func (r *Raft) pipelineSend(s *followerReplication, p AppendPipeline, nextIdx *uint64, lastIndex uint64) (shouldStop bool) {
	// Create a new append request
	req := new(AppendEntriesRequest)
	if err := r.setupAppendEntries(s, req, *nextIdx, lastIndex); err != nil {
		return true
	}

	// Pipeline the append entries
	if _, err := p.AppendEntries(req, new(AppendEntriesResponse)); err != nil {
		r.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pipeline AppendEntries to %v: %v", s.peer, err))
		return true
	}

	// Increase the next send log to avoid re-sending old logs
	if n := len(req.Entries); n > 0 {
		last := req.Entries[n-1]
		*nextIdx = last.Index + 1
	}
	return false
}
func (r *Raft) pipelineSend(s *followerReplication, p AppendPipeline, nextIdx *uint64, lastIndex uint64) (shouldStop bool) {
	// Create a new append request
	req := new(AppendEntriesRequest)
	if err := r.setupAppendEntries(s, req, *nextIdx, lastIndex); err != nil {
		return true
	}

	// Pipeline the append entries
	if _, err := p.AppendEntries(req, new(AppendEntriesResponse)); err != nil {
		r.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to pipeline AppendEntries to %v: %v", s.peer, err))
		return true
	}

	// Increase the next send log to avoid re-sending old logs
	if n := len(req.Entries); n > 0 {
		last := req.Entries[n-1]
		*nextIdx = last.Index + 1
	}
	return false
}
// pipelineSend is used to send data over a pipeline. It is a helper to
// pipelineReplicate.