Megatest

        (archiver       (let ((s (configf:lookup *configdat* "archive" "archiver")))
			   (if s (string->symbol s) 'bup)))
        (rsync-exe (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "archive" "rsync") "rsync"))   
        (print-prefix      "Running: ") 
        (archive-info (archive:allocate-new-archive-block blockid-cache *toppath* tsname min-space target-patt run-patt "megatest-db"))
	(archive-dir  (if archive-info (cdr archive-info) #f))
	(archive-id   (if archive-info (car archive-info) -1))
        (home-host (server:get-homehost))
        (archive-time (seconds->std-time-str (current-seconds)))
        (archive-staging-db (conc *toppath* "/.db-snapshot/archive_" archive-time))
        (tmp-db-path (conc (common:get-db-tmp-area) "/megatest.db"))
        (dbfile             (conc  archive-staging-db "/megatest.db"))) 
        (create-directory archive-staging-db #t)
        (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code) (run-n-wait rsync-exe params: (list "-v" (conc (car home-host) ":"tmp-db-path) archive-staging-db) print-cmd: print-prefix)))
            (if (eq? exit-code 0)   

    ((skip) "SKIP")
    (else "FAIL")))

(define (common:logpro-exit-code->test-status exit-code)
  (status-sym->string (common:logpro-exit-code->status-sym exit-code)))

(defstruct remote
  (hh-dat            (server:get-homehost)) ;; homehost record ( addr . hhflag )
  (server-url        #f) ;; (server:check-if-running *toppath*) #f))
  (server-id         #f)
  (server-info       (if *toppath* (server:check-if-running *toppath*) #f))
  (last-server-check 0)  ;; last time we checked to see if the server was alive
  (connect-time      (current-seconds))
  (conndat           #f)
  (transport         *transport-type*)

      #f))

;;======================================================================
;; logic for getting homehost. Returns (host . at-home)
;; IF *toppath* is not set, wait up to five seconds trying every two seconds
;; (this is to accomodate the watchdog)
;;































































;;======================================================================
;; do we honor the caches of the config files?
;;
(define (common:use-cache?)
  (let ((res #t)) ;; priority by order of evaluation
    (if *configdat* ;; sillyness here. can't use setup/use-cache to know if we can use the cached files!

		    (host-last-used-set! rec curr-time)
		    new-best)
		  (if (null? tal) #f (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) best-host)))))))))

(define (common:wait-for-homehost-load maxnormload msg)
  (let* ((hh-dat (if (common:on-homehost?) ;; if we are on the homehost then pass in #f so the calls are local.
                     #f
                     (server:get-homehost)))
         (hh     (if hh-dat (car hh-dat) #f)))
    (common:wait-for-normalized-load maxnormload msg hh)))

(define (common:get-num-cpus remote-host)
  (let* ((actual-host (or remote-host (get-host-name))))
    ;; hosts had better not be changing the number of cpus too often!
    (or (hash-table-ref/default *numcpus-cache* actual-host #f)

          (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to find megatest.config, exiting") 
          (exit 1)
        )
    )

    (if (not (common:on-homehost?))
    (begin
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: You are starting the dashboard on a machine that is not the homehost:" (server:get-homehost))
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "It will be slower.")
      ))


    (if (and (common:file-exists? mtdb-path)
	     (file-write-access? mtdb-path))
	(if (not (args:get-arg "-skip-version-check"))

      (set! cmdparms (base64:base64-encode 
		      (z3:encode-buffer 
		       (with-output-to-string
			 (lambda () ;; (list 'hosts     hosts)
			   (write (list (list 'testpath  test-path)
					;; (list 'transport (conc *transport-type*))
					;; (list 'serverinf *server-info*)
					(list 'homehost  (let* ((hhdat (server:get-homehost)))
							   (if hhdat
							       (car hhdat)
							       #f)))
					(list 'serverurl (if *runremote*
							     (remote-server-url *runremote*)
							     #f)) ;;
					(list 'areaname  (common:get-testsuite-name))

    
    ;; DOT SET_HOMEHOST; // leaving off - doesn't really add to the clarity
    ;; DOT MUTEXLOCK -> SET_HOMEHOST [label="no homehost?"];
    ;; DOT SET_HOMEHOST -> MUTEXLOCK;
    ;; ensure we have a homehost record
    (if (not (pair? (remote-hh-dat runremote)))  ;; not on homehost
	(thread-sleep! 0.1) ;; since we shouldn't get here, delay a little
	(remote-hh-dat-set! runremote (server:get-homehost)))
    
    ;;(print "BB> readonly-mode is "readonly-mode" dbfile is "dbfile)
    (cond
     #;((> (- (current-seconds)(remote-connect-time runremote)) 180) ;; reconnect to server every 180 seconds
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Forcing reconnect to server(s) due to 180 second timeout.")
      (set! *runremote* #f)
      ;; BUG: close-connections should go here?

;;
(define  (server:run areapath) ;; areapath is *toppath* for a given testsuite area
  (let* ((curr-host   (get-host-name))
         ;; (attempt-in-progress (server:start-attempted? areapath))
         ;; (dot-server-url (server:check-if-running areapath))
	 (curr-ip     (server:get-best-guess-address curr-host))
	 (curr-pid    (current-process-id))
	 (homehost    (server:get-homehost)) ;; configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "homehost" ))
	 (target-host (car homehost))
	 (testsuite   (common:get-testsuite-name))
	 (logfile     (conc areapath "/logs/server.log")) ;; -" curr-pid "-" target-host ".log"))
	 (profile-mode (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "misc" "profilesw")
			   ""))
	 (cmdln (conc (common:get-megatest-exe)
		      " -server " (or target-host "-") (if (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "daemonize") "yes")

	 (hash-table-set! res hostport serverdat)))
     allfiles)
    res))

;; oldest server alive determines host then choose random of youngest
;; five servers on that host
;;
;; mode:
;;   best - get best server (random of newest five)
;;   home - get home host based on oldest server
;;   info - print info
(define (server:choose-server areapath #!optional (mode 'best))
  ;; age is current-starttime
  ;; find oldest alive
  ;;   1. sort by age ascending and ping until good
  ;; find alive rand from youngest
  ;;   1. sort by age descending
  ;;   2. take five
  ;;   3. check alive, discard if not and repeat
  (let* ((serversdat  (server:get-servers-info areapath))
	 (by-time-asc (sort (hash-table-keys serversdat) ;; list of "host:port"
			    (lambda (a b)
			      (>= (list-ref (hash-table-ref serversdat a) 2)
				  (list-ref (hash-table-ref serversdat b) 2))))))
    (if (not (null? by-time-asc))
	(let* ((oldest     (last by-time-asc))
	       (oldest-dat (hash-table-ref serversdat oldest))
	       (host       (list-ref oldest-dat 1))
	       (all-valid  (filter (lambda (x)
				     (equal? host (list-ref (hash-table-ref serversdat x) 1)))
				   by-time-asc)))
	  (case mode
	    ((info)
	     (print "oldest: "oldest-dat", selected host: "host", all-valid: "all-valid)
	     (print "youngest: "(hash-table-ref serversdat (car all-valid))))
	    ((home) host)
	    ((best)(if (> (length all-valid) 5)
		       (map (lambda (x)
			      (hash-table-ref serversdat x))
			    (take all-valid 5))))
	    (else
	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: invalid command "mode)
	     #f))
	  #f))))

(define (server:get-homehost #!key (trynum 5))
  ;; called often especially at start up. use mutex to eliminate collisions
  (mutex-lock! *homehost-mutex*)
  (cond
   (*home-host*
    (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
    *home-host*)
   ((not *toppath*)
    (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
    (launch:setup) ;; safely mutexed now
    (if (> trynum 0)
	(begin
	  (thread-sleep! 2)
	  (server:get-homehost trynum: (- trynum 1)))
	#f))
   (else
    (let* ((currhost (get-host-name))
	   (bestadrs (server:get-best-guess-address currhost))
	   ;; first look in config, then look in file .homehost, create it if not found
	   (homehost (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "homehost" )
			 (handle-exceptions
			     exn
			     (if (> trynum 0)
				 (let ((delay-time (* (- 5 trynum) 5)))
				   (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
				   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: ["(common:human-time)"] Failed to read .homehost file, delaying "
						delay-time " seconds and trying again, message: "  ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn)
						", exn=" exn)
				   (thread-sleep! delay-time)
				   (server:get-homehost trynum: (- trynum 1)))
				 (begin
				   (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
				   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: ["(common:human-time)
						"] Failed to read .homehost file after trying five times. Giving up and exiting, message: "
						((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
				   (exit 1)))
			   (let ((hhf (conc *toppath* "/.homehost")))
			     (if (common:file-exists? hhf)
				 (with-input-from-file hhf read-line)
				 (if (file-write-access? *toppath*)
				     (begin
				       (with-output-to-file hhf
					 (lambda ()
					   (print bestadrs)))
				       (begin
					 (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
					 (car (server:get-homehost))))
				     #f))))))
	   (at-home  (or (equal? homehost currhost)
			 (equal? homehost bestadrs))))
      (set! *home-host* (cons homehost at-home))
      (mutex-unlock! *homehost-mutex*)
      *home-host*))))

;;======================================================================
;; am I on the homehost?
;;
(define (common:on-homehost?)
  (let ((hh (server:get-homehost)))
    (if hh
	(cdr hh)
	#f)))

	  
;; kind start up of server, wait before allowing another server for a given
;; area to be launched
;;
(define (server:kind-run areapath)
  ;; look for $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/logs/server-start-last
  ;; and wait for it to be at least <server idletime> seconds old
  (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)