Megatest

		      (pid        (vector-ref server 1))
		      (hostname   (vector-ref server 2))
		      (port       (vector-ref server 3))
		      (start-time (vector-ref server 4))
		      (priority   (vector-ref server 5))
		      (state      (vector-ref server 6))
		      (stat-numc  (server:ping hostname port))
		      (status     (car  stat-numc))
		      (numclients (cadr stat-numc))
		      (killed     #f)
		      (zmq-socket (if status (server:client-connect hostname port) #f)))
		 ;; no need to login as status of #t indicates we are connecting to correct 
		 ;; server
		 (if (or (not status)    ;; no point in keeping dead records in the db
			 (and khost-port ;; kill by host/port
			      (equal? hostname (car khost-port))
			      (equal? port (string->number (cadr khost-port)))))
		     (begin
		       (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister tasks:open-db  hostname port: port)
		       (if status ;; #t means alive
			   (begin
			     (cdb:kill-server zmq-socket)
			     (debug:print-info 1 "Killed server by host:port at " hostname ":" port))
			   (debug:print-info 1 "Removing defunct server record for " hostname ":" port))
		       (set! killed #t)))
		 (if (and kpid
			  ;; (equal? hostname (car khost-port))
			  (equal? kpid pid)) ;;; YEP, ALL WITH PID WILL BE KILLED!!!
		     (begin
		       (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister tasks:open-db hostname pid: pid)
		       (set! killed #t)
		       (if status (cdb:kill-server zmq-socket))
		       (debug:print-info 1 "Killed server by pid at " hostname ":" port)))
		 ;; (if zmq-socket (close-socket  zmq-socket))
		 (format #t fmtstr id pid hostname port start-time priority 
			 status numclients)))
	     servers)
	    (debug:print-info 1 "Done with listservers")
	    (exit) ;; must do, would have to add checks to many/all calls below
	    (set! *didsomething* #t))))
    ;; if not list or kill then start a client (if appropriate)
    (if (or (args-defined? "-h" "-version" "-gen-megatest-area" "-gen-megatest-test")
	    (eq? (length (hash-table-keys args:arg-hash)) 0))
	(debug:print-info 1 "Server connection not needed")
	;; ping servers only if -runall -runtests
	(let ((ping (args-defined? "-runall" "-runtests" "-remove-runs" 
				   "-set-state-status" "-rerun" "-rollup" "-lock" "-unlock"
				   "-set-values" "-list-runs" "-repl")))
	  (server:client-launch do-ping: ping))))

;;======================================================================
;; Remove old run(s)
;;======================================================================

;; since several actions can be specified on the command line the removal
;; is done first
(define (operate-on action)

			   (if ipstr ipstr hostname))))
    (set! zmq-socket (server:find-free-port-and-open ipaddrstr zmq-socket 5555 0))
    (set! *cache-on* #t)
    
    ;; what to do when we quit
    ;;
    (on-exit (lambda ()
	       (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister-self tasks:open-db #f)
	       (let loop () 
		 (let ((queue-len 0))
		   (thread-sleep! (random 5))
		   (mutex-lock! *incoming-mutex*)
		   (set! queue-len (length *incoming-data*))
		   (mutex-unlock! *incoming-mutex*)
		   (if (> queue-len 0)

	(debug:print-info 12 "server=> received params=" params)
	(set! res (cdb:cached-access params))
	(debug:print-info 12 "server=> processed res=" res)
	(send-message zmq-socket (db:obj->string res))
	(if (not *time-to-exit*)
	    (loop)
	    (begin
	      (open-run-close tasks:server-deregister-self tasks:open-db #f)
	      (db:write-cached-data)

	      (exit)
	      ))))))

;; run server:keep-running in a parallel thread to monitor that the db is being 
;; used and to shutdown after sometime if it is not.
;;
(define (server:keep-running)
  ;; if none running or if > 20 seconds since 
  ;; server last used then start shutdown
  (let loop ((count 0))
    (thread-sleep! 3) ;; no need to do this very often
    (db:write-cached-data)
    ;; (print "Server running, count is " count)
    (if (< count 10)
	(loop (+ count 1))
	(let ((numrunning (open-run-close db:get-count-tests-running #f)))
	  (if (or (> numrunning 0) ;; stay alive for two days after last access
		  (> (+ *last-db-access* (* 48 60 60))(current-seconds)))
	      (begin
		(debug:print-info 2 "Server continuing, tests running: " numrunning ", seconds since last db access: " (- (current-seconds) *last-db-access*))
		(loop 0))
	      (begin
		(debug:print-info 0 "Starting to shutdown the server.")
		;; need to delete only *my* server entry (future use)
		(set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		(open-run-close tasks:server-deregister-self tasks:open-db #f)
		(thread-sleep! 1)
		(debug:print-info 0 "Max cached queries was " *max-cache-size*)
		(debug:print-info 0 "Server shutdown complete. Exiting")
		(exit)))))))

(define (server:find-free-port-and-open host s port #!key (trynum 50))
  (let ((s (if s s (make-socket 'rep)))
	(p (if (number? port) port 5555)))
    (handle-exceptions
     exn
     (begin

		     (debug:print-info 2 "Failed to login or connect to " conurl)
		     (set! *runremote* #f)
		     #f))))))
	(if (> numtries 0)
	    (let ((exe (car (argv))))
	      (debug:print-info 1 "No server available, attempting to start one...")
	      (process-run exe (list "-server" "-" "-debug" (conc *verbosity*)))
	      (sleep 2)
	      ;; not doing ping, assume the server started and registered itself
	      (server:client-setup numtries: (- numtries 1) do-ping: #f))
	    (debug:print-info 1 "Too many retries, giving up")))))

(define (server:launch)
  (let* ((toppath (setup-for-run)))
    (debug:print-info 0 "Starting the standalone server")
    (let ((hostinfo (open-run-close tasks:get-best-server tasks:open-db)))
      (if hostinfo

;; state: 'live, 'shutting-down, 'dead
(define (tasks:server-register mdb pid hostname port priority state)
  (sqlite3:execute 
   mdb 
   "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO servers (pid,hostname,port,start_time,priority,state) VALUES(?,?,?,strftime('%s','now'),?,?);"
   pid hostname port priority (conc state)))

;; NB// two servers with same pid on different hosts will be removed from the list if pid: is used!
(define (tasks:server-deregister mdb hostname #!key (port #f)(pid #f))
  (debug:print-info 11 "server-deregister " hostname ", port " port ", pid " pid)
  (if pid
      (sqlite3:execute mdb "DELETE FROM servers WHERE pid=?;" pid)
      (if port
	  (sqlite3:execute mdb "DELETE FROM servers WHERE  hostname=? AND port=?;" hostname port)
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: tasks:server-deregister called with neither pid nor port specified"))))

(define (tasks:server-deregister-self mdb hostname)
  (tasks:server-deregister mdb hostname pid: (current-process-id)))

(define (tasks:server-get-server-id mdb)
  ;; dunno yet
  0)

(define (tasks:client-register mdb pid hostname cmdline)
  (sqlite3:execute