ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate (server 6.8.13 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.elasticsearch.discovery.zen.ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate

Enclosing class:

ElectMasterService
```
public static class ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate
extends java.lang.Object
```
a class to encapsulate all the information about a candidate in a master election that is needed to decided which of the candidates should win

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static long UNRECOVERED_CLUSTER_VERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MasterCandidate(DiscoveryNode node, long clusterStateVersion)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static int`	`compare(ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate c1, ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate c2)`	compares two candidates to indicate which the a better master.
`long`	`getClusterStateVersion()`
`DiscoveryNode`	`getNode()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail
- UNRECOVERED_CLUSTER_VERSION
```
public static final long UNRECOVERED_CLUSTER_VERSION
```
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

MasterCandidate

public MasterCandidate(DiscoveryNode node,
                       long clusterStateVersion)

Method Detail

getNode
```
public DiscoveryNode getNode()
```

getClusterStateVersion
```
public long getClusterStateVersion()
```

toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

compare

public static int compare(ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate c1,
                          ElectMasterService.MasterCandidate c2)

compares two candidates to indicate which the a better master. A higher cluster state version is better

Returns:: -1 if c1 is a batter candidate, 1 if c2.