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,
	}

	rulesCase2 := make(Rules)
	rules2Case2 := make(Rules)
	rules2Case2.Add(NewPattern("*", ""), TargetID{"1", "webhook"})
	expectedResultCase2 := make(Rules)
	expectedResultCase2.Add(NewPattern("*", ""), TargetID{"1", "webhook"})

	rulesCase3 := make(Rules)
	rulesCase3.Add(NewPattern("", "*"), TargetID{"1", "webhook"})
	rules2Case3 := make(Rules)
	expectedResultCase3 := make(Rules)

# 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

		return err
	}
	if len(erep.Status) == 0 {
		erep.Status = Disabled
	}
	e.Status = erep.Status
	return nil
}

// Rule - a rule for replication configuration.
type Rule struct {
	XMLName                 xml.Name                `xml:"Rule" json:"Rule"`
	ID                      string                  `xml:"ID,omitempty" json:"ID,omitempty"`

	}
	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

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

  // 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