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mail_intake.auth.google

Summary

Google authentication provider implementation for Mail Intake.

This module provides a Google OAuth–based authentication provider used primarily for Gmail access.

It encapsulates all Google-specific authentication concerns, including:

  • Credential loading and persistence.
  • Token refresh handling.
  • Interactive OAuth flow initiation.
  • Coordination with a credential persistence layer.

No Google authentication details should leak outside this module.

Classes

MailIntakeGoogleAuth

MailIntakeGoogleAuth(credentials_path: str, store: CredentialStore[Any], scopes: Sequence[str])

Bases: MailIntakeAuthProvider

Google OAuth provider for Gmail access.

This provider implements the MailIntakeAuthProvider interface using Google's OAuth 2.0 flow and credential management libraries.

Notes

Responsibilities:

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- Load cached credentials from a credential store when available.
- Refresh expired credentials when possible.
- Initiate an interactive OAuth flow only when required.
- Persist refreshed or newly obtained credentials via the store.

Guarantees:

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- This class is synchronous by design and maintains a minimal
  internal state.

Initialize the Google authentication provider.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
credentials_path str

Path to the Google OAuth client secrets file used to initiate the OAuth 2.0 flow.

required
store CredentialStore[Credentials]

Credential store responsible for persisting and retrieving Google OAuth credentials.

required
scopes Sequence[str]

OAuth scopes required for Gmail access.

required
Functions
get_credentials
get_credentials() -> Any

Retrieve valid Google OAuth credentials.

Returns:

Name Type Description
Credentials Any

A google.oauth2.credentials.Credentials instance suitable for use with Google API clients.

Raises:

Type Description
MailIntakeAuthError

If credentials cannot be loaded, refreshed, or obtained via interactive authentication.

Notes

Lifecycle:

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- Load cached credentials from the configured credential store.
- Refresh expired credentials when possible.
- Perform an interactive OAuth login as a fallback.
- Persist valid credentials for future use.