rht_snapshot initializes a snapshot of the current state of the specified replica. The replica is temporarily locked and references to all the current entries in the replica are inserted into a constant, local dictionary (rht_snap). For more information on snapshots, see snapshot reference.

Use RHT_GET_DELETES to include deleted entries in the snapshot.

Use of the default RHT_DIRTY_READ flag will cause rht_snapshot snapshot immediately without waiting for any locally generated updates to be applied. Whereas, specifying the RHT_CLEAN_READ will first apply all locally generated updates, and then perform the snapshot.