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)

	(if (or (not (number? mtime))
		(not (number? stime))
		(> 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))

		   db 
		   "SELECT run_id,testname,item_path,state,status FROM tests WHERE id=?;" 
		   test-id)))
    res))

;; get a useful subset of the tests data (used in dashboard
;; use db:mintests-get-{id ,run_id,testname ...}
;; 
(define (db:get-tests-for-runs-mindata dbstruct run-ids testpatt states statuses not-in)
  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: BROKN!")
  ;; (db:get-tests-for-runs dbstruct run-ids testpatt states statuses not-in: not-in qryvals: "id,run_id,testname,state,status,event_time,item_path"))
)

;; get a useful subset of the tests data (used in dashboard
;;
(define (db:get-tests-for-run-mindata dbstruct run-id testpatt states statuses not-in)
  (db:get-tests-for-run dbstruct run-id testpatt states statuses #f #f not-in #f #f "id,run_id,testname,state,status,event_time,item_path"))

;; do not use.
;;
(define (db:get-tests-for-runs dbstruct run-ids testpatt states statuses #!key (not-in #f)(qryvals #f))
  ;; (db:delay-if-busy)
  (let ((res '()))
    (for-each 
     (lambda (run-id)
       (set! res (append 
		  res 

       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.")
	   #f))) ;; 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