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;;======================================================================
;; Copyright 2017, Matthew Welland.
;; 
;; This file is part of Megatest.
;; 
;;     Megatest is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
;;     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;;     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
;;     (at your option) any later version.
;; 
;;     Megatest is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;;     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;;     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
;;     GNU General Public License for more details.
;; 
;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

;;======================================================================

;;======================================================================
;; Cpumod:
;;
;;   Put things here don't fit anywhere else
;;======================================================================

(declare (unit tasksmod))
(declare (uses debugprint))
(declare (uses mtargs))
(declare (uses commonmod))
(declare (uses configfmod))
(declare (uses dbfile))
(declare (uses dbmod))
(declare (uses rmtmod))
(declare (uses servermod))
(declare (uses processmod))
(declare (uses pgdb))
(declare (uses mtmod))
(declare (uses megatestmod))

(use srfi-69)

(module tasksmod
	*

(import scheme)
(cond-expand
 (chicken-4
  
  (import chicken
	  ports
	  data-structures
	  extras
	  files
	  matchable
	  pathname-expand
	  posix
	  posix-extras
	  regex
	  regex-case
	  sparse-vectors
	  
	  )
  (use srfi-69))
 (chicken-5
  (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
	  chicken.base
	  chicken.condition
	  chicken.file
	  chicken.file.posix
	  chicken.io
	  chicken.pathname
	  chicken.port
	  chicken.process
	  chicken.process-context
	  chicken.process-context.posix
	  chicken.sort
	  chicken.string
	  chicken.time
	  chicken.time.posix
	  
	  matchable
	  md5
	  message-digest
	  pathname-expand
	  regex
	  regex-case
	  system-information

  )))

;; imports common to ck4 and ck5
(import srfi-1
	srfi-13
	srfi-18
	srfi-69
	typed-records
	(prefix base64 base64:)
	(prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
	md5
	message-digest
	z3
	directory-utils
	
	debugprint
	commonmod
	configfmod
	(prefix mtargs args:)
	dbmod
	dbfile
	rmtmod
	servermod
	processmod
	pgdb
	mtmod
	megatestmod
	)

(include "task_records.scm")
(include "db_records.scm")

;;======================================================================
;; Tasks db
;;======================================================================

(define (tasks:get-task-db-path)
  (let ((dbdir  (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "monitordir")
		    (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "dbdir")
		    (conc (common:get-linktree) "/.db"))))
    (handle-exceptions
     exn
     (begin
       (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Couldn't create path to " dbdir ", exn=" exn)
       (exit 1))
     (if (not (directory? dbdir))(create-directory dbdir #t)))
    dbdir))

;; If file exists AND
;;    file readable
;;         ==> open it
;; If file exists AND
;;    file NOT readable
;;         ==> open in-mem version
;; If file NOT exists
;;    ==> open in-mem version
;;
(define (tasks:open-db #!key (numretries 4))
  (if *task-db*
      *task-db*
      (handle-exceptions
       exn
       (if (> numretries 0)
	   (begin
	     (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
	     (debug:print 5 *default-log-port* " exn=" (condition->list exn))
	     (thread-sleep! 1)
	     (tasks:open-db numretries (- numretries 1)))
	   (begin
	     (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
	     (debug:print 5 *default-log-port* " exn=" (condition->list exn))))
       (let* ((dbpath        (common:make-tmpdir-name *toppath* "")) ;; (tasks:get-task-db-path))
	      (dbfile       (conc dbpath "/monitor.db"))
	      (avail        (tasks:wait-on-journal dbpath 10)) ;; wait up to about 10 seconds for the journal to go away
	      (exists       (common:file-exists? dbpath))
	      (write-access (file-write-access? dbpath))
	      (mdb          (cond ;; what the hek is *toppath* doing here?
			     ((and (string? *toppath*)(file-write-access? *toppath*))
			      (sqlite3:open-database dbfile))
			     ((file-read-access? dbpath)    (sqlite3:open-database dbfile))
			     (else (sqlite3:open-database ":memory:")))) ;; (never-give-up-open-db dbpath))
	      (handler      (sqlite3:make-busy-timeout 36000)))
	 (if (and exists
		  (not write-access))
	     (set! *db-write-access* write-access)) ;; only unset so other db's also can use this control
	 (sqlite3:set-busy-handler! mdb handler)
	 (db:set-sync mdb) ;; (sqlite3:execute mdb (conc "PRAGMA synchronous = 0;"))
	 ;;  (if (or (and (not exists)
	 ;; 	      (file-write-access? *toppath*))
	 ;; 	 (not (file-read-access? dbpath)))
	 ;;      (begin
	 ;; 
	 ;; TASKS QUEUE MOVED TO main.db
	 ;;
	 ;; (sqlite3:execute mdb "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tasks_queue (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
         ;;                        action TEXT DEFAULT '',
         ;;                        owner TEXT,
         ;;                        state TEXT DEFAULT 'new',
         ;;                        target TEXT DEFAULT '',
         ;;                        name TEXT DEFAULT '',
         ;;                        testpatt TEXT DEFAULT '',
         ;;                        keylock TEXT,
         ;;                        params TEXT,
         ;;                        creation_time TIMESTAMP,
         ;;                        execution_time TIMESTAMP);")
	 (sqlite3:execute mdb "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS monitors (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                                pid INTEGER,
                                start_time TIMESTAMP,
                                last_update TIMESTAMP,
                                hostname TEXT,
                                username TEXT,
                               CONSTRAINT monitors_constraint UNIQUE (pid,hostname));")
	 (sqlite3:execute mdb "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS servers (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                                  pid INTEGER,
                                  interface TEXT,
                                  hostname TEXT,
                                  port INTEGER,
                                  pubport INTEGER,
                                  start_time TIMESTAMP,
                                  priority INTEGER,
                                  state TEXT,
                                  mt_version TEXT,
                                  heartbeat TIMESTAMP,
                                  transport TEXT,
                                  run_id INTEGER);")
	 ;;                               CONSTRAINT servers_constraint UNIQUE (pid,hostname,port));")
	 (sqlite3:execute mdb "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS clients (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
                                  server_id INTEGER,
                                  pid INTEGER,
                                  hostname TEXT,
                                  cmdline TEXT,
                                  login_time TIMESTAMP,
                                  logout_time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT -1,
                                CONSTRAINT clients_constraint UNIQUE (pid,hostname));")
	       
	       ;))
	 (set! *task-db* (cons mdb dbpath))
	 *task-db*))))

;;======================================================================
;; Server and client management
;;======================================================================

;; make-vector-record tasks hostinfo id interface port pubport transport pid hostname
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-id          vec)    (vector-ref  vec 0))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-interface   vec)    (vector-ref  vec 1))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-port        vec)    (vector-ref  vec 2))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-pubport     vec)    (vector-ref  vec 3))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-transport   vec)    (vector-ref  vec 4))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-pid         vec)    (vector-ref  vec 5))
(define (tasks:hostinfo-get-hostname    vec)    (vector-ref  vec 6))

(define (tasks:need-server run-id)
  (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "required") "yes"))

;; no elegance here ...
;;
(define (tasks:kill-server hostname pid #!key (kill-switch ""))
  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Attempting to kill server process " pid " on host " hostname)
  (setenv "TARGETHOST" hostname)
  (let* ((logdir (if (directory-exists? "logs")
                    "logs/"
                    ""))
         (logfile (if logdir (conc "logs/server-"pid"-"hostname".log") #f))
         (gzfile  (if logfile (conc logfile ".gz"))))
    (setenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF" (conc logdir "server-kills.log"))

    (system (conc "nbfake kill "kill-switch" "pid))

    (when logfile
      (thread-sleep! 0.5)
      (if (common:file-exists? gzfile) (delete-file gzfile))
      (system (conc "gzip " logfile))
      
      (unsetenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF")
      (unsetenv "TARGETHOST"))))
    
 
;;======================================================================
;; M O N I T O R S
;;======================================================================

(define (tasks:remove-monitor-record mdb)
  (sqlite3:execute mdb "DELETE FROM monitors WHERE pid=? AND hostname=?;"
		   (current-process-id)
		   (get-host-name)))

(define (tasks:get-monitors mdb)
  (let ((res '()))
    (sqlite3:for-each-row
     (lambda (a . rem)
       (set! res (cons (apply vector a rem) res)))
     mdb
     "SELECT id,pid,strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M',datetime(start_time,'unixepoch'),'localtime'),strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S',datetime(last_update,'unixepoch'),'localtime'),hostname,username FROM monitors ORDER BY last_update ASC;")
    (reverse res)
    ))

(define (tasks:monitors->text-table monitors)
  (let ((fmtstr "~4a~8a~20a~20a~10a~10a"))
    (conc (format #f fmtstr "id" "pid" "start time" "last update" "hostname" "user") "\n"
	  (string-intersperse 
	   (map (lambda (monitor)
		  (format #f fmtstr
			  (tasks:monitor-get-id          monitor)
			  (tasks:monitor-get-pid         monitor)
			  (tasks:monitor-get-start_time  monitor)
			  (tasks:monitor-get-last_update monitor)
			  (tasks:monitor-get-hostname    monitor)
			  (tasks:monitor-get-username    monitor)))
		monitors)
	   "\n"))))
   
;; update the last_update field with the current time and
;; if any monitors appear dead, remove them
(define (tasks:monitors-update mdb)
  (sqlite3:execute mdb "UPDATE monitors SET last_update=strftime('%s','now') WHERE pid=? AND hostname=?;"
			  (current-process-id)
			  (get-host-name))
  (let ((deadlist '()))
    (sqlite3:for-each-row
     (lambda (id pid host last-update delta)
       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Going to delete stale record for monitor with pid " pid " on host " host " last updated " delta " seconds ago")
       (set! deadlist (cons id deadlist)))
     mdb 
     "SELECT id,pid,hostname,last_update,strftime('%s','now')-last_update AS delta FROM monitors WHERE delta > 700;")
    (sqlite3:execute mdb (conc "DELETE FROM monitors WHERE id IN ('" (string-intersperse (map conc deadlist) "','") "');")))
  )
(define (tasks:register-monitor db port)
  (let* ((pid (current-process-id))
	 (hostname (get-host-name))
	 (userinfo (user-information (current-user-id)))
	 (username (car userinfo)))
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Register monitor, pid: " pid ", hostname: " hostname ", port: " port ", username: " username)
    (sqlite3:execute db "INSERT INTO monitors (pid,start_time,last_update,hostname,username) VALUES (?,strftime('%s','now'),strftime('%s','now'),?,?);"
		     pid hostname username)))

(define (tasks:get-num-alive-monitors mdb)
  (let ((res 0))
    (sqlite3:for-each-row 
     (lambda (count)
       (set! res count))
     mdb
     "SELECT count(id) FROM monitors WHERE last_update < (strftime('%s','now') - 300) AND username=?;"
     (car (user-information (current-user-id))))
    res))

;; 
#;(define (tasks:start-monitor db mdb)
  (if (> (tasks:get-num-alive-monitors mdb) 2) ;; have two running, no need for more
      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Not starting monitor, already have more than two running")
      (let* ((megatestdb     (conc *toppath* "/megatest.db"))
	     (monitordbf     (conc (db:dbfile-path #f) "/monitor.db"))
	     (last-db-update 0)) ;; (file-modification-time megatestdb)))
	(task:register-monitor mdb)
	(let loop ((count      0)
		   (next-touch 0)) ;; next-touch is the time where we need to update last_update
	  ;; if the db has been modified we'd best look at the task queue
	  (let ((modtime (file-modification-time megatestdbpath )))
	    (if (> modtime last-db-update)
		(tasks:process-queue db)) ;; BROKEN. mdb last-db-update megatestdb next-touch))
	    ;; WARNING: Possible race conditon here!!
	    ;; should this update be immediately after the task-get-action call above?
	    (if (> (current-seconds) next-touch)
		(begin
		  (tasks:monitors-update mdb)
		  (loop (+ count 1)(+ (current-seconds) 240)))
		(loop (+ count 1) next-touch)))))))
      
;;======================================================================
;; T A S K S   Q U E U E
;;
;;   NOTE:: These operate on task_queue which is in main.db
;;
;;======================================================================

;; NOTE: It might be good to add one more layer of checking to ensure
;;       that no task gets run in parallel.

;; id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
;; action TEXT DEFAULT '',
;; owner TEXT,
;; state TEXT DEFAULT 'new',
;; target TEXT DEFAULT '',
;; name TEXT DEFAULT '',
;; testpatt TEXT DEFAULT '',
;; keylock TEXT,
;; params TEXT,
;; creation_time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT (strftime('%s','now')),
;; execution_time TIMESTAMP);

(define (keys:key-vals-hash->target keys key-params)
  (let ((tmp (hash-table-ref/default key-params (vector-ref (car keys) 0) "")))
    (if (> (length keys) 1)
	(for-each (lambda (key)
		    (set! tmp (conc tmp "/" (hash-table-ref/default key-params (vector-ref key 0) ""))))
		  (cdr keys)))
    tmp))
								
;; for use from the gui, not ported
;;
;; (define (tasks:add-from-params mdb action keys key-params var-params)
;;   (let ((target    (keys:key-vals-hash->target keys key-params))
;; 	(owner     (car (user-information (current-user-id))))
;; 	(runname   (hash-table-ref/default var-params "runname" #f))
;; 	(testpatts (hash-table-ref/default var-params "testpatts" "%"))
;; 	(params    (hash-table-ref/default var-params "params"    "")))
;;     (tasks:add mdb action owner target runname testpatts params)))

;; return one task from those who are 'new' OR 'waiting' AND more than 10sec old
;;
(define (tasks:snag-a-task dbstruct)
  (let ((res    #f)
	(keytxt (conc (current-process-id) "-" (get-host-name) "-" (car (user-information (current-user-id))))))
    (db:with-db
     dbstruct #f #t
     (lambda (dat db)
       ;; first randomly set a new to pid-hostname-hostname
       (sqlite3:execute
	db 
	"UPDATE tasks_queue SET keylock=? WHERE id IN
           (SELECT id FROM tasks_queue 
              WHERE state='new' OR 
                    (state='waiting' AND (strftime('%s','now')-execution_time) > 10) OR
                    state='reset'
              ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 1);" keytxt)

       (sqlite3:for-each-row
	(lambda (id . rem)
	  (set! res (apply vector id rem)))
	db
	"SELECT id,action,owner,state,target,name,test,item,params,creation_time,execution_time FROM tasks_queue WHERE keylock=? ORDER BY execution_time ASC LIMIT 1;" keytxt)
       (if res ;; yep, have work to be done
	   (begin
	     (sqlite3:execute db "UPDATE tasks_queue SET state='inprogress',execution_time=strftime('%s','now') WHERE id=?;"
			      (tasks:task-get-id res))
	     res)
	   #f)))))

(define (tasks:reset-stuck-tasks dbstruct)
  (let ((res '()))
    (db:with-db
     dbstruct #f #t
     (lambda (dat db)
       (sqlite3:for-each-row
	(lambda (id delta)
	  (set! res (cons id res)))
	db
	"SELECT id,strftime('%s','now')-execution_time AS delta FROM tasks_queue WHERE state='inprogress' AND delta>700 ORDER BY delta DESC LIMIT 2;")
       (sqlite3:execute 
	db 
	(conc "UPDATE tasks_queue SET state='reset' WHERE id IN ('" (string-intersperse (map conc res) "','") "');")
	)))))

;; return all tasks in the tasks_queue table
;;
(define (tasks:get-tasks dbstruct types states)
  (let ((res '()))
    (db:with-db
     dbstruct #f #f
     (lambda (dbdat db)
       (sqlite3:for-each-row
	(lambda (id . rem)
	  (set! res (cons (apply vector id rem) res)))
	db
	(conc "SELECT id,action,owner,state,target,name,test,item,params,creation_time,execution_time 
                  FROM tasks_queue "
	      ;; WHERE  
	      ;;   state IN " statesstr " AND 
	      ;;   action IN " actionsstr 
	      " ORDER BY creation_time DESC;"))
       res))))

;; remove tasks given by a string of numbers comma separated
(define (tasks:remove-queue-entries dbstruct task-ids)
  (db:with-db
   dbstruct #f #t
   (lambda (dbdat db)
     (sqlite3:execute db (conc "DELETE FROM tasks_queue WHERE id IN (" task-ids ");")))))

;; (define (tasks:process-queue dbstruct)
;;   (let* ((task   (tasks:snag-a-task dbstruct))
;; 	 (action (if task (tasks:task-get-action task) #f)))
;;     (if action (print "tasks:process-queue task: " task))
;;     (if action
;; 	(case (string->symbol action)
;; 	  ((run)       (tasks:start-run     dbstruct task))
;; 	  ((remove)    (tasks:remove-runs   dbstruct task))
;; 	  ((lock)      (tasks:lock-runs     dbstruct task))
;; 	  ;; ((monitor)   (tasks:start-monitor db task))
;; 	  #;((rollup)    (tasks:rollup-runs   dbstruct task))
;; 	  ((updatemeta)(tasks:update-meta   dbstruct task))
;; 	  #;((kill)      (tasks:kill-monitors dbstruct task))))))

(define (tasks:tasks->text tasks)
  (let ((fmtstr "~10a~10a~10a~12a~20a~12a~12a~10a"))
    (conc (format #f fmtstr "id" "action" "owner" "state" "target" "runname" "testpatts" "params") "\n"
	  (string-intersperse 
	   (map (lambda (task)
		  (format #f fmtstr
			  (tasks:task-get-id     task)
			  (tasks:task-get-action task)
			  (tasks:task-get-owner  task)
			  (tasks:task-get-state  task)
			  (tasks:task-get-target task)
			  (tasks:task-get-name   task)
			  (tasks:task-get-testpatt task)
			  ;; (tasks:task-get-item   task)
			  (tasks:task-get-params task)))
		tasks) "\n"))))
   
(define (tasks:set-state dbstruct task-id state)
  (db:with-db 
   dbstruct #f #t
   (lambda (dbdat db)
     (sqlite3:execute db "UPDATE tasks_queue SET state=? WHERE id=?;" 
		      state 
		      task-id))))

;;======================================================================
;; Access using task key (stored in params; (hash-table->alist flags) hostname pid
;;======================================================================

(define (tasks:param-key->id dbstruct task-params)
  (db:with-db
   dbstruct #f #f
   (lambda (dbdat db)
     (handle-exceptions
      exn
      #f
      (sqlite3:first-result db "SELECT id FROM tasks_queue WHERE params LIKE ?;"
			    task-params)))))

(define (tasks:get-records-given-param-key dbstruct param-key state-patt action-patt test-patt)
  (db:with-db
   dbstruct #f #f
   (lambda (dbdat db)
     (handle-exceptions
      exn
      '()
      (sqlite3:first-row db "SELECT id,action,owner,state,target,name,testpatt,keylock,params WHERE
                               params LIKE ? AND state LIKE ? AND action LIKE ? AND testpatt LIKE ?;"
			 param-key state-patt action-patt test-patt)))))

;; kill any runner processes (i.e. processes handling -runtests) that match target/runname
;; 
;; do a remote call to get the task queue info but do the killing as self here.
;;
(define (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
  (let ((records    (rmt:tasks-find-task-queue-records target run-name testpatt "running" "run-tests"))
	(hostpid-rx (regexp "\\s+(\\w+)\\s+(\\d+)$"))) ;; host pid is at end of param string
    (if (null? records)
	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "No run launching processes found for " target " / " run-name " with testpatt " (or testpatt "* no testpatt specified! *"))
	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Found " (length records) " run(s) to kill."))
    (for-each 
     (lambda (record)
       (let* ((param-key (list-ref record 8))
	      (match-dat (string-search hostpid-rx param-key)))
	 (if match-dat
	     (let ((hostname  (cadr match-dat))
		   (pid       (string->number (caddr match-dat))))
	       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Sending SIGINT to process " pid " on host " hostname)
	       (if (equal? (get-host-name) hostname)
		   (if (process:alive? pid)
		       (begin
			 (handle-exceptions
			  exn
			  (begin
			    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Kill of process " pid " on host " hostname " failed.")
			    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
			    #t)
			  (process-signal pid signal/int)
			  (thread-sleep! 5)
			  (if (process:alive? pid)
			      (process-signal pid signal/kill)))))
		   ;;  (call-with-environment-variables
		   (let ((old-targethost (getenv "TARGETHOST")))
		     (setenv "TARGETHOST" hostname)
		     (setenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF" "server-kills.log")
		     (system (conc "nbfake kill " pid))
		     (if old-targethost (setenv "TARGETHOST" old-targethost))
		     (unsetenv "TARGETHOST")
		     (unsetenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF"))))
	     (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "no record or improper record for " target "/" run-name " in tasks_queue in main.db"))))
     records)))

;; (define (tasks:start-run dbstruct mdb task)
;;   (let ((flags (make-hash-table)))
;;     (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "NOT_STARTED")
;;     (if (not (string=? (tasks:task-get-params task) ""))
;; 	(hash-table-set! flags "-setvars" (tasks:task-get-params task)))
;;     (print "Starting run " task)
;;     ;; sillyness, just call the damn routine with the task vector and be done with it. FIXME SOMEDAY
;;     (runs:run-tests db
;; 		    (tasks:task-get-target task)
;; 		    (tasks:task-get-name   task)
;; 		    (tasks:task-get-test   task)
;; 		    (tasks:task-get-item   task)
;; 		    (tasks:task-get-owner  task)
;; 		    flags)
;;     (tasks:set-state mdb (tasks:task-get-id task) "waiting")))
;; 
;; (define (tasks:rollup-runs db mdb task)
;;   (let* ((flags (make-hash-table)) 
;; 	 (keys  (db:get-keys db))
;; 	 (keyvals (keys:target-keyval keys (tasks:task-get-target task))))
;;     ;; (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "NOT_STARTED")
;;     (print "Starting rollup " task)
;;     ;; sillyness, just call the damn routine with the task vector and be done with it. FIXME SOMEDAY
;;     (runs:rollup-run db
;; 		     keys 
;; 		     keyvals
;; 		     (tasks:task-get-name  task)
;; 		     (tasks:task-get-owner  task))
;;     (tasks:set-state mdb (tasks:task-get-id task) "waiting")))

;;======================================================================
;;  S Y N C   T O   P O S T G R E S Q L
;;======================================================================

;; In the spirit of "dump your junk in the tasks module" I'll put the
;; sync to postgres here for now.

;; attempt to automatically set up an area. call only if get area by path
;; returns naught of interest
;;
(define (tasks:set-area dbh configdat #!key (toppath #f)) ;; could I safely put *toppath* in for the default for toppath? when would it be evaluated?
  (let loop ((area-name (or (configf:lookup configdat "setup" "area-name")
			    (common:get-area-name)))
	     (modifier  'none))
    (let ((success (handle-exceptions
		       exn
		       (begin
			 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: cannot create area entry, " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
			 #f) ;; FIXME: I don't care for now but I should look at *why* there was an exception
		     (pgdb:add-area dbh area-name (or toppath *toppath*)))))
      (or success
	  (case modifier
	    ((none)(loop (conc (current-user-name) "_" area-name) 'user))
	    ((user)(loop (conc (substring (common:get-area-path-signature) 0 4)
			       area-name) 'areasig))
	    (else #f)))))) ;; give up

(define (task:print-runtime run-times saperator)
(for-each
    (lambda (run-time-info)
     (let* ((run-name  (vector-ref run-time-info 0))
            (run-time  (vector-ref run-time-info 1))
            (target  (vector-ref run-time-info 2)))
        (print target saperator run-name saperator run-time )))
   run-times))

(define (task:print-runtime-as-json run-times)
 (let loop ((run-time-info (car run-times))
            (rema (cdr run-times)) 
            (str ""))
     (let* ((run-name  (vector-ref run-time-info 0))
            (run-time  (vector-ref run-time-info 1))
            (target  (vector-ref run-time-info 2)))
        ;(print (not (equal? str "")))
        (if (not (equal? str "")) 
            (set! str (conc str ",")))
        (if (null? rema)
		(print "[" str "{target:" target ",run-name:" run-name ", run-time:" run-time "}]")
            (loop (car rema) (cdr rema) (conc str "{target:" target ", run-name:" run-name ", run-time:" run-time "}"))))))

(define (task:get-run-times)
   (let* ( 
           (run-patt (if (args:get-arg "-run-patt")
                        (args:get-arg "-run-patt")
                        "%"))
           (target-patt (if (args:get-arg "-target-patt")
                        (args:get-arg "-target-patt")
                        "%"))
 
           (run-times  (rmt:get-run-times  run-patt target-patt )))
   (if (eq? (length run-times) 0)
     (begin
       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Data not found!!")
       (exit)))
   (if (equal? (args:get-arg "-dumpmode") "json")
       (task:print-runtime-as-json run-times)
         (if (equal? (args:get-arg "-dumpmode") "csv")
	     (task:print-runtime run-times ",")
	     (task:print-runtime run-times "  ")))))


(define (task:print-testtime test-times saperator)
(for-each
    (lambda (test-time-info)
     (let* ((test-name  (vector-ref test-time-info 0))
            (test-time  (vector-ref test-time-info 2))
            (test-item  (if (eq? (string-length (vector-ref test-time-info 1)) 0)
                               "N/A"
				(vector-ref test-time-info 1))))
        (print  test-name saperator test-item saperator test-time )))
   test-times))

(define (task:print-testtime-as-json test-times)
 (let loop ((test-time-info (car test-times))
            (rema (cdr test-times)) 
            (str ""))
     (let* ((test-name  (vector-ref test-time-info 0))
            (test-time  (vector-ref test-time-info 2))
            (item  (vector-ref test-time-info 1)))
        ;(print (not (equal? str "")))
        (if (not (equal? str "")) 
            (set! str (conc str ",")))
        (if (null? rema)
		(print "[" str "{test-name:" test-name ", item-path:" item ", test-time:" test-time "}]")
            (loop (car rema) (cdr rema) (conc str "{test-name:" test-name ", item-path:" item ", test-time:" test-time "}"))))))


 (define (task:get-test-times)
   (let* ((runname (if (args:get-arg "-runname")
                        (args:get-arg "-runname")
                        #f))
           (target (if (args:get-arg "-target")
                        (args:get-arg "-target")
                        #f))
 
           (test-times  (rmt:get-test-times  runname target )))
   (if (not runname)
      (begin
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Missing argument -runname")
      (exit))) 
    (if (string-contains runname "%")
      (begin
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Invalid runname, '%' not allowed  (" runname ") ")
      (exit)))
    (if (not target)
      (begin
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Missing argument -target")
      (exit)))
     (if  (string-contains target "%")
      (begin
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Invalid target, '%' not allowed  (" target ") ")
      (exit)))
 
   (if (eq? (length test-times) 0)
     (begin
       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Data not found!!")
       (exit)))
   (if (equal? (args:get-arg "-dumpmode") "json")
       (task:print-testtime-as-json test-times)
         (if (equal? (args:get-arg "-dumpmode") "csv")
	     (task:print-testtime test-times ",")
	     (task:print-testtime test-times "  ")))))



;; gets mtpg-run-id and syncs the record if different
;;
(define (tasks:run-id->mtpg-run-id dbh cached-info run-id area-info smallest-last-update-time)
  (let* ((runs-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'runs))
	 (runinf  (hash-table-ref/default runs-ht run-id #f))
         (area-id (vector-ref area-info 0)))
       (if runinf
	runinf ;; already cached
	(let* ((run-dat    (rmt:get-run-info run-id))               ;; NOTE: get-run-info returns a vector < row header >
	       (run-name   (rmt:get-run-name-from-id run-id))
	       (row        (db:get-rows run-dat))                   ;; yes, this returns a single row
	       (header     (db:get-header run-dat))
	       (state      (db:get-value-by-header row header "state"))
	       (status     (db:get-value-by-header row header "status"))
	       (owner      (db:get-value-by-header row header "owner"))
	       (event-time (db:get-value-by-header row header "event_time"))
	       (comment    (db:get-value-by-header row header "comment"))
	       (fail-count (db:get-value-by-header row header "fail_count"))
	       (pass-count (db:get-value-by-header row header "pass_count"))
               (db-contour (db:get-value-by-header row header "contour"))
	       (contour    (if (args:get-arg "-prepend-contour") 
                                 (if (and db-contour (not (equal? db-contour ""))  (string? db-contour )) 
                                           (begin 
                                            (debug:print-info 10 *default-log-port*  "db-contour" db-contour) 
 						db-contour)
					    (args:get-arg "-contour"))))
               (run-tag (if (args:get-arg "-run-tag")
                            (args:get-arg "-run-tag")
									""))
               (last-update (db:get-value-by-header row header "last_update"))
	       (keytarg    (if (or (args:get-arg "-prepend-contour") (args:get-arg "-prefix-target"))
	       			(conc "MT_CONTOUR/MT_AREA/" (string-intersperse (rmt:get-keys) "/")) (string-intersperse (rmt:get-keys) "/"))) ;; e.g. version/iteration/platform
               (base-target      (rmt:get-target run-id))
	       (target     (if (or (args:get-arg "-prepend-contour") (args:get-arg "-prefix-target")) 
	       			(conc (or (args:get-arg "-prefix-target") (conc contour "/" (common:get-area-name) "/")) base-target) base-target))                 ;; e.g. v1.63/a3e1/ubuntu
	       (spec-id    (pgdb:get-ttype dbh keytarg))
	       (publish-time (if (args:get-arg "-cp-eventtime-to-publishtime")
                            event-time
                           (current-seconds))) 
	       (new-run-id (if (and run-name base-target) (pgdb:get-run-id dbh spec-id target run-name area-id) #f)))
         (if new-run-id
	         (begin ;; let ((run-record (pgdb:get-run-info dbh new-run-id))
		        (hash-table-set! runs-ht run-id new-run-id)
		;; ensure key fields are up to date
     ;; if last_update == pgdb_last_update do not update smallest-last-update-time  
    (let* ((pgdb-last-update (pgdb:get-run-last-update dbh new-run-id))
           (smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" #f)))
     (if (and  (> last-update pgdb-last-update) (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time)))
        (hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update)))
		(pgdb:refresh-run-info
		 dbh
		 new-run-id
		 state status owner event-time comment fail-count pass-count area-id last-update publish-time)
     (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* (conc "Working on run-id " run-id " pgdb-id "  new-run-id))
     (if (not (equal? run-tag ""))
      (task:add-run-tag dbh new-run-id run-tag))
		new-run-id) 
      
	      (if (or (not state) (equal? state "deleted"))
          (begin 
          (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "Warning: Run with id " run-id " was created after previous sync and deleted before the sync") #f)
          (if (handle-exceptions
		        exn
		        (begin (print-call-chain)
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
			      #f)
            
            (pgdb:insert-run
		     dbh
		     spec-id target run-name state status owner event-time comment fail-count pass-count  area-id last-update publish-time))
		       (let* ((smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" #f)))
             (if (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time))
        				(hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))
             (tasks:run-id->mtpg-run-id dbh cached-info run-id area-info smallest-last-update-time))
		  #f)))))))

(define (task:add-run-tag dbh run-id tag) 
  (let* ((tag-info (pgdb:get-tag-info-by-name dbh tag)))
   (if (not tag-info)
     (begin   
     (if (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin 
               (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
	   #f)
	   (pgdb:insert-tag  dbh   tag))
                       (set! tag-info (pgdb:get-tag-info-by-name dbh tag))
		  #f)))
     ;;add to area_tags
     (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin 
               (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
	   #f)
           (if (not (pgdb:is-run-taged-with-a-tag dbh (vector-ref tag-info 0)  run-id))  
	   (pgdb:insert-run-tag  dbh   (vector-ref tag-info 0)  run-id)))))


(define (tasks:sync-test-steps dbh cached-info test-step-ids smallest-last-update-time)
 ; (print "Sync Steps " test-step-ids )
  (let ((test-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'tests))
        (step-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'steps))
        (run-id-in #f)
        )
    (for-each
     (lambda (test-step-id)
        (set! run-id-in (cdr test-step-id))
        (set! test-step-id (car test-step-id))
 

        (let* ((test-step-info  (rmt:get-steps-info-by-id run-id-in test-step-id))
               (step-id (tdb:step-get-id test-step-info))
               (test-id  (tdb:step-get-test_id    test-step-info))   
	       (stepname (tdb:step-get-stepname  test-step-info))
	       (state (tdb:step-get-state test-step-info))	
	       (status (tdb:step-get-status test-step-info))	
	       (event_time (tdb:step-get-event_time  test-step-info))	
	       (comment  (tdb:step-get-comment test-step-info))	
	       (logfile (tdb:step-get-logfile test-step-info))	
         (last-update (tdb:step-get-last_update test-step-info))
	       (pgdb-test-id  (hash-table-ref/default test-ht test-id #f))
				 (smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" #f))
         (pgdb-step-id (if pgdb-test-id 
                         (pgdb:get-test-step-id dbh pgdb-test-id stepname state)
                          #f)))
    (if step-id
      (begin  
        (if pgdb-test-id
           (begin 
                (if  pgdb-step-id
                   (begin
                    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Updating existing test-step with test-id: " test-id " and step-id " step-id " pgdb test id: " pgdb-test-id " pgdb step id " pgdb-step-id )
										(let* ((pgdb-last-update (pgdb:get-test-step-last-update dbh pgdb-step-id)))
         (if (and  (> last-update pgdb-last-update) (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time)))
        (hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))) 
                    (pgdb:update-test-step dbh pgdb-step-id pgdb-test-id stepname state status event_time comment logfile last-update))
                    (begin
 		      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Inserting test-step with test-id: " test-id " and step-id " step-id  " pgdb test id: " pgdb-test-id)
                     (if (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time))
        				      (hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))
                      (pgdb:insert-test-step dbh pgdb-test-id stepname state status event_time comment logfile last-update )
                      (set! pgdb-step-id  (pgdb:get-test-step-id dbh pgdb-test-id stepname state))))
                (hash-table-set! step-ht step-id pgdb-step-id ))
           (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "Error: Test not cashed")))
      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "Error: Could not get test step info for step id " test-step-id ))))	;; this is a wierd senario need to debug      	
   test-step-ids)))

(define (tasks:sync-test-gen-data dbh cached-info test-data-ids smallest-last-update-time)
  (let ((test-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'tests))
        (data-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'data))
        (run-id-in #f)
        )
    (for-each
     (lambda (test-data-id)
        (set! run-id-in (cdr test-data-id))
        (set! test-data-id (car test-data-id))
        (let* ((test-data-info  (rmt:get-data-info-by-id run-id-in test-data-id))
               (data-id (db:test-data-get-id  test-data-info))
               (test-id  (db:test-data-get-test_id   test-data-info))   
	       (category  (db:test-data-get-category  test-data-info))
	       (variable  (db:test-data-get-variable test-data-info))	
	       (value (db:test-data-get-value  test-data-info))	
               (expected (db:test-data-get-expected  test-data-info))
               (tol (db:test-data-get-tol  test-data-info))
               (units (db:test-data-get-units  test-data-info))     
	       (comment  (db:test-data-get-comment test-data-info))	
               (status (db:test-data-get-status test-data-info))	
	       (type (db:test-data-get-type test-data-info))
				 (last-update (db:test-data-get-last_update test-data-info))
				 (smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" #f))
   	
	       (pgdb-test-id  (hash-table-ref/default test-ht test-id #f))
               (pgdb-data-id (if pgdb-test-id 
                                 (pgdb:get-test-data-id dbh pgdb-test-id category variable)
                                  #f)))
    (if data-id
      (begin
        (if pgdb-test-id
           (begin 
                (if  pgdb-data-id
                   (begin
                    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Updating existing test-data with test-id: " test-id " and  data-id " data-id " pgdb test id: " pgdb-test-id " pgdb data id " pgdb-data-id)
                    (let* ((pgdb-last-update (pgdb:get-test-data-last-update dbh pgdb-data-id)))
         (if (and  (>  last-update pgdb-last-update) (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time)))
        (hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))) 
                    (pgdb:update-test-data dbh pgdb-data-id pgdb-test-id  category variable value expected tol units comment status type last-update))
                    (begin
 		      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Inserting test-data with test-id: " test-id " and data-id " data-id " pgdb test id: " pgdb-test-id)
                       (if (handle-exceptions
		      exn
		      (begin (print-call-chain)
                              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
			#f)
                     
                    (pgdb:insert-test-data dbh pgdb-test-id category variable value expected tol units comment status type last-update))
		       ;(tasks:run-id->mtpg-run-id dbh cached-info run-id area-info)
                      (begin
                      ;(pgdb:insert-test-data dbh pgdb-test-id category variable value expected tol units comment status type )
											(if (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time))
        								(hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))
                      (set! pgdb-data-id  (pgdb:get-test-data-id dbh pgdb-test-id  category variable)))
		   #f)))
                (hash-table-set! data-ht data-id pgdb-data-id ))
             (begin
                 (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "Error: Test not in pgdb"))))

      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "Error: Could not get test data info for data id " test-data-id ))))	;; this is a wierd senario need to debug      	
   test-data-ids)))



(define (tasks:sync-tests-data dbh cached-info test-ids area-info smallest-last-update-time main-run-id)
  (let ((test-ht (hash-table-ref cached-info 'tests))
        (run-id-in main-run-id))
    (for-each
     (lambda (test-id)
       ; (set! run-id-in  (cdr test-id))
       ; (set! test-id (car test-id))

        (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*  "test-id: " test-id " run-id: " run-id-in) 
       (let* ((test-info    (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id-in test-id))
	      (run-id       (db:test-get-run_id    test-info)) ;; look these up in db_records.scm
	      (test-id      (db:test-get-id        test-info))
	      (test-name    (db:test-get-testname  test-info))
	      (item-path    (db:test-get-item-path test-info))
	      (state        (db:test-get-state     test-info))
	      (status       (db:test-get-status    test-info))
	      (host         (db:test-get-host      test-info))
        (pid          (db:test-get-process_id test-info)) 
	      (cpuload      (db:test-get-cpuload   test-info))
	      (diskfree     (db:test-get-diskfree  test-info))
	      (uname        (db:test-get-uname     test-info))
	      (run-dir      (db:test-get-rundir    test-info))
	      (log-file     (db:test-get-final_logf test-info))
	      (run-duration (db:test-get-run_duration test-info))
	      (comment      (db:test-get-comment   test-info))
	      (event-time   (db:test-get-event_time test-info))
	      (archived     (db:test-get-archived  test-info))
        (last-update  (db:test-get-last_update  test-info))
	      (pgdb-run-id  (tasks:run-id->mtpg-run-id dbh cached-info run-id area-info smallest-last-update-time))
        (smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" #f))       
	      (pgdb-test-id (if pgdb-run-id 
				(begin
                                  ;(print pgdb-run-id)    
                                 (pgdb:get-test-id dbh pgdb-run-id test-name item-path))
                                 #f)))
	 ;; "id"           "run_id"        "testname"  "state"      "status"      "event_time"
	 ;; "host"         "cpuload"       "diskfree"  "uname"      "rundir"      "item_path"
	 ;; "run_duration" "final_logf"    "comment"   "shortdir"   "attemptnum"  "archived"
         (if (or (not item-path) (string-null? item-path))
             (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Working on Run id : " run-id " and test name : " test-name)) 
         (if pgdb-run-id
           (begin
	   (if pgdb-test-id ;; have a record
	     (begin ;; let ((key-name (conc run-id "/" test-name "/" item-path)))
	       (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Updating existing test with run-id: " run-id " and test-id: " test-id " pgdb run id: " pgdb-run-id "  pgdb-test-id "  pgdb-test-id)
         (let* ((pgdb-last-update (pgdb:get-test-last-update dbh pgdb-test-id)))
         (if (and  (>  last-update pgdb-last-update) (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time))) ;;if last-update is same as pgdb-last-update then it is safe to assume the records are identical and we can use a larger last update time.
        (hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))) 
	       (pgdb:update-test dbh pgdb-test-id pgdb-run-id test-name item-path state status host cpuload diskfree uname run-dir log-file run-duration comment event-time archived last-update pid))
	     (begin 
           (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*  "Inserting test with run-id: " run-id " and test-id: " test-id  " pgdb run id: " pgdb-run-id)
           (pgdb:insert-test dbh pgdb-run-id test-name item-path state status host cpuload diskfree uname run-dir log-file run-duration comment event-time archived last-update pid)
            (if (or (not smallest-time) (< last-update smallest-time))
        				(hash-table-set! smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" last-update))
           (set! pgdb-test-id (pgdb:get-test-id dbh pgdb-run-id test-name item-path))))
           (hash-table-set! test-ht test-id pgdb-test-id))
           (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  "WARNING: Skipping run with run-id:" run-id ". This run was created after privious sync and removed before this sync."))))
     test-ids)))

(define (task:add-area-tag dbh area-info tag) 
  (let* ((tag-info (pgdb:get-tag-info-by-name dbh tag)))
   (if (not tag-info)
     (begin   
     (if (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin 
               (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
	   #f)
	   (pgdb:insert-tag  dbh   tag))
                       (set! tag-info (pgdb:get-tag-info-by-name dbh tag))
		  #f)))
     ;;add to area_tags
     (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin 
               (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port*  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))     
	   #f)
           (if (not (pgdb:is-area-taged-with-a-tag dbh (vector-ref tag-info 0)  (vector-ref area-info 0)))  
	   (pgdb:insert-area-tag  dbh   (vector-ref tag-info 0)  (vector-ref area-info 0))))))

(define (tasks:sync-run-data dbh cached-info run-ids area-info smallest-last-update-time) 
  (for-each
     (lambda (run-id)
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port*   "Check if run with " run-id " needs to be synced" )
       (tasks:run-id->mtpg-run-id dbh cached-info run-id area-info smallest-last-update-time))
run-ids))

;; get runs changed since last sync
;; (define (tasks:sync-test-data dbh cached-info area-info)
;;   (let* ((

(define (tasks:sync-to-postgres configdat dest)
  ;; (print "In sync")
  (let* ((dbh         (pgdb:open configdat dbname: dest))
	 (area-info   (pgdb:get-area-by-path dbh *toppath*))
	 (cached-info (make-hash-table))
	 (start       (current-seconds))
         (test-patt   (if (args:get-arg "-testpatt")
		      (args:get-arg "-testpatt")
                      "%"))
         (target      (if (args:get-arg "-target")
		      (args:get-arg "-target")
		      #f))
         (run-name   (if (args:get-arg "-runname")
		     (args:get-arg "-runname")
		     #f)))
     (if (and target  (not run-name))
       (begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Provide runname")
          (exit 1)))
     (if (and (not target)  run-name)
       (begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Error: Provide target")
          (exit 1)))
    ;(print "123")
    ;(exit 1)
    (for-each (lambda (dtype)
		(hash-table-set! cached-info dtype (make-hash-table)))
	      '(runs targets tests steps data))
    (hash-table-set! cached-info 'start start) ;; when done we'll set sync times to this
    (if area-info
	(let* ((last-sync-time (if (and target run-name)
                                 0
                                 (if (args:get-arg "-since") 
                                   (string->number (args:get-arg "-since")) (vector-ref area-info 3))))
	       (smallest-last-update-time  (make-hash-table))
               (run-ids       (if (and target run-name)
                                   (rmt:get-run-record-ids target run-name (rmt:get-keys)) 
                                   (rmt:get-changed-record-run-ids last-sync-time)))
               (all-run-ids   (if (and target run-name) '() (rmt:get-all-runids)))
               (changed-run-dbs (if (and target run-name) '() (db:get-changed-run-ids last-sync-time)))
               (changed-run-ids (if (and target run-name) run-ids (filter (lambda (run) (member (modulo run (num-run-dbs)) changed-run-dbs)) all-run-ids)))
               (area-tag    (if (args:get-arg "-area-tag") 
                                 (args:get-arg "-area-tag")
                                 (if (args:get-arg "-area") 
                                   (args:get-arg "-area") 
                                   ""))))
           (if (and (equal? area-tag "") (not (pgdb:is-area-taged dbh (vector-ref area-info 0))))
            (set! area-tag *default-area-tag*)) 
           (if (not (equal? area-tag "")) 
             (task:add-area-tag dbh area-info area-tag))
           (if (not (null? run-ids))
            (begin
               (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port*  "syncing runs: " run-ids)   
	       (tasks:sync-run-data dbh cached-info run-ids area-info smallest-last-update-time)))
          (for-each
            (lambda (run-id)
              (let ((test-ids (rmt:get-changed-record-test-ids run-id  last-sync-time)))
              (print test-ids)
              (if (not (null? test-ids))
              (begin
                (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port*  "syncing tests: " test-ids)
	        (tasks:sync-tests-data dbh cached-info test-ids area-info smallest-last-update-time run-id)))))
            changed-run-ids)
     (let*  ((smallest-time (hash-table-ref/default smallest-last-update-time "smallest-time" (current-seconds))))
     (debug:print-info 0 "smallest-time :" smallest-time  " last-sync-time " last-sync-time)
    (if (not (and target run-name)) 
	  (if (or (and smallest-time (> smallest-time last-sync-time)) (and smallest-time (eq? last-sync-time 0)))
				(pgdb:write-sync-time dbh area-info smallest-time))))) ;;this needs to be changed
	(if (tasks:set-area dbh configdat)
	    (tasks:sync-to-postgres configdat dest)
	    (begin
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: unable to create an area record")
	      #f)))))


;;======================================================================
;; see defstruct host at top of file.
;;    host: reachable last-update last-used last-cpuload
;;
(define (common:update-host-loads-table hosts-raw)
  (let* ((hosts (filter (lambda (x)
                          (string-match (regexp "^\\S+$") x))
                        hosts-raw)))
    (for-each
     (lambda (hostname)
       (let* ((rec       (let ((h (hash-table-ref/default *host-loads* hostname #f)))
                          (if h
                              h
                              (let ((h (make-host)))
                                (hash-table-set! *host-loads* hostname h)
                                h))))
              (host-info         (common:get-host-info hostname))
              (is-reachable      (car host-info))
              (last-reached-time (cadr host-info))
              (load              (caddr host-info)))
         (host-reachable-set!    rec is-reachable)
         (host-last-update-set!  rec last-reached-time)
         (host-last-cpuload-set! rec load)))
     hosts)))

;;======================================================================
;; ideally put all this info into the db, no need to preserve it across moving homehost
;;
;; return list of
;;  ( reachable? cpuload update-time )
(define (common:get-host-info hostname)
  (let* ((loadinfo                         (rmt:get-latest-host-load hostname)) ;; if this host happens to have been recently used by a test reuse the load data
         (load                             (car loadinfo))
         (load-sample-time                 (cdr loadinfo))
         (load-sample-age                  (- (current-seconds) load-sample-time))
         (loadinfo-timeout-seconds         6) ;; this was 20 seconds, seems way too lax. Switch to 6 seconds
         (host-last-update-timeout-seconds 4)
         (host-rec (hash-table-ref/default *host-loads* hostname #f))
         )
    (cond
     ((< load-sample-age loadinfo-timeout-seconds)
      (list #t
            load-sample-time
            load))
     ((and host-rec
           (< (current-seconds) (+ (host-last-update host-rec) host-last-update-timeout-seconds)))
      (list #t
            (host-last-update host-rec)
            (host-last-cpuload host-rec )))
     ((common:unix-ping hostname)
      (list #t
            (current-seconds)
            (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load hostname)))) ;; this is cheaper than you might think. get-normalized-cpu-load is cached for up to 5 seconds
     (else
      (list #f 0 -1) ;; bad host, don't use!
      ))))

;;======================================================================
;; Force a megatest cleanup-db if version is changed and skip-version-check not specified
;; Do NOT check if not on homehost!
;;
(define (common:exit-on-version-changed)
  (if (and *toppath*              ;; do nothing if *toppath* not yet provided
	   (rmt:on-homehost?))
      (if (common:api-changed?)
	  (let* ((mtconf (conc (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME") "/megatest.config"))
                 (dbfile  (conc (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME") ".mtdb/main.db"))
                 (read-only (not (file-write-access? dbfile)))
                 (dbstruct (db:setup))) ;; (db:setup-db *dbstruct-dbs* *toppath* #f))) ;;  #t)))
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*
			 "WARNING: Version mismatch!\n"
			 "   expected: " (common:version-signature) "\n"
			 "   got:      " (common:get-last-run-version))
            (cond
             ((get-environment-variable "MT_SKIP_DB_MIGRATE") #t)
             ((and (common:file-exists? mtconf) (common:file-exists? dbfile) (not read-only)
                   (eq? (current-user-id)(file-owner mtconf))) ;; safe to run -cleanup-db
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   I see you are the owner of megatest.config, attempting to cleanup and reset to new version")
              (handle-exceptions
               exn
               (begin
                 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to switch versions. exn=" exn)
                 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
                 (print-call-chain (current-error-port))
                 (exit 1))
               (common:cleanup-db dbstruct)))
             ((not (common:file-exists? mtconf))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   megatest.config does not exist in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             ((not (common:file-exists? dbfile))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   .mtdb/main.db does not exist in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             ((not (eq? (current-user-id)(file-owner mtconf)))
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   You do not own .mtdb/main.db in this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             (read-only
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "   You have read-only access to this area.  Cannot proceed with megatest version migration.")
              (exit 1))
             (else
              (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " to switch versions you can run: \"megatest -cleanup-db\"")
              (exit 1)))))))
;;======================================================================
;;      (begin
;;	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: cannot migrate version unless on homehost. Exiting.")
;;	(exit 1))))

(define (common:wait-for-homehost-load maxnormload msg)
  (let loop ((start-time (current-seconds))) ;; we saw some instances of this being called before *toppath* was set. This might be an early setup race. This delay should help but it is impossible to test...
    (if (not *toppath*)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: common:wait-for-homehost-load called before *toppath* set.")
	  (thread-sleep! 30)
	  (if (< (- (current-seconds) start-time) 300)
	      (loop start-time)))))
  (case (rmt:transport-mode)
    ((http)
     (let* ((hh-dat (if (rmt:on-homehost?) ;; if we are on the homehost then pass in #f so the calls are local.
			#f
			(server:choose-server *toppath* 'homehost)))
            (hh     (if hh-dat (car hh-dat) #f)))
       (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxnormload msg hh)))
    (else
     (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxnormload msg (get-host-name)))))
    

(define (configf:write-alist cdat fname)
  (if (not (common:faux-lock fname))
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Could not get lock on " fname))
  (let* ((dat  (configf:config->alist cdat))
         (res
          (begin
            (with-output-to-file fname ;; first write out the file
              (lambda ()
                (pp dat)))
            
            (if (common:file-exists? fname)   ;; now verify it is readable
                (if (configf:read-alist fname)
                    #t ;; data is good.
                    (begin
                      (handle-exceptions
			  exn
			(begin
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "deleting " fname " failed, exn=" exn)
			  #f)
			(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: content " dat " for cache " fname " is not readable. Deleting generated file.")
			(delete-file fname))
                      #f))
                #f))))
    (common:faux-unlock fname)
    res))

;;======================================================================
;; faux-lock is deprecated. Please use simple-lock below
;;
(define (common:faux-lock keyname #!key (wait-time 8)(allow-lock-steal #t))
  (if (rmt:no-sync-get/default keyname #f) ;; do not be tempted to compare to pid. locking is a one-shot action, if already locked for this pid it doesn't actually count
      (if (> wait-time 0)
	  (begin
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (if (eq? wait-time 1) ;; only one second left, steal the lock
		(begin
		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "stealing lock for " keyname)
		  (common:faux-unlock keyname force: #t)))
	    (common:faux-lock keyname wait-time: (- wait-time 1)))
	  #f)
      (begin
        (rmt:no-sync-set keyname (conc (current-process-id)))
        (equal? (conc (current-process-id)) (conc (rmt:no-sync-get/default keyname #f))))))

(define (common:faux-unlock keyname #!key (force #f))
  (if (or force (equal? (conc (current-process-id)) (conc (rmt:no-sync-get/default keyname #f))))
      (begin
        (if (rmt:no-sync-get/default keyname #f) (rmt:no-sync-del! keyname))
        #t)
      #f))

;;======================================================================
;; simple lock. improve and converge on this one.
;;
(define (common:simple-lock keyname)
  (rmt:no-sync-get-lock keyname))

(define (common:simple-unlock keyname #!key (force #f))
  (rmt:no-sync-del! keyname))

;; returns waitons waitors tconfigdat
;;
(define (tests:get-waitons test-name all-tests-registry global-waitons)
   (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig test-name #f all-tests-registry 'return-procs))) ;; assuming no problems with immediate evaluation, this could be simplified ('return-procs -> #t)
     (let ((instr (if config 
		      (configf:lookup config "requirements" "waiton")
		      (begin ;; No config means this is a non-existant test
			(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "non-existent required test \"" test-name "\"")
			(exit 1))))
	   (instr2 (if config
		       (configf:lookup config "requirements" "waitor")
		       "")))
       (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* "waitons string is " instr ", waitors string is " instr2)
       (let* ((newwaitons-tmp
	      (string-split (cond
			     ((procedure? instr) ;; here 
			      (let ((res (instr)))
				(debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* "waiton procedure results in string " res " for test " test-name)
				res))
			     ((string? instr)     instr)
			     (else 
			      ;; NOTE: This is actually the case of *no* waitons! ;; (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "something went wrong in processing waitons for test " test-name)
			      ""))))
	     (newwaitors
	      (string-split (cond
			     ((procedure? instr2)
			      (let ((res (instr2)))
				(debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* "waitor procedure results in string " res " for test " test-name)
				res))
			     ((string? instr2)     instr2)
			     (else 
			      ;; NOTE: This is actually the case of *no* waitons! ;; (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "something went wrong in processing waitons for test " test-name)
			      ""))))
	     (newwaitons (if (and (list? global-waitons)
				  (not (null? global-waitons)))
			     (begin
			       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Adding global waitons " global-waitons)
			       (append newwaitons-tmp  (filter (lambda (x) ;; remove self from global waitons
								 (not (equal? x test-name)))
							       global-waitons)))
			     newwaitons-tmp)))
	 (values
	  ;; the waitons
	  (filter (lambda (x)
		    (if (hash-table-ref/default all-tests-registry x #f)
			#t
			(begin
			  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test " test-name " has unrecognised waiton testname " x)
			  #f)))
		  newwaitons)
	  (filter (lambda (x)
		    (if (hash-table-ref/default all-tests-registry x #f)
			#t
			(begin
			  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test " test-name " has unrecognised waiton testname " x)
			  #f)))
		  newwaitors)
	  config)))))
					     
;; Check for waiver eligibility
;;
(define (tests:check-waiver-eligibility testdat prev-testdat)
  (let* ((test-registry (make-hash-table))
	 (testconfig  (tests:get-testconfig (db:test-get-testname testdat) (db:test-get-item-path testdat) test-registry #f))
	 (test-rundir ;; (sdb:qry 'passstr 
	  (db:test-get-rundir testdat)) ;; )
	 (prev-rundir ;; (sdb:qry 'passstr 
	  (db:test-get-rundir prev-testdat)) ;; )
	 (waivers     (if testconfig (configf:section-vars testconfig "waivers") '()))
	 (waiver-rx   (regexp "^(\\S+)\\s+(.*)$"))
	 (diff-rule   "diff %file1% %file2%")
	 (logpro-rule "diff %file1% %file2% | logpro %waivername%.logpro %waivername%.html"))
    (if (not (common:file-exists? test-rundir))
	(begin
	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test run directory is gone, cannot propagate waiver")
	  #f)
	(begin
	  (push-directory test-rundir)
	  (let ((result (if (null? waivers)
			    #f
			    (let loop ((hed (car waivers))
				       (tal (cdr waivers)))
			      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Applying waiver rule \"" hed "\"")
			      (let* ((waiver      (configf:lookup testconfig "waivers" hed))
				     (wparts      (if waiver (string-match waiver-rx waiver) #f))
				     (waiver-rule (if wparts (cadr wparts)  #f))
				     (waiver-glob (if wparts (caddr wparts) #f))
				     (logpro-file (if waiver
						      (let ((fname (conc hed ".logpro")))
							(if (common:file-exists? fname)
							    fname 
							    (begin
							      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: No logpro file " fname " falling back to diff")
							      #f)))
						      #f))
				     ;; if rule by name of waiver-rule is found in testconfig - use it
				     ;; else if waivername.logpro exists use logpro-rule
				     ;; else default to diff-rule
				     (rule-string (let ((rule (configf:lookup testconfig "waiver_rules" waiver-rule)))
						    (if rule
							rule
							(if logpro-file
							    logpro-rule
							    (begin
							      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: No logpro file " logpro-file " found, using diff rule")
							      diff-rule)))))
				     ;; (string-substitute "%file1%" "foofoo.txt" "This is %file1% and so is this %file1%." #t)
				     (processed-cmd (string-substitute 
						     "%file1%" (conc test-rundir "/" waiver-glob)
						     (string-substitute
						      "%file2%" (conc prev-rundir "/" waiver-glob)
						      (string-substitute
						       "%waivername%" hed rule-string #t) #t) #t))
				     (res            #f))
				(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: waiver command is \"" processed-cmd "\"")
				(if (eq? (system processed-cmd) 0)
				    (if (null? tal)
					#t
					(loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))
				    #f))))))
	    (pop-directory)
	    result)))))


(define (tests:get-test-path-from-environment)
  (if (and (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
	   (getenv "MT_TARGET")
	   (getenv "MT_RUNNAME")
	   (getenv "MT_TEST_NAME")
	   (getenv "MT_ITEMPATH"))
      (conc (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")  "/"
	    (getenv "MT_TARGET")    "/"
	    (getenv "MT_RUNNAME")   "/"
	    (getenv "MT_TEST_NAME")
	    (if (and (getenv "MT_ITEMPATH")
                     (not (string=? "" (getenv "MT_ITEMPATH"))))
		(conc "/" (getenv "MT_ITEMPATH"))
                ""))
      #f))


;; if .testconfig exists in test directory read and return it
;; else if have cached copy in *testconfigs* return it IFF there is a section "have fulldata"
;; else read the testconfig file
;;   if have path to test directory save the config as .testconfig and return it
;;
(define (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path test-registry system-allowed #!key (force-create #f)(allow-write-cache #t)(wait-a-minute #f))
  (let* ((use-cache    (common:use-cache?))
	 (cache-path   (tests:get-test-path-from-environment))
	 (cache-file   (and cache-path (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
	 (cache-exists (and cache-file
			    (not force-create)  ;; if force-create then pretend there is no cache to read
			    (common:file-exists? cache-file)))
	 (cached-dat   (if (and (not force-create)
				cache-exists
				use-cache)
			   (handle-exceptions
			       exn
			     (begin
			       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "failed to read " cache-file ", exn=" exn)
			       #f) ;; any issues, just give up with the cached version and re-read
			     (configf:read-alist cache-file))
			   #f))
         (test-full-name (if (and item-path (not (string-null? item-path)))
                             (conc test-name "/" item-path)
                             test-name)))
    (if cached-dat
	cached-dat
	(let ((dat (hash-table-ref/default *testconfigs* test-full-name #f)))
	  (if (and  dat ;; have a locally cached version
		    (hash-table-ref/default dat "have fulldata" #f)) ;; marked as good data?
	      dat
	      ;; no cached data available
	      (let* ((treg         (or test-registry
				       (tests:get-all)))
		     (test-path    (or (hash-table-ref/default treg test-name #f)
                                       (let* ((local-tcdir (conc (getenv "MT_LINKTREE") "/"
                                                                 (getenv "MT_TARGET") "/"
                                                                 (getenv "MT_RUNNAME") "/"
                                                                 test-name "/" item-path))
                                              (local-tcfg (conc local-tcdir "/testconfig")))
                                         (if (common:file-exists? local-tcfg)
                                             local-tcdir
                                             #f))
				       (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)))
		     (test-configf (conc test-path "/testconfig"))
		     (testexists   (let loopa ((tries-left 30))
                                     (cond
                                      (
                                       (and (common:file-exists? test-configf)(file-read-access? test-configf))
                                       #t)
                                      (
                                       (common:file-exists? test-configf)
                                       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Cannot read testconfig file: "test-configf)
                                       #f)
                                      (
                                       (and wait-a-minute (> tries-left 0))
                                       (thread-sleep! 10)
                                       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: testconfig file does not exist: "test-configf" will retry in 10 seconds.  Tries left: "tries-left) ;; BB: this fires
                                       (loopa (sub1 tries-left)))
                                      (else
                                       (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "WARNING: testconfig file does not exist: "test-configf) ;; BB: this fires
                                       #f))))
		     (tcfg         (if testexists
				       (read-config test-configf #f system-allowed
						    environ-patt: (if system-allowed
								      "pre-launch-env-vars"
								      #f))
				       #f)))
		(if (and tcfg cache-file) (hash-table-set! tcfg "have fulldata" #t)) ;; mark this as fully read data
		(if tcfg (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-full-name tcfg))
		(if (and testexists
			 cache-file
			 (file-write-access? cache-path)
			 allow-write-cache)
		    (let ((tpath (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
		      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Caching testconfig for " test-name " in " tpath)
                      (if (and tcfg (not (common:in-running-test?)))
                          (configf:write-alist tcfg tpath))))
		tcfg))))))

	
;;======================================================================
;; go through the hosts from least recently used to most recently used, pick the first that meets the load criteral from the
;; [host-rules] section.
;;
(define (common:get-least-loaded-host hosts-raw host-type configdat)
  (let* ((rdat       (configf:lookup configdat "host-rules" host-type))
	 (rules      (common:val->alist (or rdat "") convert: #t))   ;; maxnload, maxnjobs, maxjobrate
	 (maxnload   (common:alist-ref/default 'maxnload rules 1.5)) ;; max normalized load
	 (maxnjobs   (common:alist-ref/default 'maxnjobs rules 1.5)) ;; max normalized number of jobs
	 (maxjobrate (common:alist-ref/default 'maxjobrate rules (/ 1 6))) ;; max rate of submitting jobs to a given host in jobs/second
	 (hosts      (filter (lambda (x)
			       (string-match (regexp "^\\S+$") x))
			     hosts-raw))
         ;; (best-host #f)
	 (get-rec    (lambda (hostname)
		       ;; (print "get-rec hostname=" hostname)
		       (let ((h (hash-table-ref/default *host-loads* hostname #f)))
			 (if h
			     h
			     (let ((h (make-host)))
			       (hash-table-set! *host-loads* hostname h)
			       h)))))
         (best-load 99999)
         (curr-time (current-seconds))
	 (get-hosts-sorted (lambda (hosts)
			     (sort hosts (lambda (a b)
					   (let ((a-rec (get-rec a))
						 (b-rec (get-rec b)))
					     ;; (print "a=" a " a-rec=" a-rec " host-last-used=" (host-last-used a-rec))
					     ;; (print "b=" b " b-rec=" b-rec " host-last-used=" (host-last-used b-rec))
					     (< (host-last-used a-rec)
						(host-last-used b-rec))))))))
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: hosts-sorted=" (get-hosts-sorted hosts))
    (if (null? hosts)
	#f ;; no hosts to select from. All done and giving up now.
	(let ((hosts-sorted (get-hosts-sorted hosts)))
	  (common:update-host-loads-table hosts)
	  (let loop ((hostname  (car hosts-sorted))
		     (tal       (cdr hosts-sorted))
		     (best-host #f))
	    (let* ((rec       (get-rec hostname))
		   (reachable (host-reachable     rec))
		   (load      (host-last-cpuload  rec))
		   (last-used (host-last-used     rec))
		   (delta     (- curr-time last-used))
		   (job-rate  (if (> delta 0)
				  (/ 1 delta)
				  999)) ;; jobs per second
		   (new-best  
		    (cond
		     ((not reachable)
		      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Skipping host " hostname " as it cannot be reached.")
		      best-host)
		     ((and (< load maxnload)        ;; load is acceptable
			   (< job-rate maxjobrate)) ;; job rate is acceptable
		      (set! best-load load)
		      hostname)
		     (else best-host))))
	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Trying host " hostname " with load " load ", last used " delta " seconds ago, with job-rate " job-rate " for running a test." )
	      (if new-best
		  (begin ;; found a host, return it
		    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Found host: " new-best " load: " load " last-used: " delta " seconds ago, with job-rate: " job-rate)
		    (host-last-used-set! rec curr-time)
		    new-best)
		  (if (null? tal) #f (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) best-host)))))))))

;;======================================================================
;;  T E S T   L A U N C H I N G   P E R   I T E M   W I T H   H O S T   T Y P E S
;;======================================================================
;; 
;; [hosts]
;; arm cubie01 cubie02
;; x86_64 zeus xena myth01
;; allhosts #{g hosts arm} #{g hosts x86_64}
;; 
;; [host-types]
;; general #MTLOWESTLOAD #{g hosts allhosts}
;; arm     #MTLOWESTLOAD #{g hosts arm}
;; nbgeneral nbjob run JOBCOMMAND -log $MT_LINKTREE/$MT_TARGET/$MT_RUNNAME.$MT_TESTNAME-$MT_ITEM_PATH.lgo
;;
;; [host-rules]
;; # maxnload   => max normalized load
;; # maxnjobs   => max jobs per cpu
;; # maxjobrate => max jobs per second
;; general maxnload=1.1; maxnjobs=1.2; maxjobrate=0.1 
;; 
;; [launchers]
;; envsetup general
;; xor/%/n 4C16G
;; % nbgeneral
;; 
;; [jobtools]
;; # if defined and not "no" flexi-launcher will bypass "launcher" unless no match.
;; flexi-launcher yes  
;; launcher nbfake
;;
(define (common:get-launcher configdat testname itempath)
  (let ((fallback-launcher (configf:lookup configdat "jobtools" "launcher")))
    (if (and (configf:lookup configdat "jobtools" "flexi-launcher") ;; overrides launcher
	     (not (equal? (configf:lookup configdat "jobtools" "flexi-launcher") "no")))
	(let* ((launchers         (hash-table-ref/default configdat "launchers" '())))
	  (if (null? launchers)
	      fallback-launcher
	      (let loop ((hed (car launchers))
			 (tal (cdr launchers)))
		(let ((patt      (car hed))
		      (host-type (cadr hed)))
		  (if (tests:match patt testname itempath)
		      (begin
			(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "Have flexi-launcher match for " testname "/" itempath " = " host-type)
			(let ((launcher (configf:lookup configdat "host-types" host-type)))
			  (if launcher
			      (let* ((launcher-parts (string-split launcher))
				     (launcher-exe   (car launcher-parts)))
				(if (equal? launcher-exe "#MTLOWESTLOAD") ;; this is our special case, we will find the lowest load and craft a nbfake commandline
				    (let host-loop ((targ-host (common:get-least-loaded-host (cdr launcher-parts) host-type configdat))
						    (count     100))
				      (if targ-host
					  (conc "remrun " targ-host)
					  (if (> count 0)
					      (begin
						(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Waiting for a host for host-type " host-type)
						(thread-sleep! (- 101 count))
						(host-loop (common:get-least-loaded-host (cdr launcher-parts) host-type configdat)
							   (- count 1)))
					      (begin
						(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "FATAL: Failed to find a host from #MTLOWESTLOAD for host-type " host-type)
						(exit)))))
				    launcher))
			      (begin
				(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: no launcher found for host-type " host-type)
				(if (null? tal)
				    fallback-launcher
				    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))))))
		      ;; no match, try again
		      (if (null? tal)
			  fallback-launcher
			  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))))))
	fallback-launcher)))

;; Do not rpc this one, do the underlying calls!!!
(define (tests:test-set-status! run-id test-id state status comment dat #!key (work-area #f))
  (let* ((real-status status)
	 (otherdat    (if dat dat (make-hash-table)))
	 (testdat     (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
	 (test-name   (db:test-get-testname  testdat))
	 (item-path   (db:test-get-item-path testdat))
	 ;; before proceeding we must find out if the previous test (where all keys matched except runname)
	 ;; was WAIVED if this test is FAIL

	 ;; NOTES:
	 ;;  1. Is the call to test:get-previous-run-record remotified?
	 ;;  2. Add test for testconfig waiver propagation control here
	 ;;
	 (prev-test   (if (equal? status "FAIL")
			  (rmt:get-previous-test-run-record run-id test-name item-path)
			  #f))
	 (waived   (if prev-test
		       (if prev-test ;; true if we found a previous test in this run series
			   (let ((prev-status  (db:test-get-status  prev-test))
				 (prev-state   (db:test-get-state   prev-test))
				 (prev-comment (db:test-get-comment prev-test)))
			     (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "prev-status " prev-status ", prev-state " prev-state ", prev-comment " prev-comment)
			     (if (and (equal? prev-state  "COMPLETED")
				      (equal? prev-status "WAIVED"))
				 (if comment
				     comment
				     prev-comment) ;; waived is either the comment or #f
				 #f))
			   #f)
		       #f)))
    (if (and waived 
	     (tests:check-waiver-eligibility testdat prev-test))
	(set! real-status "WAIVED"))

    (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "real-status " real-status ", waived " waived ", status " status)

    ;; update the primary record IF state AND status are defined
    (if (and state status)
	(begin
	  (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-id item-path state real-status (if waived waived comment))
	  ;; (mt:process-triggers run-id test-id state real-status) ;; triggers are called in test-set-state-status
	  ))
    
    ;; if status is "AUTO" then call rollup (note, this one modifies data in test
    ;; run area, it does remote calls under the hood.
    ;; (if (and test-id state status (equal? status "AUTO")) 
    ;; 	(rmt:test-data-rollup run-id test-id status))

    ;; add metadata (need to do this way to avoid SQL injection issues)

    ;; :first_err
    ;; (let ((val (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":first_err" #f)))
    ;;   (if val
    ;;       (sqlite3:execute db "UPDATE tests SET first_err=? WHERE run_id=? AND testname=? AND item_path=?;" val run-id test-name item-path)))
    ;; 
    ;; ;; :first_warn
    ;; (let ((val (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":first_warn" #f)))
    ;;   (if val
    ;;       (sqlite3:execute db "UPDATE tests SET first_warn=? WHERE run_id=? AND testname=? AND item_path=?;" val run-id test-name item-path)))

    (let ((category (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":category" ""))
	  (variable (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":variable" ""))
	  (value    (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":value"    #f))
	  (expected (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":expected" "n/a"))
	  (tol      (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":tol"      "n/a"))
	  (units    (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":units"    ""))
	  (type     (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":type"     ""))
	  (dcomment (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":comment"  "")))
      (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* 
		   "category: " category ", variable: " variable ", value: " value
		   ", expected: " expected ", tol: " tol ", units: " units)
      (if (and value) ;; require only value; BB was- all three required
	  (let ((dat (conc category ","
			   variable ","
			   value    ","
			   expected ","
			   tol      ","
			   units    ","
			   dcomment ",," ;; extra comma for status
			   type     )))
	    ;; This was run remote, don't think that makes sense. Perhaps not, but that is the easiest path for the moment.
	    (rmt:csv->test-data run-id test-id
				dat)
	    ;; This was added in check-in a5adfa3f9a. Message was: "...added delay in set-values to allow for delayed write on server start"
	    ;; I'm inserting an arbitrary rmt: call to force/ensure that the server is available to (hopefully) prevent a communication issue.
	    (rmt:get-var "MEGATEST_VERSION") ;; this does NOTHING but ensure the server is reachable. This is almost certainly NOT needed :)
            ;; BB - commentiong out arbitrary 10 second wait (thread-sleep! 10) ;; add 10 second delay before quit incase rmt needs time to start a server.
            )))
      
    ;; need to update the top test record if PASS or FAIL and this is a subtest
    ;;;;;; (if (not (equal? item-path ""))
    ;;;;;;     (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path state status #f) ;;;;;)

    (if (or (and (string? comment)
		 (string-match (regexp "\\S+") comment))
	    waived)
	(let ((cmt  (if waived waived comment)))
	  (rmt:general-call 'set-test-comment run-id cmt test-id)))))


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