/**
* Starts an election.
*
* <p>The election group is specified and a ThinkLeaderMessage is sent to every peer in that group
* so they can start the bully algorithm.
*/
private void startLeaderElection() {
ArrayList<PeerAddress> initialElectionGroup = new ArrayList<PeerAddress>(tmanPartners);
initialElectionGroup.add(self);
System.err.println(
"[ELECTION::" + self.getPeerId() + "] The election group is " + initialElectionGroup);
for (PeerAddress peer : tmanPartners) {
trigger(new ThinkLeaderMessage(self, peer, initialElectionGroup), networkPort);
}
Stats.clearElectionMessages();
Stats.registerElectionMessages(tmanPartners.size());
}
