microsoft / microsoft/kiota-python

Investigate whether the async credentials should be closed by this library or by the caller

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dependencies enhancement
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Python
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Description

    [Their documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/azure-core/azure.core.credentials_async.asynctokencredential?view=azure-python) is terrible but I'm wondering what close does and whether we need to call it after each authentication request or when we don't need the credential object anymore? (wondering whether we'll have the same issue as the http package where it stops working after the first request)

Originally posted by @baywet in https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-authentication-azure-python/pull/45#discussion_r1037099637

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Start with Azure's AsyncTokenCredential documentation linked in the issue and the discussion from microsoft/kiota-authentication-azure-python PR #45. Determine the intended ownership and lifecycle of close(); done should be a clear decision about whether the library or caller manages credential closure and reuse.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, python
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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