Implement the following plan:
MultiPaxos Replicated KV Store Emulation
Context
The project needs a new emulation that replicates the existing kv_store using MultiPaxos consensus. This demonstrates how a distributed consensus protocol can be used to replicate state across multiple nodes while preserving the same client-facing semantics (put fails if key exists, get returns value or error, delete fails if key missing). The client is given a Subject pointing to the leader directly (no leader discovery).
Architecture
Three actor types + client:
- Acceptor - Paxos voting participant (prepare/promise, accept/accepted)
- Leader (proposer + learner + state machine) - Receives client requests, assigns log slots, runs Paxos Phase 2, applies committed commands to local KV store, replies to clients, broadcasts commits to replicas
- Replica (passive learner) - Receives committed commands from leader, applies to local KV copy
- Client - Same as
kv_store/client.gleam but 5 requests, targeting leader
Message Flow
Client --[ClientPut/Get/Delete]--> Leader
Leader assigns slot N
Leader --[Accept(slot N, ballot, cmd)]--> all Acceptors (synchronous calls)
Leader waits for quorum of Accepted responses
Leader applies command to local KV store
Leader --[reply]--> Client
Leader --[Commit(slot N, cmd)]--> all Replicas
Key Design Decisions
- Phase 1 once at startup: Leader runs prepare/promise during init. With stable leader assumption, succeeds immediately.
- Synchronous Phase 2: Leader calls acceptors sequentially with
actor.call during request handling. Simple, correct, educational.
- GETs go through the log: For linearizability, reads are also assigned slots and go through consensus.
- Replicas are passive: They receive committed commands for demonstration of replication.
File Structure
multipaxos_kv/
gleam.toml
src/
multipaxos_kv.gleam -- main entry point
multipaxos_kv/
types.gleam -- shared types (Command, Ballot, OpResult)
acceptor.gleam -- Paxos acceptor actor
leader.gleam -- proposer + learner + KV state machine + client API
replica.gleam -- passive learner
client.gleam -- 5 random requests to leader
test/
multipaxos_kv_test.gleam -- basic test
Implementation Steps
1. Create project
cd /Users/apanda/code/agent-spec-code
gleam new --skip-git --skip-github multipaxos_kv
cd multipaxos_kv
gleam add gleam_otp gleam_erlang argv
2. types.gleam - Shared types
Ballot(round: Int, leader_id: Int) with comparison function
Command = Put(key, value) | Get(key) | Delete(key) | Noop
OpResult = OpOk | OpError(reason: String)
3. acceptor.gleam - Paxos acceptor
- State:
id, promised_ballot: Option(Ballot), accepted: Dict(Int, #(Ballot, Command)), self
- Messages:
Prepare(ballot, reply_with), Accept(slot, ballot, command, reply_with)
- Responses:
Promise(accepted_entries) | PrepareRejected(highest), Accepted(slot) | AcceptRejected(slot, highest)
- Logic: standard Paxos prepare/accept with ballot comparison
4. leader.gleam - Core logic (most complex file)
- State:
id, ballot, acceptors, replicas, quorum_size, next_slot, log: Dict(Int, Command), store: Dict(String, String), last_applied, self
- Client messages:
ClientPut(key, value, reply_with), ClientGet(key, reply_with), ClientDelete(key, reply_with) - same signatures as kv_store/server
- Init: Run Phase 1 (prepare) to all acceptors, collect promises
- Request handling: Assign slot, run Phase 2 synchronously (call each acceptor), on quorum: commit to log, apply to store, reply to client, broadcast to replicas
- Public API:
put(leader, key, value), get(leader, key), delete(leader, key) matching kv_store/server signatures
- KV semantics: Identical to
kv_store/server.gleam (put rejects existing keys, delete rejects missing keys)
5. replica.gleam - Passive learner
- State:
id, log: Dict(Int, Command), store: Dict(String, String), last_applied, self
- Message:
Commit(slot: Int, command: Command)
- Applies committed commands in log order to local store, prints state changes
6. client.gleam - Adapted from kv_store
- Same structure as
kv_store/client.gleam
- 5 requests instead of 10
- Targets
Subject(leader.Message) instead of Subject(server.Message)
- Calls
leader.put, leader.get (and optionally leader.delete)
- Same random key pool ["a","b","c","d","e"], same random values
7. multipaxos_kv.gleam - Main
- Start 3 acceptors, 2 replicas, 1 leader, N clients (default 3)
- Parse num_clients from CLI args
- Send Start to all clients, sleep 3s
Reference Files
/Users/apanda/code/agent-spec-code/kv_store/src/kv_store/server.gleam - KV semantics to replicate
/Users/apanda/code/agent-spec-code/kv_store/src/kv_store/client.gleam - Client pattern to adapt
/Users/apanda/code/agent-spec-code/kv_store/src/kv_store.gleam - Main wiring pattern
/Users/apanda/code/agent-spec-code/.claude/skills/gleam-otp.md - Actor patterns
Verification
gleam build - should compile without errors
gleam run - should show:
- Acceptors starting
- Replicas starting
- Leader starting with Phase 1 completion
- Clients issuing 5 requests each with Paxos consensus trace
- Replicas applying committed commands
gleam format - ensure code is formatted
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