Megatest

				   run-id)))))
    (if conn
	(begin 
          (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "already connected to a server for " dbfname)
           conn) ;; we are already connected to the server

	;; no conn

	;; find server with lowest number of threads running (i.e. lowest load)
	;;
        (let* ((sdats (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname))
	       (sdat  (if (null? sdats)
			  #f
			  ;; choose server with lowest threads count
			  (car (sort sdats
				     (lambda (a b)
				       (let* ((load-a (tt:get-server-threads a))
					      (load-b (tt:get-server-threads b)))
					 (< load-a load-b))))))))
				     
	  ;; (let ((indx (max (random (- (length sdats) 1)) 0)))
	  ;;    (list-ref sdats indx)))))
	  (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "found sdat " sdat" from sdats: "sdats)
          (match sdat
	    ((host port start-time server-id pid dbfname2 servinffile)
	     (assert (equal? dbfname dbfname2) "FATAL: read server info from wrong file.")
             (debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "no conn - in match servinffile:" servinffile)
	     (let* ((host-port (conc host":"port))
		    (conn (make-tt-conn
			   host: host
			   port: port

;; returns ( result . ping_time )
(define (tt:timed-ping host port server-id)
  (let* ((start-time (current-milliseconds))
	 (result     (tt:ping host port server-id)))
    (cons result (- (current-milliseconds) start-time))))
    
(define *server-load* (make-hash-table))

(define (tt:save-server-meta host port meta)
  (hash-table-set! *server-load* (conc host":"port) meta))

(define (tt:get-server-threads dat)
  (let* ((host (car  dat))
	 (port (cadr dat))
	 (meta (tt:get-server-meta host port #t)))
    (if (list? meta)
	(alist-ref 'sload meta)
	#f)))
 
;; lazy get, does not auto-refresh meta, this might be a problem
;;
(define (tt:get-server-meta host port #!optional (do-ping #f))
  (let* ((meta (hash-table-ref/default *server-load* (conc host":"port) #f)))
    (if (and (not meta)
	     do-ping)
	(begin
	  (tt:timed-ping host port #f)
	  (hash-table-ref/default *server-load* (conc host":"port) #f))
	meta)))

(define (tt:ping host port server-id #!optional (tries-left 5))
  (let*  ((res      (tt:send-receive-direct host port `(ping #f #f #f) ping-mode: #t)) ;; please send me your server-id
	  (try-again (lambda ()
		       (if (> tries-left 0)
			   (begin
			     (thread-sleep! 1)
			     (tt:ping host port server-id (- tries-left 1)))
			   #f))))
    ;;
    ;; need two threads, one a 5 second timer
    ;;
    (match res
      ((status errmsg result meta)
       (tt:save-server-meta host port meta)
       (if (equal? result server-id)
	   (let* ((server-state (alist-ref 'sstate meta)))
	     ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Ping to "host":"port" successful.")
	     (or server-state 'unk)) ;; then we are good
	   (begin
	     (if server-id
		 (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: server-id does not match, expected: "server-id", got: "result))
	     #f)))
      (else
       ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "res not in form (status errmsg result meta), got: "res)
       (try-again)))))

;; client side handler
;;

		   )))))
	(begin
	  (thread-sleep! 1) ;; no conn yet set up, give it a rest and try again
	  (tt:handler ttdat cmd run-id params attemptnum readonly-mode dbfname testsuite mtexe server-start-proc)))))

;; gets server info and appends path to server file
;; sorts by age, --oldest-- now newest first
;;
;; move the ping here?
;;
;; returns list of (host port startseconds server-id servinfofile)
;;
(define (tt:get-server-info-sorted ttdat dbfname)
  (let* ((areapath (tt-areapath ttdat))
	 (sfiles   (tt:find-server areapath dbfname))
	 (sdats    (filter car (map tt:server-get-info sfiles))) ;; first element is #f if the file disappeared while being read

			      (loop (cdr servrs) prime-host result)) ;; drop 
			     )))))
	       (home-host (if (null? good-srvrs)
			      #f
			      (caar good-srvrs))))
	  ;; by here we have a trustworthy list of servers and we have removed the .servinfo file for any unresponsive servers
	  ;; and the list is in good-srvrs
	  ;;
	  (cond
	   ((not home-host) ;; no servers yet, go ahead and start
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No servers yet, starting on "(get-host-name)))
	   ((> (length good-srvrs) 3) ;; don't need more, just exit
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Have "(length good-srvrs)", no need for more, exiting.")
	    (exit))
	   ((not (equal? home-host (get-host-name))) ;; there is a home-host and we are not on it

		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: file "servinf" was not created.")
		(loop (+ count 1))))))
    serv-id))

;; find valid server
;; get servers listed, last part of name must match :<dbfname>
;; if more than one, wait one second and look again
;; 
;; NOTE: this only gets the servinfo data, no network activity here
;;       i.e. no ping etc.
;;
(define (tt:find-server areapath dbfname)
  (let* ((servdir  (tt:get-servinfo-dir areapath))
	 (sfiles   (glob (conc servdir"/*:"dbfname)))
	 (goodfiles '()))

    ;; filter the files here by looking in processes table (if we are not main.db)