Handle compacted entries during AppendRequest consistency checks about copycat HOT 2 CLOSED

// For non-null entries, we determine whether the entry should be exposed to the Raft algorithm
// based on the type of entry and whether it has been cleaned.
if (entry != null) {
  // If the entry has not been cleaned by the state machine, return it. Note that the call to isClean()
  // on the segment will be done in O(1) time since the search was already done in the get() call.
  if (!segment.isClean(index)) {
    return entry;
  }
  // For tombstone entries, if the entry index is greater than the majorIndex, return the entry. This ensures that entries
  // are replicated until persisted on all available servers.
  else if (entry.isTombstone()) {
    if (index > compactor.majorIndex()) {
      return entry;
    }
  }
  // If the entry is not a tombstone, return the entry if the index is greater than minorIndex. If the entry is less than minorIndex,
  // that indicates that it has been committed and events have been received for the entry, so we can safely stop replicating it.
  else {
    if (index > compactor.minorIndex()) {
      return entry;
    }
  }
}

if (index >= segments.commitIndex()) {
  return entry;
}