opts:           ObjectOpts{Name: "c1test", DeleteMarker: false, OpType: ObjectReplicationType, Replica: false}, // 1. Replica mod sync enabled; not a replica
			expectedResult: true,
		},
		// case 2 - rule with replica modification disabled; a replica
		{

func (e Expiration) Validate() error {
	if !e.set {
		return nil
	}

	// DeleteMarker cannot be specified if date or dates are specified.
	if (!e.IsDaysNull() || !e.IsDateNull()) && e.DeleteMarker.set {
		return errLifecycleInvalidDeleteMarker
	}

	if !e.DeleteMarker.set && !e.DeleteAll.set && e.IsDaysNull() && e.IsDateNull() {
		return errXMLNotWellFormed
	}

		}
		freeEntry := xlMetaV2Version{Type: DeleteType, WrittenByVersion: globalVersionUnix}
		freeEntry.DeleteMarker = &xlMetaV2DeleteMarker{
			VersionID: vID,
			ModTime:   j.ModTime, // fi.ModTime may be empty
			MetaSys:   make(map[string][]byte),
		}

		freeEntry.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+freeVersion] = []byte{}
		tierKey := ReservedMetadataPrefixLower + TransitionTier

	if err == nil && j.Type == DeleteType && v < 2 {
		if val, ok := j.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+ReplicationTimestamp]; ok {
			tm, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, string(val))
			if err == nil {
				j.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+ReplicationTimestamp] = []byte(tm.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
			}
		}
		if val, ok := j.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+ReplicaTimestamp]; ok {

			return true
		}
		if !rule.Expiration.IsDateNull() && rule.Expiration.Date.Before(time.Now().UTC()) {
			return true
		}
		if !rule.Expiration.IsDaysNull() {
			return true
		}
		if rule.Expiration.DeleteMarker.val {
			return true
		}
		if !rule.Transition.IsDateNull() && rule.Transition.Date.Before(time.Now().UTC()) {
			return true
		}
		if !rule.Transition.IsNull() { // this allows for Transition.Days to be zero.

				err = dc.ReadNil()
				if err != nil {
					err = msgp.WrapError(err, "DeleteMarker")
					return
				}
				z.DeleteMarker = nil
			} else {
				if z.DeleteMarker == nil {
					z.DeleteMarker = new(xlMetaV2DeleteMarker)
				}
				err = z.DeleteMarker.DecodeMsg(dc)
				if err != nil {
					err = msgp.WrapError(err, "DeleteMarker")
					return
				}
			}
		case "v":

### Replication of DeleteMarker and versioned Delete

			case replication.Replica:
				ventry.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+ReplicaStatus] = []byte(fi.ReplicationState.ReplicaStatus)
				ventry.DeleteMarker.MetaSys[ReservedMetadataPrefixLower+ReplicaTimestamp] = []byte(fi.ReplicationState.ReplicaTimeStamp.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
			default:

	VersionID string

	// IsLatest indicates if this is the latest current version
	// latest can be true for delete marker or a version.
	IsLatest bool

	// DeleteMarker indicates if the versionId corresponds
	// to a delete marker on an object.
	DeleteMarker bool

	// Transitioned object information
	TransitionedObject TransitionedObject

	// RestoreExpires indicates date a restored object expires

	if c.Empty() {
		return
	}

	// Now overlay existing object replication choices for target
	if oi.DeleteMarker {
		opts := replication.ObjectOpts{
			Name:           oi.Name,
			DeleteMarker:   oi.DeleteMarker,
			VersionID:      oi.VersionID,
			OpType:         replication.DeleteReplicationType,
			ExistingObject: true,
		}