* the log with the leader's current term. Once the no-op entry is committed, all prior entries are committed
* indirectly. Once all entries are committed, ie commitIndex matches the last log index, it switches to the
* normal Leader state.
- * <p/>
+ *
+ * <p>
* The use of a no-op entry in this manner is outlined in the last paragraph in ยง8 of the
* <a href="https://raft.github.io/raft.pdf">extended raft version</a>.
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