Add JournalSegmentFile.map()
[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-akka-raft / src / test / java / org / opendaylight / controller / cluster / raft / RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest.java
index 816e5b217093d1b85a9efd48b2c5b12965f9041d..884b16c11e8aceed093dfa2f063e7c5499c9a854 100644 (file)
@@ -14,34 +14,33 @@ import static org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MessageCollectorAct
 import static org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MessageCollectorActor.clearMessages;
 import static org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching;
 import static org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MessageCollectorActor.expectMatching;
+
+import akka.actor.AbstractActor;
 import akka.actor.ActorRef;
 import akka.actor.Props;
-import akka.actor.UntypedActor;
 import akka.dispatch.Dispatchers;
-import akka.testkit.JavaTestKit;
 import akka.testkit.TestActorRef;
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import akka.testkit.javadsl.TestKit;
 import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
+import com.google.common.io.ByteSource;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationUtils;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.NonPersistentDataProvider;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.ServerConfigurationPayload.ServerInfo;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.ApplyJournalEntries;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.ApplySnapshot;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.ApplyState;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.CaptureSnapshotReply;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.ElectionTimeout;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.InitiateCaptureSnapshot;
-import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.UpdateElectionTerm;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.TimeoutNow;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors.AbstractLeader;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors.Follower;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors.Leader;
@@ -58,6 +57,12 @@ import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.ServerChangeReply;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.ServerChangeStatus;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.ServerRemoved;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.ApplyJournalEntries;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.ByteState;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.ServerConfigurationPayload;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.ServerInfo;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.SimpleReplicatedLogEntry;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.UpdateElectionTerm;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.policy.DisableElectionsRaftPolicy;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.ForwardMessageToBehaviorActor;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.InMemoryJournal;
@@ -90,10 +95,10 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID));
 
     private TestActorRef<MockNewFollowerRaftActor> newFollowerRaftActor;
-    private TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> newFollowerCollectorActor;
+    private ActorRef newFollowerCollectorActor;
     private RaftActorContext newFollowerActorContext;
 
-    private final JavaTestKit testKit = new JavaTestKit(getSystem());
+    private final TestKit testKit = new TestKit(getSystem());
 
     @Before
     public void setup() {
@@ -101,11 +106,11 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         InMemorySnapshotStore.clear();
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:IllegalCatch")
     private void setupNewFollower() {
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = newFollowerConfigParams();
 
-        newFollowerCollectorActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+        newFollowerCollectorActor = actorFactory.createActor(MessageCollectorActor.props(),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(NEW_SERVER_ID + "Collector"));
         newFollowerRaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(MockNewFollowerRaftActor.props(
                 configParams, newFollowerCollectorActor).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
@@ -127,12 +132,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    public void tearDown() {
         actorFactory.close();
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithExistingFollower() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithExistingFollower() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithExistingFollower starting");
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContextImpl followerActorContext = newFollowerContext(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor);
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         followerActorContext.setCurrentBehavior(follower);
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
                         followerActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
@@ -155,20 +160,19 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         clearMessages(followerActor);
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
         // Leader should install snapshot - capture and verify ApplySnapshot contents
 
         ApplySnapshot applySnapshot = expectFirstMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, ApplySnapshot.class);
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        List<Object> snapshotState = (List<Object>) MockRaftActor.toObject(applySnapshot.getSnapshot().getState());
+        List<Object> snapshotState = MockRaftActor.fromState(applySnapshot.getSnapshot().getState());
         assertEquals("Snapshot state", snapshotState, leaderRaftActor.getState());
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().get());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().orElseThrow());
 
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entry in leader's log
 
@@ -194,38 +198,30 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         // Verify new server config was applied in both followers
 
-        assertEquals("Follower peers", Sets.newHashSet(LEADER_ID, NEW_SERVER_ID), followerActorContext.getPeerIds());
-
-        assertEquals("New follower peers", Sets.newHashSet(LEADER_ID, FOLLOWER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
+        assertEquals("Follower peers", Set.of(LEADER_ID, NEW_SERVER_ID), followerActorContext.getPeerIds());
 
-        expectFirstMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, ApplyState.class);
-        expectFirstMatching(followerActor, ApplyState.class);
+        assertEquals("New follower peers", Set.of(LEADER_ID, FOLLOWER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
 
         assertEquals("Follower commit index", 3, followerActorContext.getCommitIndex());
         assertEquals("Follower last applied index", 3, followerActorContext.getLastApplied());
         assertEquals("New follower commit index", 3, newFollowerActorContext.getCommitIndex());
         assertEquals("New follower last applied index", 3, newFollowerActorContext.getLastApplied());
 
-        List<ReplicatedLogImplEntry> persistedLogEntries = InMemoryJournal.get(LEADER_ID, ReplicatedLogImplEntry.class);
-        assertEquals("Leader ReplicatedLogImplEntry entries", 1, persistedLogEntries.size());
-        ReplicatedLogImplEntry logEntry = persistedLogEntries.get(0);
-        assertEquals("Leader ReplicatedLogImplEntry getTerm", 1, logEntry.getTerm());
-        assertEquals("Leader ReplicatedLogImplEntry getIndex", 3, logEntry.getIndex());
-        assertEquals("Leader ReplicatedLogImplEntry getData", ServerConfigurationPayload.class, logEntry.getData().getClass());
-
-        persistedLogEntries = InMemoryJournal.get(NEW_SERVER_ID, ReplicatedLogImplEntry.class);
-        assertEquals("New follower ReplicatedLogImplEntry entries", 1, persistedLogEntries.size());
-        logEntry = persistedLogEntries.get(0);
-        assertEquals("New follower ReplicatedLogImplEntry getTerm", 1, logEntry.getTerm());
-        assertEquals("New follower ReplicatedLogImplEntry getIndex", 3, logEntry.getIndex());
-        assertEquals("New follower ReplicatedLogImplEntry getData", ServerConfigurationPayload.class,
-                logEntry.getData().getClass());
+        assertEquals("Leader persisted ReplicatedLogImplEntry entries", 0,
+                InMemoryJournal.get(LEADER_ID, SimpleReplicatedLogEntry.class).size());
+        assertEquals("Leader persisted ServerConfigurationPayload entries", 1,
+                InMemoryJournal.get(LEADER_ID, ServerConfigurationPayload.class).size());
+
+        assertEquals("New follower persisted ReplicatedLogImplEntry entries", 0,
+                InMemoryJournal.get(NEW_SERVER_ID, SimpleReplicatedLogEntry.class).size());
+        assertEquals("New follower persisted ServerConfigurationPayload entries", 1,
+                InMemoryJournal.get(NEW_SERVER_ID, ServerConfigurationPayload.class).size());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithExistingFollower ending");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithNoExistingFollower() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithNoExistingFollower() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithNoExistingFollower starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
@@ -236,27 +232,26 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 0, 2, 1).build());
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
+        final RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
         // Leader should install snapshot - capture and verify ApplySnapshot contents
 
         ApplySnapshot applySnapshot = expectFirstMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, ApplySnapshot.class);
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        List<Object> snapshotState = (List<Object>) MockRaftActor.toObject(applySnapshot.getSnapshot().getState());
+        List<Object> snapshotState = MockRaftActor.fromState(applySnapshot.getSnapshot().getState());
         assertEquals("Snapshot state", snapshotState, leaderRaftActor.getState());
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().get());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().orElseThrow());
 
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entry in leader's log
 
@@ -276,33 +271,33 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         // Verify new server config was applied in the new follower
 
-        assertEquals("New follower peers", Sets.newHashSet(LEADER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
+        assertEquals("New follower peers", Set.of(LEADER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithNoExistingFollower ending");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServersAsNonVoting() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServersAsNonVoting() {
         LOG.info("testAddServersAsNonVoting starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
+        final RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), false), testKit.getRef());
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().get());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().orElseThrow());
 
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entry in leader's log
 
@@ -323,7 +318,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         // Verify new server config was applied in the new follower
 
-        assertEquals("New follower peers", Sets.newHashSet(LEADER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
+        assertEquals("New follower peers", Set.of(LEADER_ID), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
 
         assertNoneMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, InstallSnapshot.class, 500);
 
@@ -337,9 +332,9 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID2, followerActor.path().toString(), false), testKit.getRef());
 
-        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", java.util.Optional.of(LEADER_ID), addServerReply.getLeaderHint());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", Optional.of(LEADER_ID), addServerReply.getLeaderHint());
 
         expectFirstMatching(leaderCollectorActor, ApplyState.class);
         assertEquals("Leader journal last index", 1, leaderActorContext.getReplicatedLog().lastIndex());
@@ -352,28 +347,28 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithOperationInProgress() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithOperationInProgress() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithOperationInProgress starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
+        final RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         RaftActorContext follower2ActorContext = newFollowerContext(NEW_SERVER_ID2, followerActor);
         Follower newFollower2 = new Follower(follower2ActorContext);
         followerActor.underlyingActor().setBehavior(newFollower2);
 
         MockNewFollowerRaftActor newFollowerRaftActorInstance = newFollowerRaftActor.underlyingActor();
-        newFollowerRaftActorInstance.setDropMessageOfType(InstallSnapshot.SERIALIZABLE_CLASS);
+        newFollowerRaftActorInstance.setDropMessageOfType(InstallSnapshot.class);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
@@ -382,7 +377,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         InstallSnapshot installSnapshot = expectFirstMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, InstallSnapshot.class);
 
         // Send a second AddServer - should get queued
-        JavaTestKit testKit2 = new JavaTestKit(getSystem());
+        TestKit testKit2 = new TestKit(getSystem());
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID2, followerActor.path().toString(), false), testKit2.getRef());
 
         // Continue the first AddServer
@@ -390,10 +385,10 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         newFollowerRaftActor.tell(installSnapshot, leaderActor);
 
         // Verify both complete successfully
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
-        addServerReply = testKit2.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        addServerReply = testKit2.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entries in leader's log
@@ -408,28 +403,27 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entry in the new follower
 
         expectMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, ApplyState.class, 2);
-        assertEquals("New follower peers", Sets.newHashSet(LEADER_ID, NEW_SERVER_ID2),
-               newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
+        assertEquals("New follower peers", Set.of(LEADER_ID, NEW_SERVER_ID2), newFollowerActorContext.getPeerIds());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithOperationInProgress ending");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotInProgress() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotInProgress() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotInProgress starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
+        final RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         // Drop commit message for now to delay snapshot completion
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(String.class);
@@ -443,9 +437,9 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(null);
         leaderActor.tell(commitMsg, leaderActor);
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().get());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().orElseThrow());
 
         expectFirstMatching(newFollowerCollectorActor, ApplySnapshot.class);
 
@@ -462,15 +456,15 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotCompleteTimeout() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotCompleteTimeout() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithPriorSnapshotCompleteTimeout starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
@@ -485,7 +479,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.TIMEOUT, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         assertEquals("Leader peers size", 0, leaderActorContext.getPeerIds().size());
@@ -494,22 +488,22 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithLeaderChangeBeforePriorSnapshotComplete() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithLeaderChangeBeforePriorSnapshotComplete() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithLeaderChangeBeforePriorSnapshotComplete starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
         RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
         ((DefaultConfigParamsImpl)leaderActorContext.getConfigParams()).setElectionTimeoutFactor(100);
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         // Drop the commit message so the snapshot doesn't complete yet.
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(COMMIT_MESSAGE_CLASS);
@@ -533,7 +527,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RaftActorServerConfigurationSupport.ServerOperationTimeout(NEW_SERVER_ID), leaderActor);
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         assertEquals("Leader peers size", 0, leaderActorContext.getPeerIds().size());
@@ -543,15 +537,15 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithLeaderChangeDuringInstallSnapshot() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithLeaderChangeDuringInstallSnapshot() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithLeaderChangeDuringInstallSnapshot starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
@@ -559,14 +553,14 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         ((DefaultConfigParamsImpl)leaderActorContext.getConfigParams()).setElectionTimeoutFactor(8);
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         // Drop the UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply to delay it.
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply.class);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
-        UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply snapshotReply = expectFirstMatching(leaderCollectorActor,
+        final UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply snapshotReply = expectFirstMatching(leaderCollectorActor,
                 UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply.class);
 
         // Prevent election timeout when the leader switches to follower
@@ -579,7 +573,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(null);
         leaderActor.tell(snapshotReply, leaderActor);
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         assertEquals("Leader peers size", 0, leaderActorContext.getPeerIds().size());
@@ -588,15 +582,15 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testAddServerWithInstallSnapshotTimeout() throws Exception {
+    public void testAddServerWithInstallSnapshotTimeout() {
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithInstallSnapshotTimeout starting");
 
         setupNewFollower();
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
@@ -604,13 +598,13 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         ((DefaultConfigParamsImpl)leaderActorContext.getConfigParams()).setElectionTimeoutFactor(1);
 
         // Drop the InstallSnapshot message so it times out
-        newFollowerRaftActor.underlyingActor().setDropMessageOfType(InstallSnapshot.SERIALIZABLE_CLASS);
+        newFollowerRaftActor.underlyingActor().setDropMessageOfType(InstallSnapshot.class);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
         leaderActor.tell(new UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply("bogus"), leaderActor);
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.TIMEOUT, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         assertEquals("Leader peers size", 0, leaderActorContext.getPeerIds().size());
@@ -629,14 +623,15 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
         TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> noLeaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
-                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false)).
-                        props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
+                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false))
+                        .props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
         noLeaderActor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
 
-        noLeaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        noLeaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true),
+                testKit.getRef());
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithNoLeader ending");
@@ -650,21 +645,20 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(),
-                        initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), initialActorContext)
+                    .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor = leaderActor.underlyingActor();
-        RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
+        final RaftActorContext leaderActorContext = leaderRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
+        final ActorRef leaderCollectorActor = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor);
 
         // Drop UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply initially
         leaderRaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(UnInitializedFollowerSnapshotReply.class);
 
         MockNewFollowerRaftActor newFollowerRaftActorInstance = newFollowerRaftActor.underlyingActor();
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> newFollowerCollectorActor =
-                newCollectorActor(newFollowerRaftActorInstance, NEW_SERVER_ID);
+        newFollowerCollectorActor = newCollectorActor(newFollowerRaftActorInstance, NEW_SERVER_ID);
 
         // Drop AppendEntries to the new follower so consensus isn't reached
         newFollowerRaftActorInstance.setDropMessageOfType(AppendEntries.class);
@@ -684,21 +678,21 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID2, "", false), testKit.getRef());
 
         // The first AddServer should succeed with OK even though consensus wasn't reached
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, addServerReply.getStatus());
-        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().get());
+        assertEquals("getLeaderHint", LEADER_ID, addServerReply.getLeaderHint().orElseThrow());
 
         // Verify ServerConfigurationPayload entry in leader's log
         verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(leaderActorContext.getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID),
                 votingServer(NEW_SERVER_ID));
 
         // The second AddServer should fail since consensus wasn't reached for the first
-        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.PRIOR_REQUEST_CONSENSUS_TIMEOUT, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         // Re-send the second AddServer - should also fail
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID2, "", false), testKit.getRef());
-        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.PRIOR_REQUEST_CONSENSUS_TIMEOUT, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithNoConsensusReached ending");
@@ -711,13 +705,13 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
                         initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         leaderActor.tell(new AddServer(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
 
-        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), AddServerReply.class);
+        AddServerReply addServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), AddServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.ALREADY_EXISTS, addServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerWithExistingServer ending");
@@ -731,21 +725,20 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
+        ActorRef leaderActor = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> followerRaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockRaftActor.builder().id(FOLLOWER_ID).peerAddresses(ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID,
-                        leaderActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false)).
-                        props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockRaftActor.builder().id(FOLLOWER_ID).peerAddresses(Map.of(LEADER_ID,
+                        leaderActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false))
+                        .props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID));
         followerRaftActor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
 
-        followerRaftActor.tell(new AppendEntries(1, LEADER_ID, 0, 1, Collections.<ReplicatedLogEntry>emptyList(),
-                -1, -1, (short)0), leaderActor);
+        followerRaftActor.tell(new AppendEntries(1, LEADER_ID, 0, 1, List.of(), -1, -1, (short)0), leaderActor);
 
-        followerRaftActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true), testKit.getRef());
+        followerRaftActor.tell(new AddServer(NEW_SERVER_ID, newFollowerRaftActor.path().toString(), true),
+                testKit.getRef());
         expectFirstMatching(leaderActor, AddServer.class);
 
         LOG.info("testAddServerForwardedToLeader ending");
@@ -758,19 +751,20 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
         TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> noLeaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
-                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false)).
-                        props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
+                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false))
+                        .props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
-        RaftActorServerConfigurationSupport support = new RaftActorServerConfigurationSupport(noLeaderActor.underlyingActor());
+        RaftActorServerConfigurationSupport support = new RaftActorServerConfigurationSupport(
+                noLeaderActor.underlyingActor());
 
-        ReplicatedLogEntry serverConfigEntry = new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1,
-                new ServerConfigurationPayload(Collections.<ServerInfo>emptyList()));
+        ReplicatedLogEntry serverConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1,
+                new ServerConfigurationPayload(List.of()));
         boolean handled = support.handleMessage(new ApplyState(null, null, serverConfigEntry), ActorRef.noSender());
         assertEquals("Message handled", true, handled);
 
-        ReplicatedLogEntry nonServerConfigEntry = new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1,
+        ReplicatedLogEntry nonServerConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1,
                 new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("1"));
         handled = support.handleMessage(new ApplyState(null, null, nonServerConfigEntry), ActorRef.noSender());
         assertEquals("Message handled", false, handled);
@@ -786,14 +780,14 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
         TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
-                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false)).
-                        props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockRaftActor.builder().id(LEADER_ID).peerAddresses(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID,
+                        followerActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false))
+                        .props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
         leaderActor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RemoveServer(FOLLOWER_ID), testKit.getRef());
-        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), RemoveServerReply.class);
+        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), RemoveServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, removeServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testRemoveServerWithNoLeader ending");
@@ -806,12 +800,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActor.path().toString()),
                         initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RemoveServer(NEW_SERVER_ID), testKit.getRef());
-        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), RemoveServerReply.class);
+        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), RemoveServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.DOES_NOT_EXIST, removeServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testRemoveServerNonExistentServer ending");
@@ -824,19 +818,17 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
+        ActorRef leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> followerRaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockRaftActor.builder().id(FOLLOWER_ID).peerAddresses(ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID,
-                        leaderActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false)).
-                        props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                MockRaftActor.builder().id(FOLLOWER_ID).peerAddresses(Map.of(LEADER_ID,
+                        leaderActor.path().toString())).config(configParams).persistent(Optional.of(false))
+                        .props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID));
         followerRaftActor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
 
-        followerRaftActor.tell(new AppendEntries(1, LEADER_ID, 0, 1, Collections.<ReplicatedLogEntry>emptyList(),
-                -1, -1, (short)0), leaderActor);
+        followerRaftActor.tell(new AppendEntries(1, LEADER_ID, 0, 1, List.of(), -1, -1, (short)0), leaderActor);
 
         followerRaftActor.tell(new RemoveServer(FOLLOWER_ID), testKit.getRef());
         expectFirstMatching(leaderActor, RemoveServer.class);
@@ -852,38 +844,57 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
         configParams.setCustomRaftPolicyImplementationClass(DisableElectionsRaftPolicy.class.getName());
 
-        final String followerActorId = actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID);
-        final String followerActorPath = actorFactory.createTestActorPath(followerActorId);
+        final String follower1ActorId = actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID);
+        final String follower1ActorPath = actorFactory.createTestActorPath(follower1ActorId);
+        final String follower2ActorId = actorFactory.generateActorId(FOLLOWER_ID2);
+        final String follower2ActorPath = actorFactory.createTestActorPath(follower2ActorId);
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
-        TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActorPath),
+        final String downNodeId = "downNode";
+        TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(MockLeaderRaftActor.props(
+                Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath, FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath, downNodeId, ""),
                         initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
+        final ActorRef leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collector =
-                actorFactory.createTestActor(MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                        actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
-        TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> followerRaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString()),
-                        configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                followerActorId);
+        ActorRef follower1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower1Actor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath, downNodeId, ""), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE,
+                        follower1Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower1ActorId);
+
+        ActorRef follower2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower2Actor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID2, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath, downNodeId, ""), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE,
+                        follower2Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower2ActorId);
+
+        leaderActor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
+        follower1Actor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
+        follower2Actor.underlyingActor().waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RemoveServer(FOLLOWER_ID), testKit.getRef());
-        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), RemoveServerReply.class);
+        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), RemoveServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, removeServerReply.getStatus());
 
-        final ApplyState applyState = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(leaderCollector, ApplyState.class);
+        ApplyState applyState = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(leaderCollector, ApplyState.class);
         assertEquals(0L, applyState.getReplicatedLogEntry().getIndex());
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(leaderActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(leaderActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
+                votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2), votingServer(downNodeId));
+
+        applyState = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower2Collector, ApplyState.class);
+        assertEquals(0L, applyState.getReplicatedLogEntry().getIndex());
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(leaderActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
+                votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2), votingServer(downNodeId));
 
         RaftActorBehavior currentBehavior = leaderActor.underlyingActor().getCurrentBehavior();
         assertTrue("Expected Leader", currentBehavior instanceof Leader);
-        assertEquals("Follower ids size", 0, ((Leader)currentBehavior).getFollowerIds().size());
+        assertEquals("Follower ids size", 2, ((Leader)currentBehavior).getFollowerIds().size());
 
-        MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(collector, ServerRemoved.class);
+        MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower1Collector, ServerRemoved.class);
 
         LOG.info("testRemoveServer ending");
     }
@@ -901,21 +912,22 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         RaftActorContext initialActorContext = new MockRaftActorContext();
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActorPath),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, followerActorPath),
                         initialActorContext).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
+        final ActorRef leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> followerCollector = actorFactory.createTestActor(MessageCollectorActor.props().
-                withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final ActorRef followerCollector =
+                actorFactory.createActor(MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString()),
-                        configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, followerCollector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString()),
+                        configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, followerCollector)
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 followerActorId);
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RemoveServer(LEADER_ID), testKit.getRef());
-        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), RemoveServerReply.class);
+        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), RemoveServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, removeServerReply.getStatus());
 
         final ApplyState applyState = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(followerCollector, ApplyState.class);
@@ -933,12 +945,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         LOG.info("testRemoveServerLeaderWithNoFollowers starting");
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(),
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(),
                         new MockRaftActorContext()).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
                 actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
         leaderActor.tell(new RemoveServer(LEADER_ID), testKit.getRef());
-        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), RemoveServerReply.class);
+        RemoveServerReply removeServerReply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), RemoveServerReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NOT_SUPPORTED, removeServerReply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testRemoveServerLeaderWithNoFollowers ending");
@@ -958,32 +970,30 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         final String follower2ActorPath = actorFactory.createTestActorPath(follower2ActorId);
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath,
-                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), new MockRaftActorContext()).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
-
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> follower1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
-        TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower1RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
-                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower1Collector).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower1ActorId);
-
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> follower2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
-        TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower2RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID2, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
-                        FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower2Collector).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower2ActorId);
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath,
+                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), new MockRaftActorContext())
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
+        ActorRef leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
+
+        ActorRef follower1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower1RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower1Collector)
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower1ActorId);
+
+        ActorRef follower2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower2RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID2, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower2Collector)
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower2ActorId);
 
         // Send first ChangeServersVotingStatus message
 
-        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, false, FOLLOWER_ID2, false)),
+        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, false, FOLLOWER_ID2, false)),
                 testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
         final ApplyState applyState = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(leaderCollector, ApplyState.class);
@@ -992,12 +1002,14 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 votingServer(LEADER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower1Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                votingServer(LEADER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID),
+                nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower2Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                votingServer(LEADER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID),
+                nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.clearMessages(leaderCollector);
         MessageCollectorActor.clearMessages(follower1Collector);
@@ -1005,8 +1017,8 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         // Send second ChangeServersVotingStatus message
 
-        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, true)), testKit.getRef());
-        reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, true)), testKit.getRef());
+        reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(leaderCollector, ApplyState.class);
@@ -1014,12 +1026,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower1Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower2Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), votingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), nonVotingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         LOG.info("testChangeServersVotingStatus ending");
     }
@@ -1037,31 +1049,29 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         final String follower2ActorPath = actorFactory.createTestActorPath(follower2ActorId);
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath,
-                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), new MockRaftActorContext()).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
-
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> follower1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
-        TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower1RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
-                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower1Collector).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower1ActorId);
-
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> follower2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
-        TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower2RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID2, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
-                        FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower2Collector).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower2ActorId);
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath,
+                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), new MockRaftActorContext())
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
+        ActorRef leaderCollector = newLeaderCollectorActor(leaderActor.underlyingActor());
+
+        ActorRef follower1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower1RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID2, follower2ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower1Collector)
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower1ActorId);
+
+        ActorRef follower2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        final TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> follower2RaftActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(FOLLOWER_ID2, Map.of(LEADER_ID, leaderActor.path().toString(),
+                        FOLLOWER_ID, follower1ActorPath), configParams, NO_PERSISTENCE, follower2Collector)
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), follower2ActorId);
 
         // Send ChangeServersVotingStatus message
 
-        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, false)), testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(LEADER_ID, false)), testKit.getRef());
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(leaderCollector, ApplyState.class);
@@ -1069,12 +1079,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 nonVotingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower1Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                nonVotingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), nonVotingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(follower2Collector, ApplyState.class);
-        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
-                nonVotingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
+        verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor().getRaftActorContext()
+                .getReplicatedLog(), nonVotingServer(LEADER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID), votingServer(FOLLOWER_ID2));
 
         verifyRaftState(RaftState.Leader, follower1RaftActor.underlyingActor(), follower2RaftActor.underlyingActor());
         verifyRaftState(RaftState.Follower, leaderActor.underlyingActor());
@@ -1089,11 +1099,11 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         LOG.info("testChangeLeaderToNonVotingInSingleNode starting");
 
         TestActorRef<MockLeaderRaftActor> leaderActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(ImmutableMap.of(), new MockRaftActorContext()).
-                        withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
+                MockLeaderRaftActor.props(Map.of(), new MockRaftActorContext())
+                        .withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), actorFactory.generateActorId(LEADER_ID));
 
-        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, false)), testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        leaderActor.tell(new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(LEADER_ID, false)), testKit.getRef());
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.INVALID_REQUEST, reply.getStatus());
 
         LOG.info("testChangeLeaderToNonVotingInSingleNode ending");
@@ -1105,6 +1115,7 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+        configParams.setElectionTimeoutFactor(5);
 
         final String node1ID = "node1";
         final String node2ID = "node2";
@@ -1113,29 +1124,29 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         // via the server config. The server config will also contain 2 voting peers that are down (ie no
         // actors created).
 
-        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(Arrays.asList(
+        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(List.of(
                 new ServerInfo(node1ID, false), new ServerInfo(node2ID, false),
                 new ServerInfo("downNode1", true), new ServerInfo("downNode2", true)));
-        ReplicatedLogImplEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
+        SimpleReplicatedLogEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
 
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "downNode1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
+        InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 3, new ApplyJournalEntries(0));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "downNode2"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
+        InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 3, new ApplyJournalEntries(0));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node1RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node1Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node1ID);
         CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node2RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node2Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node2ID);
         CollectingMockRaftActor node2RaftActor = node2RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -1162,21 +1173,35 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         // First send the message such that node1 has no peer address for node2 - should fail.
 
-        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(node1ID, true,
+        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(node1ID, true,
                 node2ID, true, "downNode1", false, "downNode2", false));
         node1RaftActorRef.tell(changeServers, testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, reply.getStatus());
+        assertEquals("getRaftState", RaftState.Follower, node1RaftActor.getRaftState());
+
+        // Send an AppendEntries so node1 has a leaderId
+
+        long term = node1RaftActor.getRaftActorContext().getTermInformation().getCurrentTerm();
+        node1RaftActorRef.tell(new AppendEntries(term, "downNode1", -1L, -1L,
+                List.of(), 0, -1, (short)1), ActorRef.noSender());
+
+        // Wait for the ElectionTimeout to clear the leaderId. The leaderId must be null so on the next
+        // ChangeServersVotingStatus message, it will try to elect a leader.
+
+        AbstractRaftActorIntegrationTest.verifyRaftState(node1RaftActorRef,
+            rs -> assertEquals("getLeader", null, rs.getLeader()));
 
         // Update node2's peer address and send the message again
 
         node1RaftActor.setPeerAddress(node2ID, node2RaftActorRef.path().toString());
 
         node1RaftActorRef.tell(changeServers, testKit.getRef());
-        reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
-        ApplyJournalEntries apply = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(node1Collector, ApplyJournalEntries.class);
+        ApplyJournalEntries apply = MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(node1Collector,
+                ApplyJournalEntries.class);
         assertEquals("getToIndex", 1, apply.getToIndex());
         verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(node1RaftActor.getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog(),
                 votingServer(node1ID), votingServer(node2ID), nonVotingServer("downNode1"),
@@ -1202,12 +1227,13 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         final String node1ID = "node1";
         final String node2ID = "node2";
 
-        PeerAddressResolver peerAddressResolver = peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) :
-            peerId.equals(node2ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null;
+        final PeerAddressResolver peerAddressResolver = peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID)
+                ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) : peerId.equals(node2ID)
+                        ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null;
 
-        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(Arrays.asList(
+        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(List.of(
                 new ServerInfo(node1ID, false), new ServerInfo(node2ID, true)));
-        ReplicatedLogImplEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
+        SimpleReplicatedLogEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
 
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "node1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
@@ -1218,22 +1244,20 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         configParams1.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         configParams1.setElectionTimeoutFactor(1);
         configParams1.setPeerAddressResolver(peerAddressResolver);
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node1RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams1,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, Map.of(), configParams1,
                         PERSISTENT, node1Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node1ID);
-        CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
+        final CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams2 = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams2.setElectionTimeoutFactor(1000000);
         configParams2.setPeerAddressResolver(peerAddressResolver);
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node2RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams2,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, Map.of(), configParams2,
                         PERSISTENT, node2Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node2ID);
         CollectingMockRaftActor node2RaftActor = node2RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -1245,13 +1269,13 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         node2RaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(RequestVote.class);
 
-        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(node1ID, true));
+        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(node1ID, true));
         node1RaftActorRef.tell(changeServers, testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.NO_LEADER, reply.getStatus());
 
-        assertEquals("Server config", Sets.newHashSet(nonVotingServer(node1ID), votingServer(node2ID)),
-                Sets.newHashSet(node1RaftActor.getRaftActorContext().getPeerServerInfo(true).getServerConfig()));
+        assertEquals("Server config", Set.of(nonVotingServer(node1ID), votingServer(node2ID)),
+            Set.copyOf(node1RaftActor.getRaftActorContext().getPeerServerInfo(true).getServerConfig()));
         assertEquals("getRaftState", RaftState.Follower, node1RaftActor.getRaftState());
 
         LOG.info("testChangeToVotingWithNoLeaderAndElectionTimeout ending");
@@ -1264,40 +1288,40 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         final String node1ID = "node1";
         final String node2ID = "node2";
 
-        PeerAddressResolver peerAddressResolver = peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) :
-            peerId.equals(node2ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null;
+        final PeerAddressResolver peerAddressResolver = peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID)
+                ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) : peerId.equals(node2ID)
+                        ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null;
 
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         configParams.setElectionTimeoutFactor(3);
         configParams.setPeerAddressResolver(peerAddressResolver);
 
-        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(Arrays.asList(
+        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(List.of(
                 new ServerInfo(node1ID, false), new ServerInfo(node2ID, false)));
-        ReplicatedLogImplEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
+        SimpleReplicatedLogEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
 
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "node1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "node1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
-        InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 3, new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(1, 1,
+        InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 3, new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1,
                 new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("2")));
+        InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 4, new ApplyJournalEntries(1));
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node1RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node1Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node1ID);
-        CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
+        final CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node2RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node2Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node2ID);
-        CollectingMockRaftActor node2RaftActor = node2RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
+        final CollectingMockRaftActor node2RaftActor = node2RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
         // Send a ChangeServersVotingStatus message to node1 to change mode1 to voting. This should cause
         // node1 to try to elect itself as leader in order to apply the new server config. However node1's log
@@ -1305,9 +1329,9 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         // forward the request to node2.
 
         ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(
-                ImmutableMap.of(node1ID, true, node2ID, true));
+                Map.of(node1ID, true, node2ID, true));
         node1RaftActorRef.tell(changeServers, testKit.getRef());
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(node2Collector, ApplyJournalEntries.class);
@@ -1335,31 +1359,30 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         final String node1ID = "node1";
         final String node2ID = "node2";
 
-        configParams.setPeerAddressResolver(peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) :
-            peerId.equals(node2ID) ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null);
+        configParams.setPeerAddressResolver(peerId -> peerId.equals(node1ID)
+                ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node1ID) : peerId.equals(node2ID)
+                        ? actorFactory.createTestActorPath(node2ID) : null);
 
-        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(Arrays.asList(
+        ServerConfigurationPayload persistedServerConfig = new ServerConfigurationPayload(List.of(
                 new ServerInfo(node1ID, false), new ServerInfo(node2ID, true)));
-        ReplicatedLogImplEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
+        SimpleReplicatedLogEntry persistedServerConfigEntry = new SimpleReplicatedLogEntry(0, 1, persistedServerConfig);
 
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "node1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node1ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 1, new UpdateElectionTerm(1, "node1"));
         InMemoryJournal.addEntry(node2ID, 2, persistedServerConfigEntry);
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node1Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node1Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node1RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node1ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node1Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node1ID);
-        CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
+        final CollectingMockRaftActor node1RaftActor = node1RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> node2Collector = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
+        ActorRef node2Collector = actorFactory.createActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId("collector"));
         TestActorRef<CollectingMockRaftActor> node2RaftActorRef = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of(), configParams,
+                CollectingMockRaftActor.props(node2ID, Map.of(), configParams,
                         PERSISTENT, node2Collector).withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()), node2ID);
         CollectingMockRaftActor node2RaftActor = node2RaftActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -1370,15 +1393,15 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         node2RaftActor.setDropMessageOfType(RequestVote.class);
 
-        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(ImmutableMap.of(node1ID, true,
+        ChangeServersVotingStatus changeServers = new ChangeServersVotingStatus(Map.of(node1ID, true,
                 node2ID, true));
         node1RaftActorRef.tell(changeServers, testKit.getRef());
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(node2Collector, RequestVote.class);
 
-        node2RaftActorRef.tell(ElectionTimeout.INSTANCE, ActorRef.noSender());
+        node2RaftActorRef.tell(TimeoutNow.INSTANCE, ActorRef.noSender());
 
-        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(JavaTestKit.duration("5 seconds"), ServerChangeReply.class);
+        ServerChangeReply reply = testKit.expectMsgClass(Duration.ofSeconds(5), ServerChangeReply.class);
         assertEquals("getStatus", ServerChangeStatus.OK, reply.getStatus());
 
         MessageCollectorActor.expectFirstMatching(node1Collector, ApplyJournalEntries.class);
@@ -1395,11 +1418,11 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         LOG.info("testChangeToVotingWithNoLeaderAndOtherLeaderElected ending");
     }
 
-    private static void verifyRaftState(RaftState expState, RaftActor... raftActors) {
+    private static void verifyRaftState(final RaftState expState, final RaftActor... raftActors) {
         Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.createStarted();
-        while(sw.elapsed(TimeUnit.SECONDS) <= 5) {
-            for(RaftActor raftActor: raftActors) {
-                if(raftActor.getRaftState() == expState) {
+        while (sw.elapsed(TimeUnit.SECONDS) <= 5) {
+            for (RaftActor raftActor : raftActors) {
+                if (raftActor.getRaftState() == expState) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -1408,70 +1431,71 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         fail("None of the RaftActors have state " + expState);
     }
 
-    private static ServerInfo votingServer(String id) {
+    private static ServerInfo votingServer(final String id) {
         return new ServerInfo(id, true);
     }
 
-    private static ServerInfo nonVotingServer(String id) {
+    private static ServerInfo nonVotingServer(final String id) {
         return new ServerInfo(id, false);
     }
 
-    private TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> newLeaderCollectorActor(MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor) {
+    private ActorRef newLeaderCollectorActor(final MockLeaderRaftActor leaderRaftActor) {
         return newCollectorActor(leaderRaftActor, LEADER_ID);
     }
 
-    private TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> newCollectorActor(AbstractMockRaftActor raftActor, String id) {
-        TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
-                MessageCollectorActor.props().withDispatcher(Dispatchers.DefaultDispatcherId()),
-                actorFactory.generateActorId(id + "Collector"));
+    private ActorRef newCollectorActor(final AbstractMockRaftActor raftActor, final String id) {
+        ActorRef collectorActor = actorFactory.createTestActor(
+                MessageCollectorActor.props(), actorFactory.generateActorId(id + "Collector"));
         raftActor.setCollectorActor(collectorActor);
         return collectorActor;
     }
 
-    private static void verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(ReplicatedLog log, ServerInfo... expected) {
+    private static void verifyServerConfigurationPayloadEntry(final ReplicatedLog log, final ServerInfo... expected) {
         ReplicatedLogEntry logEntry = log.get(log.lastIndex());
         assertEquals("Last log entry payload class", ServerConfigurationPayload.class, logEntry.getData().getClass());
         ServerConfigurationPayload payload = (ServerConfigurationPayload)logEntry.getData();
-        assertEquals("Server config", Sets.newHashSet(expected), Sets.newHashSet(payload.getServerConfig()));
+        assertEquals("Server config", Set.of(expected), Set.copyOf(payload.getServerConfig()));
     }
 
-    private static RaftActorContextImpl newFollowerContext(String id, TestActorRef<? extends UntypedActor> actor) {
+    private static RaftActorContextImpl newFollowerContext(final String id,
+            final TestActorRef<? extends AbstractActor> actor) {
         DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
         configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
         configParams.setElectionTimeoutFactor(100000);
-        NonPersistentDataProvider noPersistence = new NonPersistentDataProvider();
+        NonPersistentDataProvider noPersistence = new NonPersistentDataProvider(Runnable::run);
         ElectionTermImpl termInfo = new ElectionTermImpl(noPersistence, id, LOG);
         termInfo.update(1, LEADER_ID);
         return new RaftActorContextImpl(actor, actor.underlyingActor().getContext(),
-                id, termInfo, -1, -1, ImmutableMap.of(LEADER_ID, ""), configParams, noPersistence, LOG);
+                id, termInfo, -1, -1, Map.of(LEADER_ID, ""), configParams,
+                noPersistence, applyState -> actor.tell(applyState, actor), LOG,  MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
     }
 
-    static abstract class AbstractMockRaftActor extends MockRaftActor {
-        private volatile TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor;
+    abstract static class AbstractMockRaftActor extends MockRaftActor {
+        private volatile ActorRef collectorActor;
         private volatile Class<?> dropMessageOfType;
 
-        AbstractMockRaftActor(String id, Map<String, String> peerAddresses, Optional<ConfigParams> config,
-                boolean persistent, TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor) {
-            super(builder().id(id).peerAddresses(peerAddresses).config(config.get()).
-                    persistent(Optional.of(persistent)));
+        AbstractMockRaftActor(final String id, final Map<String, String> peerAddresses,
+                final Optional<ConfigParams> config, final boolean persistent, final ActorRef collectorActor) {
+            super(builder().id(id).peerAddresses(peerAddresses).config(config.orElseThrow())
+                    .persistent(Optional.of(persistent)));
             this.collectorActor = collectorActor;
         }
 
-        void setDropMessageOfType(Class<?> dropMessageOfType) {
+        void setDropMessageOfType(final Class<?> dropMessageOfType) {
             this.dropMessageOfType = dropMessageOfType;
         }
 
-        void setCollectorActor(TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor) {
+        void setCollectorActor(final ActorRef collectorActor) {
             this.collectorActor = collectorActor;
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void handleCommand(Object message) {
-            if(dropMessageOfType == null || !dropMessageOfType.equals(message.getClass())) {
+        public void handleCommand(final Object message) {
+            if (dropMessageOfType == null || !dropMessageOfType.equals(message.getClass())) {
                 super.handleCommand(message);
             }
 
-            if(collectorActor != null) {
+            if (collectorActor != null) {
                 collectorActor.tell(message, getSender());
             }
         }
@@ -1479,23 +1503,31 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
     public static class CollectingMockRaftActor extends AbstractMockRaftActor {
 
-        CollectingMockRaftActor(String id, Map<String, String> peerAddresses, Optional<ConfigParams> config,
-                boolean persistent, TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor) {
+        CollectingMockRaftActor(final String id, final Map<String, String> peerAddresses,
+                final Optional<ConfigParams> config, final boolean persistent, final ActorRef collectorActor) {
             super(id, peerAddresses, config, persistent, collectorActor);
             snapshotCohortDelegate = new RaftActorSnapshotCohort() {
                 @Override
-                public void createSnapshot(ActorRef actorRef) {
-                    actorRef.tell(new CaptureSnapshotReply(new byte[0]), actorRef);
+                public void createSnapshot(final ActorRef actorRef,
+                        final Optional<OutputStream> installSnapshotStream) {
+                    actorRef.tell(new CaptureSnapshotReply(ByteState.empty(), installSnapshotStream), actorRef);
                 }
 
                 @Override
-                public void applySnapshot(byte[] snapshotBytes) {
+                public void applySnapshot(
+                        final org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.Snapshot.State snapshotState) {
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.persisted.Snapshot.State deserializeSnapshot(
+                        final ByteSource snapshotBytes) {
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                 }
             };
         }
 
         public static Props props(final String id, final Map<String, String> peerAddresses,
-                ConfigParams config, boolean persistent, TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor){
+                final ConfigParams config, final boolean persistent, final ActorRef collectorActor) {
 
             return Props.create(CollectingMockRaftActor.class, id, peerAddresses, Optional.of(config),
                     persistent, collectorActor);
@@ -1504,13 +1536,13 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     public static class MockLeaderRaftActor extends AbstractMockRaftActor {
-        public MockLeaderRaftActor(Map<String, String> peerAddresses, ConfigParams config,
-                RaftActorContext fromContext) {
+        public MockLeaderRaftActor(final Map<String, String> peerAddresses, final ConfigParams config,
+                final RaftActorContext fromContext) {
             super(LEADER_ID, peerAddresses, Optional.of(config), NO_PERSISTENCE, null);
             setPersistence(false);
 
             RaftActorContext context = getRaftActorContext();
-            for(int i = 0; i < fromContext.getReplicatedLog().size(); i++) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < fromContext.getReplicatedLog().size(); i++) {
                 ReplicatedLogEntry entry = fromContext.getReplicatedLog().get(i);
                 getState().add(entry.getData());
                 context.getReplicatedLog().append(entry);
@@ -1529,15 +1561,17 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void createSnapshot(ActorRef actorRef) {
-            try {
-                actorRef.tell(new CaptureSnapshotReply(RaftActorTest.fromObject(getState()).toByteArray()), actorRef);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                LOG.error("createSnapshot failed", e);
+        @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:IllegalCatch")
+        public void createSnapshot(final ActorRef actorRef, final Optional<OutputStream> installSnapshotStream) {
+            MockSnapshotState snapshotState = new MockSnapshotState(List.copyOf(getState()));
+            if (installSnapshotStream.isPresent()) {
+                SerializationUtils.serialize(snapshotState, installSnapshotStream.orElseThrow());
             }
+
+            actorRef.tell(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotState, installSnapshotStream), actorRef);
         }
 
-        static Props props(Map<String, String> peerAddresses, RaftActorContext fromContext) {
+        static Props props(final Map<String, String> peerAddresses, final RaftActorContext fromContext) {
             DefaultConfigParamsImpl configParams = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
             configParams.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
             configParams.setElectionTimeoutFactor(10);
@@ -1546,12 +1580,12 @@ public class RaftActorServerConfigurationSupportTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     }
 
     public static class MockNewFollowerRaftActor extends AbstractMockRaftActor {
-        public MockNewFollowerRaftActor(ConfigParams config, TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor) {
-            super(NEW_SERVER_ID, Maps.<String, String>newHashMap(), Optional.of(config), NO_PERSISTENCE, collectorActor);
+        public MockNewFollowerRaftActor(final ConfigParams config, final ActorRef collectorActor) {
+            super(NEW_SERVER_ID, Map.of(), Optional.of(config), NO_PERSISTENCE, collectorActor);
             setPersistence(false);
         }
 
-        static Props props(ConfigParams config, TestActorRef<MessageCollectorActor> collectorActor) {
+        static Props props(final ConfigParams config, final ActorRef collectorActor) {
             return Props.create(MockNewFollowerRaftActor.class, config, collectorActor);
         }
     }