def _start_repeating_thread(f, interval_secs, is_absolute):
class T(RepeatingTask):
def tick(self):
f()
t = RepeatingTaskThread(T(interval_secs, is_absolute))
t.start()
return t
def create_and_start_task_threads(tasks):
global task_threads
task_threads = []
for task in tasks:
try:
rtthread = RepeatingTaskThread(task)
rtthread.setDaemon(True) # don't let thread block exit
rtthread.start()
task_threads.append(rtthread)
except:
main_logger.fatal("Error starting thread for task %s" %
task.get_name(),
exc_info=True)
return False
return True