remove hash detection from URL as now redundant given parameter checks for middleware

Author: dskamiotis

dotcom-rendering/src/client/abTesting.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { getCookie, isUndefined } from '@guardian/libs';
-import { getForcedParticipationsFromUrlFlat } from '../lib/getAbUrlHash';
 
 const AB_COOKIE_NAME = 'gu_client_ab_tests';
 
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ const getABTestParticipations = (): ABParticipations => {
 	return {
 		...getClientParticipations(),
 		...window.guardian.config.serverSideABTests,
-		...getForcedParticipationsFromUrlFlat(window.location.hash),
 	};
 };
 

dotcom-rendering/src/lib/getAbUrlHash.ts

@@ -21,28 +21,3 @@ export const getForcedParticipationsFromUrl = (
 
 	return {};
 };
-
-export const getForcedParticipationsFromUrlFlat = (
-	windowHash: string,
-): Record<string, string> => {
-	if (windowHash.startsWith('#ab')) {
-		const tokens = windowHash
-			.replace('#ab-', '')
-			.split(',')
-			.map((token) => token.replace(/^ab-/, ''));
-		return tokens.reduce<Record<string, string>>((obj, token) => {
-			const [testId, variantId] = token.split('=');
-
-			if (testId && variantId) {
-				return {
-					...obj,
-					[testId]: variantId,
-				};
-			}
-
-			return obj;
-		}, {});
-	}
-
-	return {};
-};