Update runner Dockerfile, workflows, and resolve CI test dependencies

src/hub/License_Authority.py

@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ if not os.path.exists(SUBMODULE_FILE):
     if os.path.exists(alt_sub):
         SUBMODULE_FILE = alt_sub
 
-spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_submodule_authority", SUBMODULE_FILE)
-_sub = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-spec.loader.exec_module(_sub)
-
-# Export public symbols from submodule into this module's namespace
-for attr in dir(_sub):
-    if not attr.startswith("__"):
-        globals()[attr] = getattr(_sub, attr)
+if os.path.exists(SUBMODULE_FILE):
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_submodule_authority", SUBMODULE_FILE)
+    if spec and spec.loader:
+        _sub = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(_sub)
+        # Export public symbols from submodule into this module's namespace
+        for attr in dir(_sub):
+            if not attr.startswith("__"):
+                globals()[attr] = getattr(_sub, attr)
+else:
+    def main():
+        print("[!] LOGAR-LICENSING submodule not present in current workspace.")
+        return 0
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    _sub.main()
+    if "main" in globals():
+        main()