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feat(platform): Configurable retries on exchanging refresh token for access token and on verifying said access token
fix(platform): Remove unused authorization_backoff_seconds setting
refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) ro exchange refresh token and verify access token

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fix(platform): Remove unused authorization_backoff_seconds setting
refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) ro exchange refresh token and verify access token
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Pull Request Overview

This PR implements configurable retry logic for authentication operations to improve robustness when exchanging refresh tokens and verifying JWT tokens. The retry mechanism uses exponential backoff with jitter and distinguishes between retryable errors (server/network issues) and non-retryable errors (client errors).

Key changes:

  • Added retry decorators to _access_token_from_refresh_token and verify_and_decode_token functions with configurable parameters
  • Replaced generic timeout setting with specific authentication retry configuration parameters
  • Enhanced error handling and logging for authentication failures

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src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py Replaced request_timeout_seconds and authorization_backoff_seconds with new auth-specific retry configuration parameters
src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py Added retry logic with tenacity decorators, improved error handling, and introduced JWK client caching
src/aignostics/platform/_messages.py Added specific error messages for token refresh and verification failures
tests/aignostics/platform/settings_test.py Updated tests to reflect new authentication configuration parameter names
tests/aignostics/platform/authentication_test.py Added comprehensive test coverage for retry logic scenarios
pyproject.toml Added tenacity dependency for retry functionality

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mock_response.status_code = HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
"Client Error: Unauthorized", response=mock_response
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The test parameter status_code is not being used. The mock response should use the parameterized status_code value instead of hardcoding HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.

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mock_response.status_code = HTTPStatus.UNAUTHORIZED
mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
"Client Error: Unauthorized", response=mock_response
mock_response.status_code = status_code
mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
f"Client Error: {status_code}", response=mock_response

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fix(platform): Remove unused authorization_backoff_seconds setting
refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) ro exchange refresh token and verify access token
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❌ Patch coverage is 88.00000% with 18 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines Patch % Lines
src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py 75.67% 6 Missing and 3 partials ⚠️
src/aignostics/system/_service.py 72.22% 3 Missing and 2 partials ⚠️
src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py 88.88% 4 Missing ⚠️

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PR Review: Retries for Authentication - Refresh Token Exchange and JWT Verification

Summary

This PR adds retry logic to authentication flows and removes an unused setting. The implementation is well-thought-out with comprehensive test coverage (323 new test lines). Overall, this is excellent work with intelligent retry strategies that distinguish between transient and permanent failures.

✅ Strengths

1. Intelligent Retry Logic

  • Correctly distinguishes between retryable and non-retryable errors:
    • 4xx client errors (invalid credentials) → no retry (correct!)
    • 5xx server errors and network issues → retry (correct!)
  • Uses regex pattern ^(?!.*Client Error:).*$ to avoid retrying client errors
  • This prevents wasted retry attempts on permanent failures

2. PyJWKClient Caching

  • Module-level cache (_jwk_client_cache) enables JWK set caching across calls
  • Cache keyed by JWS JSON URL supports multiple environments
  • Excellent performance optimization

3. Comprehensive Test Coverage

  • 323 new test lines with 6 new test classes
  • Tests verify retry behavior, timing, and log messages
  • Tests confirm no retries on 4xx errors (critical!)
  • Mock-based tests are well-structured

4. Proper Error Handling

  • Detailed error messages with context
  • Sentry integration for error tracking
  • Structured logging with correlation

5. Configuration

  • Three new configurable settings with sensible defaults:
    • auth_request_timeout_seconds: 30
    • auth_retry_attempts_max: 3
    • auth_retry_wait_max: 5

🔍 Issues & Concerns

1. Settings Access in Decorator (Potential Bug) ⚠️

Lines 203-210 and 443-449: Settings are accessed at decorator definition time, not at runtime:

@retry(
    stop=stop_after_attempt(settings().auth_retry_attempts_max),  # Called once at import!
    wait=wait_exponential_jitter(initial=1, max=settings().auth_retry_wait_max),
    ...
)
def verify_and_decode_token(token: str) -> dict[str, str]:

Problem:

  • settings() is called when the decorator is applied (module load time)
  • Changes to settings after import won't affect retry behavior
  • In tests, mocking settings() may not work as expected

Impact: Medium - Settings are typically static, but this breaks the principle of lazy configuration and makes testing harder.

Recommendation:

# Option 1: Lambda wrapper (simplest)
@retry(
    stop=lambda retry_state: retry_state.attempt_number >= settings().auth_retry_attempts_max,
    wait=lambda retry_state: min(2 ** retry_state.attempt_number, settings().auth_retry_wait_max),
    ...
)

# Option 2: Factory function (cleaner)
def _create_auth_retry():
    return retry(
        stop=stop_after_attempt(settings().auth_retry_attempts_max),
        ...
    )

@_create_auth_retry()
def verify_and_decode_token(...):

2. Retry Predicate for Token Verification 🤔

Line 204-206: The retry predicate unpacks a wrapped exception:

retry=retry_if_exception(
    lambda e: isinstance(e, RuntimeError) and isinstance(e.__cause__, jwt.PyJWKClientConnectionError)
)

Concerns:

  • Relies on implementation detail (exception wrapping)
  • If line 249 changes exception wrapping, retries break silently
  • Brittle coupling between retry logic and error handling

Recommendation: Consider catching jwt.PyJWKClientConnectionError directly or using a custom exception type for retryable auth errors.

3. Security: Token in Exception Messages 🔐

While the code doesn't directly log tokens, ensure that:

  • str(e) from HTTPError doesn't contain token in URL params
  • Test with real error messages to verify no token leakage
  • Consider sanitizing exception messages before logging

4. Type Annotation Inconsistency

Lines 450 & 478: Return type is str | None, but function should never return None (raises on failure).

Recommendation: Change to -> str (matches behavior).

🎯 Minor Suggestions

1. Magic Numbers in Tests

Tests use hardcoded wait times (time.sleep(1), elapsed_time < 2.0). Consider using settings values or constants.

2. Documentation

The retry behavior is well-documented in docstrings, but consider adding to module-level CLAUDE.md:

  • Retry strategy and configuration
  • When retries trigger
  • How to diagnose retry-related issues

3. Exponential Backoff Jitter

The wait_exponential_jitter is excellent, but document the actual wait times users might see:

  • Initial: 1s
  • Max: 5s (configurable)
  • Jitter prevents thundering herd

4. Dependency Bump

Added tenacity>=9.1.2 - confirm this version requirement is necessary (latest is 9.1.x).

📊 Test Coverage Analysis

New tests cover:

  • ✅ Successful operations without retry
  • ✅ No retry on 4xx errors (critical!)
  • ✅ Retry on 5xx errors
  • ✅ Retry on network errors
  • ✅ Success after retries
  • ✅ Exhaust retry attempts
  • ✅ Verify call counts
  • ✅ Verify log messages

Excellent coverage! The tests validate both positive and negative cases.

🔒 Security Assessment

  • ✅ No credentials in code
  • ✅ Sentry exception tracking
  • ✅ Proper use of SecretStr
  • ⚠️ Verify exception messages don't leak tokens

🚀 Performance Considerations

  • ✅ PyJWKClient caching reduces network calls
  • ✅ Exponential backoff prevents server overload
  • ✅ Jitter prevents thundering herd
  • ✅ Configurable timeouts and retry limits

📝 Code Quality

  • ✅ Follows SDK conventions
  • ✅ Proper type hints (with minor inconsistency noted)
  • ✅ Structured logging
  • ✅ Good separation of concerns
  • ✅ Clear, descriptive naming

🎬 Recommendation

Approve with minor fixes - The implementation is solid with excellent test coverage. The main concern is the settings access in decorators, which should be addressed before merge.

Action Items:

  1. [Required] Fix settings access in retry decorators (see Issue chore(deps): Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4.6.1 to 4.6.2 #1)
  2. [Recommended] Change return type to -> str (see Issue Dependency Dashboard #4)
  3. [Optional] Improve retry predicate robustness (see Issue chore(deps): update actions/upload-artifact action to v4.6.2 #2)
  4. [Optional] Add retry documentation to CLAUDE.md

Great work on this PR! The retry logic is well-designed and the tests give high confidence. 🎉

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PR Review: Retries for authentication

This PR adds intelligent retry logic to authentication operations. Overall well-implemented with excellent test coverage.

Strengths

  • Comprehensive test suite covering success cases, client errors, server errors, and connection errors
  • Smart retry strategy with exponential backoff and jitter
  • JWK client caching optimization
  • Clean code organization

Critical Issue: Incorrect Retry Logic

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:478

The retry logic uses regex matching on exception messages but requests.exceptions.HTTPError does not include Client Error by default. This means ALL HTTP errors including 4xx will be retried not just 5xx.

The test at line 722 manually injects Client Error which masks this bug in production.

Recommendation: Check HTTP status code instead of exception message using a custom predicate function that inspects exception.response.status_code.

Other Recommendations

  1. Security: Sanitize error messages before logging to avoid leaking refresh tokens line 513
  2. Tests: Properly mock HTTPError response objects with status_code attribute
  3. Tests: Add integration test verifying retry settings are respected
  4. Type annotations: Use dict str Any instead of dict str str for JWT claims

Performance

  • JWK client caching is excellent
  • Max retry time approx 10-15 seconds with current settings - consider documenting

Conclusion

Approve with request to fix the retry logic bug. Great work on comprehensive testing and code quality

RuntimeError: If token exchange fails. Message indicates if "Client Error".
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retryer = Retrying( # We are not using annotations as settings can change at runtime
retry=retry_if_exception_message(match=r"^(?!.*Client Error:).*$"),
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Critical Bug: This regex pattern won't work as intended. requests.exceptions.HTTPError doesn't include "Client Error:" in its string representation by default.

This means all HTTP errors (including 4xx client errors) will be retried, not just 5xx server errors.

Suggested fix:

def _should_retry_token_refresh(exception: BaseException) -> bool:
    """Only retry on server errors (5xx) and network errors, not client errors (4xx)."""
    if isinstance(exception, requests.exceptions.HTTPError):
        if exception.response is not None:
            # Don't retry client errors (4xx) - they won't succeed on retry
            return exception.response.status_code >= 500
    # Retry connection/timeout errors
    return isinstance(exception, (
        requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
        requests.exceptions.Timeout,
    ))

retryer = Retrying(
    retry=retry_if_exception(_should_retry_token_refresh),
    ...
)

except (HTTPError, requests.exceptions.RequestException) as e:
raise RuntimeError(AUTHENTICATION_FAILED) from e
except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, KeyError) as e:
message = f"{AUTHENTICATION_FAILED_ACCESS_TOKEN_FROM_REFRESH_TOKEN}{e!s}"
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Security concern: The exception string may contain sensitive information from the request (potentially including the refresh token).

Consider sanitizing:

error_msg = str(e)
if isinstance(e, requests.exceptions.HTTPError) and e.response is not None:
    error_msg = f"HTTP {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.reason}"
message = f"{AUTHENTICATION_FAILED_ACCESS_TOKEN_FROM_REFRESH_TOKEN}{error_msg}"

"""
# Create a mock response with 401 Unauthorized (client error)
mock_response = Mock()
mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
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This test inadvertently masks the bug in the production code by manually injecting "Client Error:" into the exception message.

In real scenarios, requests.exceptions.HTTPError raised by raise_for_status() won't contain this string, so the retry logic won't work as expected.

Suggest updating to test with realistic HTTPError objects:

mock_response.status_code = 401
mock_response.reason = "Unauthorized"
mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
    response=mock_response
)

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fix(platform): Remove unused authorization_backoff_seconds setting
refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) ro exchange refresh token and verify access token
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Code Review: PR #167 - Retries for Authentication

Summary

This PR adds configurable retry logic for authentication token operations (refresh token exchange and JWT verification) using the tenacity library. The implementation is solid and follows best practices.

Strengths

  1. Well-Designed Retry Logic - Smart differentiation between retryable (5xx, network errors) and non-retryable (4xx client errors) failures with exponential backoff

  2. Excellent Test Coverage - 323 new test lines covering happy paths, retry behavior, no-retry on 4xx, and timeout scenarios

  3. Performance Optimization - Module-level caching of PyJWKClient instances reduces redundant HTTPS requests to JWKS endpoint

  4. Better Error Messages - Specific error constants and detailed logging with exception context

  5. Clean Refactoring - Removed unused settings, renamed for clarity, consistent naming with auth_retry_* settings

Suggestions for Consideration

  1. JWK Client Cache Thread Safety (line 44) - The module-level cache may have race conditions. Consider using functools.lru_cache

  2. Retry Configuration Validation (lines 202-204) - No validation that auth_retry_attempts_max >= 1. Consider adding Pydantic Field validators

  3. Retry Predicate Complexity (lines 490-497) - The lambda is complex (8 lines). Consider extracting to a named function

  4. Unused Function (lines 461-470) - The _is_not_client_error() function is never called. Either use it or remove it

  5. HTTPStatus Consistency (line 332) - Line 332 uses 200 directly, consider HTTPStatus.OK

Security

Good practices maintained: SecretStr for tokens, Sentry monitoring, no sensitive data in errors, 4xx fail fast

Performance

Positive: JWK caching reduces requests, retry only on transient failures, reasonable backoff (1s-5s)
Neutral: Adds tenacity dependency (~10KB), max retry overhead ~10-15s worst case

Recommendations Priority

  • High: Thread-safe JWK cache
  • Medium: Extract retry predicate function
  • Low: Remove unused function, add settings validation

Approval

This PR is ready to merge. Core implementation is sound, well-tested, and follows repository architecture principles. Great work on comprehensive tests, smart retry strategy, performance optimization, and clear error messages!

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Pull Request Overview

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Pull Request Review: Retries for Authentication

I've reviewed this PR implementing configurable retry logic for authentication operations. Overall, this is a solid improvement to the SDK's robustness, but there are some important issues to address, particularly with failing tests.

Critical Issues

  1. Test Failures - JWK Client Caching Bug (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:242-243)

The tests are failing because the cached function uses url as a cache key. The issue is that timeout and lifespan settings are fetched fresh each time from settings(), which means if settings change, the cache won't be invalidated.

Recommendation: Include timeout and lifespan in the LRU cache key to ensure cache invalidation when configuration changes.

  1. Test Mock Issues (tests/aignostics/platform/authentication_test.py:839+)

The new tests are failing because they're mocking jwt.PyJWKClient directly, but the code now uses the cached _get_jwk_client() function. The mocks need to patch _get_jwk_client instead.

What's Done Well

  • Excellent retry strategy: Distinguishing between 4xx (non-retryable) and 5xx (retryable) errors
  • Comprehensive test coverage: 528 new lines of tests
  • Configurable settings with proper bounds
  • Proper use of tenacity with exponential backoff
  • Security-conscious: Using SecretStr consistently

Recommendations

Before merging:

  1. Fix the _get_jwk_client cache key issue
  2. Update failing tests to mock _get_jwk_client
  3. Run full test suite to ensure 6 failing tests pass
  4. Consider sanitizing exception messages to avoid leaking sensitive data

Nice to have:
5. Refactor _is_not_client_error for better readability
6. Reduce LRU cache size to 8
7. Fix _validate_url docstring

Summary

This PR significantly improves SDK resilience to transient authentication failures. The retry logic is well-designed and follows best practices. Main blocker is test failures from caching implementation.

Estimated effort to fix: 1-2 hours

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src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py:1

  • [nitpick] The conditional logic for handling empty error locations could be clearer. Consider extracting this logic into a helper function or adding a comment explaining when error['loc'] would be empty.
"""Settings of the Python SDK."""

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Pull Request Review: Retries for authentication

Summary

This PR adds configurable retry logic for authentication operations (refresh token exchange and JWT verification) and includes comprehensive test coverage. The implementation is well-structured and follows good practices.

✅ Strengths

1. Excellent Retry Strategy

  • Smart retry conditions (_is_not_client_error): Only retries 5xx and network errors, not 4xx client errors - this prevents wasting resources on invalid credentials
  • Exponential backoff with jitter: Using wait_exponential_jitter prevents thundering herd problems
  • Configurable settings: New settings allow runtime configuration without code changes

2. Security Improvements

  • Error message sanitization (lines 533-536): Prevents leaking sensitive information like refresh tokens in error messages
  • URL validation: New _validate_url function ensures URLs are properly formatted
  • Settings validation: Strong validation on all new auth settings with appropriate bounds

3. Performance Optimization

  • JWK client caching (line 45-65): LRU cache reduces overhead of client creation - excellent addition!
  • Cache is thread-safe: functools.lru_cache is thread-safe by default

4. Outstanding Test Coverage

  • 533 new test lines: Comprehensive test suite covering retry scenarios
  • Edge cases covered: Client errors, server errors, connection errors, cache behavior
  • Timing assertions: Tests verify that 4xx errors fail fast without retries

🔍 Areas for Improvement

1. Settings Cache Issue (Critical)

The settings() function uses a cached singleton, but the JWK client cache uses settings() values at creation time. If settings change at runtime, the JWK client cache will still use old values.

Recommendation: Consider whether this is the intended behavior or if the cache should be cleared when settings change.

2. Type Annotation Inconsistency

The return type of verify_and_decode_token is dict[str, str], but JWT tokens contain various types (int, list, etc.). The exp claim is an integer.

Recommendation: Use dict[str, t.Any] or create a TypedDict for the expected token structure.

3. Potential Race Condition in LRU Cache

The LRU cache is keyed only by URL, but also uses runtime settings values. If settings change between cache hits, the cached client may have stale timeout/lifespan values.

Recommendation: Either include timeout and lifespan in the cache key, document that settings should not change during runtime, or clear the cache when settings change.

4. Hardcoded Retry Parameters

The initial=1 parameter in wait_exponential_jitter is hardcoded. Consider making this configurable for consistency.

5. Dependency Version

Consider pinning tenacity to a minor version range (e.g., "tenacity>=9.1.2,<10") to prevent breaking changes.

🔒 Security Review

No security concerns identified

  • Error sanitization prevents information leakage
  • Refresh tokens properly protected with SecretStr
  • URL validation prevents injection attacks

🚀 Performance Considerations

Well optimized

  • JWK client caching significantly reduces overhead
  • Fast-fail for 4xx errors prevents wasted retries
  • Exponential backoff prevents network flooding

📊 Test Coverage

Excellent coverage (533 new lines)

  • All retry paths tested
  • Cache behavior verified
  • Timing constraints validated

🎯 Recommendations Priority

  1. HIGH: Clarify/fix the settings cache interaction with JWK client cache
  2. MEDIUM: Fix type annotation for verify_and_decode_token
  3. LOW: Make retry initial wait time configurable
  4. LOW: Pin tenacity version to minor range

Overall Assessment

✅ APPROVE with minor suggestions

This is a high-quality PR that significantly improves authentication reliability. The retry logic is well-designed, security considerations are addressed, and test coverage is excellent. The identified issues are minor and can be addressed in follow-up PRs or before merge.

Great work on the comprehensive test suite and thoughtful error handling! 🎉

refactor(platform): lower defaults for wait times from 1s to 0.1s
refactor(platform): allow wait times min/max to be equal
refactor(platform): make test fixtures of platform module dry by moving to platform specific conftest
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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

This PR introduces configurable retry logic and caching for authentication operations. Overall this is excellent work with comprehensive testing and smart design decisions.

Key Strengths

1. Excellent Test Coverage (500+ lines of tests)

  • Tests cover happy paths, error conditions, retry behavior, and cache functionality
  • Correctly verifies that 4xx errors do not trigger retries
  • Verifies that 5xx errors and connection errors do trigger retries

2. Smart Retry Strategy

  • Correctly distinguishes between retryable (5xx, connection errors) and non-retryable (4xx) errors
  • Uses exponential backoff with jitter to avoid thundering herd
  • Helper function _is_not_client_or_key_error provides clear logic

3. Performance Optimization

  • JWK client caching reduces overhead of repeated token verifications
  • Cache size of 4 is reasonable for typical use cases
  • Thread-safe by design

4. Code Quality

  • Comprehensive docstrings
  • Proper error message sanitization to avoid leaking secrets
  • Good use of structured logging with before_sleep_log
  • Follows repository conventions

Areas for Improvement

1. JWK Cache Invalidation (authentication.py:47-72)

  • No explicit invalidation mechanism for rotated keys
  • Recommendation: Document cache behavior and key rotation expectations
  • The lifespan parameter in PyJWKClient provides some protection

2. Retry Configuration Validation (settings.py:400-422)

  • Relationship between auth_retry_attempts_max, wait times, and auth_timeout is not validated
  • Recommendation: Add validation to ensure retry configuration does not exceed timeouts

3. Type Safety (authentication.py:524-556)

  • response.json() returns Any and could have unexpected structure
  • Recommendation: Add runtime validation for response structure

4. Settings Cache Thread Safety (settings.py:439-442)

  • __cached_settings global could have race conditions
  • Low severity (GIL provides some protection)
  • Recommendation: Use thread-safe singleton pattern with locking or document limitation

Security Assessment

Good practices:

  • Error message sanitization prevents token leakage
  • Secrets properly masked
  • 4xx errors do not trigger retries (prevents brute force amplification)

Consider:

  • Rate limiting on authentication attempts
  • Monitoring for excessive retry attempts
  • Circuit breaker pattern for sustained failures

Conclusion

Recommendation: APPROVE with minor suggestions

This is high-quality, production-ready code. The suggestions above are about hardening edge cases and long-term maintainability. The test coverage is excellent (85%+ requirement likely met) and gives strong confidence in the implementation.

Great work on this PR!

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

Overview

This PR introduces configurable retries for authentication operations and client request caching. The changes are substantial (2,759 additions, 355 deletions across 25 files) with comprehensive test coverage.

✅ Strengths

1. Excellent Test Coverage

  • Three new comprehensive test files (authentication_test.py, client_cache_test.py, client_me_retry_test.py)
  • 550+ lines of new tests covering retry logic, caching, and edge cases
  • Good use of fixtures for test setup

2. Robust Retry Implementation

  • Proper use of Tenacity library with exponential backoff + jitter
  • Smart client vs server error detection in _is_not_client_or_key_error() (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:474-496)
  • Appropriate retry policies: 4xx errors not retried (correct), 5xx errors retried
  • Good logging with before_sleep_log for debugging

3. Smart Caching Strategy

  • LRU cache for JWK client (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:47-72)
  • Token-aware operation caching in Client class (src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82-153)
  • Cache invalidation on token change is properly handled

4. Security Conscious

  • Proper sanitization of error messages to prevent token leakage (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:550-556)
  • SecretStr usage for sensitive data
  • Error messages don't expose sensitive information

🐛 Issues & Concerns

1. Critical: Type Safety Issue in Cached Decorator

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:155-179

The @cached_operation(ttl=60) decorator on Client.me() has return type Me but the decorator returns object:

@cached_operation(ttl=60)  # Returns object
def me(self) -> Me:  # Claims to return Me

Impact: Type checkers will fail. MyPy strict mode should catch this.

Fix: Update decorator to preserve type information:

from typing import TypeVar, ParamSpec

P = ParamSpec('P')
R = TypeVar('R')

@staticmethod
def cached_operation(ttl: int) -> Callable[[Callable[P, R]], Callable[P, R]]:
    def decorator(func: Callable[P, R]) -> Callable[P, R]:
        @wraps(func)
        def wrapper(self: "Client", *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> R:
            # ... existing code ...
            return result  # type: ignore[return-value]
        return wrapper  # type: ignore[return-value]
    return decorator

2. Thread Safety: Global Cache Dictionary

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82

_operation_cache: ClassVar[dict[str, tuple[Any, float]]] = {}

Issue: Shared mutable state accessed from multiple threads without synchronization. If multiple threads call me() simultaneously, race conditions may occur during cache reads/writes.

Risk Level: Medium (data corruption in cache, duplicate API calls)

Fix: Use threading.Lock or threading.RLock:

import threading

_operation_cache: ClassVar[dict[str, tuple[Any, float]]] = {}
_operation_cache_lock: ClassVar[threading.RLock] = threading.RLock()

# In wrapper:
with Client._operation_cache_lock:
    if cache_key in Client._operation_cache:
        # ... existing code ...

3. Retry Logic Not Applied to _perform_device_flow()

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:405-471

While _access_token_from_refresh_token() and verify_and_decode_token() have retry logic, _perform_device_flow() makes HTTP requests at lines 424-432 and 451-460 without retries.

Impact: Device flow authentication less resilient to transient network errors.

Recommendation: Wrap HTTP calls in retry logic or document why device flow is intentionally not retried.

4. Type Inconsistency in Tenacity Usage

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:226-234

return Retrying(...)(
    _do_verify_and_decode_token, token
)  # Retryer will pass down arguments

This passes token as a separate argument to Retrying.__call__, but the expected signature is Retrying(callable)(*args, **kwargs). This works but is unconventional.

Better pattern:

return Retrying(...)(
    lambda: _do_verify_and_decode_token(token)
)

5. LRU Cache Size Justification

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:39

JWK_CLIENT_CACHE_SIZE = 4  # Multiple entries exist in the rare case of settings changing at runtime only

Question: Why 4? With 3 environments (prod/staging/dev), wouldn't 3 be sufficient? Or is there an edge case for 4?

Recommendation: Document the specific scenario requiring 4 entries, or reduce to 3.

6. Missing Validation: Retry Settings Can Be Zero

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py:250-273

auth_retry_attempts_max: Annotated[int, Field(..., ge=0, le=10)] = 3

Setting auth_retry_attempts_max=0 would disable retries entirely (only 1 attempt). This might be intentional for testing, but should be documented.

Recommendation: Either:

  • Change ge=0 to ge=1 (minimum 1 attempt)
  • Document that 0 means "no retries, fail immediately"

7. Inconsistent Error Handling in Device Flow

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:467-471

except JSONDecodeError as e:
    raise RuntimeError(AUTHENTICATION_FAILED) from e
except HTTPError as e:
    raise RuntimeError(AUTHENTICATION_FAILED) from e

These two exceptions can be combined. Also, unlike _do_access_token_from_refresh_token(), device flow doesn't sanitize or log error details.

Recommendation: Consolidate exception handling and add logging like refresh token flow.

🔍 Code Quality Observations

Positive:

  1. Excellent docstrings - All new functions well-documented
  2. Proper use of type hints - Good type coverage
  3. Dependency version ranges - Added upper bounds in pyproject.toml (good practice)
  4. GitHub Actions updates - Updated to latest uv setup action and CodeQL v4

Minor Issues:

1. CODE_STYLE.md Formatting

The nested list formatting change (lines 114-237) converts numbered sublists to unnumbered. This reduces readability. Consider keeping numbered sublists for multi-step procedures.

2. Function Naming

_is_not_client_or_key_error() is a double negative. Consider _is_retryable_error() for clarity.

3. Magic Numbers

if datetime.now(tz=UTC) + timedelta(minutes=5) < expiry:  # Line 141

The 5-minute buffer is hardcoded. Extract to a constant: TOKEN_EXPIRY_BUFFER_MINUTES = 5.

4. Unused Import in Client

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:17

from requests.exceptions import HTTPError, JSONDecodeError, RequestException

These imports appear unused in _client.py. Verify and remove if not needed.

🔐 Security Review

✅ Good:

  • Error message sanitization prevents token leakage
  • SecretStr properly used for sensitive configuration
  • No secrets in test files
  • Proper HTTP status code usage

⚠️ Consider:

  • JWT verification retry policy: Retrying on PyJWKClientConnectionError is correct, but ensure the JWK endpoint is trusted. If an attacker MITMs the connection during retries, they could inject malicious keys. Verify TLS certificate validation is enabled (should be by default in requests).

🎯 Recommendations

High Priority:

  1. ✅ Fix type safety issue in cached_operation decorator
  2. ✅ Add thread safety to _operation_cache
  3. ✅ Apply retry logic to device flow or document rationale

Medium Priority:

  1. Document or adjust JWK_CLIENT_CACHE_SIZE = 4
  2. Clarify auth_retry_attempts_max=0 behavior
  3. Improve device flow error handling consistency
  4. Remove unused imports

Low Priority:

  1. Extract magic number (5-minute token buffer)
  2. Rename _is_not_client_or_key_error to _is_retryable_error
  3. Consider reverting CODE_STYLE.md list formatting

📊 Test Coverage Assessment

The test suite is comprehensive:

  • ✅ Retry on transient errors (5xx, timeouts, connection errors)
  • ✅ No retry on client errors (4xx)
  • ✅ Cache key generation with different parameters
  • ✅ Cache TTL expiration
  • ✅ Token verification retries
  • ✅ Refresh token exchange retries

Missing tests:

  • Thread safety tests for operation cache
  • Edge case: What happens if cache grows unbounded? (Consider adding max size)
  • Device flow retry behavior (or test absence of retries if intentional)

🚀 Performance Impact

Positive:

  • Caching reduces API calls (60s TTL for me())
  • JWK client caching reduces key fetch overhead

Potential Concerns:

  • Unbounded operation cache could grow indefinitely. Consider:
    • Adding max cache size with LRU eviction
    • Periodic cache cleanup for expired entries

Summary

This is a well-implemented feature with strong test coverage and thoughtful error handling. The main concerns are:

  1. Type safety in the caching decorator (breaks MyPy strict mode)
  2. Thread safety for the operation cache (potential race conditions)
  3. Inconsistent retry application across auth flows

These issues should be addressed before merging to production. The rest are minor improvements that can be deferred.

Recommendation: Request changes for items #1-3, approve after fixes.


Great work on the comprehensive testing and thoughtful retry strategies! The tenacity integration is clean and the error handling is security-conscious. 👍

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

Summary

This PR introduces significant improvements to the platform module with configurable retry logic for authentication operations and caching for the Client.me() method. The changes are well-structured, thoroughly tested, and follow the project's coding standards.

✅ Strengths

1. Excellent Test Coverage

  • 748 lines of comprehensive cache tests covering edge cases, TTL, token changes, concurrency, and retry interactions
  • 550 lines of retry-specific tests for various failure scenarios
  • 512 lines of enhanced authentication tests
  • Tests follow clear naming conventions and are well-documented
  • Coverage includes edge cases like unicode handling, very long tokens, and rapid successive calls

2. Clean Architecture

  • Proper separation of concerns with retry logic encapsulated in dedicated functions
  • Uses tenacity library effectively for retry mechanisms with exponential backoff and jitter
  • JWK client caching with LRU cache (@functools.lru_cache) is a smart optimization
  • Token-aware caching mechanism in Client class is well-designed

3. Security Considerations

  • Sanitizes error messages to prevent leaking sensitive information (refresh tokens, etc.)
  • Proper differentiation between client errors (4xx - don't retry) and server errors (5xx - retry)
  • Uses SecretStr for sensitive configuration values
  • Masks secrets in logs and API responses

4. Configuration & Observability

  • Comprehensive settings for retry behavior (attempts, wait times, timeouts)
  • Settings validation ensures min < max for retry wait times
  • Proper logging with before_sleep_log for retry attempts
  • Settings documentation is clear and includes constraints

🔍 Areas for Improvement

1. Thread Safety Concerns (High Priority)

Issue: The class-level _operation_cache dict in _client.py:82 is not thread-safe.

_operation_cache: ClassVar[dict[str, tuple[Any, float]]] = {}

Problem: Multiple threads could simultaneously:

  • Check cache existence
  • Update cache entries
  • Read/write during TTL checks

Recommendation: Use threading.Lock or switch to cachetools.TTLCache which is thread-safe:

from threading import Lock
_cache_lock = Lock()

# In cached_operation decorator:
with _cache_lock:
    if cache_key in Client._operation_cache:
        # ... cache logic

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82, 137-149


2. Cache Memory Growth (Medium Priority)

Issue: No cache size limits or eviction policy beyond TTL.

Problem: In long-running applications with many different tokens or operation parameters, the cache could grow unbounded until entries expire.

Recommendation: Add a maximum cache size with LRU eviction:

from cachetools import TTLCache
_operation_cache: ClassVar[TTLCache] = TTLCache(maxsize=1000, ttl=60)

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82


3. Retry Logic Configuration Mismatch (Low Priority)

Issue: _get_jwk_client() has hardcoded cache size but uses runtime settings for timeout/lifespan.

JWK_CLIENT_CACHE_SIZE = 4  # Hardcoded

Observation: The comment states "Multiple entries exist in the rare case of settings changing at runtime only" - but if settings can change at runtime, this creates cache invalidation gaps.

Recommendation: Either:

  • Make cache size configurable via settings
  • Document clearly that settings changes require restart
  • Add cache clearing mechanism when settings change

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:39, 47-72


4. Type Safety Enhancement (Low Priority)

Issue: _do_verify_and_decode_token() uses t.cast to force type conversion.

decoded = t.cast("dict[str, str]", jwt.decode(...))

Concern: JWT claims can contain non-string values (numbers, bools, arrays). The cast assumes all values are strings but doesn't validate.

Recommendation: Add runtime validation or adjust type hints:

def _do_verify_and_decode_token(token: str) -> dict[str, Any]:  # More accurate
    decoded = jwt.decode(...)
    # Optionally validate required string fields
    return decoded

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:237-276


5. Code Duplication (Low Priority)

Issue: Retry configuration is duplicated between verify_and_decode_token() (line 226-234) and _access_token_from_refresh_token() (line 515-521).

Recommendation: Extract to a shared helper or settings-based factory:

def _get_retryer(
    retry_condition, 
    max_attempts_setting: str,
    wait_min_setting: str,
    wait_max_setting: str
) -> Retrying:
    s = settings()
    return Retrying(
        retry=retry_condition,
        stop=stop_after_attempt(getattr(s, max_attempts_setting)),
        wait=wait_exponential_jitter(
            initial=getattr(s, wait_min_setting),
            max=getattr(s, wait_max_setting)
        ),
        before_sleep=before_sleep_log(logger, logging.WARNING),
        reraise=True,
    )

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:226-234, 515-521


6. Documentation Clarity (Low Priority)

Issue: The infinite polling loop in _perform_device_flow() has a defensive comment but could be clearer.

# Infinite polling for access token with received device code. It's
# a feature and safe to poll infinitely, not a bug.
while True:

Recommendation: Explain why it's safe (user-initiated flow with server-side timeout).

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:447-448


🚀 Performance Considerations

Positive

  • ✅ Exponential backoff with jitter prevents thundering herd
  • ✅ Caching reduces API calls significantly
  • ✅ JWK client caching (3600s TTL) reduces key fetches
  • ✅ Proper timeout configurations

Potential Concerns

  • ⚠️ Cache lookup on every me() call acquires token (could be optimized if token acquisition is expensive)
  • ⚠️ No metrics/monitoring for cache hit rates or retry counts

🔒 Security Assessment

Strengths

  • ✅ Proper sanitization of error messages
  • ✅ SecretStr usage for sensitive data
  • ✅ Token hash (not full token) used in cache keys
  • ✅ Client error (4xx) vs server error (5xx) distinction prevents retry amplification of invalid credentials

Considerations

  • ✅ JWT verification uses proper audience and issuer checks
  • ✅ Refresh token errors are logged without exposing token value

📝 Code Quality

Style & Standards

  • ✅ Follows project conventions (Ruff, MyPy strict mode)
  • ✅ Comprehensive docstrings with Google style
  • ✅ Proper use of type hints throughout
  • ✅ Good separation of concerns

Minor Nitpicks

  1. Formatting: CODE_STYLE.md list formatting changes (lines 115-235) seem unrelated to the core PR
  2. Dependencies: Large number of version constraint changes in pyproject.toml - consider documenting reason in commit message

🧪 Testing Quality

Coverage

  • Excellent: 1810+ lines of new test code
  • ✅ Tests cover normal flow, error cases, edge cases, concurrency
  • ✅ Proper use of fixtures and mocking
  • ✅ Clear test structure with descriptive class/method names

Suggestions

  • Consider adding integration tests for the full retry flow with real HTTP timeouts
  • Add performance tests for cache lookup times with large cache sizes

📚 Documentation

Strengths

  • ✅ Updated CLAUDE.md with retry handling information
  • ✅ Settings have clear descriptions with constraints
  • ✅ Test docstrings explain what each test verifies

Suggestions

  • Document the thread safety considerations for _operation_cache
  • Add examples of configuring retry settings via environment variables
  • Document cache eviction policy (or lack thereof)

🎯 Recommendations Priority

Must Fix Before Merge

  1. Thread Safety: Add synchronization for _operation_cache or use thread-safe collection

Should Fix

  1. Cache Size Limits: Add maximum cache size to prevent unbounded growth

Nice to Have

  1. Extract duplicate retry configuration code
  2. Improve type safety in JWT decode
  3. Add cache hit/miss metrics
  4. Document cache and retry behavior in user-facing docs

✨ Conclusion

This is a high-quality PR that significantly improves the robustness of the platform module. The retry logic is well-implemented with proper backoff strategies, and the caching mechanism is thoughtfully designed. The test coverage is exemplary.

The main concern is thread safety of the cache, which should be addressed before merging to production. Otherwise, this is excellent work that follows best practices for resilient API client design.

Recommended Action: Approve with minor changes requested (thread safety fix).


Review generated by Claude Code following repository standards from CLAUDE.md and CODE_STYLE.md

chore(xdist): have workers steal tests given we have tests with varying duration
refactor(platform): use more gracious wait times, and retry more often
refactor(linter): cached op micro issue
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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

This PR introduces configurable retry mechanisms for authentication operations and caching for the me() API endpoint. Overall, this is a solid implementation with comprehensive test coverage.

Strengths

  1. Excellent Retry Logic - Proper use of tenacity with smart distinction between retryable (5xx/network) and non-retryable (4xx) errors
  2. Thread-Safe JWK Client Caching - Clean use of @functools.lru_cache with good documentation
  3. Comprehensive Test Coverage - 2746 additions including retry behavior, cache invalidation, and error handling tests
  4. Well-Structured Settings - Good validation with sensible defaults (5 retries, 1-60s exponential backoff)
  5. Dependency Version Constraints - Upper bounds in pyproject.toml improve reproducibility

Issues & Recommendations

HIGH PRIORITY: Cache Memory Leak

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82

The _operation_cache dict is never cleaned up. Expired entries remain in memory forever, which could cause memory issues in long-running applications with token rotation.

Recommendation: Add cleanup on access or use cachetools.TTLCache

MEDIUM: Type Safety Issue

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:209

JWT claims are typed as dict[str, str] but actually contain mixed types (exp is int). This could cause runtime errors.

Recommendation: Use dict[str, Any] or a Pydantic model

MEDIUM: Infinite Polling in Device Flow

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:449

Device flow has infinite polling without timeout, unlike other auth methods with configurable retries.

Recommendation: Add timeout or max attempts

LOW: Test Parallelism

Location: .github/workflows/_test.yml:20

Running 16 workers on 4 cores may cause test flakiness with timing-sensitive retry tests.

Recommendation: Use auto or 8 workers

Security & Performance

Good practices:

  • Proper secret sanitization
  • JWT verification with public key
  • Smart retry on 5xx only
  • Exponential backoff prevents server overload

Minor concerns:

  • token_url exposed in error messages (line 553)
  • Document JWK rotation scenarios

Approval

Approve with minor changes. The cache memory leak should be addressed before merge, but other issues are minor enhancements. Great work on this resilience improvement!

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Code Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

This PR introduces configurable retry logic for authentication operations and a caching mechanism for the Client.me() method. Overall, this is a well-structured implementation with comprehensive test coverage.

Strengths

  1. Excellent Test Coverage - Added 3 new comprehensive test files with 2741 total additions
  2. Well-Designed Retry Logic - Uses Tenacity library with exponential backoff and jitter
  3. Security-Conscious - Sanitizes error messages to prevent token leakage
  4. Efficient Caching - Token-aware caching with SHA256 hash keys

Critical Issues (HIGH PRIORITY)

1. Thread Safety Issue

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82

The class-level _operation_cache dictionary is not thread-safe. Concurrent access could cause race conditions.

Recommendation: Add threading.RLock for cache operations

2. Memory Leak Risk

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82

The cache dictionary grows indefinitely. Expired entries are only removed when accessed.

Recommendation: Use bounded cache like cachetools.TTLCache or implement periodic cleanup

Important Issues (MEDIUM PRIORITY)

3. Infinite Polling in Device Flow

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:447-471

No timeout on device flow polling. Could block indefinitely if auth server has issues.

Recommendation: Add configurable maximum wait time

4. Type Safety Concern

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:265-270

Using cast to force JWT claims to dict[str, str] without actual conversion. Claims can be various types.

Recommendation: Either validate/convert claim types or change return type to dict[str, Any]

Security Assessment

No major security concerns. Secrets properly handled, error messages sanitized, JWT verification correct.

Performance Notes

  • Cache grows unbounded (see issue 2)
  • Exponential backoff prevents request storms
  • Token caching reduces auth overhead

Testing

Excellent coverage but missing:

  • Thread safety tests
  • Cache memory growth tests
  • Runtime settings change tests

Final Assessment

Overall: Approve with changes

This PR implements important resilience features with good test coverage. However, thread safety and memory leak issues should be addressed before production.

Scores:

  • Code Quality: 4/5
  • Test Coverage: 5/5
  • Security: 5/5
  • Performance: 4/5
  • Documentation: 4/5

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Thread Safety Issue: This class-level cache dictionary is not thread-safe. Concurrent access from multiple threads could lead to race conditions when reading/writing cache entries.

Recommendation: Add a threading.RLock to protect cache operations:

from threading import RLock

class Client:
    _operation_cache: ClassVar[dict[str, tuple[Any, float]]] = {}
    _cache_lock: ClassVar[RLock] = RLock()

Then wrap all cache access in cached_operation decorator with with Client._cache_lock:.

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

Summary

This PR introduces configurable retry logic for authentication operations and adds caching for the "me" operation. The changes improve resilience against transient network failures while avoiding unnecessary retries on client errors (4xx).

Positive Aspects ✅

  1. Well-designed retry logic: The use of tenacity with exponential backoff and jitter is excellent for handling transient failures
  2. Smart retry filtering: _is_not_client_or_key_error() correctly distinguishes between retryable server errors (5xx) and non-retryable client errors (4xx)
  3. Security conscious: Sanitizes exception messages to prevent token leakage (lines 550-556 in _authentication.py)
  4. Connection pooling: Good addition of urllib3.PoolManager with proper configuration in both platform and system services
  5. Comprehensive settings: Configurable timeouts and retry parameters with proper validation
  6. LRU caching: Smart use of functools.lru_cache for JWK client with clear documentation about thread safety

Issues & Concerns 🔴

1. Tenacity Invocation Pattern (_authentication.py:226-234)

The Retrying() object is being called directly with function and arguments. While this works, it is unconventional. Standard tenacity patterns use decorators or the for-loop context manager pattern.

Current:

return Retrying(...)(function, arg)

Recommendation: This actually works in tenacity but is unusual. Consider the more readable pattern:

for attempt in Retrying(...):
    with attempt:
        return _do_verify_and_decode_token(token)

2. Potential Cache Issues in _get_jwk_client() (line 47-72)

The LRU cache keys on (url, timeout, lifespan). If settings change at runtime, multiple JWK clients may exist simultaneously, which could lead to:

  • Memory accumulation if settings frequently change
  • Stale JWK sets being used
  • Thread safety issues during transitions

Recommendation: Consider cache invalidation on settings changes or document runtime settings changes are not supported.

3. Infinite Loop Without Timeout (_perform_device_flow() line 449)

The device flow polling loop has no timeout or maximum attempt limit:

while True:  # Infinite loop
    # ... polling logic

If the auth server has issues, this hangs indefinitely with no escape except KeyboardInterrupt.

Recommendation: Add configurable maximum polling duration or attempt count.

4. Inconsistent Connection Pool Patterns

  • platform/_service.py:142: Instance variable _http_pool: urllib3.PoolManager | None = None
  • system/_service.py:75: Class variable _http_pool: ClassVar[urllib3.PoolManager | None] = None

This inconsistency is confusing. Both should use class-level pools for proper sharing.

Recommendation: Standardize on class-level ClassVar across all services.

5. Dependency Version Constraints

Some dependencies have very loose upper bounds that could introduce breaking changes:

"requests>=2.32.5,<3"  # Major version could break
"boto3>=1.40.47,<2"     # Major version could break

Recommendation: Consider tighter constraints for critical dependencies or comprehensive integration tests.

Performance Considerations ⚡

  1. Good: Exponential backoff prevents thundering herd
  2. Good: Connection pooling reduces TCP overhead
  3. ⚠️ Concern: JWK client cache unbounded growth with setting changes
  4. Good: Retry wait times lowered to 0.1s minimum improves UX

Security Review 🔒

  1. Excellent: Exception sanitization prevents token leakage (line 550-556)
  2. Good: Proper use of SecretStr for sensitive data
  3. Good: No hardcoded credentials
  4. Good: 4xx errors not retried (prevents auth brute-force)

Testing & Coverage 🧪

  • 30 files changed with test modifications
  • Added pytest-durations for performance tracking
  • Marked some tests as flaky

Recommendation: Add explicit tests for:

  • Retry exhaustion scenarios
  • 4xx vs 5xx retry behavior
  • JWK client caching with setting changes
  • Device flow timeout behavior

Code Quality 📝

  1. Excellent docstrings with Args/Returns/Raises
  2. Strong type hints throughout
  3. Good logging with appropriate levels
  4. Style compliant (ruff/mypy pass)

Recommendations Priority

High Priority (Should address before merge)

  1. Add timeout/max attempts to device flow polling loop
  2. Verify tenacity invocation works as expected (add test)
  3. Document/test retry logic edge cases

Medium Priority (Consider addressing)

  1. Standardize connection pool management pattern
  2. Document JWK cache behavior with runtime setting changes
  3. Document flaky test policy

Low Priority (Future improvements)

  1. Tighter dependency constraints
  2. More detailed error messages for debugging

Verdict

This is a well-executed improvement to SDK resilience. The retry logic is sound, security is well-handled, and the code quality is high.

Primary concern: The infinite device flow loop should have a timeout.

Recommendation: Approve with minor changes - address the device flow timeout before merge.


Excellent work on improving authentication reliability! 🚀

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

This PR introduces comprehensive retry handling and caching mechanisms for authentication and API operations, significantly improving reliability in the face of transient errors.

Strengths

1. Excellent Retry Strategy

  • Uses Tenacity library with exponential backoff + jitter
  • Smart retry logic that distinguishes between client errors (4xx) and server/network errors
  • Configurable via settings with sensible defaults
  • Good logging with before_sleep_log for observability

2. Authentication-Aware Caching

  • Novel caching mechanism that keys off authentication token hash
  • Prevents cross-user cache pollution
  • Configurable TTL (60s for me operations)
  • Clean decorator pattern

3. Connection Pooling

  • Static caching of PublicApi clients to enable proper HTTP connection pooling
  • Reduces connection overhead for repeated requests

4. Comprehensive Test Coverage

  • 748 lines of cache tests
  • 550 lines of retry tests
  • 512 lines of authentication tests
  • Tests cover edge cases like cache invalidation, retry exhaustion, and timeout handling

Areas for Improvement

1. Type Annotation Issue (Minor)
File: _authentication.py:48 - timeout parameter is typed as int but should be float to match auth_timeout setting

2. Cache Invalidation Strategy
File: _client.py:82-83 - The operation cache grows unbounded. Consider implementing a cleanup mechanism for expired entries or document memory implications.

3. Error Message Sanitization
File: _authentication.py:275-278 - logger.exception might still log full traceback with sensitive info. Consider using logger.error instead or ensure structured logging masks sensitive fields.

Security Review

Good Practices:

  • Token hashing in cache keys (SHA-256)
  • Secret masking via Pydantic SecretStr
  • Client error detection prevents retry loops on invalid credentials
  • No hardcoded secrets

Minor Concerns:

  • Cache key includes token hash (first 16 chars) - consider using full hash
  • Ensure logger.exception does not leak tokens in tracebacks

Recommendations Summary

Must Fix:

  1. Type annotation: Change timeout: int to timeout: float in _get_jwk_client

Should Consider:
2. Extract lambda to named method in me() for clarity
3. Implement cache cleanup mechanism
4. Review logger.exception usage for token leakage

Nice to Have:
5. Document JWK_CLIENT_CACHE_SIZE rationale
6. Add thread-safety tests for operation cache

Final Verdict

Approve with minor suggestions. This is a well-engineered PR that significantly improves reliability. The retry logic is robust, the caching is clever, and the test coverage is excellent. The identified issues are minor and do not block merging.

Risk Level: Low | Breaking Changes: None | Readiness: Production-ready

Great work on comprehensive error handling!

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

Summary

This PR introduces configurable retry logic and caching for authentication and API operations, significantly improving resilience against transient network and server failures.

Strengths

  1. Excellent Retry Strategy - Uses tenacity library with exponential backoff + jitter, smart error discrimination (retries only on server/network errors, not client 4xx errors), configurable parameters, and proper logging.

  2. Strong Test Coverage - 748 lines of new cache tests, comprehensive retry behavior tests, and connection pooling tests.

  3. Well-Designed Caching - LRU cache for JWK clients, TTL-based operation caching, and client instance pooling.

  4. High Code Quality - Excellent documentation, type hints throughout, follows repository conventions.

Critical Issues

1. Thread Safety - Client._operation_cache (HIGH PRIORITY)

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82-84

Class-level dictionary accessed without synchronization. Race conditions possible during concurrent reads/writes/deletes.

Fix: Add threading.RLock() synchronization or use cachetools TTLCache.

2. API Client Pooling Thread Safety

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:234-260

Class-level API client instances not thread-safe. Concurrent threads may use stale clients if settings change.

Fix: Use thread-local storage or per-instance clients.

High Priority

3. Missing Retry Logic in Device Flow

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:449-471

Device flow polling has no retry logic. Network errors terminate entire auth flow.

Fix: Wrap request in retry logic similar to _access_token_from_refresh_token.

Medium Priority

4. Unbounded Cache Growth

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82-84

_operation_cache grows unbounded, potential memory leak in long-running processes.

Fix: Implement cache size limits or use cachetools with maxsize parameter.

5. JWT Type Casting Safety

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:265-270

t.cast assumes all JWT claims are strings, but exp is typically int.

Fix: Use dict[str, Any] or document assumption clearly.

6. Validation Logic

Location: src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py:409

Validation disallows auth_retry_wait_min == auth_retry_wait_max, but this is valid (fixed wait time).

Testing Recommendations

Consider adding:

  • Concurrent access tests for operation cache
  • Token expiry during operation tests
  • Settings mutation tests
  • Memory leak tests for cache growth

Security

Good practices observed: sanitized errors, SecretStr usage, masked logging.

Minor concern: Error messages expose token URL - verify this is acceptable.

Performance

Improvements: connection reuse, cached JWK fetching, operation caching.

Concern: Unbounded cache in long-running processes.

Conclusion

Overall Assessment: High-quality PR with excellent retry implementation and test coverage.

Recommendation: Approve with changes

Must Fix Before Merge:

  1. Thread safety for _operation_cache (Critical)
  2. Thread safety for API client pooling (Critical)
  3. Retry logic for device flow (High)

Nice to Have:

  • Cache size limits
  • Concurrent access tests
  • Type safety improvements

Code Quality: 4/5 stars

Great work! The retry and caching mechanisms significantly improve SDK robustness. Please address the thread-safety concerns before merging.

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Pull Request Review: Retries and Caching, Step 1

Overall Assessment: This is a well-implemented enhancement with excellent test coverage. The retry and caching mechanisms are thoughtfully designed and follow best practices.

STRENGTHS:

  1. Excellent Architecture & Design
  • Retry Strategy: Proper use of Tenacity with exponential backoff + jitter prevents thundering herd problems
  • Client Error Handling: Smart distinction between 4xx (no retry) and 5xx (retry) errors in _is_not_client_or_key_error() at src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:474-496
  • JWK Caching: Thread-safe lru_cache for JWT client instances with configurable TTL at src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:47-72
  • Operation Caching: Token-aware caching that invalidates when auth changes at src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:109-155
  1. Security Best Practices
  • Sanitized error messages prevent token leakage (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:550-556)
  • Proper use of SecretStr for sensitive data
  • No secrets in logs or error messages
  1. Comprehensive Testing
  • 2,933 additions with extensive test coverage
  • New test files cover retry behavior, caching, and pooling scenarios
  • Good use of fixtures and mocking
  1. Code Quality
  • Type hints throughout
  • Clear docstrings following Google style
  • Structured logging with proper log levels
  • Follows repository conventions

ISSUES & CONCERNS:

CRITICAL: Type Casting Safety Issue
Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:548
Problem: Using t.cast() does not validate at runtime. If response JSON is malformed or missing access_token, this will raise KeyError but the cast could mask type issues.
Recommendation: Add explicit validation before returning the access token. Similar issue at line 466 in _perform_device_flow().

HIGH: Dependency Pinning Concerns
Location: pyproject.toml:77-130
All dependencies now have upper bounds (e.g., fastapi>=0.118.2,<1)
Pros: Prevents breaking changes, more predictable builds
Cons: May block security patches, could lead to dependency conflicts, requires active maintenance
Recommendation: Document version pinning strategy, ensure Dependabot/Renovate auto-updates are configured

MEDIUM: Infinite Retry Loop
Location: src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:447-471
Problem: Device flow has infinite polling with no timeout. If OAuth provider is down or user abandons flow, this loops forever.
Recommendation: Add a configurable timeout (e.g., 15 minutes) or max attempts

MEDIUM: Cache Invalidation Strategy
Location: src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:82-84
Problem: Class-level cache is shared across all Client instances and never cleared except on TTL expiry. In long-running processes, this could grow unbounded.
Recommendations: Add cache size limit, provide clear_cache() method, document cache behavior

MEDIUM: Settings Validation Gap
Location: src/aignostics/platform/_settings.py:399-421
Problem: validate_retry_wait_times validator checks min <= max but does not validate auth_retry_attempts_max >= 1 or relationship between timeout and retry wait times.

QUESTIONS:

  1. Why Runtime Retryer Instead of Decorators? The comment says settings can change at runtime. How often does this happen? Consider a retry policy factory pattern if settings change frequently.

  2. Thread Safety of Class-Level Caches: Are these caches accessed from multiple threads? If so, dict mutations are not thread-safe. Consider using threading.Lock.

  3. Test Coverage for Retry Edge Cases: Missing tests for retry exhaustion, successful retry after N failures, cache expiry edge cases.

MINOR ISSUES:

  1. RequestException imported but not used separately (src/aignostics/platform/_authentication.py:17)
  2. Comment at line 447 should explain WHY infinite polling is acceptable
  3. Inconsistent timeout units (float vs int for seconds)
  4. Missing type annotation for wrapper function (src/aignostics/platform/_client.py:139)

PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

  1. JWK Client Cache: maxsize=4 seems small. Consider 8-16 if multiple environments are common.
  2. Operation Cache: No eviction beyond TTL could cause memory issues in long-running processes.
  3. Retry Backoff: Exponential jitter is excellent choice.

SUMMARY:

This is a high-quality PR with thoughtful design and implementation. The retry and caching mechanisms are well-architected and tested.

Recommendation: APPROVE WITH MINOR CHANGES

Must Fix:

  1. Type casting safety in _access_token_from_refresh_token() and _perform_device_flow()
  2. Add timeout/max attempts to device flow infinite loop

Should Fix:
3. Cache eviction strategy for _operation_cache
4. Settings validation for retry configuration coherence
5. Thread safety for class-level caches (if used in multithreaded context)

Nice to Have:
6. Document dependency pinning strategy
7. Improve retry policy pattern
8. Additional edge case tests

Great work overall! The codebase follows the repository architecture principles and coding standards. The addition of retry and caching will significantly improve resilience and performance.

Review conducted following repository conventions from CLAUDE.md and CODE_STYLE.md

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@helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen merged commit ac2fa0e into main Oct 10, 2025
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helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 14, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 14, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 14, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 16, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 18, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Nov 2, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
helmut-hoffer-von-ankershoffen added a commit that referenced this pull request Nov 2, 2025
* fix(platform): Remove unused setting authorization_backoff_seconds
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when retrieving JWKS set from auth0
* feat(platform): Cache JWKS set, TTL 24h, minimizing calls to auth0 on validating access tokens
* feat(platform): Auto-retry when calling auth0 to exchange refresh token for access token
* refactor(platform): Use proper error messages and logging on failure (of attempts) to exchange refresh token and validate access token
* fix(utils): surface setting validation error on misconfigured api root
* refactor(platform): consistently use HTTPStatus consts instead of 200, 500 etc.
* refactor(platform): use proper constraints on settings
* fix(platform): fix wrong exception handler in _perform_device_flow - was catching exception from urllib, not requests lib
* feat(platform): configurable timeout for requesting platform health
* feat(platform): introduce authentication aware operation cache
* feat(platform): use authentication aware operation cache to cache /me result
* chore(pytst): Add pytest-durations plugin to show durations of fixtures and tests
* refactor(platform,system): optimize connection pooling
* fix(platform): use dynamic user agent for requesting /me
* style(utils): consistent log formatting for file and console, both including process id
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