eventespresso / event-espresso-core

modules/core_rest_api/EED_Core_Rest_Api.module.php

Unused Use Statements -1 removed lines

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 use EventEspresso\core\domain\Domain;
-use EventEspresso\core\domain\entities\notifications\PersistentAdminNotice;
 use EventEspresso\core\domain\services\factories\EmailAddressFactory;
 use EventEspresso\core\domain\services\validation\email\EmailValidationException;
 use EventEspresso\core\exceptions\InvalidDataTypeException;

Indentation +1249 added lines, -1249 removed lines

@@ -26,1256 +26,1256 @@
 class EED_Core_Rest_Api extends \EED_Module
 {
 
-    const ee_api_namespace           = Domain::API_NAMESPACE;
+	const ee_api_namespace           = Domain::API_NAMESPACE;
 
-    const ee_api_namespace_for_regex = 'ee\/v([^/]*)\/';
-
-    const saved_routes_option_names  = 'ee_core_routes';
-
-    /**
-     * string used in _links response bodies to make them globally unique.
-     *
-     * @see http://v2.wp-api.org/extending/linking/
-     */
-    const ee_api_link_namespace = 'https://api.eventespresso.com/';
-
-    /**
-     * @var CalculatedModelFields
-     */
-    protected static $_field_calculator;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return EED_Core_Rest_Api|EED_Module
-     */
-    public static function instance()
-    {
-        self::$_field_calculator = new CalculatedModelFields();
-        return parent::get_instance(__CLASS__);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    set_hooks - for hooking into EE Core, other modules, etc
-     *
-     * @access    public
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public static function set_hooks()
-    {
-        self::set_hooks_both();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    set_hooks_admin - for hooking into EE Admin Core, other modules, etc
-     *
-     * @access    public
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public static function set_hooks_admin()
-    {
-        self::set_hooks_both();
-    }
-
-
-
-    public static function set_hooks_both()
-    {
-        add_action('rest_api_init', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'register_routes'), 10);
-        add_action('rest_api_init', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'set_hooks_rest_api'), 5);
-        add_filter('rest_route_data', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'hide_old_endpoints'), 10, 2);
-        add_filter('rest_index',
-            array('EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Meta', 'filterEeMetadataIntoIndex'));
-        EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data_on_version_change();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * sets up hooks which only need to be included as part of REST API requests;
-     * other requests like to the frontend or admin etc don't need them
-     *
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    public static function set_hooks_rest_api()
-    {
-        //set hooks which account for changes made to the API
-        EED_Core_Rest_Api::_set_hooks_for_changes();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * public wrapper of _set_hooks_for_changes.
-     * Loads all the hooks which make requests to old versions of the API
-     * appear the same as they always did
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public static function set_hooks_for_changes()
-    {
-        self::_set_hooks_for_changes();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Loads all the hooks which make requests to old versions of the API
-     * appear the same as they always did
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected static function _set_hooks_for_changes()
-    {
-        $folder_contents = EEH_File::get_contents_of_folders(array(EE_LIBRARIES . 'rest_api' . DS . 'changes'), false);
-        foreach ($folder_contents as $classname_in_namespace => $filepath) {
-            //ignore the base parent class
-            //and legacy named classes
-            if ($classname_in_namespace === 'ChangesInBase'
-                || strpos($classname_in_namespace, 'Changes_In_') === 0
-            ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $full_classname = 'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\changes\\' . $classname_in_namespace;
-            if (class_exists($full_classname)) {
-                $instance_of_class = new $full_classname;
-                if ($instance_of_class instanceof ChangesInBase) {
-                    $instance_of_class->setHooks();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Filters the WP routes to add our EE-related ones. This takes a bit of time
-     * so we actually prefer to only do it when an EE plugin is activated or upgraded
-     *
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    public static function register_routes()
-    {
-        foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_ee_route_data() as $namespace => $relative_routes) {
-            foreach ($relative_routes as $relative_route => $data_for_multiple_endpoints) {
-                /**
-                 * @var array $data_for_multiple_endpoints numerically indexed array
-                 *                                         but can also contain route options like {
-                 * @type array    $schema                      {
-                 * @type callable $schema_callback
-                 * @type array    $callback_args               arguments that will be passed to the callback, after the
-                 * WP_REST_Request of course
-                 * }
-                 * }
-                 */
-                //when registering routes, register all the endpoints' data at the same time
-                $multiple_endpoint_args = array();
-                foreach ($data_for_multiple_endpoints as $endpoint_key => $data_for_single_endpoint) {
-                    /**
-                     * @var array     $data_for_single_endpoint {
-                     * @type callable $callback
-                     * @type string methods
-                     * @type array args
-                     * @type array _links
-                     * @type array    $callback_args            arguments that will be passed to the callback, after the
-                     * WP_REST_Request of course
-                     * }
-                     */
-                    //skip route options
-                    if (! is_numeric($endpoint_key)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    if (! isset($data_for_single_endpoint['callback'], $data_for_single_endpoint['methods'])) {
-                        throw new EE_Error(
-                            esc_html__(
-                                // @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-                                'Endpoint configuration data needs to have entries "callback" (callable) and "methods" (comma-separated list of accepts HTTP methods).',
-                                // @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
-                                'event_espresso')
-                        );
-                    }
-                    $callback = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback'];
-                    $single_endpoint_args = array(
-                        'methods' => $data_for_single_endpoint['methods'],
-                        'args'    => isset($data_for_single_endpoint['args']) ? $data_for_single_endpoint['args']
-                            : array(),
-                    );
-                    if (isset($data_for_single_endpoint['_links'])) {
-                        $single_endpoint_args['_links'] = $data_for_single_endpoint['_links'];
-                    }
-                    if (isset($data_for_single_endpoint['callback_args'])) {
-                        $callback_args = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback_args'];
-                        $single_endpoint_args['callback'] = function (\WP_REST_Request $request) use (
-                            $callback,
-                            $callback_args
-                        ) {
-                            array_unshift($callback_args, $request);
-                            return call_user_func_array(
-                                $callback,
-                                $callback_args
-                            );
-                        };
-                    } else {
-                        $single_endpoint_args['callback'] = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback'];
-                    }
-                    $multiple_endpoint_args[] = $single_endpoint_args;
-                }
-                if (isset($data_for_multiple_endpoints['schema'])) {
-                    $schema_route_data = $data_for_multiple_endpoints['schema'];
-                    $schema_callback = $schema_route_data['schema_callback'];
-                    $callback_args = $schema_route_data['callback_args'];
-                    $multiple_endpoint_args['schema'] = function () use ($schema_callback, $callback_args) {
-                        return call_user_func_array(
-                            $schema_callback,
-                            $callback_args
-                        );
-                    };
-                }
-                register_rest_route(
-                    $namespace,
-                    $relative_route,
-                    $multiple_endpoint_args
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if there was a version change or something that merits invalidating the cached
-     * route data. If so, invalidates the cached route data so that it gets refreshed
-     * next time the WP API is used
-     */
-    public static function invalidate_cached_route_data_on_version_change()
-    {
-        if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_normal) {
-            EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data();
-        }
-        foreach (EE_Registry::instance()->addons as $addon) {
-            if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon && $addon->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_normal) {
-                EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Removes the cached route data so it will get refreshed next time the WP API is used
-     */
-    public static function invalidate_cached_route_data()
-    {
-        //delete the saved EE REST API routes
-        foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::versions_served() as $version => $hidden) {
-            delete_option(EED_Core_Rest_Api::saved_routes_option_names . $version);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the EE route data
-     *
-     * @return array top-level key is the namespace, next-level key is the route and its value is array{
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     * @type string|array $callback
-     * @type string       $methods
-     * @type boolean      $hidden_endpoint
-     * }
-     */
-    public static function get_ee_route_data()
-    {
-        $ee_routes = array();
-        foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoints) {
-            $ee_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = self::_get_ee_route_data_for_version(
-                $version,
-                $hidden_endpoints
-            );
-        }
-        return $ee_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the EE route data from the wp options if it exists already,
-     * otherwise re-generates it and saves it to the option
-     *
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoints
-     * @return array
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    protected static function _get_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints = false)
-    {
-        $ee_routes = get_option(self::saved_routes_option_names . $version, null);
-        if (! $ee_routes || (defined('EE_REST_API_DEBUG_MODE') && EE_REST_API_DEBUG_MODE)) {
-            $ee_routes = self::_save_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints);
-        }
-        return $ee_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Saves the EE REST API route data to a wp option and returns it
-     *
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoints
-     * @return mixed|null
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    protected static function _save_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints = false)
-    {
-        $instance = self::instance();
-        $routes = apply_filters(
-            'EED_Core_Rest_Api__save_ee_route_data_for_version__routes',
-            array_replace_recursive(
-                $instance->_get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
-                $instance->_get_meta_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
-                $instance->_get_model_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
-                $instance->_get_rpc_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints)
-            )
-        );
-        $option_name = self::saved_routes_option_names . $version;
-        if (get_option($option_name)) {
-            update_option($option_name, $routes, true);
-        } else {
-            add_option($option_name, $routes, null, 'no');
-        }
-        return $routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Calculates all the EE routes and saves it to a WordPress option so we don't
-     * need to calculate it on every request
-     *
-     * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public static function save_ee_routes()
-    {
-        if (EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
-            $instance = self::instance();
-            $routes = apply_filters(
-                'EED_Core_Rest_Api__save_ee_routes__routes',
-                array_replace_recursive(
-                    $instance->_register_config_routes(),
-                    $instance->_register_meta_routes(),
-                    $instance->_register_model_routes(),
-                    $instance->_register_rpc_routes()
-                )
-            );
-            update_option(self::saved_routes_option_names, $routes, true);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the route information relating to EE models
-     *
-     * @return array @see get_ee_route_data
-     * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
-     */
-    protected function _register_model_routes()
-    {
-        $model_routes = array();
-        foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
-            $model_routes[EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace
-                          . $version] = $this->_get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint);
-        }
-        return $model_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Decides whether or not to add write endpoints for this model.
-     *
-     * Currently, this defaults to exclude all global tables and models
-     * which would allow inserting WP core data (we don't want to duplicate
-     * what WP API does, as it's unnecessary, extra work, and potentially extra bugs)
-     * @param EEM_Base $model
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public static function should_have_write_endpoints(EEM_Base $model)
-    {
-        if ($model->is_wp_core_model()){
-            return false;
-        }
-        foreach($model->get_tables() as $table){
-            if( $table->is_global()){
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the names of all models which should have plural routes (eg `ee/v4.8.36/events`)
-     * in this versioned namespace of EE4
-     * @param $version
-     * @return array keys are model names (eg 'Event') and values ar either classnames (eg 'EEM_Event')
-     */
-    public static function model_names_with_plural_routes($version){
-        $model_version_info = new ModelVersionInfo($version);
-        $models_to_register = $model_version_info->modelsForRequestedVersion();
-        //let's not bother having endpoints for extra metas
-        unset(
-            $models_to_register['Extra_Meta'],
-            $models_to_register['Extra_Join'],
-            $models_to_register['Post_Meta']
-        );
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API___register_model_routes',
-            $models_to_register
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the route data for EE models in the specified version
-     *
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
-     * @return array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_model_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
-    {
-        $model_routes = array();
-        $model_version_info = new ModelVersionInfo($version);
-        foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::model_names_with_plural_routes($version) as $model_name => $model_classname) {
-            $model = \EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
-            //if this isn't a valid model then let's skip iterate to the next item in the loop.
-            if (! $model instanceof EEM_Base) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            //yes we could just register one route for ALL models, but then they wouldn't show up in the index
-            $plural_model_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_collection_route($model);
-            $singular_model_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_entity_route($model, '(?P<id>[^\/]+)');
-            $model_routes[$plural_model_route] = array(
-                array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
-                        'handleRequestGetAll',
-                    ),
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'args'            => $this->_get_read_query_params($model, $version),
-                    '_links'          => array(
-                        'self' => rest_url(EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace . $version . $singular_model_route),
-                    ),
-                ),
-                'schema' => array(
-                    'schema_callback' => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
-                        'handleSchemaRequest',
-                    ),
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                ),
-            );
-            $model_routes[$singular_model_route] = array(
-                array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
-                        'handleRequestGetOne',
-                    ),
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'args'            => $this->_get_response_selection_query_params($model, $version),
-                ),
-            );
-            if( apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_model_route_data_for_version__add_write_endpoints',
-                EED_Core_Rest_Api::should_have_write_endpoints($model),
-                $model
-            )){
-                $model_routes[$plural_model_route][] = array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
-                        'handleRequestInsert',
-                    ),
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'args'            => $this->_get_write_params($model_name, $model_version_info, true),
-                );
-                $model_routes[$singular_model_route] = array_merge(
-                    $model_routes[$singular_model_route],
-                    array(
-                        array(
-                            'callback'        => array(
-                                'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
-                                'handleRequestUpdate',
-                            ),
-                            'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                            'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
-                            'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                            'args'            => $this->_get_write_params($model_name, $model_version_info),
-                        ),
-                        array(
-                            'callback'        => array(
-                                'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
-                                'handleRequestDelete',
-                            ),
-                            'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
-                            'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
-                            'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                            'args'            => $this->_get_delete_query_params($model, $version),
-                        )
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            foreach ($model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-
-                $related_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_relation_route_via(
-                    $model,
-                    '(?P<id>[^\/]+)',
-                    $relation_obj
-                );
-                $endpoints = array(
-                    array(
-                        'callback'        => array(
-                            'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
-                            'handleRequestGetRelated',
-                        ),
-                        'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name, $relation_name),
-                        'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                        'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                        'args'            => $this->_get_read_query_params($relation_obj->get_other_model(), $version),
-                    ),
-                );
-                $model_routes[$related_route] = $endpoints;
-            }
-        }
-        return $model_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API plural route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
-     * excluding the preceding slash.
-     * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event') = 'events'
-     *
-     * @param EEM_Base $model
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function get_collection_route(EEM_Base $model)
-    {
-        return EEH_Inflector::pluralize_and_lower($model->get_this_model_name());
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API singular route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
-     * excluding the preceding slash.
-     * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event', 12) = 'events/12'
-     *
-     * @param EEM_Base $model eg Event or Venue
-     * @param string $id
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function get_entity_route($model, $id)
-    {
-        return EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_collection_route($model). '/' . $id;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API singular route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
-     * excluding the preceding slash.
-     * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event', 12) = 'events/12'
-     *
-     * @param EEM_Base                 $model eg Event or Venue
-     * @param string                 $id
-     * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base $relation_obj
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function get_relation_route_via(EEM_Base $model, $id, EE_Model_Relation_Base $relation_obj)
-    {
-        $related_model_name_endpoint_part = ModelRead::getRelatedEntityName(
-            $relation_obj->get_other_model()->get_this_model_name(),
-            $relation_obj
-        );
-        return EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_entity_route($model, $id) . '/' . $related_model_name_endpoint_part;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Adds onto the $relative_route the EE4 REST API versioned namespace.
-     * Eg if given '4.8.36' and 'events', will return 'ee/v4.8.36/events'
-     * @param string $relative_route
-     * @param string $version
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function get_versioned_route_to($relative_route, $version = '4.8.36'){
-        return '/' . EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace . $version . '/' . $relative_route;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Adds all the RPC-style routes (remote procedure call-like routes, ie
-     * routes that don't conform to the traditional REST CRUD-style).
-     *
-     * @deprecated since 4.9.1
-     */
-    protected function _register_rpc_routes()
-    {
-        $routes = array();
-        foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
-            $routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_rpc_route_data_for_version(
-                $version,
-                $hidden_endpoint
-            );
-        }
-        return $routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_rpc_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
-    {
-        $this_versions_routes = array();
-        //checkin endpoint
-        $this_versions_routes['registrations/(?P<REG_ID>\d+)/toggle_checkin_for_datetime/(?P<DTT_ID>\d+)'] = array(
-            array(
-                'callback'        => array(
-                    'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\rpc\Checkin',
-                    'handleRequestToggleCheckin',
-                ),
-                'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
-                'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                'args'            => array(
-                    'force' => array(
-                        'required'    => false,
-                        'default'     => false,
-                        'description' => __(
-                            // @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-                            'Whether to force toggle checkin, or to verify the registration status and allowed ticket uses',
-                            // @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                ),
-                'callback_args'   => array($version),
-            ),
-        );
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___register_rpc_routes__this_versions_routes',
-            $this_versions_routes,
-            $version,
-            $hidden_endpoint
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the query params that can be used when request one or many
-     *
-     * @param EEM_Base $model
-     * @param string   $version
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_response_selection_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
-    {
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_response_selection_query_params',
-            array(
-                'include'   => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => '*',
-                    'type'     => 'string',
-                ),
-                'calculate' => array(
-                    'required'          => false,
-                    'default'           => '',
-                    'enum'              => self::$_field_calculator->retrieveCalculatedFieldsForModel($model),
-                    'type'              => 'string',
-                    //because we accept a CSV'd list of the enumerated strings, WP core validation and sanitization
-                    //freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-            ),
-            $model,
-            $version
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the parameters acceptable for delete requests
-     *
-     * @param \EEM_Base $model
-     * @param string    $version
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_delete_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
-    {
-        $params_for_delete = array(
-            'allow_blocking' => array(
-                'required' => false,
-                'default'  => true,
-                'type'     => 'boolean',
-            ),
-        );
-        $params_for_delete['force'] = array(
-            'required' => false,
-            'default'  => false,
-            'type'     => 'boolean',
-        );
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_delete_query_params',
-            $params_for_delete,
-            $model,
-            $version
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets info about reading query params that are acceptable
-     *
-     * @param \EEM_Base $model eg 'Event' or 'Venue'
-     * @param  string   $version
-     * @return array    describing the args acceptable when querying this model
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_read_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
-    {
-        $default_orderby = array();
-        foreach ($model->get_combined_primary_key_fields() as $key_field) {
-            $default_orderby[$key_field->get_name()] = 'ASC';
-        }
-        return array_merge(
-            $this->_get_response_selection_query_params($model, $version),
-            array(
-                'where'    => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => array(),
-                    'type'     => 'object',
-                    //because we accept an almost infinite list of possible where conditions, WP
-                    // core validation and sanitization freaks out. We'll just validate this argument
-                    // while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-                'limit'    => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_default_query_limit(),
-                    'type'     => array(
-                        'array',
-                        'string',
-                        'integer',
-                    ),
-                    //because we accept a variety of types, WP core validation and sanitization
-                    //freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-                'order_by' => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => $default_orderby,
-                    'type'     => array(
-                        'object',
-                        'string',
-                    ),//because we accept a variety of types, WP core validation and sanitization
-                    //freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-                'group_by' => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => null,
-                    'type'     => array(
-                        'object',
-                        'string',
-                    ),
-                    //because we accept  an almost infinite list of possible groupings,
-                    // WP core validation and sanitization
-                    //freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-                'having'   => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => null,
-                    'type'     => 'object',
-                    //because we accept an almost infinite list of possible where conditions, WP
-                    // core validation and sanitization freaks out. We'll just validate this argument
-                    // while handling the request
-                    'validate_callback' => null,
-                    'sanitize_callback' => null,
-                ),
-                'caps'     => array(
-                    'required' => false,
-                    'default'  => EEM_Base::caps_read,
-                    'type'     => 'string',
-                    'enum'     => array(
-                        EEM_Base::caps_read,
-                        EEM_Base::caps_read_admin,
-                        EEM_Base::caps_edit,
-                        EEM_Base::caps_delete
-                    )
-                ),
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets parameter information for a model regarding writing data
-     *
-     * @param string           $model_name
-     * @param ModelVersionInfo $model_version_info
-     * @param boolean          $create                                       whether this is for request to create (in which case we need
-     *                                                                       all required params) or just to update (in which case we don't need those on every request)
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_write_params(
-        $model_name,
-        ModelVersionInfo $model_version_info,
-        $create = false
-    ) {
-        $model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
-        $fields = $model_version_info->fieldsOnModelInThisVersion($model);
-        $args_info = array();
-        foreach ($fields as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-            if ($field_obj->is_auto_increment()) {
-                //totally ignore auto increment IDs
-                continue;
-            }
-            $arg_info = $field_obj->getSchema();
-            $required = $create && ! $field_obj->is_nullable() && $field_obj->get_default_value() === null;
-            $arg_info['required'] = $required;
-            //remove the read-only flag. If it were read-only we wouldn't list it as an argument while writing, right?
-            unset($arg_info['readonly']);
-            $schema_properties = $field_obj->getSchemaProperties();
-            if (
-                isset($schema_properties['raw'])
-                && $field_obj->getSchemaType() === 'object'
-            ) {
-                //if there's a "raw" form of this argument, use those properties instead
-                $arg_info = array_replace(
-                    $arg_info,
-                    $schema_properties['raw']
-                );
-            }
-            $arg_info['default'] = ModelDataTranslator::prepareFieldValueForJson(
-                $field_obj,
-                $field_obj->get_default_value(),
-                $model_version_info->requestedVersion()
-            );
-            //we do our own validation and sanitization within the controller
-            $arg_info['sanitize_callback'] =
-                array(
-                    'EED_Core_Rest_Api',
-                    'default_sanitize_callback',
-                );
-            $args_info[$field_name] = $arg_info;
-            if ($field_obj instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
-                $gmt_arg_info = $arg_info;
-                $gmt_arg_info['description'] = sprintf(
-                    esc_html__(
-                        '%1$s - the value for this field in UTC. Ignored if %2$s is provided.',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $field_obj->get_nicename(),
-                    $field_name
-                );
-                $args_info[$field_name . '_gmt'] = $gmt_arg_info;
-            }
-        }
-        return $args_info;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Replacement for WP API's 'rest_parse_request_arg'.
-     * If the value is blank but not required, don't bother validating it.
-     * Also, it uses our email validation instead of WP API's default.
-     *
-     * @param                 $value
-     * @param WP_REST_Request $request
-     * @param                 $param
-     * @return bool|true|WP_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    public static function default_sanitize_callback( $value, WP_REST_Request $request, $param)
-    {
-        $attributes = $request->get_attributes();
-        if (! isset($attributes['args'][$param])
-            || ! is_array($attributes['args'][$param])) {
-            $validation_result = true;
-        } else {
-            $args = $attributes['args'][$param];
-            if ((
-                    $value === ''
-                    || $value === null
-                )
-                && (! isset($args['required'])
-                    || $args['required'] === false
-                )
-            ) {
-                //not required and not provided? that's cool
-                $validation_result = true;
-            } elseif (isset($args['format'])
-                && $args['format'] === 'email'
-            ) {
-                $validation_result = true;
-                if (! self::_validate_email($value)) {
-                    $validation_result = new WP_Error(
-                        'rest_invalid_param',
-                        esc_html__(
-                            'The email address is not valid or does not exist.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-            } else {
-                $validation_result = rest_validate_value_from_schema($value, $args, $param);
-            }
-        }
-        if (is_wp_error($validation_result)) {
-            return $validation_result;
-        }
-        return rest_sanitize_request_arg($value, $request, $param);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether or not this email address is valid. Copied from EE_Email_Validation_Strategy::_validate_email()
-     *
-     * @param $email
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    protected static function _validate_email($email){
-        try {
-            EmailAddressFactory::create($email);
-            return true;
-        } catch (EmailValidationException $e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets routes for the config
-     *
-     * @return array @see _register_model_routes
-     * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
-     */
-    protected function _register_config_routes()
-    {
-        $config_routes = array();
-        foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
-            $config_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_config_route_data_for_version(
-                $version,
-                $hidden_endpoint
-            );
-        }
-        return $config_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets routes for the config for the specified version
-     *
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint)
-    {
-        return array(
-            'config'    => array(
-                array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\config\Read',
-                        'handleRequest',
-                    ),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version),
-                ),
-            ),
-            'site_info' => array(
-                array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\config\Read',
-                        'handleRequestSiteInfo',
-                    ),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version),
-                ),
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the meta info routes
-     *
-     * @return array @see _register_model_routes
-     * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
-     */
-    protected function _register_meta_routes()
-    {
-        $meta_routes = array();
-        foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
-            $meta_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_meta_route_data_for_version(
-                $version,
-                $hidden_endpoint
-            );
-        }
-        return $meta_routes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string  $version
-     * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _get_meta_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
-    {
-        return array(
-            'resources' => array(
-                array(
-                    'callback'        => array(
-                        'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Meta',
-                        'handleRequestModelsMeta',
-                    ),
-                    'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
-                    'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
-                    'callback_args'   => array($version),
-                ),
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Tries to hide old 4.6 endpoints from the
-     *
-     * @param array $route_data
-     * @return array
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    public static function hide_old_endpoints($route_data)
-    {
-        //allow API clients to override which endpoints get hidden, in case
-        //they want to discover particular endpoints
-        //also, we don't have access to the request so we have to just grab it from the superglobal
-        $force_show_ee_namespace = ltrim(
-            EEH_Array::is_set($_REQUEST, 'force_show_ee_namespace', ''),
-            '/'
-        );
-        foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_ee_route_data() as $namespace => $relative_urls) {
-            foreach ($relative_urls as $resource_name => $endpoints) {
-                foreach ($endpoints as $key => $endpoint) {
-                    //skip schema and other route options
-                    if (! is_numeric($key)) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    //by default, hide "hidden_endpoint"s, unless the request indicates
-                    //to $force_show_ee_namespace, in which case only show that one
-                    //namespace's endpoints (and hide all others)
-                    if (
-                        ($force_show_ee_namespace !== '' && $force_show_ee_namespace !== $namespace)
-                        || ($endpoint['hidden_endpoint'] && $force_show_ee_namespace === '')
-                    ) {
-                        $full_route = '/' . ltrim($namespace, '/');
-                        $full_route .= '/' . ltrim($resource_name, '/');
-                        unset($route_data[$full_route]);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $route_data;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns an array describing which versions of core support serving requests for.
-     * Keys are core versions' major and minor version, and values are the
-     * LOWEST requested version they can serve. Eg, 4.7 can serve requests for 4.6-like
-     * data by just removing a few models and fields from the responses. However, 4.15 might remove
-     * the answers table entirely, in which case it would be very difficult for
-     * it to serve 4.6-style responses.
-     * Versions of core that are missing from this array are unknowns.
-     * previous ver
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public static function version_compatibilities()
-    {
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API__version_compatibilities',
-            array(
-                '4.8.29' => '4.8.29',
-                '4.8.33' => '4.8.29',
-                '4.8.34' => '4.8.29',
-                '4.8.36' => '4.8.29',
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the latest API version served. Eg if there
-     * are two versions served of the API, 4.8.29 and 4.8.32, and
-     * we are on core version 4.8.34, it will return the string "4.8.32"
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function latest_rest_api_version()
-    {
-        $versions_served = \EED_Core_Rest_Api::versions_served();
-        $versions_served_keys = array_keys($versions_served);
-        return end($versions_served_keys);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Using EED_Core_Rest_Api::version_compatibilities(), determines what version of
-     * EE the API can serve requests for. Eg, if we are on 4.15 of core, and
-     * we can serve requests from 4.12 or later, this will return array( '4.12', '4.13', '4.14', '4.15' ).
-     * We also indicate whether or not this version should be put in the index or not
-     *
-     * @return array keys are API version numbers (just major and minor numbers), and values
-     * are whether or not they should be hidden
-     */
-    public static function versions_served()
-    {
-        $versions_served = array();
-        $possibly_served_versions = EED_Core_Rest_Api::version_compatibilities();
-        $lowest_compatible_version = end($possibly_served_versions);
-        reset($possibly_served_versions);
-        $versions_served_historically = array_keys($possibly_served_versions);
-        $latest_version = end($versions_served_historically);
-        reset($versions_served_historically);
-        //for each version of core we have ever served:
-        foreach ($versions_served_historically as $key_versioned_endpoint) {
-            //if it's not above the current core version, and it's compatible with the current version of core
-            if ($key_versioned_endpoint === $latest_version) {
-                //don't hide the latest version in the index
-                $versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = false;
-            } elseif (
-                $key_versioned_endpoint >= $lowest_compatible_version
-                && $key_versioned_endpoint < EED_Core_Rest_Api::core_version()
-            ) {
-                //include, but hide, previous versions which are still supported
-                $versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = true;
-            } elseif (apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api__versions_served__include_incompatible_versions',
-                false,
-                $possibly_served_versions
-            )) {
-                //if a version is no longer supported, don't include it in index or list of versions served
-                $versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = true;
-            }
-        }
-        return $versions_served;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the major and minor version of EE core's version string
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function core_version()
-    {
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API__core_version',
-            implode(
-                '.',
-                array_slice(
-                    explode(
-                        '.',
-                        espresso_version()
-                    ),
-                0,
-                3
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the default limit that should be used when querying for resources
-     *
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public static function get_default_query_limit()
-    {
-        //we actually don't use a const because we want folks to always use
-        //this method, not the const directly
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api__get_default_query_limit',
-            50
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    run - initial module setup
-     *
-     * @access    public
-     * @param  WP $WP
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public function run($WP)
-    {
-    }
+	const ee_api_namespace_for_regex = 'ee\/v([^/]*)\/';
+
+	const saved_routes_option_names  = 'ee_core_routes';
+
+	/**
+	 * string used in _links response bodies to make them globally unique.
+	 *
+	 * @see http://v2.wp-api.org/extending/linking/
+	 */
+	const ee_api_link_namespace = 'https://api.eventespresso.com/';
+
+	/**
+	 * @var CalculatedModelFields
+	 */
+	protected static $_field_calculator;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return EED_Core_Rest_Api|EED_Module
+	 */
+	public static function instance()
+	{
+		self::$_field_calculator = new CalculatedModelFields();
+		return parent::get_instance(__CLASS__);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    set_hooks - for hooking into EE Core, other modules, etc
+	 *
+	 * @access    public
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public static function set_hooks()
+	{
+		self::set_hooks_both();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    set_hooks_admin - for hooking into EE Admin Core, other modules, etc
+	 *
+	 * @access    public
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public static function set_hooks_admin()
+	{
+		self::set_hooks_both();
+	}
+
+
+
+	public static function set_hooks_both()
+	{
+		add_action('rest_api_init', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'register_routes'), 10);
+		add_action('rest_api_init', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'set_hooks_rest_api'), 5);
+		add_filter('rest_route_data', array('EED_Core_Rest_Api', 'hide_old_endpoints'), 10, 2);
+		add_filter('rest_index',
+			array('EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Meta', 'filterEeMetadataIntoIndex'));
+		EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data_on_version_change();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * sets up hooks which only need to be included as part of REST API requests;
+	 * other requests like to the frontend or admin etc don't need them
+	 *
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	public static function set_hooks_rest_api()
+	{
+		//set hooks which account for changes made to the API
+		EED_Core_Rest_Api::_set_hooks_for_changes();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * public wrapper of _set_hooks_for_changes.
+	 * Loads all the hooks which make requests to old versions of the API
+	 * appear the same as they always did
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public static function set_hooks_for_changes()
+	{
+		self::_set_hooks_for_changes();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads all the hooks which make requests to old versions of the API
+	 * appear the same as they always did
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected static function _set_hooks_for_changes()
+	{
+		$folder_contents = EEH_File::get_contents_of_folders(array(EE_LIBRARIES . 'rest_api' . DS . 'changes'), false);
+		foreach ($folder_contents as $classname_in_namespace => $filepath) {
+			//ignore the base parent class
+			//and legacy named classes
+			if ($classname_in_namespace === 'ChangesInBase'
+				|| strpos($classname_in_namespace, 'Changes_In_') === 0
+			) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$full_classname = 'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\changes\\' . $classname_in_namespace;
+			if (class_exists($full_classname)) {
+				$instance_of_class = new $full_classname;
+				if ($instance_of_class instanceof ChangesInBase) {
+					$instance_of_class->setHooks();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the WP routes to add our EE-related ones. This takes a bit of time
+	 * so we actually prefer to only do it when an EE plugin is activated or upgraded
+	 *
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	public static function register_routes()
+	{
+		foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_ee_route_data() as $namespace => $relative_routes) {
+			foreach ($relative_routes as $relative_route => $data_for_multiple_endpoints) {
+				/**
+				 * @var array $data_for_multiple_endpoints numerically indexed array
+				 *                                         but can also contain route options like {
+				 * @type array    $schema                      {
+				 * @type callable $schema_callback
+				 * @type array    $callback_args               arguments that will be passed to the callback, after the
+				 * WP_REST_Request of course
+				 * }
+				 * }
+				 */
+				//when registering routes, register all the endpoints' data at the same time
+				$multiple_endpoint_args = array();
+				foreach ($data_for_multiple_endpoints as $endpoint_key => $data_for_single_endpoint) {
+					/**
+					 * @var array     $data_for_single_endpoint {
+					 * @type callable $callback
+					 * @type string methods
+					 * @type array args
+					 * @type array _links
+					 * @type array    $callback_args            arguments that will be passed to the callback, after the
+					 * WP_REST_Request of course
+					 * }
+					 */
+					//skip route options
+					if (! is_numeric($endpoint_key)) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (! isset($data_for_single_endpoint['callback'], $data_for_single_endpoint['methods'])) {
+						throw new EE_Error(
+							esc_html__(
+								// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+								'Endpoint configuration data needs to have entries "callback" (callable) and "methods" (comma-separated list of accepts HTTP methods).',
+								// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
+								'event_espresso')
+						);
+					}
+					$callback = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback'];
+					$single_endpoint_args = array(
+						'methods' => $data_for_single_endpoint['methods'],
+						'args'    => isset($data_for_single_endpoint['args']) ? $data_for_single_endpoint['args']
+							: array(),
+					);
+					if (isset($data_for_single_endpoint['_links'])) {
+						$single_endpoint_args['_links'] = $data_for_single_endpoint['_links'];
+					}
+					if (isset($data_for_single_endpoint['callback_args'])) {
+						$callback_args = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback_args'];
+						$single_endpoint_args['callback'] = function (\WP_REST_Request $request) use (
+							$callback,
+							$callback_args
+						) {
+							array_unshift($callback_args, $request);
+							return call_user_func_array(
+								$callback,
+								$callback_args
+							);
+						};
+					} else {
+						$single_endpoint_args['callback'] = $data_for_single_endpoint['callback'];
+					}
+					$multiple_endpoint_args[] = $single_endpoint_args;
+				}
+				if (isset($data_for_multiple_endpoints['schema'])) {
+					$schema_route_data = $data_for_multiple_endpoints['schema'];
+					$schema_callback = $schema_route_data['schema_callback'];
+					$callback_args = $schema_route_data['callback_args'];
+					$multiple_endpoint_args['schema'] = function () use ($schema_callback, $callback_args) {
+						return call_user_func_array(
+							$schema_callback,
+							$callback_args
+						);
+					};
+				}
+				register_rest_route(
+					$namespace,
+					$relative_route,
+					$multiple_endpoint_args
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if there was a version change or something that merits invalidating the cached
+	 * route data. If so, invalidates the cached route data so that it gets refreshed
+	 * next time the WP API is used
+	 */
+	public static function invalidate_cached_route_data_on_version_change()
+	{
+		if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_normal) {
+			EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data();
+		}
+		foreach (EE_Registry::instance()->addons as $addon) {
+			if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon && $addon->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_normal) {
+				EED_Core_Rest_Api::invalidate_cached_route_data();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes the cached route data so it will get refreshed next time the WP API is used
+	 */
+	public static function invalidate_cached_route_data()
+	{
+		//delete the saved EE REST API routes
+		foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::versions_served() as $version => $hidden) {
+			delete_option(EED_Core_Rest_Api::saved_routes_option_names . $version);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the EE route data
+	 *
+	 * @return array top-level key is the namespace, next-level key is the route and its value is array{
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 * @type string|array $callback
+	 * @type string       $methods
+	 * @type boolean      $hidden_endpoint
+	 * }
+	 */
+	public static function get_ee_route_data()
+	{
+		$ee_routes = array();
+		foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoints) {
+			$ee_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = self::_get_ee_route_data_for_version(
+				$version,
+				$hidden_endpoints
+			);
+		}
+		return $ee_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the EE route data from the wp options if it exists already,
+	 * otherwise re-generates it and saves it to the option
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoints
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected static function _get_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints = false)
+	{
+		$ee_routes = get_option(self::saved_routes_option_names . $version, null);
+		if (! $ee_routes || (defined('EE_REST_API_DEBUG_MODE') && EE_REST_API_DEBUG_MODE)) {
+			$ee_routes = self::_save_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints);
+		}
+		return $ee_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the EE REST API route data to a wp option and returns it
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoints
+	 * @return mixed|null
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected static function _save_ee_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints = false)
+	{
+		$instance = self::instance();
+		$routes = apply_filters(
+			'EED_Core_Rest_Api__save_ee_route_data_for_version__routes',
+			array_replace_recursive(
+				$instance->_get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
+				$instance->_get_meta_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
+				$instance->_get_model_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints),
+				$instance->_get_rpc_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoints)
+			)
+		);
+		$option_name = self::saved_routes_option_names . $version;
+		if (get_option($option_name)) {
+			update_option($option_name, $routes, true);
+		} else {
+			add_option($option_name, $routes, null, 'no');
+		}
+		return $routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Calculates all the EE routes and saves it to a WordPress option so we don't
+	 * need to calculate it on every request
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function save_ee_routes()
+	{
+		if (EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
+			$instance = self::instance();
+			$routes = apply_filters(
+				'EED_Core_Rest_Api__save_ee_routes__routes',
+				array_replace_recursive(
+					$instance->_register_config_routes(),
+					$instance->_register_meta_routes(),
+					$instance->_register_model_routes(),
+					$instance->_register_rpc_routes()
+				)
+			);
+			update_option(self::saved_routes_option_names, $routes, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the route information relating to EE models
+	 *
+	 * @return array @see get_ee_route_data
+	 * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
+	 */
+	protected function _register_model_routes()
+	{
+		$model_routes = array();
+		foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
+			$model_routes[EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace
+						  . $version] = $this->_get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint);
+		}
+		return $model_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Decides whether or not to add write endpoints for this model.
+	 *
+	 * Currently, this defaults to exclude all global tables and models
+	 * which would allow inserting WP core data (we don't want to duplicate
+	 * what WP API does, as it's unnecessary, extra work, and potentially extra bugs)
+	 * @param EEM_Base $model
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function should_have_write_endpoints(EEM_Base $model)
+	{
+		if ($model->is_wp_core_model()){
+			return false;
+		}
+		foreach($model->get_tables() as $table){
+			if( $table->is_global()){
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the names of all models which should have plural routes (eg `ee/v4.8.36/events`)
+	 * in this versioned namespace of EE4
+	 * @param $version
+	 * @return array keys are model names (eg 'Event') and values ar either classnames (eg 'EEM_Event')
+	 */
+	public static function model_names_with_plural_routes($version){
+		$model_version_info = new ModelVersionInfo($version);
+		$models_to_register = $model_version_info->modelsForRequestedVersion();
+		//let's not bother having endpoints for extra metas
+		unset(
+			$models_to_register['Extra_Meta'],
+			$models_to_register['Extra_Join'],
+			$models_to_register['Post_Meta']
+		);
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API___register_model_routes',
+			$models_to_register
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the route data for EE models in the specified version
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_model_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
+	{
+		$model_routes = array();
+		$model_version_info = new ModelVersionInfo($version);
+		foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::model_names_with_plural_routes($version) as $model_name => $model_classname) {
+			$model = \EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
+			//if this isn't a valid model then let's skip iterate to the next item in the loop.
+			if (! $model instanceof EEM_Base) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			//yes we could just register one route for ALL models, but then they wouldn't show up in the index
+			$plural_model_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_collection_route($model);
+			$singular_model_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_entity_route($model, '(?P<id>[^\/]+)');
+			$model_routes[$plural_model_route] = array(
+				array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
+						'handleRequestGetAll',
+					),
+					'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'args'            => $this->_get_read_query_params($model, $version),
+					'_links'          => array(
+						'self' => rest_url(EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace . $version . $singular_model_route),
+					),
+				),
+				'schema' => array(
+					'schema_callback' => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
+						'handleSchemaRequest',
+					),
+					'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+				),
+			);
+			$model_routes[$singular_model_route] = array(
+				array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
+						'handleRequestGetOne',
+					),
+					'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'args'            => $this->_get_response_selection_query_params($model, $version),
+				),
+			);
+			if( apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_model_route_data_for_version__add_write_endpoints',
+				EED_Core_Rest_Api::should_have_write_endpoints($model),
+				$model
+			)){
+				$model_routes[$plural_model_route][] = array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
+						'handleRequestInsert',
+					),
+					'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'args'            => $this->_get_write_params($model_name, $model_version_info, true),
+				);
+				$model_routes[$singular_model_route] = array_merge(
+					$model_routes[$singular_model_route],
+					array(
+						array(
+							'callback'        => array(
+								'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
+								'handleRequestUpdate',
+							),
+							'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+							'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
+							'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+							'args'            => $this->_get_write_params($model_name, $model_version_info),
+						),
+						array(
+							'callback'        => array(
+								'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Write',
+								'handleRequestDelete',
+							),
+							'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name),
+							'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::DELETABLE,
+							'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+							'args'            => $this->_get_delete_query_params($model, $version),
+						)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			foreach ($model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+
+				$related_route = EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_relation_route_via(
+					$model,
+					'(?P<id>[^\/]+)',
+					$relation_obj
+				);
+				$endpoints = array(
+					array(
+						'callback'        => array(
+							'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Read',
+							'handleRequestGetRelated',
+						),
+						'callback_args'   => array($version, $model_name, $relation_name),
+						'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+						'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+						'args'            => $this->_get_read_query_params($relation_obj->get_other_model(), $version),
+					),
+				);
+				$model_routes[$related_route] = $endpoints;
+			}
+		}
+		return $model_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API plural route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
+	 * excluding the preceding slash.
+	 * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event') = 'events'
+	 *
+	 * @param EEM_Base $model
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function get_collection_route(EEM_Base $model)
+	{
+		return EEH_Inflector::pluralize_and_lower($model->get_this_model_name());
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API singular route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
+	 * excluding the preceding slash.
+	 * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event', 12) = 'events/12'
+	 *
+	 * @param EEM_Base $model eg Event or Venue
+	 * @param string $id
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function get_entity_route($model, $id)
+	{
+		return EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_collection_route($model). '/' . $id;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the relative URI to a model's REST API singular route, after the EE4 versioned namespace,
+	 * excluding the preceding slash.
+	 * Eg you pass get_plural_route_to('Event', 12) = 'events/12'
+	 *
+	 * @param EEM_Base                 $model eg Event or Venue
+	 * @param string                 $id
+	 * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base $relation_obj
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function get_relation_route_via(EEM_Base $model, $id, EE_Model_Relation_Base $relation_obj)
+	{
+		$related_model_name_endpoint_part = ModelRead::getRelatedEntityName(
+			$relation_obj->get_other_model()->get_this_model_name(),
+			$relation_obj
+		);
+		return EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_entity_route($model, $id) . '/' . $related_model_name_endpoint_part;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds onto the $relative_route the EE4 REST API versioned namespace.
+	 * Eg if given '4.8.36' and 'events', will return 'ee/v4.8.36/events'
+	 * @param string $relative_route
+	 * @param string $version
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function get_versioned_route_to($relative_route, $version = '4.8.36'){
+		return '/' . EED_Core_Rest_Api::ee_api_namespace . $version . '/' . $relative_route;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds all the RPC-style routes (remote procedure call-like routes, ie
+	 * routes that don't conform to the traditional REST CRUD-style).
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated since 4.9.1
+	 */
+	protected function _register_rpc_routes()
+	{
+		$routes = array();
+		foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
+			$routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_rpc_route_data_for_version(
+				$version,
+				$hidden_endpoint
+			);
+		}
+		return $routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_rpc_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
+	{
+		$this_versions_routes = array();
+		//checkin endpoint
+		$this_versions_routes['registrations/(?P<REG_ID>\d+)/toggle_checkin_for_datetime/(?P<DTT_ID>\d+)'] = array(
+			array(
+				'callback'        => array(
+					'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\rpc\Checkin',
+					'handleRequestToggleCheckin',
+				),
+				'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::CREATABLE,
+				'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+				'args'            => array(
+					'force' => array(
+						'required'    => false,
+						'default'     => false,
+						'description' => __(
+							// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+							'Whether to force toggle checkin, or to verify the registration status and allowed ticket uses',
+							// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+					),
+				),
+				'callback_args'   => array($version),
+			),
+		);
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___register_rpc_routes__this_versions_routes',
+			$this_versions_routes,
+			$version,
+			$hidden_endpoint
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the query params that can be used when request one or many
+	 *
+	 * @param EEM_Base $model
+	 * @param string   $version
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_response_selection_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
+	{
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_response_selection_query_params',
+			array(
+				'include'   => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => '*',
+					'type'     => 'string',
+				),
+				'calculate' => array(
+					'required'          => false,
+					'default'           => '',
+					'enum'              => self::$_field_calculator->retrieveCalculatedFieldsForModel($model),
+					'type'              => 'string',
+					//because we accept a CSV'd list of the enumerated strings, WP core validation and sanitization
+					//freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+			),
+			$model,
+			$version
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the parameters acceptable for delete requests
+	 *
+	 * @param \EEM_Base $model
+	 * @param string    $version
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_delete_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
+	{
+		$params_for_delete = array(
+			'allow_blocking' => array(
+				'required' => false,
+				'default'  => true,
+				'type'     => 'boolean',
+			),
+		);
+		$params_for_delete['force'] = array(
+			'required' => false,
+			'default'  => false,
+			'type'     => 'boolean',
+		);
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api___get_delete_query_params',
+			$params_for_delete,
+			$model,
+			$version
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets info about reading query params that are acceptable
+	 *
+	 * @param \EEM_Base $model eg 'Event' or 'Venue'
+	 * @param  string   $version
+	 * @return array    describing the args acceptable when querying this model
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_read_query_params(\EEM_Base $model, $version)
+	{
+		$default_orderby = array();
+		foreach ($model->get_combined_primary_key_fields() as $key_field) {
+			$default_orderby[$key_field->get_name()] = 'ASC';
+		}
+		return array_merge(
+			$this->_get_response_selection_query_params($model, $version),
+			array(
+				'where'    => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => array(),
+					'type'     => 'object',
+					//because we accept an almost infinite list of possible where conditions, WP
+					// core validation and sanitization freaks out. We'll just validate this argument
+					// while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+				'limit'    => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_default_query_limit(),
+					'type'     => array(
+						'array',
+						'string',
+						'integer',
+					),
+					//because we accept a variety of types, WP core validation and sanitization
+					//freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+				'order_by' => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => $default_orderby,
+					'type'     => array(
+						'object',
+						'string',
+					),//because we accept a variety of types, WP core validation and sanitization
+					//freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+				'group_by' => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => null,
+					'type'     => array(
+						'object',
+						'string',
+					),
+					//because we accept  an almost infinite list of possible groupings,
+					// WP core validation and sanitization
+					//freaks out. We'll just validate this argument while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+				'having'   => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => null,
+					'type'     => 'object',
+					//because we accept an almost infinite list of possible where conditions, WP
+					// core validation and sanitization freaks out. We'll just validate this argument
+					// while handling the request
+					'validate_callback' => null,
+					'sanitize_callback' => null,
+				),
+				'caps'     => array(
+					'required' => false,
+					'default'  => EEM_Base::caps_read,
+					'type'     => 'string',
+					'enum'     => array(
+						EEM_Base::caps_read,
+						EEM_Base::caps_read_admin,
+						EEM_Base::caps_edit,
+						EEM_Base::caps_delete
+					)
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets parameter information for a model regarding writing data
+	 *
+	 * @param string           $model_name
+	 * @param ModelVersionInfo $model_version_info
+	 * @param boolean          $create                                       whether this is for request to create (in which case we need
+	 *                                                                       all required params) or just to update (in which case we don't need those on every request)
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_write_params(
+		$model_name,
+		ModelVersionInfo $model_version_info,
+		$create = false
+	) {
+		$model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
+		$fields = $model_version_info->fieldsOnModelInThisVersion($model);
+		$args_info = array();
+		foreach ($fields as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+			if ($field_obj->is_auto_increment()) {
+				//totally ignore auto increment IDs
+				continue;
+			}
+			$arg_info = $field_obj->getSchema();
+			$required = $create && ! $field_obj->is_nullable() && $field_obj->get_default_value() === null;
+			$arg_info['required'] = $required;
+			//remove the read-only flag. If it were read-only we wouldn't list it as an argument while writing, right?
+			unset($arg_info['readonly']);
+			$schema_properties = $field_obj->getSchemaProperties();
+			if (
+				isset($schema_properties['raw'])
+				&& $field_obj->getSchemaType() === 'object'
+			) {
+				//if there's a "raw" form of this argument, use those properties instead
+				$arg_info = array_replace(
+					$arg_info,
+					$schema_properties['raw']
+				);
+			}
+			$arg_info['default'] = ModelDataTranslator::prepareFieldValueForJson(
+				$field_obj,
+				$field_obj->get_default_value(),
+				$model_version_info->requestedVersion()
+			);
+			//we do our own validation and sanitization within the controller
+			$arg_info['sanitize_callback'] =
+				array(
+					'EED_Core_Rest_Api',
+					'default_sanitize_callback',
+				);
+			$args_info[$field_name] = $arg_info;
+			if ($field_obj instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
+				$gmt_arg_info = $arg_info;
+				$gmt_arg_info['description'] = sprintf(
+					esc_html__(
+						'%1$s - the value for this field in UTC. Ignored if %2$s is provided.',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$field_obj->get_nicename(),
+					$field_name
+				);
+				$args_info[$field_name . '_gmt'] = $gmt_arg_info;
+			}
+		}
+		return $args_info;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Replacement for WP API's 'rest_parse_request_arg'.
+	 * If the value is blank but not required, don't bother validating it.
+	 * Also, it uses our email validation instead of WP API's default.
+	 *
+	 * @param                 $value
+	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request
+	 * @param                 $param
+	 * @return bool|true|WP_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	public static function default_sanitize_callback( $value, WP_REST_Request $request, $param)
+	{
+		$attributes = $request->get_attributes();
+		if (! isset($attributes['args'][$param])
+			|| ! is_array($attributes['args'][$param])) {
+			$validation_result = true;
+		} else {
+			$args = $attributes['args'][$param];
+			if ((
+					$value === ''
+					|| $value === null
+				)
+				&& (! isset($args['required'])
+					|| $args['required'] === false
+				)
+			) {
+				//not required and not provided? that's cool
+				$validation_result = true;
+			} elseif (isset($args['format'])
+				&& $args['format'] === 'email'
+			) {
+				$validation_result = true;
+				if (! self::_validate_email($value)) {
+					$validation_result = new WP_Error(
+						'rest_invalid_param',
+						esc_html__(
+							'The email address is not valid or does not exist.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						)
+					);
+				}
+			} else {
+				$validation_result = rest_validate_value_from_schema($value, $args, $param);
+			}
+		}
+		if (is_wp_error($validation_result)) {
+			return $validation_result;
+		}
+		return rest_sanitize_request_arg($value, $request, $param);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not this email address is valid. Copied from EE_Email_Validation_Strategy::_validate_email()
+	 *
+	 * @param $email
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	protected static function _validate_email($email){
+		try {
+			EmailAddressFactory::create($email);
+			return true;
+		} catch (EmailValidationException $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets routes for the config
+	 *
+	 * @return array @see _register_model_routes
+	 * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
+	 */
+	protected function _register_config_routes()
+	{
+		$config_routes = array();
+		foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
+			$config_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_config_route_data_for_version(
+				$version,
+				$hidden_endpoint
+			);
+		}
+		return $config_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets routes for the config for the specified version
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_config_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint)
+	{
+		return array(
+			'config'    => array(
+				array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\config\Read',
+						'handleRequest',
+					),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'callback_args'   => array($version),
+				),
+			),
+			'site_info' => array(
+				array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\config\Read',
+						'handleRequestSiteInfo',
+					),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'callback_args'   => array($version),
+				),
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the meta info routes
+	 *
+	 * @return array @see _register_model_routes
+	 * @deprecated since version 4.9.1
+	 */
+	protected function _register_meta_routes()
+	{
+		$meta_routes = array();
+		foreach (self::versions_served() as $version => $hidden_endpoint) {
+			$meta_routes[self::ee_api_namespace . $version] = $this->_get_meta_route_data_for_version(
+				$version,
+				$hidden_endpoint
+			);
+		}
+		return $meta_routes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string  $version
+	 * @param boolean $hidden_endpoint
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _get_meta_route_data_for_version($version, $hidden_endpoint = false)
+	{
+		return array(
+			'resources' => array(
+				array(
+					'callback'        => array(
+						'EventEspresso\core\libraries\rest_api\controllers\model\Meta',
+						'handleRequestModelsMeta',
+					),
+					'methods'         => WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+					'hidden_endpoint' => $hidden_endpoint,
+					'callback_args'   => array($version),
+				),
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Tries to hide old 4.6 endpoints from the
+	 *
+	 * @param array $route_data
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	public static function hide_old_endpoints($route_data)
+	{
+		//allow API clients to override which endpoints get hidden, in case
+		//they want to discover particular endpoints
+		//also, we don't have access to the request so we have to just grab it from the superglobal
+		$force_show_ee_namespace = ltrim(
+			EEH_Array::is_set($_REQUEST, 'force_show_ee_namespace', ''),
+			'/'
+		);
+		foreach (EED_Core_Rest_Api::get_ee_route_data() as $namespace => $relative_urls) {
+			foreach ($relative_urls as $resource_name => $endpoints) {
+				foreach ($endpoints as $key => $endpoint) {
+					//skip schema and other route options
+					if (! is_numeric($key)) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					//by default, hide "hidden_endpoint"s, unless the request indicates
+					//to $force_show_ee_namespace, in which case only show that one
+					//namespace's endpoints (and hide all others)
+					if (
+						($force_show_ee_namespace !== '' && $force_show_ee_namespace !== $namespace)
+						|| ($endpoint['hidden_endpoint'] && $force_show_ee_namespace === '')
+					) {
+						$full_route = '/' . ltrim($namespace, '/');
+						$full_route .= '/' . ltrim($resource_name, '/');
+						unset($route_data[$full_route]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $route_data;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an array describing which versions of core support serving requests for.
+	 * Keys are core versions' major and minor version, and values are the
+	 * LOWEST requested version they can serve. Eg, 4.7 can serve requests for 4.6-like
+	 * data by just removing a few models and fields from the responses. However, 4.15 might remove
+	 * the answers table entirely, in which case it would be very difficult for
+	 * it to serve 4.6-style responses.
+	 * Versions of core that are missing from this array are unknowns.
+	 * previous ver
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function version_compatibilities()
+	{
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API__version_compatibilities',
+			array(
+				'4.8.29' => '4.8.29',
+				'4.8.33' => '4.8.29',
+				'4.8.34' => '4.8.29',
+				'4.8.36' => '4.8.29',
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the latest API version served. Eg if there
+	 * are two versions served of the API, 4.8.29 and 4.8.32, and
+	 * we are on core version 4.8.34, it will return the string "4.8.32"
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function latest_rest_api_version()
+	{
+		$versions_served = \EED_Core_Rest_Api::versions_served();
+		$versions_served_keys = array_keys($versions_served);
+		return end($versions_served_keys);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Using EED_Core_Rest_Api::version_compatibilities(), determines what version of
+	 * EE the API can serve requests for. Eg, if we are on 4.15 of core, and
+	 * we can serve requests from 4.12 or later, this will return array( '4.12', '4.13', '4.14', '4.15' ).
+	 * We also indicate whether or not this version should be put in the index or not
+	 *
+	 * @return array keys are API version numbers (just major and minor numbers), and values
+	 * are whether or not they should be hidden
+	 */
+	public static function versions_served()
+	{
+		$versions_served = array();
+		$possibly_served_versions = EED_Core_Rest_Api::version_compatibilities();
+		$lowest_compatible_version = end($possibly_served_versions);
+		reset($possibly_served_versions);
+		$versions_served_historically = array_keys($possibly_served_versions);
+		$latest_version = end($versions_served_historically);
+		reset($versions_served_historically);
+		//for each version of core we have ever served:
+		foreach ($versions_served_historically as $key_versioned_endpoint) {
+			//if it's not above the current core version, and it's compatible with the current version of core
+			if ($key_versioned_endpoint === $latest_version) {
+				//don't hide the latest version in the index
+				$versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = false;
+			} elseif (
+				$key_versioned_endpoint >= $lowest_compatible_version
+				&& $key_versioned_endpoint < EED_Core_Rest_Api::core_version()
+			) {
+				//include, but hide, previous versions which are still supported
+				$versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = true;
+			} elseif (apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api__versions_served__include_incompatible_versions',
+				false,
+				$possibly_served_versions
+			)) {
+				//if a version is no longer supported, don't include it in index or list of versions served
+				$versions_served[$key_versioned_endpoint] = true;
+			}
+		}
+		return $versions_served;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the major and minor version of EE core's version string
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function core_version()
+	{
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_REST_API__core_version',
+			implode(
+				'.',
+				array_slice(
+					explode(
+						'.',
+						espresso_version()
+					),
+				0,
+				3
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the default limit that should be used when querying for resources
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public static function get_default_query_limit()
+	{
+		//we actually don't use a const because we want folks to always use
+		//this method, not the const directly
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EED_Core_Rest_Api__get_default_query_limit',
+			50
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    run - initial module setup
+	 *
+	 * @access    public
+	 * @param  WP $WP
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public function run($WP)
+	{
+	}
 }
 
 // End of file EED_Core_Rest_Api.module.php

core/services/request/RequestStackBuilder.php

Indentation +41 added lines, -41 removed lines

@@ -22,49 +22,49 @@
 class RequestStackBuilder extends SplDoublyLinkedList
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @type LoaderInterface $loader
-     */
-    private $loader;
+	/**
+	 * @type LoaderInterface $loader
+	 */
+	private $loader;
 
 
-    /**
-     * RequestStackBuilder constructor.
-     *
-     * @param LoaderInterface $loader
-     */
-    public function __construct(LoaderInterface $loader)
-    {
-        $this->loader = $loader;
-        $this->setIteratorMode(SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_LIFO | SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_KEEP);
-    }
+	/**
+	 * RequestStackBuilder constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param LoaderInterface $loader
+	 */
+	public function __construct(LoaderInterface $loader)
+	{
+		$this->loader = $loader;
+		$this->setIteratorMode(SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_LIFO | SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_KEEP);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * builds decorated middleware stack
-     * by continuously injecting previous middleware app into the next
-     *
-     * @param RequestStackCoreAppInterface $application
-     * @return RequestStack
-     */
-    public function resolve(RequestStackCoreAppInterface $application)
-    {
-        $core_app = $application;
-        // NOW... because the RequestStack is following the decorator pattern,
-        // the first stack app we add will end up at the center of the stack,
-        // and will end up being the last item to actually run, but we don't want that!
-        // Basically we're dealing with TWO stacks, and transferring items from one to the other,
-        // BUT... we want the final stack to be in the same order as the first.
-        // So we need to reverse the iterator mode when transferring items,
-        // because if we don't, the second stack will end  up in the incorrect order.
-        $this->setIteratorMode(SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_FIFO | SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_KEEP);
-        for ($this->rewind(); $this->valid(); $this->next()) {
-            $middleware_app       = $this->current();
-            $middleware_app_class = array_shift($middleware_app);
-            $middleware_app_args  = is_array($middleware_app) ? $middleware_app : array();
-            $middleware_app_args  = array($application, $this->loader) + $middleware_app_args;
-            $application = $this->loader->getShared($middleware_app_class, $middleware_app_args);
-        }
-        return new RequestStack($application, $core_app);
-    }
+	/**
+	 * builds decorated middleware stack
+	 * by continuously injecting previous middleware app into the next
+	 *
+	 * @param RequestStackCoreAppInterface $application
+	 * @return RequestStack
+	 */
+	public function resolve(RequestStackCoreAppInterface $application)
+	{
+		$core_app = $application;
+		// NOW... because the RequestStack is following the decorator pattern,
+		// the first stack app we add will end up at the center of the stack,
+		// and will end up being the last item to actually run, but we don't want that!
+		// Basically we're dealing with TWO stacks, and transferring items from one to the other,
+		// BUT... we want the final stack to be in the same order as the first.
+		// So we need to reverse the iterator mode when transferring items,
+		// because if we don't, the second stack will end  up in the incorrect order.
+		$this->setIteratorMode(SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_FIFO | SplDoublyLinkedList::IT_MODE_KEEP);
+		for ($this->rewind(); $this->valid(); $this->next()) {
+			$middleware_app       = $this->current();
+			$middleware_app_class = array_shift($middleware_app);
+			$middleware_app_args  = is_array($middleware_app) ? $middleware_app : array();
+			$middleware_app_args  = array($application, $this->loader) + $middleware_app_args;
+			$application = $this->loader->getShared($middleware_app_class, $middleware_app_args);
+		}
+		return new RequestStack($application, $core_app);
+	}
 }

core/services/bootstrap/BootstrapCore.php

Spacing +6 added lines, -6 removed lines

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ 
         // load interfaces
         espresso_load_required(
             'EEH_Autoloader',
-            EE_CORE . 'helpers' . DS . 'EEH_Autoloader.helper.php'
+            EE_CORE.'helpers'.DS.'EEH_Autoloader.helper.php'
         );
         EEH_Autoloader::instance();
     }
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ 
     protected function setAutoloadersForRequiredFiles()
     {
         // load interfaces
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'interfaces', true);
+        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE.'interfaces', true);
         // load helpers
         EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_HELPERS);
         // load request stack
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'request_stack' . DS);
+        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE.'request_stack'.DS);
         // load middleware
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'middleware' . DS);
+        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE.'middleware'.DS);
     }
 
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ 
          * so items at the beginning of the final middleware stack will run last.
          * First parameter is the middleware classname, second is an array of arguments
          */
-        $stack_apps            = apply_filters(
+        $stack_apps = apply_filters(
             'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_bootstrap_BootstrapCore__buildRequestStack__stack_apps',
             array(
                 // first in last out
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ 
             )
         );
         // legacy filter for backwards compatibility
-        $stack_apps            = apply_filters(
+        $stack_apps = apply_filters(
             'FHEE__EE_Bootstrap__build_request_stack__stack_apps',
             $stack_apps
         );

Indentation +198 added lines, -198 removed lines

@@ -44,204 +44,204 @@
 class BootstrapCore
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @type LoaderInterface $loader
-     */
-    private $loader;
-
-    /**
-     * @var RequestInterface $request
-     */
-    protected $request;
-
-    /**
-     * @var ResponseInterface $response
-     */
-    protected $response;
-
-    /**
-     * @var RequestStackBuilder $request_stack_builder
-     */
-    protected $request_stack_builder;
-
-    /**
-     * @var RequestStack $request_stack
-     */
-    protected $request_stack;
-
-
-
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        // construct request stack and run middleware apps as soon as all WP plugins are loaded
-        add_action('plugins_loaded', array($this, 'initialize'), 0);
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function initialize()
-    {
-        $this->bootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer();
-        $bootstrap_request = $this->bootstrapRequestResponseObjects();
-        add_action(
-            'EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__initialize_core_loading',
-            array($bootstrap_request, 'setupLegacyRequest')
-        );
-        $this->runRequestStack();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    private function bootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer()
-    {
-        $bootstrap_di = new BootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer();
-        $bootstrap_di->buildLegacyDependencyInjectionContainer();
-        $bootstrap_di->buildLoader();
-        $registry = $bootstrap_di->getRegistry();
-        $dependency_map = $bootstrap_di->getDependencyMap();
-        $dependency_map->initialize();
-        $registry->initialize();
-        $this->loader = $bootstrap_di->getLoader();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * sets up the request and response objects
-     *
-     * @return BootstrapRequestResponseObjects
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    private function bootstrapRequestResponseObjects()
-    {
-        /** @var BootstrapRequestResponseObjects $bootstrap_request */
-        $bootstrap_request = $this->loader->getShared(
-            'EventEspresso\core\services\bootstrap\BootstrapRequestResponseObjects',
-            array($this->loader)
-        );
-        $bootstrap_request->buildRequestResponse();
-        $bootstrap_request->shareRequestResponse();
-        $this->request  = $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request');
-        $this->response = $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response');
-        return $bootstrap_request;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * run_request_stack
-     * construct request stack and run middleware apps
-     *
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function runRequestStack()
-    {
-        $this->loadAutoloader();
-        $this->setAutoloadersForRequiredFiles();
-        $this->request_stack_builder = $this->buildRequestStack();
-        $this->request_stack         = $this->request_stack_builder->resolve(
-            new RequestStackCoreApp()
-        );
-        $this->request_stack->handleRequest($this->request, $this->response);
-        $this->request_stack->handleResponse();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * load_autoloader
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function loadAutoloader()
-    {
-        // load interfaces
-        espresso_load_required(
-            'EEH_Autoloader',
-            EE_CORE . 'helpers' . DS . 'EEH_Autoloader.helper.php'
-        );
-        EEH_Autoloader::instance();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * load_required_files
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function setAutoloadersForRequiredFiles()
-    {
-        // load interfaces
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'interfaces', true);
-        // load helpers
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_HELPERS);
-        // load request stack
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'request_stack' . DS);
-        // load middleware
-        EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'middleware' . DS);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * build_request_stack
-     *
-     * @return RequestStackBuilder
-     */
-    public function buildRequestStack()
-    {
-        $request_stack_builder = new RequestStackBuilder($this->loader);
-        /**
-         * ! IMPORTANT ! The middleware stack operates FILO : FIRST IN LAST OUT
-         * so items at the beginning of the final middleware stack will run last.
-         * First parameter is the middleware classname, second is an array of arguments
-         */
-        $stack_apps            = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_bootstrap_BootstrapCore__buildRequestStack__stack_apps',
-            array(
-                // first in last out
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\BotDetector' => array(),
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\PreProductionVersionWarning' => array(),
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\RecommendedVersions' => array(),
-                // last in first out
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\DetectLogin' => array(),
-            )
-        );
-        // legacy filter for backwards compatibility
-        $stack_apps            = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Bootstrap__build_request_stack__stack_apps',
-            $stack_apps
-        );
-        // load middleware onto stack : FIFO (First In First Out)
-        // items at the beginning of the $stack_apps array will run last
-        foreach ((array) $stack_apps as $stack_app => $stack_app_args) {
-            $request_stack_builder->push(array($stack_app, $stack_app_args));
-        }
-        // finally, we'll add this on its own because we need it to always be part of the stack
-        // and we also need it to always run first because the rest of the system relies on it
-        $request_stack_builder->push(
-            array('EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\SetRequestTypeContextChecker', array())
-        );
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Bootstrap__build_request_stack__request_stack_builder',
-            $request_stack_builder
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @type LoaderInterface $loader
+	 */
+	private $loader;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var RequestInterface $request
+	 */
+	protected $request;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var ResponseInterface $response
+	 */
+	protected $response;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var RequestStackBuilder $request_stack_builder
+	 */
+	protected $request_stack_builder;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var RequestStack $request_stack
+	 */
+	protected $request_stack;
+
+
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		// construct request stack and run middleware apps as soon as all WP plugins are loaded
+		add_action('plugins_loaded', array($this, 'initialize'), 0);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function initialize()
+	{
+		$this->bootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer();
+		$bootstrap_request = $this->bootstrapRequestResponseObjects();
+		add_action(
+			'EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__initialize_core_loading',
+			array($bootstrap_request, 'setupLegacyRequest')
+		);
+		$this->runRequestStack();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	private function bootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer()
+	{
+		$bootstrap_di = new BootstrapDependencyInjectionContainer();
+		$bootstrap_di->buildLegacyDependencyInjectionContainer();
+		$bootstrap_di->buildLoader();
+		$registry = $bootstrap_di->getRegistry();
+		$dependency_map = $bootstrap_di->getDependencyMap();
+		$dependency_map->initialize();
+		$registry->initialize();
+		$this->loader = $bootstrap_di->getLoader();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * sets up the request and response objects
+	 *
+	 * @return BootstrapRequestResponseObjects
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	private function bootstrapRequestResponseObjects()
+	{
+		/** @var BootstrapRequestResponseObjects $bootstrap_request */
+		$bootstrap_request = $this->loader->getShared(
+			'EventEspresso\core\services\bootstrap\BootstrapRequestResponseObjects',
+			array($this->loader)
+		);
+		$bootstrap_request->buildRequestResponse();
+		$bootstrap_request->shareRequestResponse();
+		$this->request  = $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request');
+		$this->response = $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response');
+		return $bootstrap_request;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * run_request_stack
+	 * construct request stack and run middleware apps
+	 *
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function runRequestStack()
+	{
+		$this->loadAutoloader();
+		$this->setAutoloadersForRequiredFiles();
+		$this->request_stack_builder = $this->buildRequestStack();
+		$this->request_stack         = $this->request_stack_builder->resolve(
+			new RequestStackCoreApp()
+		);
+		$this->request_stack->handleRequest($this->request, $this->response);
+		$this->request_stack->handleResponse();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load_autoloader
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function loadAutoloader()
+	{
+		// load interfaces
+		espresso_load_required(
+			'EEH_Autoloader',
+			EE_CORE . 'helpers' . DS . 'EEH_Autoloader.helper.php'
+		);
+		EEH_Autoloader::instance();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load_required_files
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function setAutoloadersForRequiredFiles()
+	{
+		// load interfaces
+		EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'interfaces', true);
+		// load helpers
+		EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_HELPERS);
+		// load request stack
+		EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'request_stack' . DS);
+		// load middleware
+		EEH_Autoloader::register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_CORE . 'middleware' . DS);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * build_request_stack
+	 *
+	 * @return RequestStackBuilder
+	 */
+	public function buildRequestStack()
+	{
+		$request_stack_builder = new RequestStackBuilder($this->loader);
+		/**
+		 * ! IMPORTANT ! The middleware stack operates FILO : FIRST IN LAST OUT
+		 * so items at the beginning of the final middleware stack will run last.
+		 * First parameter is the middleware classname, second is an array of arguments
+		 */
+		$stack_apps            = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_bootstrap_BootstrapCore__buildRequestStack__stack_apps',
+			array(
+				// first in last out
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\BotDetector' => array(),
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\PreProductionVersionWarning' => array(),
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\RecommendedVersions' => array(),
+				// last in first out
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\DetectLogin' => array(),
+			)
+		);
+		// legacy filter for backwards compatibility
+		$stack_apps            = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Bootstrap__build_request_stack__stack_apps',
+			$stack_apps
+		);
+		// load middleware onto stack : FIFO (First In First Out)
+		// items at the beginning of the $stack_apps array will run last
+		foreach ((array) $stack_apps as $stack_app => $stack_app_args) {
+			$request_stack_builder->push(array($stack_app, $stack_app_args));
+		}
+		// finally, we'll add this on its own because we need it to always be part of the stack
+		// and we also need it to always run first because the rest of the system relies on it
+		$request_stack_builder->push(
+			array('EventEspresso\core\services\request\middleware\SetRequestTypeContextChecker', array())
+		);
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Bootstrap__build_request_stack__request_stack_builder',
+			$request_stack_builder
+		);
+	}
 
 
 }

core/services/loaders/Loader.php

Indentation +108 added lines, -108 removed lines

@@ -22,114 +22,114 @@
 {
 
 
-    /**
-     * @var LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader
-     */
-    private $new_loader;
-
-
-    /**
-     * @var LoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader
-     */
-    private $shared_loader;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Loader constructor.
-     *
-     * @param LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader
-     * @param CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    public function __construct(LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader, CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader)
-    {
-        $this->new_loader = $new_loader;
-        $this->shared_loader = $shared_loader;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return LoaderDecoratorInterface
-     */
-    public function getNewLoader()
-    {
-        return $this->new_loader;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface
-     */
-    public function getSharedLoader()
-    {
-        return $this->shared_loader;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $shared
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
-    {
-        return $shared
-            ? $this->getSharedLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared)
-            : $this->getNewLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function getNew($fqcn, $arguments = array())
-    {
-        return $this->getNewLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, false);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function getShared($fqcn, $arguments = array())
-    {
-        return $this->getSharedLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments);
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param mixed  $object
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    public function share($fqcn, $object)
-    {
-        return $this->getSharedLoader()->share($fqcn, $object);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * calls reset() on loaders if that method exists
-     */
-    public function reset()
-    {
-        $this->shared_loader->reset();
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @var LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader
+	 */
+	private $new_loader;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @var LoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader
+	 */
+	private $shared_loader;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Loader constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader
+	 * @param CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	public function __construct(LoaderDecoratorInterface $new_loader, CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface $shared_loader)
+	{
+		$this->new_loader = $new_loader;
+		$this->shared_loader = $shared_loader;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return LoaderDecoratorInterface
+	 */
+	public function getNewLoader()
+	{
+		return $this->new_loader;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return CachingLoaderDecoratorInterface
+	 */
+	public function getSharedLoader()
+	{
+		return $this->shared_loader;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $shared
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
+	{
+		return $shared
+			? $this->getSharedLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared)
+			: $this->getNewLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function getNew($fqcn, $arguments = array())
+	{
+		return $this->getNewLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments, false);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function getShared($fqcn, $arguments = array())
+	{
+		return $this->getSharedLoader()->load($fqcn, $arguments);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param mixed  $object
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function share($fqcn, $object)
+	{
+		return $this->getSharedLoader()->share($fqcn, $object);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * calls reset() on loaders if that method exists
+	 */
+	public function reset()
+	{
+		$this->shared_loader->reset();
+	}
 
 }
 // End of file Loader.php

core/EE_Load_Espresso_Core.core.php

Unused Use Statements -5 removed lines

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-use EventEspresso\core\domain\DomainFactory;
-use EventEspresso\core\domain\values\FilePath;
-use EventEspresso\core\domain\values\FullyQualifiedName;
-use EventEspresso\core\domain\values\Version;
 use EventEspresso\core\exceptions\InvalidDataTypeException;
 use EventEspresso\core\exceptions\InvalidInterfaceException;
-use EventEspresso\core\services\loaders\LoaderFactory;
 use EventEspresso\core\services\request\RequestDecoratorInterface;
 use EventEspresso\core\services\request\RequestInterface;
 use EventEspresso\core\services\request\RequestStackCoreAppInterface;

Indentation +116 added lines, -116 removed lines

@@ -31,123 +31,123 @@
 class EE_Load_Espresso_Core implements RequestDecoratorInterface, RequestStackCoreAppInterface
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @var RequestInterface $request
-     */
-    protected $request;
-
-    /**
-     * @var ResponseInterface $response
-     */
-    protected $response;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
-     */
-    protected $dependency_map;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Registry $registry
-     */
-    protected $registry;
-
-
-    /**
-     * EE_Load_Espresso_Core constructor
-     *
-     * @param EE_Registry       $registry
-     * @param EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
+	/**
+	 * @var RequestInterface $request
+	 */
+	protected $request;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var ResponseInterface $response
+	 */
+	protected $response;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
+	 */
+	protected $dependency_map;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Registry $registry
+	 */
+	protected $registry;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * EE_Load_Espresso_Core constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Registry       $registry
+	 * @param EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
 	public function __construct(EE_Registry $registry, EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map) {
-        EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-            __METHOD__,
-            sprintf(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'This class is deprecated. Please use %1$s instead. All Event Espresso request stack classes have been moved to %2$s and are now under the %3$s namespace',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request\RequestStackCoreApp',
-                '\core\services\request',
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\request'
-            ),
-            '4.9.53'
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * handle
-     * sets hooks for running rest of system
-     * provides "AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete" hook for EE Addons to use as their starting point
-     * starting EE Addons from any other point may lead to problems
-     *
-     * @param RequestInterface $request
-     * @param ResponseInterface      $response
-     * @return ResponseInterface
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     */
-    public function handleRequest(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
-    {
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return RequestInterface
-     */
-    public function request()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return ResponseInterface
-     */
-    public function response()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return EE_Dependency_Map
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function dependency_map()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return EE_Registry
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function registry()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * called after the request stack has been fully processed
-     * if any of the middleware apps has requested the plugin be deactivated, then we do that now
-     *
-     * @param RequestInterface $request
-     * @param ResponseInterface $response
-     */
-    public function handleResponse(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
-    {
-    }
+		EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+			__METHOD__,
+			sprintf(
+				esc_html__(
+					'This class is deprecated. Please use %1$s instead. All Event Espresso request stack classes have been moved to %2$s and are now under the %3$s namespace',
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request\RequestStackCoreApp',
+				'\core\services\request',
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\request'
+			),
+			'4.9.53'
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * handle
+	 * sets hooks for running rest of system
+	 * provides "AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete" hook for EE Addons to use as their starting point
+	 * starting EE Addons from any other point may lead to problems
+	 *
+	 * @param RequestInterface $request
+	 * @param ResponseInterface      $response
+	 * @return ResponseInterface
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 */
+	public function handleRequest(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
+	{
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return RequestInterface
+	 */
+	public function request()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return ResponseInterface
+	 */
+	public function response()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return EE_Dependency_Map
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function dependency_map()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return EE_Registry
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function registry()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * called after the request stack has been fully processed
+	 * if any of the middleware apps has requested the plugin be deactivated, then we do that now
+	 *
+	 * @param RequestInterface $request
+	 * @param ResponseInterface $response
+	 */
+	public function handleResponse(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
+	{
+	}
 
 
 

core/EE_Registry.core.php

Indentation +1583 added lines, -1583 removed lines

@@ -23,1589 +23,1589 @@
 class EE_Registry implements ResettableInterface
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Registry $_instance
-     */
-    private static $_instance;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Dependency_Map $_dependency_map
-     */
-    protected $_dependency_map;
-
-    /**
-     * @var array $_class_abbreviations
-     */
-    protected $_class_abbreviations = array();
-
-    /**
-     * @var CommandBusInterface $BUS
-     */
-    public $BUS;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Cart $CART
-     */
-    public $CART;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Config $CFG
-     */
-    public $CFG;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Network_Config $NET_CFG
-     */
-    public $NET_CFG;
-
-    /**
-     * StdClass object for storing library classes in
-     *
-     * @var StdClass $LIB
-     */
-    public $LIB;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Request_Handler $REQ
-     */
-    public $REQ;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Session $SSN
-     */
-    public $SSN;
-
-    /**
-     * @since 4.5.0
-     * @var EE_Capabilities $CAP
-     */
-    public $CAP;
-
-    /**
-     * @since 4.9.0
-     * @var EE_Message_Resource_Manager $MRM
-     */
-    public $MRM;
-
-
-    /**
-     * @var Registry $AssetsRegistry
-     */
-    public $AssetsRegistry;
-
-    /**
-     * StdClass object for holding addons which have registered themselves to work with EE core
-     *
-     * @var EE_Addon[] $addons
-     */
-    public $addons;
-
-    /**
-     * keys are 'short names' (eg Event), values are class names (eg 'EEM_Event')
-     *
-     * @var EEM_Base[] $models
-     */
-    public $models = array();
-
-    /**
-     * @var EED_Module[] $modules
-     */
-    public $modules;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EES_Shortcode[] $shortcodes
-     */
-    public $shortcodes;
-
-    /**
-     * @var WP_Widget[] $widgets
-     */
-    public $widgets;
-
-    /**
-     * this is an array of all implemented model names (i.e. not the parent abstract models, or models
-     * which don't actually fetch items from the DB in the normal way (ie, are not children of EEM_Base)).
-     * Keys are model "short names" (eg "Event") as used in model relations, and values are
-     * classnames (eg "EEM_Event")
-     *
-     * @var array $non_abstract_db_models
-     */
-    public $non_abstract_db_models = array();
-
-
-    /**
-     * internationalization for JS strings
-     *    usage:   EE_Registry::i18n_js_strings['string_key'] = esc_html__( 'string to translate.', 'event_espresso' );
-     *    in js file:  var translatedString = eei18n.string_key;
-     *
-     * @var array $i18n_js_strings
-     */
-    public static $i18n_js_strings = array();
-
-
-    /**
-     * $main_file - path to espresso.php
-     *
-     * @var array $main_file
-     */
-    public $main_file;
-
-    /**
-     * array of ReflectionClass objects where the key is the class name
-     *
-     * @var ReflectionClass[] $_reflectors
-     */
-    public $_reflectors;
-
-    /**
-     * boolean flag to indicate whether or not to load/save dependencies from/to the cache
-     *
-     * @var boolean $_cache_on
-     */
-    protected $_cache_on = true;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @singleton method used to instantiate class object
-     * @param  EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
-     * @return EE_Registry instance
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    public static function instance(EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map = null)
-    {
-        // check if class object is instantiated
-        if (! self::$_instance instanceof EE_Registry) {
-            self::$_instance = new self($dependency_map);
-        }
-        return self::$_instance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * protected constructor to prevent direct creation
-     *
-     * @Constructor
-     * @param  EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    protected function __construct(EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map)
-    {
-        $this->_dependency_map = $dependency_map;
-        // $registry_container = new RegistryContainer();
-        $this->LIB = new RegistryContainer();
-        $this->addons = new RegistryContainer();
-        $this->modules = new RegistryContainer();
-        $this->shortcodes = new RegistryContainer();
-        $this->widgets = new RegistryContainer();
-        add_action('EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__initialize_core_loading', array($this, 'initialize'));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * initialize
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function initialize()
-    {
-        $this->_class_abbreviations = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Registry____construct___class_abbreviations',
-            array(
-                'EE_Config'                                       => 'CFG',
-                'EE_Session'                                      => 'SSN',
-                'EE_Capabilities'                                 => 'CAP',
-                'EE_Cart'                                         => 'CART',
-                'EE_Network_Config'                               => 'NET_CFG',
-                'EE_Request_Handler'                              => 'REQ',
-                'EE_Message_Resource_Manager'                     => 'MRM',
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\commands\CommandBus' => 'BUS',
-                'EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry'     => 'AssetsRegistry',
-            )
-        );
-        $this->load_core('Base', array(), true);
-        // add our request and response objects to the cache
-        $request_loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader(
-            'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request'
-        );
-        $this->_set_cached_class(
-            $request_loader(),
-            'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request'
-        );
-        $response_loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader(
-            'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response'
-        );
-        $this->_set_cached_class(
-            $response_loader(),
-            'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response'
-        );
-        add_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_core', array($this, 'init'));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function init()
-    {
-        // Get current page protocol
-        $protocol = isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https://' : 'http://';
-        // Output admin-ajax.php URL with same protocol as current page
-        self::$i18n_js_strings['ajax_url'] = admin_url('admin-ajax.php', $protocol);
-        self::$i18n_js_strings['wp_debug'] = defined('WP_DEBUG') ? WP_DEBUG : false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * localize_i18n_js_strings
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public static function localize_i18n_js_strings()
-    {
-        $i18n_js_strings = (array)self::$i18n_js_strings;
-        foreach ($i18n_js_strings as $key => $value) {
-            if (is_scalar($value)) {
-                $i18n_js_strings[$key] = html_entity_decode((string)$value, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
-            }
-        }
-        return '/* <![CDATA[ */ var eei18n = ' . wp_json_encode($i18n_js_strings) . '; /* ]]> */';
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param mixed string | EED_Module $module
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function add_module($module)
-    {
-        if ($module instanceof EED_Module) {
-            $module_class = get_class($module);
-            $this->modules->{$module_class} = $module;
-        } else {
-            if ( ! class_exists('EE_Module_Request_Router', false)) {
-                $this->load_core('Module_Request_Router');
-            }
-            EE_Module_Request_Router::module_factory($module);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $module_name
-     * @return mixed EED_Module | NULL
-     */
-    public function get_module($module_name = '')
-    {
-        return isset($this->modules->{$module_name})
-            ? $this->modules->{$module_name}
-            : null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads core classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_core($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
-    {
-        $core_paths = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_core__core_paths',
-            array(
-                EE_CORE,
-                EE_ADMIN,
-                EE_CPTS,
-                EE_CORE . 'data_migration_scripts' . DS,
-                EE_CORE . 'capabilities' . DS,
-                EE_CORE . 'request_stack' . DS,
-                EE_CORE . 'middleware' . DS,
-            )
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $core_paths,
-            'EE_',
-            $class_name,
-            'core',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads service classes
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_service($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
-    {
-        $service_paths = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_service__service_paths',
-            array(
-                EE_CORE . 'services' . DS,
-            )
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $service_paths,
-            'EE_',
-            $class_name,
-            'class',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads data_migration_scripts
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - class name for the DMS ie: EE_DMS_Core_4_2_0
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @return EE_Data_Migration_Script_Base|mixed
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_dms($class_name, $arguments = array())
-    {
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            EE_Data_Migration_Manager::instance()->get_data_migration_script_folders(),
-            'EE_DMS_',
-            $class_name,
-            'dms',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            false
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads object creating classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: attendee
-     * @param mixed  $arguments  - an array of arguments to pass to the class
-     * @param bool   $from_db    - some classes are instantiated from the db and thus call a different method to
-     *                           instantiate
-     * @param bool   $cache      if you don't want the class to be stored in the internal cache (non-persistent) then
-     *                           set this to FALSE (ie. when instantiating model objects from client in a loop)
-     * @param bool   $load_only  whether or not to just load the file and NOT instantiate, or load AND instantiate
-     *                           (default)
-     * @return EE_Base_Class | bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_class($class_name, $arguments = array(), $from_db = false, $cache = true, $load_only = false)
-    {
-        $paths = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_class__paths', array(
-            EE_CORE,
-            EE_CLASSES,
-            EE_BUSINESS,
-        )
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $paths,
-            'EE_',
-            $class_name,
-            'class',
-            $arguments,
-            $from_db,
-            $cache,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads helper classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return EEH_Base | bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_helper($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
-    {
-        // todo: add doing_it_wrong() in a few versions after all addons have had calls to this method removed
-        $helper_paths = apply_filters('FHEE__EE_Registry__load_helper__helper_paths', array(EE_HELPERS));
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $helper_paths,
-            'EEH_',
-            $class_name,
-            'helper',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads core classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @param bool   $cache      whether to cache the object or not.
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_lib($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false, $cache = true)
-    {
-        $paths = array(
-            EE_LIBRARIES,
-            EE_LIBRARIES . 'messages' . DS,
-            EE_LIBRARIES . 'shortcodes' . DS,
-            EE_LIBRARIES . 'qtips' . DS,
-            EE_LIBRARIES . 'payment_methods' . DS,
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $paths,
-            'EE_',
-            $class_name,
-            'lib',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            $cache,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads model classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return EEM_Base | bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_model($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
-    {
-        $paths = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_model__paths', array(
-            EE_MODELS,
-            EE_CORE,
-        )
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $paths,
-            'EEM_',
-            $class_name,
-            'model',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * loads model classes - must be singletons
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return mixed | bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_model_class($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
-    {
-        $paths = array(
-            EE_MODELS . 'fields' . DS,
-            EE_MODELS . 'helpers' . DS,
-            EE_MODELS . 'relations' . DS,
-            EE_MODELS . 'strategies' . DS,
-        );
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $paths,
-            'EE_',
-            $class_name,
-            '',
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Determines if $model_name is the name of an actual EE model.
-     *
-     * @param string $model_name like Event, Attendee, Question_Group_Question, etc.
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function is_model_name($model_name)
-    {
-        return isset($this->models[$model_name]);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * generic class loader
-     *
-     * @param string $path_to_file - directory path to file location, not including filename
-     * @param string $file_name    - file name  ie:  my_file.php, including extension
-     * @param string $type         - file type - core? class? helper? model?
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_file($path_to_file, $file_name, $type = '', $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
-    {
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $path_to_file,
-            '',
-            $file_name,
-            $type,
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $path_to_file - directory path to file location, not including filename
-     * @param string $class_name   - full class name  ie:  My_Class
-     * @param string $type         - file type - core? class? helper? model?
-     * @param mixed  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $load_only
-     * @return bool|EE_Addon|object
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_addon($path_to_file, $class_name, $type = 'class', $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
-    {
-        // retrieve instantiated class
-        return $this->_load(
-            $path_to_file,
-            'addon',
-            $class_name,
-            $type,
-            $arguments,
-            false,
-            true,
-            $load_only
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * instantiates, caches, and automatically resolves dependencies
-     * for classes that use a Fully Qualified Class Name.
-     * if the class is not capable of being loaded using PSR-4 autoloading,
-     * then you need to use one of the existing load_*() methods
-     * which can resolve the classname and filepath from the passed arguments
-     *
-     * @param bool|string $class_name   Fully Qualified Class Name
-     * @param array       $arguments    an argument, or array of arguments to pass to the class upon instantiation
-     * @param bool        $cache        whether to cache the instantiated object for reuse
-     * @param bool        $from_db      some classes are instantiated from the db
-     *                                  and thus call a different method to instantiate
-     * @param bool        $load_only    if true, will only load the file, but will NOT instantiate an object
-     * @param bool|string $addon        if true, will cache the object in the EE_Registry->$addons array
-     * @return bool|null|mixed          null = failure to load or instantiate class object.
-     *                                  object = class loaded and instantiated successfully.
-     *                                  bool = fail or success when $load_only is true
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function create(
-        $class_name = false,
-        $arguments = array(),
-        $cache = false,
-        $from_db = false,
-        $load_only = false,
-        $addon = false
-    ) {
-        $class_name = ltrim($class_name, '\\');
-        $class_name = $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($class_name);
-        $class_exists = $this->loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, $arguments);
-        // if a non-FQCN was passed, then verifyClassExists() might return an object
-        // or it could return null if the class just could not be found anywhere
-        if ($class_exists instanceof $class_name || $class_exists === null){
-            // either way, return the results
-            return $class_exists;
-        }
-        $class_name = $class_exists;
-        // if we're only loading the class and it already exists, then let's just return true immediately
-        if ($load_only) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        $addon = $addon
-            ? 'addon'
-            : '';
-        // $this->_cache_on is toggled during the recursive loading that can occur with dependency injection
-        // $cache is controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_class()
-        // $load_only is also controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_file()
-        if ($this->_cache_on && $cache && ! $load_only) {
-            // return object if it's already cached
-            $cached_class = $this->_get_cached_class($class_name, $addon);
-            if ($cached_class !== null) {
-                return $cached_class;
-            }
-        }
-        // obtain the loader method from the dependency map
-        $loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($class_name);
-        // instantiate the requested object
-        if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
-            $class_obj = $loader($arguments);
-        } else if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
-            $class_obj = $this->{$loader}($class_name, $arguments);
-        } else {
-            $class_obj = $this->_create_object($class_name, $arguments, $addon, $from_db);
-        }
-        if (($this->_cache_on && $cache) || $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name, '')) {
-            // save it for later... kinda like gum  { : $
-            $this->_set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $addon, $from_db);
-        }
-        $this->_cache_on = true;
-        return $class_obj;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Recursively checks that a class exists and potentially attempts to load classes with non-FQCNs
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param int    $attempt
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    private function loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, array $arguments, $attempt = 1) {
-        if (is_object($class_name) || class_exists($class_name)) {
-            return $class_name;
-        }
-        switch ($attempt) {
-            case 1:
-                // if it's a FQCN then maybe the class is registered with a preceding \
-                $class_name = strpos($class_name, '\\') !== false
-                    ? '\\' . ltrim($class_name, '\\')
-                    : $class_name;
-                break;
-            case 2:
-                //
-                $loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($class_name);
-                if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
-                    return $this->{$loader}($class_name, $arguments);
-                }
-                break;
-            case 3:
-            default;
-                return null;
-        }
-        $attempt++;
-        return $this->loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, $arguments, $attempt);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * instantiates, caches, and injects dependencies for classes
-     *
-     * @param array       $file_paths   an array of paths to folders to look in
-     * @param string      $class_prefix EE  or EEM or... ???
-     * @param bool|string $class_name   $class name
-     * @param string      $type         file type - core? class? helper? model?
-     * @param mixed       $arguments    an argument or array of arguments to pass to the class upon instantiation
-     * @param bool        $from_db      some classes are instantiated from the db
-     *                                  and thus call a different method to instantiate
-     * @param bool        $cache        whether to cache the instantiated object for reuse
-     * @param bool        $load_only    if true, will only load the file, but will NOT instantiate an object
-     * @return bool|null|object null = failure to load or instantiate class object.
-     *                                  object = class loaded and instantiated successfully.
-     *                                  bool = fail or success when $load_only is true
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _load(
-        $file_paths = array(),
-        $class_prefix = 'EE_',
-        $class_name = false,
-        $type = 'class',
-        $arguments = array(),
-        $from_db = false,
-        $cache = true,
-        $load_only = false
-    ) {
-        $class_name = ltrim($class_name, '\\');
-        // strip php file extension
-        $class_name = str_replace('.php', '', trim($class_name));
-        // does the class have a prefix ?
-        if (! empty($class_prefix) && $class_prefix !== 'addon') {
-            // make sure $class_prefix is uppercase
-            $class_prefix = strtoupper(trim($class_prefix));
-            // add class prefix ONCE!!!
-            $class_name = $class_prefix . str_replace($class_prefix, '', $class_name);
-        }
-        $class_name = $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($class_name);
-        $class_exists = class_exists($class_name, false);
-        // if we're only loading the class and it already exists, then let's just return true immediately
-        if ($load_only && $class_exists) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        // $this->_cache_on is toggled during the recursive loading that can occur with dependency injection
-        // $cache is controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_class()
-        // $load_only is also controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_file()
-        if ($this->_cache_on && $cache && ! $load_only) {
-            // return object if it's already cached
-            $cached_class = $this->_get_cached_class($class_name, $class_prefix);
-            if ($cached_class !== null) {
-                return $cached_class;
-            }
-        }
-        // if the class doesn't already exist.. then we need to try and find the file and load it
-        if (! $class_exists) {
-            // get full path to file
-            $path = $this->_resolve_path($class_name, $type, $file_paths);
-            // load the file
-            $loaded = $this->_require_file($path, $class_name, $type, $file_paths);
-            // if loading failed, or we are only loading a file but NOT instantiating an object
-            if (! $loaded || $load_only) {
-                // return boolean if only loading, or null if an object was expected
-                return $load_only
-                    ? $loaded
-                    : null;
-            }
-        }
-        // instantiate the requested object
-        $class_obj = $this->_create_object($class_name, $arguments, $type, $from_db);
-        if ($this->_cache_on && $cache) {
-            // save it for later... kinda like gum  { : $
-            $this->_set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $class_prefix, $from_db);
-        }
-        $this->_cache_on = true;
-        return $class_obj;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param string $default have to specify something, but not anything that will conflict
-     * @return mixed|string
-     */
-    protected function get_class_abbreviation($class_name, $default = 'FANCY_BATMAN_PANTS')
-    {
-        return isset($this->_class_abbreviations[$class_name])
-            ? $this->_class_abbreviations[$class_name]
-            : $default;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * attempts to find a cached version of the requested class
-     * by looking in the following places:
-     *        $this->{$class_abbreviation}            ie:    $this->CART
-     *        $this->{$class_name}                        ie:    $this->Some_Class
-     *        $this->LIB->{$class_name}                ie:    $this->LIB->Some_Class
-     *        $this->addon->{$class_name}    ie:    $this->addon->Some_Addon_Class
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param string $class_prefix
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    protected function _get_cached_class($class_name, $class_prefix = '')
-    {
-        if ($class_name === 'EE_Registry') {
-            return $this;
-        }
-        $class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name);
-        $class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
-        // check if class has already been loaded, and return it if it has been
-        if (isset($this->{$class_abbreviation})) {
-            return $this->{$class_abbreviation};
-        }
-        if (isset ($this->{$class_name})) {
-            return $this->{$class_name};
-        }
-        if (isset ($this->LIB->{$class_name})) {
-            return $this->LIB->{$class_name};
-        }
-        if ($class_prefix === 'addon' && isset ($this->addons->{$class_name})) {
-            return $this->addons->{$class_name};
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * removes a cached version of the requested class
-     *
-     * @param string  $class_name
-     * @param boolean $addon
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function clear_cached_class($class_name, $addon = false)
-    {
-        $class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name);
-        $class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
-        // check if class has already been loaded, and return it if it has been
-        if (isset($this->{$class_abbreviation})) {
-            $this->{$class_abbreviation} = null;
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (isset($this->{$class_name})) {
-            $this->{$class_name} = null;
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (isset($this->LIB->{$class_name})) {
-            unset($this->LIB->{$class_name});
-            return true;
-        }
-        if ($addon && isset($this->addons->{$class_name})) {
-            unset($this->addons->{$class_name});
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * attempts to find a full valid filepath for the requested class.
-     * loops thru each of the base paths in the $file_paths array and appends : "{classname} . {file type} . php"
-     * then returns that path if the target file has been found and is readable
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param string $type
-     * @param array  $file_paths
-     * @return string | bool
-     */
-    protected function _resolve_path($class_name, $type = '', $file_paths = array())
-    {
-        // make sure $file_paths is an array
-        $file_paths = is_array($file_paths)
-            ? $file_paths
-            : array($file_paths);
-        // cycle thru paths
-        foreach ($file_paths as $key => $file_path) {
-            // convert all separators to proper DS, if no filepath, then use EE_CLASSES
-            $file_path = $file_path
-                ? str_replace(array('/', '\\'), DS, $file_path)
-                : EE_CLASSES;
-            // prep file type
-            $type = ! empty($type)
-                ? trim($type, '.') . '.'
-                : '';
-            // build full file path
-            $file_paths[$key] = rtrim($file_path, DS) . DS . $class_name . '.' . $type . 'php';
-            //does the file exist and can be read ?
-            if (is_readable($file_paths[$key])) {
-                return $file_paths[$key];
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * basically just performs a require_once()
-     * but with some error handling
-     *
-     * @param  string $path
-     * @param  string $class_name
-     * @param  string $type
-     * @param  array  $file_paths
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _require_file($path, $class_name, $type = '', $file_paths = array())
-    {
-        $this->resolve_legacy_class_parent($class_name);
-        // don't give up! you gotta...
-        try {
-            //does the file exist and can it be read ?
-            if (! $path) {
-                // just in case the file has already been autoloaded,
-                // but discrepancies in the naming schema are preventing it from
-                // being loaded via one of the EE_Registry::load_*() methods,
-                // then let's try one last hail mary before throwing an exception
-                // and call class_exists() again, but with autoloading turned ON
-                if(class_exists($class_name)) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-                // so sorry, can't find the file
-                throw new EE_Error (
-                    sprintf(
-                        esc_html__(
-                            'The %1$s file %2$s could not be located or is not readable due to file permissions. Please ensure that the following filepath(s) are correct: %3$s',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        trim($type, '.'),
-                        $class_name,
-                        '<br />' . implode(',<br />', $file_paths)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            // get the file
-            require_once($path);
-            // if the class isn't already declared somewhere
-            if (class_exists($class_name, false) === false) {
-                // so sorry, not a class
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        esc_html__('The %s file %s does not appear to contain the %s Class.', 'event_espresso'),
-                        $type,
-                        $path,
-                        $class_name
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-        } catch (EE_Error $e) {
-            $e->get_error();
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Some of our legacy classes that extended a parent class would simply use a require() statement
-     * before their class declaration in order to ensure that the parent class was loaded.
-     * This is not ideal, but it's nearly impossible to determine the parent class of a non-namespaced class,
-     * without triggering a fatal error because the parent class has yet to be loaded and therefore doesn't exist.
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     */
-    protected function resolve_legacy_class_parent($class_name = '')
-    {
-        try {
-            $legacy_parent_class_map = array(
-                'EE_Payment_Processor' => 'core/business/EE_Processor_Base.class.php'
-            );
-            if(isset($legacy_parent_class_map[$class_name])) {
-                require_once EE_PLUGIN_DIR_PATH . $legacy_parent_class_map[$class_name];
-            }
-        } catch (Exception $exception) {
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * _create_object
-     * Attempts to instantiate the requested class via any of the
-     * commonly used instantiation methods employed throughout EE.
-     * The priority for instantiation is as follows:
-     *        - abstract classes or any class flagged as "load only" (no instantiation occurs)
-     *        - model objects via their 'new_instance_from_db' method
-     *        - model objects via their 'new_instance' method
-     *        - "singleton" classes" via their 'instance' method
-     *    - standard instantiable classes via their __constructor
-     * Prior to instantiation, if the classname exists in the dependency_map,
-     * then the constructor for the requested class will be examined to determine
-     * if any dependencies exist, and if they can be injected.
-     * If so, then those classes will be added to the array of arguments passed to the constructor
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param string $type
-     * @param bool   $from_db
-     * @return null|object
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _create_object($class_name, $arguments = array(), $type = '', $from_db = false)
-    {
-        // create reflection
-        $reflector = $this->get_ReflectionClass($class_name);
-        // make sure arguments are an array
-        $arguments = is_array($arguments)
-            ? $arguments
-            : array($arguments);
-        // and if arguments array is numerically and sequentially indexed, then we want it to remain as is,
-        // else wrap it in an additional array so that it doesn't get split into multiple parameters
-        $arguments = $this->_array_is_numerically_and_sequentially_indexed($arguments)
-            ? $arguments
-            : array($arguments);
-        // attempt to inject dependencies ?
-        if ($this->_dependency_map->has($class_name)) {
-            $arguments = $this->_resolve_dependencies($reflector, $class_name, $arguments);
-        }
-        // instantiate the class if possible
-        if ($reflector->isAbstract()) {
-            // nothing to instantiate, loading file was enough
-            // does not throw an exception so $instantiation_mode is unused
-            // $instantiation_mode = "1) no constructor abstract class";
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (empty($arguments) && $reflector->getConstructor() === null && $reflector->isInstantiable()) {
-            // no constructor = static methods only... nothing to instantiate, loading file was enough
-            // $instantiation_mode = "2) no constructor but instantiable";
-            return $reflector->newInstance();
-        }
-        if ($from_db && method_exists($class_name, 'new_instance_from_db')) {
-            // $instantiation_mode = "3) new_instance_from_db()";
-            return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'new_instance_from_db'), $arguments);
-        }
-        if (method_exists($class_name, 'new_instance')) {
-            // $instantiation_mode = "4) new_instance()";
-            return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'new_instance'), $arguments);
-        }
-        if (method_exists($class_name, 'instance')) {
-            // $instantiation_mode = "5) instance()";
-            return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'instance'), $arguments);
-        }
-        if ($reflector->isInstantiable()) {
-            // $instantiation_mode = "6) constructor";
-            return $reflector->newInstanceArgs($arguments);
-        }
-        // heh ? something's not right !
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __('The %s file %s could not be instantiated.', 'event_espresso'),
-                $type,
-                $class_name
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173400/how-to-check-if-php-array-is-associative-or-sequential
-     * @param array $array
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    protected function _array_is_numerically_and_sequentially_indexed(array $array)
-    {
-        return ! empty($array)
-            ? array_keys($array) === range(0, count($array) - 1)
-            : true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * getReflectionClass
-     * checks if a ReflectionClass object has already been generated for a class
-     * and returns that instead of creating a new one
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @return ReflectionClass
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function get_ReflectionClass($class_name)
-    {
-        if (
-            ! isset($this->_reflectors[$class_name])
-            || ! $this->_reflectors[$class_name] instanceof ReflectionClass
-        ) {
-            $this->_reflectors[$class_name] = new ReflectionClass($class_name);
-        }
-        return $this->_reflectors[$class_name];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * _resolve_dependencies
-     * examines the constructor for the requested class to determine
-     * if any dependencies exist, and if they can be injected.
-     * If so, then those classes will be added to the array of arguments passed to the constructor
-     * PLZ NOTE: this is achieved by type hinting the constructor params
-     * For example:
-     *        if attempting to load a class "Foo" with the following constructor:
-     *        __construct( Bar $bar_class, Fighter $grohl_class )
-     *        then $bar_class and $grohl_class will be added to the $arguments array,
-     *        but only IF they are NOT already present in the incoming arguments array,
-     *        and the correct classes can be loaded
-     *
-     * @param ReflectionClass $reflector
-     * @param string          $class_name
-     * @param array           $arguments
-     * @return array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _resolve_dependencies(ReflectionClass $reflector, $class_name, $arguments = array())
-    {
-        // let's examine the constructor
-        $constructor = $reflector->getConstructor();
-        // whu? huh? nothing?
-        if (! $constructor) {
-            return $arguments;
-        }
-        // get constructor parameters
-        $params = $constructor->getParameters();
-        // and the keys for the incoming arguments array so that we can compare existing arguments with what is expected
-        $argument_keys = array_keys($arguments);
-        // now loop thru all of the constructors expected parameters
-        foreach ($params as $index => $param) {
-            // is this a dependency for a specific class ?
-            $param_class = $param->getClass()
-                ? $param->getClass()->name
-                : null;
-            // BUT WAIT !!! This class may be an alias for something else (or getting replaced at runtime)
-            $param_class = $this->_dependency_map->has_alias($param_class, $class_name)
-                ? $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($param_class, $class_name)
-                : $param_class;
-            if (
-                // param is not even a class
-                $param_class === null
-                // and something already exists in the incoming arguments for this param
-                && array_key_exists($index, $argument_keys)
-                && array_key_exists($argument_keys[$index], $arguments)
-            ) {
-                // so let's skip this argument and move on to the next
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (
-                // parameter is type hinted as a class, exists as an incoming argument, AND it's the correct class
-                $param_class !== null
-                && isset($argument_keys[$index], $arguments[$argument_keys[$index]])
-                && $arguments[$argument_keys[$index]] instanceof $param_class
-            ) {
-                // skip this argument and move on to the next
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (
-                // parameter is type hinted as a class, and should be injected
-                $param_class !== null
-                && $this->_dependency_map->has_dependency_for_class($class_name, $param_class)
-            ) {
-                $arguments = $this->_resolve_dependency(
-                    $class_name,
-                    $param_class,
-                    $arguments,
-                    $index,
-                    $argument_keys
-                );
-            } else {
-                try {
-                    $arguments[$index] = $param->isDefaultValueAvailable()
-                        ? $param->getDefaultValue()
-                        : null;
-                } catch (ReflectionException $e) {
-                    throw new ReflectionException(
-                        sprintf(
-                            esc_html__('%1$s for parameter "$%2$s on classname "%3$s"', 'event_espresso'),
-                            $e->getMessage(),
-                            $param->getName(),
-                            $class_name
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $arguments;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param string $param_class
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param mixed  $index
-     * @param array  $argument_keys
-     * @return array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    protected function _resolve_dependency($class_name, $param_class, $arguments, $index, array $argument_keys)
-    {
-        $dependency = null;
-        // should dependency be loaded from cache ?
-        $cache_on = $this->_dependency_map->loading_strategy_for_class_dependency(
-            $class_name,
-            $param_class
-        );
-        $cache_on = $cache_on !== EE_Dependency_Map::load_new_object;
-        // we might have a dependency...
-        // let's MAYBE try and find it in our cache if that's what's been requested
-        $cached_class = $cache_on
-            ? $this->_get_cached_class($param_class)
-            : null;
-        // and grab it if it exists
-        if ($cached_class instanceof $param_class) {
-            $dependency = $cached_class;
-        } else if ($param_class !== $class_name) {
-            // obtain the loader method from the dependency map
-            $loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($param_class);
-            // is loader a custom closure ?
-            if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
-                $dependency = $loader($arguments);
-            } else {
-                // set the cache on property for the recursive loading call
-                $this->_cache_on = $cache_on;
-                // if not, then let's try and load it via the registry
-                if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
-                    $dependency = $this->{$loader}($param_class);
-                } else {
-                    $dependency = LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load(
-                        $param_class,
-                        array(),
-                        $cache_on
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // did we successfully find the correct dependency ?
-        if ($dependency instanceof $param_class) {
-            // then let's inject it into the incoming array of arguments at the correct location
-            $arguments[$index] = $dependency;
-        }
-        return $arguments;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * _set_cached_class
-     * attempts to cache the instantiated class locally
-     * in one of the following places, in the following order:
-     *        $this->{class_abbreviation}   ie:    $this->CART
-     *        $this->{$class_name}          ie:    $this->Some_Class
-     *        $this->addon->{$$class_name}    ie:    $this->addon->Some_Addon_Class
-     *        $this->LIB->{$class_name}     ie:    $this->LIB->Some_Class
-     *
-     * @param object $class_obj
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @param string $class_prefix
-     * @param bool   $from_db
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $class_prefix = '', $from_db = false)
-    {
-        if ($class_name === 'EE_Registry' || empty($class_obj)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // return newly instantiated class
-        $class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name, '');
-        if ($class_abbreviation) {
-            $this->{$class_abbreviation} = $class_obj;
-            return;
-        }
-        $class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
-        if (property_exists($this, $class_name)) {
-            $this->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
-            return;
-        }
-        if ($class_prefix === 'addon') {
-            $this->addons->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
-            return;
-        }
-        if (! $from_db) {
-            $this->LIB->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * call any loader that's been registered in the EE_Dependency_Map::$_class_loaders array
-     *
-     * @param string $classname PLEASE NOTE: the class name needs to match what's registered
-     *                          in the EE_Dependency_Map::$_class_loaders array,
-     *                          including the class prefix, ie: "EE_", "EEM_", "EEH_", etc
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @return object
-     */
-    public static function factory($classname, $arguments = array())
-    {
-        $loader = self::instance()->_dependency_map->class_loader($classname);
-        if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
-            return $loader($arguments);
-        }
-        if (method_exists(self::instance(), $loader)) {
-            return self::instance()->{$loader}($classname, $arguments);
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the addon by its class name
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @return EE_Addon
-     */
-    public function getAddon($class_name)
-    {
-        $class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
-        return $this->addons->{$class_name};
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * removes the addon from the internal cache
-     *
-     * @param string $class_name
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function removeAddon($class_name)
-    {
-        $class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
-        unset($this->addons->{$class_name});
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the addon by its name/slug (not classname. For that, just
-     * use the get_addon() method above
-     *
-     * @param string $name
-     * @return EE_Addon
-     */
-    public function get_addon_by_name($name)
-    {
-        foreach ($this->addons as $addon) {
-            if ($addon->name() === $name) {
-                return $addon;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array of all the registered addons, where the keys are their names.
-     * (ie, what each returns for their name() function)
-     * They're already available on EE_Registry::instance()->addons as properties,
-     * where each property's name is the addon's classname,
-     * So if you just want to get the addon by classname,
-     * OR use the get_addon() method above.
-     * PLEASE  NOTE:
-     * addons with Fully Qualified Class Names
-     * have had the namespace separators converted to underscores,
-     * so a classname like Fully\Qualified\ClassName
-     * would have been converted to Fully_Qualified_ClassName
-     *
-     * @return EE_Addon[] where the KEYS are the addon's name()
-     */
-    public function get_addons_by_name()
-    {
-        $addons = array();
-        foreach ($this->addons as $addon) {
-            $addons[$addon->name()] = $addon;
-        }
-        return $addons;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Resets the specified model's instance AND makes sure EE_Registry doesn't keep
-     * a stale copy of it around
-     *
-     * @param string $model_name
-     * @return \EEM_Base
-     * @throws \EE_Error
-     */
-    public function reset_model($model_name)
-    {
-        $model_class_name = strpos($model_name, 'EEM_') !== 0
-            ? "EEM_{$model_name}"
-            : $model_name;
-        if (! isset($this->LIB->{$model_class_name}) || ! $this->LIB->{$model_class_name} instanceof EEM_Base) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        //get that model reset it and make sure we nuke the old reference to it
-        if ($this->LIB->{$model_class_name} instanceof $model_class_name
-            && is_callable(
-                array($model_class_name, 'reset')
-            )) {
-            $this->LIB->{$model_class_name} = $this->LIB->{$model_class_name}->reset();
-        } else {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(esc_html__('Model %s does not have a method "reset"', 'event_espresso'), $model_name));
-        }
-        return $this->LIB->{$model_class_name};
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Resets the registry.
-     * The criteria for what gets reset is based on what can be shared between sites on the same request when
-     * switch_to_blog is used in a multisite install.  Here is a list of things that are NOT reset.
-     * - $_dependency_map
-     * - $_class_abbreviations
-     * - $NET_CFG (EE_Network_Config): The config is shared network wide so no need to reset.
-     * - $REQ:  Still on the same request so no need to change.
-     * - $CAP: There is no site specific state in the EE_Capability class.
-     * - $SSN: Although ideally, the session should not be shared between site switches, we can't reset it because only
-     * one Session can be active in a single request.  Resetting could resolve in "headers already sent" errors.
-     * - $addons:  In multisite, the state of the addons is something controlled via hooks etc in a normal request.  So
-     *             for now, we won't reset the addons because it could break calls to an add-ons class/methods in the
-     *             switch or on the restore.
-     * - $modules
-     * - $shortcodes
-     * - $widgets
-     *
-     * @param boolean $hard             [deprecated]
-     * @param boolean $reinstantiate    whether to create new instances of EE_Registry's singletons too,
-     *                                  or just reset without re-instantiating (handy to set to FALSE if you're not
-     *                                  sure if you CAN currently reinstantiate the singletons at the moment)
-     * @param   bool  $reset_models     Defaults to true.  When false, then the models are not reset.  This is so
-     *                                  client
-     *                                  code instead can just change the model context to a different blog id if
-     *                                  necessary
-     * @return EE_Registry
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public static function reset($hard = false, $reinstantiate = true, $reset_models = true)
-    {
-        $instance = self::instance();
-        $instance->_cache_on = true;
-        // reset some "special" classes
-        EEH_Activation::reset();
-        $hard = apply_filters( 'FHEE__EE_Registry__reset__hard', $hard);
-        $instance->CFG = EE_Config::reset($hard, $reinstantiate);
-        $instance->CART = null;
-        $instance->MRM = null;
-        $instance->AssetsRegistry = $instance->create('EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry');
-        //messages reset
-        EED_Messages::reset();
-        //handle of objects cached on LIB
-        foreach (array('LIB', 'modules') as $cache) {
-            foreach ($instance->{$cache} as $class_name => $class) {
-                if (self::_reset_and_unset_object($class, $reset_models)) {
-                    unset($instance->{$cache}->{$class_name});
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $instance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * if passed object implements ResettableInterface, then call it's reset() method
-     * if passed object implements InterminableInterface, then return false,
-     * to indicate that it should NOT be cleared from the Registry cache
-     *
-     * @param      $object
-     * @param bool $reset_models
-     * @return bool returns true if cached object should be unset
-     */
-    private static function _reset_and_unset_object($object, $reset_models)
-    {
-        if (! is_object($object)) {
-            // don't unset anything that's not an object
-            return false;
-        }
-        if ($object instanceof EED_Module) {
-            $object::reset();
-            // don't unset modules
-            return false;
-        }
-        if ($object instanceof ResettableInterface) {
-            if ($object instanceof EEM_Base) {
-                if ($reset_models) {
-                    $object->reset();
-                    return true;
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-            $object->reset();
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (! $object instanceof InterminableInterface) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the custom post type models defined
-     *
-     * @return array keys are model "short names" (Eg "Event") and keys are classnames (eg "EEM_Event")
-     */
-    public function cpt_models()
-    {
-        $cpt_models = array();
-        foreach ($this->non_abstract_db_models as $short_name => $classname) {
-            if (is_subclass_of($classname, 'EEM_CPT_Base')) {
-                $cpt_models[$short_name] = $classname;
-            }
-        }
-        return $cpt_models;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return \EE_Config
-     */
-    public static function CFG()
-    {
-        return self::instance()->CFG;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Registry $_instance
+	 */
+	private static $_instance;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Dependency_Map $_dependency_map
+	 */
+	protected $_dependency_map;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var array $_class_abbreviations
+	 */
+	protected $_class_abbreviations = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * @var CommandBusInterface $BUS
+	 */
+	public $BUS;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Cart $CART
+	 */
+	public $CART;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Config $CFG
+	 */
+	public $CFG;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Network_Config $NET_CFG
+	 */
+	public $NET_CFG;
+
+	/**
+	 * StdClass object for storing library classes in
+	 *
+	 * @var StdClass $LIB
+	 */
+	public $LIB;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Request_Handler $REQ
+	 */
+	public $REQ;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Session $SSN
+	 */
+	public $SSN;
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 4.5.0
+	 * @var EE_Capabilities $CAP
+	 */
+	public $CAP;
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 4.9.0
+	 * @var EE_Message_Resource_Manager $MRM
+	 */
+	public $MRM;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @var Registry $AssetsRegistry
+	 */
+	public $AssetsRegistry;
+
+	/**
+	 * StdClass object for holding addons which have registered themselves to work with EE core
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Addon[] $addons
+	 */
+	public $addons;
+
+	/**
+	 * keys are 'short names' (eg Event), values are class names (eg 'EEM_Event')
+	 *
+	 * @var EEM_Base[] $models
+	 */
+	public $models = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EED_Module[] $modules
+	 */
+	public $modules;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EES_Shortcode[] $shortcodes
+	 */
+	public $shortcodes;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var WP_Widget[] $widgets
+	 */
+	public $widgets;
+
+	/**
+	 * this is an array of all implemented model names (i.e. not the parent abstract models, or models
+	 * which don't actually fetch items from the DB in the normal way (ie, are not children of EEM_Base)).
+	 * Keys are model "short names" (eg "Event") as used in model relations, and values are
+	 * classnames (eg "EEM_Event")
+	 *
+	 * @var array $non_abstract_db_models
+	 */
+	public $non_abstract_db_models = array();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * internationalization for JS strings
+	 *    usage:   EE_Registry::i18n_js_strings['string_key'] = esc_html__( 'string to translate.', 'event_espresso' );
+	 *    in js file:  var translatedString = eei18n.string_key;
+	 *
+	 * @var array $i18n_js_strings
+	 */
+	public static $i18n_js_strings = array();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * $main_file - path to espresso.php
+	 *
+	 * @var array $main_file
+	 */
+	public $main_file;
+
+	/**
+	 * array of ReflectionClass objects where the key is the class name
+	 *
+	 * @var ReflectionClass[] $_reflectors
+	 */
+	public $_reflectors;
+
+	/**
+	 * boolean flag to indicate whether or not to load/save dependencies from/to the cache
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean $_cache_on
+	 */
+	protected $_cache_on = true;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @singleton method used to instantiate class object
+	 * @param  EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
+	 * @return EE_Registry instance
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	public static function instance(EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map = null)
+	{
+		// check if class object is instantiated
+		if (! self::$_instance instanceof EE_Registry) {
+			self::$_instance = new self($dependency_map);
+		}
+		return self::$_instance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * protected constructor to prevent direct creation
+	 *
+	 * @Constructor
+	 * @param  EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	protected function __construct(EE_Dependency_Map $dependency_map)
+	{
+		$this->_dependency_map = $dependency_map;
+		// $registry_container = new RegistryContainer();
+		$this->LIB = new RegistryContainer();
+		$this->addons = new RegistryContainer();
+		$this->modules = new RegistryContainer();
+		$this->shortcodes = new RegistryContainer();
+		$this->widgets = new RegistryContainer();
+		add_action('EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__initialize_core_loading', array($this, 'initialize'));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * initialize
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function initialize()
+	{
+		$this->_class_abbreviations = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Registry____construct___class_abbreviations',
+			array(
+				'EE_Config'                                       => 'CFG',
+				'EE_Session'                                      => 'SSN',
+				'EE_Capabilities'                                 => 'CAP',
+				'EE_Cart'                                         => 'CART',
+				'EE_Network_Config'                               => 'NET_CFG',
+				'EE_Request_Handler'                              => 'REQ',
+				'EE_Message_Resource_Manager'                     => 'MRM',
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\commands\CommandBus' => 'BUS',
+				'EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry'     => 'AssetsRegistry',
+			)
+		);
+		$this->load_core('Base', array(), true);
+		// add our request and response objects to the cache
+		$request_loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader(
+			'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request'
+		);
+		$this->_set_cached_class(
+			$request_loader(),
+			'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Request'
+		);
+		$response_loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader(
+			'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response'
+		);
+		$this->_set_cached_class(
+			$response_loader(),
+			'EventEspresso\core\services\request\Response'
+		);
+		add_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_core', array($this, 'init'));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function init()
+	{
+		// Get current page protocol
+		$protocol = isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https://' : 'http://';
+		// Output admin-ajax.php URL with same protocol as current page
+		self::$i18n_js_strings['ajax_url'] = admin_url('admin-ajax.php', $protocol);
+		self::$i18n_js_strings['wp_debug'] = defined('WP_DEBUG') ? WP_DEBUG : false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * localize_i18n_js_strings
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function localize_i18n_js_strings()
+	{
+		$i18n_js_strings = (array)self::$i18n_js_strings;
+		foreach ($i18n_js_strings as $key => $value) {
+			if (is_scalar($value)) {
+				$i18n_js_strings[$key] = html_entity_decode((string)$value, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
+			}
+		}
+		return '/* <![CDATA[ */ var eei18n = ' . wp_json_encode($i18n_js_strings) . '; /* ]]> */';
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed string | EED_Module $module
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function add_module($module)
+	{
+		if ($module instanceof EED_Module) {
+			$module_class = get_class($module);
+			$this->modules->{$module_class} = $module;
+		} else {
+			if ( ! class_exists('EE_Module_Request_Router', false)) {
+				$this->load_core('Module_Request_Router');
+			}
+			EE_Module_Request_Router::module_factory($module);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $module_name
+	 * @return mixed EED_Module | NULL
+	 */
+	public function get_module($module_name = '')
+	{
+		return isset($this->modules->{$module_name})
+			? $this->modules->{$module_name}
+			: null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads core classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_core($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
+	{
+		$core_paths = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_core__core_paths',
+			array(
+				EE_CORE,
+				EE_ADMIN,
+				EE_CPTS,
+				EE_CORE . 'data_migration_scripts' . DS,
+				EE_CORE . 'capabilities' . DS,
+				EE_CORE . 'request_stack' . DS,
+				EE_CORE . 'middleware' . DS,
+			)
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$core_paths,
+			'EE_',
+			$class_name,
+			'core',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads service classes
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_service($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
+	{
+		$service_paths = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_service__service_paths',
+			array(
+				EE_CORE . 'services' . DS,
+			)
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$service_paths,
+			'EE_',
+			$class_name,
+			'class',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads data_migration_scripts
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - class name for the DMS ie: EE_DMS_Core_4_2_0
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @return EE_Data_Migration_Script_Base|mixed
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_dms($class_name, $arguments = array())
+	{
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			EE_Data_Migration_Manager::instance()->get_data_migration_script_folders(),
+			'EE_DMS_',
+			$class_name,
+			'dms',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			false
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads object creating classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: attendee
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments  - an array of arguments to pass to the class
+	 * @param bool   $from_db    - some classes are instantiated from the db and thus call a different method to
+	 *                           instantiate
+	 * @param bool   $cache      if you don't want the class to be stored in the internal cache (non-persistent) then
+	 *                           set this to FALSE (ie. when instantiating model objects from client in a loop)
+	 * @param bool   $load_only  whether or not to just load the file and NOT instantiate, or load AND instantiate
+	 *                           (default)
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class | bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_class($class_name, $arguments = array(), $from_db = false, $cache = true, $load_only = false)
+	{
+		$paths = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_class__paths', array(
+			EE_CORE,
+			EE_CLASSES,
+			EE_BUSINESS,
+		)
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$paths,
+			'EE_',
+			$class_name,
+			'class',
+			$arguments,
+			$from_db,
+			$cache,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads helper classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return EEH_Base | bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_helper($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
+	{
+		// todo: add doing_it_wrong() in a few versions after all addons have had calls to this method removed
+		$helper_paths = apply_filters('FHEE__EE_Registry__load_helper__helper_paths', array(EE_HELPERS));
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$helper_paths,
+			'EEH_',
+			$class_name,
+			'helper',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads core classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: session
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @param bool   $cache      whether to cache the object or not.
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_lib($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false, $cache = true)
+	{
+		$paths = array(
+			EE_LIBRARIES,
+			EE_LIBRARIES . 'messages' . DS,
+			EE_LIBRARIES . 'shortcodes' . DS,
+			EE_LIBRARIES . 'qtips' . DS,
+			EE_LIBRARIES . 'payment_methods' . DS,
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$paths,
+			'EE_',
+			$class_name,
+			'lib',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			$cache,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads model classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return EEM_Base | bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_model($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
+	{
+		$paths = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Registry__load_model__paths', array(
+			EE_MODELS,
+			EE_CORE,
+		)
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$paths,
+			'EEM_',
+			$class_name,
+			'model',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * loads model classes - must be singletons
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name - simple class name ie: price
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return mixed | bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_model_class($class_name, $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
+	{
+		$paths = array(
+			EE_MODELS . 'fields' . DS,
+			EE_MODELS . 'helpers' . DS,
+			EE_MODELS . 'relations' . DS,
+			EE_MODELS . 'strategies' . DS,
+		);
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$paths,
+			'EE_',
+			$class_name,
+			'',
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines if $model_name is the name of an actual EE model.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_name like Event, Attendee, Question_Group_Question, etc.
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function is_model_name($model_name)
+	{
+		return isset($this->models[$model_name]);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * generic class loader
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path_to_file - directory path to file location, not including filename
+	 * @param string $file_name    - file name  ie:  my_file.php, including extension
+	 * @param string $type         - file type - core? class? helper? model?
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_file($path_to_file, $file_name, $type = '', $arguments = array(), $load_only = true)
+	{
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$path_to_file,
+			'',
+			$file_name,
+			$type,
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $path_to_file - directory path to file location, not including filename
+	 * @param string $class_name   - full class name  ie:  My_Class
+	 * @param string $type         - file type - core? class? helper? model?
+	 * @param mixed  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $load_only
+	 * @return bool|EE_Addon|object
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_addon($path_to_file, $class_name, $type = 'class', $arguments = array(), $load_only = false)
+	{
+		// retrieve instantiated class
+		return $this->_load(
+			$path_to_file,
+			'addon',
+			$class_name,
+			$type,
+			$arguments,
+			false,
+			true,
+			$load_only
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * instantiates, caches, and automatically resolves dependencies
+	 * for classes that use a Fully Qualified Class Name.
+	 * if the class is not capable of being loaded using PSR-4 autoloading,
+	 * then you need to use one of the existing load_*() methods
+	 * which can resolve the classname and filepath from the passed arguments
+	 *
+	 * @param bool|string $class_name   Fully Qualified Class Name
+	 * @param array       $arguments    an argument, or array of arguments to pass to the class upon instantiation
+	 * @param bool        $cache        whether to cache the instantiated object for reuse
+	 * @param bool        $from_db      some classes are instantiated from the db
+	 *                                  and thus call a different method to instantiate
+	 * @param bool        $load_only    if true, will only load the file, but will NOT instantiate an object
+	 * @param bool|string $addon        if true, will cache the object in the EE_Registry->$addons array
+	 * @return bool|null|mixed          null = failure to load or instantiate class object.
+	 *                                  object = class loaded and instantiated successfully.
+	 *                                  bool = fail or success when $load_only is true
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function create(
+		$class_name = false,
+		$arguments = array(),
+		$cache = false,
+		$from_db = false,
+		$load_only = false,
+		$addon = false
+	) {
+		$class_name = ltrim($class_name, '\\');
+		$class_name = $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($class_name);
+		$class_exists = $this->loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, $arguments);
+		// if a non-FQCN was passed, then verifyClassExists() might return an object
+		// or it could return null if the class just could not be found anywhere
+		if ($class_exists instanceof $class_name || $class_exists === null){
+			// either way, return the results
+			return $class_exists;
+		}
+		$class_name = $class_exists;
+		// if we're only loading the class and it already exists, then let's just return true immediately
+		if ($load_only) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		$addon = $addon
+			? 'addon'
+			: '';
+		// $this->_cache_on is toggled during the recursive loading that can occur with dependency injection
+		// $cache is controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_class()
+		// $load_only is also controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_file()
+		if ($this->_cache_on && $cache && ! $load_only) {
+			// return object if it's already cached
+			$cached_class = $this->_get_cached_class($class_name, $addon);
+			if ($cached_class !== null) {
+				return $cached_class;
+			}
+		}
+		// obtain the loader method from the dependency map
+		$loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($class_name);
+		// instantiate the requested object
+		if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
+			$class_obj = $loader($arguments);
+		} else if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
+			$class_obj = $this->{$loader}($class_name, $arguments);
+		} else {
+			$class_obj = $this->_create_object($class_name, $arguments, $addon, $from_db);
+		}
+		if (($this->_cache_on && $cache) || $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name, '')) {
+			// save it for later... kinda like gum  { : $
+			$this->_set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $addon, $from_db);
+		}
+		$this->_cache_on = true;
+		return $class_obj;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Recursively checks that a class exists and potentially attempts to load classes with non-FQCNs
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param int    $attempt
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	private function loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, array $arguments, $attempt = 1) {
+		if (is_object($class_name) || class_exists($class_name)) {
+			return $class_name;
+		}
+		switch ($attempt) {
+			case 1:
+				// if it's a FQCN then maybe the class is registered with a preceding \
+				$class_name = strpos($class_name, '\\') !== false
+					? '\\' . ltrim($class_name, '\\')
+					: $class_name;
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				//
+				$loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($class_name);
+				if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
+					return $this->{$loader}($class_name, $arguments);
+				}
+				break;
+			case 3:
+			default;
+				return null;
+		}
+		$attempt++;
+		return $this->loadOrVerifyClassExists($class_name, $arguments, $attempt);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * instantiates, caches, and injects dependencies for classes
+	 *
+	 * @param array       $file_paths   an array of paths to folders to look in
+	 * @param string      $class_prefix EE  or EEM or... ???
+	 * @param bool|string $class_name   $class name
+	 * @param string      $type         file type - core? class? helper? model?
+	 * @param mixed       $arguments    an argument or array of arguments to pass to the class upon instantiation
+	 * @param bool        $from_db      some classes are instantiated from the db
+	 *                                  and thus call a different method to instantiate
+	 * @param bool        $cache        whether to cache the instantiated object for reuse
+	 * @param bool        $load_only    if true, will only load the file, but will NOT instantiate an object
+	 * @return bool|null|object null = failure to load or instantiate class object.
+	 *                                  object = class loaded and instantiated successfully.
+	 *                                  bool = fail or success when $load_only is true
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _load(
+		$file_paths = array(),
+		$class_prefix = 'EE_',
+		$class_name = false,
+		$type = 'class',
+		$arguments = array(),
+		$from_db = false,
+		$cache = true,
+		$load_only = false
+	) {
+		$class_name = ltrim($class_name, '\\');
+		// strip php file extension
+		$class_name = str_replace('.php', '', trim($class_name));
+		// does the class have a prefix ?
+		if (! empty($class_prefix) && $class_prefix !== 'addon') {
+			// make sure $class_prefix is uppercase
+			$class_prefix = strtoupper(trim($class_prefix));
+			// add class prefix ONCE!!!
+			$class_name = $class_prefix . str_replace($class_prefix, '', $class_name);
+		}
+		$class_name = $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($class_name);
+		$class_exists = class_exists($class_name, false);
+		// if we're only loading the class and it already exists, then let's just return true immediately
+		if ($load_only && $class_exists) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		// $this->_cache_on is toggled during the recursive loading that can occur with dependency injection
+		// $cache is controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_class()
+		// $load_only is also controlled by individual calls to separate Registry loader methods like load_file()
+		if ($this->_cache_on && $cache && ! $load_only) {
+			// return object if it's already cached
+			$cached_class = $this->_get_cached_class($class_name, $class_prefix);
+			if ($cached_class !== null) {
+				return $cached_class;
+			}
+		}
+		// if the class doesn't already exist.. then we need to try and find the file and load it
+		if (! $class_exists) {
+			// get full path to file
+			$path = $this->_resolve_path($class_name, $type, $file_paths);
+			// load the file
+			$loaded = $this->_require_file($path, $class_name, $type, $file_paths);
+			// if loading failed, or we are only loading a file but NOT instantiating an object
+			if (! $loaded || $load_only) {
+				// return boolean if only loading, or null if an object was expected
+				return $load_only
+					? $loaded
+					: null;
+			}
+		}
+		// instantiate the requested object
+		$class_obj = $this->_create_object($class_name, $arguments, $type, $from_db);
+		if ($this->_cache_on && $cache) {
+			// save it for later... kinda like gum  { : $
+			$this->_set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $class_prefix, $from_db);
+		}
+		$this->_cache_on = true;
+		return $class_obj;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param string $default have to specify something, but not anything that will conflict
+	 * @return mixed|string
+	 */
+	protected function get_class_abbreviation($class_name, $default = 'FANCY_BATMAN_PANTS')
+	{
+		return isset($this->_class_abbreviations[$class_name])
+			? $this->_class_abbreviations[$class_name]
+			: $default;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * attempts to find a cached version of the requested class
+	 * by looking in the following places:
+	 *        $this->{$class_abbreviation}            ie:    $this->CART
+	 *        $this->{$class_name}                        ie:    $this->Some_Class
+	 *        $this->LIB->{$class_name}                ie:    $this->LIB->Some_Class
+	 *        $this->addon->{$class_name}    ie:    $this->addon->Some_Addon_Class
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param string $class_prefix
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	protected function _get_cached_class($class_name, $class_prefix = '')
+	{
+		if ($class_name === 'EE_Registry') {
+			return $this;
+		}
+		$class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name);
+		$class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
+		// check if class has already been loaded, and return it if it has been
+		if (isset($this->{$class_abbreviation})) {
+			return $this->{$class_abbreviation};
+		}
+		if (isset ($this->{$class_name})) {
+			return $this->{$class_name};
+		}
+		if (isset ($this->LIB->{$class_name})) {
+			return $this->LIB->{$class_name};
+		}
+		if ($class_prefix === 'addon' && isset ($this->addons->{$class_name})) {
+			return $this->addons->{$class_name};
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * removes a cached version of the requested class
+	 *
+	 * @param string  $class_name
+	 * @param boolean $addon
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function clear_cached_class($class_name, $addon = false)
+	{
+		$class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name);
+		$class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
+		// check if class has already been loaded, and return it if it has been
+		if (isset($this->{$class_abbreviation})) {
+			$this->{$class_abbreviation} = null;
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (isset($this->{$class_name})) {
+			$this->{$class_name} = null;
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (isset($this->LIB->{$class_name})) {
+			unset($this->LIB->{$class_name});
+			return true;
+		}
+		if ($addon && isset($this->addons->{$class_name})) {
+			unset($this->addons->{$class_name});
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * attempts to find a full valid filepath for the requested class.
+	 * loops thru each of the base paths in the $file_paths array and appends : "{classname} . {file type} . php"
+	 * then returns that path if the target file has been found and is readable
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param string $type
+	 * @param array  $file_paths
+	 * @return string | bool
+	 */
+	protected function _resolve_path($class_name, $type = '', $file_paths = array())
+	{
+		// make sure $file_paths is an array
+		$file_paths = is_array($file_paths)
+			? $file_paths
+			: array($file_paths);
+		// cycle thru paths
+		foreach ($file_paths as $key => $file_path) {
+			// convert all separators to proper DS, if no filepath, then use EE_CLASSES
+			$file_path = $file_path
+				? str_replace(array('/', '\\'), DS, $file_path)
+				: EE_CLASSES;
+			// prep file type
+			$type = ! empty($type)
+				? trim($type, '.') . '.'
+				: '';
+			// build full file path
+			$file_paths[$key] = rtrim($file_path, DS) . DS . $class_name . '.' . $type . 'php';
+			//does the file exist and can be read ?
+			if (is_readable($file_paths[$key])) {
+				return $file_paths[$key];
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * basically just performs a require_once()
+	 * but with some error handling
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $path
+	 * @param  string $class_name
+	 * @param  string $type
+	 * @param  array  $file_paths
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _require_file($path, $class_name, $type = '', $file_paths = array())
+	{
+		$this->resolve_legacy_class_parent($class_name);
+		// don't give up! you gotta...
+		try {
+			//does the file exist and can it be read ?
+			if (! $path) {
+				// just in case the file has already been autoloaded,
+				// but discrepancies in the naming schema are preventing it from
+				// being loaded via one of the EE_Registry::load_*() methods,
+				// then let's try one last hail mary before throwing an exception
+				// and call class_exists() again, but with autoloading turned ON
+				if(class_exists($class_name)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+				// so sorry, can't find the file
+				throw new EE_Error (
+					sprintf(
+						esc_html__(
+							'The %1$s file %2$s could not be located or is not readable due to file permissions. Please ensure that the following filepath(s) are correct: %3$s',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						trim($type, '.'),
+						$class_name,
+						'<br />' . implode(',<br />', $file_paths)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			// get the file
+			require_once($path);
+			// if the class isn't already declared somewhere
+			if (class_exists($class_name, false) === false) {
+				// so sorry, not a class
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						esc_html__('The %s file %s does not appear to contain the %s Class.', 'event_espresso'),
+						$type,
+						$path,
+						$class_name
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		} catch (EE_Error $e) {
+			$e->get_error();
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Some of our legacy classes that extended a parent class would simply use a require() statement
+	 * before their class declaration in order to ensure that the parent class was loaded.
+	 * This is not ideal, but it's nearly impossible to determine the parent class of a non-namespaced class,
+	 * without triggering a fatal error because the parent class has yet to be loaded and therefore doesn't exist.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 */
+	protected function resolve_legacy_class_parent($class_name = '')
+	{
+		try {
+			$legacy_parent_class_map = array(
+				'EE_Payment_Processor' => 'core/business/EE_Processor_Base.class.php'
+			);
+			if(isset($legacy_parent_class_map[$class_name])) {
+				require_once EE_PLUGIN_DIR_PATH . $legacy_parent_class_map[$class_name];
+			}
+		} catch (Exception $exception) {
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _create_object
+	 * Attempts to instantiate the requested class via any of the
+	 * commonly used instantiation methods employed throughout EE.
+	 * The priority for instantiation is as follows:
+	 *        - abstract classes or any class flagged as "load only" (no instantiation occurs)
+	 *        - model objects via their 'new_instance_from_db' method
+	 *        - model objects via their 'new_instance' method
+	 *        - "singleton" classes" via their 'instance' method
+	 *    - standard instantiable classes via their __constructor
+	 * Prior to instantiation, if the classname exists in the dependency_map,
+	 * then the constructor for the requested class will be examined to determine
+	 * if any dependencies exist, and if they can be injected.
+	 * If so, then those classes will be added to the array of arguments passed to the constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param string $type
+	 * @param bool   $from_db
+	 * @return null|object
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _create_object($class_name, $arguments = array(), $type = '', $from_db = false)
+	{
+		// create reflection
+		$reflector = $this->get_ReflectionClass($class_name);
+		// make sure arguments are an array
+		$arguments = is_array($arguments)
+			? $arguments
+			: array($arguments);
+		// and if arguments array is numerically and sequentially indexed, then we want it to remain as is,
+		// else wrap it in an additional array so that it doesn't get split into multiple parameters
+		$arguments = $this->_array_is_numerically_and_sequentially_indexed($arguments)
+			? $arguments
+			: array($arguments);
+		// attempt to inject dependencies ?
+		if ($this->_dependency_map->has($class_name)) {
+			$arguments = $this->_resolve_dependencies($reflector, $class_name, $arguments);
+		}
+		// instantiate the class if possible
+		if ($reflector->isAbstract()) {
+			// nothing to instantiate, loading file was enough
+			// does not throw an exception so $instantiation_mode is unused
+			// $instantiation_mode = "1) no constructor abstract class";
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (empty($arguments) && $reflector->getConstructor() === null && $reflector->isInstantiable()) {
+			// no constructor = static methods only... nothing to instantiate, loading file was enough
+			// $instantiation_mode = "2) no constructor but instantiable";
+			return $reflector->newInstance();
+		}
+		if ($from_db && method_exists($class_name, 'new_instance_from_db')) {
+			// $instantiation_mode = "3) new_instance_from_db()";
+			return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'new_instance_from_db'), $arguments);
+		}
+		if (method_exists($class_name, 'new_instance')) {
+			// $instantiation_mode = "4) new_instance()";
+			return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'new_instance'), $arguments);
+		}
+		if (method_exists($class_name, 'instance')) {
+			// $instantiation_mode = "5) instance()";
+			return call_user_func_array(array($class_name, 'instance'), $arguments);
+		}
+		if ($reflector->isInstantiable()) {
+			// $instantiation_mode = "6) constructor";
+			return $reflector->newInstanceArgs($arguments);
+		}
+		// heh ? something's not right !
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__('The %s file %s could not be instantiated.', 'event_espresso'),
+				$type,
+				$class_name
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/173400/how-to-check-if-php-array-is-associative-or-sequential
+	 * @param array $array
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function _array_is_numerically_and_sequentially_indexed(array $array)
+	{
+		return ! empty($array)
+			? array_keys($array) === range(0, count($array) - 1)
+			: true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * getReflectionClass
+	 * checks if a ReflectionClass object has already been generated for a class
+	 * and returns that instead of creating a new one
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @return ReflectionClass
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function get_ReflectionClass($class_name)
+	{
+		if (
+			! isset($this->_reflectors[$class_name])
+			|| ! $this->_reflectors[$class_name] instanceof ReflectionClass
+		) {
+			$this->_reflectors[$class_name] = new ReflectionClass($class_name);
+		}
+		return $this->_reflectors[$class_name];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _resolve_dependencies
+	 * examines the constructor for the requested class to determine
+	 * if any dependencies exist, and if they can be injected.
+	 * If so, then those classes will be added to the array of arguments passed to the constructor
+	 * PLZ NOTE: this is achieved by type hinting the constructor params
+	 * For example:
+	 *        if attempting to load a class "Foo" with the following constructor:
+	 *        __construct( Bar $bar_class, Fighter $grohl_class )
+	 *        then $bar_class and $grohl_class will be added to the $arguments array,
+	 *        but only IF they are NOT already present in the incoming arguments array,
+	 *        and the correct classes can be loaded
+	 *
+	 * @param ReflectionClass $reflector
+	 * @param string          $class_name
+	 * @param array           $arguments
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _resolve_dependencies(ReflectionClass $reflector, $class_name, $arguments = array())
+	{
+		// let's examine the constructor
+		$constructor = $reflector->getConstructor();
+		// whu? huh? nothing?
+		if (! $constructor) {
+			return $arguments;
+		}
+		// get constructor parameters
+		$params = $constructor->getParameters();
+		// and the keys for the incoming arguments array so that we can compare existing arguments with what is expected
+		$argument_keys = array_keys($arguments);
+		// now loop thru all of the constructors expected parameters
+		foreach ($params as $index => $param) {
+			// is this a dependency for a specific class ?
+			$param_class = $param->getClass()
+				? $param->getClass()->name
+				: null;
+			// BUT WAIT !!! This class may be an alias for something else (or getting replaced at runtime)
+			$param_class = $this->_dependency_map->has_alias($param_class, $class_name)
+				? $this->_dependency_map->get_alias($param_class, $class_name)
+				: $param_class;
+			if (
+				// param is not even a class
+				$param_class === null
+				// and something already exists in the incoming arguments for this param
+				&& array_key_exists($index, $argument_keys)
+				&& array_key_exists($argument_keys[$index], $arguments)
+			) {
+				// so let's skip this argument and move on to the next
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (
+				// parameter is type hinted as a class, exists as an incoming argument, AND it's the correct class
+				$param_class !== null
+				&& isset($argument_keys[$index], $arguments[$argument_keys[$index]])
+				&& $arguments[$argument_keys[$index]] instanceof $param_class
+			) {
+				// skip this argument and move on to the next
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (
+				// parameter is type hinted as a class, and should be injected
+				$param_class !== null
+				&& $this->_dependency_map->has_dependency_for_class($class_name, $param_class)
+			) {
+				$arguments = $this->_resolve_dependency(
+					$class_name,
+					$param_class,
+					$arguments,
+					$index,
+					$argument_keys
+				);
+			} else {
+				try {
+					$arguments[$index] = $param->isDefaultValueAvailable()
+						? $param->getDefaultValue()
+						: null;
+				} catch (ReflectionException $e) {
+					throw new ReflectionException(
+						sprintf(
+							esc_html__('%1$s for parameter "$%2$s on classname "%3$s"', 'event_espresso'),
+							$e->getMessage(),
+							$param->getName(),
+							$class_name
+						)
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $arguments;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param string $param_class
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param mixed  $index
+	 * @param array  $argument_keys
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	protected function _resolve_dependency($class_name, $param_class, $arguments, $index, array $argument_keys)
+	{
+		$dependency = null;
+		// should dependency be loaded from cache ?
+		$cache_on = $this->_dependency_map->loading_strategy_for_class_dependency(
+			$class_name,
+			$param_class
+		);
+		$cache_on = $cache_on !== EE_Dependency_Map::load_new_object;
+		// we might have a dependency...
+		// let's MAYBE try and find it in our cache if that's what's been requested
+		$cached_class = $cache_on
+			? $this->_get_cached_class($param_class)
+			: null;
+		// and grab it if it exists
+		if ($cached_class instanceof $param_class) {
+			$dependency = $cached_class;
+		} else if ($param_class !== $class_name) {
+			// obtain the loader method from the dependency map
+			$loader = $this->_dependency_map->class_loader($param_class);
+			// is loader a custom closure ?
+			if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
+				$dependency = $loader($arguments);
+			} else {
+				// set the cache on property for the recursive loading call
+				$this->_cache_on = $cache_on;
+				// if not, then let's try and load it via the registry
+				if ($loader && method_exists($this, $loader)) {
+					$dependency = $this->{$loader}($param_class);
+				} else {
+					$dependency = LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load(
+						$param_class,
+						array(),
+						$cache_on
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// did we successfully find the correct dependency ?
+		if ($dependency instanceof $param_class) {
+			// then let's inject it into the incoming array of arguments at the correct location
+			$arguments[$index] = $dependency;
+		}
+		return $arguments;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _set_cached_class
+	 * attempts to cache the instantiated class locally
+	 * in one of the following places, in the following order:
+	 *        $this->{class_abbreviation}   ie:    $this->CART
+	 *        $this->{$class_name}          ie:    $this->Some_Class
+	 *        $this->addon->{$$class_name}    ie:    $this->addon->Some_Addon_Class
+	 *        $this->LIB->{$class_name}     ie:    $this->LIB->Some_Class
+	 *
+	 * @param object $class_obj
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @param string $class_prefix
+	 * @param bool   $from_db
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _set_cached_class($class_obj, $class_name, $class_prefix = '', $from_db = false)
+	{
+		if ($class_name === 'EE_Registry' || empty($class_obj)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		// return newly instantiated class
+		$class_abbreviation = $this->get_class_abbreviation($class_name, '');
+		if ($class_abbreviation) {
+			$this->{$class_abbreviation} = $class_obj;
+			return;
+		}
+		$class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
+		if (property_exists($this, $class_name)) {
+			$this->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
+			return;
+		}
+		if ($class_prefix === 'addon') {
+			$this->addons->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
+			return;
+		}
+		if (! $from_db) {
+			$this->LIB->{$class_name} = $class_obj;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * call any loader that's been registered in the EE_Dependency_Map::$_class_loaders array
+	 *
+	 * @param string $classname PLEASE NOTE: the class name needs to match what's registered
+	 *                          in the EE_Dependency_Map::$_class_loaders array,
+	 *                          including the class prefix, ie: "EE_", "EEM_", "EEH_", etc
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @return object
+	 */
+	public static function factory($classname, $arguments = array())
+	{
+		$loader = self::instance()->_dependency_map->class_loader($classname);
+		if ($loader instanceof Closure) {
+			return $loader($arguments);
+		}
+		if (method_exists(self::instance(), $loader)) {
+			return self::instance()->{$loader}($classname, $arguments);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the addon by its class name
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @return EE_Addon
+	 */
+	public function getAddon($class_name)
+	{
+		$class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
+		return $this->addons->{$class_name};
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * removes the addon from the internal cache
+	 *
+	 * @param string $class_name
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function removeAddon($class_name)
+	{
+		$class_name = str_replace('\\', '_', $class_name);
+		unset($this->addons->{$class_name});
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the addon by its name/slug (not classname. For that, just
+	 * use the get_addon() method above
+	 *
+	 * @param string $name
+	 * @return EE_Addon
+	 */
+	public function get_addon_by_name($name)
+	{
+		foreach ($this->addons as $addon) {
+			if ($addon->name() === $name) {
+				return $addon;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array of all the registered addons, where the keys are their names.
+	 * (ie, what each returns for their name() function)
+	 * They're already available on EE_Registry::instance()->addons as properties,
+	 * where each property's name is the addon's classname,
+	 * So if you just want to get the addon by classname,
+	 * OR use the get_addon() method above.
+	 * PLEASE  NOTE:
+	 * addons with Fully Qualified Class Names
+	 * have had the namespace separators converted to underscores,
+	 * so a classname like Fully\Qualified\ClassName
+	 * would have been converted to Fully_Qualified_ClassName
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Addon[] where the KEYS are the addon's name()
+	 */
+	public function get_addons_by_name()
+	{
+		$addons = array();
+		foreach ($this->addons as $addon) {
+			$addons[$addon->name()] = $addon;
+		}
+		return $addons;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Resets the specified model's instance AND makes sure EE_Registry doesn't keep
+	 * a stale copy of it around
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_name
+	 * @return \EEM_Base
+	 * @throws \EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function reset_model($model_name)
+	{
+		$model_class_name = strpos($model_name, 'EEM_') !== 0
+			? "EEM_{$model_name}"
+			: $model_name;
+		if (! isset($this->LIB->{$model_class_name}) || ! $this->LIB->{$model_class_name} instanceof EEM_Base) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		//get that model reset it and make sure we nuke the old reference to it
+		if ($this->LIB->{$model_class_name} instanceof $model_class_name
+			&& is_callable(
+				array($model_class_name, 'reset')
+			)) {
+			$this->LIB->{$model_class_name} = $this->LIB->{$model_class_name}->reset();
+		} else {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(esc_html__('Model %s does not have a method "reset"', 'event_espresso'), $model_name));
+		}
+		return $this->LIB->{$model_class_name};
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Resets the registry.
+	 * The criteria for what gets reset is based on what can be shared between sites on the same request when
+	 * switch_to_blog is used in a multisite install.  Here is a list of things that are NOT reset.
+	 * - $_dependency_map
+	 * - $_class_abbreviations
+	 * - $NET_CFG (EE_Network_Config): The config is shared network wide so no need to reset.
+	 * - $REQ:  Still on the same request so no need to change.
+	 * - $CAP: There is no site specific state in the EE_Capability class.
+	 * - $SSN: Although ideally, the session should not be shared between site switches, we can't reset it because only
+	 * one Session can be active in a single request.  Resetting could resolve in "headers already sent" errors.
+	 * - $addons:  In multisite, the state of the addons is something controlled via hooks etc in a normal request.  So
+	 *             for now, we won't reset the addons because it could break calls to an add-ons class/methods in the
+	 *             switch or on the restore.
+	 * - $modules
+	 * - $shortcodes
+	 * - $widgets
+	 *
+	 * @param boolean $hard             [deprecated]
+	 * @param boolean $reinstantiate    whether to create new instances of EE_Registry's singletons too,
+	 *                                  or just reset without re-instantiating (handy to set to FALSE if you're not
+	 *                                  sure if you CAN currently reinstantiate the singletons at the moment)
+	 * @param   bool  $reset_models     Defaults to true.  When false, then the models are not reset.  This is so
+	 *                                  client
+	 *                                  code instead can just change the model context to a different blog id if
+	 *                                  necessary
+	 * @return EE_Registry
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public static function reset($hard = false, $reinstantiate = true, $reset_models = true)
+	{
+		$instance = self::instance();
+		$instance->_cache_on = true;
+		// reset some "special" classes
+		EEH_Activation::reset();
+		$hard = apply_filters( 'FHEE__EE_Registry__reset__hard', $hard);
+		$instance->CFG = EE_Config::reset($hard, $reinstantiate);
+		$instance->CART = null;
+		$instance->MRM = null;
+		$instance->AssetsRegistry = $instance->create('EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry');
+		//messages reset
+		EED_Messages::reset();
+		//handle of objects cached on LIB
+		foreach (array('LIB', 'modules') as $cache) {
+			foreach ($instance->{$cache} as $class_name => $class) {
+				if (self::_reset_and_unset_object($class, $reset_models)) {
+					unset($instance->{$cache}->{$class_name});
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $instance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * if passed object implements ResettableInterface, then call it's reset() method
+	 * if passed object implements InterminableInterface, then return false,
+	 * to indicate that it should NOT be cleared from the Registry cache
+	 *
+	 * @param      $object
+	 * @param bool $reset_models
+	 * @return bool returns true if cached object should be unset
+	 */
+	private static function _reset_and_unset_object($object, $reset_models)
+	{
+		if (! is_object($object)) {
+			// don't unset anything that's not an object
+			return false;
+		}
+		if ($object instanceof EED_Module) {
+			$object::reset();
+			// don't unset modules
+			return false;
+		}
+		if ($object instanceof ResettableInterface) {
+			if ($object instanceof EEM_Base) {
+				if ($reset_models) {
+					$object->reset();
+					return true;
+				}
+				return false;
+			}
+			$object->reset();
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (! $object instanceof InterminableInterface) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the custom post type models defined
+	 *
+	 * @return array keys are model "short names" (Eg "Event") and keys are classnames (eg "EEM_Event")
+	 */
+	public function cpt_models()
+	{
+		$cpt_models = array();
+		foreach ($this->non_abstract_db_models as $short_name => $classname) {
+			if (is_subclass_of($classname, 'EEM_CPT_Base')) {
+				$cpt_models[$short_name] = $classname;
+			}
+		}
+		return $cpt_models;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return \EE_Config
+	 */
+	public static function CFG()
+	{
+		return self::instance()->CFG;
+	}
 
 
 }

core/services/loaders/CoreLoader.php

Indentation +109 added lines, -109 removed lines

@@ -33,115 +33,115 @@
 class CoreLoader implements LoaderDecoratorInterface
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Registry|CoffeeShop $generator
-     */
-    private $generator;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * CoreLoader constructor.
-     *
-     * @param EE_Registry|CoffeeShop $generator
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    public function __construct($generator)
-    {
-        if(!($generator instanceof EE_Registry || $generator instanceof CoffeeShop)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'The CoreLoader class must receive an instance of EE_Registry or the CoffeeShop DI container.',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        $this->generator = $generator;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Calls the appropriate loading method from the installed generator;
-     * If EE_Registry is being used, then the additional parameters for the EE_Registry::create() method
-     * can be added to the $arguments array and they will be extracted and passed to EE_Registry::create(),
-     * but NOT to the class being instantiated.
-     * This is done by adding the parameters to the $arguments array as follows:
-     *  array(
-     *      'EE_Registry::create(from_db)'   => true, // boolean value, default = false
-     *      'EE_Registry::create(load_only)' => true, // boolean value, default = false
-     *      'EE_Registry::create(addon)'     => true, // boolean value, default = false
-     *  )
-     *
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $shared
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws OutOfBoundsException
-     * @throws ServiceExistsException
-     * @throws InstantiationException
-     * @throws InvalidIdentifierException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidClassException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ServiceNotFoundException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
-    {
-        $shared = filter_var($shared, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
-        if($this->generator instanceof EE_Registry) {
-            // check if additional EE_Registry::create() arguments have been passed
-            // from_db
-            $from_db = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'])
-                ? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
-                : false;
-            // load_only
-            $load_only = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'])
-                ? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
-                : false;
-            // addon
-            $addon = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)'])
-                ? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
-                : false;
-            unset(
-                $arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'],
-                $arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'],
-                $arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)']
-            );
-            // addons need to be cached on EE_Registry
-            $shared = $addon ? true : $shared;
-            return $this->generator->create(
-                $fqcn,
-                $arguments,
-                $shared,
-                $from_db,
-                $load_only,
-                $addon
-            );
-        }
-        return $this->generator->brew(
-            $fqcn,
-            $arguments,
-            $shared ? CoffeeMaker::BREW_SHARED : CoffeeMaker::BREW_NEW
-        );
-
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * calls reset() on generator if method exists
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function reset()
-    {
-        if ($this->generator instanceof ResettableInterface) {
-            $this->generator->reset();
-        }
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Registry|CoffeeShop $generator
+	 */
+	private $generator;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * CoreLoader constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Registry|CoffeeShop $generator
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function __construct($generator)
+	{
+		if(!($generator instanceof EE_Registry || $generator instanceof CoffeeShop)) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+				esc_html__(
+					'The CoreLoader class must receive an instance of EE_Registry or the CoffeeShop DI container.',
+					'event_espresso'
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		$this->generator = $generator;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Calls the appropriate loading method from the installed generator;
+	 * If EE_Registry is being used, then the additional parameters for the EE_Registry::create() method
+	 * can be added to the $arguments array and they will be extracted and passed to EE_Registry::create(),
+	 * but NOT to the class being instantiated.
+	 * This is done by adding the parameters to the $arguments array as follows:
+	 *  array(
+	 *      'EE_Registry::create(from_db)'   => true, // boolean value, default = false
+	 *      'EE_Registry::create(load_only)' => true, // boolean value, default = false
+	 *      'EE_Registry::create(addon)'     => true, // boolean value, default = false
+	 *  )
+	 *
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $shared
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws OutOfBoundsException
+	 * @throws ServiceExistsException
+	 * @throws InstantiationException
+	 * @throws InvalidIdentifierException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidClassException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ServiceNotFoundException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
+	{
+		$shared = filter_var($shared, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+		if($this->generator instanceof EE_Registry) {
+			// check if additional EE_Registry::create() arguments have been passed
+			// from_db
+			$from_db = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'])
+				? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
+				: false;
+			// load_only
+			$load_only = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'])
+				? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
+				: false;
+			// addon
+			$addon = isset($arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)'])
+				? filter_var($arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)
+				: false;
+			unset(
+				$arguments['EE_Registry::create(from_db)'],
+				$arguments['EE_Registry::create(load_only)'],
+				$arguments['EE_Registry::create(addon)']
+			);
+			// addons need to be cached on EE_Registry
+			$shared = $addon ? true : $shared;
+			return $this->generator->create(
+				$fqcn,
+				$arguments,
+				$shared,
+				$from_db,
+				$load_only,
+				$addon
+			);
+		}
+		return $this->generator->brew(
+			$fqcn,
+			$arguments,
+			$shared ? CoffeeMaker::BREW_SHARED : CoffeeMaker::BREW_NEW
+		);
+
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * calls reset() on generator if method exists
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function reset()
+	{
+		if ($this->generator instanceof ResettableInterface) {
+			$this->generator->reset();
+		}
+	}
 
 }
 // End of file CoreLoader.php

core/services/loaders/CachingLoader.php

Indentation +165 added lines, -165 removed lines

@@ -22,171 +22,171 @@
 class CachingLoader extends CachingLoaderDecorator
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @var CollectionInterface $cache
-     */
-    protected $cache;
-
-    /**
-     * @var string $identifier
-     */
-    protected $identifier;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * CachingLoader constructor.
-     *
-     * @param LoaderDecoratorInterface $loader
-     * @param CollectionInterface      $cache
-     * @param string                   $identifier
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    public function __construct(
-        LoaderDecoratorInterface $loader,
-        CollectionInterface $cache,
-        $identifier = ''
-    ) {
-        parent::__construct($loader);
-        $this->cache = $cache;
-        $this->setIdentifier($identifier);
-        if ($this->identifier !== '') {
-            // to only clear this cache, and assuming an identifier has been set, simply do the following:
-            // do_action('AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache__IDENTIFIER');
-            // where "IDENTIFIER" = the string that was set during construction
-            add_action(
-                "AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache__{$identifier}",
-                array($this, 'reset')
-            );
-        }
-        // to clear ALL caches, simply do the following:
-        // do_action('AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache');
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache',
-            array($this, 'reset')
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function identifier()
-    {
-        return $this->identifier;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $identifier
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    private function setIdentifier($identifier)
-    {
-        if (! is_string($identifier)) {
-            throw new InvalidDataTypeException('$identifier', $identifier, 'string');
-        }
-        $this->identifier = $identifier;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param mixed  $object
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    public function share($fqcn, $object)
-    {
-        if ($object instanceof $fqcn) {
-            return $this->cache->add($object, md5($fqcn));
-        }
-        throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-            sprintf(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'The supplied class name "%1$s" must match the class of the supplied object.',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                $fqcn
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $fqcn
-     * @param array  $arguments
-     * @param bool   $shared
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
-    {
-        $fqcn = ltrim($fqcn, '\\');
-        // caching can be turned off via the following code:
-        // add_filter('FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache', '__return_true');
-        if(
-            apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache',
-                false,
-                $this
-            )
-        ){
-            // even though $shared might be true, caching could be bypassed for whatever reason,
-            // so we don't want the core loader to cache anything, therefore caching is turned off
-            return $this->loader->load($fqcn, $arguments, false);
-        }
-        $identifier = md5($fqcn . $this->getIdentifierForArgument($arguments));
-        if ($this->cache->has($identifier)) {
-            return $this->cache->get($identifier);
-        }
-        $object = $this->loader->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared);
-        if ($object instanceof $fqcn) {
-            $this->cache->add($object, $identifier);
-        }
-        return $object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * empties cache and calls reset() on loader if method exists
-     */
-    public function reset()
-    {
-        $this->cache->trashAndDetachAll();
-        $this->loader->reset();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * build a string representation of a class' arguments
-     * (mostly because Closures can't be serialized)
-     *
-     * @param array $arguments
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function getIdentifierForArgument(array $arguments)
-    {
-        $identifier = '';
-        foreach ($arguments as $argument) {
-            switch (true) {
-                case is_object($argument) :
-                case $argument instanceof Closure :
-                    $identifier .= spl_object_hash($argument);
-                    break;
-                case is_array($argument) :
-                    $identifier .= $this->getIdentifierForArgument($argument);
-                    break;
-                default :
-                    $identifier .= $argument;
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-        return $identifier;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @var CollectionInterface $cache
+	 */
+	protected $cache;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var string $identifier
+	 */
+	protected $identifier;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * CachingLoader constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param LoaderDecoratorInterface $loader
+	 * @param CollectionInterface      $cache
+	 * @param string                   $identifier
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		LoaderDecoratorInterface $loader,
+		CollectionInterface $cache,
+		$identifier = ''
+	) {
+		parent::__construct($loader);
+		$this->cache = $cache;
+		$this->setIdentifier($identifier);
+		if ($this->identifier !== '') {
+			// to only clear this cache, and assuming an identifier has been set, simply do the following:
+			// do_action('AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache__IDENTIFIER');
+			// where "IDENTIFIER" = the string that was set during construction
+			add_action(
+				"AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache__{$identifier}",
+				array($this, 'reset')
+			);
+		}
+		// to clear ALL caches, simply do the following:
+		// do_action('AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache');
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__resetCache',
+			array($this, 'reset')
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function identifier()
+	{
+		return $this->identifier;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $identifier
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	private function setIdentifier($identifier)
+	{
+		if (! is_string($identifier)) {
+			throw new InvalidDataTypeException('$identifier', $identifier, 'string');
+		}
+		$this->identifier = $identifier;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param mixed  $object
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function share($fqcn, $object)
+	{
+		if ($object instanceof $fqcn) {
+			return $this->cache->add($object, md5($fqcn));
+		}
+		throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+			sprintf(
+				esc_html__(
+					'The supplied class name "%1$s" must match the class of the supplied object.',
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				$fqcn
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $fqcn
+	 * @param array  $arguments
+	 * @param bool   $shared
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function load($fqcn, $arguments = array(), $shared = true)
+	{
+		$fqcn = ltrim($fqcn, '\\');
+		// caching can be turned off via the following code:
+		// add_filter('FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache', '__return_true');
+		if(
+			apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache',
+				false,
+				$this
+			)
+		){
+			// even though $shared might be true, caching could be bypassed for whatever reason,
+			// so we don't want the core loader to cache anything, therefore caching is turned off
+			return $this->loader->load($fqcn, $arguments, false);
+		}
+		$identifier = md5($fqcn . $this->getIdentifierForArgument($arguments));
+		if ($this->cache->has($identifier)) {
+			return $this->cache->get($identifier);
+		}
+		$object = $this->loader->load($fqcn, $arguments, $shared);
+		if ($object instanceof $fqcn) {
+			$this->cache->add($object, $identifier);
+		}
+		return $object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * empties cache and calls reset() on loader if method exists
+	 */
+	public function reset()
+	{
+		$this->cache->trashAndDetachAll();
+		$this->loader->reset();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * build a string representation of a class' arguments
+	 * (mostly because Closures can't be serialized)
+	 *
+	 * @param array $arguments
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function getIdentifierForArgument(array $arguments)
+	{
+		$identifier = '';
+		foreach ($arguments as $argument) {
+			switch (true) {
+				case is_object($argument) :
+				case $argument instanceof Closure :
+					$identifier .= spl_object_hash($argument);
+					break;
+				case is_array($argument) :
+					$identifier .= $this->getIdentifierForArgument($argument);
+					break;
+				default :
+					$identifier .= $argument;
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+		return $identifier;
+	}
 
 
 }

Spacing +4 added lines, -4 removed lines

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ 
      */
     private function setIdentifier($identifier)
     {
-        if (! is_string($identifier)) {
+        if ( ! is_string($identifier)) {
             throw new InvalidDataTypeException('$identifier', $identifier, 'string');
         }
         $this->identifier = $identifier;
@@ -126,18 +126,18 @@ 
         $fqcn = ltrim($fqcn, '\\');
         // caching can be turned off via the following code:
         // add_filter('FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache', '__return_true');
-        if(
+        if (
             apply_filters(
                 'FHEE__EventEspresso_core_services_loaders_CachingLoader__load__bypass_cache',
                 false,
                 $this
             )
-        ){
+        ) {
             // even though $shared might be true, caching could be bypassed for whatever reason,
             // so we don't want the core loader to cache anything, therefore caching is turned off
             return $this->loader->load($fqcn, $arguments, false);
         }
-        $identifier = md5($fqcn . $this->getIdentifierForArgument($arguments));
+        $identifier = md5($fqcn.$this->getIdentifierForArgument($arguments));
         if ($this->cache->has($identifier)) {
             return $this->cache->get($identifier);
         }

core/EE_System.core.php

Spacing +30 added lines, -30 removed lines

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ 
         EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode = null
     ) {
         // check if class object is instantiated
-        if (! self::$_instance instanceof EE_System) {
+        if ( ! self::$_instance instanceof EE_System) {
             self::$_instance = new self($registry, $loader, $request, $maintenance_mode);
         }
         return self::$_instance;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ 
         $this->capabilities = $this->loader->getShared('EE_Capabilities');
         add_action(
             'AHEE__EE_Capabilities__init_caps__before_initialization',
-            function ()
+            function()
             {
                 LoaderFactory::getLoader()->getShared('EE_Payment_Method_Manager');
             }
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ 
     {
         // set autoloaders for all of the classes implementing EEI_Plugin_API
         // which provide helpers for EE plugin authors to more easily register certain components with EE.
-        EEH_Autoloader::instance()->register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_LIBRARIES . 'plugin_api');
+        EEH_Autoloader::instance()->register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_LIBRARIES.'plugin_api');
         $this->loader->getShared('EE_Request_Handler');
     }
 
@@ -323,14 +323,14 @@ 
         $load_callback,
         $plugin_file_constant
     ) {
-        if (! defined($version_constant)) {
+        if ( ! defined($version_constant)) {
             return;
         }
         $addon_version = constant($version_constant);
         if ($addon_version && version_compare($addon_version, $min_version_required, '<')) {
             remove_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons', $load_callback);
-            if (! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
-                require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
+            if ( ! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
+                require_once ABSPATH.'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
             }
             deactivate_plugins(plugin_basename(constant($plugin_file_constant)));
             unset($_GET['activate'], $_REQUEST['activate'], $_GET['activate-multi'], $_REQUEST['activate-multi']);
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ 
                     $addon_name,
                     $min_version_required
                 ),
-                __FILE__, __FUNCTION__ . "({$addon_name})", __LINE__
+                __FILE__, __FUNCTION__."({$addon_name})", __LINE__
             );
             EE_Error::get_notices(false, true);
         }
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ 
                 true
             )
         ) {
-            include_once EE_THIRD_PARTY . 'wp-api-basic-auth' . DS . 'basic-auth.php';
+            include_once EE_THIRD_PARTY.'wp-api-basic-auth'.DS.'basic-auth.php';
         }
         do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons__complete');
     }
@@ -500,11 +500,11 @@ 
     private function fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($espresso_db_update = null)
     {
         do_action('FHEE__EE_System__manage_fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option__begin', $espresso_db_update);
-        if (! $espresso_db_update) {
+        if ( ! $espresso_db_update) {
             $espresso_db_update = get_option('espresso_db_update');
         }
         // check that option is an array
-        if (! is_array($espresso_db_update)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($espresso_db_update)) {
             // if option is FALSE, then it never existed
             if ($espresso_db_update === false) {
                 // make $espresso_db_update an array and save option with autoload OFF
@@ -524,10 +524,10 @@ 
                     //so it must be numerically-indexed, where values are versions installed...
                     //fix it!
                     $version_string                         = $should_be_array;
-                    $corrected_db_update[ $version_string ] = array('unknown-date');
+                    $corrected_db_update[$version_string] = array('unknown-date');
                 } else {
                     //ok it checks out
-                    $corrected_db_update[ $should_be_version_string ] = $should_be_array;
+                    $corrected_db_update[$should_be_version_string] = $should_be_array;
                 }
             }
             $espresso_db_update = $corrected_db_update;
@@ -609,13 +609,13 @@ 
      */
     public function update_list_of_installed_versions($version_history = null, $current_version_to_add = null)
     {
-        if (! $version_history) {
+        if ( ! $version_history) {
             $version_history = $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($version_history);
         }
         if ($current_version_to_add === null) {
             $current_version_to_add = espresso_version();
         }
-        $version_history[ $current_version_to_add ][] = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time());
+        $version_history[$current_version_to_add][] = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time());
         // re-save
         return update_option('espresso_db_update', $version_history);
     }
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ 
         if ($activation_history_for_addon) {
             //it exists, so this isn't a completely new install
             //check if this version already in that list of previously installed versions
-            if (! isset($activation_history_for_addon[ $version_to_upgrade_to ])) {
+            if ( ! isset($activation_history_for_addon[$version_to_upgrade_to])) {
                 //it a version we haven't seen before
                 if ($version_is_higher === 1) {
                     $req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ 
             foreach ($activation_history as $version => $times_activated) {
                 //check there is a record of when this version was activated. Otherwise,
                 //mark it as unknown
-                if (! $times_activated) {
+                if ( ! $times_activated) {
                     $times_activated = array('unknown-date');
                 }
                 if (is_string($times_activated)) {
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ 
     private function _parse_model_names()
     {
         //get all the files in the EE_MODELS folder that end in .model.php
-        $models                 = glob(EE_MODELS . '*.model.php');
+        $models                 = glob(EE_MODELS.'*.model.php');
         $model_names            = array();
         $non_abstract_db_models = array();
         foreach ($models as $model) {
@@ -898,9 +898,9 @@ 
             $short_name      = str_replace('EEM_', '', $classname);
             $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass($classname);
             if ($reflectionClass->isSubclassOf('EEM_Base') && ! $reflectionClass->isAbstract()) {
-                $non_abstract_db_models[ $short_name ] = $classname;
+                $non_abstract_db_models[$short_name] = $classname;
             }
-            $model_names[ $short_name ] = $classname;
+            $model_names[$short_name] = $classname;
         }
         $this->registry->models                 = apply_filters('FHEE__EE_System__parse_model_names', $model_names);
         $this->registry->non_abstract_db_models = apply_filters(
@@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ 
      */
     private function _maybe_brew_regular()
     {
-        if ((! defined('EE_DECAF') || EE_DECAF !== true) && is_readable(EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php')) {
-            require_once EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php';
+        if (( ! defined('EE_DECAF') || EE_DECAF !== true) && is_readable(EE_CAFF_PATH.'brewing_regular.php')) {
+            require_once EE_CAFF_PATH.'brewing_regular.php';
         }
     }
 
@@ -973,17 +973,17 @@ 
         $class_names = EEH_Class_Tools::get_class_names_for_all_callbacks_on_hook(
             'AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_addons'
         );
-        if (! empty($class_names)) {
+        if ( ! empty($class_names)) {
             $msg = __(
                 'The following plugins, addons, or modules appear to be incompatible with this version of Event Espresso and were automatically deactivated to avoid fatal errors:',
                 'event_espresso'
             );
             $msg .= '<ul>';
             foreach ($class_names as $class_name) {
-                $msg .= '<li><b>Event Espresso - ' . str_replace(
+                $msg .= '<li><b>Event Espresso - '.str_replace(
                         array('EE_', 'EEM_', 'EED_', 'EES_', 'EEW_'), '',
                         $class_name
-                    ) . '</b></li>';
+                    ).'</b></li>';
             }
             $msg .= '</ul>';
             $msg .= __(
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ 
     private function _deactivate_incompatible_addons()
     {
         $incompatible_addons = get_option('ee_incompatible_addons', array());
-        if (! empty($incompatible_addons)) {
+        if ( ! empty($incompatible_addons)) {
             $active_plugins = get_option('active_plugins', array());
             foreach ($active_plugins as $active_plugin) {
                 foreach ($incompatible_addons as $incompatible_addon) {
@@ -1149,10 +1149,10 @@ 
         do_action('AHEE__EE_System__core_loaded_and_ready');
         // load_espresso_template_tags
         if (
-            is_readable(EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php')
+            is_readable(EE_PUBLIC.'template_tags.php')
             && ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe() || $this->request->isFeed())
         ) {
-            require_once EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php';
+            require_once EE_PUBLIC.'template_tags.php';
         }
         do_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_shortcodes_modules_and_addons');
         if ($this->request->isAdmin() || $this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe()) {
@@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ 
     public static function do_not_cache()
     {
         // set no cache constants
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHEPAGE')) {
+        if ( ! defined('DONOTCACHEPAGE')) {
             define('DONOTCACHEPAGE', true);
         }
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT')) {
+        if ( ! defined('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT')) {
             define('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT', true);
         }
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHEDB')) {
+        if ( ! defined('DONOTCACHEDB')) {
             define('DONOTCACHEDB', true);
         }
         // add no cache headers

Indentation +1253 added lines, -1253 removed lines

@@ -24,1259 +24,1259 @@
 {
 
 
-    /**
-     * indicates this is a 'normal' request. Ie, not activation, nor upgrade, nor activation.
-     * So examples of this would be a normal GET request on the frontend or backend, or a POST, etc
-     */
-    const req_type_normal = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * Indicates this is a brand new installation of EE so we should install
-     * tables and default data etc
-     */
-    const req_type_new_activation = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * we've detected that EE has been reactivated (or EE was activated during maintenance mode,
-     * and we just exited maintenance mode). We MUST check the database is setup properly
-     * and that default data is setup too
-     */
-    const req_type_reactivation = 2;
-
-    /**
-     * indicates that EE has been upgraded since its previous request.
-     * We may have data migration scripts to call and will want to trigger maintenance mode
-     */
-    const req_type_upgrade = 3;
-
-    /**
-     * TODO  will detect that EE has been DOWNGRADED. We probably don't want to run in this case...
-     */
-    const req_type_downgrade = 4;
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated since version 4.6.0.dev.006
-     * Now whenever a new_activation is detected the request type is still just
-     * new_activation (same for reactivation, upgrade, downgrade etc), but if we'r ein maintenance mode
-     * EE_System::initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required and EE_Addon::initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required
-     * will instead enqueue that EE plugin's db initialization for when we're taken out of maintenance mode.
-     * (Specifically, when the migration manager indicates migrations are finished
-     * EE_Data_Migration_Manager::initialize_db_for_enqueued_ee_plugins() will be called)
-     */
-    const req_type_activation_but_not_installed = 5;
-
-    /**
-     * option prefix for recording the activation history (like core's "espresso_db_update") of addons
-     */
-    const addon_activation_history_option_prefix = 'ee_addon_activation_history_';
-
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_System $_instance
-     */
-    private static $_instance;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Registry $registry
-     */
-    private $registry;
-
-    /**
-     * @var LoaderInterface $loader
-     */
-    private $loader;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Capabilities $capabilities
-     */
-    private $capabilities;
-
-    /**
-     * @var RequestInterface $request
-     */
-    private $request;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
-     */
-    private $maintenance_mode;
-
-    /**
-     * Stores which type of request this is, options being one of the constants on EE_System starting with req_type_*.
-     * It can be a brand-new activation, a reactivation, an upgrade, a downgrade, or a normal request.
-     *
-     * @var int $_req_type
-     */
-    private $_req_type;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not there was a non-micro version change in EE core version during this request
-     *
-     * @var boolean $_major_version_change
-     */
-    private $_major_version_change = false;
-
-    /**
-     * A Context DTO dedicated solely to identifying the current request type.
-     *
-     * @var RequestTypeContextCheckerInterface $request_type
-     */
-    private $request_type;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @singleton method used to instantiate class object
-     * @param EE_Registry|null         $registry
-     * @param LoaderInterface|null     $loader
-     * @param RequestInterface|null          $request
-     * @param EE_Maintenance_Mode|null $maintenance_mode
-     * @return EE_System
-     */
-    public static function instance(
-        EE_Registry $registry = null,
-        LoaderInterface $loader = null,
-        RequestInterface $request = null,
-        EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode = null
-    ) {
-        // check if class object is instantiated
-        if (! self::$_instance instanceof EE_System) {
-            self::$_instance = new self($registry, $loader, $request, $maintenance_mode);
-        }
-        return self::$_instance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * resets the instance and returns it
-     *
-     * @return EE_System
-     */
-    public static function reset()
-    {
-        self::$_instance->_req_type = null;
-        //make sure none of the old hooks are left hanging around
-        remove_all_actions('AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations');
-        //we need to reset the migration manager in order for it to detect DMSs properly
-        EE_Data_Migration_Manager::reset();
-        self::instance()->detect_activations_or_upgrades();
-        self::instance()->perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations();
-        return self::instance();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * sets hooks for running rest of system
-     * provides "AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete" hook for EE Addons to use as their starting point
-     * starting EE Addons from any other point may lead to problems
-     *
-     * @param EE_Registry         $registry
-     * @param LoaderInterface     $loader
-     * @param RequestInterface          $request
-     * @param EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
-     */
-    private function __construct(
-        EE_Registry $registry,
-        LoaderInterface $loader,
-        RequestInterface $request,
-        EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
-    ) {
-        $this->registry         = $registry;
-        $this->loader           = $loader;
-        $this->request          = $request;
-        $this->maintenance_mode = $maintenance_mode;
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__construct__begin', $this);
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
-            array($this, 'loadCapabilities'),
-            5
-        );
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
-            array($this, 'loadCommandBus'),
-            7
-        );
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
-            array($this, 'loadPluginApi'),
-            9
-        );
-        // allow addons to load first so that they can register autoloaders, set hooks for running DMS's, etc
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
-            array($this, 'load_espresso_addons')
-        );
-        // when an ee addon is activated, we want to call the core hook(s) again
-        // because the newly-activated addon didn't get a chance to run at all
-        add_action('activate_plugin', array($this, 'load_espresso_addons'), 1);
-        // detect whether install or upgrade
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__detect_activations_or_upgrades',
-            array($this, 'detect_activations_or_upgrades'),
-            3
-        );
-        // load EE_Config, EE_Textdomain, etc
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration',
-            array($this, 'load_core_configuration'),
-            5
-        );
-        // load EE_Config, EE_Textdomain, etc
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets',
-            array($this, 'register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets'),
-            7
-        );
-        // you wanna get going? I wanna get going... let's get going!
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__brew_espresso',
-            array($this, 'brew_espresso'),
-            9
-        );
-        //other housekeeping
-        //exclude EE critical pages from wp_list_pages
-        add_filter(
-            'wp_list_pages_excludes',
-            array($this, 'remove_pages_from_wp_list_pages'),
-            10
-        );
-        // ALL EE Addons should use the following hook point to attach their initial setup too
-        // it's extremely important for EE Addons to register any class autoloaders so that they can be available when the EE_Config loads
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete', $this);
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * load and setup EE_Capabilities
-     *
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function loadCapabilities()
-    {
-        $this->capabilities = $this->loader->getShared('EE_Capabilities');
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_Capabilities__init_caps__before_initialization',
-            function ()
-            {
-                LoaderFactory::getLoader()->getShared('EE_Payment_Method_Manager');
-            }
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * create and cache the CommandBus, and also add middleware
-     * The CapChecker middleware requires the use of EE_Capabilities
-     * which is why we need to load the CommandBus after Caps are set up
-     *
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function loadCommandBus()
-    {
-        $this->loader->getShared(
-            'CommandBusInterface',
-            array(
-                null,
-                apply_filters(
-                    'FHEE__EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__CommandBus_middleware',
-                    array(
-                        $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\commands\middleware\CapChecker'),
-                        $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\commands\middleware\AddActionHook'),
-                    )
-                ),
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function loadPluginApi()
-    {
-        // set autoloaders for all of the classes implementing EEI_Plugin_API
-        // which provide helpers for EE plugin authors to more easily register certain components with EE.
-        EEH_Autoloader::instance()->register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_LIBRARIES . 'plugin_api');
-        $this->loader->getShared('EE_Request_Handler');
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $addon_name
-     * @param string $version_constant
-     * @param string $min_version_required
-     * @param string $load_callback
-     * @param string $plugin_file_constant
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
-        $addon_name,
-        $version_constant,
-        $min_version_required,
-        $load_callback,
-        $plugin_file_constant
-    ) {
-        if (! defined($version_constant)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        $addon_version = constant($version_constant);
-        if ($addon_version && version_compare($addon_version, $min_version_required, '<')) {
-            remove_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons', $load_callback);
-            if (! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
-                require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
-            }
-            deactivate_plugins(plugin_basename(constant($plugin_file_constant)));
-            unset($_GET['activate'], $_REQUEST['activate'], $_GET['activate-multi'], $_REQUEST['activate-multi']);
-            EE_Error::add_error(
-                sprintf(
-                    esc_html__(
-                        'We\'re sorry, but the Event Espresso %1$s addon was deactivated because version %2$s or higher is required with this version of Event Espresso core.',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $addon_name,
-                    $min_version_required
-                ),
-                __FILE__, __FUNCTION__ . "({$addon_name})", __LINE__
-            );
-            EE_Error::get_notices(false, true);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * load_espresso_addons
-     * allow addons to load first so that they can set hooks for running DMS's, etc
-     * this is hooked into both:
-     *    'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration'
-     *        which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 5
-     *    and the WP 'activate_plugin' hook point
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function load_espresso_addons()
-    {
-        $this->deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
-            'Wait Lists',
-            'EE_WAIT_LISTS_VERSION',
-            '1.0.0.beta.074',
-            'load_espresso_wait_lists',
-            'EE_WAIT_LISTS_PLUGIN_FILE'
-        );
-        $this->deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
-            'Automated Upcoming Event Notifications',
-            'EE_AUTOMATED_UPCOMING_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_VERSION',
-            '1.0.0.beta.091',
-            'load_espresso_automated_upcoming_event_notification',
-            'EE_AUTOMATED_UPCOMING_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_PLUGIN_FILE'
-        );
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons');
-        //if the WP API basic auth plugin isn't already loaded, load it now.
-        //We want it for mobile apps. Just include the entire plugin
-        //also, don't load the basic auth when a plugin is getting activated, because
-        //it could be the basic auth plugin, and it doesn't check if its methods are already defined
-        //and causes a fatal error
-        if (
-            $this->request->getRequestParam('activate') !== 'true'
-            && ! function_exists('json_basic_auth_handler')
-            && ! function_exists('json_basic_auth_error')
-            && ! in_array(
-                $this->request->getRequestParam('action'),
-                array('activate', 'activate-selected'),
-                true
-            )
-        ) {
-            include_once EE_THIRD_PARTY . 'wp-api-basic-auth' . DS . 'basic-auth.php';
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons__complete');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * detect_activations_or_upgrades
-     * Checks for activation or upgrade of core first;
-     * then also checks if any registered addons have been activated or upgraded
-     * This is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__detect_activations_or_upgrades'
-     * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 3
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function detect_activations_or_upgrades()
-    {
-        //first off: let's make sure to handle core
-        $this->detect_if_activation_or_upgrade();
-        foreach ($this->registry->addons as $addon) {
-            if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon) {
-                //detect teh request type for that addon
-                $addon->detect_activation_or_upgrade();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * detect_if_activation_or_upgrade
-     * Takes care of detecting whether this is a brand new install or code upgrade,
-     * and either setting up the DB or setting up maintenance mode etc.
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function detect_if_activation_or_upgrade()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System___detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__begin');
-        // check if db has been updated, or if its a brand-new installation
-        $espresso_db_update = $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option();
-        $request_type       = $this->detect_req_type($espresso_db_update);
-        //EEH_Debug_Tools::printr( $request_type, '$request_type', __FILE__, __LINE__ );
-        switch ($request_type) {
-            case EE_System::req_type_new_activation:
-                do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__new_activation');
-                $this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
-                break;
-            case EE_System::req_type_reactivation:
-                do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__reactivation');
-                $this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
-                break;
-            case EE_System::req_type_upgrade:
-                do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__upgrade');
-                //migrations may be required now that we've upgraded
-                $this->maintenance_mode->set_maintenance_mode_if_db_old();
-                $this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
-                //				echo "done upgrade";die;
-                break;
-            case EE_System::req_type_downgrade:
-                do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__downgrade');
-                //its possible migrations are no longer required
-                $this->maintenance_mode->set_maintenance_mode_if_db_old();
-                $this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
-                break;
-            case EE_System::req_type_normal:
-            default:
-                break;
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__complete');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Updates the list of installed versions and sets hooks for
-     * initializing the database later during the request
-     *
-     * @param array $espresso_db_update
-     */
-    private function _handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update)
-    {
-        $this->update_list_of_installed_versions($espresso_db_update);
-        //get ready to verify the DB is ok (provided we aren't in maintenance mode, of course)
-        add_action(
-            'AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations',
-            array($this, 'initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required')
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * standardizes the wp option 'espresso_db_upgrade' which actually stores
-     * information about what versions of EE have been installed and activated,
-     * NOT necessarily the state of the database
-     *
-     * @param mixed $espresso_db_update           the value of the WordPress option.
-     *                                            If not supplied, fetches it from the options table
-     * @return array the correct value of 'espresso_db_upgrade', after saving it, if it needed correction
-     */
-    private function fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($espresso_db_update = null)
-    {
-        do_action('FHEE__EE_System__manage_fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option__begin', $espresso_db_update);
-        if (! $espresso_db_update) {
-            $espresso_db_update = get_option('espresso_db_update');
-        }
-        // check that option is an array
-        if (! is_array($espresso_db_update)) {
-            // if option is FALSE, then it never existed
-            if ($espresso_db_update === false) {
-                // make $espresso_db_update an array and save option with autoload OFF
-                $espresso_db_update = array();
-                add_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update, '', 'no');
-            } else {
-                // option is NOT FALSE but also is NOT an array, so make it an array and save it
-                $espresso_db_update = array($espresso_db_update => array());
-                update_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update);
-            }
-        } else {
-            $corrected_db_update = array();
-            //if IS an array, but is it an array where KEYS are version numbers, and values are arrays?
-            foreach ($espresso_db_update as $should_be_version_string => $should_be_array) {
-                if (is_int($should_be_version_string) && ! is_array($should_be_array)) {
-                    //the key is an int, and the value IS NOT an array
-                    //so it must be numerically-indexed, where values are versions installed...
-                    //fix it!
-                    $version_string                         = $should_be_array;
-                    $corrected_db_update[ $version_string ] = array('unknown-date');
-                } else {
-                    //ok it checks out
-                    $corrected_db_update[ $should_be_version_string ] = $should_be_array;
-                }
-            }
-            $espresso_db_update = $corrected_db_update;
-            update_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update);
-        }
-        do_action('FHEE__EE_System__manage_fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option__complete', $espresso_db_update);
-        return $espresso_db_update;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Does the traditional work of setting up the plugin's database and adding default data.
-     * If migration script/process did not exist, this is what would happen on every activation/reactivation/upgrade.
-     * NOTE: if we're in maintenance mode (which would be the case if we detect there are data
-     * migration scripts that need to be run and a version change happens), enqueues core for database initialization,
-     * so that it will be done when migrations are finished
-     *
-     * @param boolean $initialize_addons_too if true, we double-check addons' database tables etc too;
-     * @param boolean $verify_schema         if true will re-check the database tables have the correct schema.
-     *                                       This is a resource-intensive job
-     *                                       so we prefer to only do it when necessary
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required($initialize_addons_too = false, $verify_schema = true)
-    {
-        $request_type = $this->detect_req_type();
-        //only initialize system if we're not in maintenance mode.
-        if ($this->maintenance_mode->level() !== EE_Maintenance_Mode::level_2_complete_maintenance) {
-            update_option('ee_flush_rewrite_rules', true);
-            if ($verify_schema) {
-                EEH_Activation::initialize_db_and_folders();
-            }
-            EEH_Activation::initialize_db_content();
-            EEH_Activation::system_initialization();
-            if ($initialize_addons_too) {
-                $this->initialize_addons();
-            }
-        } else {
-            EE_Data_Migration_Manager::instance()->enqueue_db_initialization_for('Core');
-        }
-        if ($request_type === EE_System::req_type_new_activation
-            || $request_type === EE_System::req_type_reactivation
-            || (
-                $request_type === EE_System::req_type_upgrade
-                && $this->is_major_version_change()
-            )
-        ) {
-            add_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize_last', array($this, 'redirect_to_about_ee'), 9);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes the db for all registered addons
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function initialize_addons()
-    {
-        //foreach registered addon, make sure its db is up-to-date too
-        foreach ($this->registry->addons as $addon) {
-            if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon) {
-                $addon->initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Adds the current code version to the saved wp option which stores a list of all ee versions ever installed.
-     *
-     * @param    array  $version_history
-     * @param    string $current_version_to_add version to be added to the version history
-     * @return    boolean success as to whether or not this option was changed
-     */
-    public function update_list_of_installed_versions($version_history = null, $current_version_to_add = null)
-    {
-        if (! $version_history) {
-            $version_history = $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($version_history);
-        }
-        if ($current_version_to_add === null) {
-            $current_version_to_add = espresso_version();
-        }
-        $version_history[ $current_version_to_add ][] = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time());
-        // re-save
-        return update_option('espresso_db_update', $version_history);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Detects if the current version indicated in the has existed in the list of
-     * previously-installed versions of EE (espresso_db_update). Does NOT modify it (ie, no side-effect)
-     *
-     * @param array $espresso_db_update array from the wp option stored under the name 'espresso_db_update'.
-     *                                  If not supplied, fetches it from the options table.
-     *                                  Also, caches its result so later parts of the code can also know whether
-     *                                  there's been an update or not. This way we can add the current version to
-     *                                  espresso_db_update, but still know if this is a new install or not
-     * @return int one of the constants on EE_System::req_type_
-     */
-    public function detect_req_type($espresso_db_update = null)
-    {
-        if ($this->_req_type === null) {
-            $espresso_db_update          = ! empty($espresso_db_update)
-                ? $espresso_db_update
-                : $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option();
-            $this->_req_type             = EE_System::detect_req_type_given_activation_history(
-                $espresso_db_update,
-                'ee_espresso_activation', espresso_version()
-            );
-            $this->_major_version_change = $this->_detect_major_version_change($espresso_db_update);
-            $this->request->setIsActivation($this->_req_type !== EE_System::req_type_normal);
-        }
-        return $this->_req_type;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether or not there was a non-micro version change (ie, change in either
-     * the first or second number in the version. Eg 4.9.0.rc.001 to 4.10.0.rc.000,
-     * but not 4.9.0.rc.0001 to 4.9.1.rc.0001
-     *
-     * @param $activation_history
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function _detect_major_version_change($activation_history)
-    {
-        $previous_version       = EE_System::_get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history);
-        $previous_version_parts = explode('.', $previous_version);
-        $current_version_parts  = explode('.', espresso_version());
-        return isset($previous_version_parts[0], $previous_version_parts[1], $current_version_parts[0], $current_version_parts[1])
-               && ($previous_version_parts[0] !== $current_version_parts[0]
-                   || $previous_version_parts[1] !== $current_version_parts[1]
-               );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if either the major or minor version of EE changed during this request.
-     * Eg 4.9.0.rc.001 to 4.10.0.rc.000, but not 4.9.0.rc.0001 to 4.9.1.rc.0001
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function is_major_version_change()
-    {
-        return $this->_major_version_change;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Determines the request type for any ee addon, given three piece of info: the current array of activation
-     * histories (for core that' 'espresso_db_update' wp option); the name of the WordPress option which is temporarily
-     * set upon activation of the plugin (for core it's 'ee_espresso_activation'); and the version that this plugin was
-     * just activated to (for core that will always be espresso_version())
-     *
-     * @param array  $activation_history_for_addon     the option's value which stores the activation history for this
-     *                                                 ee plugin. for core that's 'espresso_db_update'
-     * @param string $activation_indicator_option_name the name of the WordPress option that is temporarily set to
-     *                                                 indicate that this plugin was just activated
-     * @param string $version_to_upgrade_to            the version that was just upgraded to (for core that will be
-     *                                                 espresso_version())
-     * @return int one of the constants on EE_System::req_type_*
-     */
-    public static function detect_req_type_given_activation_history(
-        $activation_history_for_addon,
-        $activation_indicator_option_name,
-        $version_to_upgrade_to
-    ) {
-        $version_is_higher = self::_new_version_is_higher($activation_history_for_addon, $version_to_upgrade_to);
-        if ($activation_history_for_addon) {
-            //it exists, so this isn't a completely new install
-            //check if this version already in that list of previously installed versions
-            if (! isset($activation_history_for_addon[ $version_to_upgrade_to ])) {
-                //it a version we haven't seen before
-                if ($version_is_higher === 1) {
-                    $req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
-                } else {
-                    $req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
-                }
-                delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
-            } else {
-                // its not an update. maybe a reactivation?
-                if (get_option($activation_indicator_option_name, false)) {
-                    if ($version_is_higher === -1) {
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
-                    } elseif ($version_is_higher === 0) {
-                        //we've seen this version before, but it's an activation. must be a reactivation
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_reactivation;
-                    } else {//$version_is_higher === 1
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
-                    }
-                    delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
-                } else {
-                    //we've seen this version before and the activation indicate doesn't show it was just activated
-                    if ($version_is_higher === -1) {
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
-                    } elseif ($version_is_higher === 0) {
-                        //we've seen this version before and it's not an activation. its normal request
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_normal;
-                    } else {//$version_is_higher === 1
-                        $req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            //brand new install
-            $req_type = EE_System::req_type_new_activation;
-            delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
-        }
-        return $req_type;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Detects if the $version_to_upgrade_to is higher than the most recent version in
-     * the $activation_history_for_addon
-     *
-     * @param array  $activation_history_for_addon (keys are versions, values are arrays of times activated,
-     *                                             sometimes containing 'unknown-date'
-     * @param string $version_to_upgrade_to        (current version)
-     * @return int results of version_compare( $version_to_upgrade_to, $most_recently_active_version ).
-     *                                             ie, -1 if $version_to_upgrade_to is LOWER (downgrade);
-     *                                             0 if $version_to_upgrade_to MATCHES (reactivation or normal request);
-     *                                             1 if $version_to_upgrade_to is HIGHER (upgrade) ;
-     */
-    private static function _new_version_is_higher($activation_history_for_addon, $version_to_upgrade_to)
-    {
-        //find the most recently-activated version
-        $most_recently_active_version =
-            EE_System::_get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history_for_addon);
-        return version_compare($version_to_upgrade_to, $most_recently_active_version);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the most recently active version listed in the activation history,
-     * and if none are found (ie, it's a brand new install) returns '0.0.0.dev.000'.
-     *
-     * @param array $activation_history  (keys are versions, values are arrays of times activated,
-     *                                   sometimes containing 'unknown-date'
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private static function _get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history)
-    {
-        $most_recently_active_version_activation = '1970-01-01 00:00:00';
-        $most_recently_active_version            = '0.0.0.dev.000';
-        if (is_array($activation_history)) {
-            foreach ($activation_history as $version => $times_activated) {
-                //check there is a record of when this version was activated. Otherwise,
-                //mark it as unknown
-                if (! $times_activated) {
-                    $times_activated = array('unknown-date');
-                }
-                if (is_string($times_activated)) {
-                    $times_activated = array($times_activated);
-                }
-                foreach ($times_activated as $an_activation) {
-                    if ($an_activation !== 'unknown-date'
-                        && $an_activation
-                           > $most_recently_active_version_activation) {
-                        $most_recently_active_version            = $version;
-                        $most_recently_active_version_activation = $an_activation === 'unknown-date'
-                            ? '1970-01-01 00:00:00'
-                            : $an_activation;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $most_recently_active_version;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This redirects to the about EE page after activation
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function redirect_to_about_ee()
-    {
-        $notices = EE_Error::get_notices(false);
-        //if current user is an admin and it's not an ajax or rest request
-        if (
-            ! isset($notices['errors'])
-            && $this->request->isAdmin()
-            && apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__EE_System__redirect_to_about_ee__do_redirect',
-                $this->capabilities->current_user_can('manage_options', 'espresso_about_default')
-            )
-        ) {
-            $query_params = array('page' => 'espresso_about');
-            if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() === EE_System::req_type_new_activation) {
-                $query_params['new_activation'] = true;
-            }
-            if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() === EE_System::req_type_reactivation) {
-                $query_params['reactivation'] = true;
-            }
-            $url = add_query_arg($query_params, admin_url('admin.php'));
-            wp_safe_redirect($url);
-            exit();
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * load_core_configuration
-     * this is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration'
-     * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 5
-     *
-     * @return void
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function load_core_configuration()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_core_configuration__begin', $this);
-        $this->loader->getShared('EE_Load_Textdomain');
-        //load textdomain
-        EE_Load_Textdomain::load_textdomain();
-        // load and setup EE_Config and EE_Network_Config
-        $config = $this->loader->getShared('EE_Config');
-        $this->loader->getShared('EE_Network_Config');
-        // setup autoloaders
-        // enable logging?
-        if ($config->admin->use_full_logging) {
-            $this->loader->getShared('EE_Log');
-        }
-        // check for activation errors
-        $activation_errors = get_option('ee_plugin_activation_errors', false);
-        if ($activation_errors) {
-            EE_Error::add_error($activation_errors, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-            update_option('ee_plugin_activation_errors', false);
-        }
-        // get model names
-        $this->_parse_model_names();
-        //load caf stuff a chance to play during the activation process too.
-        $this->_maybe_brew_regular();
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_core_configuration__complete', $this);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * cycles through all of the models/*.model.php files, and assembles an array of model names
-     *
-     * @return void
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    private function _parse_model_names()
-    {
-        //get all the files in the EE_MODELS folder that end in .model.php
-        $models                 = glob(EE_MODELS . '*.model.php');
-        $model_names            = array();
-        $non_abstract_db_models = array();
-        foreach ($models as $model) {
-            // get model classname
-            $classname       = EEH_File::get_classname_from_filepath_with_standard_filename($model);
-            $short_name      = str_replace('EEM_', '', $classname);
-            $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass($classname);
-            if ($reflectionClass->isSubclassOf('EEM_Base') && ! $reflectionClass->isAbstract()) {
-                $non_abstract_db_models[ $short_name ] = $classname;
-            }
-            $model_names[ $short_name ] = $classname;
-        }
-        $this->registry->models                 = apply_filters('FHEE__EE_System__parse_model_names', $model_names);
-        $this->registry->non_abstract_db_models = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_System__parse_implemented_model_names',
-            $non_abstract_db_models
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * The purpose of this method is to simply check for a file named "caffeinated/brewing_regular.php" for any hooks
-     * that need to be setup before our EE_System launches.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function _maybe_brew_regular()
-    {
-        if ((! defined('EE_DECAF') || EE_DECAF !== true) && is_readable(EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php')) {
-            require_once EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php';
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets
-     * generate lists of shortcodes and modules, then verify paths and classes
-     * This is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets'
-     * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 7
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     * @throws Exception
-     */
-    public function register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets()
-    {
-        if ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe()) {
-            try {
-                // load, register, and add shortcodes the new way
-                $this->loader->getShared(
-                    'EventEspresso\core\services\shortcodes\ShortcodesManager',
-                    array(
-                        // and the old way, but we'll put it under control of the new system
-                        EE_Config::getLegacyShortcodesManager(),
-                    )
-                );
-            } catch (Exception $exception) {
-                new ExceptionStackTraceDisplay($exception);
-            }
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets');
-        // check for addons using old hook point
-        if (has_action('AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_addons')) {
-            $this->_incompatible_addon_error();
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * _incompatible_addon_error
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function _incompatible_addon_error()
-    {
-        // get array of classes hooking into here
-        $class_names = EEH_Class_Tools::get_class_names_for_all_callbacks_on_hook(
-            'AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_addons'
-        );
-        if (! empty($class_names)) {
-            $msg = __(
-                'The following plugins, addons, or modules appear to be incompatible with this version of Event Espresso and were automatically deactivated to avoid fatal errors:',
-                'event_espresso'
-            );
-            $msg .= '<ul>';
-            foreach ($class_names as $class_name) {
-                $msg .= '<li><b>Event Espresso - ' . str_replace(
-                        array('EE_', 'EEM_', 'EED_', 'EES_', 'EEW_'), '',
-                        $class_name
-                    ) . '</b></li>';
-            }
-            $msg .= '</ul>';
-            $msg .= __(
-                'Compatibility issues can be avoided and/or resolved by keeping addons and plugins updated to the latest version.',
-                'event_espresso'
-            );
-            // save list of incompatible addons to wp-options for later use
-            add_option('ee_incompatible_addons', $class_names, '', 'no');
-            if (is_admin()) {
-                EE_Error::add_error($msg, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * brew_espresso
-     * begins the process of setting hooks for initializing EE in the correct order
-     * This is happening on the 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__brew_espresso' hook point
-     * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 9
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function brew_espresso()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__begin', $this);
-        // load some final core systems
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'set_hooks_for_core'), 1);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations'), 3);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'load_CPTs_and_session'), 5);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'load_controllers'), 7);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'core_loaded_and_ready'), 9);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'initialize'), 10);
-        add_action('init', array($this, 'initialize_last'), 100);
-        if (is_admin() && apply_filters('FHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__load_pue', true)) {
-            // pew pew pew
-            $this->loader->getShared('EE_PUE');
-            do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__after_pue_init');
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__complete', $this);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    set_hooks_for_core
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return    void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function set_hooks_for_core()
-    {
-        $this->_deactivate_incompatible_addons();
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_core');
-        //caps need to be initialized on every request so that capability maps are set.
-        //@see https://events.codebasehq.com/projects/event-espresso/tickets/8674
-        $this->registry->CAP->init_caps();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Using the information gathered in EE_System::_incompatible_addon_error,
-     * deactivates any addons considered incompatible with the current version of EE
-     */
-    private function _deactivate_incompatible_addons()
-    {
-        $incompatible_addons = get_option('ee_incompatible_addons', array());
-        if (! empty($incompatible_addons)) {
-            $active_plugins = get_option('active_plugins', array());
-            foreach ($active_plugins as $active_plugin) {
-                foreach ($incompatible_addons as $incompatible_addon) {
-                    if (strpos($active_plugin, $incompatible_addon) !== false) {
-                        unset($_GET['activate']);
-                        espresso_deactivate_plugin($active_plugin);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public function perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations()
-    {
-        //first check if we had previously attempted to setup EE's directories but failed
-        if ($this->request->isActivation() && EEH_Activation::upload_directories_incomplete()) {
-            EEH_Activation::create_upload_directories();
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    load_CPTs_and_session
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public function load_CPTs_and_session()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_CPTs_and_session__start');
-        // register Custom Post Types
-        $this->loader->getShared('EE_Register_CPTs');
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_CPTs_and_session__complete');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * load_controllers
-     * this is the best place to load any additional controllers that needs access to EE core.
-     * it is expected that all basic core EE systems, that are not dependant on the current request are loaded at this
-     * time
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function load_controllers()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__start');
-        // let's get it started
-        if (
-            ! $this->maintenance_mode->level()
-            && ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isFrontAjax())
-        ) {
-            do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__load_front_controllers');
-            $this->loader->getShared('EE_Front_Controller');
-        } elseif ($this->request->isAdmin() || $this->request->isAdminAjax()) {
-            do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__load_admin_controllers');
-            $this->loader->getShared('EE_Admin');
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__complete');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * core_loaded_and_ready
-     * all of the basic EE core should be loaded at this point and available regardless of M-Mode
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function core_loaded_and_ready()
-    {
-        if (
-            $this->request->isAdmin()
-            || $this->request->isEeAjax()
-            || $this->request->isFrontend()
-        ) {
-            $this->loader->getShared('EE_Session');
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__core_loaded_and_ready');
-        // load_espresso_template_tags
-        if (
-            is_readable(EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php')
-            && ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe() || $this->request->isFeed())
-        ) {
-            require_once EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php';
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_shortcodes_modules_and_addons');
-        if ($this->request->isAdmin() || $this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe()) {
-            $this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry');
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * initialize
-     * this is the best place to begin initializing client code
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function initialize()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * initialize_last
-     * this is run really late during the WP init hook point, and ensures that mostly everything else that needs to
-     * initialize has done so
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function initialize_last()
-    {
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize_last');
-        add_action('admin_bar_init', array($this, 'addEspressoToolbar'));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function addEspressoToolbar()
-    {
-        $this->loader->getShared(
-            'EventEspresso\core\domain\services\admin\AdminToolBar',
-            array($this->registry->CAP)
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * do_not_cache
-     * sets no cache headers and defines no cache constants for WP plugins
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public static function do_not_cache()
-    {
-        // set no cache constants
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHEPAGE')) {
-            define('DONOTCACHEPAGE', true);
-        }
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT')) {
-            define('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT', true);
-        }
-        if (! defined('DONOTCACHEDB')) {
-            define('DONOTCACHEDB', true);
-        }
-        // add no cache headers
-        add_action('send_headers', array('EE_System', 'nocache_headers'), 10);
-        // plus a little extra for nginx and Google Chrome
-        add_filter('nocache_headers', array('EE_System', 'extra_nocache_headers'), 10, 1);
-        // prevent browsers from prefetching of the rel='next' link, because it may contain content that interferes with the registration process
-        remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    extra_nocache_headers
-     *
-     * @access    public
-     * @param $headers
-     * @return    array
-     */
-    public static function extra_nocache_headers($headers)
-    {
-        // for NGINX
-        $headers['X-Accel-Expires'] = 0;
-        // plus extra for Google Chrome since it doesn't seem to respect "no-cache", but WILL respect "no-store"
-        $headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0';
-        return $headers;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *    nocache_headers
-     *
-     * @access    public
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    public static function nocache_headers()
-    {
-        nocache_headers();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * simply hooks into "wp_list_pages_exclude" filter (for wp_list_pages method) and makes sure EE critical pages are
-     * never returned with the function.
-     *
-     * @param  array $exclude_array any existing pages being excluded are in this array.
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function remove_pages_from_wp_list_pages($exclude_array)
-    {
-        return array_merge($exclude_array, $this->registry->CFG->core->get_critical_pages_array());
-    }
+	/**
+	 * indicates this is a 'normal' request. Ie, not activation, nor upgrade, nor activation.
+	 * So examples of this would be a normal GET request on the frontend or backend, or a POST, etc
+	 */
+	const req_type_normal = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicates this is a brand new installation of EE so we should install
+	 * tables and default data etc
+	 */
+	const req_type_new_activation = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * we've detected that EE has been reactivated (or EE was activated during maintenance mode,
+	 * and we just exited maintenance mode). We MUST check the database is setup properly
+	 * and that default data is setup too
+	 */
+	const req_type_reactivation = 2;
+
+	/**
+	 * indicates that EE has been upgraded since its previous request.
+	 * We may have data migration scripts to call and will want to trigger maintenance mode
+	 */
+	const req_type_upgrade = 3;
+
+	/**
+	 * TODO  will detect that EE has been DOWNGRADED. We probably don't want to run in this case...
+	 */
+	const req_type_downgrade = 4;
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated since version 4.6.0.dev.006
+	 * Now whenever a new_activation is detected the request type is still just
+	 * new_activation (same for reactivation, upgrade, downgrade etc), but if we'r ein maintenance mode
+	 * EE_System::initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required and EE_Addon::initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required
+	 * will instead enqueue that EE plugin's db initialization for when we're taken out of maintenance mode.
+	 * (Specifically, when the migration manager indicates migrations are finished
+	 * EE_Data_Migration_Manager::initialize_db_for_enqueued_ee_plugins() will be called)
+	 */
+	const req_type_activation_but_not_installed = 5;
+
+	/**
+	 * option prefix for recording the activation history (like core's "espresso_db_update") of addons
+	 */
+	const addon_activation_history_option_prefix = 'ee_addon_activation_history_';
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_System $_instance
+	 */
+	private static $_instance;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Registry $registry
+	 */
+	private $registry;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var LoaderInterface $loader
+	 */
+	private $loader;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Capabilities $capabilities
+	 */
+	private $capabilities;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var RequestInterface $request
+	 */
+	private $request;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
+	 */
+	private $maintenance_mode;
+
+	/**
+	 * Stores which type of request this is, options being one of the constants on EE_System starting with req_type_*.
+	 * It can be a brand-new activation, a reactivation, an upgrade, a downgrade, or a normal request.
+	 *
+	 * @var int $_req_type
+	 */
+	private $_req_type;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether or not there was a non-micro version change in EE core version during this request
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean $_major_version_change
+	 */
+	private $_major_version_change = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * A Context DTO dedicated solely to identifying the current request type.
+	 *
+	 * @var RequestTypeContextCheckerInterface $request_type
+	 */
+	private $request_type;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @singleton method used to instantiate class object
+	 * @param EE_Registry|null         $registry
+	 * @param LoaderInterface|null     $loader
+	 * @param RequestInterface|null          $request
+	 * @param EE_Maintenance_Mode|null $maintenance_mode
+	 * @return EE_System
+	 */
+	public static function instance(
+		EE_Registry $registry = null,
+		LoaderInterface $loader = null,
+		RequestInterface $request = null,
+		EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode = null
+	) {
+		// check if class object is instantiated
+		if (! self::$_instance instanceof EE_System) {
+			self::$_instance = new self($registry, $loader, $request, $maintenance_mode);
+		}
+		return self::$_instance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * resets the instance and returns it
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_System
+	 */
+	public static function reset()
+	{
+		self::$_instance->_req_type = null;
+		//make sure none of the old hooks are left hanging around
+		remove_all_actions('AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations');
+		//we need to reset the migration manager in order for it to detect DMSs properly
+		EE_Data_Migration_Manager::reset();
+		self::instance()->detect_activations_or_upgrades();
+		self::instance()->perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations();
+		return self::instance();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * sets hooks for running rest of system
+	 * provides "AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete" hook for EE Addons to use as their starting point
+	 * starting EE Addons from any other point may lead to problems
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Registry         $registry
+	 * @param LoaderInterface     $loader
+	 * @param RequestInterface          $request
+	 * @param EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
+	 */
+	private function __construct(
+		EE_Registry $registry,
+		LoaderInterface $loader,
+		RequestInterface $request,
+		EE_Maintenance_Mode $maintenance_mode
+	) {
+		$this->registry         = $registry;
+		$this->loader           = $loader;
+		$this->request          = $request;
+		$this->maintenance_mode = $maintenance_mode;
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__construct__begin', $this);
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
+			array($this, 'loadCapabilities'),
+			5
+		);
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
+			array($this, 'loadCommandBus'),
+			7
+		);
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
+			array($this, 'loadPluginApi'),
+			9
+		);
+		// allow addons to load first so that they can register autoloaders, set hooks for running DMS's, etc
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_espresso_addons',
+			array($this, 'load_espresso_addons')
+		);
+		// when an ee addon is activated, we want to call the core hook(s) again
+		// because the newly-activated addon didn't get a chance to run at all
+		add_action('activate_plugin', array($this, 'load_espresso_addons'), 1);
+		// detect whether install or upgrade
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__detect_activations_or_upgrades',
+			array($this, 'detect_activations_or_upgrades'),
+			3
+		);
+		// load EE_Config, EE_Textdomain, etc
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration',
+			array($this, 'load_core_configuration'),
+			5
+		);
+		// load EE_Config, EE_Textdomain, etc
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets',
+			array($this, 'register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets'),
+			7
+		);
+		// you wanna get going? I wanna get going... let's get going!
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__brew_espresso',
+			array($this, 'brew_espresso'),
+			9
+		);
+		//other housekeeping
+		//exclude EE critical pages from wp_list_pages
+		add_filter(
+			'wp_list_pages_excludes',
+			array($this, 'remove_pages_from_wp_list_pages'),
+			10
+		);
+		// ALL EE Addons should use the following hook point to attach their initial setup too
+		// it's extremely important for EE Addons to register any class autoloaders so that they can be available when the EE_Config loads
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__construct__complete', $this);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load and setup EE_Capabilities
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function loadCapabilities()
+	{
+		$this->capabilities = $this->loader->getShared('EE_Capabilities');
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_Capabilities__init_caps__before_initialization',
+			function ()
+			{
+				LoaderFactory::getLoader()->getShared('EE_Payment_Method_Manager');
+			}
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * create and cache the CommandBus, and also add middleware
+	 * The CapChecker middleware requires the use of EE_Capabilities
+	 * which is why we need to load the CommandBus after Caps are set up
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function loadCommandBus()
+	{
+		$this->loader->getShared(
+			'CommandBusInterface',
+			array(
+				null,
+				apply_filters(
+					'FHEE__EE_Load_Espresso_Core__handle_request__CommandBus_middleware',
+					array(
+						$this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\commands\middleware\CapChecker'),
+						$this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\commands\middleware\AddActionHook'),
+					)
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function loadPluginApi()
+	{
+		// set autoloaders for all of the classes implementing EEI_Plugin_API
+		// which provide helpers for EE plugin authors to more easily register certain components with EE.
+		EEH_Autoloader::instance()->register_autoloaders_for_each_file_in_folder(EE_LIBRARIES . 'plugin_api');
+		$this->loader->getShared('EE_Request_Handler');
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $addon_name
+	 * @param string $version_constant
+	 * @param string $min_version_required
+	 * @param string $load_callback
+	 * @param string $plugin_file_constant
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
+		$addon_name,
+		$version_constant,
+		$min_version_required,
+		$load_callback,
+		$plugin_file_constant
+	) {
+		if (! defined($version_constant)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		$addon_version = constant($version_constant);
+		if ($addon_version && version_compare($addon_version, $min_version_required, '<')) {
+			remove_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons', $load_callback);
+			if (! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
+				require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
+			}
+			deactivate_plugins(plugin_basename(constant($plugin_file_constant)));
+			unset($_GET['activate'], $_REQUEST['activate'], $_GET['activate-multi'], $_REQUEST['activate-multi']);
+			EE_Error::add_error(
+				sprintf(
+					esc_html__(
+						'We\'re sorry, but the Event Espresso %1$s addon was deactivated because version %2$s or higher is required with this version of Event Espresso core.',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$addon_name,
+					$min_version_required
+				),
+				__FILE__, __FUNCTION__ . "({$addon_name})", __LINE__
+			);
+			EE_Error::get_notices(false, true);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load_espresso_addons
+	 * allow addons to load first so that they can set hooks for running DMS's, etc
+	 * this is hooked into both:
+	 *    'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration'
+	 *        which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 5
+	 *    and the WP 'activate_plugin' hook point
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function load_espresso_addons()
+	{
+		$this->deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
+			'Wait Lists',
+			'EE_WAIT_LISTS_VERSION',
+			'1.0.0.beta.074',
+			'load_espresso_wait_lists',
+			'EE_WAIT_LISTS_PLUGIN_FILE'
+		);
+		$this->deactivateIncompatibleAddon(
+			'Automated Upcoming Event Notifications',
+			'EE_AUTOMATED_UPCOMING_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_VERSION',
+			'1.0.0.beta.091',
+			'load_espresso_automated_upcoming_event_notification',
+			'EE_AUTOMATED_UPCOMING_EVENT_NOTIFICATION_PLUGIN_FILE'
+		);
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons');
+		//if the WP API basic auth plugin isn't already loaded, load it now.
+		//We want it for mobile apps. Just include the entire plugin
+		//also, don't load the basic auth when a plugin is getting activated, because
+		//it could be the basic auth plugin, and it doesn't check if its methods are already defined
+		//and causes a fatal error
+		if (
+			$this->request->getRequestParam('activate') !== 'true'
+			&& ! function_exists('json_basic_auth_handler')
+			&& ! function_exists('json_basic_auth_error')
+			&& ! in_array(
+				$this->request->getRequestParam('action'),
+				array('activate', 'activate-selected'),
+				true
+			)
+		) {
+			include_once EE_THIRD_PARTY . 'wp-api-basic-auth' . DS . 'basic-auth.php';
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons__complete');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * detect_activations_or_upgrades
+	 * Checks for activation or upgrade of core first;
+	 * then also checks if any registered addons have been activated or upgraded
+	 * This is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__detect_activations_or_upgrades'
+	 * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 3
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function detect_activations_or_upgrades()
+	{
+		//first off: let's make sure to handle core
+		$this->detect_if_activation_or_upgrade();
+		foreach ($this->registry->addons as $addon) {
+			if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon) {
+				//detect teh request type for that addon
+				$addon->detect_activation_or_upgrade();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * detect_if_activation_or_upgrade
+	 * Takes care of detecting whether this is a brand new install or code upgrade,
+	 * and either setting up the DB or setting up maintenance mode etc.
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function detect_if_activation_or_upgrade()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System___detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__begin');
+		// check if db has been updated, or if its a brand-new installation
+		$espresso_db_update = $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option();
+		$request_type       = $this->detect_req_type($espresso_db_update);
+		//EEH_Debug_Tools::printr( $request_type, '$request_type', __FILE__, __LINE__ );
+		switch ($request_type) {
+			case EE_System::req_type_new_activation:
+				do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__new_activation');
+				$this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
+				break;
+			case EE_System::req_type_reactivation:
+				do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__reactivation');
+				$this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
+				break;
+			case EE_System::req_type_upgrade:
+				do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__upgrade');
+				//migrations may be required now that we've upgraded
+				$this->maintenance_mode->set_maintenance_mode_if_db_old();
+				$this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
+				//				echo "done upgrade";die;
+				break;
+			case EE_System::req_type_downgrade:
+				do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__downgrade');
+				//its possible migrations are no longer required
+				$this->maintenance_mode->set_maintenance_mode_if_db_old();
+				$this->_handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update);
+				break;
+			case EE_System::req_type_normal:
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__detect_if_activation_or_upgrade__complete');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Updates the list of installed versions and sets hooks for
+	 * initializing the database later during the request
+	 *
+	 * @param array $espresso_db_update
+	 */
+	private function _handle_core_version_change($espresso_db_update)
+	{
+		$this->update_list_of_installed_versions($espresso_db_update);
+		//get ready to verify the DB is ok (provided we aren't in maintenance mode, of course)
+		add_action(
+			'AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations',
+			array($this, 'initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required')
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * standardizes the wp option 'espresso_db_upgrade' which actually stores
+	 * information about what versions of EE have been installed and activated,
+	 * NOT necessarily the state of the database
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $espresso_db_update           the value of the WordPress option.
+	 *                                            If not supplied, fetches it from the options table
+	 * @return array the correct value of 'espresso_db_upgrade', after saving it, if it needed correction
+	 */
+	private function fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($espresso_db_update = null)
+	{
+		do_action('FHEE__EE_System__manage_fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option__begin', $espresso_db_update);
+		if (! $espresso_db_update) {
+			$espresso_db_update = get_option('espresso_db_update');
+		}
+		// check that option is an array
+		if (! is_array($espresso_db_update)) {
+			// if option is FALSE, then it never existed
+			if ($espresso_db_update === false) {
+				// make $espresso_db_update an array and save option with autoload OFF
+				$espresso_db_update = array();
+				add_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update, '', 'no');
+			} else {
+				// option is NOT FALSE but also is NOT an array, so make it an array and save it
+				$espresso_db_update = array($espresso_db_update => array());
+				update_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update);
+			}
+		} else {
+			$corrected_db_update = array();
+			//if IS an array, but is it an array where KEYS are version numbers, and values are arrays?
+			foreach ($espresso_db_update as $should_be_version_string => $should_be_array) {
+				if (is_int($should_be_version_string) && ! is_array($should_be_array)) {
+					//the key is an int, and the value IS NOT an array
+					//so it must be numerically-indexed, where values are versions installed...
+					//fix it!
+					$version_string                         = $should_be_array;
+					$corrected_db_update[ $version_string ] = array('unknown-date');
+				} else {
+					//ok it checks out
+					$corrected_db_update[ $should_be_version_string ] = $should_be_array;
+				}
+			}
+			$espresso_db_update = $corrected_db_update;
+			update_option('espresso_db_update', $espresso_db_update);
+		}
+		do_action('FHEE__EE_System__manage_fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option__complete', $espresso_db_update);
+		return $espresso_db_update;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Does the traditional work of setting up the plugin's database and adding default data.
+	 * If migration script/process did not exist, this is what would happen on every activation/reactivation/upgrade.
+	 * NOTE: if we're in maintenance mode (which would be the case if we detect there are data
+	 * migration scripts that need to be run and a version change happens), enqueues core for database initialization,
+	 * so that it will be done when migrations are finished
+	 *
+	 * @param boolean $initialize_addons_too if true, we double-check addons' database tables etc too;
+	 * @param boolean $verify_schema         if true will re-check the database tables have the correct schema.
+	 *                                       This is a resource-intensive job
+	 *                                       so we prefer to only do it when necessary
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required($initialize_addons_too = false, $verify_schema = true)
+	{
+		$request_type = $this->detect_req_type();
+		//only initialize system if we're not in maintenance mode.
+		if ($this->maintenance_mode->level() !== EE_Maintenance_Mode::level_2_complete_maintenance) {
+			update_option('ee_flush_rewrite_rules', true);
+			if ($verify_schema) {
+				EEH_Activation::initialize_db_and_folders();
+			}
+			EEH_Activation::initialize_db_content();
+			EEH_Activation::system_initialization();
+			if ($initialize_addons_too) {
+				$this->initialize_addons();
+			}
+		} else {
+			EE_Data_Migration_Manager::instance()->enqueue_db_initialization_for('Core');
+		}
+		if ($request_type === EE_System::req_type_new_activation
+			|| $request_type === EE_System::req_type_reactivation
+			|| (
+				$request_type === EE_System::req_type_upgrade
+				&& $this->is_major_version_change()
+			)
+		) {
+			add_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize_last', array($this, 'redirect_to_about_ee'), 9);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Initializes the db for all registered addons
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function initialize_addons()
+	{
+		//foreach registered addon, make sure its db is up-to-date too
+		foreach ($this->registry->addons as $addon) {
+			if ($addon instanceof EE_Addon) {
+				$addon->initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds the current code version to the saved wp option which stores a list of all ee versions ever installed.
+	 *
+	 * @param    array  $version_history
+	 * @param    string $current_version_to_add version to be added to the version history
+	 * @return    boolean success as to whether or not this option was changed
+	 */
+	public function update_list_of_installed_versions($version_history = null, $current_version_to_add = null)
+	{
+		if (! $version_history) {
+			$version_history = $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option($version_history);
+		}
+		if ($current_version_to_add === null) {
+			$current_version_to_add = espresso_version();
+		}
+		$version_history[ $current_version_to_add ][] = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', time());
+		// re-save
+		return update_option('espresso_db_update', $version_history);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Detects if the current version indicated in the has existed in the list of
+	 * previously-installed versions of EE (espresso_db_update). Does NOT modify it (ie, no side-effect)
+	 *
+	 * @param array $espresso_db_update array from the wp option stored under the name 'espresso_db_update'.
+	 *                                  If not supplied, fetches it from the options table.
+	 *                                  Also, caches its result so later parts of the code can also know whether
+	 *                                  there's been an update or not. This way we can add the current version to
+	 *                                  espresso_db_update, but still know if this is a new install or not
+	 * @return int one of the constants on EE_System::req_type_
+	 */
+	public function detect_req_type($espresso_db_update = null)
+	{
+		if ($this->_req_type === null) {
+			$espresso_db_update          = ! empty($espresso_db_update)
+				? $espresso_db_update
+				: $this->fix_espresso_db_upgrade_option();
+			$this->_req_type             = EE_System::detect_req_type_given_activation_history(
+				$espresso_db_update,
+				'ee_espresso_activation', espresso_version()
+			);
+			$this->_major_version_change = $this->_detect_major_version_change($espresso_db_update);
+			$this->request->setIsActivation($this->_req_type !== EE_System::req_type_normal);
+		}
+		return $this->_req_type;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not there was a non-micro version change (ie, change in either
+	 * the first or second number in the version. Eg 4.9.0.rc.001 to 4.10.0.rc.000,
+	 * but not 4.9.0.rc.0001 to 4.9.1.rc.0001
+	 *
+	 * @param $activation_history
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function _detect_major_version_change($activation_history)
+	{
+		$previous_version       = EE_System::_get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history);
+		$previous_version_parts = explode('.', $previous_version);
+		$current_version_parts  = explode('.', espresso_version());
+		return isset($previous_version_parts[0], $previous_version_parts[1], $current_version_parts[0], $current_version_parts[1])
+			   && ($previous_version_parts[0] !== $current_version_parts[0]
+				   || $previous_version_parts[1] !== $current_version_parts[1]
+			   );
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if either the major or minor version of EE changed during this request.
+	 * Eg 4.9.0.rc.001 to 4.10.0.rc.000, but not 4.9.0.rc.0001 to 4.9.1.rc.0001
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_major_version_change()
+	{
+		return $this->_major_version_change;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines the request type for any ee addon, given three piece of info: the current array of activation
+	 * histories (for core that' 'espresso_db_update' wp option); the name of the WordPress option which is temporarily
+	 * set upon activation of the plugin (for core it's 'ee_espresso_activation'); and the version that this plugin was
+	 * just activated to (for core that will always be espresso_version())
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $activation_history_for_addon     the option's value which stores the activation history for this
+	 *                                                 ee plugin. for core that's 'espresso_db_update'
+	 * @param string $activation_indicator_option_name the name of the WordPress option that is temporarily set to
+	 *                                                 indicate that this plugin was just activated
+	 * @param string $version_to_upgrade_to            the version that was just upgraded to (for core that will be
+	 *                                                 espresso_version())
+	 * @return int one of the constants on EE_System::req_type_*
+	 */
+	public static function detect_req_type_given_activation_history(
+		$activation_history_for_addon,
+		$activation_indicator_option_name,
+		$version_to_upgrade_to
+	) {
+		$version_is_higher = self::_new_version_is_higher($activation_history_for_addon, $version_to_upgrade_to);
+		if ($activation_history_for_addon) {
+			//it exists, so this isn't a completely new install
+			//check if this version already in that list of previously installed versions
+			if (! isset($activation_history_for_addon[ $version_to_upgrade_to ])) {
+				//it a version we haven't seen before
+				if ($version_is_higher === 1) {
+					$req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
+				} else {
+					$req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
+				}
+				delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
+			} else {
+				// its not an update. maybe a reactivation?
+				if (get_option($activation_indicator_option_name, false)) {
+					if ($version_is_higher === -1) {
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
+					} elseif ($version_is_higher === 0) {
+						//we've seen this version before, but it's an activation. must be a reactivation
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_reactivation;
+					} else {//$version_is_higher === 1
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
+					}
+					delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
+				} else {
+					//we've seen this version before and the activation indicate doesn't show it was just activated
+					if ($version_is_higher === -1) {
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_downgrade;
+					} elseif ($version_is_higher === 0) {
+						//we've seen this version before and it's not an activation. its normal request
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_normal;
+					} else {//$version_is_higher === 1
+						$req_type = EE_System::req_type_upgrade;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			//brand new install
+			$req_type = EE_System::req_type_new_activation;
+			delete_option($activation_indicator_option_name);
+		}
+		return $req_type;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Detects if the $version_to_upgrade_to is higher than the most recent version in
+	 * the $activation_history_for_addon
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $activation_history_for_addon (keys are versions, values are arrays of times activated,
+	 *                                             sometimes containing 'unknown-date'
+	 * @param string $version_to_upgrade_to        (current version)
+	 * @return int results of version_compare( $version_to_upgrade_to, $most_recently_active_version ).
+	 *                                             ie, -1 if $version_to_upgrade_to is LOWER (downgrade);
+	 *                                             0 if $version_to_upgrade_to MATCHES (reactivation or normal request);
+	 *                                             1 if $version_to_upgrade_to is HIGHER (upgrade) ;
+	 */
+	private static function _new_version_is_higher($activation_history_for_addon, $version_to_upgrade_to)
+	{
+		//find the most recently-activated version
+		$most_recently_active_version =
+			EE_System::_get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history_for_addon);
+		return version_compare($version_to_upgrade_to, $most_recently_active_version);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the most recently active version listed in the activation history,
+	 * and if none are found (ie, it's a brand new install) returns '0.0.0.dev.000'.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $activation_history  (keys are versions, values are arrays of times activated,
+	 *                                   sometimes containing 'unknown-date'
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private static function _get_most_recently_active_version_from_activation_history($activation_history)
+	{
+		$most_recently_active_version_activation = '1970-01-01 00:00:00';
+		$most_recently_active_version            = '0.0.0.dev.000';
+		if (is_array($activation_history)) {
+			foreach ($activation_history as $version => $times_activated) {
+				//check there is a record of when this version was activated. Otherwise,
+				//mark it as unknown
+				if (! $times_activated) {
+					$times_activated = array('unknown-date');
+				}
+				if (is_string($times_activated)) {
+					$times_activated = array($times_activated);
+				}
+				foreach ($times_activated as $an_activation) {
+					if ($an_activation !== 'unknown-date'
+						&& $an_activation
+						   > $most_recently_active_version_activation) {
+						$most_recently_active_version            = $version;
+						$most_recently_active_version_activation = $an_activation === 'unknown-date'
+							? '1970-01-01 00:00:00'
+							: $an_activation;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $most_recently_active_version;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This redirects to the about EE page after activation
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function redirect_to_about_ee()
+	{
+		$notices = EE_Error::get_notices(false);
+		//if current user is an admin and it's not an ajax or rest request
+		if (
+			! isset($notices['errors'])
+			&& $this->request->isAdmin()
+			&& apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__EE_System__redirect_to_about_ee__do_redirect',
+				$this->capabilities->current_user_can('manage_options', 'espresso_about_default')
+			)
+		) {
+			$query_params = array('page' => 'espresso_about');
+			if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() === EE_System::req_type_new_activation) {
+				$query_params['new_activation'] = true;
+			}
+			if (EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() === EE_System::req_type_reactivation) {
+				$query_params['reactivation'] = true;
+			}
+			$url = add_query_arg($query_params, admin_url('admin.php'));
+			wp_safe_redirect($url);
+			exit();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load_core_configuration
+	 * this is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__load_core_configuration'
+	 * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 5
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function load_core_configuration()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_core_configuration__begin', $this);
+		$this->loader->getShared('EE_Load_Textdomain');
+		//load textdomain
+		EE_Load_Textdomain::load_textdomain();
+		// load and setup EE_Config and EE_Network_Config
+		$config = $this->loader->getShared('EE_Config');
+		$this->loader->getShared('EE_Network_Config');
+		// setup autoloaders
+		// enable logging?
+		if ($config->admin->use_full_logging) {
+			$this->loader->getShared('EE_Log');
+		}
+		// check for activation errors
+		$activation_errors = get_option('ee_plugin_activation_errors', false);
+		if ($activation_errors) {
+			EE_Error::add_error($activation_errors, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+			update_option('ee_plugin_activation_errors', false);
+		}
+		// get model names
+		$this->_parse_model_names();
+		//load caf stuff a chance to play during the activation process too.
+		$this->_maybe_brew_regular();
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_core_configuration__complete', $this);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * cycles through all of the models/*.model.php files, and assembles an array of model names
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	private function _parse_model_names()
+	{
+		//get all the files in the EE_MODELS folder that end in .model.php
+		$models                 = glob(EE_MODELS . '*.model.php');
+		$model_names            = array();
+		$non_abstract_db_models = array();
+		foreach ($models as $model) {
+			// get model classname
+			$classname       = EEH_File::get_classname_from_filepath_with_standard_filename($model);
+			$short_name      = str_replace('EEM_', '', $classname);
+			$reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass($classname);
+			if ($reflectionClass->isSubclassOf('EEM_Base') && ! $reflectionClass->isAbstract()) {
+				$non_abstract_db_models[ $short_name ] = $classname;
+			}
+			$model_names[ $short_name ] = $classname;
+		}
+		$this->registry->models                 = apply_filters('FHEE__EE_System__parse_model_names', $model_names);
+		$this->registry->non_abstract_db_models = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_System__parse_implemented_model_names',
+			$non_abstract_db_models
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The purpose of this method is to simply check for a file named "caffeinated/brewing_regular.php" for any hooks
+	 * that need to be setup before our EE_System launches.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function _maybe_brew_regular()
+	{
+		if ((! defined('EE_DECAF') || EE_DECAF !== true) && is_readable(EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php')) {
+			require_once EE_CAFF_PATH . 'brewing_regular.php';
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets
+	 * generate lists of shortcodes and modules, then verify paths and classes
+	 * This is hooked into 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets'
+	 * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 7
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
+	public function register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets()
+	{
+		if ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe()) {
+			try {
+				// load, register, and add shortcodes the new way
+				$this->loader->getShared(
+					'EventEspresso\core\services\shortcodes\ShortcodesManager',
+					array(
+						// and the old way, but we'll put it under control of the new system
+						EE_Config::getLegacyShortcodesManager(),
+					)
+				);
+			} catch (Exception $exception) {
+				new ExceptionStackTraceDisplay($exception);
+			}
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_widgets');
+		// check for addons using old hook point
+		if (has_action('AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_addons')) {
+			$this->_incompatible_addon_error();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _incompatible_addon_error
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function _incompatible_addon_error()
+	{
+		// get array of classes hooking into here
+		$class_names = EEH_Class_Tools::get_class_names_for_all_callbacks_on_hook(
+			'AHEE__EE_System__register_shortcodes_modules_and_addons'
+		);
+		if (! empty($class_names)) {
+			$msg = __(
+				'The following plugins, addons, or modules appear to be incompatible with this version of Event Espresso and were automatically deactivated to avoid fatal errors:',
+				'event_espresso'
+			);
+			$msg .= '<ul>';
+			foreach ($class_names as $class_name) {
+				$msg .= '<li><b>Event Espresso - ' . str_replace(
+						array('EE_', 'EEM_', 'EED_', 'EES_', 'EEW_'), '',
+						$class_name
+					) . '</b></li>';
+			}
+			$msg .= '</ul>';
+			$msg .= __(
+				'Compatibility issues can be avoided and/or resolved by keeping addons and plugins updated to the latest version.',
+				'event_espresso'
+			);
+			// save list of incompatible addons to wp-options for later use
+			add_option('ee_incompatible_addons', $class_names, '', 'no');
+			if (is_admin()) {
+				EE_Error::add_error($msg, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * brew_espresso
+	 * begins the process of setting hooks for initializing EE in the correct order
+	 * This is happening on the 'AHEE__EE_Bootstrap__brew_espresso' hook point
+	 * which runs during the WP 'plugins_loaded' action at priority 9
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function brew_espresso()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__begin', $this);
+		// load some final core systems
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'set_hooks_for_core'), 1);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations'), 3);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'load_CPTs_and_session'), 5);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'load_controllers'), 7);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'core_loaded_and_ready'), 9);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'initialize'), 10);
+		add_action('init', array($this, 'initialize_last'), 100);
+		if (is_admin() && apply_filters('FHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__load_pue', true)) {
+			// pew pew pew
+			$this->loader->getShared('EE_PUE');
+			do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__after_pue_init');
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__brew_espresso__complete', $this);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    set_hooks_for_core
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return    void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function set_hooks_for_core()
+	{
+		$this->_deactivate_incompatible_addons();
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_core');
+		//caps need to be initialized on every request so that capability maps are set.
+		//@see https://events.codebasehq.com/projects/event-espresso/tickets/8674
+		$this->registry->CAP->init_caps();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Using the information gathered in EE_System::_incompatible_addon_error,
+	 * deactivates any addons considered incompatible with the current version of EE
+	 */
+	private function _deactivate_incompatible_addons()
+	{
+		$incompatible_addons = get_option('ee_incompatible_addons', array());
+		if (! empty($incompatible_addons)) {
+			$active_plugins = get_option('active_plugins', array());
+			foreach ($active_plugins as $active_plugin) {
+				foreach ($incompatible_addons as $incompatible_addon) {
+					if (strpos($active_plugin, $incompatible_addon) !== false) {
+						unset($_GET['activate']);
+						espresso_deactivate_plugin($active_plugin);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public function perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations()
+	{
+		//first check if we had previously attempted to setup EE's directories but failed
+		if ($this->request->isActivation() && EEH_Activation::upload_directories_incomplete()) {
+			EEH_Activation::create_upload_directories();
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__perform_activations_upgrades_and_migrations');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    load_CPTs_and_session
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public function load_CPTs_and_session()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_CPTs_and_session__start');
+		// register Custom Post Types
+		$this->loader->getShared('EE_Register_CPTs');
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_CPTs_and_session__complete');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * load_controllers
+	 * this is the best place to load any additional controllers that needs access to EE core.
+	 * it is expected that all basic core EE systems, that are not dependant on the current request are loaded at this
+	 * time
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function load_controllers()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__start');
+		// let's get it started
+		if (
+			! $this->maintenance_mode->level()
+			&& ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isFrontAjax())
+		) {
+			do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__load_front_controllers');
+			$this->loader->getShared('EE_Front_Controller');
+		} elseif ($this->request->isAdmin() || $this->request->isAdminAjax()) {
+			do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__load_admin_controllers');
+			$this->loader->getShared('EE_Admin');
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_controllers__complete');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * core_loaded_and_ready
+	 * all of the basic EE core should be loaded at this point and available regardless of M-Mode
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function core_loaded_and_ready()
+	{
+		if (
+			$this->request->isAdmin()
+			|| $this->request->isEeAjax()
+			|| $this->request->isFrontend()
+		) {
+			$this->loader->getShared('EE_Session');
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__core_loaded_and_ready');
+		// load_espresso_template_tags
+		if (
+			is_readable(EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php')
+			&& ($this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe() || $this->request->isFeed())
+		) {
+			require_once EE_PUBLIC . 'template_tags.php';
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__set_hooks_for_shortcodes_modules_and_addons');
+		if ($this->request->isAdmin() || $this->request->isFrontend() || $this->request->isIframe()) {
+			$this->loader->getShared('EventEspresso\core\services\assets\Registry');
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * initialize
+	 * this is the best place to begin initializing client code
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function initialize()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * initialize_last
+	 * this is run really late during the WP init hook point, and ensures that mostly everything else that needs to
+	 * initialize has done so
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function initialize_last()
+	{
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_System__initialize_last');
+		add_action('admin_bar_init', array($this, 'addEspressoToolbar'));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function addEspressoToolbar()
+	{
+		$this->loader->getShared(
+			'EventEspresso\core\domain\services\admin\AdminToolBar',
+			array($this->registry->CAP)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * do_not_cache
+	 * sets no cache headers and defines no cache constants for WP plugins
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function do_not_cache()
+	{
+		// set no cache constants
+		if (! defined('DONOTCACHEPAGE')) {
+			define('DONOTCACHEPAGE', true);
+		}
+		if (! defined('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT')) {
+			define('DONOTCACHCEOBJECT', true);
+		}
+		if (! defined('DONOTCACHEDB')) {
+			define('DONOTCACHEDB', true);
+		}
+		// add no cache headers
+		add_action('send_headers', array('EE_System', 'nocache_headers'), 10);
+		// plus a little extra for nginx and Google Chrome
+		add_filter('nocache_headers', array('EE_System', 'extra_nocache_headers'), 10, 1);
+		// prevent browsers from prefetching of the rel='next' link, because it may contain content that interferes with the registration process
+		remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    extra_nocache_headers
+	 *
+	 * @access    public
+	 * @param $headers
+	 * @return    array
+	 */
+	public static function extra_nocache_headers($headers)
+	{
+		// for NGINX
+		$headers['X-Accel-Expires'] = 0;
+		// plus extra for Google Chrome since it doesn't seem to respect "no-cache", but WILL respect "no-store"
+		$headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0';
+		return $headers;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    nocache_headers
+	 *
+	 * @access    public
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	public static function nocache_headers()
+	{
+		nocache_headers();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * simply hooks into "wp_list_pages_exclude" filter (for wp_list_pages method) and makes sure EE critical pages are
+	 * never returned with the function.
+	 *
+	 * @param  array $exclude_array any existing pages being excluded are in this array.
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function remove_pages_from_wp_list_pages($exclude_array)
+	{
+		return array_merge($exclude_array, $this->registry->CFG->core->get_critical_pages_array());
+	}