adjusted bb4g for dev

bayer/admin.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 # Register your models here.
 from .models import (
     PESCompound,
-    PESStructure
+    PESStructure, NewsEntry
 )
 
 
@@ -15,5 +15,10 @@ class PESStructureAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     pass
 
 
+class NewsEntryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+
 admin.site.register(PESCompound, PESCompoundAdmin)
 admin.site.register(PESStructure, PESStructureAdmin)
+admin.site.register(NewsEntry, NewsEntryAdmin)

bayer/context_processors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+Context processors for enviPy application.
+
+Context processors automatically make variables available to all templates.
+"""
+
+
+from django.utils import timezone
+from .models import NewsEntry
+
+
+def news_entries_context(request):
+    """
+    Provides package data for the search modal which is included globally
+    in framework_modern.html.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Context dictionary with reviewed and unreviewed packages
+    """
+
+
+    qs = NewsEntry.objects.filter(publication_date__lte=timezone.now()).order_by('-publication_date')[:3]
+    return {
+        "news_entries": qs,
+    }

bayer/migrations/0005_newsentry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-16 07:50
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+import uuid
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bayer', '0004_package_shareable'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='NewsEntry',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, unique=True, verbose_name='UUID of this object')),
+                ('url', models.TextField(null=True, unique=True, verbose_name='URL')),
+                ('title', models.TextField(verbose_name='Title')),
+                ('publication_date', models.DateTimeField(verbose_name='Date')),
+                ('content', models.TextField(verbose_name='Content')),
+                ('author', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]

bayer/migrations/0006_remove_newsentry_url.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-16 07:59
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bayer', '0005_newsentry'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='newsentry',
+            name='url',
+        ),
+    ]

bayer/models.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from typing import List
+from uuid import uuid4
 import urllib.parse
 import nh3
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils import timezone
 
 from epdb.models import (
     EnviPathModel,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ class Package(EnviPathModel):
 
     class Classification(models.IntegerChoices):
         INTERNAL = 0, "Internal"
-        RESTRICTED = 10 , "Restricted"
+        RESTRICTED = 10, "Restricted"
         SECRET = 20, "Secret"
 
     classification_level = models.IntegerField(
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ class PESCompound(Compound):
     @staticmethod
     @transaction.atomic
     def create(
-        package: "Package", pes_data: dict, name: str = None, description: str = None, *args, **kwargs
+            package: "Package", pes_data: dict, name: str = None, description: str = None, *args, **kwargs
     ) -> "Compound":
 
         pes_url = pes_data["pes_url"]
@@ -161,7 +163,6 @@ class PESCompound(Compound):
                 normalized_structure=True,
             )
 
-
         cs = PESStructure.create(
             c,
             pes_url,
@@ -218,13 +219,13 @@ class PESStructure(CompoundStructure):
 
     @transaction.atomic
     def add_structure(
-        self,
+            self,
-        smiles: str,
+            smiles: str,
-        name: str = None,
+            name: str = None,
-        description: str = None,
+            description: str = None,
-        default_structure: bool = False,
+            default_structure: bool = False,
-        *args,
+            *args,
-        **kwargs,
+            **kwargs,
     ) -> "CompoundStructure":
         raise ValueError("Not supported!")
 
@@ -236,3 +237,23 @@ class PESStructure(CompoundStructure):
             "image": f"{reverse('depict_pes')}?pesLink={urllib.parse.quote(self.pes_link)}",
             "image_type": "png",
         }
+
+
+class NewsEntry(models.Model):
+    uuid = models.UUIDField(
+        null=False, blank=False, verbose_name="UUID of this object", unique=True, default=uuid4
+    )
+    title = models.TextField(verbose_name="Title")
+    publication_date = models.DateTimeField(verbose_name="Date", default=timezone.now)
+    content = models.TextField(verbose_name="Content")
+    author = models.ForeignKey("epdb.User", on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True)
+
+    @property
+    def url(self):
+        return f"{s.SERVER_URL}/news/{self.uuid}"
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.url:
+            self.url = self._url()
+
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)

bayer/templates/objects/news_entry.html

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+{% extends "framework_modern.html" %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <div class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-4 py-8">
+    {# Header / Title row #}
+    <div class="mb-6 flex items-center justify-between">
+      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">{{ news_entry.title }}</h1>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Meta info card #}
+    <div class="card bg-base-100 shadow mb-6">
+      <div class="card-body">
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+          <div>
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-base-content/60">Published</span>
+            <p class="mt-1">{{ news_entry.publication_date|date:"N j, Y, P" }}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <span class="text-sm font-semibold text-base-content/60">Author</span>
+            <p class="mt-1">
+              {% if news_entry.author %}
+                {{ news_entry.author.get_full_name|default:news_entry.author.username }}
+              {% else %}
+                <span class="text-base-content/40 italic">Unknown</span>
+              {% endif %}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Content card #}
+    <div class="card bg-base-100 shadow">
+      <div class="card-body prose max-w-none">
+        {{ news_entry.content|safe }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {# Back link #}
+    <div class="mt-6">
+      <a href="javascript:history.back()" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">
+        ← Back
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{% endblock content %}

bayer/urls.py

@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
         v.create_pes_node,
         name="create pes node",
     ),
+    re_path(rf"^news/(?P<news_entry_uuid>{UUID})$", v.news_detail, name="news detail"),
 ]

bayer/views.py

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import logging
 import requests
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseNotAllowed
-from django.shortcuts import redirect
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 
-from bayer.models import PESCompound
+from bayer.models import PESCompound, NewsEntry
 from epdb.logic import PackageManager
 from epdb.models import Pathway, Node, Group
-from epdb.views import _anonymous_or_real, error
+from epdb.views import _anonymous_or_real, get_base_context, error
 from utilities.decorators import package_permission_required
 
 Package = s.GET_PACKAGE_MODEL()
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ Package = s.GET_PACKAGE_MODEL()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def has_secret_group(user):
+def has_pes_allowance(user):
+    if user.principal_type == user.PrincipalType.APP:
+        return user.app_details.pes_allowance != user.app_details.PESAllowance.NONE
+
+    return True
+
+def has_secret_pes_allowance(user):
     """
     Determines if the specified user belongs to any secret group.
 
@@ -32,6 +38,9 @@ def has_secret_group(user):
         bool: True if the user belongs to at least one secret group,
         False otherwise.
     """
+    if user.principal_type == user.PrincipalType.APP:
+        return user.app_details.pes_allowance == user.app_details.PESAllowance.SECRET
+
     return Group.objects.filter(secret=True, user_member=user).exists()
 
 
@@ -196,6 +205,10 @@ def get_application_token(prod: bool) -> str:
 
 def fetch_pes(request, pes_url, user) -> dict:
 
+    if not has_pes_allowance(user):
+        logger.info(f"User {user.username} does not have permission to fetch PESs")
+        raise ValueError(f"User {user.username} does not have permission to fetch PESs")
+
     for k, v in s.PES_API_MAPPING.items():
         if pes_url.startswith(k):
 
@@ -215,7 +228,7 @@ def fetch_pes(request, pes_url, user) -> dict:
                 }
 
                 # Restrict request if user is not part of any secret group
-                if not has_secret_group(user):
+                if not has_secret_pes_allowance(user):
                     headers["app-classification-level-restriction"] = "restrict-pes-secret-structure-access"
 
 
@@ -257,3 +270,12 @@ def visualize_pes(request):
             if rep.get('type') == 'color':
                 image_data = base64.b64decode(rep.get('base64').replace("data:image/png;base64,", ""))
                 return HttpResponse(image_data, content_type="image/png")
+
+
+def news_detail(request, news_entry_uuid):
+    current_user = _anonymous_or_real(request)
+    context = get_base_context(request, current_user)
+
+    context["entry"] = NewsEntry.objects.get(uuid=news_entry_uuid)
+
+    return render(request, "objects/news_entry.html", context)

bb4g/__init__.py

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class SamplingAlgorithm(enum.Enum):
 class BB4GConfig(EnviPyModel):
     sampling_algorithm: SamplingAlgorithm = SamplingAlgorithm.EXACT
     cutoff: int = -5
+    model: str = "rat"
+    mode: str | None = None
 
     class UI:
         title = "BB4G Configuration"
@@ -44,6 +46,18 @@ class BB4GConfig(EnviPyModel):
             order=2,
             placeholder="If unset defaults to -5"
         )
+        model = UIConfig(
+            widget=WidgetType.TEXT,
+            label="BB4G Model",
+            order=3,
+            placeholder="If unset defaults to rat"
+        )
+        mode = UIConfig(
+            widget=WidgetType.TEXT,
+            label="BB4G Mode",
+            order=4,
+            placeholder="If unset defaults to None"
+        )
 
 
 # Once stable these will be exposed by enviPy-plugins lib
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@ class BB4G(Classifier):
     def run(self, eP: EnviPyDTO, *args, **kwargs) -> RunResult:
 
         # Ensure Service is running
-        self.start()
+        # self.start()
 
         smiles = [c.smiles for c in eP.get_compounds()]
         preds = self._post(smiles)
@@ -167,6 +181,8 @@ class BB4G(Classifier):
                 "smiles": smi,
                 "sampling_alg": self.config.sampling_algorithm.value,
                 "cutoff": self.config.cutoff,
+                "model": self.config.model,
+                "mode": self.config.mode,
             }
 
             retries = 0

envipath/settings.py

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
                 "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
                 "epdb.context_processors.package_context",
+                "bayer.context_processors.news_entries_context"
             ],
         },
     },

epdb/admin.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 
 from .models import (
     AdditionalInformation,
+    AppDetails,
     ClassifierPluginModel,
     Compound,
     CompoundStructure,
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ class AdditionalInformationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     pass
 
 
+class AppDetailsAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+
 class UserAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = [
         "username",
@@ -282,3 +287,4 @@ admin.site.register(Setting, SettingAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Scenario, ScenarioAdmin)
 admin.site.register(ExternalDatabase, ExternalDatabaseAdmin)
 admin.site.register(ExternalIdentifier, ExternalIdentifierAdmin)
+admin.site.register(AppDetails, AppDetailsAdmin)

epdb/legacy_api.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 import jwt
 import nh3
 import requests
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.conf import settings as s
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ from .models import (
     Scenario,
     SimpleAmbitRule,
     User,
-    UserPackagePermission,
+    UserPackagePermission, AppDetails,
 )
 from .views import delete_with_log, get_remote_address
 
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ def validate_token(token: str) -> dict:
 class MSBearerTokenAuth(HttpBearer):
 
     def authenticate(self, request, token):
-
         auth_log.info(f"Authentication request by {get_remote_address(request)}")
 
         if token is None:
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ class MSBearerTokenAuth(HttpBearer):
 
         claims = validate_token(token)
 
+        if claims.get("roles") is None or claims.get("roles") == [] or "envipath_registered_user" not in claims.get(
+                "roles"):
+            auth_log.error(f"API authentication attempt by {get_remote_address(request)} failed due to missing role")
+            return None
+
         if not User.objects.filter(uuid=claims['oid']).exists():
             auth_log.info(f"Authentication request by {get_remote_address(request)} failed!")
             return None
@@ -564,7 +569,7 @@ class UpdatePackage(Schema):
     write: str | None = None
 
 
-@router.post("/package/{uuid:package_uuid}", response={200: PackageSchema | Any, 400: Error})
+@router.post("/package/{uuid:package_uuid}", response={200: PackageSchema | Any, 400: Error, 403: Error})
 def update_package(request, package_uuid, pack: Form[UpdatePackage]):
     try:
         p = get_package_for_write(request.user, package_uuid)
@@ -590,6 +595,9 @@ def update_package(request, package_uuid, pack: Form[UpdatePackage]):
                 grantee = GroupManager.get_group_lp(pack.ppsURI)
             else:
                 grantee = UserManager.get_user_lp(pack.ppsURI)
+                if grantee.principal_type == request.user.PrincipalType.APP:
+                    if not request.user.is_superuser:
+                        return 403, {"message": "You are not allowed to grant permissions to an app!"}
 
             PackageManager.grant_read(request.user, p, grantee)
             return HttpResponse(status=200)
@@ -598,6 +606,9 @@ def update_package(request, package_uuid, pack: Form[UpdatePackage]):
                 grantee = GroupManager.get_group_lp(pack.ppsURI)
             else:
                 grantee = UserManager.get_user_lp(pack.ppsURI)
+                if grantee.principal_type == request.user.PrincipalType.APP:
+                    if not request.user.is_superuser:
+                        return 403, {"message": "You are not allowed to grant permissions to an app!"}
 
             PackageManager.grant_write(request.user, p, grantee)
             return HttpResponse(status=200)
@@ -2473,3 +2484,79 @@ def export(request, q: Query[PackageExportInSchema]):
         return 403, {
             "message": f"Exporting Package with id {q.package_uuid} failed due to insufficient rights!"
         }
+
+
+class RegisterApplicationInSchema(Schema):
+    oid: str
+    client_id: str
+    name: str
+    secret: bool = False
+    data_pool_uuid: str | None = None
+    pes: str | None
+
+
+@router.post("/integration", response={200: Any, 403: Error})
+@transaction.atomic
+def register_app(request, app: Form[RegisterApplicationInSchema]):
+    try:
+        user = request.user
+        if user.is_superuser:
+            user_name = f"APP_{app.oid}"
+            user_email = f"{app.oid}@bayer.com"
+            u = UserManager.create_user(user_name, user_email, None, uuid=app.oid, is_active=True, add_to_group=False)
+
+            # Adjust objects
+            u.principal_type = User.PrincipalType.APP
+
+            if app.pes:
+                pes_choice = next(
+                    choice for choice in AppDetails.PESAllowance
+                    if choice.label.lower() == app.pes.lower()
+                )
+
+                if pes_choice is None:
+                    pes_choice = AppDetails.PESAllowance.NONE
+            else:
+                pes_choice = AppDetails.PESAllowance.NONE
+
+            if app.data_pool_uuid is not None:
+                if not Group.objects.filter(uuid=app.data_pool_uuid, secret=True).exists():
+                    return 400, {"message": f"Group with id {app.data_pool_uuid} does not exist!"}
+
+                data_pool = Group.objects.get(uuid=app.data_pool_uuid, secret=True)
+            else:
+                data_pool = None
+
+            app_details = AppDetails.objects.create(
+                owner=user,
+                client_id=app.client_id,
+                display_name=app.name,
+                secret_allowed=app.secret,
+                data_pool=data_pool,
+                pes_allowance=pes_choice,
+            )
+            u.app_details = app_details
+
+            u.save()
+
+            # Add the integration to the "All enviPath Users" Group
+            all_envipath_users = Group.objects.get(name="All enviPath Users")
+            if not all_envipath_users.user_member.contains(u):
+                all_envipath_users.user_member.add(u)
+
+            if app.secret:
+                if app.data_pool_uuid is None or app.data_pool_uuid.strip() == "":
+                    return 400, {"message": "Secret is only allowed if data pool is specified!"}
+
+                default_package = u.default_package
+                default_package.data_pool = Group.objects.get(uuid=app.data_pool_uuid, secret=True)
+                default_package.classification_level = default_package.Classification.SECRET
+                default_package.save()
+
+            return 200, {"message": "Application registered successfully"}
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Only superusers can register apps")
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return 403, {
+            "message": f"Registering application failed due to {e}"
+        }

epdb/logic.py

@@ -220,11 +220,14 @@ class UserManager(object):
             u.save()
 
         if add_to_group:
-            g = Group.objects.get(public=True, name="enviPath Users")
+            if Group.objects.filter(public=True, name="enviPath Users").exists():
-            g.user_member.add(u)
+                g = Group.objects.get(public=True, name="enviPath Users")
-            g.save()
+                g.user_member.add(u)
-            u.default_group = g
+                g.save()
-            u.save()
+                u.default_group = g
+                u.save()
+            else:
+                logger.info(f"add_to_group was set to True but no public group named 'enviPath Users' exists.")
 
         return u
 

epdb/migrations/0031_user_principal_type_appdetails_user_app_details.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 08:08
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0030_auto_20260814_0741'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='principal_type',
+            field=models.IntegerField(choices=[(0, 'Internal'), (10, 'Restricted')], default=0),
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='AppDetails',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('client_id', models.TextField(verbose_name='Client ID')),
+                ('display_name', models.TextField(verbose_name='Display Name')),
+                ('owner', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='app_details',
+            field=models.OneToOneField(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='epdb.appdetails'),
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/migrations/0032_alter_user_principal_type.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 08:56
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0031_user_principal_type_appdetails_user_app_details'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='principal_type',
+            field=models.IntegerField(choices=[(0, 'User'), (10, 'App')], default=0),
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/migrations/0033_remove_user_app_details.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 08:57
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0032_alter_user_principal_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='app_details',
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/migrations/0034_user_app_details.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 10:14
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0033_remove_user_app_details'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='app_details',
+            field=models.OneToOneField(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='epdb.appdetails'),
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/migrations/0035_appdetails_data_pool_appdetails_secret_allowed.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 10:26
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0034_user_app_details'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='appdetails',
+            name='data_pool',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, to='epdb.group'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='appdetails',
+            name='secret_allowed',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/migrations/0036_appdetails_pes_allowance.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-10-07 10:27
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epdb', '0035_appdetails_data_pool_appdetails_secret_allowed'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='appdetails',
+            name='pes_allowance',
+            field=models.IntegerField(choices=[(0, 'None'), (10, 'Non Secret'), (20, 'Secret')], default=0),
+        ),
+    ]

epdb/models.py

@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     USERNAME_FIELD = "email"
     REQUIRED_FIELDS = ["username"]
 
+    class PrincipalType(models.IntegerChoices):
+        USER = 0, "User"
+        APP = 10 , "App"
+
+    principal_type = models.IntegerField(
+        choices=PrincipalType,
+        default=PrincipalType.USER,
+    )
+
+    app_details = models.OneToOneField("epdb.AppDetails", on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True)
+
     def get_name(self):
         return self.username
 
@@ -103,6 +114,25 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
         return self.default_setting
 
 
+class AppDetails(models.Model):
+    owner = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    client_id = models.TextField(blank=False, null=False, verbose_name="Client ID")
+    display_name = models.TextField(blank=False, null=False, verbose_name="Display Name")
+
+    secret_allowed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    data_pool = models.ForeignKey("epdb.Group", null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL)
+
+    class PESAllowance(models.IntegerChoices):
+        NONE = 0, "None"
+        NON_SECRET = 10 , "Non Secret"
+        SECRET = 20, "Secret"
+
+    pes_allowance = models.IntegerField(
+        choices=PESAllowance,
+        default=PESAllowance.NONE,
+    )
+
+
 class APIToken(TimeStampedModel):
     """
     API authentication token for users.

epdb/views.py

@@ -1294,6 +1294,9 @@ def package(request, package_uuid):
         )
         users = users.filter(is_active=True).exclude(username="anonymous")
 
+        if not current_user.is_superuser:
+            users = users.exclude(principal_type=User.PrincipalType.APP)
+
         group_perms = GroupPackagePermission.objects.filter(package=current_package)
 
         if current_package.classification_level == current_package.Classification.SECRET:
@@ -1386,6 +1389,9 @@ def package(request, package_uuid):
         elif any([grantee_url, read, write, owner]):
             if "user" in grantee_url:
                 grantee = UserManager.get_user_lp(grantee_url)
+                if grantee.principal_type == current_user.PrincipalType.APP:
+                    if not request.user.is_superuser:
+                        return error(request, "You are not allowed to grant permissions to an app!")
             else:
                 grantee = GroupManager.get_group_lp(grantee_url)
 

templates/index/index.html

@@ -260,15 +260,31 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Community News Section -->
-    <section class="bg-base-200 z-10 mx-8 py-16">
+    <section class="bg-base-200 z-10 mx-8 py-6">
       <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4">
-        <h2 class="h2 mb-8 text-left font-bold">Community Updates</h2>
+        <h2 class="h2 mb-8 text-left font-bold">News</h2>
 
-        <div id="community-news-container" class="flex justify-center gap-4">
+        <div id="services-container" class="flex justify-center gap-4">
-          <!-- News cards will be populated here -->
+          {% for ne in news_entries %}
-          <div id="loading" class="flex w-full justify-center">
+            <div class="card-body flex flex-col h-full justify-between p-5">
-            <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-lg"></span>
+              <div>
-          </div>
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+                  <div class="bg-primary/10 text-primary rounded-lg p-1.5">
+                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-4 w-4" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+                      <path d="M3 9l9-7 9 7v11a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2z"></path>
+                      <polyline points="9 22 9 12 15 12 15 22"></polyline>
+                    </svg>
+                  </div>
+                  <h3 class="card-title text-base font-semibold tracking-tight">
+                    {{ ne.title }} - {{ ne.publication_date|date }}
+                  </h3>
+                </div>
+                <p class="text-sm text-base-content/60 leading-snug line-clamp-4">
+                  {{ ne.content }}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          {% endfor %}
         </div>
 
         <div class="mt-6 text-right">
@@ -280,9 +296,6 @@
             Read More Announcements
           </a>
         </div>
-
-        <!-- Discourse API integration -->
-        <script src="{% static 'js/discourse-api.js' %}"></script>
       </div>
     </section>