old_contents: import logsupport
  from logsupport import ConsoleWarning
  
  HelperThreads = {}
  
  class ThreadItem(object):
  	def __init__(self, name, start, restart):
  		self.name = name
  		self.StartThread = start
  		self.RestartThread = restart
  		self.Thread = None
  
  def CheckThreads():
  	for T in HelperThreads.values():
  		if not T.Thread.is_alive():
  			logsupport.Logs.Log("Thread for: "+T.name+" died; restarting",severity=ConsoleWarning)
  			T.RestartThread()
  
  def StartThreads():
  	for T in HelperThreads.values():
  		T.StartThread()
  		logsupport.Logs.Log("Starting helper thread for: ", T.name)
  
  
  
new_contents: import logsupport
  from logsupport import ConsoleWarning
  
  HelperThreads = {}
  
  class ThreadItem(object):
  	def __init__(self, name, start, restart):
  		self.name = name
  		self.StartThread = start
  		self.RestartThread = restart
  		self.Thread = None
  
  	def StopThread(self):
  		self.Thread.stop()
  
  def CheckThreads():
  	for T in HelperThreads.values():
  		if not T.Thread.is_alive():
  			logsupport.Logs.Log("Thread for: "+T.name+" died; restarting",severity=ConsoleWarning)
  			T.Thread = T.RestartThread(T)
  
  def StartThreads():
  	for T in HelperThreads.values():
  		logsupport.Logs.Log("Starting helper thread for: ", T.name)
  		T.Thread = T.StartThread()
  
  
  
  
  
subject: Add a stop thread - may be needed for loss of heartbeat case