[BUG] [3007] Problem running salt function in Jinja template: Cannot run the event loop while another loop is running

[morph027]

Description Having a jinja block with a salt function inside a pillar, the error appears and pillar won't get rendered.

Setup

{%- set something = salt['http.query']('http://example.com', raise_error=False, verify_ssl=False, status=True, timeout=5) %}
{%- if something.status == 200 %}
something: True
{%- endif %}

throws:

Problem running salt function in Jinja template: Cannot run the event loop while another loop is running

Steps to Reproduce the behavior

Create a pillar with salt function.

Expected behavior

Pillar gets rendered.

Versions Report

salt --versions-report

(Provided by running salt --versions-report. Please also mention any differences in master/minion versions.)

Salt Version:
          Salt: 3007.1

Python Version:
        Python: 3.10.14 (main, Apr  3 2024, 21:33:04) [GCC 11.2.0]

Dependency Versions:
          cffi: 1.16.0
      cherrypy: unknown
      dateutil: 2.8.2
     docker-py: Not Installed
         gitdb: Not Installed
     gitpython: Not Installed
        Jinja2: 3.1.4
       libgit2: Not Installed
  looseversion: 1.3.0
      M2Crypto: Not Installed
          Mako: Not Installed
       msgpack: 1.0.7
  msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  mysql-python: Not Installed
     packaging: 23.1
     pycparser: 2.21
      pycrypto: Not Installed
  pycryptodome: 3.19.1
        pygit2: Not Installed
  python-gnupg: 0.5.2
        PyYAML: 6.0.1
         PyZMQ: 25.1.2
        relenv: 0.16.0
         smmap: Not Installed
       timelib: 0.3.0
       Tornado: 6.3.3
           ZMQ: 4.3.4

Salt Package Information:
  Package Type: onedir

System Versions:
          dist: ubuntu 24.04 noble
        locale: utf-8
       machine: aarch64
       release: 6.8.0-31-generic
        system: Linux
       version: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

Additional context

Looks like #66330 solves the issue

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[ITJamie]

thanks @morph027. I hadn't realized that the normal pillar was also affected. this made it easier to write a test case for @krombel's open PR.