if (getInformer() == null) {
try {
MudObject obj = getAttendant().load(getShutDownInformer());
if (obj instanceof Observable) {
informer = (Observable) obj;
informer.addObserver(attendant.getObjectRegistry());
setInformer(informer);
} else {
logger.info("could not use shutdowninformer, was not observable");
}
} catch (Exception e) {