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			  (case *transport-type* 
			    ((http)(http-transport:close-connections)))
			  (remote-conndat-set! runremote #f)  ;; (hash-table-delete! runremote run-id)
			  (thread-sleep! 1)
			  (client:setup-http areapath remaining-tries: (- remaining-tries 1))
			  )))
		  (begin    ;; no server registered
		    ;; (server:kind-run areapath)
		    (server:start-and-wait areapath)
		    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "client:setup, no server registered, remaining-tries=" remaining-tries)
		    (thread-sleep! 1) ;; (+ 5 (random (- 20 remaining-tries))))  ;; give server a little time to start up, randomize a little to avoid start storms.

		    (client:setup-http areapath remaining-tries: (- remaining-tries 1)))))))))

(defstruct remote
  (hh-dat            (common:get-homehost)) ;; homehost record ( addr . hhflag )
  (server-url        (if *toppath* (server:check-if-running *toppath*))) ;; (server:check-if-running *toppath*) #f))
  (last-server-check 0)  ;; last time we checked to see if the server was alive
  (conndat           #f)
  (transport         *transport-type*)
  (server-timeout    (or (server:get-timeout) 100))
  (force-server      #f)) ;; default to 100 seconds

;; launching and hosts
(defstruct host
  (reachable    #f)
  (last-update  0)
  (last-used    0)
  (last-cpuload 1))

;; do we honor the caches of the config files?
;;
(define (common:use-cache?)
  (not (or (args:get-arg "-no-cache")
	   (and *configdat*
		(equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "use-cache") "no")))))

;; force use of server?
;;
(define (common:force-server?)
  (let ((force-setting (configf:lookup "server" "force"))
	(force-type    (if force-setting (string->symbol force-setting) #f)))
    (case force-type
      ((#f)     #f)
      ((always) #t)
      ((test)   (if (args:get-arg "-execute") ;; we are in a test
		    #t
		    #f)))))

;;======================================================================
;; M I S C   L I S T S
;;======================================================================

;; items in lista are matched value and position in listb
;; return the remaining items in listb or #f

     ((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 (common:get-homehost))
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  2")
      (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params attemptnum: attemptnum))
     ;; on homehost and this is a read
     ((and (not (remote-force-server runremote))      ;; honor forced use of server
	   (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote))     ;; on homehost
           (member cmd api:read-only-queries)) ;; this is a read
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  3")
      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd 0 params))

     ;; on homehost and this is a write, we already have a server, but server has died
     ((and (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote))         ;; on homehost
           (not (member cmd api:read-only-queries))  ;; this is a write
           (remote-server-url runremote)           ;; have a server
           (not (server:check-if-running *toppath*)))  ;; server has died.
      (set! *runremote* (make-remote))
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  4.1")
      (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params attemptnum: attemptnum))

     ;; on homehost and this is a write, we already have a server
     ((and (not (remote-force-server runremote))     ;; honor forced use of server
	   (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote))           ;; on homehost
           (not (member cmd api:read-only-queries))  ;; this is a write
           (remote-server-url runremote))            ;; have a server
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  4")
      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd 0 params))

     ;;  on homehost, no server contact made and this is a write, passively start a server 
     ((and (not (remote-force-server runremote)) ;; honor forced use of server
	   (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote))       ;; new
           (not (remote-server-url runremote))
	   (not (member cmd api:read-only-queries)))
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  5")
      (let ((server-url  (server:check-if-running *toppath*))) ;; (server:read-dotserver->url *toppath*))) ;; (server:check-if-running *toppath*))) ;; Do NOT want to run server:check-if-running - very expensive to do for every write call
	(if server-url
	    (remote-server-url-set! runremote server-url) ;; the string can be consumed by the client setup if needed
	    (server:kind-run *toppath*)))
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  5.1")
      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd 0 params))

     ((and (not (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote)))        ;; not on a homehost 
           (not (remote-conndat runremote)))            ;; and no connection
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  6  hh-dat: " (remote-hh-dat runremote) " conndat: " (remote-conndat runremote))
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (server:start-and-wait *toppath*)
      (if (common:force-server?)(remote-force-server-set! runremote #t))
      (remote-conndat-set! runremote (rmt:get-connection-info *toppath*)) ;; calls client:setup which calls client:setup-http
      (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params attemptnum: attemptnum)) ;; TODO: add back-off timeout as
     ;; all set up if get this far, dispatch the query
     ((and (not (remote-force-server runremote))
	   (cdr (remote-hh-dat runremote))) ;; we are on homehost
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  7")
      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd (if rid rid 0) params))

     ;; not on homehost, do server query
     (else
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)

      (let ((sig (server:mk-signature)))
        (set! *my-client-signature* sig)
        *my-client-signature*)))

;; kind start up of servers, wait 40 seconds before allowing another server for a given
;; run-id to be launched
(define (server:kind-run areapath)
  (if (not (server:check-if-running areapath)) ;; why try if there is already a server running?
      (let* ((last-run-dat (hash-table-ref/default *server-kind-run* areapath '(0 0))) ;; callnum, whenrun
	     (call-num     (car last-run-dat))
	     (when-run     (cadr last-run-dat))
	     (run-delay    (+ (case call-num
				((0)    0)
				((1)   20)
				((2)  300)
				(else 600))
			      (random 5)))   ;; add a small random number just in case a lot of jobs hit the work hosts simultaneously
	     (lock-file    (conc areapath "/logs/server-start.lock")))
	(if	(> (- (current-seconds) when-run) run-delay)
		(begin
		  (common:simple-file-lock lock-file expire-time: 15)
		  (server:run areapath)
		  (thread-sleep! 5) ;; don't release the lock for at least a few seconds
		  (common:simple-file-release-lock lock-file)))
	(hash-table-set! *server-kind-run* areapath (list (+ call-num 1)(current-seconds))))))

(define (server:start-and-wait areapath #!key (timeout 60))
  (let ((give-up-time (+ (current-seconds) timeout)))
    (let loop ((server-url (server:check-if-running areapath)))
      (if (or server-url
	      (> (current-seconds) give-up-time)) ;; server-url will be #f if no server available.
	  server-url