def get_consensus_module(module_name):
        """Returns a consensus module by name.

        Args:
            module_name (str): The name of the module to load.

        Returns:
            module: The consensus module.

        Raises:
            UnknownConsensusModuleError: Raised if the given module_name does
                not correspond to a consensus implementation.
        """
        module_package = module_name
        if module_name == 'genesis':
            module_package = (
                'sawtooth_validator.journal.consensus.genesis.'
                'genesis_consensus'
            )
        elif module_name == 'devmode':
            module_package = (
                'sawtooth_validator.journal.consensus.dev_mode.'
                'dev_mode_consensus'
            )

        try:
            return importlib.import_module(module_package)
        except ImportError:
            raise UnknownConsensusModuleError(
                'Consensus module "{}" does not exist.'.format(module_name))
Returns a consensus module by name.

        Args:
            module_name (str): The name of the module to load.

        Returns:
            module: The consensus module.

        Raises:
            UnknownConsensusModuleError: Raised if the given module_name does
                not correspond to a consensus implementation.