diff --git a/lib/chunked_uploader.rb b/lib/chunked_uploader.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH Web-Template-Output-Additional-Permission-3.0-or-later
+module ChunkedUploader
+
+  # Copy a string using chunks instead of all as one string. This is useful reducing memory usage when you want to do a huge export
+  # 
+  # This code copies each chunk to a tempfile and then opens the tempfile and passes the IO object to the block
+  # @param [Enumerable<String>] chunk_enum an enumerable of strings.
+  # @block accepts an IO for passing to upload
+  def self.upload(chunk_enum, &block)
+    file_name = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, SecureRandom.uuid)
+
+    File.open(file_name, 'w') do |file|
+      chunk_enum.each do |chunk|
+        file.write(chunk)
+      end
+    end
+
+    File.open(file_name, 'r') do |file|
+      yield(file)
+    end
+
+    File.delete(file_name)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/chunked_uploader_spec.rb b/spec/lib/chunked_uploader_spec.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH Web-Template-Output-Additional-Permission-3.0-or-later
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe "ChunkedUploader"  do
+  let(:input) { ['something\nexit','anotherbreak\n']}
+  let(:result) {'something\nexitanotherbreak\n'}
+  
+  it 'sends a File to the block' do
+    ChunkedUploader.upload(input) do |io|
+      expect(io.class).to eq File 
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'it sends the accurate result to the block' do
+    ChunkedUploader.upload(input) do |io|
+      expect(io.read).to eq result
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'chunked uploads' do
+    let(:input) { (['something\nexit','anotherbreak\n'] * 200000).flatten}
+    let(:result) {'something\nexitanotherbreak\n' * 200000}
+    let(:key) { "root/middle/child"}
+    it 'file service uploads 5MB+ file' do
+      ChunkedUploader.upload(input) do |io|
+        ActiveStorage::Blob.service.upload(key, io)
+      end
+      expect( ActiveStorage::Blob.service.download(key)).to eq result
+    end
+
+    describe 's3'  do
+      xit 'uploads 5MB+ file' do
+        s3_test = ActiveStorage::Service.configure(:s3_test, Rails.configuration.active_storage.service_configurations)
+        ChunkedUploader.upload(input) do |io|
+          s3_test.upload(key, io)
+        end
+        expect( s3_test.download(key)).to eq result
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+end