Megatest

  (rmt:send-receive 'get-num-runs #f (list runpatt)))

(define (rmt:get-runs-cnt-by-patt runpatt targetpatt keys)
  (rmt:send-receive 'get-runs-cnt-by-patt #f (list runpatt  targetpatt keys)))

;; Use the special run-id == #f scenario here since there is no run yet
(define (rmt:register-run keyvals runname state status user contour)
  ;; first register in main.db (thus the #f)
  (let* ((run-id (rmt:send-receive 'register-run #f (list keyvals runname state status user contour))))
    ;; now register in the run db itself
    (rmt:send-receive 'register-run run-id (list keyvals runname state status user contour))
    run-id))
  
    
(define (rmt:get-run-name-from-id run-id)
  (rmt:send-receive 'get-run-name-from-id run-id (list run-id)))

(define (rmt:delete-run run-id)
  (rmt:send-receive 'delete-run run-id (list run-id)))

;;	(exit 1))))

(define (common:run-sync?)
    ;; (and (common:on-homehost?)
  (args:get-arg "-server"))




;; this one seems to be the general entry point
;;
#;(define (server:start-and-wait areapath #!key (timeout 60))
  (let ((give-up-time (+ (current-seconds) timeout)))
    (let loop ((server-info (server:check-if-running areapath))
	       (try-num    0))
      (if (or server-info
	      (> (current-seconds) give-up-time)) ;; server-url will be #f if no server available.
	  (server:record->url server-info)
	  (let ((num-ok (length (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath)))))

    (if res
        server-url
	#f)))

;; no longer care if multiple servers are started by accident. older
;; servers will drop off in time.
;;
;; defunct
;;
#;(define (server:check-if-running areapath) ;;  #!key (numservers "2"))
  (let* ((ns            (server:get-num-servers))
	 (servers       (server:get-best (server:get-list areapath))))
    (if (or (and servers
		 (null? servers))
	    (not servers)
	    (and (list? servers)
		 (< (length servers) (pseudo-random-integer ns)))) ;; somewhere between 0 and numservers
        #f
        (let loop ((hed (car servers))
                   (tal (cdr servers)))
          (let ((res (server:check-server hed)))
            (if res
                hed
                (if (null? tal)
                    #f
                    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))))))))

;; kind start up of servers, wait 40 seconds before allowing another server for a given
;; run-id to be launched
;;
;; defunct
;;
#;(define (server:kind-run areapath)
  ;; look for $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/logs/server-start-last
  ;; and wait for it to be at least 3 seconds old
  ;; (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
  (if (not (server:check-if-running areapath)) ;; why try if there is already a server running?
      (let* ((last-run-dat (hash-table-ref/default *server-kind-run* areapath '(0 0))) ;; callnum, whenrun
	     (call-num     (car last-run-dat))
	     (when-run     (cadr last-run-dat))

  (http-transport:client-connect iface port)
  #;(case (server:get-transport)
    ((rpc)  (rpc:client-connect  iface port))
    ((http) (http:client-connect iface port))
    ((zmq)  (zmq:client-connect  iface port))
    (else   (rpc:client-connect  iface port))))

;;
;; defunct
;;
#;(define (client:setup areapath #!key (remaining-tries 100) (failed-connects 0))
  (print "got here")
  ;; (client:setup-http areapath remaining-tries: remaining-tries failed-connects: failed-connects)
  #;(case (server:get-transport)
    ((rpc) (rpc-transport:client-setup remaining-tries: remaining-tries failed-connects: failed-connects)) ;;(client:setup-rpc run-id))
    ((http)(client:setup-http areapath remaining-tries: remaining-tries failed-connects: failed-connects))
    (else  (rpc-transport:client-setup remaining-tries: remaining-tries failed-connects: failed-connects)))) ;; (client:setup-rpc run-id))))