/// <summary>
/// Spawns a new thread which listens for asynchronous messages from the remote q host.
/// If a listener thread already exists, nothing happens.
/// </summary>
public virtual void StartListener()
{
lock (this)
{
if (listener == null)
{
listener = new QListener(this);
listenerThread = new Thread(listener.Run);
listenerThread.Start();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Indicates that a listener thread should stop. The listener thread is stopped after receiving next message from the
/// remote q host.
/// If a listener doesn't exists, nothing happens.
/// </summary>
public virtual void StopListener()
{
lock (this)
{
if (_listener == null)
{
return;
}
_listener.Running = false;
_listenerThread.Join(500);
_listener = null;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Spawns a new thread which listens for asynchronous messages from the remote q host.
/// If a listener thread already exists, nothing happens.
/// </summary>
public virtual void StartListener()
{
lock (this)
{
if (_listener != null)
{
return;
}
_listener = new QListener(this);
_listenerThread = new Thread(_listener.Run);
_listenerThread.Start();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Indicates that a listener thread should stop. The listener thread is stopped after receiving next message from the remote q host.
/// If a listener doesn't exists, nothing happens.
/// </summary>
public virtual void StopListener()
{
lock (this)
{
if (listener != null)
{
listener.Running = false;
listenerThread.Join(500);
listener = null;
}
}
}