src/com/android/launcher3/util/BgObjectWithLooper.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
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 *
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package com.android.launcher3.util;

import android.os.Looper;

import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;

/**
 * Utility class to define an object which does most of it's processing on a
 * dedicated background thread.
 */
public abstract class BgObjectWithLooper {

    /**
     * Start initialization of the object
     */
    public final void initializeInBackground(String threadName) {
        new Thread(this::runOnThread, threadName).start();
    }

    private void runOnThread() {
        Looper.prepare();
        onInitialized(Looper.myLooper());
        Looper.loop();
    }

    /**
     * Called on the background thread to handle initialization
     */
    @WorkerThread
    protected abstract void onInitialized(Looper looper);
}