refactor: enforcing authentication based on environment variable "ENFORCE_AUTH"

[Harsh-Microsoft]

Purpose

Enforcing authentication based on environment variable "ENFORCE_AUTH". Added an environment variable called 'ENFORCE_AUTH'. If the variable is not present or is set to 'true', the authentication message will be displayed on the web app. If the value is set to 'false', the authentication message will be disabled, allowing us to run our Test Automation scripts.

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Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• [ x] No

How to Test

• Get the code

git clone [repo-address]
cd [repo-name]
git checkout [branch-name]
npm install

• Test the code

What to Check

Verify that the following are valid

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Other Information

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Coverage Report •

File	Stmts	Miss	Cover	Missing
code
create_app.py	213	7	96%	40, 414, 435, 543–545, 550
code/backend/batch/utilities/helpers
env_helper.py	201	11	94%	104, 107–108, 160, 371–373, 395, 400–402
TOTAL	3823	858	77%

Tests	Skipped	Failures	Errors	Time
395	0 💤	0 ❌	0 🔥	52.890s ⏱️