Megatest

	 (test-records       (make-hash-table))
	 ;; need to process runconfigs before generating these lists
	 (all-tests-registry #f)  ;; (tests:get-all)) ;; (tests:get-valid-tests (make-hash-table) test-search-path)) ;; all valid tests to check waiton names
	 (all-test-names     #f)  ;; (hash-table-keys all-tests-registry))
	 (test-names         #f)  ;; Generated by a call to (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)  ;; Put fully qualified test/testpath names in this list to be done
	 (task-key           (conc (hash-table->alist flags) " " (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id)))
	 ;; (tdbdat             (tasks:open-db))
	 (config-reruns      (let ((x (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "reruns")))
			       (if x (string->number x) #f)))
	 (allowed-tests      #f))

    ;; check if readonly
    (when readonly-mode
      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "megatest.db is readonly.  Cannot proceed.")

    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))

    (let ((sighand (lambda (signum)
		     ;; (signal-mask! signum) ;; to mask or not? seems to cause issues in exiting
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		     (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
		     (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       ;; (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
						 (rmt:tasks-set-state-given-param-key task-key "killed") ;; )
					       (print "Killed by signal " signum ". Exiting")
					       (thread-sleep! 3)
					       (exit))))
			   (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (thread-sleep! 5)
					       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Done")
					       (exit 4)))))

	  ;; on test A but test B reached the point on being registered as NOT_STARTED and test
	  ;; A failed for some reason then on re-run using -keepgoing the run can never complete.
	  ;;
	  ;; (rmt:general-call 'delete-tests-in-state run-id "NOT_STARTED")
	  
	  ;; Now convert anything in allow-auto-rerun to NOT_STARTED
	  ;;
	  (for-each
	   (lambda (state-status)
	     (let* ((ss-lst (string-split-fields "/" state-status #:infix))
		    (state  (if (> (length ss-lst) 0)(car  ss-lst) #f))
		    (status (if (> (length ss-lst) 1)(cadr ss-lst) #f)))
	       (rmt:set-tests-state-status run-id test-names state status "NOT_STARTED" status)))
	   ;; list of state/status pairs separated by spaces
	   (string-split (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "allow-auto-rerun") "")))))

    ;; Ensure all tests are registered in the test_meta table
    (runs:update-all-test_meta #f)

    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    ;;======================================================================
    ;; refactoring this block into tests:get-full-data

	(max-concurrent-jobs   (let ((mcj (config-lookup *configdat* "setup"     "max_concurrent_jobs")))
				 (if (and mcj (string->number mcj))
				     (string->number mcj)
				     1))) ;; length of the register queue ahead
	(reglen                (if (number? reglen-in) reglen-in 1))
	(last-time-incomplete  (- (current-seconds) 900)) ;; force at least one clean up cycle
	(last-time-some-running (current-seconds))
	;; (tdbdat                (tasks:open-db))
	(runsdat (make-runs:dat
		  ;; hed: hed
		  ;; tal: tal
		  ;; reg: reg
		  ;; reruns: reruns
		  reglen: reglen
		  regfull: #f ;; regfull

			   testmode:    testmode
			   newtal:      newtal
			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
			   )))
	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)
	;; every couple minutes verify the server is there for this run
	;; (if (and (common:low-noise-print 60 "try start server"  run-id)
	;; 	 (tasks:need-server run-id))
	;;     (tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10)) ;; NOTE: delay and wait is done under the hood
	
	(if (> num-running 0)
	  (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))

      (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-some-running (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "give-up-waiting") 36000)))
	  (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))
	;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

;;    'set-state-status
;;
;; NB// should pass in keys?
;;
(define (runs:operate-on action target runnamepatt testpatt #!key (state #f)(status #f)(new-state-status #f)(mode 'remove-all)(options '()))
  (common:clear-caches) ;; clear all caches
  (let* ((db           #f)
	 ;; (tdbdat       (tasks:open-db))
	 (keys         (rmt:get-keys))
	 (rundat       (mt:get-runs-by-patt keys runnamepatt target))
	 (header       (vector-ref rundat 0))
	 (runs         (vector-ref rundat 1))
	 (states       (if state  (string-split state  ",") '()))
	 (statuses     (if status (string-split status ",") '()))
	 (state-status (if (string? new-state-status) (string-split new-state-status ",") '(#f #f)))

		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
		    
		    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((set-state-status)
		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Modifying state and staus for tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((print-run)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Printing info for run " runkey ", run=" run ", tests=" tests ", header=" header)
		    action)
		   ((run-wait)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Waiting for run " runkey ", run=" runnamepatt " to complete"))
		   ((archive)