// Bytes returns a slice of length b.Len() holding the unread portion of the buffer.
// The slice is valid for use only until the next buffer modification (that is,
// only until the next call to a method like [Buffer.Read], [Buffer.Write], [Buffer.Reset], or [Buffer.Truncate]).
// The slice aliases the buffer content at least until the next buffer modification,
// so immediate changes to the slice will affect the result of future reads.

		// the etag.
		if count >= quorum {
			return etags
		}
	}

	return make([]string, len(partsMetadata))
}

// Extracts list of times from FileInfo slice and returns, skips
// slice elements which have errors.
func listObjectModtimes(partsMetadata []FileInfo, errs []error) (modTimes []time.Time) {
	modTimes = bootModtimes(len(partsMetadata))
	for index, metadata := range partsMetadata {

    CharSource concatenated = CharSource.concat(cycle);

    String expected = "abcdabcd";

    // read the first 8 chars manually, since there's no equivalent to ByteSource.slice
    // TODO(cgdecker): Add CharSource.slice?
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
    Reader reader = concatenated.openStream(); // no need to worry about closing
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {

			fi.Parts[i] = partInfo
			return
		}
	}

	// Proceed to include new part info.
	fi.Parts = append(fi.Parts, partInfo)

	// Parts in FileInfo should be in sorted order by part number.
	sort.Slice(fi.Parts, func(i, j int) bool { return fi.Parts[i].Number < fi.Parts[j].Number })
}

// ObjectToPartOffset - translate offset of an object to offset of its individual part.

func (r *negativeReader) Read([]byte) (int, error) { return -1, nil }

func TestNegativeRead(t *testing.T) {
	// should panic with a description pointing at the reader, not at itself.
	// (should NOT panic with slice index error, for example.)
	b := NewReader(new(negativeReader))
	defer func() {
		switch err := recover().(type) {
		case nil:
			t.Fatal("read did not panic")
		case error: