1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mpm/python/usrp_mpm/mpmutils.py b/mpm/python/usrp_mpm/mpmutils.py
index 539cd8de4..151713988 100644
--- a/mpm/python/usrp_mpm/mpmutils.py
+++ b/mpm/python/usrp_mpm/mpmutils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Miscellaneous utilities for MPM
 """
 
 import time
-import sys
 
 def poll_with_timeout(state_check, timeout_ms, interval_ms):
     """
@@ -150,3 +149,17 @@ def str2bool(value):
     except AttributeError:
         return bool(value)
 
+
+def async_exec(parent, method_name, *args):
+    """Execute method_name asynchronously.
+    Requires the parent class to have this feature enabled.
+    """
+    async_name = 'async__' + method_name
+    await_name = 'await__' + method_name
+    # Spawn async
+    getattr(parent, async_name)(*args)
+    awaitable_method = getattr(parent, await_name)
+    # await
+    while not awaitable_method():
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+