Megatest

	system-information
	tcp6
	typed-records
	uri-common
	z3
       
	apimod

	commonmod
	configfmod
	dbmod
	debugprint
	itemsmod
	mtver
	pgdb

			   (thread-sleep! 4)
			   (rmt:open-main-connection remote apath) ;; TODO: Add limit to number of tries
			   )))
    (if the-srv ;; yes, we have a server, now try connecting to it
	(let* ((srv-addr (server-address the-srv))
	       (ipaddr   (alist-ref 'ipaddr the-srv))
	       (port     (alist-ref 'port   the-srv))
	       (srvkey   (alist-ref 'Z      the-srv))
	       (fullpath (db:dbname->path apath dbname))
	       (srvready (server-ready? ipaddr port srvkey)))
	  (if srvready
	      (begin
		(hash-table-set! (rmt:remote-conns remote)
				 dbname ;; fullpath ;; yes, I'd prefer it to be fullpath - FIXME later
				 (make-rmt:conn
				  apath:   apath
				  dbname:  dbname
				  fullname: fullpath
				  hostport: srv-addr
				  ipaddr: ipaddr
				  port: port
				  srvpkt: the-srv
				  srvkey: srvkey ;; not the same as signature?
				  lastmsg: (current-seconds)
				  expires: (+ (current-seconds) 60) ;; this needs to be gathered during the ping
				  ))
		#t)
	      (start-main-srv)))
	(start-main-srv))))

;; called in megatest.scm, host-port is string hostname:port
;;
;; NOTE: This is NOT called directly from clients as not all transports support a client running
;;       in the same process as the server. 
;;
(define (server:ping host port server-id #!key (do-exit #f))
  (server-ready? host port server-id))

;;======================================================================
;; http-transportmod.scm contents moved here
;;======================================================================

(define (http-transport:make-server-url hostport)
  (if (not hostport)

		      (tcp-connect host port))))
    (if (and i o)
	(begin
	  (write `((cmd . ping)
		   (key . ,key)
		   (params . ())) o)
	  (let ((res (with-input-from-port i
		       read-string)))
	    (close-output-port o)
	    (close-input-port i)
	    (if (string? res)
		(string->sexpr res)
		res)))
	(begin ;; connection failed
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Server at "host":"port" is not responding.")

  (let loop ((tail serv-pkts))
    (if (null? tail)
	#f
	(let* ((spkt  (car tail))
	       (host  (alist-ref 'ipaddr spkt))
	       (port  (alist-ref 'port spkt))
	       (dbpth (alist-ref 'dbpath spkt))
	       (srvkey (alist-ref 'Z spkt)) ;; (alist-ref 'srvkey spkt))
	       (addr  (server-address spkt)))
	  (if (server-ready? host port srvkey)
	      spkt
	      (loop (cdr tail)))))))

;; am I the "first" in line server? I.e. my D card is smallest
;; use Z card as tie breaker
;;
(define (get-best-candidate serv-pkts dbpath)

	      ;;
	      (servdat-uuid-set! sdat
				 (register-server
				  pkts-dir *srvpktspec*
				  (get-host-name)
				  (servdat-port sdat) server-key
				  (servdat-host sdat) db-file))
	      (set! *my-signature* (servdat-uuid sdat)) ;; replace with Z
	      ;; now read pkts and see if we are a contender
	      (let* ((all-pkts     (get-all-server-pkts pkts-dir *srvpktspec*))
		     (viables      (get-viable-servers all-pkts db-file))
		     (best-srv     (get-best-candidate viables db-file))
		     (best-srv-key (if best-srv (alist-ref 'servkey best-srv) #f)))
		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "best-srv-key: "best-srv-key", server-key: "server-key)
		;; am I the best-srv, compare server-keys to know