anchor.diff:  % Miscellaneous
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   
  +%% @doc Sends changes to a subscribed cyclon process when the neighborhood
  +%%      changes.
  +-spec rm_send_changes(Pid::comm:erl_local_pid(),
  +        OldNeighbors::nodelist:neighborhood(), NewNeighbors::nodelist:neighborhood()) -> ok.
  +rm_send_changes(Pid, _OldNeighbors, NewNeighbors) ->
  +    comm:send_local(Pid, {rm_changed, nodelist:node(NewNeighbors)}).
  +
   %% @doc Checks whether config parameters of the cyclon process exist and are
   %%      valid.
   -spec check_config() -> boolean().
  
positive.code: % functions gen_component, the trigger and the config module use
  -export([init/1, on_inactive/2, on_active/2,
           activate/0, deactivate/0,
           get_shuffle_interval/0, check_config/0]).
  
  % helpers for creating getter messages:
  -export([get_subset_rand/1, get_subset_rand_next_interval/1]).
  
negative.code: % accepted messages of an active cyclon process
  -type(message() ::
      {cy_shuffle} |
      {rm_changed, NewNode::node:node_type()} |
      {check_state} |
      {cy_subset, SourcePid::comm:mypid(), PSubset::cyclon_cache:cache()} |
      {cy_subset_response, QSubset::cyclon_cache:cache(), PSubset::cyclon_cache:cache()} |
  