Handle async funcs within sync scopes

gradio.egg-info/requires.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ analytics-python
 aiohttp
 fastapi
 ffmpy
+fsspec
 markdown-it-py[linkify,plugins]
 matplotlib
 numpy

gradio/blocks.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import copy
 import getpass
 import inspect
@@ -375,9 +376,7 @@ def __call__(self, *params, fn_index=0):
         processed_input = self.preprocess_data(fn_index, serialized_params, None)
 
         if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(block_fn.fn):
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Cannot call Blocks object as a function if the function is a coroutine"
-            )
+            predictions = utils.synchronize_async(block_fn.fn, *processed_input)
         else:
             predictions = block_fn.fn(*processed_input)
 
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ def launch(
             self.enable_queue = True
         else:
             self.enable_queue = enable_queue or False
-        utils.synchronize_async(self.create_limiter, max_threads)
+        utils.run_coro_in_background(self.create_limiter, max_threads)
         self.config = self.get_config_file()
         self.share = share
         self.encrypt = encrypt

gradio/utils.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import aiohttp
 import analytics
+import fsspec.asyn
 import pkg_resources
 import requests
 
@@ -312,7 +313,36 @@ def component_or_layout_class(cls_name: str) -> Component | BlockContext:
     raise ValueError(f"No such component or layout: {cls_name}")
 
 
-def synchronize_async(func: Callable, *args: object, callback_func: Callable = None):
+def synchronize_async(func: Callable, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Runs async functions in sync scopes.
+
+    Example:
+        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(block_fn.fn):
+            predictions = utils.synchronize_async(block_fn.fn, *processed_input)
+
+    Args:
+        func:
+        *args:
+        **kwargs:
+    """
+    return fsspec.asyn.sync(fsspec.asyn.get_loop(), func, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def run_coro_in_background(func: Callable, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Runs coroutines in background.
+
+    Example:
+        utils.run_coro_in_background(fn, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    Args:
+        func:
+        *args:
+        **kwargs:
+
+    Returns:
+
+    """
     event_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    task = event_loop.create_task(func(*args))
-    task.add_done_callback(callback_func)
+    _ = event_loop.create_task(func(*args, **kwargs))

setup.py

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
         "pydub",
         "requests",
         "uvicorn",
-        "Jinja2"
+        "Jinja2",
+        "fsspec",
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': ['gradio=gradio.reload:run_in_reload_mode']