Add isLeader helper method

README.md

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ new Democracy({
 Returns the object containing all active nodes and their properties (including the one the method is called from).
 #### leader()
 Returns the current leader node from the cluster.
+#### isLeader()
+Returns whether or not the current server is the leader.
 #### resign()
 If called on the current leader node, will force it to resign as the leader. A new election will be held, which means the same node could be re-elected.
 #### send(customEvent, extraData)

lib/democracy.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * democracy.js
- * Copyright (c) 2016, GoldFire Studios, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, GoldFire Studios, Inc.
  * http://goldfirestudios.com
  */
 
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ Democracy.prototype.leader = function() {
   return leader;
 },
 
+/**
+ * Check if the current server is the leader or not.
+ * @return {Boolean} True if this is the leader.
+ */
+Democracy.prototype.isLeader = function() {
+  console.log('this id', this._id);
+  return this._id === this.leader().id;
+};
+
 /**
  * Safely decode a Buffer message received over UDP.
  * @param  {Buffer} msg Received data.

package.json

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/goldfire/democracy.js.git"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "license": {
     "type": "MIT",
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/goldfire/democracy.js/master/LICENSE.md"