if de.Empty() {
		return nil
	}

	type delMarkerExpiration DelMarkerExpiration
	return enc.EncodeElement(delMarkerExpiration(de), start)
}

// NextDue returns upcoming DelMarkerExpiration date for obj if
// applicable, returns false otherwise.
func (de DelMarkerExpiration) NextDue(obj ObjectOpts) (time.Time, bool) {
	if !obj.IsLatest || !obj.DeleteMarker {
		return time.Time{}, false
	}