Intermediate commit.

server/timeout.go

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+package server
+
+const (
+    // The amount of time to elapse without a heartbeat before becoming a candidate.
+    ElectionTimeout  = 200 * time.Millisecond
+
+    // The frequency by which heartbeats are sent to followers.
+    HeartbeatTimeout = 50 * time.Millisecond
+
+    RetryInterval    = 10
+)