Megatest

	    )))))

;; if there is a submegatest create a button to launch dashboard in that area
;;
(define (submegatest-panel dbstruct keydat testdat runname testconfig)
  (let* ((test-run-dir      (db:test-get-rundir testdat))
	 (subarea           (subrun:get-runarea test-run-dir))
	 (area-exists       (and subarea (common:file-exists? subarea silent: #t)))
	 (target            #f)
	 (runname           #f)
	 (cmd-parts-file (conc test-run-dir "/subrun-command-parts.sexp")))
    (if (file-exists? cmd-parts-file) ;; existance of this file is sufficient to *try* opening a dashboard
	(let* ((cmd-parts      (if (file-exists? cmd-parts-file)
				   (with-input-from-file cmd-parts-file
				     read)
				   '()))
	       (target         (alist-ref "-target" cmd-parts equal?))
	       (runname        (alist-ref "-runname" cmd-parts equal?))
	       (run-area       (alist-ref "-startdir" cmd-parts equal?)))
	  (iup:frame 
	   #:title "Megatest Run Info" ; #:expand "YES"
	   (iup:vbox
	    (iup:button
	     "Launch Dashboard"
	     #:action (lambda (obj)
			(subrun:launch-dashboard test-run-dir)))
	    (iup:button
	     "Launch Dashboard+Filter"
	     #:action (lambda (obj)
			(subrun:launch-dashboard test-run-dir target: target runname: runname))))))
	(iup:vbox ))))

;; use a global for setting the buttons colors
;;                           state status teststeps
(define *state-status* (vector #f #f #f))
(define (update-state-status-buttons testdat)
  (let* ((state  (db:test-get-state  testdat))
	 (status (db:test-get-status testdat))

				(map cadr *common:std-states*)))) ;; (list "COMPLETED" "NOT_STARTED" "RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED" "KILLED" "KILLREQ"))))
	       (vector-set! *state-status* 0
			    (lambda (state color)
			      (for-each 
			       (lambda (btn)
				 (let* ((name     (iup:attribute btn "TITLE"))
					(newcolor (if (equal? name state) color "192 192 192")))
				   (if (not (colors-similar? newcolor (iup:attribute btn "FGCOLOR")))
				       (iup:attribute-set! btn "FGCOLOR" newcolor))))
			       btns)))
	       btns))
      (apply iup:hbox
	     (iup:label "STATUS:" #:size "30x")
	     (let* ((btns  (map (lambda (status)
				  (let ((btn (iup:button status
							 #:expand "HORIZONTAL" #:size "50x" #:font "Courier New, -10"

				(map cadr *common:std-statuses*)))) ;; (list  "PASS" "WARN" "FAIL" "CHECK" "n/a" "WAIVED" "SKIP"))))
	       (vector-set! *state-status* 1
			    (lambda (status color)
			      (for-each 
			       (lambda (btn)
				 (let* ((name     (iup:attribute btn "TITLE"))
					(newcolor (if (equal? name status) color "192 192 192")))
				   (if (not (colors-similar? newcolor (iup:attribute btn "FGCOLOR")))
				       (iup:attribute-set! btn "FGCOLOR" newcolor))))
			       btns)))
	       btns))))))

(define (dashboard-tests:run-a-step info)
  #t)

;; (define (dashboard-tests:step-run-control testdat stepname testconfig)

			    "/"))
	       (item-path  (db:test-get-item-path testdat))
	       ;; this next block was added to fix a bug where variables were
               ;; needed. Revisit this.
	       (runconfig  (let ((runconfigf (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))) ;; no rush but it would be good to convert this call to use runconfig:read
	 		     (if (common:file-exists? runconfigf)
	 			 (handle-exceptions
                                     exn
				   (begin
				     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "failed to set up environment for " runconfigf ", exn=" exn)
                                     #f)  ;; do nothing, just keep on trucking ....
                                   (setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id (make-hash-table) keydat environ-patt: keystring))
	 			 (make-hash-table))))
	       (testconfig    (begin
				;; (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname testname: test-name itempath: item-path)
				(runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeyvals: keydat inrunname: runname intarget: keystring testname: testname itempath: item-path) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
				(handle-exceptions
				    exn  ;; NOTE: I've no idea why this was written this way. Research, study and fix needed!
				  (begin
				    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "testconfig load using " item-path " failed, trying " (db:test-get-item-path testdat) ", exn=" exn)
				    (tests:get-testconfig (db:test-get-testname testdat) (db:test-get-item-path testdat) test-registry #f allow-write-cache: #f))
				  (tests:get-testconfig (db:test-get-testname testdat) item-path test-registry #t allow-write-cache: #f))))
	       (viewlog    (lambda (x)
			     (if (common:file-exists? logfile)
					;(system (conc "firefox " logfile "&"))
				 (dcommon:run-html-viewer logfile)
				 (message-window (conc "File " logfile " not found")))))
	       (view-a-log (lambda (lfile) 
			     (let ((lfilename (conc rundir "/" lfile)))

				    (need-update   (or (and (>= curr-mod-time db-mod-time)
							    (> (current-milliseconds)(+ last-update 250))) ;; every half seconds if db touched
						       (> (current-milliseconds)(+ last-update 10000))     ;; force update even 10 seconds
						       request-update))
				    (newtestdat (if need-update 
						    ;; NOTE: BUG HIDER, try to eliminate this exception handler
						    (handle-exceptions
							exn
						      (begin
							(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "test db access issue in examine test for run-id " run-id
									  ", test-id " test-id ": " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn) ", exn=" exn)
							#f)
						      (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id)))))
			       ;; (print "INFO: need-update= " need-update " curr-mod-time = " curr-mod-time)
			       (cond
				((and need-update newtestdat)
				 (set! testdat newtestdat)
				 (set! teststeps    (augment-teststeps (tests:get-compressed-steps run-id test-id)))
				 (set! logfile      (conc (db:test-get-rundir testdat) "/" (db:test-get-final_logf testdat)))
				 (set! rundir       ;; (filedb:get-path *fdb*