Align UR startup flow and Signal/XMPP client runtime wiring

core/clients/xmpp.py

@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ class XMPPComponent(ComponentXMPP):
         self.log.warning("XMPP disconnected, attempting to reconnect...")
         self.connect()
 
-    def session_start(self, *args):
-        self.log.info(f"Session started: {args}")
-
     async def request_upload_slot(self, recipient, filename, content_type, size):
         """
         Requests an upload slot from XMPP for HTTP File Upload (XEP-0363).
@@ -647,5 +644,8 @@ class XMPPClient(ClientBase):
     def start(self):
         self.log.info("XMPP client starting...")
 
+        # ensure slixmpp uses the same asyncio loop as the router
+        self.client.loop = self.loop
+
         self.client.connect()
         #self.client.process()