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+package openstack
+
+// CommonResult acts as a base struct that other results can embed. It contains
+// the deserialized JSON structured returned from the server (Resp), and any
+// errors that might have occurred during transport or deserialization.
+type CommonResult struct {
+	Resp map[string]interface{}
+	Err  error
+}