import threading
import time
from src.main import app

def run_app():
    app.run(host="127.0.0.1", port=5000, debug=False, use_reloader=False)

def start_flask_in_thread():
    thread = threading.Thread(target=run_app)
    thread.daemon = True
    thread.start()
    # Wait a bit for the server to start
    time.sleep(2)
    return thread