func (vs *VolumeServer) DeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	n := new(storage.Needle)
	vid, nid, _, _, _ := parseURLPath(r.URL.Path)
	volumeId, _ := storage.NewVolumeId(vid)
	n.ParseNid(nid)

	glog.V(2).Infoln("deleting", n)

	cookie := n.Cookie

	if _, ok := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedleNoCache(volumeId, n); ok != nil {
		m := make(map[string]uint32)
		m["size"] = 0
		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusNotFound, m)
		return
	}

	if n.Cookie != cookie {
		glog.V(0).Infoln("delete", r.URL.Path, "with unmaching cookie from ", r.RemoteAddr, "agent", r.UserAgent())
		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("File Random Cookie does not match."))
		return
	}

	count := int64(n.Size)

	if n.IsChunkedManifest() {
		chunkManifest, e := operation.LoadChunkManifest(n.Data, n.IsGzipped())
		if e != nil {
			writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("Load chunks manifest error: %v", e))
			return
		}
		// make sure all chunks had deleted before delete manifest
		if e := chunkManifest.DeleteChunks(vs.GetMasterNode(), r.FormValue("collection")); e != nil {
			writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("Delete chunks error: %v", e))
			return
		}
		count = chunkManifest.Size
	}

	ret := topology.ReplicatedDelete(vs.GetMasterNode(), vs.store, volumeId, n, r)

	if ret != 0 {
		m := make(map[string]int64)
		m["size"] = count
		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusAccepted, m)
	} else {
		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.New("Deletion Failed."))
	}

}
//Experts only: takes multiple fid parameters. This function does not propagate deletes to replicas.
func (vs *VolumeServer) batchDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	r.ParseForm()
	var ret []operation.DeleteResult
	for _, fid := range r.Form["fid"] {
		vid, id_cookie, err := operation.ParseFileId(fid)
		if err != nil {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusBadRequest,
				Error:  err.Error()})
			continue
		}
		n := new(storage.Needle)
		volumeId, _ := storage.NewVolumeId(vid)
		n.ParseNid(id_cookie)
		glog.V(4).Infoln("batch deleting", n)
		cookie := n.Cookie
		if _, err := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedleNoCache(volumeId, n); err != nil {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusNotFound,
				Error:  err.Error(),
			})
			continue
		}

		if n.IsChunkedManifest() {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusNotAcceptable,
				Error:  "ChunkManifest: not allowed in batch delete mode.",
			})
			continue
		}

		if n.Cookie != cookie {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusBadRequest,
				Error:  "File Random Cookie does not match.",
			})
			glog.V(0).Infoln("deleting", fid, "with unmaching cookie from ", r.RemoteAddr, "agent", r.UserAgent())
			return
		}
		if size, err := vs.store.Delete(volumeId, n); err != nil {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusInternalServerError,
				Error:  err.Error()},
			)
		} else {
			ret = append(ret, operation.DeleteResult{
				Fid:    fid,
				Status: http.StatusAccepted,
				Size:   int(size)},
			)
		}
	}

	writeJsonQuiet(w, r, http.StatusAccepted, ret)
}