try {
            //checking online status
            boolean online = twitchClient.getStreamEndpoint().isLive(channelEndpoint.getChannel());
            System.out.println(counter+" "+channelTwitch.getName() + " is online: " + online);

            //comparing it to the status in loop before and sending a message if status changed
            if (online && !before) {
                for (TextChannel channel : announcements)
                    channel.sendMessage("@everyone " + channelTwitch.getName() + " is online playing "+channelTwitch.getGame() + "! \n" + channelTwitch.getUrl()).queue();
            }
            if (!online && before) {
                for (TextChannel channel : announcements)
                    channel.sendMessage(channelTwitch.getName() + " went offline :(").queue();
            }

            //saving current status for comparison in next loop
            before = online;

            //wait
            Thread.sleep(45 * 1000);

            //restart
            run();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        //...
        }