Megatest

    (if (> (- currtime lasttime) waitval)
	(begin
	  (hash-table-set! *runs:denoise* key currtime)
	  #t)
	#f)))

(define (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)

  ;; Take advantage of a good place to exit if running the one-pass methodology
  (if (and (> (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) 20)
	   (args:get-arg "-one-pass"))
      (exit 0))

  (thread-sleep! (cond ;; BB: check with Matt.  Should this sleep move to cond clauses below where we determine we have too many jobs running rather than each time the and condition above is true (which seems like always)?
        	  ((> (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) 20)
		   (if (runs:lownoise "waiting on tasks" 60)(debug:print-info 2 *default-log-port* "waiting for tasks to complete, sleeping briefly ..."))
                   (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "inter-test-delay" default: 0.1) ;; was 2
		   );; obviously haven't had any work to do for a while
        	  (else 0)))
  
  (let* ((num-running             (rmt:get-count-tests-running run-id))
	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (rmt:get-count-tests-running-in-jobgroup run-id jobgroup))
	 (job-group-limit         (let ((jobg-count (config-lookup *configdat* "jobgroups" jobgroup)))
				    (if (string? jobg-count)
					(string->number jobg-count)
					jobg-count))))
    (if (> (+ num-running num-running-in-jobgroup) 0)
	(runs:inc-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat)) ;; (set! *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* (+ *runs:can-run-more-tests-count* 1)))
    (if (not (eq? *last-num-running-tests* num-running))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "max-concurrent-jobs: " max-concurrent-jobs ", num-running: " num-running)
	  (set! *last-num-running-tests* num-running)))
    (if (not (eq? 0 *globalexitstatus*))
	(list #f num-running num-running-in-jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs job-group-limit)
	(let* ((can-not-run-more (cond
				 ;; if max-concurrent-jobs is set and the number running is greater 
				 ;; than it then cannot run more jobs
				 ((and max-concurrent-jobs (>= num-running max-concurrent-jobs))
				  (if (runs:lownoise "mcj msg" 60)
				      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Max running jobs exceeded, current number running: " num-running 
						   ", max_concurrent_jobs: " max-concurrent-jobs))
				  #t)

		(begin
		  (print-call-chain *default-log-port*)
		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: failed to run post-hook " run-post-hook ", check the log " log-file))
	      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "running run-post-hook: \"" run-post-hook "\", log is " actual-logf)
	      (system (conc run-post-hook " >> " actual-logf " 2>&1"))
	      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "post-hook \"" run-post-hook "\" took " (- (current-seconds) start-time) " seconds to run."))))))

;; return #t when all items in waitors-upon list are represented in test-patt, #f otherwise.
(define (runs:testpatts-mention-waitors-upon? test-patt waitors-upon)
  (let* ((tests-in-testpatt
          (map
           (lambda (test-patt-item)
             (car (string-split test-patt-item "/")))
           (string-split test-patt ",")))
         (waitors-upon-not-mentioned (lset-difference equal? waitors-upon tests-in-testpatt)))
    (null? waitors-upon-not-mentioned)))

;;  test-names: Comma separated patterns same as test-patts but used in selection 
;;              of tests to run. The item portions are not respected.
;;              FIXME: error out if /patt specified
;;            
(define (runs:run-tests target runname test-patts user flags #!key (run-count 1)) ;; test-names
  (let* ((keys               (keys:config-get-fields *configdat*))
	 (keyvals            (keys:target->keyval keys target))
	 (run-id             (rmt:register-run keyvals runname "new" "n/a" user (args:get-arg "-contour")))  ;;  test-name)))
	 ;; (deferred          '()) ;; delay running these since they have a waiton clause
	 (runconfigf         (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))
         (dbfile             (conc  *toppath* "/megatest.db"))
         (readonly-mode      (not (file-write-access? dbfile)))
	 (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
         (waitors-upon       (make-hash-table)) ;; given a test, return list of tests waiting upon this test.
	 (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

    ;; What happended, this code is now duplicated in tests!?
    ;;
    ;;======================================================================
    
    (if (not (null? test-names)) ;; BEGIN test-names loop
	(let loop ((hed (car test-names))   ;; NOTE: This is the main loop that iterates over the test-names
		   (tal (cdr test-names)))         ;; 'return-procs tells the config reader to prep running system but return a proc
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "\n\ntestpatt elaboration loop => hed="hed " tal="tal" test-patts="test-patts" test-names="test-names)
	  (change-directory *toppath*) ;; PLEASE OPTIMIZE ME!!! I think this should be a no-op but there are several places where change-directories could be happening.
	  (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" hed) ;; 
	  (let*-values (((waitons             waitors   config)
                         (tests:get-waitons   hed       all-tests-registry)))
	    (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* "waitons: " waitons)
	    ;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an
	    ;; error
	    (if (or (member hed waitons)
		    (member hed waitors))
		(begin
		  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test " hed " has listed itself as a waiton or waitor, please correct this!")
		  (set! waitons (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitons))
		  (set! waitors (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitors))))
	    
	    ;; (items   (items:get-items-from-config config)))
	    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default test-records hed #f)) ;; waiton-tconfig below will be #f until that test is visted here at least once
		(hash-table-set! test-records ;; BB: we are doing a manual make-tests:testqueue
				 hed (vector hed     ;; 0 ;; testname
					     config  ;; 1 
					     waitons ;; 2 
					     (config-lookup config "requirements" "priority")     ;; priority 3
					     (tests:get-items config) ;; 4 ;; expand the [items] and or [itemstable] into explict items
					     #f      ;; itemsdat 5
					     #f      ;; spare - used for item-path
					     waitors ;; 
					     )))
            ;; update waitors-upon here
            (for-each
             (lambda (waiton)
               (let* ((current-waitors-upon (hash-table-ref/default waitors-upon waiton '())))
                 (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* " current-waiters-upon["waiton"] is "current-waitors-upon )
                 (when (not (member hed current-waitors-upon))
                   (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* " current-waiters-upon["waiton"] << "hed  )
                   (hash-table-set! waitors-upon waiton (cons hed current-waitors-upon)))))
             (if (list? waitons) waitons '()))
            (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* " process waitons&waitors of "hed": "(delete-duplicates (append waitons waitors)))
            (for-each 
	     (lambda (waiton)
	       (if (and waiton (not (member waiton test-names)))
		   (let* ((waitors-in-testpatt (runs:testpatts-mention-waitors-upon? test-patts (hash-table-ref/default waitors-upon waiton '())))
                          (waiton-record   (hash-table-ref/default test-records waiton #f))
			  (waiton-tconfig  (if waiton-record (vector-ref waiton-record 1) #f))
			  (waiton-itemized (and waiton-tconfig
						(or (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "items" #f)
						    (hash-table-ref/default waiton-tconfig "itemstable" #f))))
			  (itemmaps        (tests:get-itemmaps config))  ;; (configf:lookup config "requirements" "itemmap"))
			  (new-test-patts  (tests:extend-test-patts test-patts hed waiton itemmaps))) ;; BB: items expanded here - chained-waiton goes awry by now.
		     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Test " waiton " has " (if waiton-record "a" "no") " waiton-record and" (if waiton-itemized " " " no ") "items")
		     ;; need to account for test-patt here, if I am test "a", selected with a test-patt of "hed/b%"
		     ;; and we are waiting on "waiton" we need to add "waiton/,waiton/b%" to test-patt
		     ;; is this satisfied by merely appending "/" to the waiton name added to the list?
		     ;;
		     ;; This approach causes all of the items in an upstream test to be run 

		     ;; if we have this waiton already processed once we can analzye it for extending
		     ;; tests to be run, since we can't properly process waitons unless they have been
		     ;; initially added we add them again to be processed on second round AND add the hed
		     ;; back in to also be processed on second round
		     ;;
		     (if waiton-tconfig ;; BB: waiter should be in test-patts as well as the waiton have a tconfig.


                         (if waiton-itemized
                             (if waitors-in-testpatt
                                 (begin
                                   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "New test patts: " new-test-patts ", prev test patts: " test-patts)
                                   (set! test-names (cons waiton test-names)) ;; need to process this one, only add once the waiton tconfig read
                                   (set! required-tests (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
                                   (set! test-patts new-test-patts))
                                 (begin
                                   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waitor(s) not yet on testpatt for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
                                   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed)))))
                             (begin
                               (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Adding non-itemized test " waiton " to required-tests")
                               (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests))
                               (set! test-patts new-test-patts)))
			 (begin
			   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No testconfig info yet for " waiton ", setting up to re-process it")
			   (set! tal (append (cons waiton tal)(list hed))))) ;; (cons (conc waiton "/") required-tests))
			 
		     ;; NOPE: didn't work. required needs to be plain test names. Try tacking on to test-patts
		     ;;  - doesn't work
		     ;; (set! test-patts (conc test-patts "," waiton "/"))
		     
		     ;; (set! test-names (cons waiton test-names))))) ;; was an append, now a cons
		     )))
	     (delete-duplicates (append waitons waitors)))
	    (let ((remtests (delete-duplicates (append waitons tal))))
              (debug:print-info 8 *default-log-port* " remtests are "remtests)
	      (if (not (null? remtests))
		  (begin
		    ;; (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Preprocessing continues for " (string-intersperse remtests ", "))
		    (loop (car remtests)(cdr remtests)))))))) ;; END test-names loop

    (if (not (null? required-tests))
	(debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Adding \"" (string-intersperse required-tests " ") "\" to the run queue"))

;;   loop with (car reg) tal (cdr reg) reruns
;; If tal is empty
;;   but have items in reg; loop with (car reg)(cdr reg) '() reruns
;;   If reg is empty => all done

(define (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg n regfull)
  (if regfull
      (if (null? reg) #f (car reg))
      (if (null? tal) ;; tal is used up, pop from reg
	  (if (null? reg) #f (car reg))
	  (car tal))))

(define (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg n regfull)
  (if regfull
      tal
      (if (null? tal) ;; must transfer from reg
	  (if (null? reg) '() (cdr reg))
	  (cdr tal))))

(define (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg n regfull)
  (if regfull
      (if (null? reg) '() (cdr reg)) ;; EXPLORE: reorder (cdr reg) such that looping is more efficient
      (if (null? tal) ;; if tal is null and reg not full then '() as reg contents moved to tal
	  '()
	  reg)))

;; this is the list of parameters to the named loop "loop" near the top of runs:run-tests-queue, look around line 1216
;;
(define (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
  (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)      ;; hed
        (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)      ;; tal
        (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)      ;; reg
        reruns))                                          ;; reruns

;; objective - iterate thru tests
;;    => want to prioritize tests we haven't seen before
;;    => sometimes need to squeeze things in (added to reg)
;;    => review of a previously seen test is higher priority of never visited test
;; reg - list of previously visited tests
;; tal - list of never visited tests
;;   prefer next hed to be from reg than tal.

(define runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 0)


;; return value of runs:expand-items is passed back to runs-tests-queue and is fed to named loop with this signature:
;;    (let loop ((hed         (car sorted-test-names))
;;	         (tal         (cdr sorted-test-names))
;;	         (reg         '()) ;; registered, put these at the head of tal 
;;	         (reruns      '()))
(define (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmaps)
  (let* ((loop-list       (list hed tal reg reruns))
	 (prereqs-not-met (let ((res (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons hed item-path mode: testmode itemmaps: itemmaps)))
			    (if (list? res)
				res
				(begin
				  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*
					       "ERROR: rmt:get-prereqs-not-met returned non-list!\n"
					       "  res=" res " run-id=" run-id " waitons=" waitons " hed=" hed " item-path=" item-path " testmode=" testmode " itemmaps=" itemmaps)
				  '()))))
         (have-itemized (not (null? (lset-intersection eq? testmode '(itemmatch itemwait)))))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met (mt:lazy-get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (fails           (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met))
	 (prereq-fails    (runs:calc-prereq-fail prereqs-not-met))
	 (non-completed   (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met))
	 (runnables       (runs:calc-runnable prereqs-not-met))
         (unexpanded-prereqs
          (filter (lambda (testname)
                    (let* ((test-rec (hash-table-ref test-records testname))
                           (items       (tests:testqueue-get-items  test-rec)))
                      ;;(BB> "HEY " testname "=>"items)
                      (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))))
                  waitons))


         )
    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "START OF INNER COND #2 "
		      "\n can-run-more:    " can-run-more
		      "\n testname:        " hed
		      "\n prereqs-not-met: " (runs:pretty-string prereqs-not-met)
		      "\n non-completed:   " (runs:pretty-string non-completed) 
		      "\n prereq-fails:    " (runs:pretty-string prereq-fails)
		      "\n fails:           " (runs:pretty-string fails)
		      "\n testmode:        " testmode
		      "\n (member 'toplevel testmode): " (member 'toplevel testmode)
		      "\n (null? non-completed):    " (null? non-completed)
		      "\n reruns:          " reruns
		      "\n items:           " items
		      "\n can-run-more:    " can-run-more)

   (cond
     ;; all prereqs met, fire off the test
     ;; or, if it is a 'toplevel test and all prereqs not met are COMPLETED then launch

    ((and (not (member 'toplevel testmode))
	   (member (hash-table-ref/default test-registry (db:test-make-full-name hed item-path) 'n/a)
		   '(DONOTRUN removed CANNOTRUN))) ;; *common:cant-run-states-sym*) ;; '(COMPLETED KILLED WAIVED UNKNOWN INCOMPLETE)) ;; try to catch repeat processing of COMPLETED tests here
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-1")
      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Test " hed " set to \"" (hash-table-ref test-registry (db:test-make-full-name hed item-path)) "\". Removing it from the queue")
      (if (or (not (null? tal))
	      (not (null? reg)))
          (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Nothing left in the queue!")
	    ;; If get here twice then we know we've tried to expand all items
	    ;; since there must be a logic issue with the handling of loops in the 
	    ;; items expand phase we will brute force an exit here.
	    (if (> runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 2)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: this condition is triggered when there were no items to expand and nothing to run. Please check your run for completeness")
		  (exit 0))
		(set! runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count (+ runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 1)))
	    #f)))

     ;; desired result of below cond branch:
     ;;   we want to expand items in our test of interest (hed) in the following cases:
     ;;    case 1 - mode is itemmatch or itemwait: 
     ;;       - all prereq tests have been expanded
     ;;       - at least one prereq's items have completed
     ;;    case 2 - mode is toplevel   
     ;;       - prereqs are completed.
     ;;       - or no prereqs can complete 
     ;;    case 3 - mode not specified 
     ;;       - prereqs are completed and passed (we could consider removing "and passed" -- it would change behavior from current)          
    ((or (null? prereqs-not-met)
	  (and (member 'toplevel testmode)
	       (null? non-completed)))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-2")
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "runs:expand-items: (or (null? prereqs-not-met) (and (member 'toplevel testmode)(null? non-completed)))")
      (let ((test-name (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record)))
	(setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
	(setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	(runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	(let ((items-list (items:get-items-from-config tconfig)))
	  (if (list? items-list)
	      (begin
		(if (null? items-list)
		    (let ((test-id   (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name ""))
			  (num-items (rmt:test-toplevel-num-items run-id test-name)))
		      (if (and test-id
			       (not (> num-items 0)))
			  (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))))
		(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
		(list hed tal reg reruns))
	      (begin
		(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "The proc from reading the items table did not yield a list - please report this")
		(exit 1))))))

    ((and (null? fails)
	   (null? prereq-fails)
	   (not (null? non-completed)))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-3")
      (let* ((allinqueue (map (lambda (x)(if (string? x) x (db:test-get-testname x)))
        		      (append newtal reruns)))
	     ;; prereqstrs is a list of test names as strings that are prereqs for hed
             (prereqstrs (delete-duplicates (map (lambda (x)(if (string? x) x (db:test-get-testname x)))
						 prereqs-not-met)))
	     ;; a prereq that is not found in allinqueue will be put in the notinqueue list
	     ;; 

	(if (and give-up
		 (not (and (null? tal)(null? reg))))
	    (let ((trimmed-tal (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed tal test-records))
		  (trimmed-reg (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed reg test-records)))
	      (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has discarded prerequisites, removing it from the queue")

	      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		(if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "Failed to run due to discarded prerequisites")))
	      
	      (if (and (null? trimmed-tal)
		       (null? trimmed-reg))
		  #f
                  (runs:loop-values trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull reruns)
                  ))
	      (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns))))

    ((and (null? fails) ;; have not-started tests, but unable to run them.  everything looks completed with no prospect of unsticking something that is stuck.  we should mark hed as moribund and exit or continue if there are more tests to consider
	   (null? prereq-fails)
	   (null? non-completed))
     (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-4")
      (if  (runs:can-keep-running? hed 20)
	  (begin
	    (runs:inc-cant-run-tests hed)
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but also none running, keeping " hed " for now. Try count: " (hash-table-ref/default *seen-cant-run-tests* hed 0)) ;; 
	    ;; getting here likely means the system is way overloaded, kill a full minute before continuing
	    (thread-sleep! 60) ;; TODO: gate by normalized server load > 1.0 (maxload config thing)
	    ;; num-retries code was here
	    ;; we use this opportunity to move contents of reg to tal
	    (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but nothing seen running in a while, dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
	    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "TIMED_OUT" "Nothing seen running in a while.")))
            (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
            )))

    ((and 
       (or (not (null? fails))
	   (not (null? prereq-fails)))
       (member 'normal testmode))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-5")
      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "test "  hed " (mode=" testmode ") has failed prerequisite(s); "
			(string-intersperse (map (lambda (t)(conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t)"/"(db:test-get-status t))) fails) ", ")
			", removing it from to-do list")
      (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
	(if test-id
	    (if (not (null? prereq-fails))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "Failed to run due to prior failed prerequisites")
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL"      "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))))
      ;; (debug:print 4 *default-log-port*"BB> set PREQ_FAIL on "hed)
      ;; (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL"      "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites")))) ;; BB: this works, btu equivalent for itemwait mode does not work.
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	  (begin
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'CANNOTRUN)
            (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull (cons hed reruns))
            )
	  #f)) ;; #f flags do not loop
      
     ((and (not (null? fails))(member 'toplevel testmode))
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-6")
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	   (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)
	  #f)) 
     ((null? runnables)
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-7")
      #f) ;; if we get here and non-completed is null then it is all over.
     (else
      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "ei-8")
      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: FAILS or incomplete tests maybe preventing completion of this run. Watch for issues with test " hed ", continuing for now")
      (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)))))

(define (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings inlst)
  (if (null? inlst)
      '()
      (map (lambda (t)

	 (have-resources         (car run-limits-info))
	 (num-running            (list-ref run-limits-info 1))
	 (num-running-in-jobgroup(list-ref run-limits-info 2)) 
	 (max-concurrent-jobs    (list-ref run-limits-info 3))
	 (job-group-limit        (list-ref run-limits-info 4))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met        (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons hed item-path mode: testmode itemmaps: itemmaps))
	 ;; (prereqs-not-met         (mt:lazy-get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode itemmap: itemmap))
	 (fails                  (if (list? prereqs-not-met) ;; TODO: rename fails to failed-prereqs
				      (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met)
				      (begin
					(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "prereqs-not-met is not a list! " prereqs-not-met)
					'())))
	 (non-completed           (filter (lambda (x)             ;; remove hed from not completed list, duh, of course it is not completed!
					    (not (equal? x hed)))
					  (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)))

	  (begin
	    ;; couldn't run, take a breather
	    (if  (runs:lownoise "Waiting for more work to do..." 60)
		 (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waiting for more work to do..."))
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (begin
            (let ((my-test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name item-path)))
              (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id my-test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites2"))


            
            (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
                (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Dropping test " test-name "/" item-path
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
		    (let ((test-id (rmt:get-test-id run-id hed "")))
		      (if test-id (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites")))
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    ;; This next is for the items

                    (if (not (null? fails))
                        ;;(mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" #f)
                        (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" #f) 
                        ;;(mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f)
                        (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f) )
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		  (let ((nth-try (hash-table-ref/default test-registry hed 0))) ;; hed not a vector...
                    (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "nth-try("hed")="nth-try)
		    (cond
		     ((member "RUNNING" (map db:test-get-state prereqs-not-met))
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "possible RUNNING prerequistes " hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has possible RUNNING prerequisites, don't give up on it yet."))
		      (thread-sleep! 0.1)
		      (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		     ((or (not nth-try) ;; BB: condition on subsequent tries, condition below fires on first try 
			  (and (number? nth-try)
			       (< nth-try 2)))
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed (if (number? nth-try)
							     (+ nth-try 1)
							     0))
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "not removing test " hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "WARNING: not removing test " hed " from queue although it may not be runnable due to FAILED prerequisites"))
		      ;; may not have processed correctly. Could be a race condition in your test implementation? Dropping test " hed) ;;  " as it has prerequistes that are FAIL. (NOTE: hed is not a vector)")
		      (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		      (runs:loop-values newtal reg reglen regfull reruns))
		     ((symbol? nth-try) ;; BB: 'done matches here in one case where prereq itemwait failed.  This is first "try"
		      (if (eq? nth-try 'removed) ;; removed is removed - drop it NOW
			  (if (null? tal)
			      #f ;; yes, really
			      (list (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))
			  (begin
			    (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequisites or other issue" hed) 60)
				(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequisites or other issue. Internal state >" nth-try "< will be overridden and we'll retry."))
			    ;; was: (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "KEEP_TRYING" #f)
                            (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" #f)
			    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed) ;; was 0
                            (if (not (and (null? reg) (null? tal)))
                                (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
                                #f))))
		     (else
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))
		      ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
		      ;; I'm unclear on if this roll up is needed - it may be the root cause of the "all set to FAIL" bug.
		      (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-name item-path #f "FAIL" #f) ;; treat as FAIL
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal
			    reg
			    reruns)))))
	      ;; ELSE: can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying

                ;;(if (not (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))) ;; old experiment
                (let ((runable-tests (runs:runable-tests prereqs-not-met))) ;; SUSPICIOUS: Should look at more than just prereqs-not-met?
                  (if (null? runable-tests)
                      #f   ;; I think we are truly done here
                      (runs:loop-values newtal reg reglen regfull reruns)))
                ;;) ;;from old experiment
            ) ;; end if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
            ))))))

;; scan a list of tests looking to see if any are potentially runnable
;;
(define (runs:runable-tests tests)
  (filter (lambda (t)
	    (if (not (vector? t))
		t

  ;; NB// Should expand items here and then insert into the run queue.
  (debug:print 5 *default-log-port* "test-records: " test-records ", flags: " (hash-table->alist flags))

  ;; Do mark-and-find clean up of db before starting runing of quue
  ;;
  ;; (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete)

  (let* ((run-info              (rmt:get-run-info run-id))
         (tests-info            (mt:get-tests-for-run run-id #f '() '())) ;;  qryvals: "id,testname,item_path"))
         (sorted-test-names     (tests:sort-by-priority-and-waiton test-records))
         (test-registry         (make-hash-table))
         (registry-mutex        (make-mutex))
         (num-retries           0)
         (max-retries           (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "maxretries"))
         (max-concurrent-jobs   (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "max_concurrent_jobs" default: 50))

		      (st (db:test-get-state     trec)))
		  (if (not (equal? st "DELETED"))
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name tn ip) (string->symbol st)))))
	      tests-info)
    (set! max-retries (if (and max-retries (string->number max-retries))(string->number max-retries) 100))

    (let loop ((hed         (car sorted-test-names))
               (tal         (cdr sorted-test-names))
	       (reg         '()) ;; registered, put these at the head of tal 
	       (reruns      '()))

      
      
      (runs:incremental-print-results run-id)

      (if (not (null? reruns))(debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "reruns=" reruns))

      ;; Here we mark any old defunct tests as incomplete. Do this every fifteen minutes
      ;; moving this to a parallel thread and just run it once.
      ;;

			(runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			reruns))))
		  ;; (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))))

	(runs:incremental-print-results run-id)
	(debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "TOP OF LOOP => "
		     "test-name: " test-name

		     "\n  hed:         " hed
		     "\n  tal:         " tal
		     "\n  reg:         " reg
                     "\n  test-record  " test-record
                     "\n  itemdat:     " itemdat
		     "\n  items:       " items
		     "\n  item-path:   " item-path
		     "\n  waitons:     " waitons
		     "\n  num-retries: " num-retries

                     "\n  reruns:      " reruns
		     "\n  regfull:     " regfull
		     "\n  reglen:      " reglen
		     "\n  length reg:  " (length reg)

                     )

	;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an
	;; error
	(if (member test-name waitons)
	    (begin
	      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "test " test-name " has listed itself as a waiton, please correct this!")
	      (set! waiton (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitons))))

			    number?
			    (map (lambda (waiton)
				   (if (and (not (member waiton tal))            ;; this waiton is not in the list to be tried to run
					    (not (member waiton reruns)))
				       1
				       #f))
				 waitons))))) ;; could do this more elegantly with a marker....
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-1")
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: Marking test " tfullname " as not runnable. It is waiting on tests that cannot be run. Giving up now.")
	  (hash-table-set! test-registry tfullname 'removed))

	 ;; items is #f then the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	 ;; 
	 ((not items)
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-2")
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "OUTER COND: (not items)")
	  (if (and (not (tests:match test-patts (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) item-path required: required-tests))
		   (not (null? tal)))
	      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))
	  (runs:testdat-prereqs-not-met-set! testdat (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons hed item-path mode: testmode itemmaps: itemmaps))
	  (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests-set! runsdat (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
	  (let ((loop-list (runs:process-expanded-tests runsdat testdat)))
	      (if loop-list (apply loop loop-list))))

	 ;; items processed into a list but not came in as a list been processed
	 ;;
	 ((and (list? items)     ;; thus we know our items are already calculated
	       (not   itemdat))  ;; and not yet expanded into the list of things to be done
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-3")
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "OUTER COND: (and (list? items)(not itemdat))")
	  ;; Must determine if the items list is valid. Discard the test if it is not.
	  (if (and (list? items)
		   (> (length items) 0)
		   (and (list? (car items))
			(> (length (car items)) 0))
		   (debug:debug-mode 1))
	      (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* (map (lambda (row)
				    (conc (string-intersperse
					   (map (lambda (varval)
						  (string-intersperse varval "="))
						row)
					   " ")
					  "\n"))
				  items)))

          (let* ((items-in-testpatt
                  (filter
                   (lambda (my-itemdat)
                     (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) required: required-tests))
                   items) ))
            (if (null? items-in-testpatt)
                (let ((test-id   (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name "")))
                  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Test " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " is itemized but has no items matching test pattern -- marking status ZERO_ITEMS")
                  (if test-id
                      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" "This test has no items which match test pattern.")))
                
                (for-each (lambda (my-itemdat)
                            (let* ((new-test-record (let ((newrec (make-tests:testqueue)))
                                                      (vector-copy! test-record newrec)
                                                      newrec))
                                   (my-item-path (item-list->path my-itemdat))

                                   (newtestname (db:test-make-full-name hed my-item-path)))    ;; test names are unique on testname/item-path
                              (tests:testqueue-set-items!     new-test-record #f)
                            (tests:testqueue-set-itemdat!   new-test-record my-itemdat)
                            (tests:testqueue-set-item_path! new-test-record my-item-path)
                            (hash-table-set! test-records newtestname new-test-record)
                            (set! tal (append tal (list newtestname)))))  ;; since these are itemized create new test names testname/itempath
                          items-in-testpatt)))
                          
            

	  ;; At this point we have possibly added items to tal but all must be handed off to 
	  ;; INNER COND logic. I think loop without rotating the queue 
	  ;; (loop hed tal reg reruns))
	  ;; (let ((newtal (append tal (list hed))))  ;; We should discard hed as it has been expanded into it's items? Yes, but only if this *is* an itemized test
	  ;; (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)
	  (if (null? tal)
	      #f
	      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns)))
	    
	 ;; if items is a proc then need to run items:get-items-from-config, get the list and loop 
	 ;;    - but only do that if resources exist to kick off the job
	 ;; EXPAND ITEMS
	 ((or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-4")
	  (let ((can-run-more    (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)))
	    (if (and (list? can-run-more)
		     (car can-run-more))
		(let ((loop-list (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmaps))) ;; itemized test expanded here
		  (if loop-list
		      (apply loop loop-list)
                      (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* " -- Can't expand hed="hed)
                      )
                  )
		;; if can't run more just loop with next possible test
		(loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))))
	    
	 ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	 ((and (list? items) itemdat)
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-5")
	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	  (exit 1))
	 ((not (null? reruns))
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-6")
	  (let* ((newlst (tests:filter-non-runnable run-id tal test-records)) ;; i.e. not FAIL, WAIVED, INCOMPLETE, PASS, KILLED,
		 (junked (lset-difference equal? tal newlst)))
	    (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "full drop through, if reruns is less than 100 we will force retry them, reruns=" reruns ", tal=" tal)
	    (if (< num-retries max-retries)
		(set! newlst (append reruns newlst)))
	    (set! num-retries (+ num-retries 1))
	    ;; (thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
	    (if (not (null? newlst))
		;; since reruns have been tacked on to newlst create new reruns from junked
		(loop (car newlst)(cdr newlst) reg (delete-duplicates junked)))))
	 ((not (null? tal))
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-7")
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "I'm pretty sure I shouldn't get here."))
	 ((not (null? reg)) ;; could we get here with leftovers?
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-8")
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Have leftovers!")
	  (loop (car reg)(cdr reg) '() reruns))
	 (else
          (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-9")
	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "Exiting loop with...\n  hed=" hed "\n  tal=" tal "\n  reruns=" reruns))
	 ))) ;; end loop on sorted test names
    
    ;; now *if* -run-wait we wait for all tests to be done
    ;; Now wait for any RUNNING tests to complete (if in run-wait mode)
    (thread-sleep! 5) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle
    (let wait-loop ((num-running      (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id))

    ;; we get here on "drop through". All done!
    (runs:run-post-hook run-id)
    (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "All tests launched")))

(define (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met)
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (member (db:test-get-state test) '("INCOMPLETE" "COMPLETED")) ;; TODO: pull from *common:stuff...*
		 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
			      '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "WAIVED" "SKIP")))))
	  prereqs-not-met))

(define (runs:calc-prereq-fail prereqs-not-met) ;; REMOVEME since NOT_STARTED/PREQ_FAIL is now COMPLETED/PREQ_FAIL
  (filter (lambda (test)
	    (and (vector? test) ;; not (string? test))
		 (equal? (db:test-get-state test) "NOT_STARTED")
		 (not (member (db:test-get-status test)
			      '("n/a" "KEEP_TRYING")))))
	  prereqs-not-met))