enable auth flag in project_router

python/mdvtools/project_router.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from flask import Flask, Response, request, jsonify, session, redirect, url_for
 from typing import Dict, Any, Callable, Tuple
 import re
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ class ProjectBlueprint_v2:
     # Class-level constant for the timestamp update interval
     TIMESTAMP_UPDATE_INTERVAL = timedelta(hours=1)
 
+    # Normalize ENABLE_AUTH to a boolean
+    AUTH_ENABLED = os.getenv("ENABLE_AUTH", "true").strip().lower() in {"1", "yes", "true"}
+
     @staticmethod
     def register_app(app: Flask) -> None:
         @app.route(
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ def project_route(project_id: str, subpath: str):
             It will look up the project_id in ProjectBlueprint_v2.blueprints and call the method with the given subpath.
             The ProjectBlueprint_v2 instance is responsible for routing the request to the correct method etc.
             """
-            if not ProjectBlueprint_v2.is_authenticated():
+            if ProjectBlueprint_v2.AUTH_ENABLED and not ProjectBlueprint_v2.is_authenticated():
                 return redirect(url_for('login_dev'))
 
             if project_id in ProjectBlueprint_v2.blueprints: