google-authz-client 0.6.0

Python helpers for talking to the google-authz service from popular web frameworks.

google-authz-client

High-level helpers for calling the google-authz service from Python APIs.
Version 0.5 ships framework integrations for FastAPI, Flask, and Django along with a shared HTTP client powered by httpx.

Installation

Pick the source that matches how you ship code. All of the examples show the fastapi extra, but feel free to swap in flask, django, or omit extras entirely.

From PyPI

pip install "google-authz-client[fastapi]"

This installs the latest published release and is the easiest option for production deployments.

From Git

pip install "google-authz-client[fastapi] @ git+https://github.com/example/google-authz-client.git@main"

Pin to a tag (for example @v0.5.0) when you want a reproducible build while still consuming code directly from Git.

Local Editable Install

pip install -e .[fastapi,flask,django,dev]

Use this when you are hacking on the library itself so your changes are reloaded without reinstalling. The extra groups are optional – install only what your framework needs.

Quick Start (FastAPI)

from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
from google_authz_client.client import AsyncGoogleAuthzClient
from google_authz_client.fastapi import current_user, require_permission

client = AsyncGoogleAuthzClient()
app = FastAPI()

@app.get("/inventory")
async def read_inventory(
    authz=Depends(current_user(client)),
    _=Depends(require_permission("inventory:read", client=client)),
):
    return {"subject": authz.subject, "perms": authz.permissions}

current_user discovers a token via cookies or the Authorization header, fetches the caller’s effective authorization, and raises HTTP 401/403 when missing or denied.

Flask Example

from flask import Flask
from google_authz_client.client import GoogleAuthzClient
from google_authz_client.flask import register_current_user_middleware, require_permission

app = Flask(__name__)
client = GoogleAuthzClient()
register_current_user_middleware(app, client)

@app.post("/inventory")
@require_permission("inventory:create", client=client)
def create_item():
    return {"subject": flask.g.current_user.subject}

Django Middleware

# settings.py
from google_authz_client.client import GoogleAuthzClient

GOOGLE_AUTHZ_CLIENT = GoogleAuthzClient()
MIDDLEWARE.append("google_authz_client.django.GoogleAuthzMiddleware")

Configuration

Use GoogleAuthzSettings to load sensible defaults from environment variables:

from google_authz_client.config import GoogleAuthzSettings

settings = GoogleAuthzSettings()
client = settings.build_async_client()

Key settings include base_url, timeout_seconds, verify_tls, and shared_secret.

Token Type and Authz Requests

The client posts to /authz and /authz/check with a JSON body that includes either id_token or session_token. By default, the client uses id_token, which matches the current google-authz server implementation.

from google_authz_client.client import AsyncGoogleAuthzClient

client = AsyncGoogleAuthzClient(token_type="id_token")

If you are using a google-authz session token (for example, after completing the /login flow), configure the client accordingly:

client = AsyncGoogleAuthzClient(token_type="session_token")

Using a Remote google-authz Service

By default, the client points at http://localhost:8080. If your google-authz service runs in another environment (container, VM, or a separate host), configure the base URL explicitly so the client can reach it over the network.

Environment-based configuration:

export GOOGLE_AUTHZ_BASE_URL="https://authz.example.com"
export GOOGLE_AUTHZ_VERIFY_TLS="true"

Code-based configuration:

from google_authz_client.client import AsyncGoogleAuthzClient

client = AsyncGoogleAuthzClient(
    base_url="https://authz.example.com",
    verify_tls=True,
)

If you are terminating TLS in front of google-authz, keep verify_tls=True and configure the appropriate certificates on the client host. For local development or self-signed certs, set verify_tls=False or GOOGLE_AUTHZ_VERIFY_TLS=false with caution.

shared_secret is optional. The core google-authz service relies on network ACLs (AUTHZ_ALLOWED_NETWORKS) rather than a shared-secret header. Only set GOOGLE_AUTHZ_SHARED_SECRET (or shared_secret=...) if you have explicitly added a layer that enforces it (for example, an API gateway or custom fork).

Development

Run linters and tests with:

pip install -e .[dev,fastapi,flask,django]
pytest

The FastAPI sample app lives under examples/fastapi_app.

Release Process

See RELEASING.md for version-bump instructions, changelog expectations, and details on how the GitHub Actions workflow publishes to PyPI.