org.apache.flink.runtime.leaderelection

Interface LeaderElectionService

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandaloneLeaderElectionService, ZooKeeperLeaderElectionService

public interface LeaderElectionService

Interface for a service which allows to elect a leader among a group of contenders. Prior to using this service, it has to be started calling the start method. The start method takes the contender as a parameter. If there are multiple contenders, then each contender has to instantiate its own leader election service. Once a contender has been granted leadership he has to confirm the received leader session ID by calling the method confirmLeaderSessionID. This will notify the leader election service, that the contender has received the new leader session ID and that it can now be published for leader retrieval services.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	confirmLeaderSessionID(UUID leaderSessionID) Confirms that the new leader session ID has been successfully received by the new leader.
boolean	hasLeadership() Returns true if the LeaderContender with which the service has been started owns currently the leadership.
void	start(LeaderContender contender) Starts the leader election service.
void	stop() Stops the leader election service.

Method Detail

start

void start(LeaderContender contender)
    throws Exception

Starts the leader election service. This method can only be called once.

Parameters:

contender - LeaderContender which applies for the leadership

Throws:

Exception

stop

void stop()
   throws Exception

Stops the leader election service.

Throws:

Exception

confirmLeaderSessionID

void confirmLeaderSessionID(UUID leaderSessionID)

Confirms that the new leader session ID has been successfully received by the new leader. This method is usually called by the newly appointed LeaderContender. The rational behind this method is to establish an order between setting the new leader session ID in the LeaderContender and publishing the new leader session ID to the leader retrieval services.

Parameters:

leaderSessionID - The new leader session ID

hasLeadership

boolean hasLeadership()

Returns true if the LeaderContender with which the service has been started owns currently the leadership.

Returns:

true if the associated LeaderContender is the leader, otherwise false