// This is usually orders of magnitude faster than actually sorting.
func (m metaCacheEntries) isSorted() bool {
	return sort.SliceIsSorted(m, m.less)
}

// shallowClone will create a shallow clone of the array objects,
// but object metadata will not be cloned.
func (m metaCacheEntries) shallowClone() metaCacheEntries {
	dst := make(metaCacheEntries, len(m))
	copy(dst, m)
	return dst
}

			continue
		} // doesn't exist on disk remove from memory.
		delete(sys.metadataMap, bucket)
		globalBucketMonitor.DeleteBucket(bucket)
	}
}

// Set - sets a new metadata in-memory.
// Only a shallow copy is saved and fields with references
// cannot be modified without causing a race condition,
// so they should be replaced atomically and not appended to, etc.
// Data is not persisted to disk.

type Writer struct {
	w    io.Writer
	pad  int64      // Amount of padding to write after current file entry
	curr fileWriter // Writer for current file entry
	hdr  Header     // Shallow copy of Header that is safe for mutations
	blk  block      // Buffer to use as temporary local storage

	// err is a persistent error.
	// It is only the responsibility of every exported method of Writer to

func (c *Client) Call(ctx context.Context, method string, values url.Values, body io.Reader, length int64) (reply io.ReadCloser, err error) {
	if !c.IsOnline() {
		return nil, &NetworkError{Err: c.LastError()}
	}

	// Shallow copy. We don't modify the *UserInfo, if set.
	// All other fields are copied.
	u := *c.url
	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, method)
	u.RawQuery = values.Encode()

	req, err := c.newRequest(ctx, u, body)

 * package, whether it is a subtype of {@code ImmutableCollection} or not.
 *
 * <h4>Guarantees</h4>
 *
 * <p>Each makes the following guarantees:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><b>Shallow immutability.</b> Elements can never be added, removed or replaced in this
 *       collection. This is a stronger guarantee than that of {@link

func NewURLValuesWith(values map[string][]string) *URLValues {
	u := URLValues(values)
	return &u
}

// Values returns the url.Values.
// If u is nil, an empty url.Values is returned.
// The values are a shallow copy of the underlying map.
func (u *URLValues) Values() url.Values {
	if u == nil {
		return url.Values{}
	}
	return url.Values(*u)
}

// Recycle the underlying map.
func (u *URLValues) Recycle() {

		storageRESTDiskID: *client.diskID.Load(),
		storageRESTVolume: volume,
	}))
	if err != nil {
		return vol, toStorageErr(err)
	}
	vol = *v
	// Performs shallow copy, so we can reuse.
	storageStatVolRPC.PutResponse(v)
	return vol, nil
}

// DeleteVol - Deletes a volume over the network.

 * package, whether it is a subtype of {@code ImmutableCollection} or not.
 *
 * <h4>Guarantees</h4>
 *
 * <p>Each makes the following guarantees:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li><b>Shallow immutability.</b> Elements can never be added, removed or replaced in this
 *       collection. This is a stronger guarantee than that of {@link

 *       <b>This may change in the future.</b>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <h3>Other notes</h3>
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>All ranges are shallow-immutable.
 *   <li>Instances of this type are obtained using the static factory methods in this class.
 *   <li>Ranges are <i>convex</i>: whenever two values are contained, all values in between them

			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

// clone creates a deep-copy clone.
func (r *replicationAllStats) clone() *replicationAllStats {
	if r == nil {
		return nil
	}

	// Shallow copy
	dst := *r

	// Copy individual targets.
	dst.Targets = make(map[string]replicationStats, len(r.Targets))
	for k, v := range r.Targets {
		dst.Targets[k] = v
	}

	return &dst
}