galaxyproject / galaxyproject/galaxy

Anonymous user creation via API

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feature-request kind/enhancement
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Description

It would be great if there was a setting to allow anonymous users to be created via POST /api/users. It can be optional in the galaxy config.

It also would be great to have a request param that causes an api key to be returned with the response to save a second request to /api/authentication.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the POST /api/users entry point and how Galaxy configuration settings are defined and read. Then inspect /api/authentication to understand the existing API-key flow. Done means an optional configuration permits anonymous user creation and an optional request parameter returns an API key in the creation response, with behavior covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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