Fix checkstyle warnings in netconf-cli
[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-akka-raft / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / controller / cluster / raft / behaviors / Leader.java
index 5c37455be9420db37a4e7ce1dbdc82a479600fe7..d83362b58081c0e4c4576a848bf10ca29d8fc7da 100644 (file)
@@ -11,22 +11,37 @@ package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors;
 import akka.actor.ActorRef;
 import akka.actor.ActorSelection;
 import akka.actor.Cancellable;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.ClientRequestTracker;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.ClientRequestTrackerImpl;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.FollowerLogInformation;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.FollowerLogInformationImpl;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.RaftActorContext;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.RaftState;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.internal.messages.SendHeartBeat;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.ReplicatedLogEntry;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.CaptureSnapshot;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.InitiateInstallSnapshot;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.Replicate;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.SendHeartBeat;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.SendInstallSnapshot;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.AppendEntries;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.AppendEntriesReply;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.RequestVote;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.InstallSnapshot;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.InstallSnapshotReply;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.RaftRPC;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.RequestVoteReply;
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
@@ -54,105 +69,681 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
  */
 public class Leader extends AbstractRaftActorBehavior {
 
-    /**
-     * The interval at which a heart beat message will be sent to the remote
-     * RaftActor
-     * <p/>
-     * Since this is set to 100 milliseconds the Election timeout should be
-     * at least 200 milliseconds
-     */
-    public static final FiniteDuration HEART_BEAT_INTERVAL =
-        new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 
-    private final Map<String, FollowerLogInformation> followerToLog =
-        new HashMap();
+    protected final Map<String, FollowerLogInformation> followerToLog = new HashMap<>();
+    protected final Map<String, FollowerToSnapshot> mapFollowerToSnapshot = new HashMap<>();
+
+    private final Set<String> followers;
 
-    private final Map<String, ActorSelection> followerToActor = new HashMap<>();
+    private Cancellable heartbeatSchedule = null;
+    private Cancellable installSnapshotSchedule = null;
 
-    private Cancellable heartbeatCancel = null;
+    private List<ClientRequestTracker> trackerList = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    public Leader(RaftActorContext context, List<String> followePaths) {
+    private final int minReplicationCount;
+
+    private Optional<ByteString> snapshot;
+
+    public Leader(RaftActorContext context) {
         super(context);
 
-        for (String followerPath : followePaths) {
+        followers = context.getPeerAddresses().keySet();
+
+        for (String followerId : followers) {
             FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation =
-                new FollowerLogInformationImpl(followerPath,
-                    new AtomicLong(0),
-                    new AtomicLong(0));
+                new FollowerLogInformationImpl(followerId,
+                    new AtomicLong(context.getCommitIndex()),
+                    new AtomicLong(-1),
+                    context.getConfigParams().getElectionTimeOutInterval());
 
-            followerToActor.put(followerPath,
-                context.actorSelection(followerLogInformation.getId()));
-            followerToLog.put(followerPath, followerLogInformation);
+            followerToLog.put(followerId, followerLogInformation);
+        }
+
+        if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOG.debug("Election:Leader has following peers: {}", followers);
+        }
 
+        if (followers.size() > 0) {
+            minReplicationCount = (followers.size() + 1) / 2 + 1;
+        } else {
+            minReplicationCount = 0;
         }
 
+        snapshot = Optional.absent();
+
         // Immediately schedule a heartbeat
         // Upon election: send initial empty AppendEntries RPCs
         // (heartbeat) to each server; repeat during idle periods to
         // prevent election timeouts (§5.2)
         scheduleHeartBeat(new FiniteDuration(0, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
 
+        scheduleInstallSnapshotCheck(
+            new FiniteDuration(context.getConfigParams().getHeartBeatInterval().length() * 1000,
+                context.getConfigParams().getHeartBeatInterval().unit())
+        );
+
+    }
 
+    private Optional<ByteString> getSnapshot() {
+        return snapshot;
     }
 
-    @Override protected RaftState handleAppendEntries(ActorRef sender,
-        AppendEntries appendEntries, RaftState suggestedState) {
-        return suggestedState;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void setSnapshot(Optional<ByteString> snapshot) {
+        this.snapshot = snapshot;
+    }
+
+    @Override protected RaftActorBehavior handleAppendEntries(ActorRef sender,
+        AppendEntries appendEntries) {
+
+        if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOG.debug(appendEntries.toString());
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override protected RaftActorBehavior handleAppendEntriesReply(ActorRef sender,
+        AppendEntriesReply appendEntriesReply) {
+
+        if(! appendEntriesReply.isSuccess()) {
+            if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                LOG.debug(appendEntriesReply.toString());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Update the FollowerLogInformation
+        String followerId = appendEntriesReply.getFollowerId();
+        FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation =
+            followerToLog.get(followerId);
+
+        if(followerLogInformation == null){
+            LOG.error("Unknown follower {}", followerId);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        followerLogInformation.markFollowerActive();
+
+        if (appendEntriesReply.isSuccess()) {
+            followerLogInformation
+                .setMatchIndex(appendEntriesReply.getLogLastIndex());
+            followerLogInformation
+                .setNextIndex(appendEntriesReply.getLogLastIndex() + 1);
+        } else {
+
+            // TODO: When we find that the follower is out of sync with the
+            // Leader we simply decrement that followers next index by 1.
+            // Would it be possible to do better than this? The RAFT spec
+            // does not explicitly deal with it but may be something for us to
+            // think about
+
+            followerLogInformation.decrNextIndex();
+        }
+
+        // Now figure out if this reply warrants a change in the commitIndex
+        // If there exists an N such that N > commitIndex, a majority
+        // of matchIndex[i] ≥ N, and log[N].term == currentTerm:
+        // set commitIndex = N (§5.3, §5.4).
+        for (long N = context.getCommitIndex() + 1; ; N++) {
+            int replicatedCount = 1;
+
+            for (FollowerLogInformation info : followerToLog.values()) {
+                if (info.getMatchIndex().get() >= N) {
+                    replicatedCount++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (replicatedCount >= minReplicationCount) {
+                ReplicatedLogEntry replicatedLogEntry =
+                    context.getReplicatedLog().get(N);
+                if (replicatedLogEntry != null
+                    && replicatedLogEntry.getTerm()
+                    == currentTerm()) {
+                    context.setCommitIndex(N);
+                }
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Apply the change to the state machine
+        if (context.getCommitIndex() > context.getLastApplied()) {
+            applyLogToStateMachine(context.getCommitIndex());
+        }
+
+        return this;
     }
 
-    @Override protected RaftState handleAppendEntriesReply(ActorRef sender,
-        AppendEntriesReply appendEntriesReply, RaftState suggestedState) {
-        return suggestedState;
+    protected ClientRequestTracker removeClientRequestTracker(long logIndex) {
+
+        ClientRequestTracker toRemove = findClientRequestTracker(logIndex);
+        if(toRemove != null) {
+            trackerList.remove(toRemove);
+        }
+
+        return toRemove;
     }
 
-    @Override protected RaftState handleRequestVote(ActorRef sender,
-        RequestVote requestVote, RaftState suggestedState) {
-        return suggestedState;
+    protected ClientRequestTracker findClientRequestTracker(long logIndex) {
+        for (ClientRequestTracker tracker : trackerList) {
+            if (tracker.getIndex() == logIndex) {
+                return tracker;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
-    @Override protected RaftState handleRequestVoteReply(ActorRef sender,
-        RequestVoteReply requestVoteReply, RaftState suggestedState) {
-        return suggestedState;
+    @Override protected RaftActorBehavior handleRequestVoteReply(ActorRef sender,
+        RequestVoteReply requestVoteReply) {
+        return this;
     }
 
-    @Override protected RaftState state() {
+    @Override public RaftState state() {
         return RaftState.Leader;
     }
 
-    @Override public RaftState handleMessage(ActorRef sender, Object message) {
+    @Override public RaftActorBehavior handleMessage(ActorRef sender, Object originalMessage) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull(sender, "sender should not be null");
 
-        scheduleHeartBeat(HEART_BEAT_INTERVAL);
+        Object message = fromSerializableMessage(originalMessage);
+
+        if (message instanceof RaftRPC) {
+            RaftRPC rpc = (RaftRPC) message;
+            // If RPC request or response contains term T > currentTerm:
+            // set currentTerm = T, convert to follower (§5.1)
+            // This applies to all RPC messages and responses
+            if (rpc.getTerm() > context.getTermInformation().getCurrentTerm()) {
+                context.getTermInformation().updateAndPersist(rpc.getTerm(), null);
 
-        if (message instanceof SendHeartBeat) {
-            for (ActorSelection follower : followerToActor.values()) {
-                follower.tell(new AppendEntries(
-                    context.getTermInformation().getCurrentTerm().get(),
-                    context.getId(),
-                    context.getReplicatedLog().last().getIndex(),
-                    context.getReplicatedLog().last().getTerm(),
-                    Collections.EMPTY_LIST, context.getCommitIndex().get()),
-                    context.getActor());
+                return switchBehavior(new Follower(context));
             }
-            return state();
         }
+
+        try {
+            if (message instanceof SendHeartBeat) {
+                sendHeartBeat();
+                return this;
+
+            } else if(message instanceof InitiateInstallSnapshot) {
+                installSnapshotIfNeeded();
+
+            } else if(message instanceof SendInstallSnapshot) {
+                // received from RaftActor
+                setSnapshot(Optional.of(((SendInstallSnapshot) message).getSnapshot()));
+                sendInstallSnapshot();
+
+            } else if (message instanceof Replicate) {
+                replicate((Replicate) message);
+
+            } else if (message instanceof InstallSnapshotReply){
+                handleInstallSnapshotReply(
+                    (InstallSnapshotReply) message);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            scheduleHeartBeat(context.getConfigParams().getHeartBeatInterval());
+        }
+
         return super.handleMessage(sender, message);
     }
 
+    private void handleInstallSnapshotReply(InstallSnapshotReply reply) {
+        String followerId = reply.getFollowerId();
+        FollowerToSnapshot followerToSnapshot = mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId);
+        FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation = followerToLog.get(followerId);
+        followerLogInformation.markFollowerActive();
+
+        if (followerToSnapshot != null &&
+            followerToSnapshot.getChunkIndex() == reply.getChunkIndex()) {
+
+            if (reply.isSuccess()) {
+                if(followerToSnapshot.isLastChunk(reply.getChunkIndex())) {
+                    //this was the last chunk reply
+                    if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        LOG.debug("InstallSnapshotReply received, " +
+                                "last chunk received, Chunk:{}. Follower:{} Setting nextIndex:{}",
+                            reply.getChunkIndex(), followerId,
+                            context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex() + 1
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    followerLogInformation.setMatchIndex(
+                        context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex());
+                    followerLogInformation.setNextIndex(
+                        context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex() + 1);
+                    mapFollowerToSnapshot.remove(followerId);
+
+                    if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        LOG.debug("followerToLog.get(followerId).getNextIndex().get()=" +
+                            followerToLog.get(followerId).getNextIndex().get());
+                    }
+
+                    if (mapFollowerToSnapshot.isEmpty()) {
+                        // once there are no pending followers receiving snapshots
+                        // we can remove snapshot from the memory
+                        setSnapshot(Optional.<ByteString>absent());
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    followerToSnapshot.markSendStatus(true);
+                }
+            } else {
+                LOG.info("InstallSnapshotReply received, " +
+                        "sending snapshot chunk failed, Will retry, Chunk:{}",
+                    reply.getChunkIndex()
+                );
+                followerToSnapshot.markSendStatus(false);
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            LOG.error("ERROR!!" +
+                    "FollowerId in InstallSnapshotReply not known to Leader" +
+                    " or Chunk Index in InstallSnapshotReply not matching {} != {}",
+                followerToSnapshot.getChunkIndex(), reply.getChunkIndex()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void replicate(Replicate replicate) {
+        long logIndex = replicate.getReplicatedLogEntry().getIndex();
+
+        if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOG.debug("Replicate message {}", logIndex);
+        }
+
+        // Create a tracker entry we will use this later to notify the
+        // client actor
+        trackerList.add(
+            new ClientRequestTrackerImpl(replicate.getClientActor(),
+                replicate.getIdentifier(),
+                logIndex)
+        );
+
+        if (followers.size() == 0) {
+            context.setCommitIndex(logIndex);
+            applyLogToStateMachine(logIndex);
+        } else {
+            sendAppendEntries();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void sendAppendEntries() {
+        // Send an AppendEntries to all followers
+        for (String followerId : followers) {
+            ActorSelection followerActor = context.getPeerActorSelection(followerId);
+
+            if (followerActor != null) {
+                FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation = followerToLog.get(followerId);
+                long followerNextIndex = followerLogInformation.getNextIndex().get();
+                boolean isFollowerActive = followerLogInformation.isFollowerActive();
+                List<ReplicatedLogEntry> entries = null;
+
+                if (mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId) != null) {
+                    // if install snapshot is in process , then sent next chunk if possible
+                    if (isFollowerActive && mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId).canSendNextChunk()) {
+                        sendSnapshotChunk(followerActor, followerId);
+                    } else {
+                        // we send a heartbeat even if we have not received a reply for the last chunk
+                        sendAppendEntriesToFollower(followerActor, followerNextIndex,
+                            Collections.<ReplicatedLogEntry>emptyList());
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    long leaderLastIndex = context.getReplicatedLog().lastIndex();
+                    long leaderSnapShotIndex = context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex();
+
+                    if (isFollowerActive &&
+                        context.getReplicatedLog().isPresent(followerNextIndex)) {
+                        // FIXME : Sending one entry at a time
+                        entries = context.getReplicatedLog().getFrom(followerNextIndex, 1);
+
+                    } else if (isFollowerActive && followerNextIndex >= 0 &&
+                        leaderLastIndex >= followerNextIndex ) {
+                        // if the followers next index is not present in the leaders log, and
+                        // if the follower is just not starting and if leader's index is more than followers index
+                        // then snapshot should be sent
+
+                        if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            LOG.debug("InitiateInstallSnapshot to follower:{}," +
+                                    "follower-nextIndex:{}, leader-snapshot-index:{},  " +
+                                    "leader-last-index:{}", followerId,
+                                followerNextIndex, leaderSnapShotIndex, leaderLastIndex
+                            );
+                        }
+                        actor().tell(new InitiateInstallSnapshot(), actor());
+
+                        // we would want to sent AE as the capture snapshot might take time
+                        entries =  Collections.<ReplicatedLogEntry>emptyList();
+
+                    } else {
+                        //we send an AppendEntries, even if the follower is inactive
+                        // in-order to update the followers timestamp, in case it becomes active again
+                        entries =  Collections.<ReplicatedLogEntry>emptyList();
+                    }
+
+                    sendAppendEntriesToFollower(followerActor, followerNextIndex, entries);
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void sendAppendEntriesToFollower(ActorSelection followerActor, long followerNextIndex,
+        List<ReplicatedLogEntry> entries) {
+        followerActor.tell(
+            new AppendEntries(currentTerm(), context.getId(),
+                prevLogIndex(followerNextIndex),
+                prevLogTerm(followerNextIndex), entries,
+                context.getCommitIndex()).toSerializable(),
+            actor()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 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.
+     *
+     * Install Snapshot works as follows
+     * 1. Leader sends a InitiateInstallSnapshot message to self
+     * 2. Leader then initiates the capture snapshot by sending a CaptureSnapshot message to actor
+     * 3. RaftActor on receipt of the CaptureSnapshotReply (from Shard), stores the received snapshot in the replicated log
+     * and makes a call to Leader's handleMessage , with SendInstallSnapshot message.
+     * 4. Leader , picks the snapshot from im-mem ReplicatedLog and sends it in chunks to the Follower
+     * 5. On complete, Follower sends back a InstallSnapshotReply.
+     * 6. On receipt of the InstallSnapshotReply for the last chunk, Leader marks the install complete for that follower
+     * and replenishes the memory by deleting the snapshot in Replicated log.
+     *
+     */
+    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)) {
+                    LOG.info("{} follower needs a snapshot install", followerId);
+                    if (snapshot.isPresent()) {
+                        // if a snapshot is present in the memory, most likely another install is in progress
+                        // no need to capture snapshot
+                        sendSnapshotChunk(followerActor, followerId);
+
+                    } else {
+                        initiateCaptureSnapshot();
+                        //we just need 1 follower who would need snapshot to be installed.
+                        // when we have the snapshot captured, we would again check (in SendInstallSnapshot)
+                        // who needs an install and send to all who need
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // on every install snapshot, we try to capture the snapshot.
+    // Once a capture is going on, another one issued will get ignored by RaftActor.
+    private void initiateCaptureSnapshot() {
+        LOG.info("Initiating Snapshot Capture to Install Snapshot, Leader:{}", getLeaderId());
+        ReplicatedLogEntry lastAppliedEntry = context.getReplicatedLog().get(context.getLastApplied());
+        long lastAppliedIndex = -1;
+        long lastAppliedTerm = -1;
+
+        if (lastAppliedEntry != null) {
+            lastAppliedIndex = lastAppliedEntry.getIndex();
+            lastAppliedTerm = lastAppliedEntry.getTerm();
+        } else if (context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex() > -1)  {
+            lastAppliedIndex = context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex();
+            lastAppliedTerm = context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotTerm();
+        }
+
+        boolean isInstallSnapshotInitiated = true;
+        actor().tell(new CaptureSnapshot(lastIndex(), lastTerm(),
+                lastAppliedIndex, lastAppliedTerm, isInstallSnapshotInitiated),
+            actor());
+    }
+
+
+    private void sendInstallSnapshot() {
+        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)) {
+                    sendSnapshotChunk(followerActor, followerId);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Sends a snapshot chunk to a given follower
+     *  InstallSnapshot should qualify as a heartbeat too.
+     */
+    private void sendSnapshotChunk(ActorSelection followerActor, String followerId) {
+        try {
+            if (snapshot.isPresent()) {
+                followerActor.tell(
+                    new InstallSnapshot(currentTerm(), context.getId(),
+                        context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex(),
+                        context.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotTerm(),
+                        getNextSnapshotChunk(followerId,snapshot.get()),
+                        mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId).incrementChunkIndex(),
+                        mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId).getTotalChunks()
+                    ).toSerializable(),
+                    actor()
+                );
+                LOG.info("InstallSnapshot sent to follower {}, Chunk: {}/{}",
+                    followerActor.path(), mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId).getChunkIndex(),
+                    mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId).getTotalChunks());
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOG.error(e, "InstallSnapshot failed for Leader.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Acccepts snaphot as ByteString, enters into map for future chunks
+     * creates and return a ByteString chunk
+     */
+    private ByteString getNextSnapshotChunk(String followerId, ByteString snapshotBytes) throws IOException {
+        FollowerToSnapshot followerToSnapshot = mapFollowerToSnapshot.get(followerId);
+        if (followerToSnapshot == null) {
+            followerToSnapshot = new FollowerToSnapshot(snapshotBytes);
+            mapFollowerToSnapshot.put(followerId, followerToSnapshot);
+        }
+        ByteString nextChunk = followerToSnapshot.getNextChunk();
+        if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOG.debug("Leader's snapshot nextChunk size:{}", nextChunk.size());
+        }
+        return nextChunk;
+    }
+
+    private void sendHeartBeat() {
+        if (followers.size() > 0) {
+            sendAppendEntries();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void stopHeartBeat() {
+        if (heartbeatSchedule != null && !heartbeatSchedule.isCancelled()) {
+            heartbeatSchedule.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void stopInstallSnapshotSchedule() {
+        if (installSnapshotSchedule != null && !installSnapshotSchedule.isCancelled()) {
+            installSnapshotSchedule.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void scheduleHeartBeat(FiniteDuration interval) {
-        if (heartbeatCancel != null && !heartbeatCancel.isCancelled()) {
-            heartbeatCancel.cancel();
+        if(followers.size() == 0){
+            // Optimization - do not bother scheduling a heartbeat as there are
+            // no followers
+            return;
         }
 
+        stopHeartBeat();
+
         // Schedule a heartbeat. When the scheduler triggers a SendHeartbeat
         // message is sent to itself.
         // Scheduling the heartbeat only once here because heartbeats do not
         // need to be sent if there are other messages being sent to the remote
         // actor.
-        heartbeatCancel =
-            context.getActorSystem().scheduler().scheduleOnce(interval,
-                context.getActor(), new SendHeartBeat(),
+        heartbeatSchedule = context.getActorSystem().scheduler().scheduleOnce(
+            interval, context.getActor(), new SendHeartBeat(),
+            context.getActorSystem().dispatcher(), context.getActor());
+    }
+
+    private void scheduleInstallSnapshotCheck(FiniteDuration interval) {
+        if(followers.size() == 0){
+            // Optimization - do not bother scheduling a heartbeat as there are
+            // no followers
+            return;
+        }
+
+        stopInstallSnapshotSchedule();
+
+        // Schedule a message to send append entries to followers that can
+        // accept an append entries with some data in it
+        installSnapshotSchedule =
+            context.getActorSystem().scheduler().scheduleOnce(
+                interval,
+                context.getActor(), new InitiateInstallSnapshot(),
                 context.getActorSystem().dispatcher(), context.getActor());
     }
 
+
+
+    @Override public void close() throws Exception {
+        stopHeartBeat();
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getLeaderId() {
+        return context.getId();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Encapsulates the snapshot bytestring and handles the logic of sending
+     * snapshot chunks
+     */
+    protected class FollowerToSnapshot {
+        private ByteString snapshotBytes;
+        private int offset = 0;
+        // the next snapshot chunk is sent only if the replyReceivedForOffset matches offset
+        private int replyReceivedForOffset;
+        // if replyStatus is false, the previous chunk is attempted
+        private boolean replyStatus = false;
+        private int chunkIndex;
+        private int totalChunks;
+
+        public FollowerToSnapshot(ByteString snapshotBytes) {
+            this.snapshotBytes = snapshotBytes;
+            replyReceivedForOffset = -1;
+            chunkIndex = 1;
+            int size = snapshotBytes.size();
+            totalChunks = ( size / context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize()) +
+                ((size % context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize()) > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+            if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                LOG.debug("Snapshot {} bytes, total chunks to send:{}",
+                    size, totalChunks);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public ByteString getSnapshotBytes() {
+            return snapshotBytes;
+        }
+
+        public int incrementOffset() {
+            if(replyStatus) {
+                // if prev chunk failed, we would want to sent the same chunk again
+                offset = offset + context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize();
+            }
+            return offset;
+        }
+
+        public int incrementChunkIndex() {
+            if (replyStatus) {
+                // if prev chunk failed, we would want to sent the same chunk again
+                chunkIndex =  chunkIndex + 1;
+            }
+            return chunkIndex;
+        }
+
+        public int getChunkIndex() {
+            return chunkIndex;
+        }
+
+        public int getTotalChunks() {
+            return totalChunks;
+        }
+
+        public boolean canSendNextChunk() {
+            // we only send a false if a chunk is sent but we have not received a reply yet
+            return replyReceivedForOffset == offset;
+        }
+
+        public boolean isLastChunk(int chunkIndex) {
+            return totalChunks == chunkIndex;
+        }
+
+        public void markSendStatus(boolean success) {
+            if (success) {
+                // if the chunk sent was successful
+                replyReceivedForOffset = offset;
+                replyStatus = true;
+            } else {
+                // if the chunk sent was failure
+                replyReceivedForOffset = offset;
+                replyStatus = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public ByteString getNextChunk() {
+            int snapshotLength = getSnapshotBytes().size();
+            int start = incrementOffset();
+            int size = context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize();
+            if (context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize() > snapshotLength) {
+                size = snapshotLength;
+            } else {
+                if ((start + context.getConfigParams().getSnapshotChunkSize()) > snapshotLength) {
+                    size = snapshotLength - start;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if(LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                LOG.debug("length={}, offset={},size={}",
+                    snapshotLength, start, size);
+            }
+            return getSnapshotBytes().substring(start, start + size);
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    // called from example-actor for printing the follower-states
+    public String printFollowerStates() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for(FollowerLogInformation followerLogInformation : followerToLog.values()) {
+            boolean isFollowerActive = followerLogInformation.isFollowerActive();
+            sb.append("{"+followerLogInformation.getId() + " state:" + isFollowerActive + "},");
+
+        }
+        return "[" + sb.toString() + "]";
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void markFollowerActive(String followerId) {
+        followerToLog.get(followerId).markFollowerActive();
+    }
 }