Megatest

      #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))
(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)

	  (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
                                      (
		     (testexists   (and (common:file-exists? test-configf)(file-read-access? test-configf)))
                                       (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 0 *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 (not (common:in-running-test?))
                      (if (and tcfg (not (common:in-running-test?)))
                          (configf:write-alist tcfg tpath))))
		tcfg))))))
  
;; sort tests by priority and waiton
;; Move test specific stuff to a test unit FIXME one of these days
(define (tests:sort-by-priority-and-waiton test-records)
  (if (eq? (hash-table-size test-records) 0)