Megatest

	(inmem  (dbr:dbstruct-get-inmem dbstruct))
	(maindb (dbr:dbstruct-get-main  dbstruct))
	(refdb  (dbr:dbstruct-get-refdb dbstruct))
	(olddb  (dbr:dbstruct-get-olddb dbstruct))
	;; (runid  (dbr:dbstruct-get-run-id dbstruct))
	)
    (debug:print-info 4 "Syncing for run-id: " run-id)
    ;; (mutex-lock! *http-mutex*)
    (if (eq? run-id 0)
	;; runid equal to 0 is main.db
	(if maindb
	    (if (or (not (number? mtime))
		    (not (number? stime))
		    (> mtime stime)
		    force-sync)

		(> mtime stime)
		force-sync)
	    (begin
	      (db:delay-if-busy rundb)
	      (db:delay-if-busy olddb)
	      (dbr:dbstruct-set-stime! dbstruct (current-milliseconds))
	      (let ((num-synced (db:sync-tables db:sync-tests-only inmem refdb rundb olddb)))
		;; (mutex-unlock! *http-mutex*)
		num-synced)
	      (begin
		;; (mutex-unlock! *http-mutex*)
		0))))))

(define (db:close-main dbstruct)
  (let ((maindb (dbr:dbstruct-get-main dbstruct)))
    (if maindb
	(begin
	  (sqlite3:finalize! (db:dbdat-get-db maindb))

;;
;;  run-ids: '(1 2 3 ...) or #f (for all)
;;
(define (db:multi-db-sync run-ids . options)
  (let* ((toppath  (launch:setup-for-run))
	 (dbstruct (if toppath (make-dbr:dbstruct path: toppath) #f))
	 (mtdb     (if toppath (db:open-megatest-db)))
	 (allow-cleanup (if run-ids #f #t))
	 (run-ids  (if run-ids 
		       run-ids
		       (if toppath (begin
				     (db:delay-if-busy mtdb)
				     (db:get-all-run-ids mtdb)))))
	 (tdbdat  (tasks:open-db))
	 (servers (tasks:get-all-servers (db:delay-if-busy tdbdat))))

		   (dbstruct (if toppath (make-dbr:dbstruct path: toppath local: #t) #f)))
	       (debug:print 0 "INFO: Propagating " (length testrecs) " records for run-id=" run-id " to run specific db")
	       (db:replace-test-records dbstruct run-id testrecs)
	       (sqlite3:finalize! (db:dbdat-get-db (dbr:dbstruct-get-rundb dbstruct)))))
	   run-ids)))

    ;; now ensure all newdb data are synced to megatest.db
    ;; do not use the run-ids list passed in to the function
    ;;
    (if (member 'new2old options)
	(let* ((maindb      (make-dbr:dbstruct path: toppath local: #t))
	       (src-run-ids (db:get-all-run-ids (db:dbdat-get-db (db:get-db maindb 0))))
	       (all-run-ids (sort (delete-duplicates (cons 0 src-run-ids)) <))
	       (count       1)
	       (total       (length all-run-ids))
	       (dead-runs  '()))
	  (for-each
	   (lambda (run-id)
	     (debug:print 0 "Processing run " (if (eq? run-id 0) " main.db " run-id) ", " count " of " total)
	     (set! count (+ count 1))
	     (let* ((fromdb (if toppath (make-dbr:dbstruct path: toppath local: #t) #f))
		    (frundb (db:dbdat-get-db (db:get-db fromdb run-id))))
	       ;; (db:delay-if-busy frundb)
	       ;; (db:delay-if-busy mtdb)
	       ;; (db:clean-up frundb)
	       (if (eq? run-id 0)
		   (begin
		     (db:sync-tables (db:sync-main-list dbstruct) (db:get-db fromdb #f) mtdb)
		     (set! dead-runs (db:clean-up-maindb (db:get-db fromdb #f))))
		   (begin
		     ;; NB// must sync first to ensure deleted tests get marked as such in megatest.db
		     (db:sync-tables db:sync-tests-only (db:get-db fromdb run-id) mtdb)
		     (db:clean-up-rundb (db:get-db fromdb run-id))
		     ))))
	   all-run-ids)
	  ;; removed deleted runs
	  (let ((dbdir (tasks:get-task-db-path)))
	    (for-each (lambda (run-id)
			(let ((fullname (conc dbdir "/" run-id ".db")))
			  (if (file-exists? fullname)
			      (begin
				(debug:print 0 "Removing database file for deleted run " fullname)
				(delete-file fullname)))))
		      dead-runs))))
    ;; (db:close-all dbstruct)
    ;; (sqlite3:finalize! mdb)
    ))

;; keeping it around for debugging purposes only
(define (open-run-close-no-exception-handling  proc idb . params)
  (debug:print-info 11 "open-run-close-no-exception-handling START given a db=" (if idb "yes " "no ") ", params=" params)

;;    a. If test dir exists, set the the test to state='UNKNOWN', Set the run to 'unknown'
;;    b. If test dir gone, delete the test record
;; 2. Look at run records
;;    a. If have tests that are not deleted, set state='unknown'
;;    b. ....
;;
(define (db:clean-up dbdat)
  ;; (debug:print 0 "WARNING: db clean up not fully ported to v1.60, cleanup action will be on megatest.db")
  (let* ((db         (db:dbdat-get-db dbdat))
	 (count-stmt (sqlite3:prepare db "SELECT (SELECT count(id) FROM tests)+(SELECT count(id) FROM runs);"))
	(statements
	 (map (lambda (stmt)
		(sqlite3:prepare db stmt))
	      (list
	       ;; delete all tests that belong to runs that are 'deleted'

			       (debug:print-info 0 "Records count after  clean: " tot))
			     count-stmt)))
    (map sqlite3:finalize! statements)
    (sqlite3:finalize! count-stmt)
    ;; (db:find-and-mark-incomplete db)
    (db:delay-if-busy dbdat)
    (sqlite3:execute db "VACUUM;")))

;; Clean out old junk and vacuum the database
;;
;; Ultimately do something like this:
;;
;; 1. Look at test records either deleted or part of deleted run:
;;    a. If test dir exists, set the the test to state='UNKNOWN', Set the run to 'unknown'
;;    b. If test dir gone, delete the test record
;; 2. Look at run records
;;    a. If have tests that are not deleted, set state='unknown'
;;    b. ....
;;
(define (db:clean-up-rundb dbdat)
  ;; (debug:print 0 "WARNING: db clean up not fully ported to v1.60, cleanup action will be on megatest.db")
  (let* ((db         (db:dbdat-get-db dbdat))
	 (count-stmt (sqlite3:prepare db "SELECT (SELECT count(id) FROM tests);"))
	(statements
	 (map (lambda (stmt)
		(sqlite3:prepare db stmt))
	      (list
	       ;; delete all tests that belong to runs that are 'deleted'
	       ;; (conc "DELETE FROM tests WHERE run_id NOT IN (" (string-intersperse (map conc valid-runs) ",") ");")
	       ;; delete all tests that are 'DELETED'
	       "DELETE FROM tests WHERE state='DELETED';"
	       ))))
    (db:delay-if-busy dbdat)
    (sqlite3:with-transaction 
     db
     (lambda ()
       (sqlite3:for-each-row (lambda (tot)
			       (debug:print-info 0 "Records count before clean: " tot))
			     count-stmt)
       (map sqlite3:execute statements)
       (sqlite3:for-each-row (lambda (tot)
			       (debug:print-info 0 "Records count after  clean: " tot))
			     count-stmt)))
    (map sqlite3:finalize! statements)
    (sqlite3:finalize! count-stmt)
    ;; (db:find-and-mark-incomplete db)
    (db:delay-if-busy dbdat)
    (sqlite3:execute db "VACUUM;")))

;; Clean out old junk and vacuum the database
;;
;; Ultimately do something like this:
;;
;; 1. Look at test records either deleted or part of deleted run:
;;    a. If test dir exists, set the the test to state='UNKNOWN', Set the run to 'unknown'
;;    b. If test dir gone, delete the test record
;; 2. Look at run records
;;    a. If have tests that are not deleted, set state='unknown'
;;    b. ....
;;
(define (db:clean-up-maindb dbdat)
  ;; (debug:print 0 "WARNING: db clean up not fully ported to v1.60, cleanup action will be on megatest.db")
  (let* ((db         (db:dbdat-get-db dbdat))
	 (count-stmt (sqlite3:prepare db "SELECT (SELECT count(id) FROM runs);"))
	 (statements
	  (map (lambda (stmt)
		 (sqlite3:prepare db stmt))
	       (list
		;; delete all tests that belong to runs that are 'deleted'
		;; (conc "DELETE FROM tests WHERE run_id NOT IN (" (string-intersperse (map conc valid-runs) ",") ");")
		;; delete all tests that are 'DELETED'
		"DELETE FROM runs WHERE state='deleted';"
		)))
	 (dead-runs '()))
    (sqlite3:for-each-row
     (lambda (run-id)
       (set! dead-runs (cons run-id dead-runs)))
       db
       "SELECT id FROM runs WHERE state='deleted';")
    (db:delay-if-busy dbdat)
    (sqlite3:with-transaction 
     db
     (lambda ()
       (sqlite3:for-each-row (lambda (tot)
			       (debug:print-info 0 "Records count before clean: " tot))
			     count-stmt)
       (map sqlite3:execute statements)
       (sqlite3:for-each-row (lambda (tot)
			       (debug:print-info 0 "Records count after  clean: " tot))
			     count-stmt)))
    (map sqlite3:finalize! statements)
    (sqlite3:finalize! count-stmt)
    ;; (db:find-and-mark-incomplete db)
    (db:delay-if-busy dbdat)
    (sqlite3:execute db "VACUUM;")
    dead-runs))

;;======================================================================
;; M E T A   G E T   A N D   S E T   V A R S
;;======================================================================

;; returns number if string->number is successful, string otherwise
;; also updates *global-delta*

       res))))

;;======================================================================
;; QUEUE UP META, TEST STATUS AND STEPS REMOTE ACCESS
;;======================================================================

;; NOTE: Can remove the regex and base64 encoding for zmq
(define (db:obj->string obj #!key (transport 'http))
  (case transport
    ;; ((fs) obj)
    ((http fs)
     (string-substitute
      (regexp "=") "_"
      (base64:base64-encode 
       (z3:encode-buffer
	(with-output-to-string
	  (lambda ()(serialize obj)))))
      #t))
    ((zmq nmsg)(with-output-to-string (lambda ()(serialize obj))))
    (else obj)))

(define (db:string->obj msg #!key (transport 'http))
  (case transport
    ;; ((fs) msg)
    ((http fs)
     (if (string? msg)
	 (with-input-from-string 
	     (z3:decode-buffer
	      (base64:base64-decode
	       (string-substitute 
		(regexp "_") "=" msg #t)))
	   (lambda ()(deserialize)))
	 (begin
	   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: reception failed. Received " msg " but cannot translate it.")
	   msg))) ;; crude reply for when things go awry
    ((zmq nmsg)(with-input-from-string msg (lambda ()(deserialize))))
    (else msg)))

(define (db:test-set-status-state dbstruct run-id test-id status state msg)
  (let ((dbdat  (db:get-db dbstruct run-id)))
    (if (member state '("LAUNCHED" "REMOTEHOSTSTART"))
	(db:general-call dbdat 'set-test-start-time (list test-id)))
    (if msg