Enhancement: allow_unauthorized

[gsakkis]

Summary

Add an allow_unauthorized option that does not bypass the middleware, but also does not raise NotAuthorized if auth fails.

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Basic Example

Route that returns the current authenticated user or None:

@get("/user", allow_unauthorized=True)
async def get_user(request: Request) -> dict[str, User | None]:
    return {"user": request.user}

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Unresolved questions

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