Add Gandalf sign-in gate: daily-view triggered mandatory popup, hosting and Ophan identity

dotcom-rendering/playwright/tests/banner.e2e.spec.ts

@@ -103,14 +103,74 @@ test.describe('Sign-in gate portal', function () {
 		await cmpAcceptAll(page);
 
 		await page.evaluate(() => {
-			// Set geolocation to IE to force the sign-in gate to appear
-			window.localStorage.setItem('gu.geo.override', 'IE');
+			// Set geolocation to IE to force the sign-in gate to appear.
+			// storage.local expects the { value } wrapper format.
+			window.localStorage.setItem(
+				'gu.geo.override',
+				JSON.stringify({ value: 'IE' }),
+			);
 		});
 
 		await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
 
 		await auxiaRequestPromise;
 	});
+
+	test('sends the daily view count for New Zealand readers', async ({
+		page,
+		context,
+	}) => {
+		await optOutOfArticleCountConsent(context);
+
+		const auxiaUrl =
+			'https://contributions.guardianapis.com/auxia/get-treatments';
+		const auxiaRequestPromise = page.waitForRequest((request) => {
+			if (!requestBodyHasProperties(request, auxiaUrl, ['isSupporter'])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const body = request.postDataJSON() as Record<string, unknown>;
+			// Match only the post-reload request: the first load runs with the
+			// default (GB) geolocation.
+			return body.countryCode === 'NZ';
+		});
+
+		await loadPage({
+			page,
+			path: ARTICLE_PATH,
+			waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded',
+			region: 'GB',
+			preventSupportBanner: false,
+			overrides: {
+				configOverrides: {
+					frontendAssetsFullURL: LOCAL_ASSET_ORIGIN,
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		await cmpAcceptAll(page);
+
+		// Set geolocation to NZ for the Gandalf proof of concept. This must be
+		// an init script (not page.evaluate) because loadPage registers its
+		// own init script that resets gu.geo.override to GB on every
+		// navigation, including the reload below; init scripts run in
+		// registration order, so this one runs last and wins. storage.local
+		// expects the { value } wrapper format that storage.local.set writes.
+		await page.addInitScript(() => {
+			window.localStorage.setItem(
+				'gu.geo.override',
+				JSON.stringify({ value: 'NZ' }),
+			);
+		});
+
+		await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+
+		const auxiaRequest = await auxiaRequestPromise;
+		const body = auxiaRequest.postDataJSON() as Record<string, unknown>;
+		expect(body.countryCode).toBe('NZ');
+		// Two article loads today, each increments gu.history.dailyArticleCount
+		// including the current pageview, so the second load sends 2.
+		expect(body.dailyArticleCount).toBe(2);
+	});
 });
 
 test.describe('Banner browserId targeting', function () {

dotcom-rendering/src/components/SignInGate/displayRules.test.ts

@@ -115,4 +115,9 @@ describe('articleIdentifierIsAllowed', () => {
 	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('tips')).toBe(false);
 	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('tips#test')).toBe(false);
 	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('tips/test')).toBe(false);
+	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('info/privacy')).toBe(false);
+	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('info/complaints-and-corrections')).toBe(
+		false,
+	);
+	expect(pageIdIsAllowedForGating('the-whole-picture')).toBe(false);
 });

dotcom-rendering/src/components/SignInGate/displayRules.ts

@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ export const pageIdIsAllowedForGating = (pageId: string): boolean => {
 	const denyPaths = [
 		'tips',
 		'help/ng-interactive/2017/mar/17/contact-the-guardian-securely',
+		'info/privacy',
+		'info/complaints-and-corrections',
+		'the-whole-picture',
 	];
 
 	return !denyPaths.some((denyPath) => pageId.startsWith(denyPath));

dotcom-rendering/src/components/SignInGate/types.ts

@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ export interface AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsPayload {
 // It is either undefined or return the timestamp carried by cookie `gu_hide_support_messaging`
 // See: https://github.com/guardian/support-frontend/blob/7a5c0f9209054c24934b876771392531c261f51c/support-frontend/assets/helpers/storage/contributionsCookies.ts#L11
 
+// [5] (comment group: gandalf)
+//
+// date: 2nd September 2026
+//
+// "Gandalf" is the marketing name for the Guardian-managed sign-in gate
+// journey: a 100% rollout run entirely by Guardian rules with no Auxia
+// involvement, currently live for New Zealand and extendable to further
+// countries via the gandalfSignInGateCountries channel switch. SDC drives
+// the journey from the standard dailyArticleCount field (the reader's
+// pageview count for the current day, including this pageview) — see
+// gandalfSignInGate on AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsProxyResponseData below.
+
 export interface AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsResponse {
 	status: boolean;
 	data?: AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsProxyResponseData;
@@ -191,6 +203,12 @@ export interface AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsResponse {
 export interface AuxiaProxyGetTreatmentsProxyResponseData {
 	responseId: string;
 	userTreatment?: AuxiaAPIResponseDataUserTreatment;
+	// Set to true on responses produced by the active Gandalf rules, both
+	// when no gate should display and when the Guardian-managed
+	// non-dismissible popup is returned. When present, the client must not
+	// make any Auxia interaction call and reports to Ophan under the stable
+	// Gandalf identity.
+	gandalfSignInGate?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Log Treatment Interaction

dotcom-rendering/src/components/SignInGateSelector.island.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+import { storage } from '@guardian/libs';
+import { cleanup, render, screen as testScreen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { StrictMode } from 'react';
+import { useIsInView } from '../lib/useIsInView';
+import { submitComponentEventTracking } from './SignInGate/componentEventTracking';
+import type { AuxiaAPIResponseDataUserTreatment } from './SignInGate/types';
+import { SignInGateSelector } from './SignInGateSelector.island';
+
+jest.mock('../lib/useIsInView', () => ({ useIsInView: jest.fn() }));
+jest.mock('../lib/usePageViewId', () => ({
+	usePageViewId: () => 'test-page-view',
+}));
+jest.mock('./ConfigContext', () => ({
+	useConfig: () => ({ renderingTarget: 'Web' }),
+}));
+jest.mock('./SignInGate/componentEventTracking', () => ({
+	submitComponentEventTracking: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+jest.mock('./SignInGate/gateDesigns/SignInGateAuxiaV1', () => ({
+	SignInGateAuxiaV1: () => <div data-testid="v1-gate" />,
+}));
+jest.mock('./SignInGate/gateDesigns/SignInGateAuxiaV2', () => ({
+	SignInGateAuxiaV2: () => <div data-testid="v2-gate" />,
+}));
+
+const makeTreatment = (
+	overrides: Partial<AuxiaAPIResponseDataUserTreatment> = {},
+): AuxiaAPIResponseDataUserTreatment => ({
+	treatmentId: 'test-treatment',
+	treatmentTrackingId: 'test-tracking',
+	treatmentType: 'NONDISMISSIBLE_SIGN_IN_GATE_POPUP',
+	treatmentContent: '{}',
+	rank: '1',
+	contentLanguageCode: 'en',
+	surface: 'test-surface',
+	...overrides,
+});
+
+const makeProps = (
+	userTreatment = makeTreatment(),
+	gandalfSignInGate = true,
+	contentType = 'Network Front',
+) => ({
+	isPaidContent: false,
+	isPreview: false,
+	pageId: 'crosswords/quick/16914',
+	contentType,
+	contributionsServiceUrl: 'https://contributions.example.com',
+	auxiaGateDisplayData: {
+		browserId: undefined,
+		auxiaData: {
+			responseId: 'test-response',
+			gandalfSignInGate,
+			userTreatment,
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+const mockSetNode = jest.fn();
+const mockUseIsInView = jest.mocked(useIsInView);
+const mockTrack = jest.mocked(submitComponentEventTracking);
+const mockModalOpen = jest.fn();
+const mockFetch = jest.fn<ReturnType<typeof fetch>, Parameters<typeof fetch>>();
+const originalFetch = global.fetch;
+
+const expectViews = (count: number) => {
+	expect(mockTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(count);
+	expect(storage.local.getRaw('gate_display_count')).toBe(String(count));
+	expect(mockModalOpen).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(count);
+};
+
+describe('SignInGateSelector view tracking', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		jest.clearAllMocks();
+		global.fetch = mockFetch;
+		mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+			json: () => Promise.resolve({}),
+		} as Response);
+		storage.local.setRaw('gate_display_count', '0');
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([null, mockSetNode]);
+		Object.defineProperty(document.documentElement, 'scrollHeight', {
+			configurable: true,
+			value: 3000,
+		});
+		document.addEventListener('modal:open', mockModalOpen);
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		cleanup();
+		document.removeEventListener('modal:open', mockModalOpen);
+		jest.restoreAllMocks();
+		global.fetch = originalFetch;
+	});
+
+	it('shows a mandatory popup without scrolling and does not recount when the placeholder becomes visible', () => {
+		const props = makeProps();
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+
+		expect(testScreen.getByTestId('v2-gate')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(1);
+		expect(mockTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				action: 'VIEW',
+				abTest: {
+					name: 'GandalfSignInGate',
+					variant: 'gandalf-nz',
+					id: 'GandalfSignInGate',
+				},
+			}),
+			'Web',
+		);
+
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([true, mockSetNode]);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+		expect(testScreen.getByTestId('v2-gate')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(1);
+		expect(mockFetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('keeps a mandatory Article popup deferred until visibility', () => {
+		const props = makeProps(makeTreatment(), true, 'Article');
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+
+		expect(testScreen.queryByTestId('v2-gate')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(0);
+
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([true, mockSetNode]);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+
+		expect(testScreen.getByTestId('v2-gate')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(1);
+	});
+
+	it('does not recount an equivalent treatment supplied as a new object', () => {
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />);
+		expectViews(1);
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		{ treatmentId: 'another-treatment' },
+		{ treatmentTrackingId: 'another-tracking' },
+	])('records a new treatment identity: %j', (identity) => {
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />);
+		rerender(
+			<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps(makeTreatment(identity))} />,
+		);
+		expectViews(2);
+	});
+
+	it('records another view when the gate is unmounted and displayed again', () => {
+		const { unmount } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />);
+		unmount();
+		render(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />);
+		expectViews(2);
+	});
+
+	it('does not duplicate a view when StrictMode replays effects', () => {
+		render(
+			<StrictMode>
+				<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps()} />
+			</StrictMode>,
+		);
+		expectViews(1);
+	});
+
+	it('keeps a dismissible popup deferred until visibility and records it only once', () => {
+		const treatment = makeTreatment({
+			treatmentType: 'DISMISSABLE_SIGN_IN_GATE_POPUP',
+		});
+		const { rerender } = render(
+			<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps(treatment)} />,
+		);
+		expect(testScreen.queryByTestId('v2-gate')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(0);
+
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([true, mockSetNode]);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps(treatment)} />);
+		expect(testScreen.getByTestId('v2-gate')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(1);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...makeProps({ ...treatment })} />);
+		expectViews(1);
+	});
+
+	it('preserves inline gate rendering and visibility-based tracking', () => {
+		const props = makeProps(
+			makeTreatment({ treatmentType: 'DISMISSABLE_SIGN_IN_GATE' }),
+		);
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+		expect(testScreen.getByTestId('v1-gate')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expectViews(0);
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([true, mockSetNode]);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+		expectViews(1);
+	});
+
+	it('records the Auxia VIEWED interaction only once for non-Gandalf treatments', () => {
+		const props = makeProps(makeTreatment(), false);
+		const { rerender } = render(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+		mockUseIsInView.mockReturnValue([true, mockSetNode]);
+		rerender(<SignInGateSelector {...props} />);
+		expectViews(1);
+		expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(mockFetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			'https://contributions.example.com/auxia/log-treatment-interaction',
+			expect.objectContaining({ method: 'POST' }),
+		);
+		expect(mockFetch.mock.calls[0]?.[1]?.body).toContain(
+			'"interactionType":"VIEWED"',
+		);
+	});
+});