fix: remove VITE_MOCK_AUTH bypass from production code

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

e2e/journeys/j1-registration-login.spec.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ test.describe('J1: Registration and Login', () => {
     await page.fill('[placeholder="Password (min. 8 characters)"]', 'TestPass123!');
     await page.click('button[type="submit"]');
 
-    // With VITE_MOCK_AUTH=true the app navigates to "/" on success
     await expect(page).toHaveURL('http://localhost:5173/');
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /cart/i })).toBeVisible();
   });

playwright.config.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   ],
   webServer: {
-    command: 'VITE_MOCK_AUTH=true npm run dev',
+    command: 'npm run dev',
     url: 'http://localhost:5173',
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
   },

receiptwitness/src/receiptwitness/config.py

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 """Service-specific configuration for ReceiptWitness."""
 
+from pydantic import model_validator
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 
 
+_PLACEHOLDER_VALUES = {"change-me-in-production"}
+
+
 class ReceiptWitnessSettings(BaseSettings):
     model_config = {"env_prefix": "RW_"}
 
@@ -30,5 +34,34 @@ class ReceiptWitnessSettings(BaseSettings):
     # Mailgun inbound email webhook
     mailgun_webhook_signing_key: str = ""
 
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def validate_required_vars(self):
+        errors = []
+        if not self.session_encryption_key or self.session_encryption_key in _PLACEHOLDER_VALUES:
+            errors.append(
+                "RW_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY must be set to a secure value. "
+                'Generate one with: python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key().decode())"'
+            )
+        if self.notifications_enabled and not self.resend_api_key:
+            errors.append(
+                "RW_RESEND_API_KEY must be set when RW_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED=true. "
+                "Get an API key from https://resend.com/api-keys"
+            )
+        if errors:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "ReceiptWitness startup failed — missing required config:\n"
+                + "\n".join(f"  - {e}" for e in errors)
+            )
+        return self
 
-settings = ReceiptWitnessSettings()
+
+class _LazySettings:
+    _instance: ReceiptWitnessSettings | None = None
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str):
+        if _LazySettings._instance is None:
+            _LazySettings._instance = ReceiptWitnessSettings()
+        return getattr(_LazySettings._instance, name)
+
+
+settings = _LazySettings()

receiptwitness/tests/conftest.py

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 """Shared test fixtures."""
 
 import json
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
 FIXTURES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures"
 
+os.environ.setdefault("RW_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY", "test-secret-key-for-unit-tests-only-32bytes!")
+os.environ.setdefault("RW_MAILGUN_WEBHOOK_SIGNING_KEY", "test-mailgun-signing-key")
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def meijer_receipt_data() -> dict:

receiptwitness/tests/test_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import pytest
+from receiptwitness.config import ReceiptWitnessSettings
+
+
+def test_valid_config():
+    s = ReceiptWitnessSettings(
+        session_encryption_key="7reF42nmTwbdN21PBoubGp7h_FU8qSimstmlaMLoRK8="
+    )
+    assert s.session_encryption_key
+
+
+def test_missing_session_encryption_key_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="RW_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY"):
+        ReceiptWitnessSettings(session_encryption_key="")
+
+
+def test_placeholder_session_encryption_key_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="RW_SESSION_ENCRYPTION_KEY"):
+        ReceiptWitnessSettings(session_encryption_key="change-me-in-production")
+
+
+def test_notifications_enabled_without_resend_key_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="RW_RESEND_API_KEY"):
+        ReceiptWitnessSettings(
+            session_encryption_key="7reF42nmTwbdN21PBoubGp7h_FU8qSimstmlaMLoRK8=",
+            notifications_enabled=True,
+            resend_api_key="",
+        )
+
+
+def test_notifications_disabled_without_resend_key_ok():
+    s = ReceiptWitnessSettings(
+        session_encryption_key="7reF42nmTwbdN21PBoubGp7h_FU8qSimstmlaMLoRK8=",
+        notifications_enabled=False,
+        resend_api_key="",
+    )
+    assert s.notifications_enabled is False
+
+
+def test_notifications_enabled_with_resend_key_ok():
+    s = ReceiptWitnessSettings(
+        session_encryption_key="7reF42nmTwbdN21PBoubGp7h_FU8qSimstmlaMLoRK8=",
+        notifications_enabled=True,
+        resend_api_key="re_test_1234567890",
+    )
+    assert s.resend_api_key == "re_test_1234567890"

src/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx

@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Navigate, Outlet } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { authClient } from '../lib/auth-client.ts'
-import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/auth.ts'
 
 export function ProtectedRoute() {
-  const isMockAuth = import.meta.env.VITE_MOCK_AUTH === 'true'
   const { data: session, isPending } = authClient.useSession()
-  const isAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.isAuthenticated)
-  const setAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.setAuthenticated)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isMockAuth) {
-      setAuthenticated(!!session)
-    }
-  }, [session, setAuthenticated, isMockAuth])
-
-  // In mock auth mode, rely on Zustand store (set by Login/Register pages)
-  if (isMockAuth) {
-    if (!isAuthenticated) return <Navigate to="/login" replace />
-    return <Outlet />
-  }
 
   if (isPending) {
     return (

src/pages/Login.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { authClient } from '../lib/auth-client.ts'
-import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/auth.ts'
 
 export function Login() {
   const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ export function Login() {
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const setAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.setAuthenticated)
 
   async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent) {
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -40,12 +38,7 @@ export function Login() {
         setError('Sign in failed. Please try again.')
       }
     } catch {
-      if (import.meta.env.VITE_MOCK_AUTH === 'true') {
+      setError('Invalid email or password. Please try again.')
-        setAuthenticated(true)
-        navigate('/')
-      } else {
-        setError('Invalid email or password. Please try again.')
-      }
     } finally {
       setLoading(false)
     }

src/pages/Register.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { authClient } from '../lib/auth-client.ts'
-import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/auth.ts'
 
 export function Register() {
   const [name, setName] = useState('')
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ export function Register() {
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const setAuthenticated = useAuthStore((s) => s.setAuthenticated)
 
   async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent) {
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -48,12 +46,7 @@ export function Register() {
         setError('Account created! Please sign in.')
       }
     } catch {
-      if (import.meta.env.VITE_MOCK_AUTH === 'true') {
+      setError('Registration failed. Please try again.')
-        setAuthenticated(true)
-        navigate('/')
-      } else {
-        setError('Registration failed. Please try again.')
-      }
     } finally {
       setLoading(false)
     }