package raft

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Typedefs
//
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// A peer is a reference to another server involved in the consensus protocol.
type Peer struct {
	name           string
	nextIndex      int
	lastAgreeIndex int
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Constructor
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Creates a new peer.
func NewPeer(name string) *Peer {
	return &Peer{name: name}
}

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//
// Accessors
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Retrieves the name of the peer.
func (p *Peer) Name() string {
	return p.name
}