AsyncHandler.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.android.deskclock;

import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.HandlerThread;

/**
 * Helper class for managing the background thread used to perform io operations
 * and handle async broadcasts.
 */
final class AsyncHandler {

    private static final HandlerThread sHandlerThread =
            new HandlerThread("AsyncHandler");
    private static final Handler sHandler;

    static {
        sHandlerThread.start();
        sHandler = new Handler(sHandlerThread.getLooper());
    }

    public static void post(Runnable r) {
        sHandler.post(r);
    }

    private AsyncHandler() {}
}