Revert importlib.metadata entry_points usage for Python 3.8/3.9

Reverts changes from #56 that broke compatibility with Python 3.8/3.9
due to different entry_points() API behavior.

Author: krisctl

matlab_proxy/app.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import pkgutil
 import secrets
 import sys
-from importlib import resources
 
 import aiohttp
 from aiohttp import client_exceptions, web
@@ -498,6 +497,8 @@ def make_static_route_table(app):
     Returns:
         Dict: Containing information about the static files and header information.
     """
+    import importlib_resources as resources
+
     from matlab_proxy import gui
     from matlab_proxy.gui import static
     from matlab_proxy.gui.static import css, js, media

matlab_proxy/util/mwi/validators.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import math
 import os
 import socket
-from importlib import metadata
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
@@ -215,6 +214,8 @@ def __get_configs():
         Dict: Contains all the values present in 'matlab_web_desktop_configs' entry_point from all the packages
         installed in the current environment.
     """
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata
+
     matlab_proxy_eps = metadata.entry_points(group=matlab_proxy.get_entrypoint_name())
     configs = {}
     for entry_point in matlab_proxy_eps:

pyproject.toml

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "psutil",
     "watchdog",
     "requests",
+    "importlib-metadata",
+    "importlib-resources",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]

tests/unit/proxy-manager/lib/test_api.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 import pytest
 
 from matlab_proxy_manager.lib import api as mpm_api
-from matlab_proxy_manager.utils import exceptions
 from matlab_proxy_manager.storage.server import ServerProcess
+from matlab_proxy_manager.utils import exceptions
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async def test_start_matlab_proxy_without_existing_server(mocker):
     )
     mock_start_subprocess = mocker.patch(
         "matlab_proxy_manager.lib.api._start_subprocess",
-        return_value={1, "url"},
+        return_value=(1, "url"),
     )
     mock_check_readiness = mocker.patch(
         "matlab_proxy_manager.lib.api._check_for_process_readiness", return_value=None
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ async def test_start_matlab_proxy_with_existing_server(mocker, mock_server_proce
     )
     mock_start_subprocess = mocker.patch(
         "matlab_proxy_manager.lib.api._start_subprocess",
-        return_value={1, "url"},
+        return_value=(1, "url"),
     )
 
     parent_id = "test_parent"