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Tests the authentication flow for the Remarkable API by attempting to authenticate and return a session object if successful.

Purpose

This function serves as a test utility to verify that the Remarkable authentication mechanism is working correctly. It creates a RemarkableAuth instance, attempts authentication, and provides visual feedback about the authentication status. Returns an authenticated session object that can be used for subsequent API calls, or None if authentication fails.

Source Code

def test_authentication():
    """Test authentication flow"""
    print("=" * 60)
    print("🔑 TESTING AUTHENTICATION")
    print("=" * 60)
    
    try:
        auth = RemarkableAuth()
        user_token = auth.authenticate()
        
        if user_token:
            print(f"✅ Authentication successful!")
            print(f"   Token length: {len(user_token)} characters")
            print(f"   Session ready for API calls")
            return auth.session
        else:
            print("❌ Authentication failed")
            return None
            
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Authentication error: {e}")
        return None

Return Value

Returns an authenticated session object (likely a requests.Session or similar) if authentication succeeds, which can be used to make authenticated API calls to the Remarkable service. Returns None if authentication fails or an exception occurs. The return type is not explicitly annotated but is either a session object or None.

Dependencies

• auth

Required Imports

from auth import RemarkableAuth

Usage Example

# Test the authentication flow
session = test_authentication()

if session:
    print("Authentication successful, session ready for use")
    # Use the session for API calls
else:
    print("Authentication failed, check credentials")

Best Practices

• This function is designed for testing purposes and includes print statements for visual feedback
• The function catches all exceptions broadly, which is appropriate for a test function but may hide specific error details
• The returned session object should be checked for None before use in subsequent API calls
• Consider running this function before attempting any Remarkable API operations to verify authentication is working
• The function does not take parameters, so authentication credentials must be configured elsewhere (environment variables, config files, etc.)

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