handler still not working...

testapp/src/main/java/org/mpisws/testapp/simulator/SimulationServerBT.java

@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ public class SimulationServerBT {
         }).start();
     }
     private void processData() {
-        Looper.prepare();
-        Handler handler = new Handler();
+        final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         // Create all topics you'll ever have to create
         List<Pair<Identifier, Identifier>> topicsToCreate = new ArrayList<>();
         for (int i=0; i < nonces.size(); i++) {
@@ -109,13 +108,17 @@ public class SimulationServerBT {
 
         // Every "epoch" or so try to post link messages to the prior "epoch" ss for each "device"
         // Let's try and post to the prior 3 epochs
-        for (int loop = 1; loop <= NUM_SIMULATED_EPOCHS; loop++) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "Handler loop " + loop);
-            handler.postDelayed(() -> {
-                Log.d(TAG, "Handler loop!");
+        handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                new Thread(() -> {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Runnable!");
                     int lowEpoch = currentEpoch > 3 ? currentEpoch - 3 : 0;
                     List<Identifier> sses = sharedSecrets.subList(lowEpoch * NUM_SIMULATED_DEVICES, currentEpoch * NUM_SIMULATED_DEVICES);
-                List<String> topicHandles = ESClient.getInstance().getTopicHandles(sses);
+                    List<Identifier> eids = new ArrayList<>();
+                    for (Identifier ss : sses) {
+                        eids.add(Coder.convertSharedSecretToID(ss));
+                    }
+                    List<String> topicHandles = ESClient.getInstance().getTopicHandles(eids);
 
                     List<ESMessage> msgsToSend = new ArrayList<>();
                     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_SIMULATED_DEVICES; i++) {
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ public class SimulationServerBT {
                                     .addNewNonce(nonces.get((lowEpoch * NUM_SIMULATED_DEVICES) + newIndex).toString())
                                     .build();
                             msgsToSend.add(new ESMessage(epochLinkMessage.toSendMessageText(sses.get(oldIndex).getBytes()),
-                                Coder.convertSharedSecretToID(sharedSecrets.get(i)).toString(),
+                                    eids.get(oldIndex).toString(),
                                     topicHandles.get(oldIndex),
                                     true, null, true, -1));
                         }
@@ -139,7 +142,9 @@ public class SimulationServerBT {
                     currentEpoch++;
                     // heh hack
                     if (currentEpoch == NUM_SIMULATED_EPOCHS) currentEpoch--;
-            }, loop*CHANGE_EPOCH_TIME);
+                    handler.postDelayed(this, CHANGE_EPOCH_TIME);
+                }).start();
             }
+        }, CHANGE_EPOCH_TIME);
     }
 }