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divyanshk/BFTRaft: server/serve.go; 42 LoC
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Found a possible issue in [divyanshk/BFTRaft](https://www.github.com/divyanshk/BFTRaft) at [server/serve.go](https://github.com/divyanshk/BFTRaft/blob/758edc1249cbe3bc218a6d20f9659b97ac86c0d1/server/serve.go#L451-L492)
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> range-loop variable peer used in defer or goroutine at line 487
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/divyanshk/BFTRaft/blob/758edc1249cbe3bc218a6d20f9659b97ac86c0d1/server/serve.go#L451-L492)
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```go
for peer, nextIndex := range state.nextIndex {
votes = make([]*pb.Vote, 0)
// Check if last log index >= nextIndex for a follower
if lastLogIndex >= nextIndex {
// Send AppendEntries RPC with log entries starting at nextIndex
prevLogIndex = nextIndex - 1
entries = state.log[prevLogIndex+1:]
} else {
// Send AppendEntries RPC with empty log entries
prevLogIndex = lastLogIndex
entries = state.log[0:0]
}
prevLogHash = int64(-1)
if prevLogIndex != int64(-1) {
prevLogHash = state.hash[prevLogIndex]
}
// Send heartbeat
log.Printf("Sending %v AppendEntries for nextindex %v", peer, nextIndex)
if !state.proofAccepted[peer] {
votes = state.votes
}
go func(c pb.RaftClient, p string) {
ret, err := c.AppendEntries(
context.Background(),
&pb.AppendEntriesArgs{
Term: state.currentTerm,
LeaderID: id,
PrevLogIndex: prevLogIndex,
PrevLogHash: prevLogHash,
Entries: entries,
Votes: votes,
})
appendResponseChan <- AppendResponse{
ret: ret,
err: err,
peer: p,
prevLogIndex: prevLogIndex,
lengthEntries: int64(len(entries)),
}
}(peerClients[peer], peer)
}
```
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commit ID: 758edc1249cbe3bc218a6d20f9659b97ac86c0d1
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