Ensure Edge Plugin for API endpoint is only loaded on API-Server and AF2 Webserver

providers/edge3/src/airflow/providers/edge3/plugins/edge_executor_plugin.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from airflow.configuration import conf
@@ -213,12 +214,22 @@ def change_maintenance_comment(self, worker_name: str):
 except AirflowConfigException:
     EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE = False
 
+# Load the API endpoint only on api-server (Airflow 3.x) or webserver (Airflow 2.x)
+# todo(jscheffl): Remove this check when the discussion in
+#                 https://lists.apache.org/thread/w170czq6r7bslkqp1tk6bjjjo0789wgl
+#                 resulted in a proper API to selective initialize. Maybe backcompat-shim
+#                 is also needed to support Airflow-versions prior the rework.
+if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
+    RUNNING_ON_APISERVER = sys.argv[1] in ["api-server"] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else False
+else:
+    RUNNING_ON_APISERVER = "gunicorn" in sys.argv[0] and "airflow-webserver" in sys.argv
+
 
 class EdgeExecutorPlugin(AirflowPlugin):
     """EdgeExecutor Plugin - provides API endpoints for Edge Workers in Webserver."""
 
     name = "edge_executor"
-    if EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE:
+    if EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE and RUNNING_ON_APISERVER:
         if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
             fastapi_apps = [_get_api_endpoint()]
         else:

providers/edge3/tests/unit/edge3/plugins/test_edge_executor_plugin.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 import time_machine
@@ -44,17 +45,20 @@ def test_plugin_inactive():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.db_test
-def test_plugin_active():
-    with conf_vars({("edge", "api_enabled"): "true"}):
+def test_plugin_active_apiserver():
+    mock_cli = ["airflow", "api-server"] if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS else ["gunicorn", "airflow-webserver"]
+    with conf_vars({("edge", "api_enabled"): "true"}), patch("sys.argv", mock_cli):
         importlib.reload(edge_executor_plugin)
 
         from airflow.providers.edge3.plugins.edge_executor_plugin import (
             EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE,
+            RUNNING_ON_APISERVER,
             EdgeExecutorPlugin,
         )
 
         rep = EdgeExecutorPlugin()
         assert EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE
+        assert RUNNING_ON_APISERVER
         if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
             assert len(rep.appbuilder_views) == 0
             assert len(rep.flask_blueprints) == 0
@@ -64,6 +68,27 @@ def test_plugin_active():
             assert len(rep.flask_blueprints) == 2
 
 
+@patch("sys.argv", ["airflow", "some-other-command"])
+def test_plugin_active_non_apiserver():
+    with conf_vars({("edge", "api_enabled"): "true"}):
+        importlib.reload(edge_executor_plugin)
+
+        from airflow.providers.edge3.plugins.edge_executor_plugin import (
+            EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE,
+            RUNNING_ON_APISERVER,
+            EdgeExecutorPlugin,
+        )
+
+        rep = EdgeExecutorPlugin()
+        assert EDGE_EXECUTOR_ACTIVE
+        assert not RUNNING_ON_APISERVER
+        assert len(rep.appbuilder_views) == 0
+        assert len(rep.flask_blueprints) == 0
+        assert len(rep.appbuilder_views) == 0
+        if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
+            assert len(rep.fastapi_apps) == 0
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def plugin():
     from airflow.providers.edge3.plugins.edge_executor_plugin import EdgeExecutorPlugin