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+// @flow
+
+import invariant from 'invariant';
+
+import { hexToUintArray } from 'lib/media/data-utils.js';
+import { fileInfoFromData } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
+import type { MediaMissionFailure } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
+import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { unpad } from 'lib/utils/pkcs7-padding.js';
+
+import * as AES from './aes-crypto-utils.js';
+
+const PADDING_THRESHOLD = 5000000; // 5MB
+
+type DecryptFileStep =
+  | {
+      +step: 'fetch_buffer',
+      +url: string,
+      +time: number,
+      +success: boolean,
+      +exceptionMessage: ?string,
+    }
+  | {
+      +step: 'decrypt_data',
+      +dataSize: number,
+      +time: number,
+      +isPadded: boolean,
+      +success: boolean,
+      +exceptionMessage: ?string,
+    }
+  | {
+      +step: 'save_blob',
+      +objectURL: ?string,
+      +mimeType: string,
+      +time: number,
+      +success: boolean,
+      +exceptionMessage: ?string,
+    };
+type DecryptionFailure =
+  | MediaMissionFailure
+  | {
+      +success: false,
+      +reason: 'decrypt_data_failed' | 'save_blob_failed',
+    };
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the encrypted media for given {@link holder}, decrypts it,
+ * and stores it in a blob. Returns the object URL of the blob.
+ *
+ * The returned object URL should be revoked when the media is no longer needed.
+ */
+async function decryptMedia(
+  holder: string,
+  encryptionKey: string,
+): Promise<{
+  steps: $ReadOnlyArray<DecryptFileStep>,
+  result: { success: true, uri: string } | DecryptionFailure,
+}> {
+  let success = true;
+  let exceptionMessage;
+  const steps: DecryptFileStep[] = [];
+
+  // Step 1 - Fetch the encrypted media and convert it to a Uint8Array
+  let data;
+  const fetchStartTime = Date.now();
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(holder);
+    const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+    data = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+  } catch (e) {
+    success = false;
+    exceptionMessage = getMessageForException(e);
+  }
+  steps.push({
+    step: 'fetch_buffer',
+    url: holder,
+    time: Date.now() - fetchStartTime,
+    success,
+    exceptionMessage,
+  });
+  if (!success || !data) {
+    return {
+      steps,
+      result: { success: false, reason: 'fetch_failed' },
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Step 2 - Decrypt the data
+  let decryptedData;
+  const decryptStartTime = Date.now();
+  try {
+    const keyBytes = hexToUintArray(encryptionKey);
+    const plaintext = await AES.decrypt(keyBytes, data);
+    decryptedData =
+      plaintext.byteLength > PADDING_THRESHOLD ? plaintext : unpad(plaintext);
+  } catch (e) {
+    success = false;
+    exceptionMessage = getMessageForException(e);
+  }
+  steps.push({
+    step: 'decrypt_data',
+    dataSize: decryptedData?.byteLength ?? -1,
+    time: Date.now() - decryptStartTime,
+    isPadded: data.byteLength > PADDING_THRESHOLD,
+    success,
+    exceptionMessage,
+  });
+  if (!success || !decryptedData) {
+    return { steps, result: { success: false, reason: 'decrypt_data_failed' } };
+  }
+
+  // Step 3 - Create a blob from the decrypted data and return it
+  const saveStartTime = Date.now();
+  const { mime } = fileInfoFromData(decryptedData);
+  if (!mime) {
+    return {
+      steps,
+      result: { success: false, reason: 'mime_check_failed', mime },
+    };
+  }
+
+  let objectURL;
+  try {
+    invariant(mime, 'mime type should be defined');
+    const decryptedBlob = new Blob([decryptedData], { type: mime });
+    objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(decryptedBlob);
+  } catch (e) {
+    success = false;
+    exceptionMessage = getMessageForException(e);
+  }
+  steps.push({
+    step: 'save_blob',
+    objectURL,
+    mimeType: mime,
+    time: Date.now() - saveStartTime,
+    success,
+    exceptionMessage,
+  });
+  if (!success || !objectURL) {
+    return {
+      steps,
+      result: { success: false, reason: 'save_blob_failed' },
+    };
+  }
+
+  return { steps, result: { success: true, uri: objectURL } };
+}
+
+export { decryptMedia };