Refactor LeaderTest
[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-akka-raft / src / test / java / org / opendaylight / controller / cluster / raft / RaftActorTest.java
index c833a86e9b825c926002ce5fc5b163438a6a4ce0..a0663efdd5919bcb21cab32407aed4460536105b 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import akka.actor.ActorRef;
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem;
 import akka.actor.PoisonPill;
@@ -29,6 +42,7 @@ import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.DataPersistenceProvider;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.DataPersistenceProviderMonitor;
@@ -45,10 +60,13 @@ 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.CaptureSnapshot;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.CaptureSnapshotReply;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.base.messages.SendHeartBeat;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors.Follower;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.behaviors.Leader;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.client.messages.FindLeader;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.client.messages.FindLeaderReply;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.AppendEntries;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.messages.AppendEntriesReply;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.protobuff.client.messages.Payload;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MessageCollectorActor;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.raft.utils.MockAkkaJournal;
@@ -57,24 +75,19 @@ import scala.concurrent.Await;
 import scala.concurrent.Future;
 import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration;
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyObject;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
+    private TestActorFactory factory;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp(){
+        factory = new TestActorFactory(getSystem());
+    }
 
     @After
-    public void tearDown() {
+    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        factory.close();
         MockAkkaJournal.clearJournal();
         MockSnapshotStore.setMockSnapshot(null);
     }
@@ -86,6 +99,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         private final CountDownLatch recoveryComplete = new CountDownLatch(1);
         private final List<Object> state;
         private ActorRef roleChangeNotifier;
+        private final CountDownLatch initializeBehaviorComplete = new CountDownLatch(1);
 
         public static final class MockRaftActorCreator implements Creator<MockRaftActor> {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -114,7 +128,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             }
         }
 
-        public MockRaftActor(String id, Map<String, String> peerAddresses, Optional<ConfigParams> config, DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider) {
+        public MockRaftActor(String id, Map<String, String> peerAddresses, Optional<ConfigParams> config,
+                             DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider) {
             super(id, peerAddresses, config);
             state = new ArrayList<>();
             this.delegate = mock(RaftActor.class);
@@ -133,6 +148,14 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             }
         }
 
+        public void waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete() {
+            try {
+                assertEquals("Behavior initialized", true, initializeBehaviorComplete.await(5,  TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+
         public List<Object> getState() {
             return state;
         }
@@ -177,11 +200,16 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void applyRecoverySnapshot(ByteString snapshot) {
-            delegate.applyRecoverySnapshot(snapshot);
+        protected void initializeBehavior() {
+            super.initializeBehavior();
+            initializeBehaviorComplete.countDown();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void applyRecoverySnapshot(byte[] bytes) {
+            delegate.applyRecoverySnapshot(bytes);
             try {
-                Object data = toObject(snapshot);
-                System.out.println("!!!!!applyRecoverySnapshot: "+data);
+                Object data = toObject(bytes);
                 if (data instanceof List) {
                     state.addAll((List<?>) data);
                 }
@@ -194,7 +222,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             delegate.createSnapshot();
         }
 
-        @Override protected void applySnapshot(ByteString snapshot) {
+        @Override protected void applySnapshot(byte [] snapshot) {
             delegate.applySnapshot(snapshot);
         }
 
@@ -216,12 +244,12 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             return this.getId();
         }
 
-        private Object toObject(ByteString bs) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+        private Object toObject(byte[] bs) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
             Object obj = null;
             ByteArrayInputStream bis = null;
             ObjectInputStream ois = null;
             try {
-                bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bs.toByteArray());
+                bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bs);
                 ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
                 obj = ois.readObject();
             } finally {
@@ -317,7 +345,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     @Test
     public void testRaftActorRecovery() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {{
-            String persistenceId = "follower10";
+            String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("follower-");
 
             DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
             // Set the heartbeat interval high to essentially disable election otherwise the test
@@ -325,8 +353,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             // log entry.
             config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
-            ActorRef followerActor = getSystem().actorOf(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                    Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config)), persistenceId);
+            ActorRef followerActor = factory.createActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                    Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config)), persistenceId);
 
             watch(followerActor);
 
@@ -338,15 +366,15 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             int lastAppliedDuringSnapshotCapture = 3;
             int lastIndexDuringSnapshotCapture = 4;
 
-                // 4 messages as part of snapshot, which are applied to state
-            ByteString snapshotBytes  = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
-                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
-                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
-                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
-                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
+            // 4 messages as part of snapshot, which are applied to state
+            ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
+                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
+                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
+                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
 
             Snapshot snapshot = Snapshot.create(snapshotBytes.toByteArray(),
-                    snapshotUnappliedEntries, lastIndexDuringSnapshotCapture, 1 ,
+                    snapshotUnappliedEntries, lastIndexDuringSnapshotCapture, 1,
                     lastAppliedDuringSnapshotCapture, 1);
             MockSnapshotStore.setMockSnapshot(snapshot);
             MockSnapshotStore.setPersistenceId(persistenceId);
@@ -379,8 +407,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             unwatch(followerActor);
 
             //reinstate the actor
-            TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> ref = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(),
-                    MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(),
+            TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> ref = factory.createTestActor(
+                    MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(),
                             Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config)));
 
             ref.underlyingActor().waitForRecoveryComplete();
@@ -406,32 +434,32 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testHandleRecoveryWhenDataPersistenceRecoveryApplicable() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testHandleRecoveryWhenDataPersistenceRecoveryApplicable";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
                 config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config)), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config)), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
                 // Wait for akka's recovery to complete so it doesn't interfere.
                 mockRaftActor.waitForRecoveryComplete();
 
-                ByteString snapshotBytes  = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
 
                 Snapshot snapshot = Snapshot.create(snapshotBytes.toByteArray(),
-                        Lists.<ReplicatedLogEntry>newArrayList(), 3, 1 ,3, 1);
+                        Lists.<ReplicatedLogEntry>newArrayList(), 3, 13, 1);
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(new SnapshotOffer(new SnapshotMetadata(persistenceId, 100, 100), snapshot));
 
-                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).applyRecoverySnapshot(eq(snapshotBytes));
+                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).applyRecoverySnapshot(eq(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A")));
 
@@ -460,8 +488,6 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(mock(RecoveryCompleted.class));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }};
     }
 
@@ -475,32 +501,32 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testHandleRecoveryWhenDataPersistenceRecoveryNotApplicable() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testHandleRecoveryWhenDataPersistenceRecoveryNotApplicable";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
                 config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), new DataPersistenceProviderMonitor()), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), new DataPersistenceProviderMonitor()), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
                 // Wait for akka's recovery to complete so it doesn't interfere.
                 mockRaftActor.waitForRecoveryComplete();
 
-                ByteString snapshotBytes  = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
 
                 Snapshot snapshot = Snapshot.create(snapshotBytes.toByteArray(),
-                        Lists.<ReplicatedLogEntry>newArrayList(), 3, 1 ,3, 1);
+                        Lists.<ReplicatedLogEntry>newArrayList(), 3, 13, 1);
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(new SnapshotOffer(new SnapshotMetadata(persistenceId, 100, 100), snapshot));
 
-                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate, times(0)).applyRecoverySnapshot(any(ByteString.class));
+                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate, times(0)).applyRecoverySnapshot(any(byte[].class));
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(0, 1, new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A")));
 
@@ -527,7 +553,6 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveRecover(mock(RecoveryCompleted.class));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
             }};
     }
 
@@ -536,7 +561,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testUpdatingElectionTermCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testUpdatingElectionTermCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -546,8 +571,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 DataPersistenceProviderMonitor dataPersistenceProviderMonitor = new DataPersistenceProviderMonitor();
                 dataPersistenceProviderMonitor.setPersistLatch(persistLatch);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -555,9 +580,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 assertEquals("Persist called", true, persistLatch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
+
         };
     }
 
@@ -565,7 +589,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testAddingReplicatedLogEntryCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testAddingReplicatedLogEntryCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -573,8 +597,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -584,9 +608,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 verify(dataPersistenceProvider).persist(eq(logEntry), any(Procedure.class));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
+
         };
     }
 
@@ -594,7 +617,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testRemovingReplicatedLogEntryCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testRemovingReplicatedLogEntryCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -602,8 +625,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -613,9 +636,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 verify(dataPersistenceProvider, times(2)).persist(anyObject(), any(Procedure.class));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
+
         };
     }
 
@@ -623,7 +645,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testApplyLogEntriesCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testApplyLogEntriesCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -631,8 +653,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -640,9 +662,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 verify(dataPersistenceProvider, times(1)).persist(anyObject(), any(Procedure.class));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
+
         };
     }
 
@@ -650,7 +671,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testCaptureSnapshotReplyCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testCaptureSnapshotReplyCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -658,30 +679,28 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(),
-                    MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(),
-                        Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(
+                        MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(),
+                                Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-                ByteString snapshotBytes  = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
 
-                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(-1,1,-1,1));
+                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(-1, 1, -1, 1));
 
                 RaftActorContext raftActorContext = mockRaftActor.getRaftActorContext();
 
                 mockRaftActor.setCurrentBehavior(new Leader(raftActorContext));
 
-                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes));
+                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
 
                 verify(dataPersistenceProvider).saveSnapshot(anyObject());
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
         };
     }
@@ -690,7 +709,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testSaveSnapshotSuccessCallsDataPersistence() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testSaveSnapshotSuccessCallsDataPersistence";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -698,16 +717,16 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,0, mock(Payload.class)));
-                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,1, mock(Payload.class)));
-                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,2, mock(Payload.class)));
-                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,3, mock(Payload.class)));
-                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,4, mock(Payload.class)));
+                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 0, mock(Payload.class)));
+                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1, mock(Payload.class)));
+                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 2, mock(Payload.class)));
+                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 3, mock(Payload.class)));
+                mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 4, mock(Payload.class)));
 
                 ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
@@ -722,7 +741,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).createSnapshot();
 
-                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes));
+                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new SaveSnapshotSuccess(new SnapshotMetadata("foo", 100, 100)));
 
@@ -738,8 +757,6 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 // Index 2 will not be in the log because it was removed due to snapshotting
                 assertNull(mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().get(2));
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
         };
     }
@@ -749,7 +766,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testApplyState";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -757,8 +774,8 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
@@ -769,8 +786,6 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).applyState(eq(mockActorRef), eq("apply-state"), anyObject());
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
         };
     }
@@ -779,7 +794,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testApplySnapshot() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testApplySnapshot";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -787,24 +802,24 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProviderMonitor dataPersistenceProviderMonitor = new DataPersistenceProviderMonitor();
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
                 ReplicatedLog oldReplicatedLog = mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog();
 
-                oldReplicatedLog.append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,0,mock(Payload.class)));
-                oldReplicatedLog.append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1,1,mock(Payload.class)));
+                oldReplicatedLog.append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 0, mock(Payload.class)));
+                oldReplicatedLog.append(new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 1, mock(Payload.class)));
                 oldReplicatedLog.append(
-                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 2,
-                        mock(Payload.class)));
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 2,
+                                mock(Payload.class)));
 
                 ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
-                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
-                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
-                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
-                    new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("D")));
 
                 Snapshot snapshot = mock(Snapshot.class);
 
@@ -814,18 +829,16 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new ApplySnapshot(snapshot));
 
-                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).applySnapshot(eq(snapshotBytes));
+                verify(mockRaftActor.delegate).applySnapshot(eq(snapshot.getState()));
 
                 assertTrue("The replicatedLog should have changed",
-                    oldReplicatedLog != mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog());
+                        oldReplicatedLog != mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog());
 
                 assertEquals("lastApplied should be same as in the snapshot",
-                    (Long) 3L, mockRaftActor.getLastApplied());
+                        (Long) 3L, mockRaftActor.getLastApplied());
 
                 assertEquals(0, mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
         };
     }
@@ -834,7 +847,7 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     public void testSaveSnapshotFailure() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
             {
-                String persistenceId = "testSaveSnapshotFailure";
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
 
                 DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
 
@@ -842,12 +855,12 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 DataPersistenceProviderMonitor dataPersistenceProviderMonitor = new DataPersistenceProviderMonitor();
 
-                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
-                        Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                        Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProviderMonitor), persistenceId);
 
                 MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
 
-                ByteString snapshotBytes  = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("A"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("B"),
                         new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("C"),
@@ -857,9 +870,9 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
 
                 mockRaftActor.setCurrentBehavior(new Leader(raftActorContext));
 
-                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(-1,1,-1,1));
+                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(-1, 1, -1, 1));
 
-                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes));
+                mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
 
                 mockRaftActor.onReceiveCommand(new SaveSnapshotFailure(new SnapshotMetadata("foobar", 10L, 1234L),
                         new Exception()));
@@ -867,8 +880,6 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
                 assertEquals("Snapshot index should not have advanced because save snapshot failed", -1,
                         mockRaftActor.getReplicatedLog().getSnapshotIndex());
 
-                mockActorRef.tell(PoisonPill.getInstance(), getRef());
-
             }
         };
     }
@@ -876,37 +887,310 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
     @Test
     public void testRaftRoleChangeNotifier() throws Exception {
         new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {{
-            ActorRef notifierActor = getSystem().actorOf(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class));
+            ActorRef notifierActor = factory.createActor(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class));
             DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
-            String id = "testRaftRoleChangeNotifier";
+            String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("notifier-");
 
-            TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(), MockRaftActor.props(id,
-                Collections.<String,String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), notifierActor), id);
-
-            MockRaftActor mockRaftActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
-            mockRaftActor.setCurrentBehavior(new Follower(mockRaftActor.getRaftActorContext()));
+            factory.createTestActor(MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId,
+                    Collections.<String, String>emptyMap(), Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), notifierActor), persistenceId);
 
             // sleeping for a minimum of 2 seconds, if it spans more its fine.
             Uninterruptibles.sleepUninterruptibly(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
-            List<Object> matches =  MessageCollectorActor.getAllMatching(notifierActor, RoleChanged.class);
+            List<RoleChanged> matches = MessageCollectorActor.getAllMatching(notifierActor, RoleChanged.class);
             assertNotNull(matches);
-            assertEquals(2, matches.size());
+            assertEquals(3, matches.size());
+
+            // check if the notifier got a role change from null to Follower
+            RoleChanged raftRoleChanged = matches.get(0);
+            assertEquals(persistenceId, raftRoleChanged.getMemberId());
+            assertNull(raftRoleChanged.getOldRole());
+            assertEquals(RaftState.Follower.name(), raftRoleChanged.getNewRole());
 
             // check if the notifier got a role change from Follower to Candidate
-            RoleChanged raftRoleChanged = (RoleChanged) matches.get(0);
-            assertEquals(id, raftRoleChanged.getMemberId());
+            raftRoleChanged = matches.get(1);
+            assertEquals(persistenceId, raftRoleChanged.getMemberId());
             assertEquals(RaftState.Follower.name(), raftRoleChanged.getOldRole());
             assertEquals(RaftState.Candidate.name(), raftRoleChanged.getNewRole());
 
             // check if the notifier got a role change from Candidate to Leader
-            raftRoleChanged = (RoleChanged) matches.get(1);
-            assertEquals(id, raftRoleChanged.getMemberId());
+            raftRoleChanged = matches.get(2);
+            assertEquals(persistenceId, raftRoleChanged.getMemberId());
             assertEquals(RaftState.Candidate.name(), raftRoleChanged.getOldRole());
             assertEquals(RaftState.Leader.name(), raftRoleChanged.getNewRole());
         }};
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFakeSnapshotsForLeaderWithInRealSnapshots() throws Exception {
+        new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
+            {
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
+                String follower1Id = factory.generateActorId("follower-");
+
+                ActorRef followerActor1 =
+                        factory.createActor(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class));
+
+                DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
+                config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+                config.setIsolatedLeaderCheckInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+
+                DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
+
+                Map<String, String> peerAddresses = new HashMap<>();
+                peerAddresses.put(follower1Id, followerActor1.path().toString());
+
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(),
+                        MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, peerAddresses,
+                                Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+
+                MockRaftActor leaderActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setCommitIndex(4);
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setLastApplied(4);
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().getTermInformation().update(1, persistenceId);
+
+                leaderActor.waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
+
+                // create 8 entries in the log - 0 to 4 are applied and will get picked up as part of the capture snapshot
+
+                Leader leader = new Leader(leaderActor.getRaftActorContext());
+                leaderActor.setCurrentBehavior(leader);
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+                MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder logBuilder = new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder();
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setReplicatedLog(logBuilder.createEntries(0, 8, 1).build());
+
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(6, 1, 4, 1));
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setSnapshotCaptureInitiated(true);
+                verify(leaderActor.delegate).createSnapshot();
+
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+                //fake snapshot on index 5
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower1Id, 1, true, 5, 1));
+
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                //fake snapshot on index 6
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower1Id, 1, true, 6, 1));
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-0"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-1"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-2"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-3"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-4")));
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
+                assertFalse(leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().isSnapshotCaptureInitiated());
+
+                // capture snapshot reply should remove the snapshotted entries only
+                assertEquals(3, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+                assertEquals(7, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().lastIndex());
+
+                // add another non-replicated entry
+                leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().append(
+                        new ReplicatedLogImplEntry(8, 1, new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-8")));
+
+                //fake snapshot on index 7, since lastApplied = 7 , we would keep the last applied
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower1Id, 1, true, 7, 1));
+                assertEquals(2, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+                assertEquals(8, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().lastIndex());
+
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFakeSnapshotsForFollowerWithInRealSnapshots() throws Exception {
+        new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
+            {
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("follower-");
+                String leaderId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
+
+
+                ActorRef leaderActor1 =
+                        factory.createActor(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class));
+
+                DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
+                config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+                config.setIsolatedLeaderCheckInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+
+                DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
+
+                Map<String, String> peerAddresses = new HashMap<>();
+                peerAddresses.put(leaderId, leaderActor1.path().toString());
+
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = TestActorRef.create(getSystem(),
+                        MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, peerAddresses,
+                                Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+
+                MockRaftActor followerActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
+                followerActor.getRaftActorContext().setCommitIndex(4);
+                followerActor.getRaftActorContext().setLastApplied(4);
+                followerActor.getRaftActorContext().getTermInformation().update(1, persistenceId);
+
+                followerActor.waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
+
+                // create 8 entries in the log - 0 to 4 are applied and will get picked up as part of the capture snapshot
+                Follower follower = new Follower(followerActor.getRaftActorContext());
+                followerActor.setCurrentBehavior(follower);
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Follower, followerActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+                MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder logBuilder = new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder();
+                followerActor.getRaftActorContext().setReplicatedLog(logBuilder.createEntries(0, 6, 1).build());
+
+                // log as indices 0-5
+                assertEquals(6, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                //snapshot on 4
+                followerActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshot(5, 1, 4, 1));
+                followerActor.getRaftActorContext().setSnapshotCaptureInitiated(true);
+                verify(followerActor.delegate).createSnapshot();
+
+                assertEquals(6, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                //fake snapshot on index 6
+                List<ReplicatedLogEntry> entries =
+                        Arrays.asList(
+                                (ReplicatedLogEntry) new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 6,
+                                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-6"))
+                        );
+                followerActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntries(1, leaderId, 5, 1, entries, 5, 5));
+                assertEquals(7, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                //fake snapshot on index 7
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Follower, followerActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+                entries =
+                        Arrays.asList(
+                                (ReplicatedLogEntry) new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 7,
+                                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-7"))
+                        );
+                followerActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntries(1, leaderId, 6, 1, entries, 6, 6));
+                assertEquals(8, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Follower, followerActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-0"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-1"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-2"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-3"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-4")));
+                followerActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
+                assertFalse(followerActor.getRaftActorContext().isSnapshotCaptureInitiated());
+
+                // capture snapshot reply should remove the snapshotted entries only
+                assertEquals(3, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size()); //indexes 5,6,7 left in the log
+                assertEquals(7, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().lastIndex());
+
+                entries =
+                        Arrays.asList(
+                                (ReplicatedLogEntry) new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogEntry(1, 8,
+                                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-7"))
+                        );
+                // send an additional entry 8 with leaderCommit = 7
+                followerActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntries(1, leaderId, 7, 1, entries, 7, 7));
+
+                // 7 and 8, as lastapplied is 7
+                assertEquals(2, followerActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFakeSnapshotsForLeaderWithInInitiateSnapshots() throws Exception {
+        new JavaTestKit(getSystem()) {
+            {
+                String persistenceId = factory.generateActorId("leader-");
+                String follower1Id = factory.generateActorId("follower-");
+                String follower2Id = factory.generateActorId("follower-");
+
+                ActorRef followerActor1 =
+                        factory.createActor(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class), follower1Id);
+                ActorRef followerActor2 =
+                        factory.createActor(Props.create(MessageCollectorActor.class), follower2Id);
+
+                DefaultConfigParamsImpl config = new DefaultConfigParamsImpl();
+                config.setHeartBeatInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+                config.setIsolatedLeaderCheckInterval(new FiniteDuration(1, TimeUnit.DAYS));
+
+                DataPersistenceProvider dataPersistenceProvider = mock(DataPersistenceProvider.class);
+
+                Map<String, String> peerAddresses = new HashMap<>();
+                peerAddresses.put(follower1Id, followerActor1.path().toString());
+                peerAddresses.put(follower2Id, followerActor2.path().toString());
+
+                TestActorRef<MockRaftActor> mockActorRef = factory.createTestActor(
+                        MockRaftActor.props(persistenceId, peerAddresses,
+                                Optional.<ConfigParams>of(config), dataPersistenceProvider), persistenceId);
+
+                MockRaftActor leaderActor = mockActorRef.underlyingActor();
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setCommitIndex(9);
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setLastApplied(9);
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().getTermInformation().update(1, persistenceId);
+
+                leaderActor.waitForInitializeBehaviorComplete();
+
+                Leader leader = new Leader(leaderActor.getRaftActorContext());
+                leaderActor.setCurrentBehavior(leader);
+                assertEquals(RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+                // create 5 entries in the log
+                MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder logBuilder = new MockRaftActorContext.MockReplicatedLogBuilder();
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().setReplicatedLog(logBuilder.createEntries(5, 10, 1).build());
+                //set the snapshot index to 4 , 0 to 4 are snapshotted
+                leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().getReplicatedLog().setSnapshotIndex(4);
+                assertEquals(5, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower1Id, 1, true, 9, 1));
+                assertEquals(5, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                // set the 2nd follower nextIndex to 1 which has been snapshotted
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower2Id, 1, true, 0, 1));
+                assertEquals(5, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                // simulate a real snapshot
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new SendHeartBeat());
+                assertEquals(5, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+                assertEquals(String.format("expected to be Leader but was %s. Current Leader = %s ",
+                        leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state(), leaderActor.getLeaderId())
+                        , RaftState.Leader, leaderActor.getCurrentBehavior().state());
+
+
+                //reply from a slow follower does not initiate a fake snapshot
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower2Id, 1, true, 9, 1));
+                assertEquals("Fake snapshot should not happen when Initiate is in progress", 5, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                ByteString snapshotBytes = fromObject(Arrays.asList(
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-0"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-1"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-2"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-3"),
+                        new MockRaftActorContext.MockPayload("foo-4")));
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new CaptureSnapshotReply(snapshotBytes.toByteArray()));
+                assertFalse(leaderActor.getRaftActorContext().isSnapshotCaptureInitiated());
+
+                assertEquals("Real snapshot didn't clear the log till lastApplied", 0, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+
+                //reply from a slow follower after should not raise errors
+                leaderActor.onReceiveCommand(new AppendEntriesReply(follower2Id, 1, true, 5, 1));
+                assertEquals(0, leaderActor.getReplicatedLog().size());
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     private ByteString fromObject(Object snapshot) throws Exception {
         ByteArrayOutputStream b = null;
         ObjectOutputStream o = null;
@@ -926,4 +1210,5 @@ public class RaftActorTest extends AbstractActorTest {
             }
         }
     }
+
 }