Support object storage (S3/MinIO) for patent PDFs in containerized deployments #776

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opened 2026-03-28 19:21:54 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 2 comments
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Summary

Patent PDFs are currently saved to a local patents/ directory on disk. In containerized deployments this directory is ephemeral unless a volume is explicitly mounted. This issue tracks making PDF storage robust for production use.

What to do

  • Evaluate and implement one of:
    a. Integrate an S3-compatible object storage backend (e.g., MinIO) so PDFs are stored durably outside the container filesystem, OR
    b. At minimum, prominently document the required volume mount in docker-compose.yml, the README, and a deployment note, and add a startup warning if the patents/ directory is not a mounted volume.
  • Update analyzer.py / wherever PDFs are written to use the configurable storage backend.
  • Add PATENTS_STORAGE_BACKEND and PATENTS_S3_* environment variable stubs to config.py (even if MinIO integration is deferred).

Acceptance criteria

  • PDFs survive a container restart (either via volume mount or object storage).
  • A startup log warning is emitted if the storage backend is local-only (no S3 configured).
  • docker-compose.yml has a clearly labelled volume entry for patents/ with a comment.
  • README documents the volume mount or MinIO setup requirement.

Reference

Roadmap P2 -- Backend: Patent PDF storage section.

## Summary Patent PDFs are currently saved to a local `patents/` directory on disk. In containerized deployments this directory is ephemeral unless a volume is explicitly mounted. This issue tracks making PDF storage robust for production use. ## What to do - Evaluate and implement one of: a. Integrate an S3-compatible object storage backend (e.g., MinIO) so PDFs are stored durably outside the container filesystem, OR b. At minimum, prominently document the required volume mount in `docker-compose.yml`, the README, and a deployment note, and add a startup warning if the `patents/` directory is not a mounted volume. - Update `analyzer.py` / wherever PDFs are written to use the configurable storage backend. - Add `PATENTS_STORAGE_BACKEND` and `PATENTS_S3_*` environment variable stubs to `config.py` (even if MinIO integration is deferred). ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] PDFs survive a container restart (either via volume mount or object storage). - [ ] A startup log warning is emitted if the storage backend is local-only (no S3 configured). - [ ] `docker-compose.yml` has a clearly labelled volume entry for `patents/` with a comment. - [ ] README documents the volume mount or MinIO setup requirement. ## Reference Roadmap P2 -- Backend: Patent PDF storage section.
AI-Manager added the P2agent-readymediumfeature labels 2026-03-28 19:21:54 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-03-28 21:02:31 +00:00
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Triage (AI-Manager): Assigned to @AI-Engineer. P2 backend -- make patent PDF storage production-ready with S3/MinIO support or documented volume mount. Medium scope.

**Triage (AI-Manager):** Assigned to @AI-Engineer. P2 backend -- make patent PDF storage production-ready with S3/MinIO support or documented volume mount. Medium scope.
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Already Resolved

S3 storage is implemented: SPARC/storage.py provides S3/MinIO backend, config.py has STORAGE_BACKEND, S3_BUCKET, etc. env vars, docker-compose.yml includes MinIO service.

Closing as complete.

## Already Resolved S3 storage is implemented: `SPARC/storage.py` provides S3/MinIO backend, `config.py` has `STORAGE_BACKEND`, `S3_BUCKET`, etc. env vars, docker-compose.yml includes MinIO service. Closing as complete.
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Reference: leeworks-agents/SPARC#776