* was run [asynchronously][Call.enqueue] or [synchronously][Call.execute]. Asynchronous calls
   * become idle after the [onResponse][Callback.onResponse] or [onFailure][Callback.onFailure]
   * callback has returned. Synchronous calls become idle once [execute()][Call.execute] returns.
   * This means that if you are doing synchronous calls the network layer will not truly be idle

!!! tip
    If you want to call `async` functions in your tests apart from sending requests to your FastAPI application (e.g. asynchronous database functions), have a look at the [Async Tests](../advanced/async-tests.md){.internal-link target=_blank} in the advanced tutorial.

## Separating tests

## ASGI Servers

Let's go a little deeper into the details.

FastAPI uses a standard for building Python web frameworks and servers called <abbr title="Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface">ASGI</abbr>. FastAPI is an ASGI web framework.