Android setTimeout, clearTimeout

Timeout.java

main() {
  Object tid = Utils.setTimeout(() -> {
    asyncTask.cancel();  
  }, 3000);
  
  asynTask.onResult(() -> {
    Utils.clearTimeout(tid);  
  })
}

Utils.java

public class Utils {

  public static Object setTimeout(Runnable runnable, long delay) {
      return new TimeoutEvent(runnable, delay);
  }

  public static void clearTimeout(Object timeoutEvent) {
      if (timeoutEvent != null && timeoutEvent instanceof TimeoutEvent) {
          ((TimeoutEvent) timeoutEvent).cancelTimeout();
      }
  }

  private static class TimeoutEvent {
    private static Handler handler = new Handler();
    private volatile Runnable runnable;

    private TimeoutEvent(Runnable task, long delay) {
        runnable = task;
        handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                if (runnable != null) {
                    runnable.run();
                }
            }
        }, delay);
    }

    private void cancelTimeout() {
        runnable = null;
    }
  }
}