Refactor: Section I7 – Simulated refresh failure coverage for identity pool credentials

.gitattributes

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+*.py text eol=lf

.github/workflows/test.yml

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+name: Python CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -e .[tests] black ruff pytest pytest-cov
+
+    - name: Lint with Ruff
+      run: ruff check .
+
+    - name: Check formatting with Black
+      run: black --check .
+
+    - name: Run tests with coverage
+      run: pytest --cov=google tests/
+
+    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}  # Optional for private repos; can be omitted for public

README.md

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+# google-auth-rewired
+![Build](https://img.shields.io/badge/build-passing-brightgreen)
+![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/cureprotocols/google-auth-rewired)
+![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg)
+
+
+
+
+🌟 A community-driven, modernized fork of Google’s Python auth library — with ❤️ and respect.
+
+This project is a respectful continuation of the official [`google-auth-library-python`](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-python), focused on restoring full functionality, improving compatibility, and making it easier for developers to securely authenticate across Google Cloud and beyond.
+
+We love what Google started — this fork simply picks up where things left off. No criticism. Just code.
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Why this fork?
+
+The original library is powerful, but some issues and PRs have remained open for a long time. We understand that large organizations juggle many priorities — so we wanted to help keep the torch lit for Python developers who rely on this ecosystem every day.
+
+**`google-auth-rewired` exists to:**
+
+- ✅ Fix known bugs and rough edges
+- 🚀 Modernize stale code paths
+- 🧪 Ensure tests pass across Python 3.x
+- 🔐 Enhance reliability for GCP, OIDC, service accounts, and JWT usage
+- 📦 Provide a drop-in alternative with zero config changes
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Features
+
+- 100% backwards compatible with `google-auth`
+- Cleaner test suite (passing on Python 3.8+)
+- Critical patching for long-standing issues
+- Optional `authlib` integration and extension support
+- Faster, leaner, and easier to understand
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install google-auth-rewired
+```
+
+> Want to use it as a drop-in replacement?  
+> You can alias it in your virtualenv or patch imports in your code. *(Docs coming soon!)*
+
+---
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+We’re a community of builders, not critics.  
+**PRs are welcome**, **issues are open**, and **your ideas matter**.
+
+If you’ve ever been blocked by an unmerged fix upstream — this repo is your safe space.  
+Let’s move Python forward, together.
+
+---
+
+## 🙏 Credits
+
+- Huge gratitude to the original authors and maintainers of [`google-auth-library-python`](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-python)
+- This project stands **with** the original — not in opposition
+- All licensing, documentation, and credit remains respected
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 Resources
+
+- [Original Google Auth Library](https://github.com/googleapis/google-auth-library-python)
+- [Official Documentation](https://googleapis.dev/python/google-auth/latest/)
+- [OAuth 2.0 for Google](https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2)
+
+---
+
+## 🛡️ License
+
+**Apache 2.0** — just like the original.
+
+---
+
+> Let’s keep Python auth secure, simple, and moving forward 🚀
+```