Cloned from launchpad blueprint https://blueprints.launchpad.net/swift/+spec/cluster-sync-policy.

Description:

Building on the Swift container-sync ability, this work automates the container creating and configuration across multiple clusters and opens the door for a placement engine in Swift.

A placement engine can decide for each request where from a set of clusters the request should be served (its implementation is suggested to be outside of the scope of Swift). 

The Placement Middleware would act based on such decision by: 
GET/HEAD
    * Redirecting the client for calls that should be served elsewhere
    * serving from local store for  that can be served locally
PUT/POST/DELETE to containers/accounts
    * Propagating the requests to peer clusters.
PUT/POST/DELETE to objects
    * Serve locally (relying on container sync to do the rest). 

This work can be implemented as a Middleware.

It is one step in a long road map if we are to allow people to use multiple clusters in the future and to control the placement. 

Specification URL (additional information):

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