@@ -5190,6 +5190,54 @@
 ;; ==> 	       ;; time to exit, close the no-sync db here
 ;; ==> 	       (db:no-sync-close-db no-sync-db stmt-cache)
 	       (if (common:low-noise-print 30)
 		   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Exiting watchdog timer, *time-to-exit* = " *time-to-exit*" pid="(current-process-id) )))) ;; ))) ;;" this-wd-num="this-wd-num)))))))
 
+
+(define (std-exit-procedure)
+  ;;(common:telemetry-log-close)
+  (on-exit (lambda () 0))
+  ;;(debug:print-info 13 *default-log-port* "std-exit-procedure called; *time-to-exit*="*time-to-exit*)
+  (let ((no-hurry  (if *time-to-exit* ;; hurry up
+		       #f
+		       (begin
+			 (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
+			 #t))))
+    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "starting exit process, finalizing databases.")
+    (if (and no-hurry (debug:debug-mode 18))
+	(rmt:print-db-stats))
+    (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda () ;; thread for cleaning up, give it five seconds
+                              (if *dbstruct-dbs* (db:close-all *dbstruct-dbs*)) ;; one second allocated
+			      (if *task-db*    
+				  (let ((db (cdr *task-db*)))
+				    (if (sqlite3:database? db)
+					(begin
+					  (sqlite3:interrupt! db)
+					  (sqlite3:finalize! db #t)
+					  ;; (vector-set! *task-db* 0 #f)
+					  (set! *task-db* #f)))))
+                              (http-client#close-all-connections!)
+                              ;; (if (and *runremote*
+                              ;;          (remote-conndat *runremote*))
+                              ;;     (begin
+                              ;;       (http-client#close-all-connections!))) ;; for http-client
+                              (if (not (eq? *default-log-port* (current-error-port)))
+                                  (close-output-port *default-log-port*))
+			      (set! *default-log-port* (current-error-port))) "Cleanup db exit thread"))
+	  (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
+			      (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "Attempting clean exit. Please be patient and wait a few seconds...")
+			      (if no-hurry
+                                  (begin
+                                    (thread-sleep! 5)) ;; give the clean up few seconds to do it's stuff
+                                  (begin
+      				  (thread-sleep! 2)))
+      			      (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* " ... done")
+      			      )
+			    "clean exit")))
+      (thread-start! th1)
+      (thread-start! th2)
+      (thread-join! th1)
+      )
+    )
+
+  0)