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  (apath    #f)
  (dbname   #f)
  (fullname #f)
  (hostport #f)
  (ipaddr   #f)
  (port     #f)
  (srvpkt   #f)
  (srvkey   #f)
  (lastmsg  0)
  (expires  0)
  (inport   #f)
  (outport  #f))

(define *srvpktspec*
  `((server (host    . h)
	    (port    . p)
	    (servkey . k)
	    (pid     . i)
	    (ipaddr  . a)
	    (dbpath  . d))))

;;======================================================================
;;  S U P P O R T   F U N C T I O N S
;;======================================================================

;; replaces *runremote*
(define *rmt:remote* (make-rmt:remote))

			   (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))
	       (srv-key  (alist-ref 'srvkey the-srv))
	       (fullpath (db:dbname->path apath dbname))
	       (srvready (server-ready? ipaddr port fullpath)))
	  (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: srv-key
				  lastmsg: (current-seconds)
				  expires: (+ (current-seconds) 60) ;; this needs to be gathered during the ping
				  ))
		#t)
	      (start-main-srv)))
	(start-main-srv))))

	 (dbname (db:run-id->dbname rid)))
    (rmt:general-open-connection conns apath dbname)
    (rmt:send-receive-real conns apath dbname cmd params)))

(define (rmt:send-receive-setup conn)
  (if (not (rmt:conn-inport conn))
      (let-values (((i o) (tcp-connect (rmt:conn-ipaddr conn)
				       (rmt:conn-port conn))))
	(rmt:conn-inport-set! conn i)
	(rmt:conn-outport-set! conn o))))
  
;; db is at apath/.db/dbname, rid is an intermediary solution and will be removed
;; sometime in the future
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive-real remote apath dbname cmd params)
  (let* ((conn (rmt:get-conn remote apath dbname)))
    (assert conn "FATAL: rmt:send-receive-real called without the needed channels opened")
    (rmt:send-receive-setup conn)
    (let* ((key     #f)
	   (payload (sexpr->string `((cmd . ,cmd)
				     (key . ,(rmt:conn-srvpkt conn))
				     (params . ,params))))
	   (res      (begin
		       (write payload (rmt:conn-outport conn))
		       (with-input-from-port
			   (rmt:conn-inport conn)
			 read-string))))
      (if (string? res)

(define (get-lock-db sdat dbfile)
  (let* ((dbh (db:open-run-db dbfile db:initialize-db))
	 (res (db:get-iam-server-lock dbh dbfile)))
    (sqlite3:finalize! dbh)
    res))










(define (register-server pkts-dir pkt-spec host port servkey ipaddr dbpath)
  (let* ((pkt-dat `((host    . ,host)
		    (port    . ,port)
		    (servkey . ,servkey)
		    (pid     . ,(current-process-id))
		    (ipaddr  . ,ipaddr)
		    (dbpath  . ,dbpath)))