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Description

Adds an opt-in optimize_relation_aliases option to ListRelations in the async and sync clients.

Why

Applications often expose granular, intent-specific permissions while defining several of them as pure aliases of the same underlying relation. This keeps application code aligned with business intent and lets the authorization model evolve without call-site changes.

Without optimization, ListRelations evaluates each alias independently, adding redundant BatchCheck work, latency, and request load. This opt-in path preserves the requested relation names while evaluating equivalent aliases only once.

When enabled, the SDK:

  • reads and caches the pinned authorization model
  • identifies pure computed-userset aliases for concrete users
  • evaluates relations sharing a canonical target once through BatchCheck
  • maps allowed results back to the requested relation names in input order
  • retries the original relation checks when an optimized per-check result contains an error

The existing behavior remains unchanged by default.

Scope

This draft requires an authorization_model_id and a server with BatchCheck support. It does not add automatic relation discovery or a general model-reflection API.

The README is generated from the SDK generator template, so its matching template will need to be updated before merge.

Testing

  • uv run ruff check .
  • uv run ruff format --check .
  • uv run mypy openfga_sdk/client/client.py openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py openfga_sdk/client/relation_optimizer.py
  • uv run pytest -q -m "not integration" --cov-report=term-missing --cov=openfga_sdk test/ — 532 passed, 12 deselected

Repository-wide mypy currently reports existing errors outside the changed source files.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added an optional optimize_relation_aliases option for list_relations.
    • Equivalent relation aliases are grouped to reduce redundant authorization checks.
    • Results remain available under the requested relation names.
    • Added caching for authorization models used by optimization.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added fallback handling when grouped checks fail.
    • Improved validation and recovery for missing, failed, or cancelled authorization-model loads.
  • Documentation

    • Documented configuration, behavior, requirements, and default-disabled status.

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Walkthrough

The SDK adds the optional optimize_relation_aliases option. It caches authorization models, groups equivalent relations into shared BatchCheck requests, preserves requested relation results, and falls back to individual checks when grouped checks fail.

Changes

Relation Alias Optimization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Alias discovery and grouping
openfga_sdk/client/relation_optimizer.py, test/client/relation_optimizer_test.py
Adds validation for pure computed-userset aliases, canonical alias-chain resolution, concrete-user detection, and relation grouping.
Asynchronous client optimization
openfga_sdk/client/client.py, test/client/client_test.py, README.md
Adds cached alias loading, grouped BatchCheck evaluation, fallback checks, validation, lifecycle handling, and documentation for optimize_relation_aliases.
Synchronous client optimization
openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py, test/sync/client/client_test.py
Adds synchronized alias caching, grouped checks, fallback handling, validation, and result ordering for the synchronous client.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 25d32

With the opt-in optimization enabled, missing BatchCheck results can silently omit requested relations, and the README currently places the option in a write example where it has no effect. The default behavior is unchanged, so this is a bounded low-risk issue requiring explicit owner follow-up.

Suggested reviewers: soulpancake

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant list_relations
  participant RelationAliasCache
  participant AuthorizationModelAPI
  participant BatchCheck
  list_relations->>RelationAliasCache: load aliases for store and model
  RelationAliasCache->>AuthorizationModelAPI: request authorization model
  AuthorizationModelAPI-->>RelationAliasCache: return model
  list_relations->>BatchCheck: submit grouped relation checks
  BatchCheck-->>list_relations: return grouped results or errors
  list_relations->>BatchCheck: recheck failed groups individually
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Actionable comments posted: 1

🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
openfga_sdk/client/client.py (2)

290-297: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider narrowing the options passed to the model read.

_load_relation_aliases forwards the caller's list_relations options to read_authorization_model. Two effects follow. The telemetry method header stays ListRelations for a ReadAuthorizationModel call. Any pagination keys present in the options (page_size, continuation_token) are forwarded as kwargs by options_to_kwargs. Passing only authorization_model_id, headers, and retry_params keeps the model read independent of the query options.

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In `@openfga_sdk/client/client.py` around lines 290 - 297, Update
_load_relation_aliases to call read_authorization_model with only
authorization_model_id, headers, and retry_params from the supplied options,
excluding list-relations pagination and other query options while preserving the
existing validation and alias-building flow.

1101-1104: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

_list_relations_with_groups silently denies relations when a group result is absent. Both clients duplicate the same if response is None: continue branch. A missing batch_check entry then leaves every relation in that group False, so the caller receives a shorter list with no error. The behavior is fail-closed, so there is no authorization risk, but a server or SDK defect stays invisible.

  • openfga_sdk/client/client.py#L1101-L1104: treat a missing response like an errored response and run the group's individual fallback checks.
  • openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py#L1098-L1101: apply the same change so both clients behave identically.

If you adopt this change, update test_optimized_list_relations_ignores_missing_batch_results in test/client/client_test.py and test_optimized_list_relations_rechecks_errors_and_missing_results in test/sync/client/client_test.py, which currently assert the skip behavior.

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In `@openfga_sdk/client/client.py` around lines 1101 - 1104, Update
_list_relations_with_groups in openfga_sdk/client/client.py at lines 1101-1104
and openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py at lines 1098-1101 so missing batch
responses use the same individual fallback checks as errored responses instead
of being skipped. Update the corresponding optimized list-relations tests to
assert fallback behavior rather than skipped results.
test/sync/client/client_test.py (1)

2989-3018: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a test for the concurrent shared load.

The sync layer adds _relation_alias_cache_lock and a shared Future so that parallel callers issue one ReadAuthorizationModel request. No test covers that path. A test that calls _get_relation_aliases from two threads with a blocking read_authorization_model mock would assert one call and identical results.

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In `@test/sync/client/client_test.py` around lines 2989 - 3018, Add a concurrency
test near test_relation_alias_cache_evicts_model_load_errors that invokes
_get_relation_aliases from two threads while read_authorization_model is
blocked, then releases the load and verifies both callers receive identical
results and the mock is called exactly once. Use the configured store_id and
authorization_model_id options, and synchronize the worker threads so both
exercise the shared Future path.
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Inline comments:
In `@README.md`:
- Around line 692-698: Remove optimize_relation_aliases from the Write example
options and add it to the List Relations example options used by list_relations.
Apply the corresponding update in the SDK generator template so regenerated
README output preserves the correction.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@openfga_sdk/client/client.py`:
- Around line 290-297: Update _load_relation_aliases to call
read_authorization_model with only authorization_model_id, headers, and
retry_params from the supplied options, excluding list-relations pagination and
other query options while preserving the existing validation and alias-building
flow.
- Around line 1101-1104: Update _list_relations_with_groups in
openfga_sdk/client/client.py at lines 1101-1104 and
openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py at lines 1098-1101 so missing batch responses
use the same individual fallback checks as errored responses instead of being
skipped. Update the corresponding optimized list-relations tests to assert
fallback behavior rather than skipped results.

In `@test/sync/client/client_test.py`:
- Around line 2989-3018: Add a concurrency test near
test_relation_alias_cache_evicts_model_load_errors that invokes
_get_relation_aliases from two threads while read_authorization_model is
blocked, then releases the load and verifies both callers receive identical
results and the mock is called exactly once. Use the configured store_id and
authorization_model_id options, and synchronize the worker threads so both
exercise the shared Future path.
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Pull request overview

Adds opt-in relation-alias optimization to async and sync ListRelations, reducing redundant checks through cached models and BatchCheck.

Changes:

  • Resolves and groups pure computed-userset aliases.
  • Adds cached model loading and fallback checks.
  • Adds tests and documentation.

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File Description
openfga_sdk/client/client.py Implements async optimization and caching.
openfga_sdk/sync/client/client.py Implements synchronous optimization and caching.
openfga_sdk/client/relation_optimizer.py Adds alias resolution and grouping.
test/client/client_test.py Tests async client behavior.
test/sync/client/client_test.py Tests sync client behavior.
test/client/relation_optimizer_test.py Tests optimizer utilities.
README.md Documents the new option.

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Mind converting it to draft for the timebeing?

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Siddhant-K-code marked this pull request as draft August 17, 2026 07:42
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