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#139 reports that a failing token request is returned to the application instead of being retried. @evansims couldn't reproduce it, and the reason is that the existing test mocks RESTClientObject.request returning 429 responses, which the real method never does.

RESTClientObject.request calls handle_response_exception, which raises RateLimitExceededError for 429 and ServiceException for 5xx instead of returning the response. The token loop in OAuth2Client._obtain_token checks raw_response.status for 429/5xx to decide whether to retry, but with the real client that code is never reached. The first 429 or 5xx from the token endpoint goes straight to the caller. The same applies to the sync client.

Change, in both openfga_sdk/oauth2.py and openfga_sdk/sync/oauth2.py:

  • catch RateLimitExceededError and ServiceException around the token request
  • retry with the existing jitter and min_wait_in_ms until max_retry is reached
  • 501 is not retried, as in the existing status check
  • when the retries run out, the last error is raised, so callers get the same exception types as before

The existing status-based check stays, so responses returned by a custom REST client behave as before.

Fixes #139

Testing

Three new tests in both test/oauth2_test.py and test/sync/oauth2_test.py, where the mocked request raises like the real one:

  • a 500, a 429 and a 503 followed by a token: four requests, and the token is used
  • 500s until max_retry: three requests, and the ServiceException is raised
  • a 501: one request, and the ServiceException is raised

The first two fail on main; the 501 one passes there too, as expected.

pytest test passes locally: 532 passed, 12 skipped.

ruff check reports the same 4 findings in these two files as on main (SIM102 and BLE001 on unchanged lines), and ruff format is applied.

Notes

Separately, jitter(attempt, 0) raises ValueError: empty range in randrange(0, 0), so min_wait_in_ms = 0 breaks any retry. The new tests use 1 ms; the fix for that is in #332.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • OAuth2 token requests now retry rate-limit and server errors with backoff, while respecting retry limits and not retrying 501 errors.

The token request loop retried on 429 and 5xx by checking the status of
the response, but the REST client raises RateLimitExceededError or
ServiceException for those statuses instead of returning them. The
first failed token request was therefore raised to the caller without
any retry. Catch those errors in the async and sync OAuth2 clients and
retry them, except 501, until max_retry is reached.

Fixes openfga#139

Signed-off-by: Srinivas Chippagiri <cvas22@gmail.com>
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The async and sync OAuth2 clients now retry token requests when the REST client raises rate-limit or service exceptions. They use jitter between attempts, stop when the retry limit is reached, and do not retry status 501.

Changes

OAuth token request retries

Layer / File(s) Summary
Exception retry handling and validation
openfga_sdk/oauth2.py, openfga_sdk/sync/oauth2.py, test/oauth2_test.py, test/sync/oauth2_test.py
Both clients retry raised rate-limit and service exceptions when retries remain, except for status 501. Tests cover successful retries, retry limits, and propagation of status 501 exceptions.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: soulpancake, evansims

Merge Risk: Low · up to 63202

Token retries work with the default configuration, but configuring zero wait causes retryable token failures to raise ValueError instead of retrying. Merge risk is bounded to this configuration; handle zero wait and add regression coverage.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: retrying OAuth2 token requests that fail with HTTP 429 or 5xx errors.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #139 requires the SDK to retry token endpoint errors according to its retry configuration. The reviewed head implements this in both openfga_sdk/oauth2.py and openfga_sdk/sync/oauth2.py. Eac…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Every changed area in the whole-PR diff (merge base c5d3305 to head 632025c) supports #139. Source changes: the exception import and the new retry branch in openfga_sdk/oauth2.py and `openfga_sd…
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Issue #139 requires the SDK to retry token endpoint errors according to its retry configuration. The reviewed head implements this in both openfga_sdk/oauth2.py and openfga_sdk/sync/oauth2.py. Each wraps the token client.request call in try/except (RateLimitExceededError, ServiceException). On a raised error, if attempt &lt; max_retry and err.status != 501, the code waits jitter(attempt, min_wait_in_ms) and continues. Otherwise it re-raises the error. In openfga_sdk/rest.py, handle_response_exception raises RateLimitExceededError for 429 and ServiceException for 5xx, so the new branch is reachable with the async REST client. The existing status-based check remains for returned responses. The retry limit, the wait function, and the 501 exclusion match that existing check. The last error is re-raised, so callers get the same exception types. The PR describes tests for 500/429/503 retry, retry exhaustion, and 501 non-retry in both test files. I did not run these tests or read the test file contents. Residual risk: with min_wait_in_ms = 0, jitter raises ValueError on retry. The PR documents this and defers it to #332. This is not a #139 requirement. I did not directly confirm that the sync REST client raises for 429 and 5xx. The requirement still holds either way, because returned responses use the existing status check.

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Every changed area in the whole-PR diff (merge base c5d3305 to head 632025c) supports #139. Source changes: the exception import and the new retry branch in openfga_sdk/oauth2.py and openfga_sdk/sync/oauth2.py. Both diffs contain only these edits. Test changes in test/oauth2_test.py and test/sync/oauth2_test.py add retry tests and a shared client-credentials fixture that the tests use. The raw summary lists no changes to public declarations and no unrelated files. The min_wait_in_ms = 0 problem belongs to the existing jitter function. The PR discloses it and does not change it here, so it is not an unrelated change. I did not inspect the test file contents directly. This assessment relies on the summary for them.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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test/oauth2_test.py: 1

289-292: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the raised exception is the last error in both exhaustion tests.

The exhaustion tests check only the exception class and the call count. A change that raises the first error instead of the last one would still pass, even though the test docstrings say the last error is raised. Keep the three error objects in a list, then assert that the raised exception is the final one.

Suggested fix for test/oauth2_test.py

-        mock_request.side_effect = [
-            ServiceException(http_resp=mock_response(error_body, 500)) for _ in range(3)
-        ]
+        errors = [
+            ServiceException(http_resp=mock_response(error_body, 500)) for _ in range(3)
+        ]
+        mock_request.side_effect = errors
 
         configuration = Configuration()
         configuration.retry_params.max_retry = 2
         configuration.retry_params.min_wait_in_ms = 1
 
         rest_client = rest.RESTClientObject(configuration)
         client = OAuth2Client(self._client_credentials(), configuration)
 
-        with self.assertRaises(ServiceException):
+        with self.assertRaises(ServiceException) as context:
             await client.get_authentication_header(rest_client)
 
+        self.assertIs(context.exception, errors[-1])
         self.assertEqual(mock_request.call_count, 3)

Apply the same change to test_get_authentication_stops_retrying_after_max_retry in test/sync/oauth2_test.py. In that test, call client.get_authentication_header(rest_client) without await.

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Review comment at @test/oauth2_test.py around lines 289 - 292:
Update the async exhaustion test around get_authentication_header and its
synchronous counterpart, test_get_authentication_stops_retrying_after_max_retry,
to retain the three ServiceException instances and assert that the raised
exception is the final instance. Preserve each test’s existing retry and
call-count assertions; invoke get_authentication_header without await in the
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @test/oauth2_test.py:
- Around line 258-259: Update jitter to return zero when min_wait_in_ms is zero,
avoiding an invalid random range while preserving the existing backoff behavior
for positive values. Add zero-wait coverage to both retry test suites, including
the token 429/5xx retry path.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @test/oauth2_test.py:
- Around line 289-292: Update the async exhaustion test around
get_authentication_header and its synchronous counterpart,
test_get_authentication_stops_retrying_after_max_retry, to retain the three
ServiceException instances and assert that the raised exception is the final
instance. Preserve each test’s existing retry and call-count assertions; invoke
get_authentication_header without await in the synchronous test.

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The SDK seems to not to be retrying when the token endpoint returns an error

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