There are scenarios in which disk space is more plentiful than memory space. This new BlobWriteSessionConfig allows augmenting an instance of storage to produce BlobWriteSessions which will buffer to disk rather than holding things in memory.
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[2.1.10](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/2.1.10/com.google.cloud.storage.BufferToDiskThenUpload) \n| **Beta**\n|\n|\n| This library is covered by the [Pre-GA Offerings Terms](/terms/service-terms#1)\n| of the Terms of Service. Pre-GA libraries might have limited support,\n| and changes to pre-GA libraries might not be compatible with other pre-GA versions.\n| For more information, see the\n[launch stage descriptions](/products#product-launch-stages). \n\n public final class BufferToDiskThenUpload extends BlobWriteSessionConfig implements BlobWriteSessionConfig.HttpCompatible, BlobWriteSessionConfig.GrpcCompatible\n\nThere are scenarios in which disk space is more plentiful than memory space. This new [BlobWriteSessionConfig](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig) allows augmenting an instance of storage to produce [BlobWriteSession](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSession)s which will buffer to disk rather than holding things in memory.\n\nOnce the file on disk is closed, the entire file will then be uploaded to GCS.\nSee Also: [BlobWriteSessionConfigs#bufferToDiskThenUpload(Path)](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfigs#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfigs_bufferToDiskThenUpload_java_nio_file_Path_), [Storage#blobWriteSession(BlobInfo, BlobWriteOption...)](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.Storage#com_google_cloud_storage_Storage_blobWriteSession_), [BlobWriteSessionConfigs#bufferToDiskThenUpload(Collection)](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfigs#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfigs_bufferToDiskThenUpload_java_util_Collection_java_nio_file_Path__), GrpcStorageOptions.Builder#setBlobWriteSessionConfig(BlobWriteSessionConfig) \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e [BlobWriteSessionConfig](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig) \\\u003e BufferToDiskThenUpload \n\nImplements\n----------\n\ncom.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig.HttpCompatible, com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig.GrpcCompatible \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[BlobWriteSessionConfig.equals(Object)](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfig_equals_java_lang_Object_) \n[BlobWriteSessionConfig.hashCode()](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfig_hashCode__) \n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### equals(Object o)\n\n public boolean equals(Object o)\n\n**Overrides** \n[BlobWriteSessionConfig.equals(Object obj)](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfig_equals_java_lang_Object_)\n\n### hashCode()\n\n public int hashCode()\n\n**Overrides** \n[BlobWriteSessionConfig.hashCode()](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/com.google.cloud.storage.BlobWriteSessionConfig#com_google_cloud_storage_BlobWriteSessionConfig_hashCode__)"]]
