Megatest

				   cmd-in
				   (string->symbol cmd-in)))
            (params            (vector-ref dat 1))
            (start-t           (current-milliseconds))
            (readonly-mode     (dbr:dbstruct-read-only dbstruct))
            (readonly-command  (member cmd api:read-only-queries))
            (writecmd-in-readonly-mode (and readonly-mode (not readonly-command)))
            (foo               (begin
                                 (common:telemetry-log (conc "api-in:"(->string cmd))
                                                       payload: `((params . ,params)))
                                 
                                 #t))
            (res    
             (if writecmd-in-readonly-mode
                 (conc "attempt to run write command "cmd" on a read-only database")
                 (case cmd
                   ;;===============================================
                   ;; READ/WRITE QUERIES
                   ;;===============================================

                   ((testmeta-get-record)       (apply db:testmeta-get-record dbstruct params))

                   ;; TASKS 
                   ((find-task-queue-records)   (apply tasks:find-task-queue-records dbstruct params))
		   (else
		    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: bad api call " cmd)
		    (conc "ERROR: BAD api call " cmd))))))

       
       ;; save all stats
       (let ((delta-t (- (current-milliseconds)
			 start-t)))
	 (hash-table-set! *db-api-call-time* cmd
			  (cons delta-t (hash-table-ref/default *db-api-call-time* cmd '()))))
       (if writecmd-in-readonly-mode
           (begin
             (common:telemetry-log (conc "api-out:"(->string cmd))
                                   payload: `((params . ,params)
                                              (ok-res . #t)))
	     (vector #f res))
           (begin
             (common:telemetry-log (conc "api-out:"(->string cmd))
                                   payload: `((params . ,params)
                                              (ok-res . #f)))
             (vector #t res))))))))

;; http-server  send-response
;;                 api:process-request
;;                    db:*
;;
;; NB// Runs on the server as part of the server loop
;;

	      (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "loading writable-watchdog.")
	      (server:writable-watchdog dbstruct)))
	    (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "watchdog done."))
	  (debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "no need for watchdog on non-homehost"))))


(define (std-exit-procedure)
  ;;(common:telemetry-log-close)
  (on-exit (lambda () 0))
  ;;(debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "std-exit-procedure called; *time-to-exit*="*time-to-exit*)
  (let ((no-hurry  (if *time-to-exit* ;; hurry up
		       #f
		       (begin
			 (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
			 #t))))

           (handle-exceptions
           exn
           #t ;; just ignore it, it might have died in the meantime so joining it will throw an exception
           (thread-join! thread))
           )))
   (hash-table-keys *common:thread-punchlist*)))

(define *common:telemetry-log-state* 'startup)
(define *common:telemetry-log-socket* #f)

(define (common:telemetry-log-open)
  (if (eq? *common:telemetry-log-state* 'startup)
      (let* ((serverhost (configf:lookup *configdat* "telemetry" "host"))
             (serverport (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "telemetry" "port"))
             (user (or (get-environment-variable "USER") "unknown"))
             (host (or (get-environment-variable "HOST") "unknown")))
        (set! *common:telemetry-log-state*
              (handle-exceptions
               exn
               (begin
                 (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "common-telemetry-log get udp port failure")
                 'broken)
               (if (and serverhost serverport user host)
                   (let* ((s (udp-open-socket)))
                     ;;(udp-bind! s #f 0)
                     (udp-connect! s serverhost serverport)
                     (set! *common:telemetry-log-socket* s)
                     'open)
                   'not-needed))))))
  
(define (common:telemetry-log event #!key (payload '()))
  (if (eq? *common:telemetry-log-state* 'startup)
      (common:telemetry-log-open))
  (handle-exceptions
   exn
   (begin
     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "common-telemetry-log failure"))
   (if (and *common:telemetry-log-socket* event)
       (let* ((user (or (get-environment-variable "USER") "unknown"))
              (host (or (get-environment-variable "HOST") "unknown"))
              (start (conc "[megatest "event"]"))
              (toppath (or *toppath* "/dev/null"))
              (payload-serialized
               (base64:base64-encode
                (z3:encode-buffer
                 (with-output-to-string (lambda () (pp payload))))))
              (msg     (conc user":"host":"start":"(current-process-id)":"
                             toppath":"payload-serialized)))

         (udp-send *common:telemetry-log-socket* msg)))))

(define (common:telemetry-log-close)
  (when (and (eq? *common:telemetry-log-state* 'open) *common:telemetry-log-socket*)
    (handle-exceptions
     exn
     (begin
       (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "common-telemetry-log closure failure"))
     (begin
       (udp-close-socket *common:telemetry-log-socket*)
       (set! *common:telemetry-log-socket* #f)))))

(define *send-receive-mutex* (make-mutex)) ;; should have separate mutex per run-id

;; RA => e.g. usage (rmt:send-receive 'get-var #f (list varname))
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params #!key (attemptnum 1)(area-dat #f)) ;; start attemptnum at 1 so the modulo below works as expected

  (common:telemetry-log (conc "rmt:"(->string cmd))
                        payload: `((rid . ,rid)
                                   (params . ,params)))
                          
  
  ;;DOT digraph megatest_state_status {
  ;;DOT   ranksep=0;
  ;;DOT   // rankdir=LR;
  ;;DOT   node [shape="box"];
  ;;DOT "rmt:send-receive" -> MUTEXLOCK;
  ;;DOT { edge [style=invis];"case 1" -> "case 2" -> "case 3" -> "case 4" -> "case 5" -> "case 6" -> "case 7" -> "case 8" -> "case 9" -> "case 10" -> "case 11"; }
  ;; do all the prep locked under the rmt-mutex