Megatest

    (for-each
     (lambda (subdb)
       (let* ((dbname (db:run-id->dbname run-id))
	      (mtdb   (dbr:subdb-mtdb subdb))
	      (tmpdb  (db:get-subdb dbstruct run-id))
	      (refndb (dbr:subdb-refndb subdb))
	      (newres (db:sync-tables (db:sync-all-tables-list dbstruct) last-update tmpdb refndb mtdb)))
	 (stack-push! (dbr:subdb-dbstack subdb) tmpdb)
	 ;; (stack-push! (dbr:subdb-dbstack subdb) tmpdb)
	 (dbfile:add-dbdat dbstruct run-id tmpdb)
	 (set! res (cons newres res))))
     subdbs)
    res))

;;;; run-ids
;;    if #f use *db-local-sync* : or 'local-sync-flags
;;    if #t use timestamps      : or 'timestamps

			(debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "rosync called, " res " records transferred."))))
              (loop (current-seconds)))
            #t)))
    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Exiting readonly-watchdog timer, *time-to-exit* = " *time-to-exit*" pid="(current-process-id)" mtpath="golden-mtpath)))

;;======================================================================
;; TODO: for multiple areas, we will have multiple watchdogs; and multiple threads to manage
(define (common:watchdog)
#;(define (common:watchdog)
  (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "common:watchdog entered.")
  (if (launch:setup)
      (if (common:on-homehost?)
	  (let ((dbstruct (db:setup #t))) ;; (db:setup-db *dbstruct-dbs* *toppath* #f))) ;;  #t)))
	    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "after db:setup with dbstruct=" dbstruct)
	    (cond
	     ((dbr:dbstruct-read-only dbstruct)

                  (exit 1)))
                ;;(debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "INFO: ["(common:human-time)"] Syncer started (method="syncer")")
                )))
	    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "watchdog done."))
	  (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "no need for watchdog on non-homehost"))))


(define (db:do-sync no-sync-db)
#;(define (db:do-sync no-sync-db)
  (let* ((syncer (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "sync-method") "delta-sync"))
    (dbstruct (db:setup #t)))

    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "db:do-sync: sync-method: " syncer)
    (cond
      ((equal? syncer "brute-force-sync")
       (db:run-lock-and-sync no-sync-db))

    )
  )
)




(define (server:writable-watchdog-bruteforce dbstruct)
#;(define (server:writable-watchdog-bruteforce dbstruct)
  (thread-sleep! 1) ;; delay for startup
  #;(let* ((do-a-sync  (server:get-bruteforce-syncer dbstruct))
         (final-sync (server:get-bruteforce-syncer dbstruct fork-to-background: #t persist-until-sync: #t)))
    (when (and (not (args:get-arg "-sync-to-megatest.db")) ;; conditions under which we do not run the sync
	       (args:get-arg "-server"))
      
      (let loop ()