[Devel][AAP-65384]Restoration of Token Authentication for AWX CLI (#16281)

* Added token authentication in logic, arguments, and test

awxkit/awxkit/cli/client.py

@@ -83,12 +83,23 @@ class CLI(object):
     def authenticate(self):
         """Configure the current session for authentication.
 
-        Uses Basic authentication when AWXKIT_FORCE_BASIC_AUTH environment variable
-        is set to true, otherwise defaults to session-based authentication.
+        Authentication priority:
+        1. Token authentication (if --conf.token provided)
+        2. Basic authentication (if AWXKIT_FORCE_BASIC_AUTH=true)
+        3. Session-based authentication (default)
+
 
         For AAP Gateway environments, set AWXKIT_FORCE_BASIC_AUTH=true to bypass
-        session login restrictions.
+        session login restrictions when using username/password.
+
         """
+        # Token authentication (if token is provided)
+        token = self.get_config('token')
+        if token:
+            config.use_sessions = False
+            self.root.connection.login(None, None, token=token)
+            return
+
         # Check if Basic auth is forced via environment variable
         if config.get('force_basic_auth', False):
             config.use_sessions = False

awxkit/awxkit/cli/format.py

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ def add_authentication_arguments(parser, env):
         default=env.get('CONTROLLER_PASSWORD', env.get('TOWER_PASSWORD', config_password)),
         metavar='TEXT',
     )
+    auth.add_argument(
+        '--conf.token',
+        default=env.get('CONTROLLER_OAUTH_TOKEN', env.get('TOWER_OAUTH_TOKEN', None)),
+        metavar='TEXT',
+        help='OAuth2 token for authentication (takes precedence over username/password)',
+    )
 
     auth.add_argument(
         '-k',