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+<?php
+/*
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals
+ * and is licensed under the MIT license. For more information, see
+ * <http://www.doctrine-project.org>.
+ */
+
+namespace Doctrine\DBAL\Types;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+
+/**
+ * Type that maps an SQL BLOB to a PHP resource stream
+ *
+ * @since 2.2
+ */
+class BlobType extends Type
+{
+ /** @override */
+ public function getSQLDeclaration(array $fieldDeclaration, AbstractPlatform $platform)
+ {
+ return $platform->getBlobTypeDeclarationSQL($fieldDeclaration);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Converts a value from its database representation to its PHP representation
+ * of this type.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $value The value to convert.
+ * @param AbstractPlatform $platform The currently used database platform.
+ * @return mixed The PHP representation of the value.
+ */
+ public function convertToPHPValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
+ {
+ if (null === $value) {
+ return null;
+ }
+ if (is_string($value)) {
+ $value = fopen('data://text/plain;base64,' . base64_encode($value), 'r');
+ } else if ( ! is_resource($value)) {
+ throw ConversionException::conversionFailed($value, self::BLOB);
+ }
+ return $value;
+ }
+
+ public function getName()
+ {
+ return Type::BLOB;
+ }
+
+ public function getBindingType()
+ {
+ return \PDO::PARAM_LOB;
+ }
+}