[HOTFIX] Bool-parse ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var (v0.161.4)

[ritwik-g]

Summary

• Cherry-pick of [HOTFIX] Bool-parse ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var #1937 onto a new v0.161.4-hotfix base branch (originally rebased on v0.161.7 by mistake).
• Wraps ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var read in CommonUtils.str_to_bool so values like "False" / "false" / "0" are correctly evaluated as falsy.

Why a new hotfix branch

The fix landed on v0.161.7-hotfix (PR #1937) but was supposed to be cut from v0.161.4. This PR re-targets the same change onto v0.161.4-hotfix for the correct release line.

Original commit

• 18dc230 [HOTFIX] Bool-parse ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var ([HOTFIX] Bool-parse ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var #1937)

Test plan

• Confirm ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT="False" evaluates to False in backend/backend/settings/base.py
• Verify cloud configuration plugin's ConfigSpec.default honors the falsy value
• CI green on v0.161.4-hotfix base

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Greptile Summary

This hotfix wraps ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var in CommonUtils.str_to_bool, so string values like "False" or "0" correctly evaluate as False instead of the truthy non-empty string they would have been before. The change is minimal, consistent with other boolean env var patterns already used in the file (SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE, CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE, ATOMIC_REQUESTS), and no issues were found.

Confidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge — single-line bug fix with no side effects.

The change is a well-scoped, correct fix that matches the established pattern in the same file. CommonUtils.str_to_bool is already imported and tested elsewhere, and the default value is properly updated from boolean False to string "False" to match the function's expected input type. No P1 or P0 issues found.

No files require special attention.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
backend/backend/settings/base.py	Wraps ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT env var read in CommonUtils.str_to_bool so string values like "False"/"false"/"0" evaluate as falsy; consistent with other boolean env vars in the file.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A["os.environ.get(ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT, 'False')"] --> B["CommonUtils.str_to_bool()"]
    B --> C{"string.lower() == 'true'?"}
    C -- Yes --> D["True"]
    C -- No --> E["False"]
    D --> F["ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT = True"]
    E --> G["ENABLE_HIGHLIGHT_API_DEPLOYMENT = False"]

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
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0 Accepted issues

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