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;;======================================================================
;; Copyright 2017, Matthew Welland.
;; 
;; This file is part of Megatest.
;; 
;;     Megatest is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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;; 
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;; 
;;     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

;;======================================================================

(declare (unit commonmod))
(declare (uses debugprint))

(use srfi-69)

(module commonmod
	*

(import scheme)
(cond-expand
 (chicken-4
  
  (import chicken
	  ports
	  
	  (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
	  data-structures
	  extras
	  files
	  matchable
	  md5
	  message-digest
	  pathname-expand
	  posix
	  posix-extras
	  regex
	  regex-case
	  srfi-1
	  srfi-18
	  srfi-69
	  typed-records

	  debugprint
	  )
  (use srfi-69))
 (chicken-5
  (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
	  ;; data-structures
	  ;; extras
	  ;; files
	  ;; posix
	  ;; posix-extras
	  chicken.base
	  chicken.condition
	  chicken.file
	  chicken.file.posix
	  chicken.io
	  chicken.pathname
	  chicken.port
	  chicken.process
	  chicken.process-context
	  chicken.process-context.posix
	  chicken.sort
	  chicken.string
	  chicken.time
	  chicken.time.posix
	  
	  matchable
	  md5
	  message-digest
	  pathname-expand
	  regex
	  regex-case
	  srfi-1
	  srfi-18
	  srfi-69
	  typed-records
	  system-information

	  debugprint
  )))

;;======================================================================
;; CONTENTS
;;
;;  config file utils
;;  misc conversion, data manipulation functions
;;  testsuite and area utilites
;;
;;======================================================================

(include "megatest-version.scm")
(include "megatest-fossil-hash.scm")

;; http - use the old http + in /tmp db
;; tcp  - use tcp transport with cachedb db
;; nfs  - use direct to disk access (read-only)
;;
(define rmt:transport-mode (make-parameter 'tcp))

(define (get-full-version)
  (conc megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash))

(define (version-signature)
  (conc megatest-version "-" (substring megatest-fossil-hash 0 4)))

(define *common:denoise*    (make-hash-table)) ;; for low noise printing

(define (common:low-noise-print waitval . keys)
  (let* ((key      (string-intersperse (map conc keys) "-" ))
	 (lasttime (hash-table-ref/default *common:denoise* key 0))
	 (currtime (current-seconds)))
    (if (> (- currtime lasttime) waitval)
	(begin
	  (hash-table-set! *common:denoise* key currtime)
	  #t)
	#f)))

;; KEEP THIS ONE
;;
;; client:get-signature

(define *my-client-signature* #f)

(define (client:get-signature)
  (if *my-client-signature* *my-client-signature*
      (let ((sig (conc (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id))))
	(set! *my-client-signature* sig)
	*my-client-signature*)))

;;======================================================================
;; config file utils
;;======================================================================

(define (lookup cfgdat section var)
  (if (hash-table? cfgdat)
      (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
	(if (null? sectdat)
	    #f
	    (let ((match (assoc var sectdat)))
	      (if match ;; (and match (list? match)(> (length match) 1))
		  (cadr match)
		  #f))
	    ))
      #f))

;; returns var key1=val1; key2=val2 ... as alist
(define (get-key-list cfgdat section var)
  ;; convert string a=1; b=2; c=a silly thing; d=
  (let ((valstr (lookup cfgdat section var)))
    (if valstr
	(val->alist valstr)
	'()))) ;; should it return empty list or #f to indicate not set?


(define (get-section cfgdat section)
  (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '()))

(define (common:make-tmpdir-name areapath tmpadj)
  (let* ((area (pathname-file areapath))
         (dname (conc "/tmp/"(current-user-name)"/megatest_localdb/" area "/" (string-translate areapath "/" ".") tmpadj "/.mtdb")))
    (unless (directory-exists? dname)
      (create-directory dname #t))
    dname))

;; dot-locking egg seems not to work, using this for now
;; if lock is older than expire-time then remove it and try again
;; to get the lock
;;
(define (common:simple-file-lock fname #!key (expire-time 300))
  (let* ((lock-exists (file-exists? fname))
	 (fmod-time (if lock-exists
			(current-seconds)
			(handle-exceptions
			 ext
			 (current-seconds)
			 (file-modification-time fname)))))
    (if lock-exists
	(if (> (- (current-seconds) fmod-time) expire-time)
	    (begin
	      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Removing stale lock "fname)
	      (handle-exceptions exn #f (delete-file* fname))	
	      (common:simple-file-lock fname expire-time: expire-time))
	    #f)
	(let ((key-string (conc (get-host-name) "-" (current-process-id))))
	  (with-output-to-file fname
	    (lambda ()
	      (print key-string)))
	  (thread-sleep! 0.25)
	  (if (file-exists? fname) ;; (common:file-exists? fname)
	      (handle-exceptions exn
                #f 
                (with-input-from-file fname
	  	  (lambda ()
		    (equal? key-string (read-line)))))
	      #f)))))

(define (common:simple-file-lock-and-wait fname #!key (expire-time 300))
  (let ((end-time (+ expire-time (current-seconds))))
    (let loop ((got-lock (common:simple-file-lock fname expire-time: expire-time)))
      (if got-lock
	  #t
	  (if (> end-time (current-seconds))
	      (begin
		(thread-sleep! 3)
		(loop (common:simple-file-lock fname expire-time: expire-time)))
	      #f)))))

(define (common:simple-file-release-lock fname)
  (handle-exceptions
      exn
      #f ;; I don't really care why this failed (at least for now)
    (delete-file* fname)))

;;======================================================================
;; misc conversion, data manipulation functions
;;======================================================================

;;======================================================================
;; return first command that exists, else #f
;;
(define (common:which cmds)
  (if (null? cmds)
      #f
      (let loop ((hed (car cmds))
		 (tal (cdr cmds)))
	(let ((res (with-input-from-pipe (conc "which " hed) read-line)))
	  (if (and (string? res)
		   (file-exists? res))
	      res
	      (if (null? tal)
		  #f
		  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))))))
  
(define (common:get-megatest-exe)
  (let* ((mtexe (or (get-environment-variable "MT_MEGATEST")
		    (common:which '("megatest"))
		    "megatest")))
    (if (file-exists? mtexe)
	(realpath mtexe)
	mtexe)))

(define (common:get-megatest-exe-dir)
  (let* ((mtexe (common:get-megatest-exe)))
    (pathname-directory mtexe)))

;; more generic and comprehensive version of get-megatest-exe
;;
(define (common:get-mtexe)
  (let* ((mtpathdir  (common:get-megatest-exe-dir)))
    (or (common:get-megatest-exe)
	(if mtpathdir
	    (conc mtpathdir"/megatest")
	    #f)
	"megatest")))

(define (common:get-megatest-exe-path)
  (let* ((mtpathdir (common:get-megatest-exe-dir)))
    (conc mtpathdir":"(get-environment-variable "PATH") ":.")))

(cond-expand
 (chicken-4
  (define (realpath x) (resolve-pathname  (pathname-expand (or x "/dev/null")) )))
 (chicken-5
  (define (realpath x) (normalize-pathname (pathname-expand (or x "/dev/null"))))))

;; if it looks like a number -> convert it to a number, else return it
;;
(define (lazy-convert inval)
  (let* ((as-num (if (string? inval)(string->number inval) #f)))
    (or as-num inval)))

;; to '((a . 1)(b . 2)(c . "a silly thing")(d . ""))
;;
(define (val->alist val #!key (convert #f))
  (let ((val-list (string-split-fields ";\\s*" val #:infix)))
    (if val-list
	(map (lambda (x)
	       (let ((f (string-split-fields "\\s*=\\s*" x #:infix)))
		 (case (length f)
		   ((0) `(,#f))  ;; null string case
		   ((1) `(,(string->symbol (car f))))
		   ((2) `(,(string->symbol (car f)) .
			  ,(let ((inval (cadr f)))
			     (if convert (lazy-convert inval) inval))))
		   (else f))))
	     (filter (lambda (x)
		       (not (string-match "^\\s*" x)))
		     val-list))
	'())))

(define (commonmod:get-cpu-load)
  (let* ((load-info (with-input-from-file "/proc/loadavg" read-lines))
	 (res       (map string->number (string-split (car load-info)))))
    (if (null? res)
	#f ;; something is wrong
	(car res))))

(define *current-host-cores* #f)

(define (get-current-host-cores)
  (or *current-host-cores*
      (let ((cpu-info (with-input-from-file "/proc/cpuinfo" read-lines)))
	(let loop ((lines cpu-info))
	  (if (null? lines)
	      1 ;; gotta be at least one!
	      (let* ((inl (car lines))
		     (tail (cdr lines))
		     (parts (string-split inl)))
		(match parts
		  (("cpu" "cores" ":" num) (string->number num))
		  (else (loop tail)))))))))

(define (number-of-processes-running processname)
  (with-input-from-pipe
   (conc "ps -def | egrep \""processname"\" |wc -l")
   (lambda ()
     (string->number (read-line)))))

;; get the normalized (i.e. load / numcpus) for *this* host
;;
(define (get-normalized-cpu-load)
  (/ (commonmod:get-cpu-load)(get-current-host-cores)))

;;======================================================================
;; testsuite and area utilites
;;======================================================================

(define (get-testsuite-name toppath configdat)
  (or (lookup configdat "setup" "area-name")
      (lookup configdat "setup" "testsuite")
      (get-environment-variable "MT_TESTSUITE_NAME")
      (if (string? toppath)
          (pathname-file toppath)
          #f)))

(define (get-area-path-signature toppath #!optional (short #f))
  (let ((res (message-digest-string (md5-primitive) toppath)))
    (if short
	(substring res 0 4)
	res)))

(define (get-area-name configdat toppath #!optional (short #f))
  ;; look up my area name in areas table (future)
  ;; generate auto name
  (conc (get-area-path-signature toppath short)
	"-"
	(get-testsuite-name toppath configdat)))

;; need generic find-record-with-var-nmatching-val
;;
(define (path->area-record cfgdat path)
  (let* ((areadat (get-cfg-areas cfgdat))
	 (all     (filter (lambda (x)
			    (let* ((keyvals (cdr x))
				   (pth     (alist-ref 'path keyvals)))
			      (equal? path pth)))
			  areadat)))
    (if (null? all)
	#f
	(car all)))) ;; return first match

;; given a config return an alist of alists
;;   area-name => data
;;
(define (get-cfg-areas cfgdat)
  (let ((adat (get-section cfgdat "areas")))
    (map (lambda (entry)
	   `(,(car entry) . 
	     ,(val->alist (cadr entry))))
	 adat)))

;;======================================================================
;; time utils
;;======================================================================

(define (common:human-time)
  (time->string (seconds->local-time (current-seconds)) "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))

;;======================================================================
;; T I M E   A N D   D A T E
;;======================================================================

;;======================================================================
;; Convert strings like "5s 2h 3m" => 60x60x2 + 3x60 + 5
(define (common:hms-string->seconds tstr)
  (let ((parts     (string-split-fields "\\w+" tstr))
	(time-secs 0)
	;; s=seconds, m=minutes, h=hours, d=days, M=months, y=years, w=weeks
	(trx       (regexp "^(\\d+)([smhdMyw])$")))
    (for-each (lambda (part)
		(let ((match  (string-match trx part)))
		  (if match
		      (let ((val (string->number (cadr match)))
			    (unt (caddr match)))
			(if val 
			    (set! time-secs (+ time-secs (* val
							    (case (string->symbol unt)
							      ((s) 1)
							      ((m) 60) ;; minutes
							      ((h) 3600)
							      ((d) 86400)
							      ((w) 604800)
							      ((M) 2628000) ;; aproximately one month
							      ((y) 31536000)
							      (else
							       0)))))
			    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: can't parse timestring "tstr", component "part", string: "(cadr match))))
		      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: can't parse timestring "tstr", component "part))))
	      parts)
    time-secs))
		       
(define (seconds->hr-min-sec secs)
  (let* ((hrs (quotient secs 3600))
	 (min (quotient (- secs (* hrs 3600)) 60))
	 (sec (- secs (* hrs 3600)(* min 60))))
    (conc (if (> hrs 0)(conc hrs "hr ") "")
	  (if (> min 0)(conc min "m ")  "")
	  sec "s")))

(define (seconds->time-string sec)
  (time->string 
   (seconds->local-time sec) "%H:%M:%S"))

(define (seconds->work-week/day-time sec)
  (time->string
   (seconds->local-time sec) "ww%V.%u %H:%M"))

(define (seconds->work-week/day sec)
  (time->string
   (seconds->local-time sec) "ww%V.%u"))

(define (seconds->year-work-week/day sec)
  (time->string
   (seconds->local-time sec) "%yww%V.%w"))

(define (seconds->year-work-week/day-time sec)
  (time->string
   (seconds->local-time sec) "%Yww%V.%w %H:%M"))

(define (seconds->year-week/day-time sec)
  (time->string
   (seconds->local-time sec) "%Yw%V.%w %H:%M"))

(define (seconds->quarter sec)
  (case (string->number
	 (time->string 
	  (seconds->local-time sec)
	  "%m"))
    ((1 2 3) 1)
    ((4 5 6) 2)
    ((7 8 9) 3)
    ((10 11 12) 4)
    (else #f)))

;;======================================================================
;; basic ISO8601 format (e.g. "2017-02-28 06:02:54") date time => Unix epoch
;;
(define (common:date-time->seconds datetime)
  (local-time->seconds (string->time datetime "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")))

;;======================================================================
;; given span of seconds tstart to tend
;; find start time to mark and mark delta
;;
(define (common:find-start-mark-and-mark-delta tstart tend)
  (let* ((deltat   (- (max tend (+ tend 10)) tstart)) ;; can't handle runs of less than 4 seconds. Pad it to 10 seconds ...
	 (result   #f)
	 (min      60)
	 (hr       (* 60 60))
	 (day      (* 24 hr))
	 (yr       (* 365 day)) ;; year
	 (mo       (/ yr 12))
	 (wk       (* day 7)))
    (for-each
     (lambda (max-blks)
       (for-each
	(lambda (span) ;; 5 2 1
	  (if (not result)
	      (for-each 
	       (lambda (timeunit timesym) ;; year month day hr min sec
		 (if (not result)
		     (let* ((time-blk (* span timeunit))
			    (num-blks (quotient deltat time-blk)))
		       (if (and (> num-blks 4)(< num-blks max-blks))
			   (let ((first (* (quotient tstart time-blk) time-blk)))
			     (set! result (list span timeunit time-blk first timesym))
			     )))))
	       (list yr mo wk day hr min 1)
	       '(     y  mo w  d   h  m   s))))
	(list 8 6 5 2 1)))
     '(5 10 15 20 30 40 50 500))
    (if values
	(apply values result)
	(values 0 day 1 0 'd))))

;;======================================================================
;; given x y lim return the cron expansion
;;
(define (common:expand-cron-slash x y lim)
  (let loop ((curr x)
	     (res  `()))
    (if (< curr lim)
	(loop (+ curr y) (cons curr res))
	(reverse res))))

;;======================================================================
;; expand a complex cron string to a list of cron strings
;;
;;  x/y   => x, x+y, x+2y, x+3y while x+Ny<max_for_field
;;  a,b,c => a, b ,c
;;
;;   NOTE: with flatten a lot of the crud below can be factored down.
;;
(define (common:cron-expand cron-str)
  (if (list? cron-str)
      (flatten
       (fold (lambda (x res)
	       (if (list? x)
		   (let ((newres (map common:cron-expand x)))
		     (append x newres))
		   (cons x res)))
	     '()
	     cron-str)) ;; (map common:cron-expand cron-str))
      (let ((cron-items (string-split cron-str))
	    (slash-rx   (regexp "(\\d+)/(\\d+)"))
	    (comma-rx   (regexp ".*,.*"))
	    (max-vals   '((min        . 60)
			  (hour       . 24)
			  (dayofmonth . 28) ;;; BUG!!!! This will be a bug for some combinations
			  (month      . 12)
			  (dayofweek  . 7))))
	(if (< (length cron-items) 5) ;; bad spec
	    cron-str ;; `(,cron-str)              ;; just return the string, something downstream will fix it
	    (let loop ((hed  (car cron-items))
		       (tal  (cdr cron-items))
		       (type 'min)
		       (type-tal '(hour dayofmonth month dayofweek))
		       (res  '()))
	      (regex-case
		  hed
		(slash-rx ( _ base incr ) (let* ((basen          (string->number base))
						 (incrn          (string->number incr))
						 (expanded-vals  (common:expand-cron-slash basen incrn (alist-ref type max-vals)))
						 (new-list-crons (fold (lambda (x myres)
									 (cons (conc (if (null? res)
											 ""
											 (conc (string-intersperse res " ") " "))
										     x " " (string-intersperse tal " "))
									       myres))
								       '() expanded-vals)))
					    ;; (print "new-list-crons: " new-list-crons)
					    ;; (fold (lambda (x res)
					    ;; 	    (if (list? x)
					    ;; 		(let ((newres (map common:cron-expand x)))
					    ;; 		  (append x newres))
					    ;; 		(cons x res)))
					    ;; 	  '()
					    (flatten (map common:cron-expand new-list-crons))))
		;;					    (map common:cron-expand (map common:cron-expand new-list-crons))))
		(else (if (null? tal)
			  cron-str
			  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)(car type-tal)(cdr type-tal)(append res (list hed)))))))))))

;;======================================================================
;; given a cron string and the last time event was processed return #t to run or #f to not run
;;
;;  min    hour   dayofmonth month  dayofweek
;; 0-59    0-23   1-31       1-12   0-6          ### NOTE: dayofweek does not include 7
;;
;;  #t => yes, run the job
;;  #f => no, do not run the job
;;
(define (common:cron-event cron-str now-seconds-in last-done) ;; ref-seconds = #f is NOW.
  (let* ((cron-items     (map string->number (string-split cron-str)))
	 (now-seconds    (or now-seconds-in (current-seconds)))
	 (now-time       (seconds->local-time now-seconds))
	 (last-done-time (seconds->local-time last-done))
	 (all-times      (make-hash-table)))
    ;; (print "cron-items: " cron-items "(length cron-items): " (length cron-items))
    (if (not (eq? (length cron-items) 5)) ;; don't even try to figure out junk strings
	#f
	(match-let (((     cmin chour cdayofmonth cmonth    cdayofweek)
		     cron-items)
		    ;; 0     1    2        3         4    5      6
		    ((nsec nmin nhour ndayofmonth nmonth nyr ndayofweek n7 n8 n9)
		     (vector->list now-time))
		    ((lsec lmin lhour ldayofmonth lmonth lyr ldayofweek l7 l8 l9)
		     (vector->list last-done-time)))
	  ;; create all possible time slots
	  ;; remove invalid slots due to (for example) day of week
	  ;; get the start and end entries for the ref-seconds (current) time
	  ;; if last-done > ref-seconds => this is an ERROR!
	  ;; does the last-done time fall in the legit region?
	  ;;    yes => #f  do not run again this command
	  ;;    no  => #t  ok to run the command
	  (for-each ;; month
	   (lambda (month)
	     (for-each ;; dayofmonth
	      (lambda (dom)
		(for-each
		 (lambda (hr) ;; hour
		   (for-each
		    (lambda (minute) ;; minute
		      (let ((copy-now (apply vector (vector->list now-time))))
			(vector-set! copy-now 0 0) ;; force seconds to zero
			(vector-set! copy-now 1 minute)
			(vector-set! copy-now 2 hr)
			(vector-set! copy-now 3 dom)  ;; dom is already corrected for zero referenced
			(vector-set! copy-now 4 month)
			(let* ((copy-now-secs (local-time->seconds copy-now))
			       (new-copy      (seconds->local-time copy-now-secs))) ;; remake the time vector
			  (if (or (not cdayofweek)
				  (equal? (vector-ref new-copy 6)
					  cdayofweek)) ;; if the day is specified and a match OR if the day is NOT specified
			      (if (or (not cdayofmonth)
				      (equal? (vector-ref new-copy 3)
					      (+ 1 cdayofmonth))) ;; if the month is specified and a match OR if the month is NOT specified
				  (hash-table-set! all-times copy-now-secs new-copy))))))
		    (if cmin
			`(,cmin)  ;; if given cmin, have to use it
			(list (- nmin 1) nmin (+ nmin 1))))) ;; minute
		 (if chour
		     `(,chour)
		     (list (- nhour 1) nhour (+ nhour 1))))) ;; hour
	      (if cdayofmonth
		  `(,cdayofmonth)
		  (list (- ndayofmonth 1) ndayofmonth (+ ndayofmonth 1)))))
	   (if cmonth
	       `(,cmonth)
	       (list (- nmonth 1) nmonth (+ nmonth 1))))
	  (let ((before #f)
		(is-in  #f))
	    (for-each
	     (lambda (moment)
	       (if (and before
			(<= before now-seconds)
			(>= moment now-seconds))
		   (begin
		     ;; (print)
		     ;; (print "Before: " (time->string (seconds->local-time before)))
		     ;; (print "Now:    " (time->string (seconds->local-time now-seconds)))
		     ;; (print "After:  " (time->string (seconds->local-time moment)))
		     ;; (print "Last:   " (time->string (seconds->local-time last-done)))
		     (if (<  last-done before)
			 (set! is-in before))
		     ))
	       (set! before moment))
	     (sort (hash-table-keys all-times) <))
	    is-in)))))

(define (common:extended-cron  cron-str now-seconds-in last-done)
  (let ((expanded-cron (common:cron-expand cron-str)))
    (if (string? expanded-cron)
	(common:cron-event expanded-cron now-seconds-in last-done)
	(let loop ((hed (car expanded-cron))
		   (tal (cdr expanded-cron)))
	  (if (common:cron-event hed now-seconds-in last-done)
	      #t
	      (if (null? tal)
		  #f
		  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))))))



;;======================================================================
;; misc stuff
;;======================================================================

(define (common:get-signature str)
  (message-digest-string (md5-primitive) str))

;;======================================================================
;; hash of hashs
;;======================================================================

(define (db:hoh-set! dat key1 key2 val)
  (let* ((subhash (hash-table-ref/default dat key1 #f)))
    (if subhash
	(hash-table-set! subhash key2 val)
	(begin
	  (hash-table-set! dat key1 (make-hash-table))
	  (db:hoh-set! dat key1 key2 val)))))

(define (db:hoh-get dat key1 key2)
  (let* ((subhash (hash-table-ref/default dat key1 #f)))
    (and subhash
	 (hash-table-ref/default subhash key2 #f))))

;;======================================================================
;; when called from a wrapper I need sometimes to find the calling
;; wrapper, this is for dashboard to find the correct megatest.
;;
(define (common:find-local-megatest #!optional (progname "megatest"))
  (let ((res (filter file-exists?
		     (map (lambda (updir)
			    (let* ((lm  (car (argv)))
				   (dir (pathname-directory lm))
				   (exe (pathname-strip-directory lm)))
			      (conc (if dir (conc dir "/") "")
				    (case (string->symbol exe)
				      ((dboard)    (conc updir progname))
				      ((mtest)     (conc updir progname))
				      ((dashboard) progname)
				      (else exe)))))
			  '("../../" "../")))))
    (if (null? res)
	(begin
	  ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to find this executable! Using what can be found on the path")
	  progname)
	(car res))))

(define (common:generic-ssh ssh-command proc default #!optional (msg-proc #f))
  (let ((inp #f))
    (handle-exceptions
	exn
      (begin
	(close-input-port inp)
	(if msg-proc
	    (msg-proc)
	    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Command: \""ssh-command"\" failed. exn="exn))
	default)
      (set! inp (open-input-pipe ssh-command))
      (with-input-from-port inp
	(lambda ()
	  (let ((res (proc)))
	    (close-input-port inp)
	    res))))))

;; this is a close duplicate of:
;;    process:alist-on-host?
;;    process:alive
;;
(define (commonmod:is-test-alive host pid)
  (let* ((same-host (equal? host (get-host-name)))
	 (cmd (conc 
	       (if same-host "" (conc "ssh "host" "))
	       "pstree -A "pid)))
    (if (and host pid
	     (not (equal? host "n/a")))
	
	(let* ((output (if same-host
			   (with-input-from-pipe cmd read-lines)
			   (common:generic-ssh cmd read-lines '())))) ;; (with-input-from-pipe cmd read-lines)))
	  (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "Running " cmd " received " output)
	  (if (eq? (length output) 0)
	      #f
	      #t))
	#t))) ;; assuming bad query is about a live test is likely not the right thing to do?


)