From 329d682f4c10ae44e84c9832fe57ce65425411a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan TeBlunthuis <nathanteblunthuis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 09:10:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix asyncio bug.

---
 src/wikiq/__init__.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wikiq/__init__.py b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
index 7b763c9..fde3bd9 100755
--- a/src/wikiq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ class PersistMethod:
 
 
 async def diff_async(differ, last_text, text):
-    async def _diff():
-        return differ.inline_json_diff(last_text, text)
     try:
-        result = await asyncio.wait_for(_diff(), DIFF_TIMEOUT)
+        result =  await asyncio.wait_for(
+            asyncio.to_thread(differ.inline_json_diff, last_text, text),
+            timeout=DIFF_TIMEOUT
+        )
     except TimeoutError:
         print(f"WARNING! wikidiff2 timeout for rev: {row_buffer['revid'][i]}. Falling back to default limits.", file=sys.stderr)
         return