Megatest

       #f
       (- (current-seconds)
          (file-modification-time server-file))))))
    
;; no longer care if multiple servers are started by accident. older servers will drop off in time.
;;
(define (server:check-if-running areapath)
  (let* ((servers       (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath)))
	 (best-server   (if (null? servers) #f (car servers)))
	 (dotserver-url (if best-server
			    (server:record->url best-server)
			    #f))) ;; (server:read-dotserver->url areapath))) ;; tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
    (if dotserver-url
	(let* ((res (case *transport-type*
		      ((http)(server:ping dotserver-url))
		      ;; ((nmsg)(nmsg-transport:ping (tasks:hostinfo-get-interface server)
		      )))
	  (if res
	      dotserver-url
  (let* ((servers       (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath))))
    (if (null? servers)
        #f
        (let loop ((hed (car servers))
                   (tal (cdr servers)))
          (let ((res (server:check-server hed)))
            (if res
                res
                (if (null? tal)
                    #f
                    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))))))))

;; ping the given server
;;
(define (server:check-server server-record)
  (let* ((server-url (server:record->url server-record))
         (res        (case *transport-type*
                       ((http)(server:ping server-url))
                       ;; ((nmsg)(nmsg-transport:ping (tasks:hostinfo-get-interface server)
                       )))
    (if res
        server-url
	      (begin
		;; (server:kill best-server)
                #f)))
	#f)))

(define (server:kill servr)
  (match-let (((mod-time hostname port start-time pid)
	       servr))
    (tasks:kill-server hostname pid)))