// When sent as a parameter, the caller gives up ownership of the byte slice.
// When returned as response, the handler also gives up ownership of the byte slice.
func NewBytesWith(b []byte) *Bytes {
	bb := Bytes(b)
	return &bb
}

// NewBytesWithCopyOf returns a new byte slice with a copy of the provided content.
func NewBytesWithCopyOf(b []byte) *Bytes {
	if b == nil {
		bb := Bytes(nil)

	consoleTgt Target
)

// SystemTargets returns active targets.
// Returned slice may not be modified in any way.
func SystemTargets() []Target {
	swapSystemMuRW.RLock()
	defer swapSystemMuRW.RUnlock()

	res := systemTargets
	return res
}

// AuditTargets returns active audit targets.
// Returned slice may not be modified in any way.
func AuditTargets() []Target {
	swapAuditMuRW.RLock()

func (v Value) ToTimestamp() (t time.Time, ok bool) {
	t, ok = v.value.(time.Time)
	return
}

// ToBytes returns the value if byte-slice.
func (v Value) ToBytes() (val []byte, ok bool) {
	val, ok = v.value.([]byte)
	return
}

// ToArray returns the value if it is a slice of values.
func (v Value) ToArray() (val []Value, ok bool) {
	val, ok = v.value.([]Value)
	return
}

	// if sequence numbers are unexpected.
	FlagStateless

	// FlagPayloadIsErr can be used by individual ops to signify that
	// The payload is a string error converted to byte slice.
	FlagPayloadIsErr

	// FlagPayloadIsZero means that payload is 0-length slice and not nil.
	FlagPayloadIsZero

	// FlagSubroute indicates that the message has subroute.
	// Subroute will be 32 bytes long and added before any CRC.
	FlagSubroute
)

}

// hashOrder - hashes input key to return consistent
// hashed integer slice. Returned integer order is salted
// with an input key. This results in consistent order.
// NOTE: collisions are fine, we are not looking for uniqueness
// in the slices returned.
func hashOrder(key string, cardinality int) []int {
	if cardinality <= 0 {
		// Returns an empty int slice for cardinality < 0.
		return nil
	}

	nums := make([]int, cardinality)

	nameIndexMap map[string]int64 // name to column index
	current      [][]string       // current block of results to be returned
	recordsRead  int              // number of records read in current slice
	input        chan *queueItem  // input for workers
	queue        chan *queueItem  // output from workers in order
	err          error            // global error state, only touched by Reader.Read

// Order is preserved, but the underlying slice is modified.
func (m *metaCacheEntriesSorted) filterObjectsOnly() {
	dst := m.o[:0]
	for _, o := range m.o {
		if !o.isDir() {
			dst = append(dst, o)
		}
	}
	m.o = dst
}

// filterPrefixesOnly will remove objects.
// Order is preserved, but the underlying slice is modified.
func (m *metaCacheEntriesSorted) filterPrefixesOnly() {

		// Append roleARN
		res = append(res, madmin.IDPCfgInfo{
			Key:   "roleARN",
			Value: provCfg.roleArn.String(),
			IsCfg: false,
		})
	}

	// sort the structs by the key
	sort.Slice(res, func(i, j int) bool {
		return res[i].Key < res[j].Key
	})

	return res, nil
}

// GetConfigList - list openID configurations

// https://github.com/minio/minio/issues.
func getUserAgent(mode string) string {
	userAgentParts := []string{}
	// Helper function to concisely append a pair of strings to a
	// the user-agent slice.
	uaAppend := func(p, q string) {
		userAgentParts = append(userAgentParts, p, q)
	}
	uaAppend(MinioUAName, " (")
	uaAppend("", runtime.GOOS)
	uaAppend("; ", runtime.GOARCH)
	if mode != "" {

	}

	var wg sync.WaitGroup
	for i, pool := range z.serverPools {
		wg.Add(1)
		go func(i int, pool *erasureSets, opts ObjectOptions) {
			defer wg.Done()
			// remember the pool index, we may sort the slice original index might be lost.
			pinfo := PoolObjInfo{
				Index: i,
			}
			// do not remove this check as it can lead to inconsistencies
			// for all callers of bucket replication.
			if !opts.MetadataChg {