refactor: override casbin adapter config for a safe load

Author: mariajgrimaldi

openedx_authz/engine/apps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+
+
+class CasbinAdapterConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = "casbin_adapter"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        """Initialization layer for the casbin_adapter app."""
+
+        try:
+            from casbin_adapter.enforcer import initialize_enforcer
+
+            db_alias = getattr(settings, "CASBIN_DB_ALIAS", "default")
+            initialize_enforcer(db_alias)
+        except ImproperlyConfigured:
+            # The app might not be fully configured yet (e.g., during migrations).
+            # In such cases, we skip the enforcer initialization.
+            pass

openedx_authz/settings/common.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def plugin_settings(settings):
         settings: The Django settings object
     """
     # Add external third-party apps to INSTALLED_APPS
-    casbin_adapter_app = "casbin_adapter.apps.CasbinAdapterConfig"
+    casbin_adapter_app = "openedx_authz.engine.apps.CasbinAdapterConfig"
     if casbin_adapter_app not in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
         settings.INSTALLED_APPS.append(casbin_adapter_app)
     # Add Casbin configuration