feat(backend): return entity uuid on create (#2151)

* fix: allow users to select default odk credentials

* fix: return response of entity creation in order to use entity id

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src/backend/app/central/central_crud.py

@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ async def create_entity(
     properties: list[str],
     entity: central_schemas.EntityDict,
     dataset_name: str = "features",
-) -> None:
+) -> dict:
     """Create a new Entity in ODK."""
     log.info(f"Creating ODK Entity in dataset '{dataset_name}' (ODK ID: {odk_id})")
     try:
@@ -613,8 +613,9 @@ async def create_entity(
             raise ValueError("Entity must contain 'label' and 'data' fields")
 
         async with central_deps.get_odk_dataset(odk_creds) as odk_central:
-            await odk_central.createEntity(odk_id, dataset_name, label, data)
+            response = await odk_central.createEntity(odk_id, dataset_name, label, data)
         log.info(f"Entity '{label}' successfully created in ODK")
+        return response
 
     except Exception as e:
         log.exception(f"Failed to create entity in ODK: {str(e)}")

src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py

@@ -917,15 +917,14 @@ async def add_new_entity(
             )
 
         # Create entity in ODK
-        await central_crud.create_entity(
+        return await central_crud.create_entity(
             project_odk_creds,
             project_odk_id,
             properties=properties,
             entity=entities_list[0],
             dataset_name="features",
         )
 
-        return Response(status_code=HTTPStatus.OK)
     except HTTPException as http_err:
         log.error(f"HTTP error: {http_err.detail}")
         raise