fix: handle Python 3.12+ get_event_loop RuntimeError in VirtualKernelContext (#1156)

* fix: handle Python 3.12+ asyncio.get_event_loop RuntimeError in VirtualKernelContext

On Python 3.12+, asyncio.run() calls set_event_loop(None) in cleanup, which puts
the policy into a state where a subsequent asyncio.get_event_loop() raises
RuntimeError instead of implicitly creating a new loop.

The VirtualKernelContext.event_loop field used asyncio.get_event_loop as its
default_factory, so any test running after a test that used asyncio.run() (e.g.
starlette_lifespan_test) failed in the autouse kernel_context fixture that
constructs a VirtualKernelContext.

Wrap the factory to create and set a new loop when get_event_loop() raises.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* ci: cap unit-test job at 15min and add pytest --session-timeout + -v

Windows unit-test jobs were hanging for hours after pytest finished
successfully — the shell step never received "process completed" because
a lingering thread/process kept Python alive. Without a job timeout, the
runner waits the full default (6h).

- timeout-minutes: 15 on the unit-test job so a hang fails fast instead
  of sitting for hours.
- --session-timeout=600 makes pytest-timeout abort the whole session and
  dump a stack trace before the job timeout fires, so we see what hung.
- -v prints test names as they run, so the last test before a hang is
  visible in the log.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: force-exit pytest on Windows CI to bypass thread cleanup hang

On Windows CI the Python process hangs for hours after pytest prints
its passing summary, because non-daemon threads from ipykernel/websockets
keep the interpreter alive. Force-exit in pytest_sessionfinish so the
shell step completes with pytest's exit code.

Gated on CI=true so local runs still cleanup normally.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: loosen cancellation-latency assertion in lifecycle test

The 0.001s bound was too tight for CI runners — observed delta of
0.0016s on mac 3.8 CI. 0.05s still clearly distinguishes "cancelled
immediately" from "waited out the ~0.05s remaining cull window".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* ci: bump pyupgrade to v3.21.2 for Python 3.14 compatibility

pre-commit.ci runs hooks under Python 3.14 and pyupgrade v3.20.0 crashes
with "TypeError: cannot use a bytes pattern on a string-like object" due
to a CPython 3.14 stdlib change. Fixed in pyupgrade v3.21.1
(asottile/pyupgrade#1040).

v3.21.2 dropped Python 3.9 support, so pin language_version so pre-commit
sets up the hook env with a compatible interpreter.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: maartenbreddels

.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ jobs:
   unit-test:
     needs: [build]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # otherwise Python's inspect cannot find the source code
           mv solara _solara
-          pytest tests/unit --doctest-modules --timeout=60
+          pytest tests/unit --doctest-modules --timeout=60 --session-timeout=600 -v
 
       - name: Run unit tests as if we are running solara 2.0
         env:
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # otherwise Python's inspect cannot find the source code
           mv solara _solara
-          pytest tests/unit --doctest-modules --timeout=60
+          pytest tests/unit --doctest-modules --timeout=60 --session-timeout=600 -v
 
       - name: upload test artifacts
         if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || steps.prepare.outputs.LOCKS_EXIST == 'false'

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ repos:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
         exclude: .bumpversion.cfg
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.20.0
+    rev: v3.21.2
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
         args: [--py36-plus]
+        language_version: python3.12
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
     rev: v2.4.1
     hooks:

solara/server/kernel_context.py

@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ class PageStatus(enum.Enum):
     CLOSED = "closed"
 
 
+def _get_or_create_event_loop() -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop:
+    # On Python 3.12+, asyncio.get_event_loop() raises RuntimeError when called
+    # from the main thread after asyncio.run() has cleaned up the loop.
+    try:
+        return asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        return loop
+
+
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class VirtualKernelContext:
     id: str
@@ -82,7 +93,7 @@ class VirtualKernelContext:
     closed_event: threading.Event = dataclasses.field(default_factory=threading.Event)
     _on_close_callbacks: List[Callable[[], None]] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=list)
     lock: threading.RLock = dataclasses.field(default_factory=threading.RLock)
-    event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = dataclasses.field(default_factory=asyncio.get_event_loop)
+    event_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = dataclasses.field(default_factory=_get_or_create_event_loop)
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         with self:

tests/unit/conftest.py

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
 import pytest
 
 import solara.server.app
@@ -6,6 +9,14 @@
 from solara.server.kernel_context import VirtualKernelContext
 
 
+def pytest_sessionfinish(session, exitstatus):
+    # On Windows CI, lingering non-daemon threads (from websockets/ipykernel)
+    # keep the Python process alive for hours after pytest has reported all
+    # tests passed. Force-exit with the correct status so the job completes.
+    if sys.platform == "win32" and os.environ.get("CI"):
+        os._exit(exitstatus)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def kernel_context():
     kernel_shared = kernel.Kernel()

tests/unit/lifecycle_test.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async def test_kernel_lifecycle_double_disconnect(short_cull_timeout):
     # but the first disconnect should not have closed the kernel context yet
     with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
         await cull_task1
-    assert (time.time() - t_disconnect_page_2) < 0.001, "should be cancelled really quickly"
+    assert (time.time() - t_disconnect_page_2) < 0.05, "should be cancelled really quickly"
 
     assert not context.closed_event.is_set()
     await cull_task2