Megatest

  (let ((now (current-seconds)))
    (sort
     (filter (lambda (rec)
	       (let ((start-time (list-ref rec 3))
		     (mod-time   (list-ref rec 0)))
		 ;; (print "start-time: " start-time " mod-time: " mod-time)
		 (and start-time mod-time
		      (> (- now start-time) 1)    ;; been running at least 1 seconds
		      (> (- now start-time) 0)    ;; been running at least 0 seconds
		      (< (- now mod-time)   16)   ;; still alive - file touched in last 16 seconds
		      (< (- now start-time) 3600) ;; under one hour running time
		      (< (- now start-time) (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "runtime") "3600"))) ;; under one hour running time
		      )))
	     srvlst)
     (lambda (a b)
       (< (list-ref a 3)
	  (list-ref b 3))))))

(define (server:get-first-best areapath)

(define (server:start-and-wait areapath #!key (timeout 60))
  (let ((give-up-time (+ (current-seconds) timeout)))
    (let loop ((server-url (server:check-if-running areapath)))
      (if (or server-url
	      (> (current-seconds) give-up-time))
	  server-url
	  (let ((num-ok (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath))))
	  (let ((num-ok (length (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath)))))
	    (if (< num-ok 2) ;; if there are no decent candidates for servers then try starting a new one
		(server:kind-run areapath))
	    (thread-sleep! 5)
	    (loop (server:check-if-running areapath)))))))

(define server:try-running server:run) ;; there is no more per-run servers ;; REMOVE ME. BUG.