}
	key := Key{
		Name:      uid.String(),
		ItemCount: len(items),
		Compress:  true,
		Extension: store.fileExt,
	}
	return key, store.multiWrite(key, items)
}

// multiWrite - writes an item to the directory.
func (store *QueueStore[I]) multiWrite(key Key, items []I) (err error) {
	buf := bytebufferpool.Get()
	defer bytebufferpool.Put(buf)

	var wroteBuf bytes.Buffer
	readHash := crc32.NewIEEE()
	wroteHash := crc32.NewIEEE()
	read := io.Writer(readHash)
	wrote := io.Writer(wroteHash)
	if debug {
		read = io.MultiWriter(read, &readBuf)
		wrote = io.MultiWriter(wrote, &wroteBuf)
	}
	debugln := func(args ...any) {
		if debug {
			fmt.Println(args...)
		}
	}
	// Inject random reader/writer sleeps.
	const maxSleep = int(1 * time.Millisecond)

			buf.Reset()
			bytebufferpool.Put(buf)
		}()

		md5w := md5.New()

		// Maximum allowed fan-out object size.
		const maxFanOutSize = 16 << 20

		n, err := io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(buf, md5w), ioutil.HardLimitReader(pReader, maxFanOutSize))
		if err != nil {
			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
			return
		}

		// Set the correct hex md5sum for the fan-out stream.