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     (vector #f (vector #f 'overloaded))) ;; the inner vector is what gets returned. nope, don't know why. please refactor!
    (else  
     (let* ((cmd-in            (vector-ref dat 0))
            (cmd               (if (symbol? cmd-in)
				   cmd-in
				   (string->symbol cmd-in)))
            (params            (vector-ref dat 1))
            (server-key        (if (> (vector-length dat) 1)(vector-ref dat 2) #f))
            (start-t           (current-milliseconds))
            (readonly-mode     (dbr:dbstruct-read-only dbstruct))
            (readonly-command  (member cmd api:read-only-queries))
            (writecmd-in-readonly-mode (and readonly-mode (not readonly-command)))
            (res    
             (if writecmd-in-readonly-mode
                 (conc "attempt to run write command "cmd" on a read-only database")
                 (if (not (equal? server-key *server-id*))
                     (vector #f (vector #f 'wrong-server))

                 (case cmd
                   ;;===============================================
                   ;; READ/WRITE QUERIES
                   ;;===============================================

                   ((get-keys-write)                        (db:get-keys dbstruct)) ;; force a dummy "write" query to force server; for debug in -repl
                   

                   ;; TESTMETA
                   ((testmeta-get-record)       (apply db:testmeta-get-record dbstruct params))

                   ;; TASKS 
                   ((find-task-queue-records)   (apply tasks:find-task-queue-records dbstruct params))
		   (else
		    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: bad api call " cmd)
		    (conc "ERROR: BAD api call " cmd))))))
                        (conc "ERROR: BAD api call " cmd)))))))
       
       ;; save all stats
       (let ((delta-t (- (current-milliseconds)
			 start-t)))
	 (hash-table-set! *db-api-call-time* cmd
			  (cons delta-t (hash-table-ref/default *db-api-call-time* cmd '()))))
       (if writecmd-in-readonly-mode
	   (vector #f res)
           (vector #t res)))))))

;; http-server  send-response
;;                 api:process-request
;;                    db:*
;;
;; NB// Runs on the server as part of the server loop
;;
(define (api:process-request dbstruct $) ;; the $ is the request vars proc
  (set! *api-process-request-count* (+ *api-process-request-count* 1))
  (let* ((cmd     ($ 'cmd))
	 (paramsj ($ 'params))
         (key     ($ 'key))
	 (params  (db:string->obj paramsj transport: 'http)) ;; incoming data from the POST (or is it a GET?)
	 (resdat  (api:execute-requests dbstruct (vector cmd params))) ;; process the request, resdat = #( flag result )
	 (resdat  (api:execute-requests dbstruct (vector cmd params key))) ;; process the request, resdat = #( flag result )
	 (success (vector-ref resdat 0))
	 (res     (vector-ref resdat 1))) ;; (vector flag payload), get the payload, ignore the flag (why?)
    (if (not success)
	(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: success flag is #f for " cmd " with params " params))
    (if (> *api-process-request-count* *max-api-process-requests*)
	(set! *max-api-process-requests* *api-process-request-count*))
    (set! *api-process-request-count* (- *api-process-request-count* 1))

;; SERVER
(define *my-client-signature* #f)
(define *transport-type*    'http)             ;; override with [server] transport http|rpc|nmsg
(define *runremote*         #f)                ;; if set up for server communication this will hold <host port>
;; (define *max-cache-size*    0)
(define *logged-in-clients* (make-hash-table))
;; (define *server-id*         #f)
(define *server-id*         #f)
(define *server-info*       #f)  ;; good candidate for easily convert to non-global
(define *time-to-exit*      #f)
(define *server-run*        #t)
(define *run-id*            #f)
(define *server-kind-run*   (make-hash-table))
(define *home-host*         #f)
;; (define *total-non-write-delay* 0)

    (list #f "Login failed due to mismatch paths: " calling-path ", " *toppath*))
   ;; ((not (equal? *run-id* run-id))
   ;;  (list #f "Login failed due to mismatch run-id: " run-id ", " *run-id*))
   ((not (equal? megatest-version calling-version))
    (list #f "Login failed due to mismatch megatest version: " calling-version ", " megatest-version))
   (else
    (hash-table-set! *logged-in-clients* client-signature (current-seconds))
    '(#t "successful login"))))
    '(#t "successful login" (server:mk-signature)))))

(define (db:general-call dbstruct stmtname params)
  (let ((query (let ((q (alist-ref (if (string? stmtname)
				       (string->symbol stmtname)
				       stmtname)
				   db:queries)))
 		 (if q (car q) #f))))

	 (hostname        (get-host-name))
	 (ipaddrstr       (let ((ipstr (if (string=? "-" hostn)
					   ;; (string-intersperse (map number->string (u8vector->list (hostname->ip hostname))) ".")
					   (server:get-best-guess-address hostname)
					   #f)))
			    (if ipstr ipstr hostn))) ;; hostname))) 
	 (start-port      (portlogger:open-run-close portlogger:find-port))
	 (link-tree-path  (common:get-linktree))
	 (link-tree-path  (common:get-linktree))) ;; (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
	 (tmp-area        (common:get-db-tmp-area))
	 (start-file      (conc tmp-area "/.server-start")))
    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "portlogger recommended port: " start-port)
    ;; set some parameters for the server
    (root-path     (if link-tree-path 
		       link-tree-path
		       (current-directory))) ;; WARNING: SECURITY HOLE. FIX ASAP!
    (handle-directory spiffy-directory-listing)
    (handle-exception (lambda (exn chain)
			(signal (make-composite-condition
				 (make-property-condition 

				   (send-response body: "hey there!\n"
						  headers: '((content-type text/plain))))
				  ((equal? (uri-path (request-uri (current-request))) 
					   '(/ "hey"))
				   (send-response body: "hey there!\n"
						  headers: '((content-type text/plain))))
				  (else (continue))))))))
    (with-output-to-file start-file (lambda ()(print (current-process-id))))
    (http-transport:try-start-server ipaddrstr start-port)))

;; This is recursively run by http-transport:run until sucessful
;;
(define (http-transport:try-start-server ipaddrstr portnum)
  (let ((config-hostname (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "hostname"))
	(config-use-proxy (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "client" "use-http_proxy") "yes")))

						(mutex-unlock! *http-mutex*)
					     ;;; (signal (make-composite-condition
					     ;;;          (make-property-condition 'commfail 'message "failed to connect to server")))
					     ;;; "communications failed"
						(db:obj->string #f))
					    (with-input-from-request ;; was dat
					     fullurl 
					     (list (cons 'key "thekey")
					     (list (cons 'key (or *server-id* "thekey"))
						   (cons 'cmd cmd)
						   (cons 'params sparams))
					     read-string))
					  transport: 'http)
                                         0)) ;; added this speculatively
			      ;; Shouldn't this be a call to the managed call-all-connections stuff above?
			      (close-all-connections!)

;; used and to shutdown after sometime if it is not.
;;
(define (http-transport:keep-running) 
  ;; if none running or if > 20 seconds since 
  ;; server last used then start shutdown
  ;; This thread waits for the server to come alive
  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Starting the sync-back, keep alive thread in server")
  (let* ((tmp-area          (common:get-db-tmp-area))
	 (started-file      (conc tmp-area "/.server-started"))
	 (server-start-time (current-seconds))
  (let* ((server-start-time (current-seconds))
	 (server-info (let loop ((start-time (current-seconds))
				 (changed    #t)
				 (last-sdat  "not this"))
                        (let ((sdat #f))
			  (thread-sleep! 0.01)
			  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Waiting for server alive signature")
                          (mutex-lock! *heartbeat-mutex*)

					  sdat)))))))
         (iface       (car server-info))
         (port        (cadr server-info))
         (last-access 0)
	 (server-timeout (server:get-timeout))
	 (server-going  #f)
	 (server-log-file (args:get-arg "-log"))) ;; always set when we are a server

    (with-output-to-file started-file (lambda ()(print (current-process-id))))

    (let loop ((count         0)
	       (server-state 'available)
	       (bad-sync-count 0)
	       (start-time     (current-milliseconds)))
      ;; Use this opportunity to sync the tmp db to megatest.db
      (if (not server-going) ;; *dbstruct-db* 
	  (begin

    (exit)))

;; all routes though here end in exit ...
;;
;; start_server? 
;;
(define (http-transport:launch)
  ;; check that a server start is in progress, pause or exit if so
  (let* ((tmp-area            (common:get-db-tmp-area))
	 (server-start        (conc tmp-area "/.server-start"))
	 (server-started      (conc tmp-area "/.server-started"))
	 (start-time          (common:lazy-modification-time server-start))
	 (started-time        (common:lazy-modification-time server-started))
	 (server-starting     (< start-time started-time)) ;; if start-time is less than started-time then a server is still starting
	 (start-time-old      (> (- (current-seconds) start-time) 5)))
    (if (and (not start-time-old) ;; last server start try was less than five seconds ago
	     (not server-starting))
	(begin
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "NOT starting server, there is either a recently started server or a server in process of starting")
	  (exit))))
  ;; lets not even bother to start if there are already three or more server files ready to go
  (let* ((num-alive   (server:get-num-alive (server:get-list *toppath*))))
    (if (> num-alive 3)
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: Aborting server start because there are already " num-alive " possible servers either running or starting up")
	  (exit))))
  (let* ((th2 (make-thread (lambda ()

    (thread-start! th2)
    (thread-sleep! 0.25) ;; give the server time to settle before starting the keep-running monitor.
    (thread-start! th3)
    (set! *didsomething* #t)
    (thread-join! th2)
    (exit)))

;; (define (http-transport:server-signal-handler signum)
;;   (signal-mask! signum)
;;   (handle-exceptions
;;    exn
;;    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " ... exiting ...")
;;    (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
;; 			     (thread-sleep! 1))
;; 			   "eat response"))
;; 	 (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
;; 			     (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Received ^C, attempting clean exit. Please be patient and wait a few seconds before hitting ^C again.")
;; 			     (thread-sleep! 3) ;; give the flush three seconds to do it's stuff
;; 			     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "       Done.")
;; 			     (exit 4))
;; 			   "exit on ^C timer")))
;;      (thread-start! th2)
;;      (thread-start! th1)
;;      (thread-join! th2))))
(define (http-transport:server-signal-handler signum)
  (signal-mask! signum)
  (handle-exceptions
   exn
   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " ... exiting ...")
   (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
			     (thread-sleep! 1))
			   "eat response"))
	 (th2 (make-thread (lambda ()
			     (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Received ^C, attempting clean exit. Please be patient and wait a few seconds before hitting ^C again.")
			     (thread-sleep! 3) ;; give the flush three seconds to do it's stuff
			     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "       Done.")
			     (exit 4))
			   "exit on ^C timer")))
     (thread-start! th2)
     (thread-start! th1)
     (thread-join! th2))))

;;======================================================================
;; web pages
;;======================================================================

(define (http-transport:main-page)
  (let ((linkpath (root-path)))

			(configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "transport")
			"rpc"))))
	(set! *transport-type* ttype)
	ttype)))
	    
;; Generate a unique signature for this server
(define (server:mk-signature)
  (if *server-id*
      *server-id*
  (message-digest-string (md5-primitive) 
      (let ((sig (message-digest-string (md5-primitive) 
			 (with-output-to-string
			   (lambda ()
			     (write (list (current-directory)
					  (argv)))))))
                                                         (argv))))))))
        (set! *server-id* sig)
        sig)))

;; When using zmq this would send the message back (two step process)
;; with spiffy or rpc this simply returns the return data to be returned
;; 
(define (server:reply return-addr query-sig success/fail result)
  (debug:print-info 11 *default-log-port* "server:reply return-addr=" return-addr ", result=" result)
  ;; (send-message pubsock target send-more: #t)

		 (server-dat (http-transport:client-connect iface port))
		 (login-res  (rmt:login-no-auto-client-setup server-dat)))
	    (if (and (list? login-res)
		     (car login-res))
		(begin
		  ;; (print "LOGIN_OK")
		  (if do-exit (exit 0))
                  (if (> (length login-res) 2) ;; we are expecting ( #t "message" "serversig" )
                      (begin
                        (set! *server-id* (caddr login-res))
                        (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Connected to server " *server-id*))
                      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: connected to server but no server signature provided."))
		  #t)
		(begin
		  ;; (print "LOGIN_FAILED")
		  (if do-exit (exit 1))
		  #f)))))))

;; run ping in separate process, safest way in some cases