/** Stop timer thread */
public static synchronized void stop() {
if (houseKeeper != null && houseKeeper.houseKeeperThread.running) {
houseKeeper.houseKeeperThread.running = false;
houseKeeper.deleteObservers();
houseKeeper.houseKeeperThread.interrupt();
try {
houseKeeper.houseKeeperThread.join();
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
houseKeeper.houseKeeperThread = null;
houseKeeper = null;
}
}
/** Checks the timer thread is running and attempts to start it if it isn't */
private void checkTimerThread() {
if (houseKeeperThread == null || !houseKeeperThread.running || !houseKeeperThread.isAlive()) {
houseKeeperThread = new HouseKeeperTimer();
houseKeeperThread.start();
}
}
