Merge branch '43496-error-message-for-gke-clusters-persists-in-the-next-page' into 'master'

Resolve "Error message for GKE clusters persists in the next page"

Closes #43496

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!17299

app/controllers/projects/clusters/gcp_controller.rb

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class Projects::Clusters::GcpController < Projects::ApplicationController
   def verify_billing
     case google_project_billing_status
     when nil
-      flash[:alert] = _('We could not verify that one of your projects on GCP has billing enabled. Please try again.')
+      flash.now[:alert] = _('We could not verify that one of your projects on GCP has billing enabled. Please try again.')
     when false
-      flash[:alert] = _('Please <a href=%{link_to_billing} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">enable billing for one of your projects to be able to create a Kubernetes cluster</a>, then try again.').html_safe % { link_to_billing: "https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?utm_campaign=2018_cpanel&utm_source=gitlab&utm_medium=referral" }
+      flash.now[:alert] = _('Please <a href=%{link_to_billing} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">enable billing for one of your projects to be able to create a Kubernetes cluster</a>, then try again.').html_safe % { link_to_billing: "https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?utm_campaign=2018_cpanel&utm_source=gitlab&utm_medium=referral" }
     when true
       return
     end

changelogs/unreleased/43496-error-message-for-gke-clusters-persists-in-the-next-page.yml

+---
+title: Do not persist Google Project verification flash errors after a page reload
+merge_request: 17299
+author:
+type: fixed

spec/controllers/projects/clusters/gcp_controller_spec.rb

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe Projects::Clusters::GcpController do
           it 'renders the cluster form with an error' do
             go
 
-            expect(response).to set_flash[:alert]
+            expect(response).to set_flash.now[:alert]
             expect(response).to render_template('new')
           end
         end