Add callable stop flag to EventListener class

[jsiegle]

• Merge changes from add callable stop flag to event listener #48
• Increment version to 1.0.1

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR adds a callable stop() method to the EventListener class, allowing programmatic stopping of the event listener from another thread instead of relying solely on ctrl-C. The version is incremented to 1.0.1.

• Added a running flag to control the event listener loop
• Implemented a stop() method to set the flag to False
• Enhanced error handling with a generic exception catch block

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
src/open_ephys/streaming/event_listener.py	Added running flag, stop() method, and improved exception handling
src/open_ephys/streaming/README.md	Updated documentation to mention the new stop() method
src/open_ephys/init.py	Incremented version from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1

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[Copilot]

Lines 143-144 are incorrectly indented and will execute on every loop iteration instead of only when the loop exits. These lines should be dedented to align with the while statement so they execute after the loop completes.

Suggested change

	print("EventListener stopped.")
	print("")
	print("EventListener stopped.")
	print("")

[Copilot]

The generic exception handler catches and prints errors but doesn't break the loop or stop execution. This could mask critical errors and cause the listener to continue running in an invalid state. Consider whether certain exceptions should stop the listener or if the exception should be re-raised after logging.

Suggested change

	print(f"Error: {e}")
	print(f"Error: {e}")
	raise

[Copilot]

The running flag should be thread-safe since the documentation indicates stop() will be called from another thread. Consider using threading.Event or marking this as an atomic operation with appropriate synchronization to prevent race conditions.