phase 15

backend/app/core/storage.py

@@ -91,6 +91,27 @@ class StorageClient:
             logger.error(f"Failed to download file {object_name}: {e}")
             raise
 
+    def get_object(self, object_name: str) -> bytes | None:
+        """Get object as bytes from MinIO.
+
+        Args:
+            object_name: S3 object name (path)
+
+        Returns:
+            bytes: File data or None if not found
+
+        Raises:
+            Exception: If download fails for reasons other than not found
+        """
+        try:
+            file_data = self.download_file(object_name)
+            return file_data.read()
+        except ClientError as e:
+            if e.response["Error"]["Code"] == "404":
+                return None
+            logger.error(f"Failed to get object {object_name}: {e}")
+            raise
+
     def delete_file(self, object_name: str) -> None:
         """Delete file from MinIO.