add flag to disable api auth (#5399)

openbb_sdk/sdk/core/README.md

@@ -353,9 +353,10 @@ To apply an environment variable use one of the following:
 
 The variables we use are:
 
-- `OPENBB_DEBUG_MODE`: enable/disable debug mode
-- `OPENBB_DEVELOP_MODE`: enable/disable develop mode
-- `OPENBB_AUTO_BUILD`: enable/disable automatic build for python package
+- `OPENBB_DEBUG_MODE`: enables verbosity while running the program
+- `OPENBB_DEVELOP_MODE`: points hub service to .co or .dev
+- `OPENBB_AUTO_BUILD`: enables automatic SDK package build on import
+- `OPENBB_API_AUTH`: enables commands authentication in FastAPI
 
 ## 4.2 Dynamic version
 

openbb_sdk/sdk/core/openbb_core/api/router/commands.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from openbb_core.app.model.user_settings import UserSettings
 from openbb_core.app.router import RouterLoader
 from openbb_core.app.service.system_service import SystemService
 from openbb_core.app.service.user_service import UserService
+from openbb_core.env import Env
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing_extensions import Annotated, ParamSpec
 
@@ -64,14 +65,15 @@ def build_new_signature(func):
         )
     )
 
-    new_parameter_list.append(
-        Parameter(
-            "__authenticated_user_settings",
-            kind=Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD,
-            default=UserSettings(),
-            annotation=Annotated[UserSettings, Depends(get_user)],
+    if Env().API_AUTH:
+        new_parameter_list.append(
+            Parameter(
+                "__authenticated_user_settings",
+                kind=Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD,
+                default=UserSettings(),
+                annotation=Annotated[UserSettings, Depends(get_user)],
+            )
         )
-    )
 
     return Signature(
         parameters=new_parameter_list,

openbb_sdk/sdk/core/openbb_core/env.py

@@ -17,20 +17,28 @@ class Env(metaclass=SingletonMeta):
 
     @property
     def DEBUG_MODE(self) -> bool:
-        return self.str_to_bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_DEBUG_MODE", False))
+        """Debug mode: enables verbosity while running the program"""
+        return self.str2bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_DEBUG_MODE", False))
 
     @property
     def DEV_MODE(self) -> bool:
+        """Develop mode: points hub service to .co or .dev"""
         # TODO: Change default to false when ready to deploy
-        return self.str_to_bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_DEV_MODE", True))
+        return self.str2bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_DEV_MODE", True))
 
     @property
     def AUTO_BUILD(self) -> bool:
-        return self.str_to_bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_AUTO_BUILD", True))
+        """Automatic build: enables automatic SDK package build on import"""
+        return self.str2bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_AUTO_BUILD", True))
+
+    @property
+    def API_AUTH(self) -> bool:
+        """API authentication: enables commands authentication in FastAPI"""
+        return self.str2bool(self._environ.get("OPENBB_API_AUTH", True))
 
     @staticmethod
-    def str_to_bool(value) -> bool:
-        """Match a string to a boolean value."""
+    def str2bool(value) -> bool:
+        """Match a value to its boolean correspondent."""
         if isinstance(value, bool):
             return value
         if value.lower() in {"false", "f", "0", "no", "n"}: