// This is usually orders of magnitude faster than actually sorting.
func (m metaCacheEntries) isSorted() bool {
	return sort.SliceIsSorted(m, m.less)
}

// shallowClone will create a shallow clone of the array objects,
// but object metadata will not be cloned.
func (m metaCacheEntries) shallowClone() metaCacheEntries {
	dst := make(metaCacheEntries, len(m))
	copy(dst, m)
	return dst
}

func NewURLValuesWith(values map[string][]string) *URLValues {
	u := URLValues(values)
	return &u
}

// Values returns the url.Values.
// If u is nil, an empty url.Values is returned.
// The values are a shallow copy of the underlying map.
func (u *URLValues) Values() url.Values {
	if u == nil {
		return url.Values{}
	}
	return url.Values(*u)
}

// Recycle the underlying map.
func (u *URLValues) Recycle() {

		if err != nil {
			m.Errors = append(m.Errors, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v (loadStat)", byHostName, err.Error()))
		} else {
			m.Aggregated.CPU.LoadStat = loadStat
		}
	}
	// Add types...

	// ByHost is a shallow reference, so careful about sharing.
	m.ByHost = map[string]madmin.Metrics{byHostName: m.Aggregated}
	m.Hosts = append(m.Hosts, byHostName)

	return m
}

type Target interface {
	ID() TargetID
	IsActive() (bool, error)
	Save(Event) error
	SendFromStore(store.Key) error
	Close() error
	Store() TargetStore
}

// TargetStore is a shallow version of a target.Store
type TargetStore interface {
	Len() int
}

// Stats is a collection of stats for multiple targets.
type Stats struct {
	TotalEvents        int64 // Deprecated
	EventsSkipped      int64

	case offline:
		// client offline, return last error captured.
		return nil, &NetworkError{Err: c.LastError()}
	}

	// client is still connected, attempt the request.

	// Shallow copy. We don't modify the *UserInfo, if set.
	// All other fields are copied.
	u := *c.url
	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, method)
	u.RawQuery = values.Encode()

	req, err := c.newRequest(ctx, u, body)

		storageRESTDiskID: *client.diskID.Load(),
		storageRESTVolume: volume,
	}))
	if err != nil {
		return vol, toStorageErr(err)
	}
	vol = *v
	// Performs shallow copy, so we can reuse.
	storageStatVolRPC.PutResponse(v)
	return vol, nil
}

// DeleteVol - Deletes a volume over the network.

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	exportContentStrings := map[string]string{

	vars := mux.Vars(r)
	bucket := vars["bucket"]

	objAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
	if objAPI == nil {
		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrServerNotInitialized), r.URL)
		return
	}

	// Allow putBucketACL if policy action is set, since this is a dummy call
	// we are simply re-purposing the bucketPolicyAction.
	if s3Error := checkRequestAuthType(ctx, r, policy.PutBucketPolicyAction, bucket, ""); s3Error != ErrNone {

	// such a case, is a security issue. Ideally, we should not allow such
	// behavior, but for compatibility with the Console, we currently allow it.
	//
	// TODO:
	//
	// 1. fix console behavior and allow this inheritance for service accounts
	// created before a certain (TBD) future date.
	//
	// 2. do not allow empty statement policies for service accounts.