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(define (rmt:connect alldat dbfname dbtype)
  (let* ((ulexdat    (or (alldat-ulexdat alldat)
			 (rmt:setup-ulex alldat))))
    (ulex:connect ulexdat dbfname dbtype)))

;; setup the remote calls
(define (rmt:setup-ulex alldat)
  (let* ((udata (ulex:setup))) ;; establish connection to ulex
    (alldat-ulexdat-set! alldat udata)

    ;; register all needed procs
    (ulex:register-handler udata 'ping common:get-full-version)  ;; override ping with get-full-version
    (ulex:register-handler udata 'login common:get-full-version) ;; force setup of the connection
    udata))

;; set up a connection to the current owner of the dbfile associated with rid
;; then send the query to that dbfile owner and wait for a response.
;;
(define (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params #!key (attemptnum 1)(area-dat #f)) ;; start attemptnum at 1 so the modulo below works as expected
  (let* ((alldat   *alldat*)
	 (areapath (alldat-areapath alldat))

	  (udat-captain-address-set! udata ipaddr)
	  (udat-captain-host-set!    udata host)
	  (udat-captain-port-set!    udata port)
	  (udat-captain-pid-set!     udata pid)
	  (if (ping udata (conc ipaddr ":" port))
	      udata
	      (begin
		(print "Found unreachable captain at " ipaddr ":" port ", removing pkt")
		(remove-captain-pkt udata captn)
		(setup))))
	(begin
	  (setup-as-captain udata)  ;; this saves the thread to captain-thread and starts the thread
	  (setup)))
    ))

;; connect to a specific dbfile
(define (connect udata dbfname dbtype)
  udata)

(define (ping udata host-port)
  (let* ((cookie (make-cookie udata))
	 (res (send-receive udata host-port 'ping "just pinging" (conc (current-seconds)) timeout: 1)))
    ;; (print "got res=" res)
    (equal? res cookie)
    ))

;;======================================================================
;; network utilities
;;======================================================================

;;
(define (setup-as-captain udata)
  (if (start-server-find-port udata) ;; puts the server in udata
      (if (create-captain-pkt udata)
	  (let* ((th (make-thread (lambda ()
				    (ulex-handler udata)) "Captain handler")))
	    (udat-handler-thread-set! udata th)
	    (thread-start! th))

	  #f)
      #f))

(define (get-peer-dat udata host-port #!optional (hostname #f)(pid #f))
  (let* ((pdat (or (hash-table-ref/default (udat-outgoing-conns udata) host-port #f)
		   (handle-exceptions ;; ERROR - MAKE THIS EXCEPTION HANDLER MORE SPECIFIC
		    exn

	  ;;       (there is a listener for handling that)
	  )
	#f))) ;; #f means failed to connect and send

;; send a request to the given host-port and register a mailbox in udata
;; wait for the mailbox data and return it
;;
(define (send-receive udata host-port handler qrykey data #!key (hostname #f)(pid #f)(params '())(timeout 20))
  (let ((mbox      (make-mailbox))
	(mbox-time (current-milliseconds))
	(mboxes    (udat-mboxes udata)))
    (hash-table-set! mboxes qrykey mbox)
    (if (send udata host-port handler qrykey data hostname: hostname pid: pid params: params)
	(let* ((mbox-timeout-secs    timeout)
	       (mbox-timeout-result 'MBOX_TIMEOUT)
	       (res                  (mailbox-receive! mbox mbox-timeout-secs mbox-timeout-result))
	       (mbox-receive-time    (current-milliseconds)))
	  (hash-table-delete! mboxes qrykey)
	  (if (eq? res 'MBOX_TIMEOUT)
	      #f
	      res))
	#f))) ;; #f means failed to communicate

(define (add-to-work-queue udata peer-dat handlerkey qrykey data)
  (let ((wdat (make-work peer-dat: peer-dat handlerkey: handlerkey qrykey: qrykey data: data)))
    (if (udat-busy udata)
	(queue-add! (udat-work-queue udata) wdat)
	(process-work udata wdat)) ;; passing in wdat tells process-work to first process the passed in wdat