From 34f8ac2d8570eb2e7a3e18899c23d3fd53e60b3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 0xbyt4 <35742124+0xbyt4@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 17:16:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: replace blocking time.sleep with await asyncio.sleep in
 WhatsApp connect

time.sleep(1) inside async def connect() blocks the entire event
loop for 1 second. Replaced with await asyncio.sleep(1) to yield
control back to the event loop while waiting for the killed port
process to release.
---
 gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py b/gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py
index 285a89eef..00675f2ae 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ class WhatsAppAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             
             # Kill any orphaned bridge from a previous gateway run
             _kill_port_process(self._bridge_port)
-            import time
-            time.sleep(1)
+            import asyncio
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
             
             # Start the bridge process in its own process group.
             # Route output to a log file so QR codes, errors, and reconnection