Add VITE_SKIP_AUTH flag to bypass Keycloak redirect in CI e2e tests

Author: apdavison

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ run_unit_tests:
 run_cypress_tests:
   image: cypress/browsers:22.19.0
   stage: test
+  variables:
+    VITE_SKIP_AUTH: "true"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "staging"'
       changes:

apps/model_catalog/src/index.jsx

@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ function renderApp(auth) {
 };
 
 // In development, if VITE_DEV_TOKEN is set in .env.local, use it directly.
+// Set VITE_SKIP_AUTH=true to render the app without authentication (for CI/e2e tests).
 // Otherwise fall through to the normal Keycloak login flow.
 // See .env.local.example for setup instructions.
 if (import.meta.env.DEV && import.meta.env.VITE_DEV_TOKEN) {
   window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => renderApp({ token: import.meta.env.VITE_DEV_TOKEN, authenticated: true }));
+} else if (import.meta.env.DEV && import.meta.env.VITE_SKIP_AUTH) {
+  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => renderApp({ authenticated: false }));
 } else {
   window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => initAuth(renderApp));
 }