Fix anonymous access 500 error and add environment variable control

- Fixed dashboard.html template error accessing current_user.username for anonymous users
- Added ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS environment variable with default true
- Enhanced index route logic to properly check config before allowing anonymous access
- Added proper environment variable to docker-compose.yml
- Anonymous access now works without 500 server errors

Fixes issue #2 completely - anonymous access is now functional

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

app.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__,
             template_folder='templates')
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-secret-key-change-in-production')
 app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 16 * 1024 * 1024  # 16MB max file size
+app.config['ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS'] = os.getenv('ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS', 'true').lower() == 'true'
 
 # Auth0 Configuration
 app.config['AUTH0_DOMAIN'] = os.getenv('AUTH0_DOMAIN', '')
@@ -276,18 +277,23 @@ def index():
 
         return render_template('dashboard.html', user_settings=user_settings)
     else:
-        # Anonymous mode - allow browsing with default settings
+        # Check if anonymous access is allowed
-        user_settings = {
+        if app.config.get('ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS', False):
-            'filter_set': 'no_filter',
+            # Anonymous mode - allow browsing with default settings
-            'communities': [],
+            user_settings = {
-            'experience': {
+                'filter_set': 'no_filter',
-                'infinite_scroll': False,
+                'communities': [],
-                'auto_refresh': False,
+                'experience': {
-                'push_notifications': False,
+                    'infinite_scroll': False,
-                'dark_patterns_opt_in': False
+                    'auto_refresh': False,
+                    'push_notifications': False,
+                    'dark_patterns_opt_in': False
+                }
             }
-        }
+            return render_template('dashboard.html', user_settings=user_settings, anonymous=True)
-        return render_template('dashboard.html', user_settings=user_settings, anonymous=True)
+        else:
+            # Redirect non-authenticated users to login
+            return redirect(url_for('login'))
 
 
 @app.route('/feed/<filterset>')

docker-compose.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ services:
       FLASK_ENV: production
       DEBUG: "False"
       SECRET_KEY: ${SECRET_KEY:-change-this-secret-key-in-production}
+      ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS: ${ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_ACCESS:-true}
 
       # Auth0 configuration (optional)
       AUTH0_DOMAIN: ${AUTH0_DOMAIN:-}

templates/dashboard.html

@@ -30,13 +30,21 @@
                 <div class="user-menu">
                     <div class="user-info">
                         <div class="user-avatar">
-                            {% if current_user.profile_picture_url %}
+                            {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
-                                <img src="{{ current_user.profile_picture_url }}" alt="Avatar">
+                                {% if current_user.profile_picture_url %}
+                                    <img src="{{ current_user.profile_picture_url }}" alt="Avatar">
+                                {% else %}
+                                    <div class="avatar-placeholder">{{ current_user.username[:2].upper() }}</div>
+                                {% endif %}
                             {% else %}
-                                <div class="avatar-placeholder">{{ current_user.username[:2].upper() }}</div>
+                                <div class="avatar-placeholder">?</div>
                             {% endif %}
                         </div>
-                        <span class="username">{{ current_user.username }}</span>
+                        {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+                            <span class="username">{{ current_user.username }}</span>
+                        {% else %}
+                            <span class="username">Anonymous User</span>
+                        {% endif %}
                     </div>
                     <div class="user-dropdown">
                         <a href="{{ url_for('settings') }}" class="dropdown-item">⚙️ Settings</a>

templates/post_detail.html

@@ -654,6 +654,10 @@ function sharePost() {
 }
 
 function savePost() {
+    // TODO: Implement save post functionality
+    // User can save posts to their profile for later viewing
+    // This needs database backend integration with user_saved_posts table
+    // Same implementation needed as dashboard.html savePost function
     alert('Save functionality coming soon!');
 }