/*
 * Copyright (C) 2012, Katy Hilgenberg.
 * Special acknowledgments to: Knowledge & Data Engineering Group, University of Kassel (http://www.kde.cs.uni-kassel.de).
 * Contact: sdcf@cs.uni-kassel.de
 *
 * This file is part of the SDCFramework (Sensor Data Collection Framework) project.
 *
 * The SDCFramework is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * The SDCFramework is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with the SDCFramework.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package de.unikassel.android.sdcframework.devices.tests;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

import android.os.Looper;

/**
 * A Looper thread base class to test handlers without activities
 * 
 * @author Katy Hilgenberg
 * 
 */
public abstract class LooperThreadForTest extends Thread
{
  /**
   * Termination flag
   */
  public final AtomicBoolean hasPreparationDone = new AtomicBoolean( false );
  
  /*
   * (non-Javadoc)
   * 
   * @see java.lang.Thread#run()
   */
  @Override
  public void run()
  {
    try
    {
      Looper.prepare();
      
      doPrepareTest();
      
      hasPreparationDone.set( true );
      Looper.loop();
    }
    catch ( Exception e )
    {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  
  @Override
  public void interrupt()
  {
    Looper.myLooper().quit();
    super.interrupt();
  }
  
  /**
   * Test PREPARATION
   */
  public abstract void doPrepareTest();
}