Add JWT authentication scaffold with FastAPI backend and React login demo

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Implements minimal JWT authentication infrastructure with environment-based configuration, protected routes, and a React login interface.

Backend

JWT utilities (backend/src/utils/auth.py):

• create_access_token() / decode_access_token() using env vars JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM, ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES
• Pydantic models: TokenData, User, AuthException
• Timezone-aware datetime handling

FastAPI routes & dependency (backend/main.py):

• get_current_user() dependency validates Bearer tokens from Authorization header
• POST /auth/login - issues JWT tokens
• GET /auth/me - returns authenticated user
• GET /protected - example protected endpoint
• CORS configured for local development

Example usage:

from fastapi import Depends
from src.utils.auth import User, get_current_user

@app.get("/protected")
async def protected_route(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
    return {"user": current_user.username}

Frontend

React login demo (Vite):

• Login form with token management via localStorage
• Protected route testing interface
• User info display and logout flow

Demo credentials: testuser / testpassword

Tests

17 tests covering:

• Token creation, validation, expiration
• Login success/failure scenarios
• Protected route access patterns
• Invalid/expired token handling

Configuration

.env.example provided. Requires JWT_SECRET change for production.

Production considerations documented

README includes security checklist: HTTPS, proper password hashing, real database, refresh tokens, rate limiting, CORS restrictions.

Original prompt

Create a new feature branch feature/auth-jwt off main and open a draft PR that implements a minimal, production-minded JWT authentication and authorization scaffold for the FastAPI backend and a simple React login demo for the frontend. The PR should be small, reviewable, and include tests.

Acceptance criteria / tasks to implement in the PR:

1. JWT utilities

• Add src/utils/auth.py with create_access_token and decode_access_token using env vars JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM (default HS256), ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES.
• Pydantic models TokenData and User, and a custom exception for auth errors.

2. FastAPI dependency & route protection

• Implement get_current_user dependency that validates Authorization: Bearer and returns User or raises HTTPException(401).
• Protect POST /chat and WebSocket /ws/chat and any dashboard-proxied endpoints by adding the dependency.

3. Login route and demo user store

• Add POST /auth/login accepting username/password; for MVP use a static user store configurable via environment variable (e.g., AUTH_STATIC_USERS='user:password:role,admin:adminpass:admin').
• Return access_token and token_type.
• Add TODOs to replace static store with OIDC/OAuth2 in production.

4. Frontend demo

• Add a minimal React Login page at frontend/src/Login.js that posts to /auth/login, stores token in localStorage, and attaches Authorization header for subsequent requests. Keep UI minimal.

5. Tests

• Add tests/test_auth.py verifying login returns token, protected /chat returns 401 without token and 200 with valid token.

6. Config

• Update .env.example with JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM, ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES, AUTH_STATIC_USERS example.
• Add README snippet in backend explaining how to test locally and rotate keys, and mention integrating OIDC/SSO providers.

7. CI

• Ensure tests run in existing .github/workflows/ci.yml; update workflow if necessary to include new tests.

8. PR details

• Create draft PR titled "Add JWT authentication and authorization for API and dashboard".
• Include testing instructions (how to run backend, set envs, curl commands), and checklist of included changes. Mark PR as draft.

Constraints

• Do not commit real secrets. Use .env.example placeholders only.
• Use type hints and docstrings. Leave TODOs for future work (refresh tokens, RBAC, OIDC replacement).

Please create the branch, push changes, run tests via CI, and open the draft PR. Report back with the PR URL and CI status.

User preferences: include minimal React login page, admin/user role examples, API endpoint protection demo, README documentation stub. Leave PR unassigned.

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

Create a new feature branch feature/auth-jwt off main and open a draft PR that implements a minimal, production-minded JWT authentication and authorization scaffold for the FastAPI backend and a simple React login demo for the frontend. The PR should be small, reviewable, and include tests.

Acceptance criteria / tasks to implement in the PR:

1. JWT utilities

• Add src/utils/auth.py with create_access_token and decode_access_token using env vars JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM (default HS256), ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES.
• Pydantic models TokenData and User, and a custom exception for auth errors.

2. FastAPI dependency & route protection

• Implement get_current_user dependency that validates Authorization: Bearer and returns User or raises HTTPException(401).
• Protect POST /chat and WebSocket /ws/chat and any dashboard-proxied endpoints by adding the dependency.

3. Login route and demo user store

• Add POST /auth/login accepting username/password; for MVP use a static user store configurable via environment variable (e.g., AUTH_STATIC_USERS='user:password:role,admin:adminpass:admin').
• Return access_token and token_type.
• Add TODOs to replace static store with OIDC/OAuth2 in production.

4. Frontend demo

• Add a minimal React Login page at frontend/src/Login.js that posts to /auth/login, stores token in localStorage, and attaches Authorization header for subsequent requests. Keep UI minimal.

5. Tests

• Add tests/test_auth.py verifying login returns token, protected /chat returns 401 without token and 200 with valid token.

6. Config

• Update .env.example with JWT_SECRET, JWT_ALGORITHM, ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES, AUTH_STATIC_USERS example.
• Add README snippet in backend explaining how to test locally and rotate keys, and mention integrating OIDC/SSO providers.

7. CI

• Ensure tests run in existing .github/workflows/ci.yml; update workflow if necessary to include new tests.

8. PR details

• Create draft PR titled "Add JWT authentication and authorization for API and dashboard".
• Include testing instructions (how to run backend, set envs, curl commands), and checklist of included changes. Mark PR as draft.

Constraints

• Do not commit real secrets. Use .env.example placeholders only.
• Use type hints and docstrings. Leave TODOs for future work (refresh tokens, RBAC, OIDC replacement).

Please create the branch, push changes, run tests via CI, and open the draft PR. Report back with the PR URL and CI status.

User preferences: include minimal React login page, admin/user role examples, API endpoint protection demo, README documentation stub. Leave PR unassigned.

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