static class ReliableSingleThread implements Runnable {
  O runnable;
  S name = "Single Thread";
  bool cancelBeforeTrigger; // always cancel running thread and wait for it to end before starting new operation
  F0<AutoCloseable> enter; // optional ownership marker, e.g. for DynModules
  int cancelTimeOut = 10000;
  
  bool trigger;
  Thread thread;
  WeakReference<Thread> threadBeingCancelled;
  
  *(O *runnable) {}
  
  void trigger() { go(); }
  synchronized void go() {
    if (cancelBeforeTrigger) cancel();
    trigger = true;
    if (!running()) {
      temp callF(enter);
      thread = startThread(name, r {
        temp callF(enter);
        _run();
      });
    }
  }
  public void run() { go(); }
  void get() { go(); } // so you can use the ! syntax
  
  synchronized bool running() { ret thread != null; }
  
  // use only if this is the last time you trigger this
  void triggerAndWait() {
    trigger();
    waitUntilDone();
  }
  
  void waitUntilDone {
    while (running()) sleep(1);
  }
  
  void _run() ctex {
    while licensed {
      Thread oldThread;
      synchronized(this) {
        if (!trigger) {
          thread = null;
          break;
        }
        
        oldThread = getWeakRef(threadBeingCancelled);
        trigger = false;
      }
      
      if (oldThread != null && oldThread != currentThread())
        oldThread.join(cancelTimeOut);
        
      pcallF(runnable);
    }
  }
  
  synchronized void cancel() {
    if (thread == null) ret;
    threadBeingCancelled = new WeakReference(thread);
    cancelAndInterruptThread(thread);
    thread = null;
  }
  
  void cancelAndTrigger() {
    cancel();
    trigger();
  }
  
  synchronized bool triggered() { ret trigger; }
  
  void cleanMeUp { cancel(); }
  
  selfType cancelBeforeTrigger() {
    cancelBeforeTrigger = true;
    this;
  }
}