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Modified api.scm from [bf55d9f0a8] to [0ec121fad4].

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					 (else
					  (assert ok "FATAL: database file and run-id not aligned.")))))
			     (ttdat   *server-info*)
			     (server-state (tt-state ttdat))
			     (maxthreads   20) ;; make this a parameter?
			     (status  (cond
                                       ((> numthreads maxthreads)







					'busy)


				       (else 'ok)))
			     (errmsg  (case status
					((busy)   (conc "Server overloaded, "numthreads" threads in flight, current cmd: " cmd "\n current threads: " (api:get-threads)))
					((loaded) (conc "Server loaded, "numthreads" threads in flight"))
					(else     #f)))
			     (result  (case status
					((busy)
					 (if (eq? cmd 'ping)
					     (normal-proc cmd run-id params)
					     ;; numthreads must be greater than 5 for busy
					     (* 0.1 (- numthreads maxthreads)) ;; was 15
					     )) ;; (- numthreads 29)) ;; call back in as many seconds
					((loaded)
					 ;; 			    (if (eq? (rmt:transport-mode) 'tcp)
					 ;; 				(thread-sleep! 0.5))
					 (normal-proc cmd run-id params))
					(else
					 (normal-proc cmd run-id params))))
			     (meta   (case cmd
				       ((ping) `((sstate . ,server-state)))
				       (else   `((wait . ,delay-wait)))))
			     (payload (list status errmsg result meta)))
			;; (cmd run-id params meta)
			(db:add-stats cmd run-id params (- (current-milliseconds) start-t))
			payload))
		     (else
		      (assert #f "FATAL: failed to deserialize indat "indat))))))
      ;; (set! *api-process-request-count* (- *api-process-request-count* 1))
      ;; (serialize payload)
     
      (api:unregister-thread (current-thread))
      result)))



(define *api-halt-writes* #f)

(define (api:dispatch-request dbstruct cmd run-id params)
  (if (not *no-sync-db*)
      (db:open-no-sync-db))
  (let* ((start-time (current-milliseconds)))







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					 (else
					  (assert ok "FATAL: database file and run-id not aligned.")))))
			     (ttdat   *server-info*)
			     (server-state (tt-state ttdat))
			     (maxthreads   20) ;; make this a parameter?
			     (status  (cond
                                       ((> numthreads maxthreads)
					(let* ((testsuite (common:get-testsuite-name))
					       (mtexe     (common:find-local-megatest))
					       (proc      (lambda ()
							    ;; we are overloaded, try to start another server
							    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Too many threads running, starting another server")
							    (tt:server-process-run *toppath* testsuite mtexe run-id))))
					  (set! *server-start-requests* (cons proc *server-start-requests*)))
					;; 'busy
					'loaded ;; not ideal since the client will not backoff
					)
				       (else 'ok)))
			     (errmsg  (case status
					((busy)   (conc "Server overloaded, "numthreads" threads in flight, current cmd: " cmd "\n current threads: " (api:get-threads)))
					((loaded) (conc "Server loaded, "numthreads" threads in flight"))
					(else     #f)))
			     (result  (case status
					((busy)
					 (if (eq? cmd 'ping)
					     (normal-proc cmd run-id params)
					     ;; numthreads must be greater than 5 for busy
					     (* 0.1 (- numthreads maxthreads)) ;; was 15
					     )) ;; (- numthreads 29)) ;; call back in as many seconds
					((loaded)
					 ;; 			    (if (eq? (rmt:transport-mode) 'tcp)
					 ;; 				(thread-sleep! 0.5))
					 (normal-proc cmd run-id params))
					(else
					 (normal-proc cmd run-id params))))
			     (meta   (case cmd
				       ((ping) `((sstate . ,server-state)(sload . ,numthreads)))
				       (else   `((wait . ,delay-wait)))))
			     (payload (list status errmsg result meta)))
			;; (cmd run-id params meta)
			(db:add-stats cmd run-id params (- (current-milliseconds) start-t))
			payload))
		     (else
		      (assert #f "FATAL: failed to deserialize indat "indat))))))
      ;; (set! *api-process-request-count* (- *api-process-request-count* 1))
      ;; (serialize payload)
     
      (api:unregister-thread (current-thread))
      result)))



(define *api-halt-writes* #f)

(define (api:dispatch-request dbstruct cmd run-id params)
  (if (not *no-sync-db*)
      (db:open-no-sync-db))
  (let* ((start-time (current-milliseconds)))

Modified common.scm from [436f5e3d6d] to [dd0c23fb98].

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(define (common:version-changed?)
  (not (equal? (common:get-last-run-version)
               (common:version-signature))))


;; From 1.70 to 1.81, db's are compatible.



(define (common:api-changed?)
  (let* (
    (megatest-major-version (substring (->string megatest-version) 0 4))
    (run-major-version (substring (conc (common:get-last-run-version)) 0 4))
   )
   (and (not (or (equal? megatest-major-version "1.80") (equal? megatest-major-version "1.81")))
     (not (equal? megatest-major-version run-major-version)))
  )
)

;;======================================================================
;; Move me elsewhere ...
;; RADT => Why do we meed the version check here, this is called only if version misma
;;
(define (common:cleanup-db dbstruct #!key (full #f))
  (case (rmt:transport-mode)







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(define (common:version-changed?)
  (not (equal? (common:get-last-run-version)
               (common:version-signature))))


;; From 1.70 to 1.81, db's are compatible.
;;
;; BUG: This logic is almost certainly not quite correct.
;;
(define (common:api-changed?)

  (let* ((megatest-major-version (substring (->string megatest-version) 0 4))
	 (run-major-version (substring (conc (common:get-last-run-version)) 0 4)))

    (and (not (member megatest-major-version '("1.81" "1.80")))
	 (not (equal? megatest-major-version run-major-version)))))



;;======================================================================
;; Move me elsewhere ...
;; RADT => Why do we meed the version check here, this is called only if version misma
;;
(define (common:cleanup-db dbstruct #!key (full #f))
  (case (rmt:transport-mode)

Modified rmtmod.scm from [bb5d679cbc] to [1cfe9c07c7].

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;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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

(declare (unit rmtmod))
(declare (uses debugprint))

(declare (uses commonmod))

(declare (uses dbfile))    ;; needed for records




;; (declare (uses apimod))
;; (declare (uses apimod.import))
;; (declare (uses ulex))

;; (include "ulex/ulex.scm")

(module rmtmod
	*
	
(import scheme chicken data-structures extras matchable srfi-69)
(import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:) posix typed-records srfi-18)
(import commonmod dbfile debugprint) ;; (prefix commonmod cmod:))




;; (import apimod)
;; (import (prefix ulex ulex:))

(include "db_records.scm")

(defstruct alldat
  (areapath #f)







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;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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

(declare (unit rmtmod))
(declare (uses debugprint))
;; (declare (uses debugprint.import))
(declare (uses commonmod))
;; (declare (uses commonmod.import))
(declare (uses dbfile))    ;; needed for records
(declare (uses dbmod))
;; (declare (uses tcp-transportmod))
;; (declare (uses tcp-transportmod.import))

;; (declare (uses apimod))
;; (declare (uses apimod.import))
;; (declare (uses ulex))

;; (include "ulex/ulex.scm")

(module rmtmod
	*
	
(import scheme chicken data-structures extras matchable srfi-69)
(import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:) posix typed-records srfi-18)
(import commonmod dbfile debugprint) ;; (prefix commonmod cmod:))
(import dbmod
	;; tcp-transportmod
	)

;; (import apimod)
;; (import (prefix ulex ulex:))

(include "db_records.scm")

(defstruct alldat
  (areapath #f)
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			      "Test stopped responding while in RUNNING or REMOTEHOSTSTART; presumed dead.")))))))
	     ;; call end of eud of run detection for posthook - from merge, is it needed?
	     ;; (launch:end-of-run-check run-id)
	     all-ids)
	    )))))



















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			      run-id test-id 'foo "COMPLETED" "DEAD"
			      "Test stopped responding while in RUNNING or REMOTEHOSTSTART; presumed dead.")))))))
	     ;; call end of eud of run detection for posthook - from merge, is it needed?
	     ;; (launch:end-of-run-check run-id)
	     all-ids)
	    )))))

;;======================================================================
;; Misc
;;======================================================================

;; (define (rmtmod:wait-on-server-load run-id ttdat)
;;   (let* ((dbfname                 (dbmod:run-id->dbfname run-id))
;; 	 (get-lowest-thread-load
;; 	  (lambda ()
;; 	    (let* ((sdats (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname)))
;; 	      (car (map tt:get-server-threads sdats))))))
;;     (if ttdat
;; 	(let loop ()
;; 	  (if (> (get-lowest-thread-load) 5) ;; load is pretty high
;; 	      (begin
;; 		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Servers appear overloaded, waiting...")
;; 		(thread-sleep! 1)
;; 		(loop))))
;; 	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Can't wait on server load, *ttdat* not set"))))

)

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(declare (uses tests))
(declare (uses server))
(declare (uses mt))
(declare (uses archive))
(declare (uses mtargs))
(declare (uses rmtmod))
(declare (uses dbfile))


(use (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:) srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69 (srfi 18) 
     posix-extras directory-utils pathname-expand typed-records format  sxml-serializer
     sxml-modifications matchable)



(include "common_records.scm")
(include "key_records.scm")
(include "db_records.scm")
(include "run_records.scm")
(include "test_records.scm")

;; (include "debugger.scm")

(import commonmod
	debugprint
	rmtmod
	dbfile

	(prefix mtargs args:))

;; use this struct to facilitate refactoring
;;

(defstruct runs:dat
  reglen regfull







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(declare (uses tests))
(declare (uses server))
(declare (uses mt))
(declare (uses archive))
(declare (uses mtargs))
(declare (uses rmtmod))
(declare (uses dbfile))
(declare (uses tcp-transportmod))

(use (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:) srfi-1 posix regex regex-case srfi-69 (srfi 18) 
     posix-extras directory-utils pathname-expand typed-records format  sxml-serializer
     sxml-modifications matchable)



(include "common_records.scm")
(include "key_records.scm")
(include "db_records.scm")
(include "run_records.scm")
(include "test_records.scm")

;; (include "debugger.scm")

(import commonmod
	debugprint
	rmtmod
	dbfile
	tcp-transportmod
	(prefix mtargs args:))

;; use this struct to facilitate refactoring
;;

(defstruct runs:dat
  reglen regfull
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		    maxload) ;; only gate if maxload is specified, NOTE: maxload is normalized, i.e. load=1 means all cpus fully utilized
	       (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxload "Waiting for load to drop before starting more tests" #f))
	   
	   ;; jobtools maxhomehostload is intended to prevent overloading on the homehost which can cause database corruption issues
	   (if maxhomehostload
	       (common:wait-for-homehost-load maxhomehostload
					      (conc "Waiting for homehost load to drop below normalized value of " maxhomehostload))))))
    


 


    
    (if (and (not (null? prereqs-not-met))
	     (runs:lownoise (conc "waiting on tests " prereqs-not-met hed) 60))
	(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "waiting on tests; " (string-intersperse (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings prereqs-not-met) ", ")))

    ;; Don't know at this time if the test have been launched at some time in the past
    ;; i.e. is this a re-launch?







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		    maxload) ;; only gate if maxload is specified, NOTE: maxload is normalized, i.e. load=1 means all cpus fully utilized
	       (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxload "Waiting for load to drop before starting more tests" #f))
	   
	   ;; jobtools maxhomehostload is intended to prevent overloading on the homehost which can cause database corruption issues
	   (if maxhomehostload
	       (common:wait-for-homehost-load maxhomehostload
					      (conc "Waiting for homehost load to drop below normalized value of " maxhomehostload)))

	   ;; lastly lets check the servers are not overloaded by looking at threads
	   (tt:wait-on-server-load run-id *ttdat*)
	   
	   )))
    
    
    (if (and (not (null? prereqs-not-met))
	     (runs:lownoise (conc "waiting on tests " prereqs-not-met hed) 60))
	(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "waiting on tests; " (string-intersperse (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings prereqs-not-met) ", ")))

    ;; Don't know at this time if the test have been launched at some time in the past
    ;; i.e. is this a re-launch?

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    (if conn
	(begin 
          (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "already connected to a server for " dbfname)
           conn) ;; we are already connected to the server

	;; no conn



        (let* ((sdats (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname))
	       (sdat  (if (null? sdats)
			  #f

			  (car sdats))))







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           (match sdat
	    ((host port start-time server-id pid dbfname2 servinffile)
	     (assert (equal? dbfname dbfname2) "FATAL: read server info from wrong file.")
             (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "no conn - in match servinffile:" servinffile)
	     (let* ((host-port (conc host":"port))
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				   run-id)))))
    (if conn
	(begin 
          (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "already connected to a server for " dbfname)
           conn) ;; we are already connected to the server

	;; no conn

	;; find server with lowest number of threads running (i.e. lowest load)
	;;
        (let* ((sdats (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname))
	       (sdat  (if (null? sdats)
			  #f
			  ;; choose server with lowest threads count
			  (car (sort sdats
				     (lambda (a b)
				       (let* ((load-a (tt:get-server-threads a))
					      (load-b (tt:get-server-threads b)))
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	  ;; (let ((indx (max (random (- (length sdats) 1)) 0)))
	  ;;    (list-ref sdats indx)))))
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          (match sdat
	    ((host port start-time server-id pid dbfname2 servinffile)
	     (assert (equal? dbfname dbfname2) "FATAL: read server info from wrong file.")
             (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "no conn - in match servinffile:" servinffile)
	     (let* ((host-port (conc host":"port))
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			   port: port
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	     (tt:client-connect-to-server ttdat dbfname run-id testsuite server-start-proc)))))))

;; returns ( result . ping_time )
(define (tt:timed-ping host port server-id)
  (let* ((start-time (current-milliseconds))
	 (result     (tt:ping host port server-id)))
    (cons result (- (current-milliseconds) start-time))))
    















































(define (tt:ping host port server-id #!optional (tries-left 5))
  (let*  ((res      (tt:send-receive-direct host port `(ping #f #f #f) ping-mode: #t)) ;; please send me your server-id
	  (try-again (lambda ()
		       (if (> tries-left 0)
			   (begin
			     (thread-sleep! 1)
			     (tt:ping host port server-id (- tries-left 1)))
			   #f))))
    ;;
    ;; need two threads, one a 5 second timer
    ;;
    (match res
      ((status errmsg result meta)

       (if (equal? result server-id)
	   (let* ((server-state (alist-ref 'sstate meta)))
	     ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Ping to "host":"port" successful.")
	     (or server-state 'unk)) ;; then we are good
	   (begin

	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server-id does not match, expected: "server-id", got: "result)
	     #f)))
      (else
       ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "res not in form (status errmsg result meta), got: "res)
       (try-again)))))

;; client side handler
;;
;;(tt:handler #<tt> get-keys #f () 2 #f "/home/matt/data/megatest/ext-tests" #f "main.db" "ext-tests" "/home/matt/data/megatest/bin/.22.04/../megatest")
;;
(define (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params attemptnum readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)
  ;; connect-to-server will start a server if needed.
  (let* ((areapath (tt-areapath ttdat))
	 (conn     (tt:client-connect-to-server ttdat dbfname run-id testsuite server-start-proc))) ;; looks up conn keyed by dbfname
    (if conn
	;; have connection, call the server
	(let* ((res (tt:send-receive ttdat conn cmd run-id params)))







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	     (tt:client-connect-to-server ttdat dbfname run-id testsuite server-start-proc)))))))

;; returns ( result . ping_time )
(define (tt:timed-ping host port server-id)
  (let* ((start-time (current-milliseconds))
	 (result     (tt:ping host port server-id)))
    (cons result (- (current-milliseconds) start-time))))

;; host:port => ( meta . when-updated)
(define *server-load* (make-hash-table))

(define (tt:save-server-meta host port meta)
  (hash-table-set! *server-load* (conc host":"port) (cons meta (current-seconds))))

(define (tt:get-server-threads dat)
  (let* ((host (car  dat))
	 (port (cadr dat))
	 (dat  (tt:get-server-meta host port #t)))
    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "host: "host" port: "port" dat: "dat)
    (if (list? dat)
	(or (alist-ref 'sload dat) 99998)
	99999))) ;; absurd number means don't use this one

;; lazy get, does not auto-refresh meta, this might be a problem
;;
(define (tt:get-server-meta host port #!optional (do-ping #f))
  (let* ((get-meta (lambda ()
		     (let* ((dat  (hash-table-ref/default *server-load* (conc host":"port) #f)))
		       (if dat (car dat) #f))))
	 (meta     (get-meta)))
    (if (and (not meta)
	     do-ping)
	(begin
	  (tt:timed-ping host port #f)
	  (get-meta))
	meta)))

(define (tt:wait-on-server-load run-id ttdat)
  (if ttdat ;; if no server yet just pass on through
      (let* ((dbfname                 (dbmod:run-id->dbfname run-id))
	     (get-lowest-thread-load
	      (lambda ()
		(let* ((sdats (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname)))
		  (car (map tt:get-server-threads sdats))))))
	(if ttdat
	    (let loop ((count 0))
	      (let* ((lowestload (get-lowest-thread-load)))
		(if (> lowestload 5) ;; load is pretty high
		    (begin
		      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Servers appear overloaded with "lowestload" threads, waiting...")
		      (thread-sleep! 1)
		      (if (< count 10)
			  (loop (+ count 1)))))))
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Can't wait on server load, *ttdat* not set")))))

(define (tt:ping host port server-id #!optional (tries-left 5))
  (let*  ((res      (tt:send-receive-direct host port `(ping #f #f #f) ping-mode: #t)) ;; please send me your server-id
	  (try-again (lambda ()
		       (if (> tries-left 0)
			   (begin
			     (thread-sleep! 1)
			     (tt:ping host port server-id (- tries-left 1)))
			   #f))))
    ;;
    ;; need two threads, one a 5 second timer
    ;;
    (match res
      ((status errmsg result meta)
       (tt:save-server-meta host port meta)
       (if (equal? result server-id)
	   (let* ((server-state (alist-ref 'sstate meta)))
	     ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Ping to "host":"port" successful.")
	     (or server-state 'unk)) ;; then we are good
	   (begin
	     (if server-id
		 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server-id does not match, expected: "server-id", got: "result))
	     #f)))
      (else
       ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "res not in form (status errmsg result meta), got: "res)
       (try-again)))))

;; client side handler
;;
;;(tt:handler #<tt> get-keys #f () 2 #f "/home/matt/data/megatest/ext-tests" #f "main.db" "ext-tests" "/home/matt/data/megatest/bin/.22.04/../megatest")
;;g
(define (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params attemptnum readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)
  ;; connect-to-server will start a server if needed.
  (let* ((areapath (tt-areapath ttdat))
	 (conn     (tt:client-connect-to-server ttdat dbfname run-id testsuite server-start-proc))) ;; looks up conn keyed by dbfname
    (if conn
	;; have connection, call the server
	(let* ((res (tt:send-receive ttdat conn cmd run-id params)))
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                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* errmsg)
		  (thread-sleep! dly)
		  (tt:handler  ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)))
	       ((loaded)
		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server for "dbfname" is loaded, slowing queries.")
		(tt:backoff-incr (tt-conn-host conn)(tt-conn-port conn))



		result) ;; (tt:handler  ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe))
	       (else
		result)))
	    (else ;; did not receive properly formated result
	     (if (not res) ;; tt:send-receive telling us that communication failed
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                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* errmsg)
		  (thread-sleep! dly)
		  (tt:handler  ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)))
	       ((loaded)
		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server for "dbfname" is loaded, slowing queries.")
		(tt:backoff-incr (tt-conn-host conn)(tt-conn-port conn))

		;; this would be a good place to force reconnection and connect to a different server
		
		result) ;; (tt:handler  ttdat cmd run-id params (+ attemptnum 1) readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe))
	       (else
		result)))
	    (else ;; did not receive properly formated result
	     (if (not res) ;; tt:send-receive telling us that communication failed
		 (let* ((host    (tt-conn-host conn))
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		   )))))
	(begin
	  (thread-sleep! 1) ;; no conn yet set up, give it a rest and try again
	  (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params attemptnum readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)))))

;; gets server info and appends path to server file
;; sorts by age, oldest first


;;
;; returns list of (host port startseconds server-id servinfofile)
;;
(define (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname)
  (let* ((areapath (tt-areapath ttdat))
	 (sfiles   (tt:find-server areapath dbfname))
	 (sdats    (filter car (map tt:server-get-info sfiles))) ;; first element is #f if the file disappeared while being read
	 (sorted   (sort sdats (lambda (a b)
				 (let* ((starta (list-ref a 2))
					(startb (list-ref b 2)))
				   (if (eq? starta startb)
				       (string>? (list-ref a 3)(list-ref b 3)) ;; if servers started at same time look at server-id
				       (< starta startb))))))
	 (count    0))
    (for-each
     (lambda (rec)
       (if (or (> (length sorted) 1)
	       (common:low-noise-print 120 "server info sorted"))
	   (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "SERVER #"count": "(string-intersperse (map conc sorted) ", ")))
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		   )))))
	(begin
	  (thread-sleep! 1) ;; no conn yet set up, give it a rest and try again
	  (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params attemptnum readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)))))

;; gets server info and appends path to server file
;; sorts by age, --oldest-- now newest first
;;
;; move the ping here?
;;
;; returns list of (host port startseconds server-id servinfofile)
;;
(define (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname)
  (let* ((areapath (tt-areapath ttdat))
	 (sfiles   (tt:find-server areapath dbfname))
	 (sdats    (filter car (map tt:server-get-info sfiles))) ;; first element is #f if the file disappeared while being read
	 (sorted   (sort sdats (lambda (a b)
				 (let* ((starta (list-ref a 2))
					(startb (list-ref b 2)))
				   (if (eq? starta startb)
				       (string>? (list-ref a 3)(list-ref b 3)) ;; if servers started at same time look at server-id
				       (> starta startb))))))
	 (count    0))
    (for-each
     (lambda (rec)
       (if (or (> (length sorted) 1)
	       (common:low-noise-print 120 "server info sorted"))
	   (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "SERVER #"count": "(string-intersperse (map conc sorted) ", ")))
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;; server
;;======================================================================

(define (tt:sync-dbs ttdat)
  #f)



;; start the listener and start responding to requests
;;
;; NOTE: organise by dbfname, not run-id so we don't need
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;; server
;;======================================================================

(define (tt:sync-dbs ttdat)
  #f)

(define *server-start-requests* '())

;; start the listener and start responding to requests
;;
;; NOTE: organise by dbfname, not run-id so we don't need
;;       to pull in more modules
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						    (equal? prime-host host)))
				     (keep-srv  (and good-ping same-host)))
				(if keep-srv	
				    (loop (cdr servrs)
					  host
					  (cons servdat result))
				    (begin
                                      ;; (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "good-ping: " good-ping " same-host: " same-host "keep-srv: " keep-srv)


				      (handle-exceptions
				       exn
				       (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Error removing server info file: "servinfofile", "

							 (condition->list exn))
				       (delete-file* servinfofile))
				      (loop (cdr servrs) prime-host result)))))
			     (else
			      ;; can't delete it as we don't have a filename. NOTE: Should really never get here.
			      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: bad servinfo record \""servdat"\"")
			      (loop (cdr servrs) prime-host result)) ;; drop 
			     )))))
	       (home-host (if (null? good-srvrs)
			      #f
			      (caar good-srvrs))))
	  ;; by here we have a trustworthy list of servers and we have removed the .servinfo file for any unresponsive servers
	  ;; and the list is in good-srvrs

	  (cond
	   ((not home-host) ;; no servers yet, go ahead and start
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No servers yet, starting on "(get-host-name)))
	   ((> (length good-srvrs) 2) ;; don't need more, just exit
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Have "(length good-srvrs)", no need for more, exiting.")
	    (exit))
	   ((not (equal? home-host (get-host-name))) ;; there is a home-host and we are not on it
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Prime main server is on host "home-host", but we are on host "(get-host-name)", exiting.")
	    (exit))
	   (else
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						    (equal? prime-host host)))
				     (keep-srv  (and good-ping same-host)))
				(if keep-srv	
				    (loop (cdr servrs)
					  host
					  (cons servdat result))
				    (let* ((modtime (file-modification-time servinfofile)))
				      ;; if the .servinfo hasn't been touched in five min
				      ;; we can be pretty sure the server is truly dead
				      (if (> (- (current-seconds) modtime) 360)
					  (handle-exceptions
					   exn
					   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port*
							     "Error removing server info file: "servinfofile", "
							     (condition->list exn))
					   (delete-file* servinfofile))
					  (loop (cdr servrs) prime-host result))))))
			     (else
			      ;; can't delete it as we don't have a filename. NOTE: Should never get here.
			      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: bad servinfo record \""servdat"\"")
			      (loop (cdr servrs) prime-host result)) ;; drop 
			     )))))
	       (home-host (if (null? good-srvrs)
			      #f
			      (caar good-srvrs))))
	  ;; by here we have a trustworthy list of servers and we have removed the .servinfo file for any unresponsive servers
	  ;; and the list is in good-srvrs
	  ;;
	  (cond
	   ((not home-host) ;; no servers yet, go ahead and start
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No servers yet, starting on "(get-host-name)))
	   ((> (length good-srvrs) 3) ;; don't need more, just exit
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Have "(length good-srvrs)", no need for more, exiting.")
	    (exit))
	   ((not (equal? home-host (get-host-name))) ;; there is a home-host and we are not on it
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Prime main server is on host "home-host", but we are on host "(get-host-name)", exiting.")
	    (exit))
	   (else
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Starting on host "(get-host-name)", along with "(length good-srvrs)" other servers.")))
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		      (loop (+ count 1)))
		    (begin
		      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: (tt-port ttdat) no port set! Exiting.")
		      (exit)))))
	  
	  ;; create a servinfo file start keep-running


          (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Creating servinfo file for " dbfname)
	  (tt:create-server-registration-file ttdat dbfname)
	  (procinf-status-set! *procinf* "running")
	  (tt-state-set! ttdat 'running)
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		      (loop (+ count 1)))
		    (begin
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		      (exit)))))
	  
	  ;; create a servinfo file start keep-running
	  ;; On WSL there seems to be a race condition where the .servinfo file
	  ;; is not created fast enough
          (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Creating servinfo file for " dbfname)
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	   (lambda (nsdb)
	     (dbfile:insert-or-update-process nsdb *procinf*)))
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Exiting now.")
	  (exit))))))

(define (tt:keep-running ttdat dbfname dbstruct)


  
  ;; at this point the server is running and responding to calls, we just monitor
  ;; for db calls and exit if there are none.

  ;; if I am not in the first 3 servers, exit
  (let* ((start-time (current-seconds)))
    (let loop ()
      (let* ((servers   (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname))
	     (home-host (if (null? servers)
			    #f
			    (caar servers)))
	     (my-index  (list-index (lambda (x)
				      (equal? (list-ref x 6)
					      (tt-servinf-file ttdat)))
				    servers))
	     (ok         (cond



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			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: received a stop server from client by remote request.")
			   #f)
			  ((null? servers)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: no servinfo files found, this cannot be.")
			   #f) ;; not ok
			  ((> my-index 2)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: there are more than two servers ahead of me, I'm not needed, exiting.")
			   #f) ;; not ok to not be in first three
			  ((eq? (tt-state ttdat) 'running) #t) ;; we are good to keep going
			  ((> (- (current-seconds) start-time) 30)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: over 30 seconds and not yet in runnning mode. Exiting.")
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	     (dbfile:insert-or-update-process nsdb *procinf*)))
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	  (exit))))))

(define (tt:keep-running ttdat dbfname dbstruct)

  (thread-sleep! 1)
  
  ;; at this point the server is running and responding to calls, we just monitor
  ;; for db calls and exit if there are none.

  ;; if I am not in the first 3 servers, exit
  (let* ((start-time (current-seconds)))
    (let loop ()
      (let* ((servers   (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname))
	     (home-host (if (null? servers)
			    #f
			    (caar servers)))
	     (my-index  (list-index (lambda (x)
				      (equal? (list-ref x 6)
					      (tt-servinf-file ttdat)))
				    servers))
	     (ok         (cond
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			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Apparently I don't exist.")
			   #f) ;; keep trying or give up?
			  ((not *server-run*)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: received a stop server from client by remote request.")
			   #f)
			  ((null? servers)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: no servinfo files found, this cannot be.")
			   #f) ;; not ok
			  ((> my-index 3)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: there are more than three servers ahead of me, I'm not needed, exiting.")
			   #f) ;; not ok to not be in first three
			  ((eq? (tt-state ttdat) 'running) #t) ;; we are good to keep going
			  ((> (- (current-seconds) start-time) 30)
			   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: over 30 seconds and not yet in runnning mode. Exiting.")
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		;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: touching "sinfo-file)
		(set! (file-modification-time sinfo-file) (current-seconds))
		((dbr:dbstruct-sync-proc dbstruct) last-update)
		(dbr:dbstruct-last-update-set! dbstruct curr-secs))))
	
	(if (< (- (current-seconds) (tt-last-access ttdat)) (tt-server-timeout-param))






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	      (thread-sleep! 5)
	      (loop)))))
    (tt:shutdown-server ttdat)
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Server timed out, exiting from tt:keep-running.")))


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		;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: touching "sinfo-file)
		(set! (file-modification-time sinfo-file) (current-seconds))
		((dbr:dbstruct-sync-proc dbstruct) last-update)
		(dbr:dbstruct-last-update-set! dbstruct curr-secs))))
	
	(if (< (- (current-seconds) (tt-last-access ttdat)) (tt-server-timeout-param))
	    ;; process any requests to start a new server due to load on this one
	    (let* ((requests *server-start-requests*))
	      (set! *server-start-requests* '())
	      (if (> (length requests) 0)
		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Processing "(length requests)" server start requests"))
	      (for-each (lambda (proc)
			  (proc)
			  (thread-sleep! 1))
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	      (thread-sleep! 5)
	      (loop)))))
    (tt:shutdown-server ttdat)
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: Server timed out, exiting from tt:keep-running.")))


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	 (serv-id (tt:mk-signature areapath)))
    (assert (and host port) "FATAL: tt:create-server-registration-file called with no conn, dbfname="dbfname)
    (tt-servinf-file-set! ttdat servinf)
    (with-output-to-file servinf
      (lambda ()
	(print "SERVER STARTED: "host":"port" AT "(current-seconds)" server-id: "serv-id" pid: "(current-process-id)" dbfname: "dbfname)))








      serv-id))

;; find valid server
;; get servers listed, last part of name must match :<dbfname>
;; if more than one, wait one second and look again


;; future: ping oldest, if alive remove other :<dbfname> files
;;
(define (tt:find-server areapath dbfname)
  (let* ((servdir  (tt:get-servinfo-dir areapath))
	 (sfiles   (glob (conc servdir"/*:"dbfname)))
	 (goodfiles '()))

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	 (serv-id (tt:mk-signature areapath)))
    (assert (and host port) "FATAL: tt:create-server-registration-file called with no conn, dbfname="dbfname)
    (tt-servinf-file-set! ttdat servinf)
    (with-output-to-file servinf
      (lambda ()
	(print "SERVER STARTED: "host":"port" AT "(current-seconds)" server-id: "serv-id" pid: "(current-process-id)" dbfname: "dbfname)))
    (let loop ((count 0))
      (if (not (file-exists? servinf))
	  (begin
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: file "servinf" was created but it doesn't show up on disk! We'll try again.")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (if (> count 10)
		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: file "servinf" was not created.")
		(loop (+ count 1))))))
    serv-id))

;; find valid server
;; get servers listed, last part of name must match :<dbfname>
;; if more than one, wait one second and look again
;; 
;; NOTE: this only gets the servinfo data, no network activity here
;;       i.e. no ping etc.
;;
(define (tt:find-server areapath dbfname)
  (let* ((servdir  (tt:get-servinfo-dir areapath))
	 (sfiles   (glob (conc servdir"/*:"dbfname)))
	 (goodfiles '()))

    ;; filter the files here by looking in processes table (if we are not main.db)
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(define *last-server-start* (make-hash-table))

(define (tt:too-recent-server-start dbfname)
  (let* ((last-run-time (hash-table-ref/default *last-server-start* dbfname #f)))
    (and last-run-time
	 (< (- (current-seconds) last-run-time) 5))))


    
;; Given an area path,  start a server process    ### NOTE ### > file 2>&1 
;; if the target-host is set 
;; try running on that host
;;   incidental: rotate logs in logs/ dir.
;;
(define  (tt:server-process-run areapath testsuite mtexe run-id #!key (profile-mode "")) ;; areapath is *toppath* for a given testsuite area
  (assert areapath  "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without areapath defined.")
  (assert testsuite "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without testsuite defined.")
  (assert mtexe     "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without mtexe defined.")
  ;; mtest -server - -m testsuite:ext-tests -db 6.db
  (let* ((dbfname  (dbmod:run-id->dbfname run-id)))

    (if (tt:too-recent-server-start dbfname)
	#f
	(let* ((load     (get-normalized-cpu-load))
	       (srvrs    (tt:find-server areapath dbfname))
	       (trying   (length srvrs))
	       (nrun     (number-of-processes-running (conc "mtest.*server.*"testsuite".*"dbfname))))

	  (cond
	   ((> load 2.0)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Normalized load "load" on " (get-host-name) " is over the limit of 2.0. Not starting a server. Please reduce the load on "(get-host-name)" by killing some processes")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    #f)
	   ((> nrun 100)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* nrun" servers running on " (get-host-name) ", not starting another.")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    #f)
	   ((> trying 2)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* trying" servers registered in .servinfo dir. not starting another.")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    #f)
	   (else
	    (if (not (file-exists? (conc areapath"/logs")))
		(create-directory (conc areapath"/logs") #t))
	    (let* ((logfile   (conc areapath "/logs/server-"dbfname"-"(current-process-id)".log")) ;; -" curr-pid "-" target-host ".log"))







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(define *last-server-start* (make-hash-table))

(define (tt:too-recent-server-start dbfname)
  (let* ((last-run-time (hash-table-ref/default *last-server-start* dbfname #f)))
    (and last-run-time
	 (< (- (current-seconds) last-run-time) 5))))

(define *last-server-start-request-time* 0)
    
;; Given an area path,  start a server process    ### NOTE ### > file 2>&1 
;; if the target-host is set 
;; try running on that host
;;   incidental: rotate logs in logs/ dir.
;;
(define  (tt:server-process-run areapath testsuite mtexe run-id #!key (profile-mode "")) ;; areapath is *toppath* for a given testsuite area
  (assert areapath  "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without areapath defined.")
  (assert testsuite "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without testsuite defined.")
  (assert mtexe     "FATAL: tt:server-process-run called without mtexe defined.")
  ;; mtest -server - -m testsuite:ext-tests -db 6.db
  (let* ((dbfname  (dbmod:run-id->dbfname run-id)))
    (if (or (< (- (current-seconds) *last-server-start-request-time*) 5) ;; attempted start less than 5 sec ago
	    (tt:too-recent-server-start dbfname))
	#f
	(let* ((load     (get-normalized-cpu-load))
	       (srvrs    (tt:find-server areapath dbfname))
	       (trying   (length srvrs))
	       (nrun     (number-of-processes-running (conc "mtest.*server.*"testsuite".*"dbfname))))
	  (set! *last-server-start-request-time* (current-seconds))
	  (cond
	   ((> load 4.0)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Normalized load "load" on " (get-host-name) " is over the limit of 4.0. Not starting a server. Please reduce the load on "(get-host-name)" by killing some processes")
	    (thread-sleep! 1) ;; I'm not convinced that a delay here is helpful. -mrw-
	    #f)
	   ((> nrun 100)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* nrun" servers running on " (get-host-name) ", not starting another.")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    #f)
	   ((> trying 3)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* trying" servers registered in .servinfo dir. not starting another.")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    #f)
	   (else
	    (if (not (file-exists? (conc areapath"/logs")))
		(create-directory (conc areapath"/logs") #t))
	    (let* ((logfile   (conc areapath "/logs/server-"dbfname"-"(current-process-id)".log")) ;; -" curr-pid "-" target-host ".log"))