improve KindVersion compatibility

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ All versions prior to 0.9.0 are untracked.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+* Added `LogEntry.kind_version`, which is now parsed earlier upon receipt from the rekor API,
+  either from the root of the response, or from the reponse's inner base64-encoded JSON `body`.
+  [#1370](https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/pull/1370)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * Fixed the certificate calidity period check for Timestamp Authorities (TSA).

sigstore/models.py

@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@
 from sigstore_protobuf_specs.dev.sigstore.common import v1 as common_v1
 from sigstore_protobuf_specs.dev.sigstore.common.v1 import Rfc3161SignedTimestamp
 from sigstore_protobuf_specs.dev.sigstore.rekor import v1 as rekor_v1
-from sigstore_protobuf_specs.dev.sigstore.rekor.v1 import (
-    InclusionProof,
-)
+from sigstore_protobuf_specs.dev.sigstore.rekor.v1 import InclusionProof, KindVersion
 
 from sigstore import dsse
 from sigstore._internal.merkle import verify_merkle_inclusion
@@ -173,6 +171,11 @@ class LogEntry:
     log entry.
     """
 
+    kind_version: KindVersion
+    """
+    The kind and version of the log entry.
+    """
+
     @classmethod
     def _from_response(cls, dict_: dict[str, Any]) -> LogEntry:
         """
@@ -183,8 +186,15 @@ def _from_response(cls, dict_: dict[str, Any]) -> LogEntry:
         entries = list(dict_.items())
         if len(entries) != 1:
             raise ValueError("Received multiple entries in response")
-
         uuid, entry = entries[0]
+
+        # Fill in the appropriate kind
+        body_entry: ProposedEntry = TypeAdapter(ProposedEntry).validate_json(
+            base64.b64decode(entry["body"])
+        )
+        if not isinstance(body_entry, (Hashedrekord, Dsse)):
+            raise InvalidBundle("log entry is not of expected type")
+
         return LogEntry(
             uuid=uuid,
             body=entry["body"],
@@ -195,6 +205,9 @@ def _from_response(cls, dict_: dict[str, Any]) -> LogEntry:
                 entry["verification"]["inclusionProof"]
             ),
             inclusion_promise=entry["verification"]["signedEntryTimestamp"],
+            kind_version=KindVersion(
+                kind=body_entry.kind, version=body_entry.api_version
+            ),
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -231,6 +244,7 @@ def _from_dict_rekor(cls, dict_: dict[str, Any]) -> LogEntry:
                     tlog_entry.inclusion_promise.signed_entry_timestamp
                 ).decode()
             ),
+            kind_version=tlog_entry.kind_version,
         )
 
     def _to_rekor(self) -> rekor_v1.TransparencyLogEntry:
@@ -259,20 +273,10 @@ def _to_rekor(self) -> rekor_v1.TransparencyLogEntry:
             integrated_time=self.integrated_time,
             inclusion_promise=inclusion_promise,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
             inclusion_proof=inclusion_proof,
+            kind_version=self.kind_version,
             canonicalized_body=base64.b64decode(self.body),
         )
 
-        # Fill in the appropriate kind
-        body_entry: ProposedEntry = TypeAdapter(ProposedEntry).validate_json(
-            tlog_entry.canonicalized_body
-        )
-        if not isinstance(body_entry, (Hashedrekord, Dsse)):
-            raise InvalidBundle("log entry is not of expected type")
-
-        tlog_entry.kind_version = rekor_v1.KindVersion(
-            kind=body_entry.kind, version=body_entry.api_version
-        )
-
         return tlog_entry
 
     def encode_canonical(self) -> bytes: