From bc2b50a8705deee0ddb02bcd837ee59611fb2165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sergei Firsov <75792801+Wayfarer545@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 12:11:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(worker): use selector event loop for ZeroMQ workers on
 Windows

---
 taskiq/cli/worker/run.py                   |  15 ++-
 tests/cli/worker/test_worker_event_loop.py | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/cli/worker/test_worker_event_loop.py

diff --git a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
index 1443163d..397e2cc6 100644
--- a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
+++ b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from taskiq.abc.broker import AsyncBroker
+from taskiq.brokers.zmq_broker import ZeroMQBroker
 from taskiq.cli.utils import import_object, import_tasks
 from taskiq.cli.worker.args import WorkerArgs
 from taskiq.cli.worker.process_manager import ProcessManager
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ def get_receiver_type(args: WorkerArgs) -> type[Receiver]:
     return receiver_type
 
 
-def start_listen(args: WorkerArgs) -> None:
+def start_listen(args: WorkerArgs) -> None:  # noqa: C901, PLR0915
     """
     This function starts actual listening process.
 
@@ -145,6 +146,18 @@ def interrupt_handler(signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
                 "or pass broker factory function that returns an AsyncBroker instance.",
             )
 
+    if (
+        sys.platform == "win32"
+        and isinstance(loop, asyncio.ProactorEventLoop)
+        and isinstance(broker, ZeroMQBroker)
+    ):
+        # Without tornado, pyzmq can't wait for sockets on ProactorEventLoop.
+        # The broker type is known only after the import, so the loop is replaced
+        # here to keep subprocess support on ProactorEventLoop for other brokers.
+        loop.close()
+        loop = asyncio.SelectorEventLoop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+
     broker.is_worker_process = True
     import_tasks(args.modules, args.tasks_pattern, args.fs_discover)
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_event_loop.py b/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_event_loop.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f288a9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_event_loop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+import zmq
+
+from taskiq import InMemoryBroker
+from taskiq.message import TaskiqMessage
+
+ZMQ_APP = """
+from taskiq import ZeroMQBroker
+
+broker = ZeroMQBroker(zmq_sub_host="tcp://127.0.0.1:{port}")
+
+
+@broker.task(task_name="ping")
+async def ping() -> None:
+    print("task executed", flush=True)
+"""
+
+OTHER_BROKER_APP = """
+import asyncio
+
+from taskiq import AsyncBroker
+
+
+class ReportingBroker(AsyncBroker):
+    async def kick(self, message):
+        pass
+
+    async def listen(self):
+        print(type(asyncio.get_running_loop()).__name__, flush=True)
+        return
+        yield
+
+
+broker = ReportingBroker()
+"""
+
+WORKER_RUNNER = """
+from taskiq.cli.worker.args import WorkerArgs
+from taskiq.cli.worker.run import start_listen
+
+start_listen(WorkerArgs(broker="app:broker", modules=[]))
+"""
+
+WORKER_TIMEOUT = 30
+
+
+def test_zmq_worker_executes_published_task(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """
+    A worker with ZeroMQBroker receives and executes tasks.
+
+    The default event loop on Windows can't wait for ZeroMQ sockets.
+    """
+    message = InMemoryBroker().formatter.dumps(
+        TaskiqMessage(
+            task_id="1",
+            task_name="ping",
+            labels={},
+            args=[],
+            kwargs={},
+        ),
+    )
+    with zmq.Context() as context, context.socket(zmq.PUB) as publisher:
+        publisher.setsockopt(zmq.LINGER, 0)
+        port = publisher.bind_to_random_port("tcp://127.0.0.1")
+        (tmp_path / "app.py").write_text(ZMQ_APP.format(port=port))
+        (tmp_path / "run_worker.py").write_text(WORKER_RUNNER)
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            [sys.executable, "run_worker.py"],
+            cwd=tmp_path,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        output: list[str] = []
+
+        def read_output() -> None:
+            assert process.stdout is not None
+            for line in process.stdout:
+                output.append(line)
+
+        reader = threading.Thread(target=read_output, daemon=True)
+        reader.start()
+        try:
+            deadline = time.monotonic() + WORKER_TIMEOUT
+            # A subscriber misses everything published before it connects.
+            while (
+                time.monotonic() < deadline
+                and process.poll() is None
+                and not any("task executed" in line for line in output)
+            ):
+                publisher.send(message.message)
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+        finally:
+            process.kill()
+            process.wait()
+            reader.join()
+
+    assert any("task executed" in line for line in output), "".join(output)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Only Windows has Proactor loop.")
+def test_other_brokers_keep_default_loop_on_windows(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Only ZeroMQBroker replaces the loop, others may need subprocess support."""
+    (tmp_path / "app.py").write_text(OTHER_BROKER_APP)
+    (tmp_path / "run_worker.py").write_text(WORKER_RUNNER)
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "run_worker.py"],
+        cwd=tmp_path,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=WORKER_TIMEOUT,
+        check=False,
+    )
+
+    assert "ProactorEventLoop" in result.stdout, result.stdout + result.stderr