minio/cmd/gateway-interface.go

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package cmd

import (
	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/auth"
)

// GatewayMinioSysTmp prefix is used in Azure/GCS gateway for save metadata sent by Initialize Multipart Upload API.
const GatewayMinioSysTmp = "minio.sys.tmp/"

// Gateway represents a gateway backend.
type Gateway interface {
	// Name returns the unique name of the gateway.
	Name() string

	// NewGatewayLayer returns a new  ObjectLayer.
	NewGatewayLayer(creds auth.Credentials) (ObjectLayer, error)

	// Returns true if gateway is ready for production.
	Production() bool
}