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        else:
            raise ValueError(_ERROR_STORAGE_MISSING_INFO)

        self.encode_function = QueueMessageFormat.text_xmlencode
        self.decode_function = QueueMessageFormat.text_xmldecode
        self.key_encryption_key = None
        self.key_resolver_function = None
        self.require_encryption = False
        self._X_MS_VERSION = X_MS_VERSION
        self._update_user_agent_string(package_version)

    def generate_account_shared_access_signature(self, resource_types, permission,
                                                 expiry, start=None, ip=None, protocol=None):
        '''
        Generates a shared access signature for the queue service.
        Use the returned signature with the sas_token parameter of QueueService.

        :param ResourceTypes resource_types:
            Specifies the resource types that are accessible with the account SAS.
        :param AccountPermissions permission:
            The permissions associated with the shared access signature. The 
            user is restricted to operations allowed by the permissions. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has been 
            specified in an associated stored access policy.
        :param expiry:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes invalid. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has 
            been specified in an associated stored access policy. Azure will always 
            convert values to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it 
            is assumed to be UTC.
        :type expiry: datetime or str
        :param start:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes valid. If 
            omitted, start time for this call is assumed to be the time when the 
            storage service receives the request. Azure will always convert values 
            to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it is assumed to 
            be UTC.
        :type start: datetime or str
        :param str ip:
            Specifies an IP address or a range of IP addresses from which to accept requests.
            If the IP address from which the request originates does not match the IP address
            or address range specified on the SAS token, the request is not authenticated.
            For example, specifying sip=168.1.5.65 or sip=168.1.5.60-168.1.5.70 on the SAS
            restricts the request to those IP addresses.
        :param str protocol:
            Specifies the protocol permitted for a request made. The default value
            is https,http. See :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.Protocol` for possible values.
        :return: A Shared Access Signature (sas) token.
        :rtype: str
        '''
        _validate_not_none('self.account_name', self.account_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_key', self.account_key)

        sas = QueueSharedAccessSignature(self.account_name, self.account_key)
        return sas.generate_account(Services.QUEUE, resource_types, permission,
                                    expiry, start=start, ip=ip, protocol=protocol)

    def generate_queue_shared_access_signature(self, queue_name,
                                               permission=None,
                                               expiry=None,
                                               start=None,
                                               id=None,
                                               ip=None, protocol=None, ):
        '''
        Generates a shared access signature for the queue.
        Use the returned signature with the sas_token parameter of QueueService.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to create a SAS token for.
        :param QueuePermissions permission:
            The permissions associated with the shared access signature. The 
            user is restricted to operations allowed by the permissions. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has been 
            specified in an associated stored access policy.
        :param expiry:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes invalid. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has 
            been specified in an associated stored access policy. Azure will always 
            convert values to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it 
            is assumed to be UTC.
        :type expiry: datetime or str
        :param start:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes valid. If 
            omitted, start time for this call is assumed to be the time when the 
            storage service receives the request. Azure will always convert values 
            to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it is assumed to 
            be UTC.
        :type start: datetime or str
        :param str id:
            A unique value up to 64 characters in length that correlates to a 
            stored access policy. To create a stored access policy, use :func:`~set_queue_acl`.
        :param str ip:
            Specifies an IP address or a range of IP addresses from which to accept requests.
            If the IP address from which the request originates does not match the IP address
            or address range specified on the SAS token, the request is not authenticated.
            For example, specifying sip='168.1.5.65' or sip='168.1.5.60-168.1.5.70' on the SAS
            restricts the request to those IP addresses.
        :param str protocol:
            Specifies the protocol permitted for a request made. The default value
            is https,http. See :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.Protocol` for possible values.
        :return: A Shared Access Signature (sas) token.
        :rtype: str
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_name', self.account_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_key', self.account_key)

        sas = QueueSharedAccessSignature(self.account_name, self.account_key)
        return sas.generate_queue(
            queue_name,
            permission=permission,
            expiry=expiry,
            start=start,
            id=id,
            ip=ip,
            protocol=protocol,
        )

    def get_queue_service_stats(self, timeout=None):
        '''
        Retrieves statistics related to replication for the Queue service. It is 
        only available when read-access geo-redundant replication is enabled for 
        the storage account.

        With geo-redundant replication, Azure Storage maintains your data durable 
        in two locations. In both locations, Azure Storage constantly maintains 
        multiple healthy replicas of your data. The location where you read, 
        create, update, or delete data is the primary storage account location. 
        The primary location exists in the region you choose at the time you 
        create an account via the Azure Management Azure classic portal, for 
        example, North Central US. The location to which your data is replicated 
        is the secondary location. The secondary location is automatically 
        determined based on the location of the primary; it is in a second data 
        center that resides in the same region as the primary location. Read-only 
        access is available from the secondary location, if read-access geo-redundant 
        replication is enabled for your storage account.

        :param int timeout:
            The timeout parameter is expressed in seconds.
        :return: The queue service stats.
        :rtype: :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.ServiceStats`
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(primary=False, secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'stats',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_service_stats)

    def get_queue_service_properties(self, timeout=None):
        '''
        Gets the properties of a storage account's Queue service, including
        logging, analytics and CORS rules.

        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: The queue service properties.
        :rtype: :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.ServiceProperties`
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'properties',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_service_properties)

    def set_queue_service_properties(self, logging=None, hour_metrics=None,
                                     minute_metrics=None, cors=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets the properties of a storage account's Queue service, including
        Azure Storage Analytics. If an element (ex Logging) is left as None, the 
        existing settings on the service for that functionality are preserved. 
        For more information on Azure Storage Analytics, see 
        https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/hh343270.aspx.

        :param Logging logging:
            The logging settings provide request logs.
        :param Metrics hour_metrics:
            The hour metrics settings provide a summary of request 
            statistics grouped by API in hourly aggregates for queuess.
        :param Metrics minute_metrics:
            The minute metrics settings provide request statistics 
            for each minute for queues.
        :param cors:
            You can include up to five CorsRule elements in the 
            list. If an empty list is specified, all CORS rules will be deleted, 
            and CORS will be disabled for the service. For detailed information 
            about CORS rules and evaluation logic, see 
            https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn535601.aspx.
        :type cors: list(:class:`~azure.storage.common.models.CorsRule`)
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'properties',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        request.body = _get_request_body(
            _convert_service_properties_to_xml(logging, hour_metrics, minute_metrics, cors))
        self._perform_request(request)

    def list_queues(self, prefix=None, num_results=None, include_metadata=False,
                    marker=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns a generator to list the queues. The generator will lazily follow 
        the continuation tokens returned by the service and stop when all queues 
        have been returned or num_results is reached.

        If num_results is specified and the account has more than that number of 
        queues, the generator will have a populated next_marker field once it 
        finishes. This marker can be used to create a new generator if more 
        results are desired.

        :param str prefix:
            Filters the results to return only queues with names that begin
            with the specified prefix.
        :param int num_results:
            The maximum number of queues to return.
        :param bool include_metadata:
            Specifies that container metadata be returned in the response.
        :param str marker:
            An opaque continuation token. This value can be retrieved from the 
            next_marker field of a previous generator object if num_results was 
            specified and that generator has finished enumerating results. If 
            specified, this generator will begin returning results from the point 
            where the previous generator stopped.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds. This function may make multiple 
            calls to the service in which case the timeout value specified will be 
            applied to each individual call.
        '''
        include = 'metadata' if include_metadata else None
        operation_context = _OperationContext(location_lock=True)
        kwargs = {'prefix': prefix, 'max_results': num_results, 'include': include,
                  'marker': marker, 'timeout': timeout, '_context': operation_context}
        resp = self._list_queues(**kwargs)

        return ListGenerator(resp, self._list_queues, (), kwargs)

    def _list_queues(self, prefix=None, marker=None, max_results=None,
                     include=None, timeout=None, _context=None):
        '''
        Returns a list of queues under the specified account. Makes a single list 
        request to the service. Used internally by the list_queues method.

        :param str prefix:
            Filters the results to return only queues with names that begin
            with the specified prefix.
        :param str marker:
            A token which identifies the portion of the query to be
            returned with the next query operation. The operation returns a
            next_marker element within the response body if the list returned
            was not complete. This value may then be used as a query parameter
            in a subsequent call to request the next portion of the list of
            queues. The marker value is opaque to the client.
        :param int max_results:
            The maximum number of queues to return. A single list request may 
            return up to 1000 queues and potentially a continuation token which 
            should be followed to get additional resutls.
        :param str include:
            Include this parameter to specify that the container's
            metadata be returned as part of the response body.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'list',
            'prefix': _to_str(prefix),
            'marker': _to_str(marker),
            'maxresults': _int_to_str(max_results),
            'include': _to_str(include),
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_queues, operation_context=_context)

    def create_queue(self, queue_name, metadata=None, fail_on_exist=False, timeout=None):
        '''
        Creates a queue under the given account.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to create. A queue name must be from 3 through 
            63 characters long and may only contain lowercase letters, numbers, 
            and the dash (-) character. The first and last letters in the queue 
            must be alphanumeric. The dash (-) character cannot be the first or 
            last character. Consecutive dash characters are not permitted in the 
            queue name.
        :param metadata:
            A dict containing name-value pairs to associate with the queue as 
            metadata. Note that metadata names preserve the case with which they 
            were created, but are case-insensitive when set or read. 
        :type metadata: dict(str, str)
        :param bool fail_on_exist:
            Specifies whether to throw an exception if the queue already exists.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A boolean indicating whether the queue was created. If fail_on_exist 
            was set to True, this will throw instead of returning false.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)}
        _add_metadata_headers(metadata, request)

        def _return_request(request):
            return request

        if not fail_on_exist:
            try:
                response = self._perform_request(request, parser=_return_request)
                if response.status == _HTTP_RESPONSE_NO_CONTENT:
                    return False
                return True
            except AzureHttpError as ex:
                _dont_fail_on_exist(ex)
                return False
        else:
            response = self._perform_request(request, parser=_return_request)
            if response.status == _HTTP_RESPONSE_NO_CONTENT:
                raise AzureConflictHttpError(
                    _ERROR_CONFLICT.format(response.message), response.status)
            return True

    def delete_queue(self, queue_name, fail_not_exist=False, timeout=None):
        '''
        Deletes the specified queue and any messages it contains.

        When a queue is successfully deleted, it is immediately marked for deletion 
        and is no longer accessible to clients. The queue is later removed from 
        the Queue service during garbage collection.

        Note that deleting a queue is likely to take at least 40 seconds to complete. 
        If an operation is attempted against the queue while it was being deleted, 
        an :class:`AzureConflictHttpError` will be thrown.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to delete.
        :param bool fail_not_exist:
            Specifies whether to throw an exception if the queue doesn't exist.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A boolean indicating whether the queue was deleted. If fail_not_exist 
            was set to True, this will throw instead of returning false.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'DELETE'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)}
        if not fail_not_exist:
            try:
                self._perform_request(request)
                return True
            except AzureHttpError as ex:
                _dont_fail_not_exist(ex)
                return False
        else:
            self._perform_request(request)
            return True

    def get_queue_metadata(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Retrieves user-defined metadata and queue properties on the specified
        queue. Metadata is associated with the queue as name-value pairs.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A dictionary representing the queue metadata with an 
            approximate_message_count int property on the dict estimating the 
            number of messages in the queue.
        :rtype: dict(str, str)
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'metadata',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _parse_metadata_and_message_count)

    def set_queue_metadata(self, queue_name, metadata=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets user-defined metadata on the specified queue. Metadata is
        associated with the queue as name-value pairs.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param dict metadata:
            A dict containing name-value pairs to associate with the
            queue as metadata.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'metadata',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        _add_metadata_headers(metadata, request)

        self._perform_request(request)

    def exists(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns a boolean indicating whether the queue exists.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of queue to check for existence.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: A boolean indicating whether the queue exists.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        try:
            self.get_queue_metadata(queue_name, timeout=timeout)
            return True
        except AzureHttpError as ex:
            _dont_fail_not_exist(ex)
            return False

    def get_queue_acl(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns details about any stored access policies specified on the
        queue that may be used with Shared Access Signatures.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: A dictionary of access policies associated with the queue.
        :rtype: dict(str, :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.AccessPolicy`)
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'acl',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_signed_identifiers)

    def set_queue_acl(self, queue_name, signed_identifiers=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets stored access policies for the queue that may be used with Shared 
        Access Signatures. 
        
        When you set permissions for a queue, the existing permissions are replaced. 
        To update the queue's permissions, call :func:`~get_queue_acl` to fetch 
        all access policies associated with the queue, modify the access policy 
        that you wish to change, and then call this function with the complete 
        set of data to perform the update.

        When you establish a stored access policy on a queue, it may take up to 
        30 seconds to take effect. During this interval, a shared access signature 
        that is associated with the stored access policy will throw an 
        :class:`AzureHttpError` until the access policy becomes active.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param signed_identifiers:
            A dictionary of access policies to associate with the queue. The 
            dictionary may contain up to 5 elements. An empty dictionary 
            will clear the access policies set on the service. 
        :type signed_identifiers: dict(str, :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.AccessPolicy`)
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        _validate_access_policies(signed_identifiers)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'acl',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        request.body = _get_request_body(
            _convert_signed_identifiers_to_xml(signed_identifiers))
        self._perform_request(request)

    def put_message(self, queue_name, content, visibility_timeout=None,
                    time_to_live=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Adds a new message to the back of the message queue. 

        The visibility timeout specifies the time that the message will be 
        invisible. After the timeout expires, the message will become visible. 
        If a visibility timeout is not specified, the default value of 0 is used.

        The message time-to-live specifies how long a message will remain in the 
        queue. The message will be deleted from the queue when the time-to-live 
        period expires.

        If the key-encryption-key field is set on the local service object, this method will
        encrypt the content before uploading.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to put the message into.
        :param obj content:
            Message content. Allowed type is determined by the encode_function 
            set on the service. Default is str. The encoded message can be up to 
            64KB in size.
        :param int visibility_timeout:
            If not specified, the default value is 0. Specifies the
            new visibility timeout value, in seconds, relative to server time.
            The value must be larger than or equal to 0, and cannot be
            larger than 7 days. The visibility timeout of a message cannot be
            set to a value later than the expiry time. visibility_timeout
            should be set to a value smaller than the time-to-live value.
        :param int time_to_live:
            Specifies the time-to-live interval for the message, in
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        self.encode_function = QueueMessageFormat.text_xmlencode
        self.decode_function = QueueMessageFormat.text_xmldecode
        self.key_encryption_key = None
        self.key_resolver_function = None
        self.require_encryption = False
        self._X_MS_VERSION = X_MS_VERSION
        self._update_user_agent_string(package_version)

    def generate_account_shared_access_signature(self, resource_types, permission,
                                                 expiry, start=None, ip=None, protocol=None):
        '''
        Generates a shared access signature for the queue service.
        Use the returned signature with the sas_token parameter of QueueService.

        :param ResourceTypes resource_types:
            Specifies the resource types that are accessible with the account SAS.
        :param AccountPermissions permission:
            The permissions associated with the shared access signature. The 
            user is restricted to operations allowed by the permissions. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has been 
            specified in an associated stored access policy.
        :param expiry:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes invalid. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has 
            been specified in an associated stored access policy. Azure will always 
            convert values to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it 
            is assumed to be UTC.
        :type expiry: datetime or str
        :param start:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes valid. If 
            omitted, start time for this call is assumed to be the time when the 
            storage service receives the request. Azure will always convert values 
            to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it is assumed to 
            be UTC.
        :type start: datetime or str
        :param str ip:
            Specifies an IP address or a range of IP addresses from which to accept requests.
            If the IP address from which the request originates does not match the IP address
            or address range specified on the SAS token, the request is not authenticated.
            For example, specifying sip=168.1.5.65 or sip=168.1.5.60-168.1.5.70 on the SAS
            restricts the request to those IP addresses.
        :param str protocol:
            Specifies the protocol permitted for a request made. The default value
            is https,http. See :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.Protocol` for possible values.
        :return: A Shared Access Signature (sas) token.
        :rtype: str
        '''
        _validate_not_none('self.account_name', self.account_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_key', self.account_key)

        sas = QueueSharedAccessSignature(self.account_name, self.account_key)
        return sas.generate_account(Services.QUEUE, resource_types, permission,
                                    expiry, start=start, ip=ip, protocol=protocol)

    def generate_queue_shared_access_signature(self, queue_name,
                                               permission=None,
                                               expiry=None,
                                               start=None,
                                               id=None,
                                               ip=None, protocol=None, ):
        '''
        Generates a shared access signature for the queue.
        Use the returned signature with the sas_token parameter of QueueService.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to create a SAS token for.
        :param QueuePermissions permission:
            The permissions associated with the shared access signature. The 
            user is restricted to operations allowed by the permissions. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has been 
            specified in an associated stored access policy.
        :param expiry:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes invalid. 
            Required unless an id is given referencing a stored access policy 
            which contains this field. This field must be omitted if it has 
            been specified in an associated stored access policy. Azure will always 
            convert values to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it 
            is assumed to be UTC.
        :type expiry: datetime or str
        :param start:
            The time at which the shared access signature becomes valid. If 
            omitted, start time for this call is assumed to be the time when the 
            storage service receives the request. Azure will always convert values 
            to UTC. If a date is passed in without timezone info, it is assumed to 
            be UTC.
        :type start: datetime or str
        :param str id:
            A unique value up to 64 characters in length that correlates to a 
            stored access policy. To create a stored access policy, use :func:`~set_queue_acl`.
        :param str ip:
            Specifies an IP address or a range of IP addresses from which to accept requests.
            If the IP address from which the request originates does not match the IP address
            or address range specified on the SAS token, the request is not authenticated.
            For example, specifying sip='168.1.5.65' or sip='168.1.5.60-168.1.5.70' on the SAS
            restricts the request to those IP addresses.
        :param str protocol:
            Specifies the protocol permitted for a request made. The default value
            is https,http. See :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.Protocol` for possible values.
        :return: A Shared Access Signature (sas) token.
        :rtype: str
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_name', self.account_name)
        _validate_not_none('self.account_key', self.account_key)

        sas = QueueSharedAccessSignature(self.account_name, self.account_key)
        return sas.generate_queue(
            queue_name,
            permission=permission,
            expiry=expiry,
            start=start,
            id=id,
            ip=ip,
            protocol=protocol,
        )

    def get_queue_service_stats(self, timeout=None):
        '''
        Retrieves statistics related to replication for the Queue service. It is 
        only available when read-access geo-redundant replication is enabled for 
        the storage account.

        With geo-redundant replication, Azure Storage maintains your data durable 
        in two locations. In both locations, Azure Storage constantly maintains 
        multiple healthy replicas of your data. The location where you read, 
        create, update, or delete data is the primary storage account location. 
        The primary location exists in the region you choose at the time you 
        create an account via the Azure Management Azure classic portal, for 
        example, North Central US. The location to which your data is replicated 
        is the secondary location. The secondary location is automatically 
        determined based on the location of the primary; it is in a second data 
        center that resides in the same region as the primary location. Read-only 
        access is available from the secondary location, if read-access geo-redundant 
        replication is enabled for your storage account.

        :param int timeout:
            The timeout parameter is expressed in seconds.
        :return: The queue service stats.
        :rtype: :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.ServiceStats`
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(primary=False, secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'stats',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_service_stats)

    def get_queue_service_properties(self, timeout=None):
        '''
        Gets the properties of a storage account's Queue service, including
        logging, analytics and CORS rules.

        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: The queue service properties.
        :rtype: :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.ServiceProperties`
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'properties',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_service_properties)

    def set_queue_service_properties(self, logging=None, hour_metrics=None,
                                     minute_metrics=None, cors=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets the properties of a storage account's Queue service, including
        Azure Storage Analytics. If an element (ex Logging) is left as None, the 
        existing settings on the service for that functionality are preserved. 
        For more information on Azure Storage Analytics, see 
        https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/hh343270.aspx.

        :param Logging logging:
            The logging settings provide request logs.
        :param Metrics hour_metrics:
            The hour metrics settings provide a summary of request 
            statistics grouped by API in hourly aggregates for queuess.
        :param Metrics minute_metrics:
            The minute metrics settings provide request statistics 
            for each minute for queues.
        :param cors:
            You can include up to five CorsRule elements in the 
            list. If an empty list is specified, all CORS rules will be deleted, 
            and CORS will be disabled for the service. For detailed information 
            about CORS rules and evaluation logic, see 
            https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn535601.aspx.
        :type cors: list(:class:`~azure.storage.common.models.CorsRule`)
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'restype': 'service',
            'comp': 'properties',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        request.body = _get_request_body(
            _convert_service_properties_to_xml(logging, hour_metrics, minute_metrics, cors))
        self._perform_request(request)

    def list_queues(self, prefix=None, num_results=None, include_metadata=False,
                    marker=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns a generator to list the queues. The generator will lazily follow 
        the continuation tokens returned by the service and stop when all queues 
        have been returned or num_results is reached.

        If num_results is specified and the account has more than that number of 
        queues, the generator will have a populated next_marker field once it 
        finishes. This marker can be used to create a new generator if more 
        results are desired.

        :param str prefix:
            Filters the results to return only queues with names that begin
            with the specified prefix.
        :param int num_results:
            The maximum number of queues to return.
        :param bool include_metadata:
            Specifies that container metadata be returned in the response.
        :param str marker:
            An opaque continuation token. This value can be retrieved from the 
            next_marker field of a previous generator object if num_results was 
            specified and that generator has finished enumerating results. If 
            specified, this generator will begin returning results from the point 
            where the previous generator stopped.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds. This function may make multiple 
            calls to the service in which case the timeout value specified will be 
            applied to each individual call.
        '''
        include = 'metadata' if include_metadata else None
        operation_context = _OperationContext(location_lock=True)
        kwargs = {'prefix': prefix, 'max_results': num_results, 'include': include,
                  'marker': marker, 'timeout': timeout, '_context': operation_context}
        resp = self._list_queues(**kwargs)

        return ListGenerator(resp, self._list_queues, (), kwargs)

    def _list_queues(self, prefix=None, marker=None, max_results=None,
                     include=None, timeout=None, _context=None):
        '''
        Returns a list of queues under the specified account. Makes a single list 
        request to the service. Used internally by the list_queues method.

        :param str prefix:
            Filters the results to return only queues with names that begin
            with the specified prefix.
        :param str marker:
            A token which identifies the portion of the query to be
            returned with the next query operation. The operation returns a
            next_marker element within the response body if the list returned
            was not complete. This value may then be used as a query parameter
            in a subsequent call to request the next portion of the list of
            queues. The marker value is opaque to the client.
        :param int max_results:
            The maximum number of queues to return. A single list request may 
            return up to 1000 queues and potentially a continuation token which 
            should be followed to get additional resutls.
        :param str include:
            Include this parameter to specify that the container's
            metadata be returned as part of the response body.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path()
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'list',
            'prefix': _to_str(prefix),
            'marker': _to_str(marker),
            'maxresults': _int_to_str(max_results),
            'include': _to_str(include),
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_queues, operation_context=_context)

    def create_queue(self, queue_name, metadata=None, fail_on_exist=False, timeout=None):
        '''
        Creates a queue under the given account.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to create. A queue name must be from 3 through 
            63 characters long and may only contain lowercase letters, numbers, 
            and the dash (-) character. The first and last letters in the queue 
            must be alphanumeric. The dash (-) character cannot be the first or 
            last character. Consecutive dash characters are not permitted in the 
            queue name.
        :param metadata:
            A dict containing name-value pairs to associate with the queue as 
            metadata. Note that metadata names preserve the case with which they 
            were created, but are case-insensitive when set or read. 
        :type metadata: dict(str, str)
        :param bool fail_on_exist:
            Specifies whether to throw an exception if the queue already exists.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A boolean indicating whether the queue was created. If fail_on_exist 
            was set to True, this will throw instead of returning false.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)}
        _add_metadata_headers(metadata, request)

        def _return_request(request):
            return request

        if not fail_on_exist:
            try:
                response = self._perform_request(request, parser=_return_request)
                if response.status == _HTTP_RESPONSE_NO_CONTENT:
                    return False
                return True
            except AzureHttpError as ex:
                _dont_fail_on_exist(ex)
                return False
        else:
            response = self._perform_request(request, parser=_return_request)
            if response.status == _HTTP_RESPONSE_NO_CONTENT:
                raise AzureConflictHttpError(
                    _ERROR_CONFLICT.format(response.message), response.status)
            return True

    def delete_queue(self, queue_name, fail_not_exist=False, timeout=None):
        '''
        Deletes the specified queue and any messages it contains.

        When a queue is successfully deleted, it is immediately marked for deletion 
        and is no longer accessible to clients. The queue is later removed from 
        the Queue service during garbage collection.

        Note that deleting a queue is likely to take at least 40 seconds to complete. 
        If an operation is attempted against the queue while it was being deleted, 
        an :class:`AzureConflictHttpError` will be thrown.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to delete.
        :param bool fail_not_exist:
            Specifies whether to throw an exception if the queue doesn't exist.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A boolean indicating whether the queue was deleted. If fail_not_exist 
            was set to True, this will throw instead of returning false.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'DELETE'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout)}
        if not fail_not_exist:
            try:
                self._perform_request(request)
                return True
            except AzureHttpError as ex:
                _dont_fail_not_exist(ex)
                return False
        else:
            self._perform_request(request)
            return True

    def get_queue_metadata(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Retrieves user-defined metadata and queue properties on the specified
        queue. Metadata is associated with the queue as name-value pairs.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return:
            A dictionary representing the queue metadata with an 
            approximate_message_count int property on the dict estimating the 
            number of messages in the queue.
        :rtype: dict(str, str)
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'metadata',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _parse_metadata_and_message_count)

    def set_queue_metadata(self, queue_name, metadata=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets user-defined metadata on the specified queue. Metadata is
        associated with the queue as name-value pairs.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param dict metadata:
            A dict containing name-value pairs to associate with the
            queue as metadata.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'metadata',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        _add_metadata_headers(metadata, request)

        self._perform_request(request)

    def exists(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns a boolean indicating whether the queue exists.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of queue to check for existence.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: A boolean indicating whether the queue exists.
        :rtype: bool
        '''
        try:
            self.get_queue_metadata(queue_name, timeout=timeout)
            return True
        except AzureHttpError as ex:
            _dont_fail_not_exist(ex)
            return False

    def get_queue_acl(self, queue_name, timeout=None):
        '''
        Returns details about any stored access policies specified on the
        queue that may be used with Shared Access Signatures.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        :return: A dictionary of access policies associated with the queue.
        :rtype: dict(str, :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.AccessPolicy`)
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'GET'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations(secondary=True)
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'acl',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }

        return self._perform_request(request, _convert_xml_to_signed_identifiers)

    def set_queue_acl(self, queue_name, signed_identifiers=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Sets stored access policies for the queue that may be used with Shared 
        Access Signatures. 
        
        When you set permissions for a queue, the existing permissions are replaced. 
        To update the queue's permissions, call :func:`~get_queue_acl` to fetch 
        all access policies associated with the queue, modify the access policy 
        that you wish to change, and then call this function with the complete 
        set of data to perform the update.

        When you establish a stored access policy on a queue, it may take up to 
        30 seconds to take effect. During this interval, a shared access signature 
        that is associated with the stored access policy will throw an 
        :class:`AzureHttpError` until the access policy becomes active.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of an existing queue.
        :param signed_identifiers:
            A dictionary of access policies to associate with the queue. The 
            dictionary may contain up to 5 elements. An empty dictionary 
            will clear the access policies set on the service. 
        :type signed_identifiers: dict(str, :class:`~azure.storage.common.models.AccessPolicy`)
        :param int timeout:
            The server timeout, expressed in seconds.
        '''
        _validate_not_none('queue_name', queue_name)
        _validate_access_policies(signed_identifiers)
        request = HTTPRequest()
        request.method = 'PUT'
        request.host_locations = self._get_host_locations()
        request.path = _get_path(queue_name)
        request.query = {
            'comp': 'acl',
            'timeout': _int_to_str(timeout),
        }
        request.body = _get_request_body(
            _convert_signed_identifiers_to_xml(signed_identifiers))
        self._perform_request(request)

    def put_message(self, queue_name, content, visibility_timeout=None,
                    time_to_live=None, timeout=None):
        '''
        Adds a new message to the back of the message queue. 

        The visibility timeout specifies the time that the message will be 
        invisible. After the timeout expires, the message will become visible. 
        If a visibility timeout is not specified, the default value of 0 is used.

        The message time-to-live specifies how long a message will remain in the 
        queue. The message will be deleted from the queue when the time-to-live 
        period expires.

        If the key-encryption-key field is set on the local service object, this method will
        encrypt the content before uploading.

        :param str queue_name:
            The name of the queue to put the message into.
        :param obj content:
            Message content. Allowed type is determined by the encode_function 
            set on the service. Default is str. The encoded message can be up to 
            64KB in size.
        :param int visibility_timeout:
            If not specified, the default value is 0. Specifies the
            new visibility timeout value, in seconds, relative to server time.
            The value must be larger than or equal to 0, and cannot be
            larger than 7 days. The visibility timeout of a message cannot be
            set to a value later than the expiry time. visibility_timeout
            should be set to a value smaller than the time-to-live value.
        :param int time_to_live:
            Specifies the time-to-live interval for the message, in
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