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;;======================================================================
;; launch a task - this runs on the originating host, tests themselves
;;
;;======================================================================

(use regex regex-case base64 sqlite3 srfi-18 directory-utils posix-extras z3 call-with-environment-variables csv)
(use typed-records pathname-expand matchable)
(use (prefix mtconfigf configf:))

(import (prefix base64 base64:))
(import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))

(declare (unit launch))
(declare (uses subrun))
(declare (uses common))
;; (declare (uses configf))
(declare (uses db))




(include "common_records.scm")
(include "key_records.scm")
(include "db_records.scm")

;;======================================================================
;; ezsteps
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;;======================================================================
;; launch a task - this runs on the originating host, tests themselves
;;
;;======================================================================

(use regex regex-case base64 sqlite3 srfi-18 directory-utils posix-extras z3 call-with-environment-variables csv)
(use typed-records pathname-expand matchable)
;;;; (use (prefix mtconfigf configf:))

(import (prefix base64 base64:))
(import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))

(declare (unit launch))
(declare (uses subrun))
(declare (uses common))
;; (declare (uses configf))
(declare (uses db))

;;(declare (uses mtconfigf))
;; (use (prefix mtconfigf configf:))

(include "common_records.scm")
(include "key_records.scm")
(include "db_records.scm")

;;======================================================================
;; ezsteps
;;======================================================================
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;; return (conc status ": " comment) from the final section so that
;;   the comment can be set in the step record in launch.scm
;;
(define (launch:load-logpro-dat run-id test-id stepname)
  (let ((cname (conc stepname ".dat")))
    (if (common:file-exists? cname)
	(let* ((dat  (read-config cname #f #f))
	       (csvr (db:logpro-dat->csv dat stepname))
	       (csvt (let-values (((fmt-cell fmt-record fmt-csv) (make-format ",")))
		       (fmt-csv (map list->csv-record csvr))))
	       (status (configf:lookup dat "final" "exit-status"))
	       (msg     (configf:lookup dat "final" "message")))
          (if csvt  ;; this if blocked stack dump caused by .dat file from logpro being 0-byte.  fixed by upgrading logpro
              (rmt:csv->test-data run-id test-id csvt)







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;; return (conc status ": " comment) from the final section so that
;;   the comment can be set in the step record in launch.scm
;;
(define (launch:load-logpro-dat run-id test-id stepname)
  (let ((cname (conc stepname ".dat")))
    (if (common:file-exists? cname)
	(let* ((dat  (configf:read-config cname #f #f))
	       (csvr (db:logpro-dat->csv dat stepname))
	       (csvt (let-values (((fmt-cell fmt-record fmt-csv) (make-format ",")))
		       (fmt-csv (map list->csv-record csvr))))
	       (status (configf:lookup dat "final" "exit-status"))
	       (msg     (configf:lookup dat "final" "message")))
          (if csvt  ;; this if blocked stack dump caused by .dat file from logpro being 0-byte.  fixed by upgrading logpro
              (rmt:csv->test-data run-id test-id csvt)
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	  (change-directory *toppath*) 

	  ;; NOTE: Current order is to process runconfigs *before* setting the MT_ vars. This 
	  ;;       seems non-ideal but could well break stuff
	  ;;    BUG? BUG? BUG?
	  
	  (let ((rconfig (full-runconfigs-read)) ;; (read-config (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") #f #t sections: (list "default" target))))
		(wconfig (read-config "waivers.config" #f #t sections: `( "default" ,target )))) ;; read the waivers config if it exists
	    ;; (setup-env-defaults (conc *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") run-id (make-hash-table) keyvals target)
	    ;; (set-run-config-vars run-id keyvals target) ;; (db:get-target db run-id))
	    ;; Now have runconfigs data loaded, set environment vars
	    (for-each
	     (lambda (section)
	       (for-each
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	  (change-directory *toppath*) 

	  ;; NOTE: Current order is to process runconfigs *before* setting the MT_ vars. This 
	  ;;       seems non-ideal but could well break stuff
	  ;;    BUG? BUG? BUG?
	  
	  (let ((rconfig (full-runconfigs-read)) ;; (read-config (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") #f #t sections: (list "default" target))))
		(wconfig (configf:read-config "waivers.config" #f #t sections: `( "default" ,target )))) ;; read the waivers config if it exists
	    ;; (setup-env-defaults (conc *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") run-id (make-hash-table) keyvals target)
	    ;; (set-run-config-vars run-id keyvals target) ;; (db:get-target db run-id))
	    ;; Now have runconfigs data loaded, set environment vars
	    (for-each
	     (lambda (section)
	       (for-each
		(lambda (varval)
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	  *toppath*)
	 ;; there are no existing cached configs, do full reads of the configs and cache them
	 ;; we have all the info needed to fully process runconfigs and megatest.config
	 ((and ;; (not force-reread) ;; force-reread is irrelevant in the AND, could however OR it?
	       mtcachef
	       rccachef) ;; BB- why are we doing this without asking if caching is desired?
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 2")
	  (let* ((first-pass    (find-and-read-config        ;; NB// sets MT_RUN_AREA_HOME as side effect
				 mtconfig
				 environ-patt: "env-override"
				 given-toppath: toppath
				 pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
		 (first-rundat  (let ((toppath (if toppath 
						   toppath
						   (car first-pass))))
				  (read-config ;; (conc toppath "/runconfigs.config") ;; this should be converted to runconfig:read but it is non-trivial, leaving it for now.
				   (conc (if (string? toppath)
					     toppath
					     (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
					 "/runconfigs.config")
				   *runconfigdat* #t 
				   sections: sections))))
	    (set! *runconfigdat* first-rundat)







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	  *toppath*)
	 ;; there are no existing cached configs, do full reads of the configs and cache them
	 ;; we have all the info needed to fully process runconfigs and megatest.config
	 ((and ;; (not force-reread) ;; force-reread is irrelevant in the AND, could however OR it?
	       mtcachef
	       rccachef) ;; BB- why are we doing this without asking if caching is desired?
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 2")
	  (let* ((first-pass    (configf:find-and-read-config        ;; NB// sets MT_RUN_AREA_HOME as side effect
				 mtconfig
				 environ-patt: "env-override"
				 given-toppath: toppath
				 pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
		 (first-rundat  (let ((toppath (if toppath 
						   toppath
						   (car first-pass))))
				  (configf:read-config ;; (conc toppath "/runconfigs.config") ;; this should be converted to runconfig:read but it is non-trivial, leaving it for now.
				   (conc (if (string? toppath)
					     toppath
					     (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
					 "/runconfigs.config")
				   *runconfigdat* #t 
				   sections: sections))))
	    (set! *runconfigdat* first-rundat)
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		  ;; the seed read is done, now read runconfigs, cache it then read megatest.config one more time and cache it
		  (let* ((keys         (rmt:get-keys))
			 (key-vals     (keys:target->keyval keys target))
			 (linktree     (common:get-linktree)) ;; (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")(if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f)))
					;     (if *configdat*
					; 	   (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")
					; 	   (conc *toppath* "/lt"))))
			 (second-pass  (find-and-read-config
					mtconfig
					environ-patt: "env-override"
					given-toppath: toppath
					pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
			 (runconfigdat (begin     ;; this read of the runconfigs will see any adjustments made by re-reading megatest.config
					 (for-each (lambda (kt)
						     (setenv (car kt) (cadr kt)))
						   key-vals)
					 (read-config (conc toppath "/runconfigs.config") *runconfigdat* #t ;; consider using runconfig:read some day ...
						      sections: sections)))
                         (cachefiles   (launch:get-cache-file-paths areapath toppath target mtconfig))
                         (mtcachef     (car cachefiles))
                         (rccachef     (cdr cachefiles)))
                    ;;  trap exception due to stale NFS handle -- Error: (open-output-file) cannot open file - Stale NFS file handle: "/p/fdk/gwa/lefkowit/mtTesting/qa/primbeqa/links/p1222/11/PDK_r1.1.1/prim/clean/pcell_testgen/.runconfigs.cfg-1.6427-7d1e789cb3f62f9cde719a4865bb51b3c17ea853" - ticket 220546342
                    ;; TODO - consider 1) using simple-lock to bracket cache write
                    ;;                 2) cache in hash on server, since need to do rmt: anyway to lock.







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		  ;; the seed read is done, now read runconfigs, cache it then read megatest.config one more time and cache it
		  (let* ((keys         (rmt:get-keys))
			 (key-vals     (keys:target->keyval keys target))
			 (linktree     (common:get-linktree)) ;; (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")(if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f)))
					;     (if *configdat*
					; 	   (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")
					; 	   (conc *toppath* "/lt"))))
			 (second-pass  (configf:find-and-read-config
					mtconfig
					environ-patt: "env-override"
					given-toppath: toppath
					pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
			 (runconfigdat (begin     ;; this read of the runconfigs will see any adjustments made by re-reading megatest.config
					 (for-each (lambda (kt)
						     (setenv (car kt) (cadr kt)))
						   key-vals)
					 (configf:read-config (conc toppath "/runconfigs.config") *runconfigdat* #t ;; consider using runconfig:read some day ...
						      sections: sections)))
                         (cachefiles   (launch:get-cache-file-paths areapath toppath target mtconfig))
                         (mtcachef     (car cachefiles))
                         (rccachef     (cdr cachefiles)))
                    ;;  trap exception due to stale NFS handle -- Error: (open-output-file) cannot open file - Stale NFS file handle: "/p/fdk/gwa/lefkowit/mtTesting/qa/primbeqa/links/p1222/11/PDK_r1.1.1/prim/clean/pcell_testgen/.runconfigs.cfg-1.6427-7d1e789cb3f62f9cde719a4865bb51b3c17ea853" - ticket 220546342
                    ;; TODO - consider 1) using simple-lock to bracket cache write
                    ;;                 2) cache in hash on server, since need to do rmt: anyway to lock.
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		(set! *configdat* (make-hash-table))
		)))

	 ;; else read what you can and set the flag accordingly
	 ;; here we don't have either mtconfig or rccachef
	 (else
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 3 - else")
	  (let* ((cfgdat   (find-and-read-config 
			    (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
			    environ-patt: "env-override"
			    given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
			    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))

            (if (and cfgdat (list? cfgdat) (> (length cfgdat) 0) (hash-table? (car cfgdat)))
		(let* ((toppath  (or (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")(cadr cfgdat)))
		       (rdat     (read-config (conc toppath  ;; convert this to use runconfig:read!
						    "/runconfigs.config") *runconfigdat* #t sections: sections)))
		  (set! *configinfo*   cfgdat)
		  (set! *configdat*    (car cfgdat))
		  (set! *runconfigdat* rdat)
		  (set! *toppath*      toppath)
		  (set! *configstatus* 'partial))
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		(set! *configdat* (make-hash-table))
		)))

	 ;; else read what you can and set the flag accordingly
	 ;; here we don't have either mtconfig or rccachef
	 (else
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 3 - else")
	  (let* ((cfgdat   (configf:find-and-read-config 
			    (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
			    environ-patt: "env-override"
			    given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
			    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))

            (if (and cfgdat (list? cfgdat) (> (length cfgdat) 0) (hash-table? (car cfgdat)))
		(let* ((toppath  (or (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")(cadr cfgdat)))
		       (rdat     (configf:read-config (conc toppath  ;; convert this to use runconfig:read!
						    "/runconfigs.config") *runconfigdat* #t sections: sections)))
		  (set! *configinfo*   cfgdat)
		  (set! *configdat*    (car cfgdat))
		  (set! *runconfigdat* rdat)
		  (set! *toppath*      toppath)
		  (set! *configstatus* 'partial))
		(begin
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          (if (and rccachef mtcachef *runconfigdat* *configdat*)
              (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata)))

	;; if have -append-config then read and append here
	(let ((cfname (args:get-arg "-append-config")))
	  (if (and cfname
		   (file-read-access? cfname))
	      (read-config cfname *configdat* #t))) ;; values are added to the hash, no need to do anything special.
	*toppath*)))

(define (get-best-disk confdat testconfig)
  (let* ((disks   (or (and testconfig (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "disks" #f))
		      (hash-table-ref/default confdat "disks" #f)))
	 (minspace (let ((m (configf:lookup confdat "setup" "minspace")))
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          (if (and rccachef mtcachef *runconfigdat* *configdat*)
              (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata)))

	;; if have -append-config then read and append here
	(let ((cfname (args:get-arg "-append-config")))
	  (if (and cfname
		   (file-read-access? cfname))
	      (configf:read-config cfname *configdat* #t))) ;; values are added to the hash, no need to do anything special.
	*toppath*)))

(define (get-best-disk confdat testconfig)
  (let* ((disks   (or (and testconfig (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "disks" #f))
		      (hash-table-ref/default confdat "disks" #f)))
	 (minspace (let ((m (configf:lookup confdat "setup" "minspace")))
		     (string->number (or m "10000")))))
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                               result
                               (if (null? tail)
                                   (cons 1 (conc *toppath* "/runs"))
                                   (loop (car tail) (cdr tail)))))))))))))) ;; the code creates the necessary directories if it does not exist and returns the path.


(define (launch:test-copy test-src-path test-path)
  (let* ((ovrcmd (let ((cmd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "testcopycmd")))
		   (if cmd
		       ;; substitute the TEST_SRC_PATH and TEST_TARG_PATH
		       (string-substitute "TEST_TARG_PATH" test-path
					  (string-substitute "TEST_SRC_PATH" test-src-path cmd #t) #t)
		       #f)))
	 (cmd    (if ovrcmd 
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                               (if (null? tail)
                                   (cons 1 (conc *toppath* "/runs"))
                                   (loop (car tail) (cdr tail)))))))))))))) ;; the code creates the necessary directories if it does not exist and returns the path.


(define (launch:test-copy test-src-path test-path)
  (let* ((ovrcmd (let ((cmd (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "testcopycmd")))
		   (if cmd
		       ;; substitute the TEST_SRC_PATH and TEST_TARG_PATH
		       (string-substitute "TEST_TARG_PATH" test-path
					  (string-substitute "TEST_SRC_PATH" test-src-path cmd #t) #t)
		       #f)))
	 (cmd    (if ovrcmd 
		     ovrcmd
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	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" testtop-base))
	 (test-path    (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" test-base))

	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (common:get-linktree))
	 ;; WAS: (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
	 ;;         (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))
	 ;; which seems wrong ...

	 (lnkbase   (conc linktree (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath   (conc lnkbase "/" testname))
	 (lnkpathf  (conc lnkpath (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))
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	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" testtop-base))
	 (test-path    (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" test-base))

	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (common:get-linktree))
	 ;; WAS: (let ((rd (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
	 ;;         (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))
	 ;; which seems wrong ...

	 (lnkbase   (conc linktree (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath   (conc lnkbase "/" testname))
	 (lnkpathf  (conc lnkpath (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))
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      itemdat))
    (let* ((tregistry       (tests:get-all)) ;; third param (below) is system-allowed
           ;; for tconfig, why do we allow fallback to test-conf?
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tregistry #t force-create: #t)
				(begin
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: falling back to pre-calculated testconfig. This is likely not desired.")
                                  test-conf))) ;; force re-read now that all vars are set
	   (useshell        (let ((ush (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "useshell")))
			      (if ush 
				  (if (equal? ush "no") ;; must use "no" to NOT use shell
				      #f
				      ush)
				  #t)))     ;; default is yes
	   (runscript       (config-lookup tconfig   "setup"        "runscript"))
	   (ezsteps         (> (length (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "ezsteps" '())) 0)) ;; don't send all the steps, could be big, just send a flag
	   (subrun          (> (length (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "subrun"  '())) 0)) ;; send a flag to process a subrun
	   ;; (diskspace       (config-lookup tconfig   "requirements" "diskspace"))
	   ;; (memory          (config-lookup tconfig   "requirements" "memory"))
	   ;; (hosts           (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "workhosts")) ;; I'm pretty sure this was never completed
	   (remote-megatest (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "executable"))
	   (run-time-limit  (or (configf:lookup  tconfig   "requirements" "runtimelim")
				(configf:lookup  *configdat* "setup" "runtimelim")))
	   ;; FIXME SOMEDAY: not good how this is so obtuse, this hack is to 
	   ;;                allow running from dashboard. Extract the path
	   ;;                from the called megatest and convert dashboard
	   ;;             	  or dboard to megatest
	   (local-megatest  (let* ((lm  (car (argv)))
				   (dir (pathname-directory lm))
				   (exe (pathname-strip-directory lm)))
			      (conc (if dir (conc dir "/") "")
				    (case (string->symbol exe)
				      ((dboard)    "../megatest")
				      ((mtest)     "../megatest")
				      ((dashboard) "megatest")
				      (else exe)))))
	   (launcher        (common:get-launcher *configdat* test-name item-path)) ;; (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "launcher"))
	   (test-sig        (conc (common:get-testsuite-name) ":" test-name ":" item-path)) ;; (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; test-path is the full path including the item-path
	   (work-area       #f)
	   (toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	   (diskpath   #f)
	   (cmdparms   #f)
	   (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	   (mt-bindir-path #f)







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      itemdat))
    (let* ((tregistry       (tests:get-all)) ;; third param (below) is system-allowed
           ;; for tconfig, why do we allow fallback to test-conf?
	   (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path tregistry #t force-create: #t)
				(begin
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: falling back to pre-calculated testconfig. This is likely not desired.")
                                  test-conf))) ;; force re-read now that all vars are set
	   (useshell        (let ((ush (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "useshell")))
			      (if ush 
				  (if (equal? ush "no") ;; must use "no" to NOT use shell
				      #f
				      ush)
				  #t)))     ;; default is yes
	   (runscript       (configf:lookup tconfig   "setup"        "runscript"))
	   (ezsteps         (> (length (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "ezsteps" '())) 0)) ;; don't send all the steps, could be big, just send a flag
	   (subrun          (> (length (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "subrun"  '())) 0)) ;; send a flag to process a subrun
	   ;; (diskspace       (configf:lookup tconfig   "requirements" "diskspace"))
	   ;; (memory          (configf:lookup tconfig   "requirements" "memory"))
	   ;; (hosts           (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "workhosts")) ;; I'm pretty sure this was never completed
	   (remote-megatest (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "executable"))
	   (run-time-limit  (or (configf:lookup  tconfig   "requirements" "runtimelim")
				(configf:lookup  *configdat* "setup" "runtimelim")))
	   ;; FIXME SOMEDAY: not good how this is so obtuse, this hack is to 
	   ;;                allow running from dashboard. Extract the path
	   ;;                from the called megatest and convert dashboard
	   ;;             	  or dboard to megatest
	   (local-megatest  (let* ((lm  (car (argv)))
				   (dir (pathname-directory lm))
				   (exe (pathname-strip-directory lm)))
			      (conc (if dir (conc dir "/") "")
				    (case (string->symbol exe)
				      ((dboard)    "../megatest")
				      ((mtest)     "../megatest")
				      ((dashboard) "megatest")
				      (else exe)))))
	   (launcher        (common:get-launcher *configdat* test-name item-path)) ;; (configf:lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "launcher"))
	   (test-sig        (conc (common:get-testsuite-name) ":" test-name ":" item-path)) ;; (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; test-path is the full path including the item-path
	   (work-area       #f)
	   (toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	   (diskpath   #f)
	   (cmdparms   #f)
	   (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	   (mt-bindir-path #f)