// Version of the file.
	VersionID string `msg:"vid,omitempty"`

	// Indicates if the version is the latest
	IsLatest bool `msg:"is"`

	// Deleted is set when this FileInfo represents
	// a deleted marker for a versioned bucket.
	Deleted bool `msg:"del"`

	// TransitionStatus is set to Pending/Complete for transitioned
	// entries based on state of transition
	TransitionStatus string `msg:"ts"`

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  private boolean delete(File file) {
    if (file.isDirectory()) {
      File[] files = file.listFiles();
      if (files != null) {
        for (File f : files) {
          if (!delete(f)) {
            return false;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    if (!file.delete()) {
      logger.log(Level.WARNING, "couldn't delete file: {0}", new Object[] {file});
      return false;

	if err := listAllBuckets(ctx, localDrives, healBuckets, quorum); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// include deleted buckets in listBuckets output
	deletedBuckets := map[string]VolInfo{}

	if opts.Deleted {
		// lists all deleted buckets across drives.
		if err := listDeletedBuckets(ctx, localDrives, deletedBuckets, quorum); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

		case objectlock.RetGovernance:
			// In governance mode, users can't overwrite or delete an object
			// version or alter its lock settings unless they have special
			// permissions. With governance mode, you protect objects against
			// being deleted by most users, but you can still grant some users
			// permission to alter the retention settings or delete the object
			// if necessary. You can also use governance mode to test retention-period

					if len(l.lockMap) != locks {
						t.Fatalf("objects deleted, want %d != got %d", locks, len(l.lockMap))
					}
					if len(l.lockUID) != locks*readers {
						t.Fatalf("objects deleted, want %d != got %d", locks*readers, len(l.lockUID))
					}

					// Expire 50%
					expired := time.Now().Add(-time.Hour * 2)

        Path dir = fs.getPath("dir");
        assertEquals(6, MoreFiles.listFiles(dir).size());

        method.delete(dir);
        method.assertDeleteSucceeded(dir);

        assertEquals(
            "contents of /dontdelete deleted by delete method " + method,
            3,
            MoreFiles.listFiles(fs.getPath("/dontdelete")).size());
      }
    }
  }

		objectsAfterDelete []string
	}{
		// Test 1: removes an object and checks it is the only object
		// that has been deleted.
		{
			"bucket1",
			[]objectUpload{{"object0", "content"}, {"object1", "content"}},
			"object0",
			[]string{"object1"},
		},
		// Test 2: remove an object inside a directory and checks it is deleted
		// with its parent since this former becomes empty
		{
			"bucket2",

  /**
   * Specifies that the recursive delete should not throw an exception when it can't be guaranteed
   * that it can be done securely, without vulnerability to race conditions (i.e. when the file
   * system does not support {@link SecureDirectoryStream}).
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> On a file system that supports symbolic links, it is possible for an

		if !meta.IsValid() {
			// Since for majority of the cases erasure.Index matches with erasure.Distribution we can
			// consider the offline disks as consistent.
			continue
		}
		if !meta.Deleted {
			if len(meta.Erasure.Distribution) != len(onlineDisks) {
				// Erasure distribution seems to have lesser
				// number of items than number of online disks.
				inconsistent++
				continue
			}

  /**
   * Specifies that the recursive delete should not throw an exception when it can't be guaranteed
   * that it can be done securely, without vulnerability to race conditions (i.e. when the file
   * system does not support {@link SecureDirectoryStream}).
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> On a file system that supports symbolic links, it is possible for an