Megatest

   (else ;; not waiting on items, waiting on entire waiton test.
    (let* ((patts (string-split test-patt ","))
           (new-patts (if (member waiton-test patts)
                          patts
                          (cons waiton-test patts))))
      (string-intersperse (delete-duplicates new-patts) ",")))))


  
(define *glob-like-match-cache* (make-hash-table))
(define (tests:cache-regexp str-in flag)
  (let* ((key (conc str-in flag)))
    (or (hash-table-ref/default *glob-like-match-cache* key #f)
	(let* ((newrx (regexp str-in flag)))
	  (hash-table-set! *glob-like-match-cache* key newrx)
	  newrx))))

;; tests:glob-like-match 
(define (tests:glob-like-match patt str) 
  (let ((like (substring-index "%" patt)))
    (let* ((notpatt  (equal? (substring-index "~" patt) 0))
	   (newpatt  (if notpatt (substring patt 1) patt))
	   (finpatt  (if like
			(string-substitute (regexp "%") ".*" newpatt #f)
			(string-substitute (regexp "\\*") ".*" newpatt #f)))
	   (res      #f))
  (let* ((like     (substring-index "%" patt))
	 (notpatt  (equal? (substring-index "~" patt) 0))
	 (newpatt  (if notpatt (substring patt 1) patt))
	 (finpatt  (if like
		       (string-substitute (regexp "%") ".*" newpatt #f)
		       (string-substitute (regexp "\\*") ".*" newpatt #f)))
	 (rx       (tests:cache-regexp finpatt (if like #t #f)))
	 (res      (string-match rx str)))
      ;; (print "tests:glob-like-match => notpatt: " notpatt ", newpatt: " newpatt ", finpatt: " finpatt)
      (set! res (string-match (regexp finpatt (if like #t #f)) str))
      (if notpatt (not res) res))))
    (if notpatt (not res) res)))

;; if itempath is #f then look only at the testname part
;;
(define (tests:match patterns testname itempath #!key (required '()))
  (if (string? patterns)
      (let ((patts (append (string-split patterns ",") required)))
	(if (null? patts) ;;; no pattern(s) means no match