From 1bb4c1bd80c3849312fffac9d5414cb0f8ed9311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lara Dzivdzanovic <dzivdzanoviclara@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 17:56:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add start() method #4833

---
 Net/include/Poco/Net/SocketReactor.h | 3 +++
 Net/src/SocketReactor.cpp            | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/SocketReactor.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/SocketReactor.h
index cd14d9615..57aa51b91 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/SocketReactor.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/SocketReactor.h
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ public:
 		/// until stop() is called (in a separate thread).
 		/// Can be overriden by inheriting classes.
 
+	void start();
+		/// Starts the SocketReactor.
+
 	void stop();
 		/// Stops the SocketReactor.
 		///
diff --git a/Net/src/SocketReactor.cpp b/Net/src/SocketReactor.cpp
index 41e9250ea..0aebd5bb3 100644
--- a/Net/src/SocketReactor.cpp
+++ b/Net/src/SocketReactor.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ void SocketReactor::sleep()
 }
 
 
+void SocketReactor::start()
+{
+	_stop.exchange(false);
+}
+
+
 void SocketReactor::stop()
 {
 	if (_stop.exchange(true)) return;