From 7988371ae6fda5eddfdfbb7e2f21dfa82de1ab0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russell Martin <russell@rjm.li>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:37:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Replace `add_background_task()` in Toga automation bootstrap

---
 automation/src/automation/bootstraps/toga.py | 6 ++----
 changes/1977.misc.rst                        | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changes/1977.misc.rst

diff --git a/automation/src/automation/bootstraps/toga.py b/automation/src/automation/bootstraps/toga.py
index af271a234..f11057c94 100644
--- a/automation/src/automation/bootstraps/toga.py
+++ b/automation/src/automation/bootstraps/toga.py
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ def startup(self):
         self.main_window.content = main_box
         self.main_window.show()
 
-        self.add_background_task(self.exit_soon)
-
-    async def exit_soon(self, app: toga.App, **kwargs):
-        """Background task that closes the app after a few seconds."""
+    async def on_running(self):
+        """Close the app after a few seconds."""
         await asyncio.sleep(2)
         print("{EXIT_SUCCESS_NOTIFY}")
         print("{BRIEFCASE_EXIT_SUCCESS_SIGNAL}")
diff --git a/changes/1977.misc.rst b/changes/1977.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc4f1481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/1977.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The deprecated ``add_background_task()`` API was replaced in the Toga automation bootstrap.