New lob storage.

h2/src/main/org/h2/command/ddl/DropTable.java

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import org.h2.engine.Right;
 import org.h2.engine.Session;
 import org.h2.message.DbException;
 import org.h2.schema.Schema;
-import org.h2.store.LobStorage;
 import org.h2.table.Table;
 
 /**
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class DropTable extends SchemaCommand {
             table.setModified();
             Database db = session.getDatabase();
             db.removeSchemaObject(session, table);
-            LobStorage.removeAllForTable(db, dropTableId);
+            db.getLobStorage().removeAllForTable(dropTableId);
         }
         if (next != null) {
             next.executeDrop();

h2/src/main/org/h2/command/dml/ScriptBase.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import org.h2.command.Prepared;
 import org.h2.constant.ErrorCode;
 import org.h2.constant.SysProperties;
@@ -228,4 +229,8 @@ public abstract class ScriptBase extends Prepared implements DataHandler {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public Connection getLobConnection() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }

h2/src/main/org/h2/constant/SysProperties.java

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class SysProperties {
     public static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = getStringSetting("line.separator", "\n");
 
     /**
-     * System property <code>user.home</code> (default: empty string).<br />
+     * System property <code>user.home</code> (empty string if not set).<br />
      * It is usually set by the system, and used as a replacement for ~ in file
      * names.
      */
@@ -437,6 +437,12 @@ public class SysProperties {
      */
     public static final String PG_DEFAULT_CLIENT_ENCODING = getStringSetting("h2.pgClientEncoding", "UTF-8");
 
+    /**
+     * System property <code>h2.prefixTempFile</code> (default: h2.temp).<br />
+     * The prefix for temporary files in the temp directory.
+     */
+    public static final String PREFIX_TEMP_FILE = getStringSetting("h2.prefixTempFile", "h2.temp");
+
     /**
      * System property <code>h2.recompileAlways</code> (default: false).<br />
      * Always recompile prepared statements.

h2/src/main/org/h2/engine/SessionRemote.java

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.h2.engine;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.Socket;
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import org.h2.api.DatabaseEventListener;
 import org.h2.command.CommandInterface;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public class SessionRemote extends SessionWithState implements SessionFactory, D
     private int lastReconnect;
     private SessionInterface embedded;
     private DatabaseEventListener eventListener;
+    private LobStorage lobStorage;
 
     public SessionRemote() {
         // nothing to do
@@ -620,6 +622,13 @@ public class SessionRemote extends SessionWithState implements SessionFactory, D
     }
 
     public LobStorage getLobStorage() {
+        if (lobStorage == null) {
+            lobStorage = new LobStorage(this);
+        }
+        return lobStorage;
+    }
+
+    public Connection getLobConnection() {
         return null;
     }
 

h2/src/main/org/h2/jdbc/JdbcConnection.java

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  */
 package org.h2.jdbc;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.sql.Blob;
 import java.sql.CallableStatement;
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ import org.h2.message.DbException;
 import org.h2.message.Trace;
 import org.h2.message.TraceObject;
 import org.h2.result.ResultInterface;
-import org.h2.store.LobStorage;
 import org.h2.util.Utils;
 import org.h2.value.CompareMode;
 import org.h2.value.Value;
@@ -1438,7 +1439,9 @@ public class JdbcConnection extends TraceObject implements Connection {
             debugCodeAssign("Clob", TraceObject.CLOB, id, "createClob()");
             checkClosedForWrite();
             try {
-                Value v = LobStorage.createSmallLob(Value.CLOB, Utils.EMPTY_BYTES);
+                Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(
+                        new InputStreamReader(
+                        new ByteArrayInputStream(Utils.EMPTY_BYTES)), 0);
                 return new JdbcClob(this, v, id);
             } finally {
                 afterWriting();
@@ -1459,7 +1462,7 @@ public class JdbcConnection extends TraceObject implements Connection {
             debugCodeAssign("Blob", TraceObject.BLOB, id, "createClob()");
             checkClosedForWrite();
             try {
-                Value v = LobStorage.createSmallLob(Value.BLOB, Utils.EMPTY_BYTES);
+                Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob(new ByteArrayInputStream(Utils.EMPTY_BYTES), 0);
                 return new JdbcBlob(this, v, id);
             } finally {
                 afterWriting();
@@ -1480,8 +1483,14 @@ public class JdbcConnection extends TraceObject implements Connection {
             int id = getNextId(TraceObject.CLOB);
             debugCodeAssign("NClob", TraceObject.CLOB, id, "createNClob()");
             checkClosedForWrite();
-            Value v = LobStorage.createSmallLob(Value.CLOB, Utils.EMPTY_BYTES);
-            return new JdbcClob(this, v, id);
+            try {
+                Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(
+                        new InputStreamReader(
+                        new ByteArrayInputStream(Utils.EMPTY_BYTES)), 0);
+                return new JdbcClob(this, v, id);
+            } finally {
+                afterWriting();
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw logAndConvert(e);
         }
@@ -1614,7 +1623,7 @@ public class JdbcConnection extends TraceObject implements Connection {
         if (length <= 0) {
             length = -1;
         }
-        Value v = LobStorage.createClob(x, length, session.getDataHandler());
+        Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(x, length);
         return v;
     }
 
@@ -1633,7 +1642,7 @@ public class JdbcConnection extends TraceObject implements Connection {
         if (length <= 0) {
             length = -1;
         }
-        Value v = LobStorage.createBlob(x, length, session.getDataHandler());
+        Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob(x, length);
         return v;
     }
 

h2/src/main/org/h2/store/Data.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.h2.value.ValueFloat;
 import org.h2.value.ValueInt;
 import org.h2.value.ValueJavaObject;
 import org.h2.value.ValueLob;
+import org.h2.value.ValueLob2;
 import org.h2.value.ValueLong;
 import org.h2.value.ValueNull;
 import org.h2.value.ValueShort;
@@ -514,25 +515,38 @@ public class Data {
         case Value.BLOB:
         case Value.CLOB: {
             writeByte((byte) type);
-            ValueLob lob = (ValueLob) v;
-            lob.convertToFileIfRequired(handler);
-            byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
-            if (small == null) {
-                int t = -1;
-                if (!lob.isLinked()) {
-                    t = -2;
-                }
-                writeVarInt(t);
-                writeVarInt(lob.getTableId());
-                writeVarInt(lob.getObjectId());
-                writeVarLong(lob.getPrecision());
-                writeByte((byte) (lob.useCompression() ? 1 : 0));
-                if (t == -2) {
-                    writeString(lob.getFileName());
+            if (v instanceof ValueLob) {
+                ValueLob lob = (ValueLob) v;
+                lob.convertToFileIfRequired(handler);
+                byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
+                if (small == null) {
+                    int t = -1;
+                    if (!lob.isLinked()) {
+                        t = -2;
+                    }
+                    writeVarInt(t);
+                    writeVarInt(lob.getTableId());
+                    writeVarInt(lob.getObjectId());
+                    writeVarLong(lob.getPrecision());
+                    writeByte((byte) (lob.useCompression() ? 1 : 0));
+                    if (t == -2) {
+                        writeString(lob.getFileName());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    writeVarInt(small.length);
+                    write(small, 0, small.length);
                 }
             } else {
-                writeVarInt(small.length);
-                write(small, 0, small.length);
+                ValueLob2 lob = (ValueLob2) v;
+                byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
+                if (small == null) {
+                    writeVarInt(-3);
+                    writeVarLong(lob.getLobId());
+                    writeVarLong(lob.getPrecision());
+                } else {
+                    writeVarInt(small.length);
+                    write(small, 0, small.length);
+                }
             }
             break;
         }
@@ -654,23 +668,29 @@ public class Data {
                 byte[] small = Utils.newBytes(smallLen);
                 read(small, 0, smallLen);
                 return LobStorage.createSmallLob(type, small);
+            } else if (smallLen == -3) {
+                long lobId = readVarLong();
+                long precision = readVarLong();
+                LobStorage lobStorage = handler.getLobStorage();
+                ValueLob2 lob = ValueLob2.create(type, lobStorage, null, lobId, precision);
+                return lob;
+            } else {
+                int tableId = readVarInt();
+                int objectId = readVarInt();
+                long precision = 0;
+                boolean compression = false;
+                // -1: regular
+                // -2: regular, but not linked (in this case: including file name)
+                if (smallLen == -1 || smallLen == -2) {
+                    precision = readVarLong();
+                    compression = readByte() == 1;
+                }
+                ValueLob lob = ValueLob.open(type, handler, tableId, objectId, precision, compression);
+                if (smallLen == -2) {
+                    lob.setFileName(readString(), false);
+                }
+                return lob;
             }
-            int tableId = readVarInt();
-            int objectId = readVarInt();
-            long precision = 0;
-            boolean compression = false;
-            // TODO simplify
-            // -1: regular
-            // -2: regular, but not linked (in this case: including file name)
-            if (smallLen == -1 || smallLen == -2) {
-                precision = readVarLong();
-                compression = readByte() == 1;
-            }
-            ValueLob lob = ValueLob.open(type, handler, tableId, objectId, precision, compression);
-            if (smallLen == -2) {
-                lob.setFileName(readString(), false);
-            }
-            return lob;
         }
         case Value.ARRAY: {
             int len = readVarInt();
@@ -809,25 +829,38 @@ public class Data {
         case Value.BLOB:
         case Value.CLOB: {
             int len = 1;
-            ValueLob lob = (ValueLob) v;
-            lob.convertToFileIfRequired(handler);
-            byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
-            if (small == null) {
-                int t = -1;
-                if (!lob.isLinked()) {
-                    t = -2;
-                }
-                len += getVarIntLen(t);
-                len += getVarIntLen(lob.getTableId());
-                len += getVarIntLen(lob.getObjectId());
-                len += getVarLongLen(lob.getPrecision());
-                len += 1;
-                if (t == -2) {
-                    len += getStringLen(lob.getFileName());
+            if (v instanceof ValueLob) {
+                ValueLob lob = (ValueLob) v;
+                lob.convertToFileIfRequired(handler);
+                byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
+                if (small == null) {
+                    int t = -1;
+                    if (!lob.isLinked()) {
+                        t = -2;
+                    }
+                    len += getVarIntLen(t);
+                    len += getVarIntLen(lob.getTableId());
+                    len += getVarIntLen(lob.getObjectId());
+                    len += getVarLongLen(lob.getPrecision());
+                    len += 1;
+                    if (t == -2) {
+                        len += getStringLen(lob.getFileName());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    len += getVarIntLen(small.length);
+                    len += small.length;
                 }
             } else {
-                len += getVarIntLen(small.length);
-                len += small.length;
+                ValueLob2 lob = (ValueLob2) v;
+                byte[] small = lob.getSmall();
+                if (small == null) {
+                    len += getVarIntLen(-3);
+                    len += getVarLongLen(lob.getLobId());
+                    len += getVarLongLen(lob.getPrecision());
+                } else {
+                    len += getVarIntLen(small.length);
+                    len += small.length;
+                }
             }
             return len;
         }

h2/src/main/org/h2/store/DataHandler.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 package org.h2.store;
 
+import java.sql.Connection;
 import org.h2.util.SmallLRUCache;
 import org.h2.util.TempFileDeleter;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,18 @@ public interface DataHandler {
      */
     SmallLRUCache<String, String[]> getLobFileListCache();
 
+    /**
+     * Get the lob storage mechanism to use.
+     *
+     * @return the lob storage mechanism
+     */
     LobStorage getLobStorage();
 
+    /**
+     * Get a database connection to be used for LOB access.
+     *
+     * @return the connection or null
+     */
+    Connection getLobConnection();
+
 }

h2/src/main/org/h2/store/LobStorage.java

@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ import org.h2.engine.Constants;
 import org.h2.message.DbException;
 import org.h2.util.IOUtils;
 import org.h2.util.New;
+import org.h2.util.StringUtils;
+import org.h2.util.Utils;
+import org.h2.value.Value;
 import org.h2.value.ValueLob;
+import org.h2.value.ValueLob2;
 
 /**
  * This class stores LOB objects in the database.
  */
 public class LobStorage {
 
-    /**
-     * The 'table id' to use for session variables.
-     */
     public static final int TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE = -1;
 
     private static final String LOBS = "INFORMATION_SCHEMA.LOBS";
@@ -46,15 +47,33 @@ public class LobStorage {
     private long nextLob;
     private long nextBlock;
 
-    public LobStorage(Connection newConn) {
+    private final DataHandler handler;
+    private boolean init;
+
+    public LobStorage(DataHandler handler) {
+        this.handler = handler;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize the lob storage.
+     */
+    public void init() {
+        if (init) {
+            return;
+        }
+        conn = handler.getLobConnection();
+        init = true;
+        if (conn == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        int todoDatabaseGetFirstUserTable;
         try {
-            this.conn = newConn;
             Statement stat = conn.createStatement();
             // stat.execute("SET UNDO_LOG 0");
             // stat.execute("SET REDO_LOG_BINARY 0");
             stat.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + LOBS + "(ID BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, LENGTH BIGINT, TABLE INT)");
             stat.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + LOB_MAP + "(LOB BIGINT, SEQ INT, BLOCK BIGINT, PRIMARY KEY(LOB, SEQ))");
-            stat.execute("CREATE INDEX INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INDEX_LOB_MAP_DATA_LOB ON " + LOB_MAP + "(BLOCK, LOB)");
+            stat.execute("CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INDEX_LOB_MAP_DATA_LOB ON " + LOB_MAP + "(BLOCK, LOB)");
             stat.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + LOB_DATA + "(BLOCK BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, DATA BINARY)");
             ResultSet rs;
             rs = stat.executeQuery("SELECT MAX(BLOCK) FROM " + LOB_DATA);
@@ -77,8 +96,10 @@ public class LobStorage {
      * @param handler the data handler
      * @param tableId the table id
      */
-    public static void removeAllForTable(DataHandler handler, int tableId) {
+    public void removeAllForTable(int tableId) {
         if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
+            init();
+            int todo;
             // remove both lobs in the database as well as in the file system
         }
         ValueLob.removeAllForTable(handler, tableId);
@@ -91,50 +112,19 @@ public class LobStorage {
      * @param small the byte array
      * @return the LOB
      */
-    public static ValueLob createSmallLob(int type, byte[] small) {
+    public static Value createSmallLob(int type, byte[] small) {
         if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
-            return null;
+            return ValueLob2.createSmallLob(type, small);
         }
         return ValueLob.createSmallLob(type, small);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create a BLOB object.
-     *
-     * @param in the input stream
-     * @param maxLength the maximum length (-1 if not known)
-     * @param handler the data handler
-     * @return the LOB
-     */
-    public static ValueLob createBlob(InputStream in, long maxLength, DataHandler handler) {
-        if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
-            handler.getLobStorage().addLob(in, maxLength, LobStorage.TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE);
-        }
-        return ValueLob.createBlob(in, maxLength, handler);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a CLOB object.
-     *
-     * @param reader the reader
-     * @param maxLength the maximum length (-1 if not known)
-     * @param handler the data handler
-     * @return the LOB
-     */
-    public static ValueLob createClob(Reader reader, long maxLength, DataHandler handler) {
-        if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
-            CountingReaderInputStream in = new CountingReaderInputStream(reader);
-            handler.getLobStorage().addLob(in, maxLength, LobStorage.TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE);
-        }
-        return ValueLob.createClob(reader, maxLength, handler);
-    }
-
     /**
      * An input stream that reads from a LOB.
      */
     public static class LobInputStream extends InputStream {
 
-        private Connection conn;
+        private final Connection conn;
         private PreparedStatement prepSelect;
         private byte[] buffer;
         private int pos;
@@ -143,6 +133,7 @@ public class LobStorage {
         private int seq;
 
         public LobInputStream(Connection conn, long lob) throws IOException {
+            this.conn = conn;
             try {
                 this.lob = lob;
                 PreparedStatement prep = conn.prepareStatement(
@@ -151,8 +142,9 @@ public class LobStorage {
                 ResultSet rs = prep.executeQuery();
                 if (!rs.next()) {
                     throw DbException.get(ErrorCode.IO_EXCEPTION_1, "lob: "+ lob + " seq: " + seq).getSQLException();
-
                 }
+                remaining = rs.getLong(1);
+                rs.close();
             } catch (SQLException e) {
                 throw DbException.convertToIOException(e);
             }
@@ -257,21 +249,18 @@ public class LobStorage {
         prep.execute();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Store the LOB in the database.
-     *
-     * @param in the input stream
-     * @param maxLength the maximum length (-1 for unknown)
-     * @param table the table
-     * @return the LOB id
-     */
-    public long addLob(InputStream in, long maxLength, int table) {
+    public InputStream getInputStream(long lobId) throws IOException {
+        init();
+        return new LobInputStream(conn, lobId);
+    }
+
+    private ValueLob2 addLob(InputStream in, long maxLength, int type) {
         byte[] buff = new byte[BLOCK_LENGTH];
         if (maxLength < 0) {
             maxLength = Long.MAX_VALUE;
         }
         long length = 0;
-        long lob = nextLob++;
+        long lobId = nextLob++;
         try {
             try {
                 for (int seq = 0; maxLength > 0; seq++) {
@@ -281,7 +270,6 @@ public class LobStorage {
                     }
                     length += len;
                     maxLength -= len;
-
                     byte[] b;
                     if (len != buff.length) {
                         b = new byte[len];
@@ -319,20 +307,21 @@ public class LobStorage {
                     }
                     PreparedStatement prep = prepare(
                             "INSERT INTO " + LOB_MAP + "(LOB, SEQ, BLOCK) VALUES(?, ?, ?)");
-                    prep.setLong(1, lob);
+                    prep.setLong(1, lobId);
                     prep.setInt(2, seq);
                     prep.setLong(3, block);
                     prep.execute();
                 }
                 PreparedStatement prep = prepare(
                         "INSERT INTO " + LOBS + "(ID, LENGTH, TABLE) VALUES(?, ?, ?)");
-                prep.setLong(1, lob);
+                prep.setLong(1, lobId);
                 prep.setLong(2, length);
-                prep.setInt(3, table);
+                prep.setInt(3, TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE);
                 prep.execute();
-                return lob;
+                ValueLob2 v = ValueLob2.create(type, this, null, lobId, length);
+                return v;
             } catch (IOException e) {
-                deleteLob(lob);
+                deleteLob(lobId);
                 throw DbException.convertIOException(e, "adding blob");
             }
         } catch (SQLException e) {
@@ -347,16 +336,87 @@ public class LobStorage {
 
         private final Reader reader;
         private long length;
-        private char[] buffer = new char[Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE];
+        private int pos;
+        private char[] charBuffer = new char[Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE];
+        private byte[] buffer;
 
         CountingReaderInputStream(Reader reader) {
             this.reader = reader;
+            buffer = Utils.EMPTY_BYTES;
+        }
+
+        public int read(byte[] buff, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
+            if (pos >= buffer.length) {
+                fillBuffer();
+                if (buffer == null) {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+            len = Math.min(len, buffer.length - pos);
+            System.arraycopy(buffer, pos, buff, offset, len);
+            return len;
         }
 
         public int read() throws IOException {
-            return 0;
+            if (pos >= buffer.length) {
+                fillBuffer();
+                if (buffer == null) {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+            return buffer[pos++];
+        }
+
+        private void fillBuffer() throws IOException {
+            int len = reader.read(charBuffer);
+            if (len < 0) {
+                buffer = null;
+            } else {
+                buffer = StringUtils.utf8Encode(new String(charBuffer, 0, len));
+                length += len;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public long getLength() {
+            return length;
+        }
+
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            reader.close();
         }
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a BLOB object.
+     *
+     * @param in the input stream
+     * @param maxLength the maximum length (-1 if not known)
+     * @return the LOB
+     */
+    public Value createBlob(InputStream in, long maxLength) {
+        if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
+            init();
+            if (conn == null) {
+                return ValueLob2.createTempBlob(in, maxLength, handler);
+            }
+            return addLob(in, maxLength, Value.BLOB);
+        }
+        return ValueLob.createBlob(in, maxLength, handler);
+    }
+
+    public Value createClob(Reader reader, long maxLength) {
+        if (SysProperties.LOB_IN_DATABASE) {
+            init();
+            if (conn == null) {
+                return ValueLob2.createTempClob(reader, maxLength, handler);
+            }
+            CountingReaderInputStream in = new CountingReaderInputStream(reader);
+            ValueLob2 lob = addLob(in, maxLength, Value.BLOB);
+            lob.setPrecision(in.getLength());
+            return lob;
+        }
+        return ValueLob.createClob(reader, maxLength, handler);
+    }
+
 }

h2/src/main/org/h2/tools/Recover.java

@@ -1223,4 +1223,11 @@ public class Recover extends Tool implements DataHandler {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * INTERNAL
+     */
+    public Connection getLobConnection() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }

h2/src/main/org/h2/value/DataType.java

@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public class DataType {
                     if (in == null) {
                         v = ValueNull.INSTANCE;
                     } else {
-                        v = LobStorage.createClob(new BufferedReader(in), -1, session.getDataHandler());
+                        v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(new BufferedReader(in), -1);
                     }
                 }
                 break;
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class DataType {
                     v = LobStorage.createSmallLob(Value.BLOB, rs.getBytes(columnIndex));
                 } else {
                     InputStream in = rs.getBinaryStream(columnIndex);
-                    v = (in == null) ? (Value) ValueNull.INSTANCE : LobStorage.createBlob(in, -1, session.getDataHandler());
+                    v = (in == null) ? (Value) ValueNull.INSTANCE : session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob(in, -1);
                 }
                 break;
             }
@@ -864,19 +864,19 @@ public class DataType {
             return ValueTimestamp.get(new Timestamp(((java.util.Date) x).getTime()));
         } else if (x instanceof java.io.Reader) {
             Reader r = new BufferedReader((java.io.Reader) x);
-            return LobStorage.createClob(r, -1, session.getDataHandler());
+            return session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(r, -1);
         } else if (x instanceof java.sql.Clob) {
             try {
                 Reader r = new BufferedReader(((java.sql.Clob) x).getCharacterStream());
-                return LobStorage.createClob(r, -1, session.getDataHandler());
+                return session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(r, -1);
             } catch (SQLException e) {
                 throw DbException.convert(e);
             }
         } else if (x instanceof java.io.InputStream) {
-            return LobStorage.createBlob((java.io.InputStream) x, -1, session.getDataHandler());
+            return session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob((java.io.InputStream) x, -1);
         } else if (x instanceof java.sql.Blob) {
             try {
-                return LobStorage.createBlob(((java.sql.Blob) x).getBinaryStream(), -1, session.getDataHandler());
+                return session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob(((java.sql.Blob) x).getBinaryStream(), -1);
             } catch (SQLException e) {
                 throw DbException.convert(e);
             }

h2/src/main/org/h2/value/Transfer.java

@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ import org.h2.engine.Constants;
 import org.h2.engine.SessionInterface;
 import org.h2.message.DbException;
 import org.h2.message.TraceSystem;
-import org.h2.store.LobStorage;
 import org.h2.tools.SimpleResultSet;
-import org.h2.util.Utils;
 import org.h2.util.ExactUTF8InputStreamReader;
 import org.h2.util.IOUtils;
 import org.h2.util.NetUtils;
 import org.h2.util.StringUtils;
+import org.h2.util.Utils;
 
 /**
  * The transfer class is used to send and receive Value objects.
@@ -484,7 +483,7 @@ public class Transfer {
             return ValueStringFixed.get(readString());
         case Value.BLOB: {
             long length = readLong();
-            Value v = LobStorage.createBlob(in, length, session.getDataHandler());
+            Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createBlob(in, length);
             int magic = readInt();
             if (magic != LOB_MAGIC) {
                 throw DbException.get(ErrorCode.CONNECTION_BROKEN_1, "magic=" + magic);
@@ -493,7 +492,7 @@ public class Transfer {
         }
         case Value.CLOB: {
             long length = readLong();
-            Value v = LobStorage.createClob(new ExactUTF8InputStreamReader(in), length, session.getDataHandler());
+            Value v = session.getDataHandler().getLobStorage().createClob(new ExactUTF8InputStreamReader(in), length);
             int magic = readInt();
             if (magic != LOB_MAGIC) {
                 throw DbException.get(ErrorCode.CONNECTION_BROKEN_1, "magic=" + magic);

h2/src/main/org/h2/value/Value.java

@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ public abstract class Value {
         case BLOB: {
             switch(getType()) {
             case BYTES:
+
                 return LobStorage.createSmallLob(Value.BLOB, getBytesNoCopy());
             }
             break;

h2/src/main/org/h2/value/ValueLob.java

@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ import org.h2.util.Utils;
  * Data compression is supported.
  */
 public class ValueLob extends Value {
-    // TODO lob: concatenate function for blob and clob
-    // (to create a large blob from pieces)
-    // and a getpart function (to get it in pieces) and make sure a file is created!
 
     /**
      * This counter is used to calculate the next directory to store lobs. It is

h2/src/main/org/h2/value/ValueLob2.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.h2.store.DataHandler;
 import org.h2.store.FileStore;
 import org.h2.store.FileStoreInputStream;
 import org.h2.store.FileStoreOutputStream;
-import org.h2.store.fs.FileSystem;
+import org.h2.store.LobStorage;
 import org.h2.util.IOUtils;
 import org.h2.util.MathUtils;
 import org.h2.util.StringUtils;
@@ -31,33 +31,27 @@ import org.h2.util.Utils;
  */
 public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
 
-    /**
-     * The 'table id' to use for session variables.
-     */
-    public static final int TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE = -1;
-
     private final int type;
     private long precision;
-    private DataHandler handler;
     private int tableId;
+    private int hash;
+
+    private LobStorage lobStorage;
     private long lobId;
-    private String fileName;
-    private boolean linked;
+
     private byte[] small;
-    private int hash;
-    private boolean compression;
+
+    private DataHandler handler;
     private FileStore tempFile;
+    private String fileName;
 
-    private ValueLob2(int type, DataHandler handler, String fileName, int tableId, long lobId, boolean linked,
-            long precision, boolean compression) {
+    private ValueLob2(int type, LobStorage lobStorage, String fileName, int tableId, long lobId, long precision) {
         this.type = type;
-        this.handler = handler;
+        this.lobStorage = lobStorage;
         this.fileName = fileName;
         this.tableId = tableId;
         this.lobId = lobId;
-        this.linked = linked;
         this.precision = precision;
-        this.compression = compression;
     }
 
     private ValueLob2(int type, byte[] small) {
@@ -72,11 +66,8 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         }
     }
 
-    private static ValueLob2 copy(ValueLob2 lob) {
-        ValueLob2 copy = new ValueLob2(lob.type, lob.handler, lob.fileName, lob.tableId, lob.lobId, lob.linked, lob.precision, lob.compression);
-        copy.small = lob.small;
-        copy.hash = lob.hash;
-        return copy;
+    public static ValueLob2 create(int type, LobStorage lobStorage, String fileName, long id, long precision) {
+        return new ValueLob2(type, lobStorage, fileName, LobStorage.TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE, id, precision);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -90,204 +81,6 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         return new ValueLob2(type, small);
     }
 
-    private static String getFileName(DataHandler handler, int tableId, long objectId) {
-        if (SysProperties.CHECK && tableId == 0 && objectId == 0) {
-            DbException.throwInternalError("0 LOB");
-        }
-        String table = tableId < 0 ? ".temp" : ".t" + tableId;
-        return getFileNamePrefix(handler.getDatabasePath(), objectId) + table + Constants.SUFFIX_LOB_FILE;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a LOB value with the given parameters.
-     *
-     * @param type the data type
-     * @param handler the file handler
-     * @param tableId the table object id
-     * @param objectId the object id
-     * @param precision the precision (length in elements)
-     * @param compression if compression is used
-     * @return the value object
-     */
-    public static ValueLob2 open(int type, DataHandler handler, int tableId, int objectId, long precision, boolean compression) {
-        String fileName = getFileName(handler, tableId, objectId);
-        return new ValueLob2(type, handler, fileName, tableId, objectId, true, precision, compression);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a CLOB value from a stream.
-     *
-     * @param in the reader
-     * @param length the number of characters to read, or -1 for no limit
-     * @param handler the data handler
-     * @return the lob value
-     */
-    public static ValueLob2 createClob(Reader in, long length, DataHandler handler) {
-        try {
-            boolean compress = handler.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.CLOB) != null;
-            long remaining = Long.MAX_VALUE;
-            if (length >= 0 && length < remaining) {
-                remaining = length;
-            }
-            int len = getBufferSize(handler, compress, remaining);
-            char[] buff;
-            if (len >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-                String data = IOUtils.readStringAndClose(in, -1);
-                buff = data.toCharArray();
-                len = buff.length;
-            } else {
-                buff = new char[len];
-                len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, len);
-                len = len < 0 ? 0 : len;
-            }
-            if (len <= handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob()) {
-                byte[] small = StringUtils.utf8Encode(new String(buff, 0, len));
-                return ValueLob2.createSmallLob(Value.CLOB, small);
-            }
-            ValueLob2 lob = new ValueLob2(Value.CLOB, null);
-            lob.createFromReader(buff, len, in, remaining, handler);
-            return lob;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static int getBufferSize(DataHandler handler, boolean compress, long remaining) {
-        if (remaining < 0 || remaining > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-            remaining = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-        }
-        long inplace = handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob();
-        if (inplace >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-            inplace = remaining;
-        }
-        long m = compress ? Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE_COMPRESS : Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE;
-        if (m < remaining && m <= inplace) {
-            m = Math.min(remaining, inplace + 1);
-            // the buffer size must be bigger than the inplace lob, otherwise we can't
-            // know if it must be stored in-place or not
-            m = MathUtils.roundUpLong(m, Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE);
-        }
-        m = Math.min(remaining, m);
-        m = MathUtils.convertLongToInt(m);
-        if (m < 0) {
-            m = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-        }
-        return (int) m;
-    }
-
-    private void createFromReader(char[] buff, int len, Reader in, long remaining, DataHandler h) {
-        try {
-            FileStoreOutputStream out = initLarge(h);
-            boolean compress = h.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.CLOB) != null;
-            try {
-                while (true) {
-                    precision += len;
-                    byte[] b = StringUtils.utf8Encode(new String(buff, 0, len));
-                    out.write(b, 0, b.length);
-                    remaining -= len;
-                    if (remaining <= 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    len = getBufferSize(h, compress, remaining);
-                    len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, len);
-                    if (len <= 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            } finally {
-                out.close();
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static String getFileNamePrefix(String path, long lobId) {
-        return IOUtils.normalize(path + lobId);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a BLOB value from a stream.
-     *
-     * @param in the input stream
-     * @param length the number of characters to read, or -1 for no limit
-     * @param handler the data handler
-     * @return the lob value
-     */
-    public static ValueLob2 createBlob(InputStream in, long length, DataHandler handler) {
-        try {
-            long remaining = Long.MAX_VALUE;
-            boolean compress = handler.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.BLOB) != null;
-            if (length >= 0 && length < remaining) {
-                remaining = length;
-            }
-            int len = getBufferSize(handler, compress, remaining);
-            byte[] buff;
-            if (len >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-                buff = IOUtils.readBytesAndClose(in, -1);
-                len = buff.length;
-            } else {
-                buff = Utils.newBytes(len);
-                len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, 0, len);
-            }
-            if (len <= handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob()) {
-                byte[] small = Utils.newBytes(len);
-                System.arraycopy(buff, 0, small, 0, len);
-                return ValueLob2.createSmallLob(Value.BLOB, small);
-            }
-            ValueLob2 lob = new ValueLob2(Value.BLOB, null);
-            lob.createFromStream(buff, len, in, remaining, handler);
-            return lob;
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private FileStoreOutputStream initLarge(DataHandler h) {
-        this.handler = h;
-        this.tableId = 0;
-        this.linked = false;
-        this.precision = 0;
-        this.small = null;
-        this.hash = 0;
-        String compressionAlgorithm = h.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(type);
-        this.compression = compressionAlgorithm != null;
-        synchronized (h) {
-            lobId = getNewObjectId(h);
-            fileName = getFileNamePrefix(h.getDatabasePath(), lobId) + Constants.SUFFIX_TEMP_FILE;
-            tempFile = h.openFile(fileName, "rw", false);
-            tempFile.autoDelete();
-        }
-        FileStoreOutputStream out = new FileStoreOutputStream(tempFile, h, compressionAlgorithm);
-        return out;
-    }
-
-    private void createFromStream(byte[] buff, int len, InputStream in, long remaining, DataHandler h) {
-        try {
-            FileStoreOutputStream out = initLarge(h);
-            boolean compress = h.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.BLOB) != null;
-            try {
-                while (true) {
-                    precision += len;
-                    out.write(buff, 0, len);
-                    remaining -= len;
-                    if (remaining <= 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    len = getBufferSize(h, compress, remaining);
-                    len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, 0, len);
-                    if (len <= 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            } finally {
-                out.close();
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Convert a lob to another data type. The data is fully read in memory
      * except when converting to BLOB or CLOB.
@@ -299,26 +92,17 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         if (t == type) {
             return this;
         } else if (t == Value.CLOB) {
-            ValueLob2 copy = ValueLob2.createClob(getReader(), -1, handler);
+            Value copy = handler.getLobStorage().createClob(getReader(), -1);
             return copy;
         } else if (t == Value.BLOB) {
-            ValueLob2 copy = ValueLob2.createBlob(getInputStream(), -1, handler);
+            Value copy = handler.getLobStorage().createBlob(getInputStream(), -1);
             return copy;
         }
         return super.convertTo(t);
     }
 
     public boolean isLinked() {
-        return linked;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the current file name where the lob is saved.
-     *
-     * @return the file name or null
-     */
-    public String getFileName() {
-        return fileName;
+        return tableId != LobStorage.TABLE_ID_SESSION_VARIABLE;
     }
 
     public void close() {
@@ -330,50 +114,19 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         }
     }
 
-    public void unlink() {
-        if (linked && fileName != null) {
-            String temp;
-            // synchronize on the database, to avoid concurrent temp file
-            // creation / deletion / backup
-            synchronized (handler) {
-                temp = getFileName(handler, -1, lobId);
-                deleteFile(handler, temp);
-                renameFile(handler, fileName, temp);
-                tempFile = FileStore.open(handler, temp, "rw");
-                tempFile.autoDelete();
-                tempFile.closeSilently();
-                fileName = temp;
-                linked = false;
-            }
+    private static synchronized void deleteFile(DataHandler handler, String fileName) {
+        // synchronize on the database, to avoid concurrent temp file creation /
+        // deletion / backup
+        synchronized (handler.getLobSyncObject()) {
+            IOUtils.delete(fileName);
         }
     }
 
+    public void unlink() {
+    }
+
     public Value link(DataHandler h, int tabId) {
-        if (fileName == null) {
-            this.tableId = tabId;
-            return this;
-        }
-        if (linked) {
-            ValueLob2 copy = ValueLob2.copy(this);
-            copy.lobId = getNewObjectId(h);
-            copy.tableId = tabId;
-            String live = getFileName(h, copy.tableId, copy.lobId);
-            copyFileTo(h, fileName, live);
-            copy.fileName = live;
-            copy.linked = true;
-            return copy;
-        }
-        if (!linked) {
-            this.tableId = tabId;
-            String live = getFileName(h, tableId, lobId);
-            if (tempFile != null) {
-                tempFile.stopAutoDelete();
-                tempFile = null;
-            }
-            renameFile(h, fileName, live);
-            fileName = live;
-            linked = true;
-        }
+        int todo;
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -415,7 +168,7 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
             }
             return Utils.convertBytesToString(buff);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, fileName);
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, toString());
         }
     }
 
@@ -439,7 +192,7 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         try {
             return IOUtils.readBytesAndClose(getInputStream(), Integer.MAX_VALUE);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, fileName);
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, toString());
         }
     }
 
@@ -479,13 +232,19 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
     }
 
     public InputStream getInputStream() {
-        if (fileName == null) {
+        if (small != null) {
             return new ByteArrayInputStream(small);
+        } else if (fileName != null) {
+            FileStore store = handler.openFile(fileName, "r", true);
+            boolean alwaysClose = SysProperties.lobCloseBetweenReads;
+            return new BufferedInputStream(new FileStoreInputStream(store, handler, false, alwaysClose),
+                    Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        }
+        try {
+            return lobStorage.getInputStream(lobId);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, toString());
         }
-        FileStore store = handler.openFile(fileName, "r", true);
-        boolean alwaysClose = SysProperties.lobCloseBetweenReads;
-        return new BufferedInputStream(new FileStoreInputStream(store, handler, compression, alwaysClose),
-                Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE);
     }
 
     public void set(PreparedStatement prep, int parameterIndex) throws SQLException {
@@ -521,7 +280,7 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         } else {
             buff.append("CAST(REPEAT('00', ").append(getPrecision()).append(") AS BINARY");
         }
-        buff.append(" /* ").append(fileName).append(" */)");
+        buff.append(" /* table: ").append(tableId).append(" id: ").append(lobId).append(" */)");
         return buff.toString();
     }
 
@@ -542,122 +301,206 @@ public class ValueLob2 extends Value {
         return other instanceof ValueLob && compareSecure((Value) other, null) == 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Store the lob data to a file if the size of the buffer it larger than the
-     * maximum size for an in-place lob.
-     *
-     * @param h the data handler
-     */
-    public void convertToFileIfRequired(DataHandler h) {
-        if (small != null && small.length > h.getMaxLengthInplaceLob()) {
-            boolean compress = h.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(type) != null;
-            int len = getBufferSize(h, compress, Long.MAX_VALUE);
-            int tabId = tableId;
-            if (type == Value.BLOB) {
-                createFromStream(Utils.newBytes(len), 0, getInputStream(), Long.MAX_VALUE, h);
-            } else {
-                createFromReader(new char[len], 0, getReader(), Long.MAX_VALUE, h);
-            }
-            Value v2 = link(h, tabId);
-            if (SysProperties.CHECK && v2 != this) {
-                DbException.throwInternalError();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Remove all lobs for a given table id.
-     *
-     * @param handler the data handler
-     * @param tableId the table id
-     */
-    public static void removeAllForTable(DataHandler handler, int tableId) {
-        String dir = getFileNamePrefix(handler.getDatabasePath(), 0);
-        removeAllForTable(handler, dir, tableId);
+    public boolean isFileBased() {
+        return small == null;
     }
 
-    private static void removeAllForTable(DataHandler handler, String dir, int tableId) {
-        for (String name : IOUtils.listFiles(dir)) {
-            if (IOUtils.isDirectory(name)) {
-                removeAllForTable(handler, name, tableId);
-            } else {
-                if (name.endsWith(".t" + tableId + Constants.SUFFIX_LOB_FILE)) {
-                    deleteFile(handler, name);
-                }
-            }
+    public int getMemory() {
+        if (small != null) {
+            return small.length + 32;
         }
+        return 128;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check if this lob value is compressed.
+     * Create an independent copy of this temporary value.
+     * The file will not be deleted automatically.
      *
-     * @return true if it is
+     * @return the value
      */
-    public boolean useCompression() {
-        return compression;
+    public ValueLob2 copyToTemp() {
+        return this;
     }
 
-    public boolean isFileBased() {
-        return fileName != null;
+    public long getLobId() {
+        return lobId;
     }
 
-    private static synchronized void deleteFile(DataHandler handler, String fileName) {
-        // synchronize on the database, to avoid concurrent temp file creation /
-        // deletion / backup
-        synchronized (handler.getLobSyncObject()) {
-            IOUtils.delete(fileName);
-        }
+    public void setPrecision(long precision) {
+        this.precision = precision;
     }
 
-    private static synchronized void renameFile(DataHandler handler, String oldName, String newName)
-            {
-        synchronized (handler.getLobSyncObject()) {
-            IOUtils.rename(oldName, newName);
-        }
+    public String toString() {
+        return "lob: " + fileName + " table: " + tableId + " id: " + lobId;
     }
 
-    private void copyFileTo(DataHandler h, String sourceFileName, String targetFileName) {
-        synchronized (h.getLobSyncObject()) {
-            FileSystem.getInstance(sourceFileName).copy(sourceFileName, targetFileName);
+    /**
+     * Create a temporary CLOB value from a stream.
+     *
+     * @param in the reader
+     * @param length the number of characters to read, or -1 for no limit
+     * @param handler the data handler
+     * @return the lob value
+     */
+    public static ValueLob2 createTempClob(Reader in, long length, DataHandler handler) {
+        try {
+            boolean compress = handler.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.CLOB) != null;
+            long remaining = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            if (length >= 0 && length < remaining) {
+                remaining = length;
+            }
+            int len = getBufferSize(handler, compress, remaining);
+            char[] buff;
+            if (len >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+                String data = IOUtils.readStringAndClose(in, -1);
+                buff = data.toCharArray();
+                len = buff.length;
+            } else {
+                buff = new char[len];
+                len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, len);
+                len = len < 0 ? 0 : len;
+            }
+            if (len <= handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob()) {
+                byte[] small = StringUtils.utf8Encode(new String(buff, 0, len));
+                return ValueLob2.createSmallLob(Value.CLOB, small);
+            }
+            ValueLob2 lob = new ValueLob2(Value.CLOB, null);
+            lob.createTempFromReader(buff, len, in, remaining, handler);
+            return lob;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set the file name of this lob value.
+     * Create a temporary BLOB value from a stream.
      *
-     * @param fileName the file name
-     * @param linked if the lob is linked
+     * @param in the input stream
+     * @param length the number of characters to read, or -1 for no limit
+     * @param handler the data handler
+     * @return the lob value
      */
-    public void setFileName(String fileName, boolean linked) {
-        this.fileName = fileName;
-        this.linked = linked;
+    public static ValueLob2 createTempBlob(InputStream in, long length, DataHandler handler) {
+        try {
+            long remaining = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            boolean compress = handler.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.BLOB) != null;
+            if (length >= 0 && length < remaining) {
+                remaining = length;
+            }
+            int len = getBufferSize(handler, compress, remaining);
+            byte[] buff;
+            if (len >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+                buff = IOUtils.readBytesAndClose(in, -1);
+                len = buff.length;
+            } else {
+                buff = Utils.newBytes(len);
+                len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, 0, len);
+            }
+            if (len <= handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob()) {
+                byte[] small = Utils.newBytes(len);
+                System.arraycopy(buff, 0, small, 0, len);
+                return ValueLob2.createSmallLob(Value.BLOB, small);
+            }
+            ValueLob2 lob = new ValueLob2(Value.BLOB, null);
+            lob.createTempFromStream(buff, len, in, remaining, handler);
+            return lob;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
+        }
     }
 
-    public int getMemory() {
-        if (small != null) {
-            return small.length + 32;
+    private void createTempFromReader(char[] buff, int len, Reader in, long remaining, DataHandler h) {
+        try {
+            FileStoreOutputStream out = initTemp(h);
+            try {
+                while (true) {
+                    precision += len;
+                    byte[] b = StringUtils.utf8Encode(new String(buff, 0, len));
+                    out.write(b, 0, b.length);
+                    remaining -= len;
+                    if (remaining <= 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    len = getBufferSize(h, false, remaining);
+                    len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, len);
+                    if (len <= 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            } finally {
+                out.close();
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
         }
-        return 128;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create an independent copy of this temporary value.
-     * The file will not be deleted automatically.
-     *
-     * @return the value
-     */
-    public ValueLob2 copyToTemp() {
-        ValueLob2 lob;
-        if (type == CLOB) {
-            lob = ValueLob2.createClob(getReader(), precision, handler);
-        } else {
-            lob = ValueLob2.createBlob(getInputStream(), precision, handler);
+    private void createTempFromStream(byte[] buff, int len, InputStream in, long remaining, DataHandler h) {
+        try {
+            FileStoreOutputStream out = initTemp(h);
+            boolean compress = h.getLobCompressionAlgorithm(Value.BLOB) != null;
+            try {
+                while (true) {
+                    precision += len;
+                    out.write(buff, 0, len);
+                    remaining -= len;
+                    if (remaining <= 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    len = getBufferSize(h, compress, remaining);
+                    len = IOUtils.readFully(in, buff, 0, len);
+                    if (len <= 0) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            } finally {
+                out.close();
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
         }
-        return lob;
     }
 
-    public long getLobId() {
-        return lobId;
+    private FileStoreOutputStream initTemp(DataHandler h) {
+        this.precision = 0;
+        this.handler = h;
+        this.small = null;
+        try {
+            String path = h.getDatabasePath();
+            if (path.length() == 0) {
+                path = SysProperties.PREFIX_TEMP_FILE;
+            }
+            fileName = IOUtils.createTempFile(path, Constants.SUFFIX_TEMP_FILE, true, true);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw DbException.convertIOException(e, null);
+        }
+        tempFile = h.openFile(fileName, "rw", false);
+        tempFile.autoDelete();
+        FileStoreOutputStream out = new FileStoreOutputStream(tempFile, null, null);
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    private static int getBufferSize(DataHandler handler, boolean compress, long remaining) {
+        if (remaining < 0 || remaining > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+            remaining = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        }
+        long inplace = handler.getMaxLengthInplaceLob();
+        if (inplace >= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
+            inplace = remaining;
+        }
+        long m = compress ? Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE_COMPRESS : Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE;
+        if (m < remaining && m <= inplace) {
+            m = Math.min(remaining, inplace + 1);
+            // the buffer size must be bigger than the inplace lob, otherwise we can't
+            // know if it must be stored in-place or not
+            m = MathUtils.roundUpLong(m, Constants.IO_BUFFER_SIZE);
+        }
+        m = Math.min(remaining, m);
+        m = MathUtils.convertLongToInt(m);
+        if (m < 0) {
+            m = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        }
+        return (int) m;
     }
 
 }