	 * 2) schedule that it be fetched from disk.
	 * 
	 * @param intentionOffset The offset to fetch/return/await.
	 * @return The intention, only if it was immediately available, in-memory (typically not committed).
	 */
	Intention mainClientFetchIntentionIfAvailable(long intentionOffset);

	void mainRequestConsequenceFetch(TopicName topic, long nextLocalConsequenceToFetch);

	/**
	 * A testing method to force the node to start an election in response to a testing message.