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+<?php
+/**
+ * Eligibility status.
+ *
+ * @package WooCommerce\PayPalCommerce\ApiClient\Helper
+ */
+
+declare( strict_types = 1 );
+
+namespace WooCommerce\PayPalCommerce\ApiClient\Helper;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+use WooCommerce\PayPalCommerce\ApiClient\Endpoint\PartnersEndpoint;
+use WooCommerce\PayPalCommerce\WcGateway\Settings\Settings;
+use WooCommerce\PayPalCommerce\ApiClient\Entity\SellerStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Class ProductStatus
+ *
+ * Base class to check the eligibility of a product for the current merchant.
+ */
+abstract class ProductStatus {
+	/**
+	 * The current status stored in memory.
+	 *
+	 * @var bool|null
+	 */
+	private ?bool $is_eligible = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * If there was a request failure.
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	private bool $has_request_failure = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the merchant onboarding process was completed and the
+	 * merchant API is available.
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	private bool $is_connected;
+
+	/**
+	 * The partners endpoint.
+	 *
+	 * @var PartnersEndpoint
+	 */
+	private PartnersEndpoint $partners_endpoint;
+
+	/**
+	 * The API failure registry
+	 *
+	 * @var FailureRegistry
+	 */
+	private FailureRegistry $api_failure_registry;
+
+	/**
+	 * AppleProductStatus constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool             $is_connected         Whether the merchant is connected.
+	 * @param PartnersEndpoint $partners_endpoint    The Partner Endpoint.
+	 * @param FailureRegistry  $api_failure_registry The API failure registry.
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		bool $is_connected,
+		PartnersEndpoint $partners_endpoint,
+		FailureRegistry $api_failure_registry
+	) {
+		$this->is_connected         = $is_connected;
+		$this->partners_endpoint    = $partners_endpoint;
+		$this->api_failure_registry = $api_failure_registry;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Uses local data (DB values, hooks) to determine if the feature is eligible.
+	 *
+	 * Returns true when the feature is available, and false if ineligible.
+	 * On failure, an RuntimeException is thrown.
+	 *
+	 * @return null|bool Boolean to indicate the status; null if the status not locally defined.
+	 * @throws RuntimeException When the check failed.
+	 */
+	abstract protected function check_local_state() : ?bool;
+
+	/**
+	 * Inspects the API response of the SellerStatus to determine feature eligibility.
+	 *
+	 * Returns true when the feature is available, and false if ineligible.
+	 * On failure, an RuntimeException is thrown.
+	 *
+	 * @param SellerStatus $seller_status The seller status, returned from the API.
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws RuntimeException When the check failed.
+	 */
+	abstract protected function check_active_state( SellerStatus $seller_status ) : bool;
+
+	/**
+	 * Clears the eligibility status from the local cache/DB to enforce a new
+	 * API call on the next eligibility check.
+	 *
+	 * @param Settings|null $settings See description in {@see self::clear()}.
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	abstract protected function clear_state( Settings $settings = null ) : void;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the merchant has access to the feature.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_active() : bool {
+		if ( null !== $this->is_eligible ) {
+			return $this->is_eligible;
+		}
+
+		$this->is_eligible         = false;
+		$this->has_request_failure = false;
+
+		if ( ! $this->is_onboarded() ) {
+			return $this->is_eligible;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			// Try to use filters and DB values to determine the state.
+			$local_state = $this->check_local_state();
+			if ( null !== $local_state ) {
+				$this->is_eligible = $local_state;
+
+				return $this->is_eligible;
+			}
+
+			// Check using the merchant-API.
+			$seller_status     = $this->get_seller_status_object();
+			$this->is_eligible = $this->check_active_state( $seller_status );
+		} catch ( RuntimeException $exception ) {
+			$this->has_request_failure = true;
+		}
+
+		return $this->is_eligible;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Fetches the seller-status object from the PayPal merchant API.
+	 *
+	 * TODO: We might cache the SellerStatus, as it's usually accessed multiple times during one request.
+	 *
+	 * @return SellerStatus
+	 * @throws RuntimeException When the check failed.
+	 */
+	protected function get_seller_status_object() : SellerStatus {
+		// Check API failure registry to prevent multiple failed API requests.
+		if ( $this->api_failure_registry->has_failure_in_timeframe( FailureRegistry::SELLER_STATUS_KEY, HOUR_IN_SECONDS ) ) {
+			throw new RuntimeException( 'Timeout for re-check not reached yet' );
+		}
+
+		// Request seller status via PayPal API, might throw an Exception.
+		return $this->partners_endpoint->seller_status();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the merchant was fully onboarded, and we have valid API credentials.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool True, if we can use the merchant API endpoints.
+	 */
+	public function is_onboarded() : bool {
+		return $this->is_connected;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns if there was a request failure.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function has_request_failure() : bool {
+		return $this->has_request_failure;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Clears the persisted result to force a recheck.
+	 *
+	 * Accepts a Settings object to don't override other sequential settings that are being updated
+	 * elsewhere.
+	 *
+	 * @param Settings|null $settings The settings object.
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function clear( Settings $settings = null ) : void {
+		$this->is_eligible         = null;
+		$this->has_request_failure = false;
+
+		$this->clear_state( $settings );
+	}
+}