Why is java.lang.Thread in the Google App Engine whitelist?

google-app-engine, java

Solution

Thread is partially supported. For example, you can do

   Thread.sleep(1000);

However, App Engine doesn't allow you to create new thread in anyway. I guess it makes sense for the class to show up in whitelist.

Problem

Why is `java.lang.Thread` in the Google App Engine whitelist when it is not supported?

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