--- a/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageAccessor.cpp	Mon Feb 21 10:28:08 2022 +0100
+++ b/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageAccessor.cpp	Mon Feb 21 10:28:20 2022 +0100
@@ -239,16 +239,9 @@
                                        FileContentType contentType,
                                        uint64_t end /* exclusive */)
   {
-    if (cache_.Fetch(target, fileUuid, contentType))
+    if (cache_.FetchStartRange(target, fileUuid, contentType, end))
     {
-      if (target.size() < end)
-      {
-        throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_CorruptedFile);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        target.resize(end);
-      }
+      return;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -256,6 +249,8 @@
       std::unique_ptr<IMemoryBuffer> buffer(area_.ReadRange(fileUuid, contentType, 0, end));
       assert(buffer->GetSize() == end);
       buffer->MoveToString(target);
+
+      cache_.AddStartRange(fileUuid, contentType, target);
     }
   }
 
@@ -270,6 +265,8 @@
       MetricsTimer timer(*this, METRICS_READ);
       std::unique_ptr<IMemoryBuffer> buffer(area_.Read(info.GetUuid(), info.GetContentType()));
       buffer->MoveToString(sender.GetBuffer());
+
+      cache_.Add(info.GetUuid(), info.GetContentType(), sender.GetBuffer());
     }
 
     sender.SetContentType(mime);

--- a/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageCache.cpp	Mon Feb 21 10:28:08 2022 +0100
+++ b/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageCache.cpp	Mon Feb 21 10:28:20 2022 +0100
@@ -33,12 +33,17 @@
 
 namespace Orthanc
 {
-  static std::string GetCacheKey(const std::string& uuid,
-                                 FileContentType contentType)
+  static std::string GetCacheKeyFullFile(const std::string& uuid,
+                                         FileContentType contentType)
   {
-    return uuid + ":" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(contentType);
+    return uuid + ":" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(contentType) + ":1";
   }
   
+  static std::string GetCacheKeyStartRange(const std::string& uuid,
+                                           FileContentType contentType)
+  {
+    return uuid + ":" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(contentType) + ":0";
+  }
   
   void StorageCache::SetMaximumSize(size_t size)
   {
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@
                          FileContentType contentType,
                          const std::string& value)
   {
-    const std::string key = GetCacheKey(uuid, contentType);
+    const std::string key = GetCacheKeyFullFile(uuid, contentType);
     cache_.Add(key, value);
   }
   
@@ -60,16 +65,29 @@
                          const void* buffer,
                          size_t size)
   {
-    const std::string key = GetCacheKey(uuid, contentType);
+    const std::string key = GetCacheKeyFullFile(uuid, contentType);
     cache_.Add(key, buffer, size);
   }
-  
+
+
+  void StorageCache::AddStartRange(const std::string& uuid, 
+                                   FileContentType contentType,
+                                   const std::string& value)
+  {
+    const std::string key = GetCacheKeyStartRange(uuid, contentType);
+    cache_.Add(key, value);
+  }
+
 
   void StorageCache::Invalidate(const std::string& uuid,
                                 FileContentType contentType)
   {
-    const std::string key = GetCacheKey(uuid, contentType);
-    cache_.Invalidate(key);
+    // invalidate both full file + start range file
+    const std::string keyFullFile = GetCacheKeyFullFile(uuid, contentType);
+    cache_.Invalidate(keyFullFile);
+
+    const std::string keyPartialFile = GetCacheKeyStartRange(uuid, contentType);
+    cache_.Invalidate(keyPartialFile);
   }
   
 
@@ -77,7 +95,7 @@
                            const std::string& uuid,
                            FileContentType contentType)
   {
-    const std::string key = GetCacheKey(uuid, contentType);
+    const std::string key = GetCacheKeyFullFile(uuid, contentType);
     if (cache_.Fetch(value, key))
     {
       LOG(INFO) << "Read attachment \"" << uuid << "\" with content type "
@@ -89,4 +107,42 @@
       return false;
     }
   }
+
+  bool StorageCache::FetchStartRange(std::string& value, 
+                                     const std::string& uuid,
+                                     FileContentType contentType,
+                                     uint64_t end)
+  {
+    // first try to get the start of file only from cache
+    const std::string keyPartialFile = GetCacheKeyStartRange(uuid, contentType);
+    if (cache_.Fetch(value, keyPartialFile) && value.size() >= end)
+    {
+      if (value.size() > end)  // the start range that has been cached is larger than the requested value
+      {
+        value.resize(end);
+      }
+
+      LOG(INFO) << "Read start of attachment \"" << uuid << "\" with content type "
+                << boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(contentType) << " from cache";
+      return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // try to get the full file from cache
+      if (Fetch(value, uuid, contentType))
+      {
+        if (value.size() < end)
+        {
+          throw OrthancException(ErrorCode_CorruptedFile);
+        }
+
+        value.resize(end);
+        return true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }

--- a/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageCache.h	Mon Feb 21 10:28:08 2022 +0100
+++ b/OrthancFramework/Sources/FileStorage/StorageCache.h	Mon Feb 21 10:28:20 2022 +0100
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
                FileContentType contentType,
                const std::string& value);
 
+      void AddStartRange(const std::string& uuid, 
+                         FileContentType contentType,
+                         const std::string& value);
+
       void Add(const std::string& uuid, 
                FileContentType contentType,
                const void* buffer,
@@ -59,5 +63,10 @@
                  const std::string& uuid,
                  FileContentType contentType);
 
+      bool FetchStartRange(std::string& value, 
+                           const std::string& uuid,
+                           FileContentType contentType,
+                           uint64_t end /* exclusive */);
+
     };
 }