Megatest

    ;; ((fs) obj)
    ((http fs)
     (string-substitute
      (regexp "=") "_"
      (base64:base64-encode 
       (z3:encode-buffer
	(with-output-to-string
	  (lambda ()(serialize obj))))) ;; BB: serialize - this is what causes problems between different builds of megatest communicating.  serialize is sensitive to binary image of mtest.
      #t))
    ((zmq nmsg)(with-output-to-string (lambda ()(serialize obj))))
    (else obj))) ;; rpc

(define (db:string->obj msg #!key (transport 'http))
  (case transport
    ;; ((fs) msg)
    ((http fs)
     (if (string? msg)
	 (with-input-from-string 
	     (z3:decode-buffer
	      (base64:base64-decode
	       (string-substitute 
		(regexp "_") "=" msg #t)))
	   (lambda ()(deserialize)))
	 (begin
	   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "reception failed. Received " msg " but cannot translate it.")
	   msg))) ;; crude reply for when things go awry
    ((zmq nmsg)(with-input-from-string msg (lambda ()(deserialize))))
    (else msg))) ;; rpc

(define (db:test-set-status-state dbstruct run-id test-id status state msg)
  (let ((dbdat  (db:get-db dbstruct run-id)))
    (if (member state '("LAUNCHED" "REMOTEHOSTSTART"))
	(db:general-call dbdat 'set-test-start-time (list test-id)))
    (if msg
	(db:general-call dbdat 'state-status-msg (list state status msg test-id))