refactor: skip improperly configured issue when apps are not fully config

Author: mariajgrimaldi

openedx_authz/apps.py

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
-from django.conf import settings
-
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
 
 class OpenedxAuthzConfig(AppConfig):
@@ -45,5 +44,10 @@ class OpenedxAuthzConfig(AppConfig):
     def ready(self):
         """Initialization layer for the openedx_authz app."""
         # Initialize the enforcer to ensure it's ready when the app starts
-        from openedx_authz.engine.enforcer import AuthzEnforcer
-        AuthzEnforcer()
+        try:
+            from openedx_authz.engine.enforcer import AuthzEnforcer
+            AuthzEnforcer()
+        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

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ def plugin_settings(settings):
     if casbin_adapter_app not in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
         settings.INSTALLED_APPS.append(casbin_adapter_app)
     # Add Casbin configuration
-    settings.CASBIN_MODEL = os.path.join(ROOT_DIRECTORY, "engine", "config", "model.conf")
-    settings.CASBIN_WATCHER_ENABLED = True
+    settings.CASBIN_MODEL = os.path.join(
+        ROOT_DIRECTORY, "engine", "config", "model.conf"
+    )
+    settings.CASBIN_WATCHER_ENABLED = False
     # TODO: Replace with a more dynamic configuration
     # Redis host and port are temporarily loaded here for the MVP
     settings.REDIS_HOST = "redis"