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    (with-output-to-file fname ;; first write out the file
      (lambda ()
	(pp dat)))
    (if (file-exists? fname)   ;; now verify it is readable
	(if (configf:read-alist fname)
	    #t ;; data is good.
	    (begin
	      (delete-file fname)


	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: content " dat " for cache " fname " is not readable. Deleting generated file.")

	      #f))
	#f)))

;; convert hierarchial list to ini format
;;
(define (configf:config->ini data)
  (map 

			       (> (length host-port) 1))
			  (let* ((host      (car host-port))
                                 (port      (cadr host-port))
                                 (start-res (http-transport:client-connect host port))
                                 (ping-res  (rmt:login-no-auto-client-setup start-res)))
			    (if (and start-res
				     ping-res)
				(let ((url  (http-transport:server-dat-make-url start-res)))

				  (remote-conndat-set! *runremote* start-res)
				  (remote-server-url-set! *runremote* url)
				  (if (server:ping url)
				      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "connected to " url " using CMDINFO data.")
				      (begin
					(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "have CMDINFO data but failed to connect to " url)
					(remote-conndat-set! *runremote* #f)
					(remote-server-url-set! *runremote* #f))))
				(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "received " host ":" port " for url but could not connect.")
				))
			  (begin
			    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* (if host-port
								       (conc "received invalid host-port information " host-port)
								       "no host-port information received"))
			    ;; potential for bad situation if simultaneous starting of hundreds of jobs on servers, set needcare.

  -setvars VAR1=val1,VAR2=val2 : Add environment variables to a run NB// these are
                                 overwritten by values set in config files.
  -server -|hostname      : start the server (reduces contention on megatest.db), use
                            - to automatically figure out hostname
  -transport http|rpc     : use http or rpc for transport (default is http) 
  -log logfile            : send stdout and stderr to logfile
  -list-servers           : list the servers 
  -stop-server id         : stop server specified by id (see output of -list-servers), use
                            0 to kill all
  -repl                   : start a repl (useful for extending megatest)
  -load file.scm          : load and run file.scm
  -mark-incompletes       : find and mark incomplete tests
  -ping run-id|host:port  : ping server, exit with 0 if found
  -debug N|N,M,O...       : enable debug 0-N or N and M and O ...
  -config fname           : override the megatest.config file with fname
  -append-config fname    : append fname to the megatest.config file

			":expected"
			":tol"
			":units"
			;; misc
			"-start-dir"
			"-contour"
			"-server"
			"-stop-server"
			"-transport"
			"-kill-server"
			"-port"
			"-extract-ods"
			"-pathmod"
			"-env2file"
			"-envcap"
			"-envdelta"
			"-setvars"

			"-cache-db"
                        "-use-db-cache"
			;; misc
			"-repl"
			"-lock"
			"-unlock"
			"-list-servers"

                        "-run-wait"      ;; wait on a run to complete (i.e. no RUNNING)
			"-local"         ;; run some commands using local db access
                        "-generate-html"

			;; misc queries
			"-list-disks"
			"-list-targets"

					      (eq? pid-val 0))
					  (begin
					    (printf "Sending signal/term to ~A\n" pid)
					    (process-signal pid signal/term))))))
		       (process:children #f))
		      (original-exit exit-code)))))

;; for some switches alway print the command to stderr
;;
(if (args:any? "-run" "-runall" "-list-runs" "-remove-runs" "-set-state-status")
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* (string-intersperse (argv) " ")))

;;======================================================================
;; Misc setup stuff
;;======================================================================

(debug:setup)

(if (args:get-arg "-server")
    (let ((tl        (launch:setup))
          (transport-type (string->symbol (or (args:get-arg "-transport") "http"))))
      (server:launch 0 transport-type)
      (set! *didsomething* #t)))

(if (or (args:get-arg "-list-servers")
	(args:get-arg "-stop-server")
        (args:get-arg "-kill-server"))
    (let ((tl (launch:setup)))
      (if tl 
	  (let* ((servers (server:get-list *toppath*))
		 (fmtstr  "~5a~12a~8a~20a~24a~10a~10a~10a~10a\n")
		 (servers-to-kill '())
                 (kill-switch  (if (args:get-arg "-kill-server") "-9" ""))
                 (killinfo   (or (args:get-arg "-stop-server") (args:get-arg "-kill-server") ))
		 (khost-port (if killinfo (if (substring-index ":" killinfo)(string-split ":") #f) #f))
		 (sid        (if killinfo (if (substring-index ":" killinfo) #f (string->number killinfo)) #f)))
	    (format #t fmtstr "Id" "MTver" "Pid" "Host" "Interface:OutPort" "InPort" "LastBeat" "State" "Transport")
	    (format #t fmtstr "==" "=====" "===" "====" "=================" "======" "========" "=====" "=========")
	    (for-each 
	     (lambda (server)
	       (let* ((id         (vector-ref server 0))

		      (pid        (vector-ref server 1))
		      (hostname   (vector-ref server 2))
		      (interface  (vector-ref server 3)) 
		      (pullport   (vector-ref server 4))
		      (pubport    (vector-ref server 5))
		      (start-time (vector-ref server 6))
		      (priority   (vector-ref server 7))
		      (state      (vector-ref server 8))
		      (mt-ver     (vector-ref server 9))
		      (last-update (vector-ref server 10)) 
		      (transport  (vector-ref server 11))

		      (killed     #f)
		      (status     (< last-update 20)))
		 ;;   (zmq-sockets (if status (server:client-connect hostname port) #f)))
		 ;; no need to login as status of #t indicates we are connecting to correct 

		 ;; server
		;; (if (equal? state "dead")
		;;     (if (> last-update (* 25 60 60)) ;; keep records around for slighly over a day.
		;; 	 (tasks:server-deregister (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) hostname pullport: pullport pid: pid action: 'delete))
		;;     (if (> last-update 20)        ;; Mark as dead if not updated in last 20 seconds
		;; 	 (tasks:server-deregister (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) hostname pullport: pullport pid: pid)))
		 (format #t fmtstr id mt-ver pid hostname (conc interface ":" pullport) pubport last-update

			 (if status "alive" "dead") transport)
		 (if (or (equal? id sid)
			 (equal? sid 0)) ;; kill all/any
		     (begin
		       (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Attempting to kill "kill-switch" server with pid " pid)
		       (tasks:kill-server hostname pid kill-switch: kill-switch)))))
	     servers)



	    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Done with listservers")
	    (set! *didsomething* #t)
	    (exit)) ;; must do, would have to add checks to many/all calls below
	  (exit))))


;;======================================================================
;; Weird special calls that need to run *after* the server has started?
;;======================================================================

(if (args:get-arg "-list-targets")
    (if (launch:setup)

            fail_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
            update_time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT (strftime('%s','now')) );")
    db))

(define (portlogger:open-run-close proc . params)
  (let* ((fname  (conc "/tmp/." (current-user-name) "-portlogger.db"))
	 (avail  (tasks:wait-on-journal fname 10))) ;; wait up to about 10 seconds for the journal to go away
    ;;(handle-exceptions
    ;; exn
    ;; (begin
    ;;   ;; (release-dot-lock fname)
    ;;   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "portlogger:open-run-close failed. " proc " " params)
    ;;   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
    ;;   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "exn=" (condition->list exn))
    ;;   (if (file-exists? fname)
    ;;	   (begin
    ;;	     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Removing portlogger database file " fname)
    ;;	     (delete-file fname))) ;; just get rid of the portlogger file
    ;;   (print-call-chain (current-error-port)))
     (let* (;; (lock   (obtain-dot-lock fname 2 9 10))
	    (db     (portlogger:open-db fname))
	    (res    (apply proc db params)))
       (sqlite3:finalize! db)
       ;; (release-dot-lock fname)
       res)))
;; )

;; (fold-row PROC INIT DATABASE SQL . PARAMETERS) 
(define (portlogger:take-port db portnum)
  (let* ((qry1 (sqlite3:prepare db "INSERT INTO ports (port,state) VALUES (?,?);"))
	 (qry2 (sqlite3:prepare db "UPDATE ports SET state=?,update_time=strftime('%s','now') WHERE port=?;"))
	 (qry3 (sqlite3:prepare db "SELECT state FROM ports WHERE port=?;"))
	 (res  (sqlite3:with-transaction

      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: write transaction requested on a readonly area.  cmd="cmd" params="params)
      #f
      )

     ;; reset the connection if it has been unused too long
     ((and runremote
           (remote-conndat runremote)
	   (let ((expire-time (+ (- start-time (remote-server-timeout runremote))(random 30)))) ;; add 30 seconds of noise so that not all running tests expire at the same time causing a storm of server starts
	     (< (http-transport:server-dat-get-last-access (remote-conndat runremote)) expire-time)))
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  8")
      (remote-conndat-set! runremote #f)
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params attemptnum: attemptnum))
     ;; ensure we have a record for our connection for given area
     ((not runremote)                  ;; can remove this one. should never get here.         
      (set! *runremote* (make-remote)) ;; new runremote will come from this on next iteration
      (mutex-unlock! *rmt-mutex*)
      (debug:print-info 12 *default-log-port* "rmt:send-receive, case  1")

(define (server:get-timeout)
  (let ((tmo (configf:lookup  *configdat* "server" "timeout")))
    (if (and (string? tmo)
	     (string->number tmo))
	(* 60 60 (string->number tmo))
	;; (* 3 24 60 60) ;; default to three days
	;;(* 60 60 1)     ;; default to one hour
	(* 60 60 0.25)    ;; default to 0.25 hours
	)))