rulesCopy[pattern] = targetIDSet.Clone()
	}

	return rulesCopy
}

// Union - returns union with given rules as new rules.
func (rules Rules) Union(rules2 Rules) Rules {
	nrules := rules.Clone()

	for pattern, targetIDSet := range rules2 {
		nrules[pattern] = nrules[pattern].Union(targetIDSet)
	}

	return nrules
}

// Difference - returns difference with given rules as new rules.

		} else {
			rMap[id] = rl
		}
	}

	var rules []lifecycle.Rule
	for _, rule := range rMap {
		rules = append(rules, rule)
	}

	// no rules, return
	if len(rules) == 0 {
		return []byte{}, nil
	}

	// get final list for write
	finalLcCfg := lifecycle.Lifecycle{
		XMLName:         xmlName,
		Rules:           rules,
		ExpiryUpdatedAt: &updatedAt,
	}

# no rules should be needed...

  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;

  // Rules holds all the PolicyRules for this ClusterRole
  // +optional
  repeated PolicyRule rules = 2;

  // AggregationRule is an optional field that describes how to build the Rules for this ClusterRole.
  // If AggregationRule is set, then the Rules are controller managed and direct changes to Rules will be
  // stomped by the controller.
  // +optional

  optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.ObjectMeta metadata = 1;

  // Rules holds all the PolicyRules for this ClusterRole
  // +optional
  repeated PolicyRule rules = 2;

  // AggregationRule is an optional field that describes how to build the Rules for this ClusterRole.
  // If AggregationRule is set, then the Rules are controller managed and direct changes to Rules will be
  // stomped by the controller.
  // +optional

	}
	if !r.Prefix.set {
		return r.Filter.Validate()
	}
	return nil
}

func (r Rule) validateTransition() error {
	return r.Transition.Validate()
}

func (r Rule) validateNoncurrentTransition() error {
	return r.NoncurrentVersionTransition.Validate()
}

// GetPrefix - a rule can either have prefix under <rule></rule>, <filter></filter>
// or under <filter><and></and></filter>. This method returns the prefix from the

  // Incomplete is true when the rules returned by this call are incomplete. This is most commonly
  // encountered when an authorizer, such as an external authorizer, doesn't support rules evaluation.
  optional bool incomplete = 3;

  // EvaluationError can appear in combination with Rules. It indicates an error occurred during
  // rule evaluation, such as an authorizer that doesn't support rule evaluation, and that

		{ObjectOpts{Name: "xyz/c3test", DeleteMarker: true, OpType: DeleteReplicationType}, cfgs[2], true},                                      // 24. matches rule 2 - DeleteMarker replication allowed by rule

			continue
		}
		if rule.Filter.TestTags(obj.UserTags) {
			rules = append(rules, rule)
		}
	}
	sort.Slice(rules, func(i, j int) bool {
		return rules[i].Priority > rules[j].Priority && rules[i].Destination.String() == rules[j].Destination.String()
	})

	return rules
}

// GetDestination returns destination bucket and storage class.
func (c Config) GetDestination() Destination {

		return nil
	}
	var rules []Rule
	for _, rule := range lc.Rules {
		if rule.Status == Disabled {
			continue
		}
		if !strings.HasPrefix(obj.Name, rule.GetPrefix()) {
			continue
		}
		if !rule.Filter.TestTags(obj.UserTags) {
			continue
		}
		if !obj.DeleteMarker && !rule.Filter.BySize(obj.Size) {
			continue
		}
		rules = append(rules, rule)
	}
	return rules
}