diff --git a/src/raft/raft.rs b/src/raft/consensus.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/raft/raft.rs
rename to src/raft/consensus.rs
index 488700348..c057ebd2b 100644
--- a/src/raft/raft.rs
+++ b/src/raft/consensus.rs
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use super::{
-    BroadcastMsgRequest, DataStore, Log, LogRequest, LogResponse, Logs, MapLength, NetMsg,
-    NetMsgMethod, NodeId, ProtocolRaft, Role, SyncRequest, SyncResponse, VoteRequest, VoteResponse,
+    primitives::{
+        Broadcast, BroadcastMsgRequest, Log, LogRequest, LogResponse, Logs, MapLength, NetMsg,
+        NetMsgMethod, NodeId, Role, Sender, SyncRequest, SyncResponse, VoteRequest, VoteResponse,
+    },
+    DataStore, ProtocolRaft,
 };
 
 const HEARTBEATTIMEOUT: u64 = 100;
 const TIMEOUT: u64 = 300;
 const TIMEOUT_NODES: u64 = 300;
 
-pub type Broadcast<T> = (async_channel::Sender<T>, async_channel::Receiver<T>);
-type Sender = (async_channel::Sender<NetMsg>, async_channel::Receiver<NetMsg>);
-
 async fn load_node_ids_loop(
     nodes: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<NodeId, SocketAddr>>>,
     p2p: net::P2pPtr,
diff --git a/src/raft/datastore.rs b/src/raft/datastore.rs
index e57a17506..443260d03 100644
--- a/src/raft/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/raft/datastore.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     Result,
 };
 
-use super::{Log, NodeId};
+use super::primitives::{Log, NodeId};
 
 const SLED_LOGS_TREE: &[u8] = b"_logs";
 const SLED_COMMITS_TREE: &[u8] = b"_commits";
diff --git a/src/raft/mod.rs b/src/raft/mod.rs
index c94bb8ac2..a74c9325a 100644
--- a/src/raft/mod.rs
+++ b/src/raft/mod.rs
@@ -1,239 +1,9 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, io, net::SocketAddr};
-
-use crate::{
-    util::serial::{serialize, Decodable, Encodable, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, VarInt},
-    Error, Result,
-};
-
+mod consensus;
 mod datastore;
+mod primitives;
 mod protocol_raft;
-mod raft;
 
+pub use consensus::Raft;
 use datastore::DataStore;
-use protocol_raft::ProtocolRaft;
-pub use raft::Raft;
-
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
-pub enum Role {
-    Follower,
-    Candidate,
-    Leader,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct SyncRequest {
-    logs_len: u64,
-    last_term: u64,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct SyncResponse {
-    logs: Logs,
-    commit_length: u64,
-    leader_id: NodeId,
-    wipe: bool,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct VoteRequest {
-    node_id: NodeId,
-    current_term: u64,
-    log_length: u64,
-    last_term: u64,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct VoteResponse {
-    node_id: NodeId,
-    current_term: u64,
-    ok: bool,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct LogRequest {
-    leader_id: NodeId,
-    current_term: u64,
-    prefix_len: u64,
-    prefix_term: u64,
-    commit_length: u64,
-    suffix: Logs,
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct BroadcastMsgRequest(Vec<u8>);
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct LogResponse {
-    node_id: NodeId,
-    current_term: u64,
-    ack: u64,
-    ok: bool,
-}
-
-impl VoteResponse {
-    pub fn set_ok(&mut self, ok: bool) {
-        self.ok = ok;
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable)]
-pub struct Log {
-    term: u64,
-    msg: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable)]
-pub struct NodeId(pub Vec<u8>);
-
-impl From<SocketAddr> for NodeId {
-    fn from(addr: SocketAddr) -> Self {
-        let ser = serialize(&addr);
-        let hash = blake3::hash(&ser).as_bytes().to_vec();
-        Self(hash)
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct Logs(pub Vec<Log>);
-
-impl Logs {
-    pub fn len(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.0.len() as u64
-    }
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.is_empty()
-    }
-    pub fn push(&mut self, d: &Log) {
-        self.0.push(d.clone());
-    }
-
-    pub fn slice_from(&self, start: u64) -> Option<Self> {
-        if self.len() >= start {
-            return Some(Self(self.0[start as usize..].to_vec()))
-        }
-        None
-    }
-
-    pub fn slice_to(&self, end: u64) -> Self {
-        for i in (0..end).rev() {
-            if self.len() >= i {
-                return Self(self.0[..i as usize].to_vec())
-            }
-        }
-        Self(vec![])
-    }
-
-    pub fn get(&self, index: u64) -> Result<Log> {
-        match self.0.get(index as usize) {
-            Some(l) => Ok(l.clone()),
-            None => Err(Error::RaftError("unable to indexing into vector".into())),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<Log> {
-        self.0.clone()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct MapLength(pub HashMap<NodeId, u64>);
-
-impl MapLength {
-    pub fn get(&self, key: &NodeId) -> Result<u64> {
-        match self.0.get(key) {
-            Some(v) => Ok(*v),
-            None => Err(Error::RaftError("unable to indexing into HashMap".into())),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn insert(&mut self, key: &NodeId, value: u64) {
-        self.0.insert(key.clone(), value);
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct NetMsg {
-    id: u64,
-    recipient_id: Option<NodeId>,
-    method: NetMsgMethod,
-    payload: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[repr(u8)]
-pub enum NetMsgMethod {
-    LogResponse = 0,
-    LogRequest = 1,
-    VoteResponse = 2,
-    VoteRequest = 3,
-    BroadcastRequest = 4,
-    // this only used for listener node
-    SyncRequest = 5,
-    SyncResponse = 6,
-}
-
-impl Encodable for NetMsgMethod {
-    fn encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize> {
-        let len: usize = match self {
-            Self::LogResponse => 0,
-            Self::LogRequest => 1,
-            Self::VoteResponse => 2,
-            Self::VoteRequest => 3,
-            Self::BroadcastRequest => 4,
-            Self::SyncRequest => 5,
-            Self::SyncResponse => 6,
-        };
-        (len as u8).encode(s)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Decodable for NetMsgMethod {
-    fn decode<D: io::Read>(d: D) -> Result<Self> {
-        let com: u8 = Decodable::decode(d)?;
-        Ok(match com {
-            0 => Self::LogResponse,
-            1 => Self::LogRequest,
-            2 => Self::VoteResponse,
-            3 => Self::VoteRequest,
-            4 => Self::BroadcastRequest,
-            5 => Self::SyncRequest,
-            _ => Self::SyncResponse,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-impl Encodable for Logs {
-    fn encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize> {
-        encode_vec(&self.0, s)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Decodable for Logs {
-    fn decode<D: io::Read>(d: D) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self(decode_vec(d)?))
-    }
-}
-
-fn encode_vec<T: Encodable, S: io::Write>(vec: &[T], mut s: S) -> Result<usize> {
-    let mut len = 0;
-    len += VarInt(vec.len() as u64).encode(&mut s)?;
-    for c in vec.iter() {
-        len += c.encode(&mut s)?;
-    }
-    Ok(len)
-}
-
-fn decode_vec<T: Decodable, D: io::Read>(mut d: D) -> Result<Vec<T>> {
-    let len = VarInt::decode(&mut d)?.0;
-    let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(len as usize);
-    for _ in 0..len {
-        ret.push(Decodable::decode(&mut d)?);
-    }
-    Ok(ret)
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    #[test]
-    fn it_works() {}
-}
+pub use primitives::NetMsg;
+pub use protocol_raft::ProtocolRaft;
diff --git a/src/raft/primitives.rs b/src/raft/primitives.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81659cf5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/raft/primitives.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+use std::{collections::HashMap, io, net::SocketAddr};
+
+use crate::{
+    util::serial::{serialize, Decodable, Encodable, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, VarInt},
+    Error, Result,
+};
+
+pub type Broadcast<T> = (async_channel::Sender<T>, async_channel::Receiver<T>);
+pub type Sender = (async_channel::Sender<NetMsg>, async_channel::Receiver<NetMsg>);
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum Role {
+    Follower,
+    Candidate,
+    Leader,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct SyncRequest {
+    pub logs_len: u64,
+    pub last_term: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct SyncResponse {
+    pub logs: Logs,
+    pub commit_length: u64,
+    pub leader_id: NodeId,
+    pub wipe: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct VoteRequest {
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    pub current_term: u64,
+    pub log_length: u64,
+    pub last_term: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct VoteResponse {
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    pub current_term: u64,
+    pub ok: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct LogRequest {
+    pub leader_id: NodeId,
+    pub current_term: u64,
+    pub prefix_len: u64,
+    pub prefix_term: u64,
+    pub commit_length: u64,
+    pub suffix: Logs,
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct BroadcastMsgRequest(pub Vec<u8>);
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct LogResponse {
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    pub current_term: u64,
+    pub ack: u64,
+    pub ok: bool,
+}
+
+impl VoteResponse {
+    pub fn set_ok(&mut self, ok: bool) {
+        self.ok = ok;
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable)]
+pub struct Log {
+    pub term: u64,
+    pub msg: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable)]
+pub struct NodeId(pub Vec<u8>);
+
+impl From<SocketAddr> for NodeId {
+    fn from(addr: SocketAddr) -> Self {
+        let ser = serialize(&addr);
+        let hash = blake3::hash(&ser).as_bytes().to_vec();
+        Self(hash)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Logs(pub Vec<Log>);
+
+impl Logs {
+    pub fn len(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.0.len() as u64
+    }
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.is_empty()
+    }
+    pub fn push(&mut self, d: &Log) {
+        self.0.push(d.clone());
+    }
+
+    pub fn slice_from(&self, start: u64) -> Option<Self> {
+        if self.len() >= start {
+            return Some(Self(self.0[start as usize..].to_vec()))
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
+    pub fn slice_to(&self, end: u64) -> Self {
+        for i in (0..end).rev() {
+            if self.len() >= i {
+                return Self(self.0[..i as usize].to_vec())
+            }
+        }
+        Self(vec![])
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, index: u64) -> Result<Log> {
+        match self.0.get(index as usize) {
+            Some(l) => Ok(l.clone()),
+            None => Err(Error::RaftError("unable to indexing into vector".into())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<Log> {
+        self.0.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MapLength(pub HashMap<NodeId, u64>);
+
+impl MapLength {
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &NodeId) -> Result<u64> {
+        match self.0.get(key) {
+            Some(v) => Ok(*v),
+            None => Err(Error::RaftError("unable to indexing into HashMap".into())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, key: &NodeId, value: u64) {
+        self.0.insert(key.clone(), value);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(SerialDecodable, SerialEncodable, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct NetMsg {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub recipient_id: Option<NodeId>,
+    pub method: NetMsgMethod,
+    pub payload: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum NetMsgMethod {
+    LogResponse = 0,
+    LogRequest = 1,
+    VoteResponse = 2,
+    VoteRequest = 3,
+    BroadcastRequest = 4,
+    // this only used for listener node
+    SyncRequest = 5,
+    SyncResponse = 6,
+}
+
+impl Encodable for NetMsgMethod {
+    fn encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize> {
+        let len: usize = match self {
+            Self::LogResponse => 0,
+            Self::LogRequest => 1,
+            Self::VoteResponse => 2,
+            Self::VoteRequest => 3,
+            Self::BroadcastRequest => 4,
+            Self::SyncRequest => 5,
+            Self::SyncResponse => 6,
+        };
+        (len as u8).encode(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for NetMsgMethod {
+    fn decode<D: io::Read>(d: D) -> Result<Self> {
+        let com: u8 = Decodable::decode(d)?;
+        Ok(match com {
+            0 => Self::LogResponse,
+            1 => Self::LogRequest,
+            2 => Self::VoteResponse,
+            3 => Self::VoteRequest,
+            4 => Self::BroadcastRequest,
+            5 => Self::SyncRequest,
+            _ => Self::SyncResponse,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Encodable for Logs {
+    fn encode<S: io::Write>(&self, s: S) -> Result<usize> {
+        encode_vec(&self.0, s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for Logs {
+    fn decode<D: io::Read>(d: D) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self(decode_vec(d)?))
+    }
+}
+
+fn encode_vec<T: Encodable, S: io::Write>(vec: &[T], mut s: S) -> Result<usize> {
+    let mut len = 0;
+    len += VarInt(vec.len() as u64).encode(&mut s)?;
+    for c in vec.iter() {
+        len += c.encode(&mut s)?;
+    }
+    Ok(len)
+}
+
+fn decode_vec<T: Decodable, D: io::Read>(mut d: D) -> Result<Vec<T>> {
+    let len = VarInt::decode(&mut d)?.0;
+    let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(len as usize);
+    for _ in 0..len {
+        ret.push(Decodable::decode(&mut d)?);
+    }
+    Ok(ret)
+}
diff --git a/src/raft/protocol_raft.rs b/src/raft/protocol_raft.rs
index f1ad96b19..67a882de6 100644
--- a/src/raft/protocol_raft.rs
+++ b/src/raft/protocol_raft.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use log::debug;
 
 use crate::{net, Result};
 
-use super::{NetMsg, NetMsgMethod, NodeId};
+use super::primitives::{NetMsg, NetMsgMethod, NodeId};
 
 pub struct ProtocolRaft {
     id: Option<NodeId>,