/*
 * 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 Unless required by applicable law
 * or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is
 * distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
 * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language
 * governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

package com.andrew.apollo.loaders;

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

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

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

    private static final Handler sHandler;

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

    /* This class is never initiated */
    private AsyncHandler() {
    }

    /**
     * @param r The {@link Runnable} to execute.
     */
    public static void post(final Runnable r) {
        sHandler.post(r);
    }

}
