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| 1 | +# Materialize API Quick Start |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +The Materialize API allows you to build and maintain a materialized view of SpiceDB permissions in your own data store for high-performance lookups. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Installation |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +```bash |
| 8 | +# Install authzed with UV |
| 9 | +uv add authzed |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +# Or with pip |
| 12 | +pip install authzed |
| 13 | +``` |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Basic Usage |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### 1. Initial Backfill with LookupPermissionSets |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Use `LookupPermissionSets` to perform the initial backfill of permission sets: |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +```python |
| 22 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 23 | + Client, |
| 24 | + LookupPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 25 | +) |
| 26 | +from grpcutil import bearer_token_credentials |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +# Create client |
| 29 | +client = Client( |
| 30 | + "grpc.authzed.com:443", |
| 31 | + bearer_token_credentials("your_materialize_token"), |
| 32 | +) |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +# Fetch permission sets |
| 35 | +request = LookupPermissionSetsRequest(limit=1000) |
| 36 | +response_stream = client.LookupPermissionSets(request) |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +for response in response_stream: |
| 39 | + change = response.change |
| 40 | + parent = change.parent_set |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | + # Store in your database |
| 43 | + print(f"Parent: {parent.object_type}:{parent.object_id}#{parent.permission_or_relation}") |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + if change.HasField("child_member"): |
| 46 | + member = change.child_member |
| 47 | + print(f" -> Member: {member.object_type}:{member.object_id}") |
| 48 | +``` |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +### 2. Watch for Updates with WatchPermissionSets |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +After backfilling, watch for ongoing changes: |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +```python |
| 55 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 56 | + Client, |
| 57 | + WatchPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 58 | + PermissionSetChange, |
| 59 | +) |
| 60 | +from grpcutil import bearer_token_credentials |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +client = Client( |
| 63 | + "grpc.authzed.com:443", |
| 64 | + bearer_token_credentials("your_materialize_token"), |
| 65 | +) |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +request = WatchPermissionSetsRequest( |
| 68 | + optional_starting_after=last_revision, # From your last LookupPermissionSets backfill |
| 69 | +) |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +response_stream = client.WatchPermissionSets(request) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +for response in response_stream: |
| 74 | + change = response.change |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + # Handle the operation type |
| 77 | + if change.operation == PermissionSetChange.SET_OPERATION_ADDED: |
| 78 | + # Add to materialized view |
| 79 | + pass |
| 80 | + elif change.operation == PermissionSetChange.SET_OPERATION_REMOVED: |
| 81 | + # Remove from materialized view |
| 82 | + pass |
| 83 | +``` |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +### 3. Local Development |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +For local Materialize instances without TLS: |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +```python |
| 90 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 91 | + InsecureClient, |
| 92 | + LookupPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 93 | +) |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +client = InsecureClient("localhost:50051", "your_local_token") |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +request = LookupPermissionSetsRequest(limit=100) |
| 98 | +response_stream = client.LookupPermissionSets(request) |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +for response in response_stream: |
| 101 | + # Process responses |
| 102 | + pass |
| 103 | +``` |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +### 4. Async Usage |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +```python |
| 108 | +import asyncio |
| 109 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 110 | + AsyncClient, |
| 111 | + LookupPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 112 | +) |
| 113 | +from grpcutil import bearer_token_credentials |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +async def fetch_permission_sets(): |
| 116 | + client = AsyncClient( |
| 117 | + "grpc.authzed.com:443", |
| 118 | + bearer_token_credentials("your_materialize_token"), |
| 119 | + ) |
| 120 | + request = LookupPermissionSetsRequest(limit=1000) |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | + response_stream = client.LookupPermissionSets(request) |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | + async for response in response_stream: |
| 125 | + # Process responses asynchronously |
| 126 | + pass |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +asyncio.run(fetch_permission_sets()) |
| 129 | +``` |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +## Pagination |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +### Synchronous Pagination |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +Handle large datasets with cursor-based pagination: |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +```python |
| 138 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 139 | + Client, |
| 140 | + LookupPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 141 | +) |
| 142 | +from grpcutil import bearer_token_credentials |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +client = Client( |
| 145 | + "grpc.authzed.com:443", |
| 146 | + bearer_token_credentials("your_materialize_token"), |
| 147 | +) |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +cursor = None |
| 150 | +total_processed = 0 |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +while True: |
| 153 | + request = LookupPermissionSetsRequest( |
| 154 | + limit=1000, |
| 155 | + optional_starting_after_cursor=cursor, |
| 156 | + ) |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | + count = 0 |
| 159 | + for response in client.LookupPermissionSets(request): |
| 160 | + # Process response |
| 161 | + change = response.change |
| 162 | + parent = change.parent_set |
| 163 | + print(f"Processed: {parent.object_type}:{parent.object_id}#{parent.permission_or_relation}") |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | + count += 1 |
| 166 | + total_processed += 1 |
| 167 | + cursor = response.cursor if response.HasField("cursor") else None |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | + print(f"Batch complete: {count} permission sets (total: {total_processed})") |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | + # If we got fewer results than limit, we're done |
| 172 | + if count < 1000: |
| 173 | + break |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +print(f"Pagination complete! Total: {total_processed}") |
| 176 | +``` |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +### Async Pagination |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +For async/await usage with automatic pagination: |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +```python |
| 183 | +import asyncio |
| 184 | +import grpc |
| 185 | +from authzed.api.materialize.v0 import ( |
| 186 | + AsyncClient, |
| 187 | + LookupPermissionSetsRequest, |
| 188 | +) |
| 189 | +from grpcutil import bearer_token_credentials |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +async def paginate_permission_sets(): |
| 192 | + client = AsyncClient( |
| 193 | + "grpc.authzed.com:443", |
| 194 | + bearer_token_credentials("your_materialize_token"), |
| 195 | + ) |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | + cursor = None |
| 198 | + total_processed = 0 |
| 199 | + batch_size = 1000 |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | + while True: |
| 202 | + request = LookupPermissionSetsRequest( |
| 203 | + limit=batch_size, |
| 204 | + optional_starting_after_cursor=cursor, |
| 205 | + ) |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | + count = 0 |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | + try: |
| 210 | + response_stream = client.LookupPermissionSets(request) |
| 211 | + |
| 212 | + async for response in response_stream: |
| 213 | + # Process response |
| 214 | + change = response.change |
| 215 | + parent = change.parent_set |
| 216 | + print(f"Processed: {parent.object_type}:{parent.object_id}#{parent.permission_or_relation}") |
| 217 | + |
| 218 | + count += 1 |
| 219 | + total_processed += 1 |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | + # Update cursor for next batch |
| 222 | + if response.HasField("cursor"): |
| 223 | + cursor = response.cursor |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | + print(f"Batch complete: {count} permission sets (total: {total_processed})") |
| 226 | + |
| 227 | + # If we got fewer results than limit, we're done |
| 228 | + if count < batch_size: |
| 229 | + break |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | + except grpc.aio.AioRpcError as e: |
| 232 | + print(f"Error: {e.code()}: {e.details()}") |
| 233 | + break |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | + print(f"Pagination complete! Total: {total_processed}") |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +# Run the async function |
| 238 | +asyncio.run(paginate_permission_sets()) |
| 239 | +``` |
| 240 | + |
| 241 | +## Client Types |
| 242 | + |
| 243 | +### Overview |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +The package provides multiple client types for different use cases: |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +| Client | Sync/Async | Detection | Best For | |
| 248 | +|--------|-----------|-----------|----------| |
| 249 | +| `Client` | Both | Auto-detect | General use, adapts to context | |
| 250 | +| `SyncClient` | Sync only | Explicit | Synchronous code, better type hints | |
| 251 | +| `AsyncClient` | Async only | Explicit | Async code with asyncio, better type hints | |
| 252 | +| `InsecureClient` | Both | Auto-detect | Local dev without TLS | |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +## Resources |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +- [Materialize Documentation](https://authzed.com/docs/authzed/concepts/authzed-materialize) |
| 257 | +- [Materialize API Reference](https://buf.build/authzed/api/docs/main:authzed.api.materialize.v0) |
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