form not logged in

src/.pa11yci

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "http://localhost:8080/",
         "http://localhost:8080/health/",
         "http://localhost:8080/request/",
+        "http://localhost:8080/request/start",
         "http://localhost:8080/request/organization/",
         "http://localhost:8080/request/org_federal/",
         "http://localhost:8080/request/org_election/",

src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js

@@ -2820,28 +2820,3 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
   // Add event listener to the suborg dropdown to show/hide the suborg details section
   select.addEventListener("change", () => toggleSuborganization());
 })();
-
-
-(function handleDomainRequestIntro() { 
-  const domainRequestId = document.getElementById("wizard-domain-request-id")?.value;
-
-  // Handle back button navigation and initial page load
-  function handleStartPage(event) {
-    if (window.location.pathname === "/request/start/") {
-      if (event && !event.persisted) return;
-      const domainRequestId = sessionStorage.getItem("domainRequestId");
-      console.log("Domain request ID retrieved:", domainRequestId);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (domainRequestId) {
-    sessionStorage.setItem("domainRequestId", domainRequestId);
-    console.log("Domain request ID stored:", domainRequestId);
-  }
-
-  // Listen for back/forward navigation
-  window.addEventListener('pageshow', handleStartPage);
-  
-  // Handle initial page load
-  handleStartPage();
-})();

src/registrar/registrar_middleware.py

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class CheckUserProfileMiddleware:
 
         We set the "redirect" query param equal to where the user wants to go.
 
-        If the user wants to go to '/request/', then we set that
+        If the user wants to go to '/request/start/' or '/request/', then we set that
         information in the query param.
 
         Otherwise, we assume they want to go to the home page.
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class CheckUserProfileMiddleware:
 
         # In some cases, we don't want to redirect to home. This handles that.
         # Can easily be generalized if need be, but for now lets keep this easy to read.
-        custom_redirect = "domain-request:start" if request.path == "/request/" else None
+        start_paths = ["/request/", "/request/start/"]
+        custom_redirect = "domain-request:start" if request.path in start_paths else None
 
         # Don't redirect on excluded pages (such as the setup page itself)
         if not any(request.path.startswith(page) for page in self._get_excluded_pages(profile_page)):

src/registrar/tests/test_views.py

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class TestViews(TestCase):
     @less_console_noise_decorator
     def test_domain_request_form_not_logged_in(self):
         """Domain request form not accessible without a logged-in user."""
-        response = self.client.get("/request/")
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("domain-request:start"))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
-        self.assertIn("/login?next=/request/", response.headers["Location"])
+        self.assertIn("/login?next=/request/start/", response.headers["Location"])
 
 
 class TestWithUser(MockEppLib):