(sdat-set-domain!             self "locahost")   ;; end of defaults
  (let* ((rawconfigdat (session:read-config self))
	 (configdat (if rawconfigdat (eval rawconfigdat) '()))
	 (sroot     (s:find-param 'sroot    configdat))
	 (logfile   (s:find-param 'logfile  configdat))
	 (dbtype    (s:find-param 'dbtype   configdat))
	 (dbinit    (s:find-param 'dbinit   configdat))
	 (domain    (s:find-param 'domain   configdat))
	 (page-dir  (s:find-param 'page-dir-style configdat)))

    (if sroot   (sdat-set-sroot!   self sroot))
    (if logfile (sdat-set-logfile! self logfile))
    (if dbtype  (sdat-set-dbtype!  self dbtype))
    (if dbinit  (sdat-set-dbinit!  self dbinit))
    (if domain  (sdat-set-domain!  self domain))
    (sdat-set-page-dir-style! self page-dir)
    ;; (print "configdat: ")(pp configdat)
    ;;(session:log self "sroot: " sroot " logfile: " logfile " dbtype: " dbtype 
    ;;		 " dbinit: " dbinit " domain: " domain " page-dir-style: " page-dir)
    )
  )
;;   (let ((dbtype (sdat-get-dbtype self)))
;;     (print "dbtype: " dbtype)
;;     (sdat-set-dbtype! self (eval dbtype))))

(define (session:setup self)
  (let ((dbtype (sdat-get-dbtype self))
	(dbinit (eval (sdat-get-dbinit self)))

  (let ((p (open-input-file f)))
    (let loop ((hed (read-line p))
	       (res '()))
      (if (eof-object? hed)
	  res
	  (loop (read-line p)(append res (list hed)))))))

(define (process-port p)
  (let ((e (interaction-environment)))
    (map 
     (lambda (x)
       (cond
	((list? x) x)
	((string? x) x)
	(else '())))
     (port-map (lambda (s)
		 (eval s e))
	       (lambda ()(read p))))))

;; May 2011, putting all pages into one directory for the following reasons:
;;   1. want filename to reflect page name (emacs limitation)
;;   2. that's it! no other reason. could make it configurable ...
(define (session:call-parts self page parts)
  (sdat-set-curr-page! self page)
  ;; (session:log self "page-dir-style: " (sdat-get-page-dir-style self))
  (let* ((dir-style ;; (equal? (sdat-get-page-dir-style self) "onedir")) ;; flag #t for onedir, #f for old style

    ;; (print "dir=" dir " control=" control " view=" view " load-view=" load-view " load=control=" load-control)
    (if load-control
	(begin
	  (load control)
	  (session:set-called! self page)))
    ;; move this to where it gets exectuted only once
    ;;
    ;;(s:log "s:b yields " (s:b "blah"))
    (if load-view
	;; option one:
	;;
	;; (let ((inp (open-input-string 
	;; 	    (files-read->string "/home/matt/kiatoa/stml/sugar.scm" 
	;; 				view))))
	;;   (map 
	;;    (lambda (x)
	;;      (cond
	;;       ((list? x) x)
	;;       ((string? x) x)
	;;       (else '())))
	;;    (port-map eval (lambda ()
	;; 		 (read inp)))))
	;;
	;; option two:
	;;
	(let* (;; (inps (map open-input-file (list view))) ;; sugar view)))
	       (p    (open-input-file view)) ;; (apply make-concatenated-port inps))
	       (dat  (process-port p)))
		;;(map 
		;;      (lambda (x)
		;;	(cond
		;;	 ((list? x) x)
		;;	 ((string? x) x)
		;;	 (else '())))
		;;      (port-map eval (lambda ()(read p))))))
	  ;; (map close-input-port inps)
	  (close-input-port p)
	  dat)
	(list "<p>Page not found " page " </p>"))))

;;(define (session:call self page)
;;  (session:call-parts self page 'both))

(define (session:call self page parts)
  (session:call-parts self page 'both))

(define (session:load-model self model)
  (let ((model.scm (string-append (sdat-get-sroot self) "/models/" model ".scm"))
	(model.so  (string-append (sdat-get-sroot self) "/models/" model ".so")))