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@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ returns the following values for this header,
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An OPTIONS request to a symlink object will respond with the options for
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the symlink only, the request will not be redirected to the target object.
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Therefore, if the symlink's target object is in another container with
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cors settings, the response will not reflect the settings.
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CORS settings, the response will not reflect the settings.
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@ -933,7 +933,8 @@ use = egg:swift#listing_formats
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# pipeline.
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[filter:symlink]
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use = egg:swift#symlink
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# Symlinks can point to other symlinks up to the symloop_max value. If the
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# number of chained symlinks exceeds the limit ``symloop_max`` a 409
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# (HTTPConflict) error response will be produced.
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# Symlinks can point to other symlinks provided the number of symlinks in a
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# chain does not exceed the symloop_max value. If the number of chained
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# symlinks exceeds the limit symloop_max a 409 (HTTPConflict) error
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# response will be produced.
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# symloop_max = 2
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@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
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"""
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Symlink Middleware
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Symlinks are objects stored in Swift that contains a reference to another
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Symlinks are objects stored in Swift that contain a reference to another
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object (hereinafter, this is called "target object"). They are analogous to
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symbolic links in Unix-like operating systems. The existence of a symlink
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object does not affect the target object in any way. An important use case is
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to use a path in one container to access an object in a different container,
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with a different policy. This allows policy cost/performance tradeoffs to be
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with a different policy. This allows policy cost/performance trade-offs to be
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made on individual objects.
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Clients create a Swift symlink by performing a zero-length PUT request
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@ -33,30 +33,30 @@ object in the PUT request process.
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Symlinks must be zero-byte objects. Attempting to PUT a symlink
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with a non-empty request body will result in a 400-series error. Also, POST
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with X-Symlink-Target header always results in a 400-series error. The target
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object need not exist at symlink-creation time. It is suggested to set the
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object need not exist at symlink creation time. It is suggested to set the
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``Content-Type`` of symlink objects to a distinct value such as
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``application/symlink``.
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A GET/HEAD request to a symlink will resolve in a request to the target
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A GET/HEAD request to a symlink will result in a request to the target
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object referenced by the symlink's ``X-Symlink-Target-Account`` and
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``X-Symlink-Target`` headers. The response of the GET/HEAD request will contain
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a ``Content-Location`` header with the path location of the target object. A
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GET/HEAD request to a symlink with the query parameter ``?symlink=get`` will
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resolve in the request targeting the symlink itself.
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result in the request targeting the symlink itself.
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A symlink can point to another symlink. Chained symlinks will be traversed
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until target is not a symlink. If the number of chained symlinks exceeds the
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limit ``symloop_max`` an error response will be produced. The value of
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``symloop_max`` can be defined in the symlink config section of
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proxy-server.conf. If not specified, the default ``symloop_max`` value is 2. If
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a value less than 1 is specified, the default value will be used.
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`proxy-server.conf`. If not specified, the default ``symloop_max`` value is 2.
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If a value less than 1 is specified, the default value will be used.
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A HEAD/GET request to a symlink object behaves as a normal HEAD/GET request
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to the target object. Therefore issuing a HEAD request to the symlink will
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return the target metadata, and issuing a GET request to the symlink will
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return the data and metadata of the target object. Only when a GET/HEAD
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request sent to a symlink object with the ``?symlink=get`` query string
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will return the symlink metadata with empty body.
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return the data and metadata of the target object. To return the symlink
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metadata (with its empty body) a GET/HEAD request with the ``?symlink=get``
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query parameter must be sent to a symlink object.
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A POST request to a symlink will result in a 307 TemporaryRedirect response.
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The response will contain a ``Location`` header with the path of the target
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@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ parameter ``?symlink=get`` will copy the symlink itself.
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An OPTIONS request to a symlink will respond with the options for the symlink
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only, the request will not be redirected to the target object. Please note that
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if the symlink's target object is in another container with cors settings, the
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if the symlink's target object is in another container with CORS settings, the
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response will not reflect the settings.
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Tempurls can be used to GET/HEAD symlink objects, but PUT is not allowed and
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@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ error. The account level tempurl will allow cross container symlinks.
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If a symlink object is overwritten while it is in a versioned container, the
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symlink object itself is versioned, not the referenced object.
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A GET request to a container which contains symlinks will respond with
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additional information ``symlink_path`` for each symlink objects.
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``symlink_path`` information are target path strings of the symlinks. Clients
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can differentiate symlinks and other objects by this function.
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A GET request with query parameter ``?format=json`` or ``?format=xml`` to a
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container which contains symlinks will respond with additional information
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``symlink_path`` for each symlink object in the container listing. The
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``symlink_path`` value is the target path of the symlink. Clients can
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differentiate symlinks and other objects by this function.
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Errors
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@ -188,11 +189,13 @@ def _check_symlink_header(req):
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:param req: HTTP request object
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:raise: HTTPPreconditionFailed if x-symlink-target value
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is not well formatted.
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:raise: HTTPBadRequest if the x-symlink-target value points to the request
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path.
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"""
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# N.B. check_path_header doesn't assert the leading slash and
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# copy middleware may accpet the format. In the symlink, API
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# copy middleware may accept the format. In the symlink, API
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# says apparently to use "container/object" format so add the
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# validation fist, here.
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# validation first, here.
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if unquote(req.headers[TGT_OBJ_SYMLINK_HDR]).startswith('/'):
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raise HTTPPreconditionFailed(
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body='X-Symlink-Target header must be of the '
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@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ def _check_symlink_header(req):
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def symlink_usermeta_to_sysmeta(headers):
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"""
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Helper fucntion to translate from X-Symlink-Target and
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Helper function to translate from X-Symlink-Target and
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X-Symlink-Target-Account to X-Object-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target
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and X-Object-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target-Account.
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@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ def symlink_usermeta_to_sysmeta(headers):
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def symlink_sysmeta_to_usermeta(headers):
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"""
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Helper fucntion to translate from X-Object-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target and
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Helper function to translate from X-Object-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target and
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X-Object-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target-Account to X-Symlink-Target and
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X-Sysmeta-Symlink-Target-Account
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@ -263,12 +266,15 @@ def symlink_sysmeta_to_usermeta(headers):
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class SymlinkContainerContext(WSGIContext):
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def __init__(self, wsgi_app, logger):
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super(SymlinkContainerContext, self).__init__(wsgi_app)
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self.app = wsgi_app
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self.logger = logger
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def handle_container(self, req, start_response):
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"""
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Handle container requests.
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:param req: a :class:`~swift.common.swob.Request`
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:param start_response: start_response function
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:return: Response Iterator after start_response called.
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"""
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app_resp = self._app_call(req.environ)
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@ -326,11 +332,10 @@ class SymlinkObjectContext(WSGIContext):
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def __init__(self, wsgi_app, logger, symloop_max):
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super(SymlinkObjectContext, self).__init__(wsgi_app)
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self.app = wsgi_app
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self.symloop_max = symloop_max
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self.logger = logger
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# N.B. _loop_count and _last_target_path are used to keep
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# the statement in the _recursive_get. Hence it should not be touched
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# the statement in the _recursive_get. Hence they should not be touched
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# from other resources.
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self._loop_count = 0
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self._last_target_path = None
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@ -342,7 +347,6 @@ class SymlinkObjectContext(WSGIContext):
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:param req: HTTP GET or HEAD object request with param ?symlink=get
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:returns: Response Iterator
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"""
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resp = self._app_call(req.environ)
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response_header_dict = HeaderKeyDict(self._response_headers)
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symlink_sysmeta_to_usermeta(response_header_dict)
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the stored object is a symlink or not.
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:param req: HTTP POST object request
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:returns: HTTPTemporaryRedirect if POSTing to a symlink.
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:raises: HTTPTemporaryRedirect if POSTing to a symlink.
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:returns: Response Iterator
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"""
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if TGT_OBJ_SYMLINK_HDR in req.headers:
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def handle_object(self, req, start_response):
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"""
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Handle object requests
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Handle object requests.
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:param req: a :class:`~swift.common.swob.Request`
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:param start_response: start_response function
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:returns: Response Iterator after start_response has been called
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"""
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if req.method in ('GET', 'HEAD'):
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# if GET request came from versioned writes, then it should get
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@ -522,10 +530,10 @@ class SymlinkMiddleware(object):
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"""
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Middleware that implements symlinks.
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Symlinks are objects stored in Swift that contains a reference to another
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Symlinks are objects stored in Swift that contain a reference to another
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object (i.e., the target object). An important use case is to use a path in
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one container to access an object in a different container, with a
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different policy. This allows policy cost/performance tradeoffs to be made
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different policy. This allows policy cost/performance trade-offs to be made
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on individual objects.
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"""
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