Fix authenticate_jwt_async() to be non-blocking#309
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Description
Both Consumer and B2B
authenticate_jwt_async()methods aren't fully asynchronous, so it can be blockingThe Consumer one doesn't use an async version of the helper
authenticate_jwt_local()method, whereas the B2B one does:stytch-python/stytch/consumer/api/sessions.py
Line 625 in e28422f
stytch-python/stytch/b2b/api/sessions.py
Line 879 in e28422f
Both Consumer and B2B also call PyJWT's underlying
get_signing_key_from_jwt()method, which is synchronous. The library doesn't seem to support fetching JWKS async: jpadilla/pyjwt#1120This attempts to fix both these issues
Also renames
local_token->local_sessionbecause that makes more senseUnit tests added are vibe coded
Motivation
Community bug report https://app.plain.com/workspace/w_01HAQ5N757DAG0R7JTXZ4MQYKY/thread/th_01KM1BBWC7PMGA2SRS6C9KQQN3/
Testing