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class BaseBackend(object):
"""Abstract backend class that serves as a reference for actual implementations.
'delimiter': Return unique names before 'delimiter' and after 'prefix'
'marker': Start list from the next item after 'marker'
'limit': Number of objects to return
- 'virtual': If not set, the result will only include names starting
- with 'prefix' and ending without a 'delimiter' or with the first
- occurance of the 'delimiter' after 'prefix'.
- If set, the result will include all names after 'prefix', up to and
- including the 'delimiter' if it is found
+ 'virtual': If not set, the result will only include names starting\
+ with 'prefix' and ending without a 'delimiter' or with\
+ the first occurance of the 'delimiter' after 'prefix'.\
+ If set, the result will include all names after 'prefix',\
+ up to and including the 'delimiter' if it is found
'keys': Include objects that have meta with the keys in the list
Raises:
"""Update the metadata associated with the object.
Parameters:
- 'meta': Dictionary with metadata to update.
- Use the 'versioned' key to control versioning
+ 'meta': Dictionary with metadata to update.\
+ Use the 'versioned' key to control versioning
'replace': Replace instead of update
Raises: