minio/cmd/gateway-interface.go

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package cmd

import "github.com/minio/madmin-go"

// Gateway name backends
const (
	NASBackendGateway = "nas"
	S3BackendGateway  = "s3"
)

// 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 madmin.Credentials) (ObjectLayer, error)
}