libraft
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Raft protocol implementation in C.

Features
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+ Leader Election
+ Log Replication
+ Log Compaction

Usage
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1. Include raft.h and link with -lraft

2. Initialize:
	a. Populate a ``raft_config_t`` with parameters (host, port, timeouts,
	log length, etc.)

	b. Set an applier and a snapshooter callbacks. The applier should
	perform state modification, and the snapshooter should dump the state.
	See raft.h for their signatures.

	c. Call raft_init(cfg).

	d. Use raft_peer_up(...) to configure the peers, including the current
	one.

	e. Create and bind the socket with raft_create_udp_socket(...).

3. Serve raft:
	a. Call raft_tick(...) frequently to perform the logic of timeouts.

	b. Try to extract a message with raft_recv_message(...) when you
	believe there is one in the socket.

	c. Call raft_handle_message(...) when a message has been successfully
	extracted from the socket.

4. Serve clients:
	a. If this server is a leader (call raft_get_leader(...) to find out),
	then it should accept pending connections and process client quieries.

	b. Use raft_emit(...) to update the state though raft. Then wait until
	raft_applied(...) before returning the result to the client.

	c. You may use raft_get_leader(...) to redirect clients to the leader,
	though this is not necessary.

Please read raft.h and example/ for more details.

Testing
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1. Install docker and blockade.
2. You may want to gain superuser privileges at this point.
3. $ make check

TODO
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+ Membership Changes