some improvements

boswatch/network/netCheck.py

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class NetCheck:
         @param timout: timout for connection check in sec. (1)"""
         self._hostname = hostname
         self._timeout = timeout
+        self._connectionState = False
+        self.checkConn()  # initiate a first check
 
     def checkConn(self):
         """!Check the connection
@@ -38,7 +40,14 @@ class NetCheck:
         try:
             urlopen(self._hostname, timeout=self._timeout)
             logging.debug("%s is reachable", self._hostname)
+            self._connectionState = True
             return True
         except:
             logging.warning("%s is not reachable", self._hostname)
+            self._connectionState = False
             return False
+
+    @property
+    def connectionState(self):
+        """!Property for the last connection state from checkConn()"""
+        return self._connectionState

boswatch/utils/timer.py

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class RepeatedTimer:
             else:
                 logging.warning("timer overdue! interval: %0.3f sec. - runtime: %0.3f sec.", self._interval, runTime)
                 self._overdueCount += 1
+        logging.debug("repeatedTimer thread stopped: %s", self._thread.name)
+
     @property
     def restTime(self):
         """!Property to get remaining time till next call"""

bw_server.py

@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
 from boswatch.utils.timer import RepeatedTimer
 from boswatch.network.netCheck import NetCheck
 net = NetCheck()
-test = RepeatedTimer(10, net.checkConn)
+test = RepeatedTimer(3, net.checkConn)
 test.start()
+time.sleep(10)
+print(net.connectionState)
+test.stop()
 
 try:
     header.logoToLog()