Index: sources/MainTimer.cpp
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diff -u -rc9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263 -r1da89b0452b8ef9448847618e75c118f3f58bd0c
--- sources/MainTimer.cpp	(.../MainTimer.cpp)	(revision c9f8f8cf3c6c37fc6460d8675c62c9442c4d4263)
+++ sources/MainTimer.cpp	(.../MainTimer.cpp)	(revision 1da89b0452b8ef9448847618e75c118f3f58bd0c)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 //Project
 #include "Logger.h"
-//#include "FileHandler.h"
+#include "ApplicationController.h"
 
 /*!
  * \brief MainTimer::MainTimer
@@ -42,15 +42,24 @@
     if (gFakeInterval) {
         startTimer(gFakeInterval);
     }
-    // disabled coco end
-    else {
-        startTimer(_interval);
-    }
+
+    initConnections();
     LOG_DEBUG(tr("%1 Initialized").arg(metaObject()->className()));
     return true;
 }
 
 /*!
+ * \brief   ApplicationController::initConnections
+ * \details Initializes the required signal/slot connection between this class and other objects
+ *          to be able to communicate.
+ */
+void MainTimer::initConnections()
+{
+    connect(&_ApplicationController , SIGNAL(didKeepAliveBegin()),
+            this                    ,   SLOT( onKeepAliveBegin()));
+}
+
+/*!
  * \brief   MainTimer::quit
  * \details Does nothing for now
  */
@@ -107,6 +116,18 @@
 }
 
 /*!
+ * \brief   MainTimer::onKeepAliveBegin
+ * \details the handler for the signal didKeepAliveBegin
+ *          comming from ApplicationController
+ */
+void MainTimer::onKeepAliveBegin()
+{
+    if ( ! gFakeInterval ) {
+        startTimer(_interval);
+    }
+}
+
+/*!
  * \brief MainTimer::timerEvent
  * \details This event handler has been re-implemented in here
  *          to receive timer events for the object
@@ -116,7 +137,7 @@
 void MainTimer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *)
 {
 #ifndef DISABLE_KEEP_ALIVE
-    emit didTimeout();
+    ////POST////    emit didTimeout();
 #endif
     // I'm not sure how often we need to check for this.
     // if it needs to be checked each second pass true