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This PR adds the federation and caching layer for token providers, enabling automatic token exchange with external identity providers.

New Components

  • CachedTokenProvider: Wraps any token provider with automatic caching
    • Thread-safe handling of concurrent token requests
    • Configurable refresh threshold (default: 5 minutes before expiry)
    • clearCache() method for manual invalidation
    • Prevents redundant token fetches during concurrent requests
  • FederationProvider: Wraps any token provider with RFC 8693 token exchange
    • Automatically detects when token exchange is needed by comparing JWT issuer with Databricks host
    • Exchanges external IdP tokens (Azure AD, Google, Okta, Auth0, AWS Cognito, GitHub) for Databricks tokens
    • Graceful fallback to original token on exchange failure (configurable)
    • Supports optional clientId for M2M/service principal federation
    • 30-second timeout for exchange requests
  • utils.ts: JWT and hostname utilities
    • decodeJWT(): Decode JWT payload without signature verification
    • getJWTIssuer(): Extract issuer claim from JWT
    • isSameHost(): Compare hostnames ignoring ports and protocols

New Connection Options

authType: 'token-provider' | 'external-token' | 'static-token'
enableTokenFederation?: boolean // Enable RFC 8693 token exchange
federationClientId?: string // Client ID for M2M/SP federation

This PR introduces the foundational token provider system that enables
custom token sources for authentication. This is the first of three PRs
implementing token federation support.

New components:
- ITokenProvider: Core interface for token providers
- Token: Token class with JWT parsing and expiration handling
- StaticTokenProvider: Provides a constant token
- ExternalTokenProvider: Delegates to a callback function
- TokenProviderAuthenticator: Adapts token providers to IAuthentication

New auth types in ConnectionOptions:
- 'token-provider': Use a custom ITokenProvider
- 'external-token': Use a callback function
- 'static-token': Use a static token string
This PR adds the federation and caching layer for token providers.
This is the second of three PRs implementing token federation support.

New components:
- CachedTokenProvider: Wraps providers with automatic caching
  - Configurable refresh threshold (default 5 minutes before expiry)
  - Thread-safe handling of concurrent requests
  - clearCache() method for manual invalidation

- FederationProvider: Wraps providers with RFC 8693 token exchange
  - Automatically exchanges external IdP tokens for Databricks tokens
  - Compares JWT issuer with Databricks host to determine if exchange needed
  - Graceful fallback to original token on exchange failure
  - Supports optional clientId for M2M/service principal federation

- utils.ts: JWT decoding and host comparison utilities
  - decodeJWT: Decode JWT payload without verification
  - getJWTIssuer: Extract issuer from JWT
  - isSameHost: Compare hostnames ignoring ports

New connection options:
- enableTokenFederation: Enable automatic token exchange
- federationClientId: Client ID for M2M federation
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Pull request overview

This PR implements a token provider infrastructure for Databricks SQL, enabling automatic token caching and federation with external identity providers through RFC 8693 token exchange.

Key Changes:

  • Added token provider system with caching and federation capabilities
  • Introduced three new authentication types: token-provider, external-token, and static-token
  • Implemented automatic token exchange for external IdP tokens (Azure AD, Google, Okta, etc.)

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File Description
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/Token.ts Core token representation with expiration tracking and JWT parsing
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/ITokenProvider.ts Interface defining token provider contract
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/StaticTokenProvider.ts Provider for static tokens with optional JWT parsing
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/ExternalTokenProvider.ts Provider that delegates to external callback functions
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/CachedTokenProvider.ts Caching wrapper with configurable refresh threshold
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/FederationProvider.ts RFC 8693 token exchange implementation
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/TokenProviderAuthenticator.ts Adapter between token providers and authentication system
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/utils.ts JWT decoding and hostname comparison utilities
lib/connection/auth/tokenProvider/index.ts Public API exports for token provider module
lib/DBSQLClient.ts Integration of token providers with client authentication
lib/contracts/IDBSQLClient.ts New connection options for token-based authentication
tests/unit/connection/auth/tokenProvider/*.test.ts Comprehensive test coverage for all token provider components

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LoggerStub doesn't have a logs property, so removed tests that
checked for debug and warning log messages. The important behavior
(token provider authentication) is still tested.
…ication

- Updated Token.fromJWT() documentation to reflect that it handles
  decoding failures gracefully instead of throwing errors
- Removed duplicate TokenCallback type definition from IDBSQLClient.ts
- Now imports TokenCallback from ExternalTokenProvider.ts to maintain
  a single source of truth
Removed nock dependency from FederationProvider tests since it's not
available in package.json. Simplified tests to focus on the pass-through
logic without mocking HTTP calls:
- Pass-through when issuer matches host
- Pass-through for non-JWT tokens
- Case-insensitive host matching
- Port-ignoring host matching

The core logic (determining when exchange is needed) is still tested.
- Remove unused decodeJWT import from FederationProvider
- Move extractHostname before isSameHost to fix use-before-define
- Add empty hostname validation to isSameHost

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