From fcce8ba86db6cc26517f5b4494fdd2454f481bd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Kasper <jake.kasper@hpe.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 07:36:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] asdfasdf

---
 frontend/src/services/api.js | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/services/api.js b/frontend/src/services/api.js
index e484ef8..4ce4f84 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/services/api.js
@@ -41,17 +41,27 @@ apiClient.interceptors.request.use(
 );
 
 // Response interceptor for error handling
+let redirectingToLogin = false;
 apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
   (response) => response,
   (error) => {
     // Handle specific error codes
     if (error.response?.status === 401 || error.response?.status === 403) {
       // Unauthorized or malformed token - clear token and redirect to login
-      console.log('Clearing invalid token due to auth error:', error.response?.status);
-      localStorage.removeItem('authToken');
-      // Use React Router navigation instead of hard redirect
-      if (window.location.pathname !== '/login' && window.location.pathname !== '/register') {
-        window.location.href = '/login';
+      const reqUrl = error.config?.url || '';
+      const isPublicAuthCheck = reqUrl.includes('/auth/registration-status');
+      const onAuthPage = ['/login','/register'].includes(window.location.pathname);
+      if (!isPublicAuthCheck) {
+        console.log('Clearing invalid token due to auth error:', error.response?.status, 'on', reqUrl);
+        localStorage.removeItem('authToken');
+        if (!onAuthPage && !redirectingToLogin) {
+          redirectingToLogin = true;
+          try {
+            window.location.href = '/login';
+          } finally {
+            setTimeout(()=>{ redirectingToLogin = false; }, 1500);
+          }
+        }
       }
     } else if (error.response?.status >= 500) {
       // Server error