// StatusRPC implements the Election.Status rpc.
func (this *Election) StatusRPC(reqHeader *msgpb.Header,
request *thispb.StatusRequest) error {
if !this.InCommittee() {
this.Errorf("this election object is not a committee member")
return errs.ErrNotExist
}
lock := this.ctlr.ReadLock("election")
round := this.CurrentRound()
winner := this.currentWinner
lock.Unlock()
// Committee members always have up to date election information.
response := thispb.StatusResponse{}
response.ElectionRound = proto.Int64(round)
response.ElectionWinner = proto.String(winner)
message := thispb.ElectionMessage{}
message.StatusResponse = &response
clientID := reqHeader.GetMessengerId()
if err := msg.SendResponseProto(this.msn, reqHeader, &message); err != nil {
this.Errorf("could not send status response to %s: %v", clientID, err)
return err
}
return nil
}
