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+import Foundation
+import WordPressData
+import WordPressCore
+import WordPressAPI
+import WordPressAPIInternal
+
+actor MediaUploadService {
+    private let coreDataStack: CoreDataStackSwift
+    private let blog: TaggedManagedObjectID<Blog>
+    private let client: WordPressClient
+
+    init(coreDataStack: CoreDataStackSwift, blog: TaggedManagedObjectID<Blog>, client: WordPressClient) {
+        self.coreDataStack = coreDataStack
+        self.blog = blog
+        self.client = client
+    }
+
+    /// Uploads an asset to the site media library.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - asset: The asset to upload.
+    ///   - progress: A progress object to track the upload progress.
+    /// - Returns: The saved Media instance.
+    func uploadToMediaLibrary(asset: ExportableAsset, fulfilling progress: Progress? = nil) async throws -> TaggedManagedObjectID<Media> {
+        precondition(progress == nil || progress!.totalUnitCount > 0)
+
+        let overallProgress = progress ?? Progress.discreteProgress(totalUnitCount: 100)
+        overallProgress.completedUnitCount = 0
+
+        let export = try await exportAsset(asset, parentProgress: overallProgress)
+
+        let uploadingProgress = Progress.discreteProgress(totalUnitCount: 100)
+        overallProgress.addChild(uploadingProgress, withPendingUnitCount: Int64((1.0 - overallProgress.fractionCompleted) * Double(overallProgress.totalUnitCount)))
+        let uploaded = try await client.api.uploadMedia(
+            params: MediaCreateParams(from: export),
+            fromLocalFileURL: export.url,
+            fulfilling: uploadingProgress
+        ).data
+
+        let media = try await coreDataStack.performAndSave { [blogID = blog] context in
+            let blog = try context.existingObject(with: blogID)
+            let media = Media.existingMediaWith(mediaID: .init(value: uploaded.id), inBlog: blog)
+                ?? Media.makeMedia(blog: blog)
+
+            self.configureMedia(media, withExport: export)
+            self.updateMedia(media, with: uploaded)
+
+            return TaggedManagedObjectID(media)
+        }
+
+        overallProgress.completedUnitCount = overallProgress.totalUnitCount
+        return media
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Export
+
+private extension MediaUploadService {
+
+    func exportAsset(_ exportable: ExportableAsset, parentProgress: Progress) async throws -> MediaExport {
+        let options = try await coreDataStack.performQuery { [blogID = blog] context in
+            let blog = try context.existingObject(with: blogID)
+            let allowableFileExtensions = blog.allowedFileTypes as? Set<String> ?? []
+            return self.makeExportOptions(for: blog, allowableFileExtensions: allowableFileExtensions)
+        }
+
+        guard let exporter = self.makeExporter(for: exportable, options: options) else {
+            preconditionFailure("No exporter found for \(exportable)")
+        }
+
+        return try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { continuation in
+            let progress = exporter.export(
+                onCompletion: { export in
+                    continuation.resume(returning: export)
+                },
+                onError: { error in
+                    DDLogError("Error occurred exporting asset: \(error)")
+                    continuation.resume(throwing: error)
+                }
+            )
+            // The "export" part covers the initial 10% of the overall progress.
+            parentProgress.addChild(progress, withPendingUnitCount: progress.totalUnitCount / 10)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func makeExporter(for exportable: ExportableAsset, options: ExportOptions) -> MediaExporter? {
+        switch exportable {
+        case let provider as NSItemProvider:
+            let exporter = ItemProviderMediaExporter(provider: provider)
+            exporter.imageOptions = options.imageOptions
+            exporter.videoOptions = options.videoOptions
+            return exporter
+        case let image as UIImage:
+            let exporter = MediaImageExporter(image: image, filename: nil)
+            exporter.options = options.imageOptions
+            return exporter
+        case let url as URL:
+            let exporter = MediaURLExporter(url: url)
+            exporter.imageOptions = options.imageOptions
+            exporter.videoOptions = options.videoOptions
+            exporter.urlOptions = options.urlOptions
+            return exporter
+        case let stockPhotosMedia as StockPhotosMedia:
+            let exporter = MediaExternalExporter(externalAsset: stockPhotosMedia)
+            return exporter
+        case let tenorMedia as TenorMedia:
+            let exporter = MediaExternalExporter(externalAsset: tenorMedia)
+            return exporter
+        default:
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    func configureMedia(_ media: Media, withExport export: MediaExport) {
+        media.absoluteLocalURL = export.url
+        media.filename = export.url.lastPathComponent
+        media.mediaType = (export.url as NSURL).assetMediaType
+
+        if let fileSize = export.fileSize {
+            media.filesize = fileSize as NSNumber
+        }
+
+        if let width = export.width {
+            media.width = width as NSNumber
+        }
+
+        if let height = export.height {
+            media.height = height as NSNumber
+        }
+
+        if let duration = export.duration {
+            media.length = duration as NSNumber
+        }
+
+        if let caption = export.caption {
+            media.caption = caption
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct ExportOptions {
+        var imageOptions: MediaImageExporter.Options
+        var videoOptions: MediaVideoExporter.Options
+        var urlOptions: MediaURLExporter.Options
+        var allowableFileExtensions: Set<String>
+    }
+
+    func makeExportOptions(for blog: Blog, allowableFileExtensions: Set<String>) -> ExportOptions {
+        ExportOptions(imageOptions: exporterImageOptions,
+                      videoOptions: makeExporterVideoOptions(for: blog),
+                      urlOptions: exporterURLOptions(allowableFileExtensions: allowableFileExtensions),
+                      allowableFileExtensions: allowableFileExtensions)
+    }
+
+    var exporterImageOptions: MediaImageExporter.Options {
+        var options = MediaImageExporter.Options()
+        options.maximumImageSize = self.exporterMaximumImageSize()
+        options.stripsGeoLocationIfNeeded = MediaSettings().removeLocationSetting
+        options.imageCompressionQuality = MediaSettings().imageQualityForUpload.doubleValue
+        return options
+    }
+
+    func makeExporterVideoOptions(for blog: Blog) -> MediaVideoExporter.Options {
+        var options = MediaVideoExporter.Options()
+        options.stripsGeoLocationIfNeeded = MediaSettings().removeLocationSetting
+        options.exportPreset = MediaSettings().maxVideoSizeSetting.videoPreset
+        options.durationLimit = blog.videoDurationLimit
+        return options
+    }
+
+    func exporterURLOptions(allowableFileExtensions: Set<String>) -> MediaURLExporter.Options {
+        var options = MediaURLExporter.Options()
+        options.allowableFileExtensions = allowableFileExtensions
+        options.stripsGeoLocationIfNeeded = MediaSettings().removeLocationSetting
+        return options
+    }
+
+    /// Helper method to return an optional value for a valid MediaSettings max image upload size.
+    ///
+    /// - Note: Eventually we'll rewrite MediaSettings.imageSizeForUpload to do this for us, but want to leave
+    ///   that class alone while implementing MediaExportService.
+    ///
+    func exporterMaximumImageSize() -> CGFloat? {
+        let maxUploadSize = MediaSettings().imageSizeForUpload
+        if maxUploadSize < Int.max {
+            return CGFloat(maxUploadSize)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    func updateMedia(_ media: Media, with remote: MediaWithEditContext) {
+        media.mediaID = NSNumber(value: remote.id)
+        media.remoteURL = remote.sourceUrl
+        media.creationDate = remote.dateGmt
+        media.postID = remote.postId.map { NSNumber(value: $0) }
+        media.title = remote.title.raw
+        media.caption = remote.caption.raw
+        media.desc = remote.description.raw
+        media.alt = remote.altText
+
+        if let url = URL(string: remote.sourceUrl) {
+            media.filename = url.lastPathComponent
+            media.setMediaType(forFilenameExtension: url.pathExtension)
+        }
+
+        if case let .object(mediaDetails) = remote.mediaDetails {
+            if case let .int(width) = mediaDetails["width"] {
+                media.width = NSNumber(value: width)
+            }
+            if case let .int(height) = mediaDetails["height"] {
+                media.height = NSNumber(value: height)
+            }
+            if case let .int(length) = mediaDetails["length"] {
+                media.length = NSNumber(value: length)
+            }
+            if case let .string(file) = mediaDetails["file"] {
+                media.filename = file
+            }
+
+            // Extract different sizes
+            if case let .object(sizes) = mediaDetails["sizes"] {
+                if case let .object(medium) = sizes["medium"],
+                   case let .string(url) = medium["source_url"] {
+                    media.remoteMediumURL = url
+                }
+                if case let .object(large) = sizes["large"],
+                   case let .string(url) = large["source_url"] {
+                    media.remoteLargeURL = url
+                }
+                if case let .object(thumbnail) = sizes["thumbnail"],
+                   case let .string(url) = thumbnail["source_url"] {
+                    media.remoteThumbnailURL = url
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        media.remoteStatus = .sync
+        media.error = nil
+    }
+}
+
+private extension MediaCreateParams {
+    init(from export: MediaExport) {
+        self.init(
+            date: nil,
+            dateGmt: nil,
+            slug: nil,
+            status: nil,
+            title: export.url.lastPathComponent, // TODO: Add a `filename` property to `MediaExport`.
+            author: nil,
+            commentStatus: nil,
+            pingStatus: nil,
+            template: nil,
+            altText: nil,
+            caption: export.caption,
+            description: nil,
+            postId: nil
+        )
+    }
+}