[Feature Request] refresh_in

[henrik-me]

Refresh_In (token response) support.
This feature allows the service to control when MSAL should attempt to refresh the access token (ahead of its expiration)

API Review

[lzw-all-in]

Hi @henrik-me I just have the same request. I need to get new valid access token through my refresh token.

[rayluo]

@lzw-all-in , you can already get a new valid access token through using acquire_token_silent(). Please refer to the 3-step pattern described in our README, and then you can read our API Reference located at the header line in our repo.

This feature described here is for msal to FURTHER improve our INTERNAL refresh logic, but that is transparent to you as an app developer. Yoiu are NOT blocked by this feature.

[lzw-all-in]

@rayluo Thank you. I saw the usage and source code before but what I need is the api I can pass refresh token as a parameter to get the newest access token.

Update:
I use Oauth2 api to do this not MSAL directly.

[rayluo]

@lzw-all-in , do you intend to "use oauth2 api" but still connect with Microsoft identity platform (i.e. Azure Active Directory)? If so, MSAL is designed to be easier than using generic OAuth2 library. Or if you have any specific need to handle refresh token yourself, I would be curious to hear that.

Either way, that would be a different topic which does not belong to this Feature Request. Feel free to create a separated issue, and/or send email to me. Thanks.

[lzw-all-in]

@rayluo Yes I saw MSAL api doesn't support given refresh token to attain the newest access token. I use the api obtain_token_by_refresh_token supported by oauth2 Client class.
Because for every client who use my app service I can get their access token and refresh token. And every time when I found the access token is failed then I will use this user's refresh token to get a new one.

result = Azureapp.client.obtain_token_by_refresh_token(
            token_item={"refresh_token" : refresh_token},
            scope=app_config.RESOURCE)