DataService: removing threading, using asyncio loop

Start tasks through asyncio loop instead of a separate thread.
Autmatic tasks are not started in the init function. They can be started elsewhere.

src/pyDataInterface/data_service/data_service.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import inspect
-import threading
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from concurrent.futures import Future
 from itertools import chain
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -31,9 +29,10 @@ class DataService(rpyc.Service):
         # Keep track of the root object. This helps to filter the emission of
         # notifications
         self.__root__: "DataService" = self
+        self.__loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
         # dictionary to keep track of running tasks
-        self.__tasks: dict[str, Future[None]] = {}
+        self.__tasks: dict[str, asyncio.Task[None]] = {}
         self._autostart_tasks: dict[str, tuple[Any]]
         if "_autostart_tasks" not in self.__dict__:
             self._autostart_tasks = {}
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ class DataService(rpyc.Service):
         self._callbacks: set[Callable[[str, Any], None]] = set()
         self._set_start_and_stop_for_async_methods()
 
-        self._start_async_loop_in_thread()
-        self._start_autostart_tasks()
-
         self._register_list_change_callbacks(self, f"{self.__class__.__name__}")
         self._register_DataService_instance_callbacks(
             self, f"{self.__class__.__name__}"
@@ -95,24 +91,7 @@ class DataService(rpyc.Service):
                         f"No start method found for service '{service_name}'"
                     )
 
-    def _start_loop(self) -> None:
+    def _set_start_and_stop_for_async_methods(self) -> None:  # noqa: C901
-        asyncio.set_event_loop(self.__loop)
-        try:
-            self.__loop.run_forever()
-        finally:
-            # cancel all running tasks
-            for task in self.__tasks.values():
-                self.__loop.call_soon_threadsafe(task.cancel)
-            self.__loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self.__loop.stop)
-            self.__thread.join()
-
-    def _start_async_loop_in_thread(self) -> None:
-        # create a new event loop and run it in a separate thread
-        self.__loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-        self.__thread = threading.Thread(target=self._start_loop)
-        self.__thread.start()
-
-    def _set_start_and_stop_for_async_methods(self) -> None:
         # inspect the methods of the class
         for name, method in inspect.getmembers(
             self, predicate=inspect.iscoroutinefunction
@@ -121,17 +100,18 @@ class DataService(rpyc.Service):
             def start_task(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
                 async def task(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
                     try:
-                        await getattr(self, name)(*args, **kwargs)
+                        await method(*args, **kwargs)
                     except asyncio.CancelledError:
                         print(f"Task {name} was cancelled")
 
-                self.__tasks[name] = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                if not self.__tasks.get(name):
-                    task(*args, **kwargs), self.__loop
+                    self.__tasks[name] = self.__loop.create_task(task(*args, **kwargs))
-                )
+                else:
+                    logger.error(f"Task `{name}` is already running!")
 
             def stop_task() -> None:
                 # cancel the task
-                task = self.__tasks.get(name)
+                task = self.__tasks.pop(name)
                 if task is not None:
                     self.__loop.call_soon_threadsafe(task.cancel)