--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/blender/asyncio_thread.py	Sun May 18 20:08:35 2025 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import asyncio
+from threading import Thread
+from typing import Coroutine
+
+
+def startLoopInThread(task: Coroutine) -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop:
+
+    def start_background_loop(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        loop.run_forever()
+
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    t = Thread(target=start_background_loop, args=(loop,), daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(task, loop)
+    return loop