Systems and Methods for Uploading Streamed Objects to a Cloud Storage System

An object storage system for storing digital objects, said object storage system comprising:

• at least one storage node including memory for storing digital objects therein;
• a client interface facilitating a connection with a client device;
• and
• an upload service operative to
• receive a request from said client device to upload a digital object to said object storage system, the complete contents of said digital object to be uploaded being unknown to said client device at the time said request is made,
• receive a series of chunks of said digital object from said client device responsive to said request,
• receive a trailer from said client device following a final chunk of said series of chunks, said trailer including at least one parameter associated with said complete contents of said digital object uploaded by said client device, and
• verify that said complete contents of said digital object has been received using said at least one parameter included in said trailer.

In a client device, a method for uploading a streamed object to an object storage system, said method comprising:

• receiving a streamed object from a stream source;
• establishing a connection with said object storage system;
• providing a request to upload said streamed object as a series of chunks to said object storage system, the complete contents of said streamed object being unknown to said client device at the time of said request;
• preparing said series of chunks associated with said streamed object consistent with said request;
• uploading each chunk in said series of chunks to said object storage system;
• computing at least one parameter indicative of the complete contents of said series of chunks uploaded to said object storage system;
• and
• providing a trailer to said object storage system following a final chunk of said series, said trailer including said at least one parameter.

A client device configured to upload a streamed object to an object storage system, said client device comprising:

• a streamed object interface configured to receive a streamed object from a stream source;
• an object store interface facilitating a connection with an object storage system;
• and
• a stream upload application operative to
• provide a request to upload said streamed object to said object storage system as a series of chunks via said object store interface, the complete contents of said streamed object being unknown to said client device at the time of said request,
• prepare said series of chunks associated with said streamed object consistent with said request,
• upload each chunk in said series of chunks to said object storage system via said object store interface,
• compute at least one parameter indicative of the complete contents of said series of chunks uploaded to said object storage system, and
• provide a trailer to said object storage system via said object store interface following a final chunk of said series, said trailer including said at least one parameter.