contrib/raftexample/raft.go
func newRaftNode(id int, peers []string, join bool, getSnapshot func() ([]byte, error), proposeC <-chan string,
	confChangeC <-chan raftpb.ConfChange) (<-chan *string, <-chan error, <-chan *snap.Snapshotter) {

	commitC := make(chan *string)
	errorC := make(chan error)

	rc := &raftNode{
		proposeC:    proposeC,
		confChangeC: confChangeC,
		commitC:     commitC,
		errorC:      errorC,
		id:          id,
		peers:       peers,
		join:        join,
		waldir:      fmt.Sprintf("raftexample-%d", id),
		snapdir:     fmt.Sprintf("raftexample-%d-snap", id),
		getSnapshot: getSnapshot,
		snapCount:   defaultSnapshotCount,
		stopc:       make(chan struct{}),
		httpstopc:   make(chan struct{}),
		httpdonec:   make(chan struct{}),

		snapshotterReady: make(chan *snap.Snapshotter, 1),
		// rest of structure populated after WAL replay
	}
	go rc.startRaft()
	return commitC, errorC, rc.snapshotterReady
}
func newRaftNode(id int, peers []string, join bool, getSnapshot func() ([]byte, error), proposeC <-chan string,
	confChangeC <-chan raftpb.ConfChange) (<-chan *string, <-chan error, <-chan *snap.Snapshotter) {

	commitC := make(chan *string)
	errorC := make(chan error)

	rc := &raftNode{
		proposeC:    proposeC,
		confChangeC: confChangeC,
		commitC:     commitC,
		errorC:      errorC,
		id:          id,
		peers:       peers,
		join:        join,
		waldir:      fmt.Sprintf("raftexample-%d", id),
		snapdir:     fmt.Sprintf("raftexample-%d-snap", id),
		getSnapshot: getSnapshot,
		snapCount:   defaultSnapshotCount,
		stopc:       make(chan struct{}),
		httpstopc:   make(chan struct{}),
		httpdonec:   make(chan struct{}),

		snapshotterReady: make(chan *snap.Snapshotter, 1),
		// rest of structure populated after WAL replay
	}
	go rc.startRaft()
	return commitC, errorC, rc.snapshotterReady
}
// newRaftNode initiates a raft instance and returns a committed log entry
// channel and error channel. Proposals for log updates are sent over the
// provided the proposal channel. All log entries are replayed over the
// commit channel, followed by a nil message (to indicate the channel is
// current), then new log entries. To shutdown, close proposeC and read errorC.