration object having a set of computer executable instructions, the configuration object having an associated type to which the configuration object applies and file store information for a first set of file stores available to the server, the set of computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
• receiving, by the server, a request to perform a first operation with respect to a first object associated with the associated type to which the configuration object applies;
• using the configuration object, determining a second set of file stores, the second set of file stores being at least a subset of the first set of file stores;
• creating a map that maps each file store in the second set of file stores to a different index value in a set of index values;
• obtaining an object identifier for the first object;
• transforming the object identifier into a resulting index value in the set of index values;
• based on a determination that a first file store is mapped to the resulting index value in the map, selecting the first file store as a target file store for servicing the request to perform the first operation;
• and
• servicing the request to perform the first operation using the target file store.