uploader_thread=Thread(target=dmaap_uploader)
uploader_thread.start()
-if os.environ['GENERIC_TOPICS_UPLOAD_BASEURL'] is not None:
+if 'GENERIC_TOPICS_UPLOAD_BASEURL' in os.environ:
print("GENERIC_TOPICS_UPLOAD_BASEURL:"+os.environ['GENERIC_TOPICS_UPLOAD_BASEURL'])
generic_topics_upload_baseurl=os.environ['GENERIC_TOPICS_UPLOAD_BASEURL']
if generic_topics_upload_baseurl and generic_uploader_thread is None: