Megatest

			   ;; srv not ready, delay a little and try again
			   (api:run-server-process apath dbname)
			   (thread-sleep! 4)
			   (rmt:open-main-connection remote apath) ;; TODO: Add limit to number of tries
			   )))
    (if the-srv ;; yes, we have a server, now try connecting to it
	(let* ((srv-addr (server-address the-srv))
	       (ipaddr   (alist-ref 'ipaddr  the-srv))
	       (port     (alist-ref 'port    the-srv))
	       (srvkey   (alist-ref 'servkey the-srv))
	       (fullpath (db:dbname->path apath dbname))
	       (srvready (server-ready? ipaddr port srvkey)))
	  (if srvready
	      (begin
		(hash-table-set! (rmt:remote-conns remote)
				 dbname ;; fullpath ;; yes, I'd prefer it to be fullpath - FIXME later
				 (make-rmt:conn
				  apath:   apath
				  dbname:  dbname
				  fullname: fullpath
				  hostport: srv-addr
				  ipaddr: ipaddr
				  port: port
				  srvpkt: the-srv
				  srvkey: srvkey ;; generated by rmt:get-signature on the server side
				  lastmsg: (current-seconds)
				  expires: (+ (current-seconds) 60) ;; this needs to be gathered during the ping
				  ))
		#t)
	      (start-main-srv)))
	(start-main-srv))))

  (if (not *rmt:remote*)(set! *rmt:remote* (make-rmt:remote)))
  (let* ((apath *toppath*)
	 (conns *rmt:remote*)
	 (dbname (db:run-id->dbname rid)))
    (rmt:general-open-connection conns apath dbname)
    (rmt:send-receive-real conns apath dbname cmd params)))

#;(define (rmt:send-receive-setup conn)
  (if (not (rmt:conn-inport conn))
      (let-values (((i o) (tcp-connect (rmt:conn-ipaddr conn)
				       (rmt:conn-port conn))))
	(rmt:conn-inport-set! conn i)
	(rmt:conn-outport-set! conn o))))
  
;; db is at apath/.db/dbname, rid is an intermediary solution and will be removed
;; sometime in the future
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive-real remote apath dbname cmd params)
  (let* ((conn (rmt:get-conn remote apath dbname)))
    (assert conn "FATAL: rmt:send-receive-real called without the needed channels opened")
    (pp (rmt:conn->alist conn))
    ;; (rmt:send-receive-setup conn)
    (let-values (((i o) (tcp-connect (rmt:conn-ipaddr conn)
				     (rmt:conn-port conn))))
      (let* ((key     #f)
	     (payload `((cmd    . ,cmd)
			(key    . ,(rmt:conn-srvkey conn))
			(params . ,params)))
	     (res      (begin
			 (write payload o) ;; (rmt:conn-outport conn))
			 (with-input-from-port
			     i ;; (rmt:conn-inport conn)
			   read))))
	(close-input-port i)
	(close-output-port o)
	res))))
;;  (if (string? res)
;; 	  (string->sexpr res)
;; 	  res))))



;; db is at apath/.db/dbname, rid is an intermediary solution and will be removed

    (if *server-info*
	(begin
	  (servdat-host-set! *server-info* ipaddrstr)
	  (servdat-port-set! *server-info* port)
	  (servdat-status-set! *server-info* 'trying-port)
	  (servdat-trynum-set! *server-info* (+ (servdat-trynum *server-info*) 1)))
	(set! *server-info* (make-servdat host: ipaddrstr port: port)))
    (let* ((l        (rmt:try-start-server ipaddrstr port)))

      (let oloop ()
	(let-values (((i o) (tcp-accept l)))
	  ;; (write-line "Hello!" o)
	  (let loop ((indat (read i)))
	    (if (eof-object? indat)
		(begin
		  (close-input-port i)
		  (close-output-port o)
		  (oloop))
		(let* ((res (api:process-request *dbstruct-db* indat)))
		  (set! *db-last-access* (current-seconds))
		  (write res o)
		  (loop (read i))))))))
    (let* ((portnum (servdat-port *server-info*)))
      (portlogger:open-run-close portlogger:set-port portnum "released")
      (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "INFO: server has been stopped"))))

	      ;;
	      (servdat-uuid-set! sdat
				 (register-server
				  pkts-dir *srvpktspec*
				  (get-host-name)
				  (servdat-port sdat) server-key
				  (servdat-host sdat) db-file))
	      ;; (set! *my-signature* (servdat-uuid sdat)) ;; replace with Z, no, stick with proper key
	      ;; now read pkts and see if we are a contender
	      (let* ((all-pkts     (get-all-server-pkts pkts-dir *srvpktspec*))
		     (viables      (get-viable-servers all-pkts db-file))
		     (best-srv     (get-best-candidate viables db-file))
		     (best-srv-key (if best-srv (alist-ref 'servkey best-srv) #f)))
		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "best-srv-key: "best-srv-key", server-key: "server-key)
		;; am I the best-srv, compare server-keys to know
		(if (equal? best-srv-key server-key)
		    (if (get-lock-db sdat db-file) ;; (db:get-iam-server-lock *dbstruct-db* *toppath* run-id)
			(begin
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "I'm the server!")

			  (servdat-dbfile-set! sdat db-file)
			  (servdat-status-set! sdat 'db-locked))
			(begin
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "I'm not the server, exiting.")
			  (bdat-time-to-exit-set! *bdat* #t)
			  (thread-sleep! 0.2)
			  (exit)))
		    (begin
		      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*
				   "Keys do not match "best-srv-key", "server-key", exiting.")
		      (bdat-time-to-exit-set! *bdat* #t)
		      (delete-file* (conc (get-pkts-dir *toppath*)
					  "/" (servdat-uuid *server-info*)
					  ".pkt")) ;; remove immediately instead of waiting for on-exit
		      (thread-sleep! 0.2)
		      (exit)))
		sdat))
	    (begin ;; sdat not yet contains server info
	      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Still waiting, last-sdat=" last-sdat)
	      (sleep 4)
	      (if (> (- (current-seconds) start-time) 120) ;; been waiting for two minutes

	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: interface changed, refreshing iface and port info")
	  (thread-sleep! 0.25)
	  (loop curr-host curr-port (+ tries 1)))
	 ((< (- (current-seconds) stime) 1) ;; keep up the looping until at least 3 seconds have passed
	  (thread-sleep! 0.5)
	  (loop curr-host curr-port (+ tries 1)))
	 (else
	  (rmt:get-signature) ;; sets *my-signature* as side effect
	  (servdat-status-set! *server-info* 'interface-stable)
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*
		       "SERVER STARTED: " curr-host
		       ":" curr-port
		       " AT " (current-seconds) " server signature: " *my-signature*
		       " with "(servdat-trynum *server-info*)" port changes")
	  (flush-output *default-log-port*)
	  #t))))))

;; run http-transport:keep-running in a parallel thread to monitor that the db is being 
;; used and to shutdown after sometime if it is not.
;;
(define (rmt:keep-running dbname) 
  ;; if none running or if > 20 seconds since 
  ;; server last used then start shutdown
  ;; This thread waits for the server to come alive
  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Starting the sync-back, keep alive thread in server")

  (let* ((server-start-time (current-seconds))
	 (pkts-dir          (get-pkts-dir))
	 (server-key        (rmt:get-signature)) ;; This servers key
	 (is-main           (equal? (args:get-arg "-db") ".db/main.db"))
	 (last-access       0)
	 (server-timeout    (server:expiration-timeout)))
    ;; main and run db servers have both got wait logic (could/should merge it)

    (if is-main
	(http-transport:wait-for-server pkts-dir dbname server-key)
	(http-transport:wait-for-stable-interface))
    ;; this is our forever loop
    (let* ((iface             (servdat-host *server-info*))
	   (port              (servdat-port *server-info*)))
      (let loop ((count         0)