+ }
+
+ /**
+ * An installSnapshot is scheduled at a interval that is a multiple of
+ * a HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL. This is to avoid the need to check for installing
+ * snapshots at every heartbeat.
+ */
+ private void installSnapshotIfNeeded(){
+ for (String followerId : followers) {
+ ActorSelection followerActor =
+ context.getPeerActorSelection(followerId);
+
+ if(followerActor != null) {
+ FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation =
+ followerToLog.get(followerId);
+
+ long nextIndex = followerLogInformation.getNextIndex().get();
+
+ if (!context.getReplicatedLog().isPresent(nextIndex) && context
+ .getReplicatedLog().isInSnapshot(nextIndex)) {
+ followerActor.tell(
+ new InstallSnapshot(currentTerm(), context.getId(),
+ context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex(),
+ context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotTerm(),
+ context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshot()
+ ),
+ actor()
+ );
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ private RaftState sendHeartBeat() {
+ if (followers.size() > 0) {
+ sendAppendEntries();
+ }