- return internalSwitchBehavior(RaftState.Follower);
- }
- }
-
- if (message instanceof ElectionTimeout) {
- LOG.debug("{}: Received ElectionTimeout", logName());
-
- if (votesRequired == 0) {
- // If there are no peers then we should be a Leader
- // We wait for the election timeout to occur before declare
- // ourselves the leader. This gives enough time for a leader
- // who we do not know about (as a peer)
- // to send a message to the candidate
+ // The raft paper does not say whether or not a Candidate can/should process a RequestVote in
+ // this case but doing so gains quicker convergence when the sender's log is more up-to-date.
+ if (message instanceof RequestVote) {
+ super.handleMessage(sender, message);
+ }