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+"""Handler that writes asynchronously."""
+from .base_handler import BaseHandler
+import json
+from minio import Minio
+# making async calls to minio requires some wrapping
+import concurrent.futures
+import asyncio
+
+
+class S3Handler(BaseHandler):
+    """
+    Handler that writes files to an S3 bucket asynchronously.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, s3_url: str, s3_access_key: str, s3_secret_key: str, s3_bucket_name: str, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initializes the Handler with the specified S3 endpoint and bucket name.
+
+        Args:
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the BaseHandler.
+        """
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+        self.s3_client = Minio(
+            s3_url,
+            access_key=s3_access_key,
+            secret_key=s3_secret_key,
+            secure=True
+        )
+        self.bucket_name = s3_bucket_name
+
+        self.executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor()
+        self._ensure_bucket_exists()
+
+
+    def _ensure_bucket_exists(self):
+        """
+        Ensures that the specified S3 bucket exists, tries to create it if it does not.
+        """
+        if not self.s3_client.bucket_exists(self.bucket_name):
+            try:
+                self.s3_client.make_bucket(self.bucket_name)
+                self.logger.info(f"Created bucket: {self.bucket_name}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.error(f"Error creating bucket {self.bucket_name}: {e}")
+                raise
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug(f"Bucket {self.bucket_name} already exists.")
+
+
+    async def _write_entry(self, entry: dict, uid: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Asynchronously writes a single entry to the bucket.
+
+        Args:
+            entry (dict): The entry to write (will be JSON-encoded).
+            uid (str): The unique identifier for the entry.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the entry was written successfully, False otherwise.
+        """
+
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+
+
+        def sync_put():
+            entry_json = json.dumps(entry).encode('utf-8')
+            self.s3_client.put_object(
+                bucket_name = self.bucket_name,
+                object_name = f"{uid}.json",
+                data = entry_json,
+                length = len(entry_json),
+                content_type = 'application/json'
+            )
+
+        # rub the put operation in a thread pool to avoid blocking the event loop
+        try:
+            result = await loop.run_in_executor(self.executor, sync_put)
+            if not result:
+                raise Exception("Minio operation failed without exception.")
+            self.logger.debug(f"Successfully wrote entry with UID {uid} to bucket {self.bucket_name}.")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error writing entry with UID {uid} to bucket {self.bucket_name}: {e}")
+            return False