         port:
             type: 'integer'
             default: 52698,
-    online: false
+    server_is_running: false
 
     activate: (state) ->
         if atom.config.get "remote-atom.launch_at_startup"
-            @startserver()
+            @start_server()
         atom.commands.add 'atom-workspace',
-            "remote-atom:start-server", => @startserver()
+            "remote-atom:start-server", => @start_server()
         atom.commands.add 'atom-workspace',
-            "remote-atom:stop-server", => @stopserver()
+            "remote-atom:stop-server", => @stop_server()
 
     deactivate: ->
-        @stopserver()
+        @stop_server()
 
-    startserver: (quiet = false) ->
+    start_server: (quiet = false) ->
         # stop any existing server
-        if @online
-            @stopserver()
+        if @server_is_running
+            @stop_server()
             status-message.display "Restarting remote atom server", 2000
         else
             if not quiet

        dirname = path.dirname(@tempfile)
        mkdirp.sync(dirname)
        @fd = fs.openSync(@tempfile, 'w')

    parse_chunk: (chunk) ->
        if chunk


        port = atom.config.get "remote-atom.port"
        @server.on 'listening', (e) =>
            @server_is_running = true
            console.log "[ratom] listening on port #{port}"
        @server.on 'error', (e) =>
            if not quiet
