Megatest

	 (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)  ;; (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)  ;;(lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))) ;; test-names)) ;; Added test-names as initial for required-tests but that failed to work
	 (task-key           (conc (hash-table->alist flags) " " (get-host-name) " " (current-process-id)))
	 (tdbdat             (tasks:open-db)))

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

    (set-signal-handler! signal/int
			 (lambda (signum)
			   (signal-mask! signum)
			   (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
			   (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))
			     (tasks:set-state-given-param-key (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) task-key "killed"))

	     (item-path   (item-list->path itemdat))
	     (tfullname   (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path))
	     (newtal      (append tal (list hed)))
	     (regfull     (>= (length reg) reglen))
	     (num-running (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id)))

	;; 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))
	
	(if (> num-running 0)
	  (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))

      (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-some-running 240))
	  (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))
	;; (debug:print 0 "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

	;; Ensure all top level tests get registered. This way they show up as "NOT_STARTED" on the dashboard

			       '()))
		(lasttpath "/does/not/exist/I/hope"))
	   (debug:print-info 4 "runs:operate-on run=" run ", header=" header)
	   (if (not (null? tests))
	       (begin
		 (case action
		   ((remove-runs)
		    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    (if (equal? testpatt "%")
			(tasks:kill-runner (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat) target run-name)
			(debug:print 0 "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 "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 "Modifying state and staus for tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((print-run)
		    (debug:print 1 "Printing info for run " runkey ", run=" run ", tests=" tests ", header=" header)
		    action)
		   ((run-wait)
		    (debug:print 1 "Waiting for run " runkey ", run=" runnamepatt " to complete"))
		   (else