From d04b7cb89b3fbaa1689f8f6525a2740eda7c3be3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frederick Muriuki Muriithi
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:54:27 -0600
Subject: Provide new streamlined UI for publications.

---
 uploader/route_utils.py | 20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'uploader/route_utils.py')

diff --git a/uploader/route_utils.py b/uploader/route_utils.py
index 4449475..fa63233 100644
--- a/uploader/route_utils.py
+++ b/uploader/route_utils.py
@@ -56,15 +56,17 @@ def generic_select_population(
 def redirect_to_next(default: dict):
     """Redirect to the next uri if specified, else redirect to default."""
     assert "uri" in default, "You must provide at least the 'uri' value."
-    try:
-        next_page = base64_decode_to_dict(request.args.get("next"))
-        _uri = next_page["uri"]
-        next_page.pop("uri")
-        return redirect(url_for(_uri, **next_page))
-    except (TypeError, JSONDecodeError) as _err:
-        logger.debug("We could not decode the next value '%s'",
-                     next_page,
-                     exc_info=True)
+    _next = request.args.get("next")
+    if bool(_next):
+        try:
+            next_page = base64_decode_to_dict(_next)
+            _uri = next_page["uri"]
+            next_page.pop("uri")
+            return redirect(url_for(_uri, **next_page))
+        except (TypeError, JSONDecodeError) as _err:
+            logger.debug("We could not decode the next value '%s'",
+                         next_page,
+                         exc_info=True)
 
     return redirect(url_for(
         default["uri"],
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