This repository contains the starter code for project 2 (14-736). These instructions assume you have set your GOPATH to point to the repository's root raft-go/ directory.

Starter Code

The starter code for this project is organized roughly as follows:

  raft/                            Raft implementation, tests and test helpers

  labrpc/                          RPC library that must be used for implementing Raft
    

Instructions

How to Write Go Code

If at any point you have any trouble with building, installing, or testing your code, the article titled How to Write Go Code is a great resource for understanding how Go workspaces are built and organized. You might also find the documentation for the go command to be helpful. As always, feel free to post your questions on Piazza.

Executing the official tests

1. Checkpoint

To run the checkpoint tests, run the following from the raft/ folder

go test -run 3A

2. Full test

To execute all the tests, run the following from the raft/ folder

go test