- * this is the main function that derived classes must implement. it does the actual work that
- * the thread is intended to perform. note that the derived version must not do anything to
- * cause the thread to be ripped out while performActivity is still being invoked. the return
- * value should be true if the thread can continue executing. this is meaningless for single
- * shot threads executed via runOnce, but matters for the periodic threads started with
- * runPeriodic.
+ * this is the main function that derived classes must implement. it does the actual work that the thread is intended to perform. note
+ * that the derived version must not do anything to cause the thread to be ripped out while performActivity is still being invoked. the
+ * return value should be true if the thread can continue executing. this is meaningless for single shot threads executed via runOnce, but
+ * matters for the periodic threads started with runPeriodic.