Dedicated python env for ri-cloud-api (#14831)

- Add ri-cloud-api python env preferences
-  Prevent loop of restart/reconnect when manually clicking "start"/"Authenticate"

ApplicationLibCode/Application/RiaPreferencesCloudApi.cpp

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+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  Copyright (C) 2026- Equinor ASA
+//
+//  ResInsight is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//  (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  ResInsight is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+//  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//
+//  See the GNU General Public License at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
+//  for more details.
+//
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "RiaPreferencesCloudApi.h"
+
+#include "RiaApplication.h"
+#include "RiaPreferences.h"
+
+#include "cafPdmUiCheckBoxEditor.h"
+#include "cafPdmUiFilePathEditor.h"
+#include "cafPdmUiOrdering.h"
+
+CAF_PDM_SOURCE_INIT( RiaPreferencesCloudApi, "RiaPreferencesCloudApi" );
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RiaPreferencesCloudApi::RiaPreferencesCloudApi()
+{
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment,
+                       "enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment",
+                       false,
+                       "Enable for Dedicated ri-cloud-api Environment" );
+    caf::PdmUiNativeCheckBoxEditor::configureFieldForEditor( &m_enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment );
+
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_pythonExecutable, "pythonExecutable", QString( "python" ), "Python Executable Location" );
+    m_pythonExecutable.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName( caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName() );
+    m_pythonExecutable.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::LabelPosition::TOP );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RiaPreferencesCloudApi* RiaPreferencesCloudApi::current()
+{
+    return RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->cloudApiPreferences();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiaPreferencesCloudApi::appendItems( caf::PdmUiOrdering& uiOrdering )
+{
+    uiOrdering.add( &m_enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment );
+
+    // Only show the dedicated interpreter field when it is actually in use. When disabled, the
+    // service falls back to Preferences -> Scripting -> Python Executable Location.
+    if ( m_enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment() )
+    {
+        uiOrdering.add( &m_pythonExecutable );
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiaPreferencesCloudApi::useDedicatedPythonEnvironment() const
+{
+    return m_enableDedicatedPythonEnvironment();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QString RiaPreferencesCloudApi::pythonExecutable() const
+{
+    return m_pythonExecutable().trimmed();
+}