eventespresso / event-espresso-core

core/db_models/EEM_Base.model.php

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 abstract class EEM_Base extends EE_Base implements ResettableInterface
 {
 
-    /**
-     * Flag to indicate whether the values provided to EEM_Base have already been prepared
-     * by the model object or not (ie, the model object has used the field's _prepare_for_set function on the values).
-     * They almost always WILL NOT, but it's not necessarily a requirement.
-     * For example, if you want to run EEM_Event::instance()->get_all(array(array('EVT_ID'=>$_GET['event_id'])));
-     *
-     * @var boolean
-     */
-    private $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we assume
-     * the data is just like form input that needs to have the model fields'
-     * prepare_for_set and prepare_for_use_in_db called on it
-     */
-    const not_prepared_by_model_object = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we
-     * assume this value is coming from a model object and doesn't need to have
-     * prepare_for_set called on it, just prepare_for_use_in_db is used
-     */
-    const prepared_by_model_object = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we assume
-     * the values are already to be used in the database (ie no processing is done
-     * on them by the model's fields)
-     */
-    const prepared_for_use_in_db = 2;
-
-
-    protected $singular_item = 'Item';
-
-    protected $plural_item   = 'Items';
-
-    /**
-     * @type \EE_Table_Base[] $_tables array of EE_Table objects for defining which tables comprise this model.
-     */
-    protected $_tables;
-
-    /**
-     * with two levels: top-level has array keys which are database table aliases (ie, keys in _tables)
-     * and the value is an array. Each of those sub-arrays have keys of field names (eg 'ATT_ID', which should also be
-     * variable names on the model objects (eg, EE_Attendee), and the keys should be children of EE_Model_Field
-     *
-     * @var \EE_Model_Field_Base[][] $_fields
-     */
-    protected $_fields;
-
-    /**
-     * array of different kinds of relations
-     *
-     * @var \EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $_model_relations
-     */
-    protected $_model_relations;
-
-    /**
-     * @var \EE_Index[] $_indexes
-     */
-    protected $_indexes = array();
-
-    /**
-     * Default strategy for getting where conditions on this model. This strategy is used to get default
-     * where conditions which are added to get_all, update, and delete queries. They can be overridden
-     * by setting the same columns as used in these queries in the query yourself.
-     *
-     * @var EE_Default_Where_Conditions
-     */
-    protected $_default_where_conditions_strategy;
-
-    /**
-     * Strategy for getting conditions on this model when 'default_where_conditions' equals 'minimum'.
-     * This is particularly useful when you want something between 'none' and 'default'
-     *
-     * @var EE_Default_Where_Conditions
-     */
-    protected $_minimum_where_conditions_strategy;
-
-    /**
-     * String describing how to find the "owner" of this model's objects.
-     * When there is a foreign key on this model to the wp_users table, this isn't needed.
-     * But when there isn't, this indicates which related model, or transiently-related model,
-     * has the foreign key to the wp_users table.
-     * Eg, for EEM_Registration this would be 'Event' because registrations are directly
-     * related to events, and events have a foreign key to wp_users.
-     * On EEM_Transaction, this would be 'Transaction.Event'
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $_model_chain_to_wp_user = '';
-
-    /**
-     * String describing how to find the model with a password controlling access to this model. This property has the
-     * same format as $_model_chain_to_wp_user. This is primarily used by the query param "exclude_protected".
-     * This value is the path of models to follow to arrive at the model with the password field.
-     * If it is an empty string, it means this model has the password field. If it is null, it means there is no
-     * model with a password that should affect reading this on the front-end.
-     * Eg this is an empty string for the Event model because it has a password.
-     * This is null for the Registration model, because its event's password has no bearing on whether
-     * you can read the registration or not on the front-end (it just depends on your capabilities.)
-     * This is 'Datetime.Event' on the Ticket model, because model queries for tickets that set "exclude_protected"
-     * should hide tickets for datetimes for events that have a password set.
-     * @var string |null
-     */
-    protected $model_chain_to_password = null;
-
-    /**
-     * This is a flag typically set by updates so that we don't load the where strategy on updates because updates
-     * don't need it (particularly CPT models)
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $_ignore_where_strategy = false;
-
-    /**
-     * String used in caps relating to this model. Eg, if the caps relating to this
-     * model are 'ee_edit_events', 'ee_read_events', etc, it would be 'events'.
-     *
-     * @var string. If null it hasn't been initialized yet. If false then we
-     * have indicated capabilities don't apply to this
-     */
-    protected $_caps_slug = null;
-
-    /**
-     * 2d array where top-level keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(),
-     * and next-level keys are capability names, and each's value is a
-     * EE_Default_Where_Condition. If the requester requests to apply caps to the query,
-     * they specify which context to use (ie, frontend, backend, edit or delete)
-     * and then each capability in the corresponding sub-array that they're missing
-     * adds the where conditions onto the query.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_cap_restrictions = array(
-        self::caps_read       => array(),
-        self::caps_read_admin => array(),
-        self::caps_edit       => array(),
-        self::caps_delete     => array(),
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * Array defining which cap restriction generators to use to create default
-     * cap restrictions to put in EEM_Base::_cap_restrictions.
-     * Array-keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), and values are a child of
-     * EE_Restriction_Generator_Base. If you don't want any cap restrictions generated
-     * automatically set this to false (not just null).
-     *
-     * @var EE_Restriction_Generator_Base[]
-     */
-    protected $_cap_restriction_generators = array();
-
-    /**
-     * constants used to categorize capability restrictions on EEM_Base::_caps_restrictions
-     */
-    const caps_read       = 'read';
-
-    const caps_read_admin = 'read_admin';
-
-    const caps_edit       = 'edit';
-
-    const caps_delete     = 'delete';
-
-    /**
-     * Keys are all the cap contexts (ie constants EEM_Base::_caps_*) and values are their 'action'
-     * as how they'd be used in capability names. Eg EEM_Base::caps_read ('read_frontend')
-     * maps to 'read' because when looking for relevant permissions we're going to use
-     * 'read' in teh capabilities names like 'ee_read_events' etc.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map = array(
-        self::caps_read       => 'read',
-        self::caps_read_admin => 'read',
-        self::caps_edit       => 'edit',
-        self::caps_delete     => 'delete',
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * Timezone
-     * This gets set via the constructor so that we know what timezone incoming strings|timestamps are in when there
-     * are EE_Datetime_Fields in use.  This can also be used before a get to set what timezone you want strings coming
-     * out of the created objects.  NOT all EEM_Base child classes use this property but any that use a
-     * EE_Datetime_Field data type will have access to it.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $_timezone;
-
-
-    /**
-     * This holds the id of the blog currently making the query.  Has no bearing on single site but is used for
-     * multisite.
-     *
-     * @var int
-     */
-    protected static $_model_query_blog_id;
-
-    /**
-     * A copy of _fields, except the array keys are the model names pointed to by
-     * the field
-     *
-     * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
-     */
-    private $_cache_foreign_key_to_fields = array();
-
-    /**
-     * Cached list of all the fields on the model, indexed by their name
-     *
-     * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
-     */
-    private $_cached_fields = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Cached list of all the fields on the model, except those that are
-     * marked as only pertinent to the database
-     *
-     * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
-     */
-    private $_cached_fields_non_db_only = null;
-
-    /**
-     * A cached reference to the primary key for quick lookup
-     *
-     * @var EE_Model_Field_Base
-     */
-    private $_primary_key_field = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Flag indicating whether this model has a primary key or not
-     *
-     * @var boolean
-     */
-    protected $_has_primary_key_field = null;
-
-    /**
-     * array in the format:  [ FK alias => full PK ]
-     * where keys are local column name aliases for foreign keys
-     * and values are the fully qualified column name for the primary key they represent
-     *  ex:
-     *      [ 'Event.EVT_wp_user' => 'WP_User.ID' ]
-     *
-     * @var array $foreign_key_aliases
-     */
-    protected $foreign_key_aliases = [];
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not this model is based off a table in WP core only (CPTs should set
-     * this to FALSE, but if we were to make an EE_WP_Post model, it should set this to true).
-     * This should be true for models that deal with data that should exist independent of EE.
-     * For example, if the model can read and insert data that isn't used by EE, this should be true.
-     * It would be false, however, if you could guarantee the model would only interact with EE data,
-     * even if it uses a WP core table (eg event and venue models set this to false for that reason:
-     * they can only read and insert events and venues custom post types, not arbitrary post types)
-     * @var boolean
-     */
-    protected $_wp_core_model = false;
-
-    /**
-     * @var bool stores whether this model has a password field or not.
-     * null until initialized by hasPasswordField()
-     */
-    protected $has_password_field;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Password_Field|null Automatically set when calling getPasswordField()
-     */
-    protected $password_field;
-
-    /**
-     *    List of valid operators that can be used for querying.
-     * The keys are all operators we'll accept, the values are the real SQL
-     * operators used
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_valid_operators = array(
-        '='           => '=',
-        '<='          => '<=',
-        '<'           => '<',
-        '>='          => '>=',
-        '>'           => '>',
-        '!='          => '!=',
-        'LIKE'        => 'LIKE',
-        'like'        => 'LIKE',
-        'NOT_LIKE'    => 'NOT LIKE',
-        'not_like'    => 'NOT LIKE',
-        'NOT LIKE'    => 'NOT LIKE',
-        'not like'    => 'NOT LIKE',
-        'IN'          => 'IN',
-        'in'          => 'IN',
-        'NOT_IN'      => 'NOT IN',
-        'not_in'      => 'NOT IN',
-        'NOT IN'      => 'NOT IN',
-        'not in'      => 'NOT IN',
-        'between'     => 'BETWEEN',
-        'BETWEEN'     => 'BETWEEN',
-        'IS_NOT_NULL' => 'IS NOT NULL',
-        'is_not_null' => 'IS NOT NULL',
-        'IS NOT NULL' => 'IS NOT NULL',
-        'is not null' => 'IS NOT NULL',
-        'IS_NULL'     => 'IS NULL',
-        'is_null'     => 'IS NULL',
-        'IS NULL'     => 'IS NULL',
-        'is null'     => 'IS NULL',
-        'REGEXP'      => 'REGEXP',
-        'regexp'      => 'REGEXP',
-        'NOT_REGEXP'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
-        'not_regexp'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
-        'NOT REGEXP'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
-        'not regexp'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * operators that work like 'IN', accepting a comma-separated list of values inside brackets. Eg '(1,2,3)'
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_in_style_operators = array('IN', 'NOT IN');
-
-    /**
-     * operators that work like 'BETWEEN'.  Typically used for datetime calculations, i.e. "BETWEEN '12-1-2011' AND
-     * '12-31-2012'"
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_between_style_operators = array('BETWEEN');
-
-    /**
-     * Operators that work like SQL's like: input should be assumed to be a string, already prepared for a LIKE query.
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_like_style_operators = array('LIKE', 'NOT LIKE');
-    /**
-     * operators that are used for handling NUll and !NULL queries.  Typically used for when checking if a row exists
-     * on a join table.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_null_style_operators = array('IS NOT NULL', 'IS NULL');
-
-    /**
-     * Allowed values for $query_params['order'] for ordering in queries
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_allowed_order_values = array('asc', 'desc', 'ASC', 'DESC');
-
-    /**
-     * When these are keys in a WHERE or HAVING clause, they are handled much differently
-     * than regular field names. It is assumed that their values are an array of WHERE conditions
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    private $_logic_query_param_keys = array('not', 'and', 'or', 'NOT', 'AND', 'OR');
-
-    /**
-     * Allowed keys in $query_params arrays passed into queries. Note that 0 is meant to always be a
-     * 'where', but 'where' clauses are so common that we thought we'd omit it
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    private $_allowed_query_params = array(
-        0,
-        'limit',
-        'order_by',
-        'group_by',
-        'having',
-        'force_join',
-        'order',
-        'on_join_limit',
-        'default_where_conditions',
-        'caps',
-        'extra_selects',
-        'exclude_protected',
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * All the data types that can be used in $wpdb->prepare statements.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    private $_valid_wpdb_data_types = array('%d', '%s', '%f');
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Registry $EE
-     */
-    protected $EE = null;
-
-
-    /**
-     * Property which, when set, will have this model echo out the next X queries to the page for debugging.
-     *
-     * @var int
-     */
-    protected $_show_next_x_db_queries = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * When using _get_all_wpdb_results, you can specify a custom selection. If you do so,
-     * it gets saved on this property as an instance of CustomSelects so those selections can be used in
-     * WHERE, GROUP_BY, etc.
-     *
-     * @var CustomSelects
-     */
-    protected $_custom_selections = array();
-
-    /**
-     * key => value Entity Map using  array( EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id => array( ID => model object ) )
-     * caches every model object we've fetched from the DB on this request
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_entity_map;
-
-    /**
-     * @var LoaderInterface $loader
-     */
-    private static $loader;
-
-
-    /**
-     * constant used to show EEM_Base has not yet verified the db on this http request
-     */
-    const db_verified_none = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * constant used to show EEM_Base has verified the EE core db on this http request,
-     * but not the addons' dbs
-     */
-    const db_verified_core = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * constant used to show EEM_Base has verified the addons' dbs (and implicitly
-     * the EE core db too)
-     */
-    const db_verified_addons = 2;
-
-    /**
-     * indicates whether an EEM_Base child has already re-verified the DB
-     * is ok (we don't want to do it repetitively). Should be set to one the constants
-     * looking like EEM_Base::db_verified_*
-     *
-     * @var int - 0 = none, 1 = core, 2 = addons
-     */
-    protected static $_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_none;
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to ALL queried models
-     *        (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will only return non-trashed
-     *        registrations for non-trashed tickets for non-trashed datetimes)
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_all = 'all';
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to THIS model only, but
-     *        no other models which are joined to (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will
-     *        return non-trashed registrations, regardless of the related datetimes and tickets' statuses).
-     *        It is preferred to use EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others because, when joining to
-     *        models which share tables with other models, this can return data for the wrong model.
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_this_only = 'this_model_only';
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to other models queried,
-     *        but not the current model (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will
-     *        return all registrations related to non-trashed tickets and non-trashed datetimes)
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_others_only = 'other_models_only';
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply minimum where conditions to all models queried.
-     *        For most models this the same as EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none, except for models which share
-     *        their table with other models, like the Event and Venue models. For example, when querying for events
-     *        ordered by their venues' name, this will be sure to only return real events with associated real venues
-     *        (regardless of whether those events and venues are trashed)
-     *        In contrast, using EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none would could return WP posts other than EE
-     *        events.
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_minimum_all = 'minimum';
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply apply where conditions to other models, and full default
-     *        where conditions for the queried model (eg, when querying events ordered by venues' names, this will
-     *        return non-trashed events for any venues, regardless of whether those associated venues are trashed or
-     *        not)
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_minimum_others = 'full_this_minimum_others';
-
-    /**
-     * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to NOT apply any where conditions. This should very rarely be
-     *        used, because when querying from a model which shares its table with another model (eg Events and Venues)
-     *        it's possible it will return table entries for other models. You should use
-     *        EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all instead.
-     */
-    const default_where_conditions_none = 'none';
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * About all child constructors:
-     * they should define the _tables, _fields and _model_relations arrays.
-     * Should ALWAYS be called after child constructor.
-     * In order to make the child constructors to be as simple as possible, this parent constructor
-     * finalizes constructing all the object's attributes.
-     * Generally, rather than requiring a child to code
-     * $this->_tables = array(
-     *        'Event_Post_Table' => new EE_Table('Event_Post_Table','wp_posts')
-     *        ...);
-     *  (thus repeating itself in the array key and in the constructor of the new EE_Table,)
-     * each EE_Table has a function to set the table's alias after the constructor, using
-     * the array key ('Event_Post_Table'), instead of repeating it. The model fields and model relations
-     * do something similar.
-     *
-     * @param null $timezone
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function __construct($timezone = null)
-    {
-        // check that the model has not been loaded too soon
-        if (! did_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons')) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'The %1$s model can not be loaded before the "AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons" hook has been called. This gives other addons a chance to extend this model.',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    get_class($this)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        /**
-         * Set blogid for models to current blog. However we ONLY do this if $_model_query_blog_id is not already set.
-         */
-        if (empty(EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id)) {
-            EEM_Base::set_model_query_blog_id();
-        }
-        /**
-         * Filters the list of tables on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead
-         * just use EE_Register_Model_Extension
-         *
-         * @var EE_Table_Base[] $_tables
-         */
-        $this->_tables = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__tables', $this->_tables);
-        foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table_obj) {
-            /** @var $table_obj EE_Table_Base */
-            $table_obj->_construct_finalize_with_alias($table_alias);
-            if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
-                /** @var $table_obj EE_Secondary_Table */
-                $table_obj->_construct_finalize_set_table_to_join_with($this->_get_main_table());
-            }
-        }
-        /**
-         * Filters the list of fields on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead just use
-         * EE_Register_Model_Extension
-         *
-         * @param EE_Model_Field_Base[] $_fields
-         */
-        $this->_fields = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__fields', $this->_fields);
-        $this->_invalidate_field_caches();
-        foreach ($this->_fields as $table_alias => $fields_for_table) {
-            if (! array_key_exists($table_alias, $this->_tables)) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                    "Table alias %s does not exist in EEM_Base child's _tables array. Only tables defined are %s",
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ), $table_alias, implode(",", $this->_fields)));
-            }
-            foreach ($fields_for_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base | EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base */
-                // primary key field base has a slightly different _construct_finalize
-                /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
-                $field_obj->_construct_finalize($table_alias, $field_name, $this->get_this_model_name());
-            }
-        }
-        // everything is related to Extra_Meta
-        if (get_class($this) !== 'EEM_Extra_Meta') {
-            // make extra meta related to everything, but don't block deleting things just
-            // because they have related extra meta info. For now just orphan those extra meta
-            // in the future we should automatically delete them
-            $this->_model_relations['Extra_Meta'] = new EE_Has_Many_Any_Relation(false);
-        }
-        // and change logs
-        if (get_class($this) !== 'EEM_Change_Log') {
-            $this->_model_relations['Change_Log'] = new EE_Has_Many_Any_Relation(false);
-        }
-        /**
-         * Filters the list of relations on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead just use
-         * EE_Register_Model_Extension
-         *
-         * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $_model_relations
-         */
-        $this->_model_relations = (array) apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__model_relations',
-            $this->_model_relations
-        );
-        foreach ($this->_model_relations as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
-            /** @var $relation_obj EE_Model_Relation_Base */
-            $relation_obj->_construct_finalize_set_models($this->get_this_model_name(), $model_name);
-        }
-        foreach ($this->_indexes as $index_name => $index_obj) {
-            /** @var $index_obj EE_Index */
-            $index_obj->_construct_finalize($index_name, $this->get_this_model_name());
-        }
-        $this->set_timezone($timezone);
-        // finalize default where condition strategy, or set default
-        if (! $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy) {
-            // nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
-            $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
-        }
-        $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy->_finalize_construct($this);
-        if (! $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy) {
-            // nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
-            $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
-        }
-        $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy->_finalize_construct($this);
-        // if the cap slug hasn't been set, and we haven't set it to false on purpose
-        // to indicate to NOT set it, set it to the logical default
-        if ($this->_caps_slug === null) {
-            $this->_caps_slug = EEH_Inflector::pluralize_and_lower($this->get_this_model_name());
-        }
-        // initialize the standard cap restriction generators if none were specified by the child constructor
-        if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
-            foreach ($this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map() as $cap_context => $action) {
-                if (! isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ])) {
-                    $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ] = apply_filters(
-                        'FHEE__EEM_Base___construct__standard_cap_restriction_generator',
-                        new EE_Restriction_Generator_Protected(),
-                        $cap_context,
-                        $this
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // if there are cap restriction generators, use them to make the default cap restrictions
-        if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
-            foreach ($this->_cap_restriction_generators as $context => $generator_object) {
-                if (! $generator_object) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (! $generator_object instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            __(
-                                'Index "%1$s" in the model %2$s\'s _cap_restriction_generators is not a child of EE_Restriction_Generator_Base. It should be that or NULL.',
-                                'event_espresso'
-                            ),
-                            $context,
-                            $this->get_this_model_name()
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                $action = $this->cap_action_for_context($context);
-                if (! $generator_object->construction_finalized()) {
-                    $generator_object->_construct_finalize($this, $action);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__end');
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Used to set the $_model_query_blog_id static property.
-     *
-     * @param int $blog_id  If provided then will set the blog_id for the models to this id.  If not provided then the
-     *                      value for get_current_blog_id() will be used.
-     */
-    public static function set_model_query_blog_id($blog_id = 0)
-    {
-        EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id = $blog_id > 0 ? (int) $blog_id : get_current_blog_id();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whatever is set as the internal $model_query_blog_id.
-     *
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public static function get_model_query_blog_id()
-    {
-        return EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This function is a singleton method used to instantiate the Espresso_model object
-     *
-     * @param string $timezone string representing the timezone we want to set for returned Date Time Strings
-     *                                (and any incoming timezone data that gets saved).
-     *                                Note this just sends the timezone info to the date time model field objects.
-     *                                Default is NULL
-     *                                (and will be assumed using the set timezone in the 'timezone_string' wp option)
-     * @return static (as in the concrete child class)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    public static function instance($timezone = null)
-    {
-        // check if instance of Espresso_model already exists
-        if (! static::$_instance instanceof static) {
-            // instantiate Espresso_model
-            static::$_instance = new static(
-                $timezone,
-                LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load('EventEspresso\core\services\orm\ModelFieldFactory')
-            );
-        }
-        // we might have a timezone set, let set_timezone decide what to do with it
-        static::$_instance->set_timezone($timezone);
-        // Espresso_model object
-        return static::$_instance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * resets the model and returns it
-     *
-     * @param null | string $timezone
-     * @return EEM_Base|null (if the model was already instantiated, returns it, with
-     * all its properties reset; if it wasn't instantiated, returns null)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    public static function reset($timezone = null)
-    {
-        if (static::$_instance instanceof EEM_Base) {
-            // let's try to NOT swap out the current instance for a new one
-            // because if someone has a reference to it, we can't remove their reference
-            // so it's best to keep using the same reference, but change the original object
-            // reset all its properties to their original values as defined in the class
-            $r = new ReflectionClass(get_class(static::$_instance));
-            $static_properties = $r->getStaticProperties();
-            foreach ($r->getDefaultProperties() as $property => $value) {
-                // don't set instance to null like it was originally,
-                // but it's static anyways, and we're ignoring static properties (for now at least)
-                if (! isset($static_properties[ $property ])) {
-                    static::$_instance->{$property} = $value;
-                }
-            }
-            // and then directly call its constructor again, like we would if we were creating a new one
-            static::$_instance->__construct(
-                $timezone,
-                LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load('EventEspresso\core\services\orm\ModelFieldFactory')
-            );
-            return self::instance();
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return LoaderInterface
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    private static function getLoader()
-    {
-        if (! EEM_Base::$loader instanceof LoaderInterface) {
-            EEM_Base::$loader = LoaderFactory::getLoader();
-        }
-        return EEM_Base::$loader;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * retrieve the status details from esp_status table as an array IF this model has the status table as a relation.
-     *
-     * @param  boolean $translated return localized strings or JUST the array.
-     * @return array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    public function status_array($translated = false)
-    {
-        if (! array_key_exists('Status', $this->_model_relations)) {
-            return array();
-        }
-        $model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
-        $status_type = str_replace(' ', '_', strtolower(str_replace('_', ' ', $model_name)));
-        $stati = EEM_Status::instance()->get_all(array(array('STS_type' => $status_type)));
-        $status_array = array();
-        foreach ($stati as $status) {
-            $status_array[ $status->ID() ] = $status->get('STS_code');
-        }
-        return $translated
-            ? EEM_Status::instance()->localized_status($status_array, false, 'sentence')
-            : $status_array;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the EE_Base_Class objects which match the $query_params, by querying the DB.
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params  @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     *                             or if you have the development copy of EE you can view this at the path:
-     *                             /docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @return EE_Base_Class[]  *note that there is NO option to pass the output type. If you want results different
-     *                                        from EE_Base_Class[], use get_all_wpdb_results(). Array keys are object IDs (if there is a primary key on the model.
-     *                                        if not, numerically indexed) Some full examples: get 10 transactions
-     *                                        which have Scottish attendees: EEM_Transaction::instance()->get_all(
-     *                                        array( array(
-     *                                        'OR'=>array(
-     *                                        'Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname'=>array('like','Mc%'),
-     *                                        'Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname*other'=>array('like','Mac%')
-     *                                        )
-     *                                        ),
-     *                                        'limit'=>10,
-     *                                        'group_by'=>'TXN_ID'
-     *                                        ));
-     *                                        get all the answers to the question titled "shirt size" for event with id
-     *                                        12, ordered by their answer EEM_Answer::instance()->get_all(array( array(
-     *                                        'Question.QST_display_text'=>'shirt size',
-     *                                        'Registration.Event.EVT_ID'=>12
-     *                                        ),
-     *                                        'order_by'=>array('ANS_value'=>'ASC')
-     *                                        ));
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_all($query_params = array())
-    {
-        if (isset($query_params['limit'])
-            && ! isset($query_params['group_by'])
-        ) {
-            $query_params['group_by'] = array_keys($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields());
-        }
-        return $this->_create_objects($this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A, null));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Modifies the query parameters so we only get back model objects
-     * that "belong" to the current user
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     */
-    public function alter_query_params_to_only_include_mine($query_params = array())
-    {
-        $wp_user_field_name = $this->wp_user_field_name();
-        if ($wp_user_field_name) {
-            $query_params[0][ $wp_user_field_name ] = get_current_user_id();
-        }
-        return $query_params;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the name of the field's name that points to the WP_User table
-     *  on this model (or follows the _model_chain_to_wp_user and uses that model's
-     * foreign key to the WP_User table)
-     *
-     * @return string|boolean string on success, boolean false when there is no
-     * foreign key to the WP_User table
-     */
-    public function wp_user_field_name()
-    {
-        try {
-            if (! empty($this->_model_chain_to_wp_user)) {
-                $models_to_follow_to_wp_users = explode('.', $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user);
-                $last_model_name = end($models_to_follow_to_wp_users);
-                $model_with_fk_to_wp_users = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($last_model_name);
-                $model_chain_to_wp_user = $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user . '.';
-            } else {
-                $model_with_fk_to_wp_users = $this;
-                $model_chain_to_wp_user = '';
-            }
-            $wp_user_field = $model_with_fk_to_wp_users->get_foreign_key_to('WP_User');
-            return $model_chain_to_wp_user . $wp_user_field->get_name();
-        } catch (EE_Error $e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the _model_chain_to_wp_user string, which indicates which related model
-     * (or transiently-related model) has a foreign key to the wp_users table;
-     * useful for finding if model objects of this type are 'owned' by the current user.
-     * This is an empty string when the foreign key is on this model and when it isn't,
-     * but is only non-empty when this model's ownership is indicated by a RELATED model
-     * (or transiently-related model)
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function model_chain_to_wp_user()
-    {
-        return $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Whether this model is 'owned' by a specific wordpress user (even indirectly,
-     * like how registrations don't have a foreign key to wp_users, but the
-     * events they are for are), or is unrelated to wp users.
-     * generally available
-     *
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function is_owned()
-    {
-        if ($this->model_chain_to_wp_user()) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        try {
-            $this->get_foreign_key_to('WP_User');
-            return true;
-        } catch (EE_Error $e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Used internally to get WPDB results, because other functions, besides get_all, may want to do some queries, but
-     * may want to preserve the WPDB results (eg, update, which first queries to make sure we have all the tables on
-     * the model)
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params      @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $output            ARRAY_A, OBJECT_K, etc. Just like
-     * @param mixed  $columns_to_select , What columns to select. By default, we select all columns specified by the
-     *                                  fields on the model, and the models we joined to in the query. However, you can
-     *                                  override this and set the select to "*", or a specific column name, like
-     *                                  "ATT_ID", etc. If you would like to use these custom selections in WHERE,
-     *                                  GROUP_BY, or HAVING clauses, you must instead provide an array. Array keys are
-     *                                  the aliases used to refer to this selection, and values are to be
-     *                                  numerically-indexed arrays, where 0 is the selection and 1 is the data type.
-     *                                  Eg, array('count'=>array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%d'))
-     * @return array | stdClass[] like results of $wpdb->get_results($sql,OBJECT), (ie, output type is OBJECT)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    protected function _get_all_wpdb_results($query_params = array(), $output = ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select = null)
-    {
-        $this->_custom_selections = $this->getCustomSelection($query_params, $columns_to_select);
-        ;
-        $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-        $select_expressions = $columns_to_select === null
-            ? $this->_construct_default_select_sql($model_query_info)
-            : '';
-        if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
-            $custom_expressions = $this->_custom_selections->columnsToSelectExpression();
-            $select_expressions .= $select_expressions
-                ? ', ' . $custom_expressions
-                : $custom_expressions;
-        }
-
-        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
-        return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_results', array($SQL, $output));
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Get a CustomSelects object if the $query_params or $columns_to_select allows for it.
-     * Note: $query_params['extra_selects'] will always override any $columns_to_select values. It is the preferred
-     * method of including extra select information.
-     *
-     * @param array             $query_params
-     * @param null|array|string $columns_to_select
-     * @return null|CustomSelects
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    protected function getCustomSelection(array $query_params, $columns_to_select = null)
-    {
-        if (! isset($query_params['extra_selects']) && $columns_to_select === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        $selects = isset($query_params['extra_selects']) ? $query_params['extra_selects'] : $columns_to_select;
-        $selects = is_string($selects) ? explode(',', $selects) : $selects;
-        return new CustomSelects($selects);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array of rows from the database just like $wpdb->get_results would,
-     * but you can use the model query params to more easily
-     * take care of joins, field preparation etc.
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params      @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $output            ARRAY_A, OBJECT_K, etc. Just like
-     * @param mixed  $columns_to_select , What columns to select. By default, we select all columns specified by the
-     *                                  fields on the model, and the models we joined to in the query. However, you can
-     *                                  override this and set the select to "*", or a specific column name, like
-     *                                  "ATT_ID", etc. If you would like to use these custom selections in WHERE,
-     *                                  GROUP_BY, or HAVING clauses, you must instead provide an array. Array keys are
-     *                                  the aliases used to refer to this selection, and values are to be
-     *                                  numerically-indexed arrays, where 0 is the selection and 1 is the data type.
-     *                                  Eg, array('count'=>array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%d'))
-     * @return array|stdClass[] like results of $wpdb->get_results($sql,OBJECT), (ie, output type is OBJECT)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_all_wpdb_results($query_params = array(), $output = ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select = null)
-    {
-        return $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, $output, $columns_to_select);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * For creating a custom select statement
-     *
-     * @param mixed $columns_to_select either a string to be inserted directly as the select statement,
-     *                                 or an array where keys are aliases, and values are arrays where 0=>the selection
-     *                                 SQL, and 1=>is the datatype
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _construct_select_from_input($columns_to_select)
-    {
-        if (is_array($columns_to_select)) {
-            $select_sql_array = array();
-            foreach ($columns_to_select as $alias => $selection_and_datatype) {
-                if (! is_array($selection_and_datatype) || ! isset($selection_and_datatype[1])) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            __(
-                                "Custom selection %s (alias %s) needs to be an array like array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%%d')",
-                                'event_espresso'
-                            ),
-                            $selection_and_datatype,
-                            $alias
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                if (! in_array($selection_and_datatype[1], $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types, true)) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            esc_html__(
-                                "Datatype %s (for selection '%s' and alias '%s') is not a valid wpdb datatype (eg %%s)",
-                                'event_espresso'
-                            ),
-                            $selection_and_datatype[1],
-                            $selection_and_datatype[0],
-                            $alias,
-                            implode(', ', $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                $select_sql_array[] = "{$selection_and_datatype[0]} AS $alias";
-            }
-            $columns_to_select_string = implode(', ', $select_sql_array);
-        } else {
-            $columns_to_select_string = $columns_to_select;
-        }
-        return $columns_to_select_string;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Convenient wrapper for getting the primary key field's name. Eg, on Registration, this would be 'REG_ID'
-     *
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function primary_key_name()
-    {
-        return $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a single item for this model from the DB, given only its ID (or null if none is found).
-     * If there is no primary key on this model, $id is treated as primary key string
-     *
-     * @param mixed $id int or string, depending on the type of the model's primary key
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_one_by_ID($id)
-    {
-        if ($this->get_from_entity_map($id)) {
-            return $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
-        }
-        $model_object = $this->get_one(
-            $this->alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID(
-                $id,
-                array('default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all)
-            )
-        );
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        if ($model_object instanceof $className) {
-            // make sure valid objects get added to the entity map
-            // so that the next call to this method doesn't trigger another trip to the db
-            $this->add_to_entity_map($model_object);
-        }
-        return $model_object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Alters query parameters to only get items with this ID are returned.
-     * Takes into account that the ID might be a string produced by EEM_Base::get_index_primary_key_string(),
-     * or could just be a simple primary key ID
-     *
-     * @param int   $id
-     * @param array $query_params
-     * @return array of normal query params, @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID($id, $query_params = array())
-    {
-        if (! isset($query_params[0])) {
-            $query_params[0] = array();
-        }
-        $conditions_from_id = $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id);
-        if ($conditions_from_id === null) {
-            $query_params[0][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $id;
-        } else {
-            // no primary key, so the $id must be from the get_index_primary_key_string()
-            $query_params[0] = array_replace_recursive($query_params[0], $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id));
-        }
-        return $query_params;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a single item for this model from the DB, given the $query_params. Only returns a single class, not an
-     * array. If no item is found, null is returned.
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params like EEM_Base's $query_params variable.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class|EE_Soft_Delete_Base_Class|NULL
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_one($query_params = array())
-    {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::get_one',
-                sprintf(
-                    __('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        $query_params['limit'] = 1;
-        $items = $this->get_all($query_params);
-        if (empty($items)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return array_shift($items);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the next x number of items in sequence from the given value as
-     * found in the database matching the given query conditions.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
-     * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
-     *                                      reference point.
-     * @param int   $limit                  How many to return.
-     * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
-     * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an array of
-     *                                      EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
-     *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the
-     *                                      columns you want returned.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function next_x(
-        $current_field_value,
-        $field_to_order_by = null,
-        $limit = 1,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $columns_to_select = null
-    ) {
-        return $this->_get_consecutive(
-            $current_field_value,
-            '>',
-            $field_to_order_by,
-            $limit,
-            $query_params,
-            $columns_to_select
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the previous x number of items in sequence from the given value
-     * as found in the database matching the given query conditions.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
-     * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
-     *                                      reference point.
-     * @param int   $limit                  How many to return.
-     * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
-     * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an array of
-     *                                      EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
-     *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the
-     *                                      columns you want returned.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function previous_x(
-        $current_field_value,
-        $field_to_order_by = null,
-        $limit = 1,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $columns_to_select = null
-    ) {
-        return $this->_get_consecutive(
-            $current_field_value,
-            '<',
-            $field_to_order_by,
-            $limit,
-            $query_params,
-            $columns_to_select
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the next item in sequence from the given value as found in the
-     * database matching the given query conditions.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
-     * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
-     *                                      reference point.
-     * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
-     * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an EE_Base_Class
-     *                                      object is returned, otherwise you
-     *                                      can indicate just the columns you
-     *                                      want and a single array indexed by
-     *                                      the columns will be returned.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class|null|array()
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function next(
-        $current_field_value,
-        $field_to_order_by = null,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $columns_to_select = null
-    ) {
-        $results = $this->_get_consecutive(
-            $current_field_value,
-            '>',
-            $field_to_order_by,
-            1,
-            $query_params,
-            $columns_to_select
-        );
-        return empty($results) ? null : reset($results);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the previous item in sequence from the given value as found in
-     * the database matching the given query conditions.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
-     * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
-     *                                      reference point.
-     * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
-     * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an EE_Base_Class
-     *                                      object is returned, otherwise you
-     *                                      can indicate just the columns you
-     *                                      want and a single array indexed by
-     *                                      the columns will be returned.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class|null|array()
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function previous(
-        $current_field_value,
-        $field_to_order_by = null,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $columns_to_select = null
-    ) {
-        $results = $this->_get_consecutive(
-            $current_field_value,
-            '<',
-            $field_to_order_by,
-            1,
-            $query_params,
-            $columns_to_select
-        );
-        return empty($results) ? null : reset($results);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the a consecutive number of items in sequence from the given
-     * value as found in the database matching the given query conditions.
-     *
-     * @param mixed  $current_field_value   Value used for the reference point.
-     * @param string $operand               What operand is used for the sequence.
-     * @param string $field_to_order_by     What field is used for the reference point.
-     * @param int    $limit                 How many to return.
-     * @param array  $query_params          Extra conditions on the query.
-     * @param null   $columns_to_select     If left null, then an array of EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
-     *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the columns you want returned.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_consecutive(
-        $current_field_value,
-        $operand = '>',
-        $field_to_order_by = null,
-        $limit = 1,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $columns_to_select = null
-    ) {
-        // if $field_to_order_by is empty then let's assume we're ordering by the primary key.
-        if (empty($field_to_order_by)) {
-            if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $field_to_order_by = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-            } else {
-                if (WP_DEBUG) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(__(
-                        'EEM_Base::_get_consecutive() has been called with no $field_to_order_by argument and there is no primary key on the field.  Please provide the field you would like to use as the base for retrieving the next item(s).',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ));
-                }
-                EE_Error::add_error(__('There was an error with the query.', 'event_espresso'));
-                return array();
-            }
-        }
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::_get_consecutive',
-                sprintf(
-                    __('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        // let's add the where query param for consecutive look up.
-        $query_params[0][ $field_to_order_by ] = array($operand, $current_field_value);
-        $query_params['limit'] = $limit;
-        // set direction
-        $incoming_orderby = isset($query_params['order_by']) ? (array) $query_params['order_by'] : array();
-        $query_params['order_by'] = $operand === '>'
-            ? array($field_to_order_by => 'ASC') + $incoming_orderby
-            : array($field_to_order_by => 'DESC') + $incoming_orderby;
-        // if $columns_to_select is empty then that means we're returning EE_Base_Class objects
-        if (empty($columns_to_select)) {
-            return $this->get_all($query_params);
-        }
-        // getting just the fields
-        return $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This sets the _timezone property after model object has been instantiated.
-     *
-     * @param null | string $timezone valid PHP DateTimeZone timezone string
-     */
-    public function set_timezone($timezone)
-    {
-        if ($timezone !== null) {
-            $this->_timezone = $timezone;
-        }
-        // note we need to loop through relations and set the timezone on those objects as well.
-        foreach ($this->_model_relations as $relation) {
-            $relation->set_timezone($timezone);
-        }
-        // and finally we do the same for any datetime fields
-        foreach ($this->_fields as $field) {
-            if ($field instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
-                $field->set_timezone($timezone);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This just returns whatever is set for the current timezone.
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function get_timezone()
-    {
-        // first validate if timezone is set.  If not, then let's set it be whatever is set on the model fields.
-        if (empty($this->_timezone)) {
-            foreach ($this->_fields as $field) {
-                if ($field instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
-                    $this->set_timezone($field->get_timezone());
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // if timezone STILL empty then return the default timezone for the site.
-        if (empty($this->_timezone)) {
-            $this->set_timezone(EEH_DTT_Helper::get_timezone());
-        }
-        return $this->_timezone;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This returns the date formats set for the given field name and also ensures that
-     * $this->_timezone property is set correctly.
-     *
-     * @since 4.6.x
-     * @param string $field_name The name of the field the formats are being retrieved for.
-     * @param bool   $pretty     Whether to return the pretty formats (true) or not (false).
-     * @throws EE_Error   If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type.
-     * @return array formats in an array with the date format first, and the time format last.
-     */
-    public function get_formats_for($field_name, $pretty = false)
-    {
-        $field_settings = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
-        // if not a valid EE_Datetime_Field then throw error
-        if (! $field_settings instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                'The field sent into EEM_Base::get_formats_for (%s) is not registered as a EE_Datetime_Field. Please check the spelling and make sure you are submitting the right field name to retrieve date_formats for.',
-                'event_espresso'
-            ), $field_name));
-        }
-        // while we are here, let's make sure the timezone internally in EEM_Base matches what is stored on
-        // the field.
-        $this->_timezone = $field_settings->get_timezone();
-        return array($field_settings->get_date_format($pretty), $field_settings->get_time_format($pretty));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This returns the current time in a format setup for a query on this model.
-     * Usage of this method makes it easier to setup queries against EE_Datetime_Field columns because
-     * it will return:
-     *  - a formatted string in the timezone and format currently set on the EE_Datetime_Field for the given field for
-     *  NOW
-     *  - or a unix timestamp (equivalent to time())
-     * Note: When requesting a formatted string, if the date or time format doesn't include seconds, for example,
-     * the time returned, because it uses that format, will also NOT include seconds. For this reason, if you want
-     * the time returned to be the current time down to the exact second, set $timestamp to true.
-     * @since 4.6.x
-     * @param string $field_name       The field the current time is needed for.
-     * @param bool   $timestamp        True means to return a unix timestamp. Otherwise a
-     *                                 formatted string matching the set format for the field in the set timezone will
-     *                                 be returned.
-     * @param string $what             Whether to return the string in just the time format, the date format, or both.
-     * @throws EE_Error    If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type.
-     * @return int|string  If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type, then an EE_Error
-     *                                 exception is triggered.
-     */
-    public function current_time_for_query($field_name, $timestamp = false, $what = 'both')
-    {
-        $formats = $this->get_formats_for($field_name);
-        $DateTime = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone($this->_timezone));
-        if ($timestamp) {
-            return $DateTime->format('U');
-        }
-        // not returning timestamp, so return formatted string in timezone.
-        switch ($what) {
-            case 'time':
-                return $DateTime->format($formats[1]);
-                break;
-            case 'date':
-                return $DateTime->format($formats[0]);
-                break;
-            default:
-                return $DateTime->format(implode(' ', $formats));
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * This receives a time string for a given field and ensures that it is setup to match what the internal settings
-     * for the model are.  Returns a DateTime object.
-     * Note: a gotcha for when you send in unix timestamp.  Remember a unix timestamp is already timezone agnostic,
-     * (functionally the equivalent of UTC+0).  So when you send it in, whatever timezone string you include is
-     * ignored.
-     *
-     * @param string $field_name      The field being setup.
-     * @param string $timestring      The date time string being used.
-     * @param string $incoming_format The format for the time string.
-     * @param string $timezone        By default, it is assumed the incoming time string is in timezone for
-     *                                the blog.  If this is not the case, then it can be specified here.  If incoming
-     *                                format is
-     *                                'U', this is ignored.
-     * @return DateTime
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function convert_datetime_for_query($field_name, $timestring, $incoming_format, $timezone = '')
-    {
-        // just using this to ensure the timezone is set correctly internally
-        $this->get_formats_for($field_name);
-        // load EEH_DTT_Helper
-        $set_timezone = empty($timezone) ? EEH_DTT_Helper::get_timezone() : $timezone;
-        $incomingDateTime = date_create_from_format($incoming_format, $timestring, new DateTimeZone($set_timezone));
-        EEH_DTT_Helper::setTimezone($incomingDateTime, new DateTimeZone($this->_timezone));
-        return \EventEspresso\core\domain\entities\DbSafeDateTime::createFromDateTime($incomingDateTime);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the tables comprising this model. Array keys are the table aliases, and values are EE_Table objects
-     *
-     * @return EE_Table_Base[]
-     */
-    public function get_tables()
-    {
-        return $this->_tables;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Updates all the database entries (in each table for this model) according to $fields_n_values and optionally
-     * also updates all the model objects, where the criteria expressed in $query_params are met..
-     * Also note: if this model has multiple tables, this update verifies all the secondary tables have an entry for
-     * each row (in the primary table) we're trying to update; if not, it inserts an entry in the secondary table. Eg:
-     * if our model has 2 tables: wp_posts (primary), and wp_esp_event (secondary). Let's say we are trying to update a
-     * model object with EVT_ID = 1
-     * (which means where wp_posts has ID = 1, because wp_posts.ID is the primary key's column), which exists, but
-     * there is no entry in wp_esp_event for this entry in wp_posts. So, this update script will insert a row into
-     * wp_esp_event, using any available parameters from $fields_n_values (eg, if "EVT_limit" => 40 is in
-     * $fields_n_values, the new entry in wp_esp_event will set EVT_limit = 40, and use default for other columns which
-     * are not specified)
-     *
-     * @param array   $fields_n_values         keys are model fields (exactly like keys in EEM_Base::_fields, NOT db
-     *                                         columns!), values are strings, ints, floats, and maybe arrays if they
-     *                                         are to be serialized. Basically, the values are what you'd expect to be
-     *                                         values on the model, NOT necessarily what's in the DB. For example, if
-     *                                         we wanted to update only the TXN_details on any Transactions where its
-     *                                         ID=34, we'd use this method as follows:
-     *                                         EEM_Transaction::instance()->update(
-     *                                         array('TXN_details'=>array('detail1'=>'monkey','detail2'=>'banana'),
-     *                                         array(array('TXN_ID'=>34)));
-     * @param array   $query_params            @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     *                                         Eg, consider updating Question's QST_admin_label field is of type
-     *                                         Simple_HTML. If you use this function to update that field to $new_value
-     *                                         = (note replace 8's with appropriate opening and closing tags in the
-     *                                         following example)"8script8alert('I hack all');8/script88b8boom
-     *                                         baby8/b8", then if you set $values_already_prepared_by_model_object to
-     *                                         TRUE, it is assumed that you've already called
-     *                                         EE_Simple_HTML_Field->prepare_for_set($new_value), which removes the
-     *                                         malicious javascript. However, if
-     *                                         $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is left as FALSE, then
-     *                                         EE_Simple_HTML_Field->prepare_for_set($new_value) will be called on it,
-     *                                         and every other field, before insertion. We provide this parameter
-     *                                         because model objects perform their prepare_for_set function on all
-     *                                         their values, and so don't need to be called again (and in many cases,
-     *                                         shouldn't be called again. Eg: if we escape HTML characters in the
-     *                                         prepare_for_set method...)
-     * @param boolean $keep_model_objs_in_sync if TRUE, makes sure we ALSO update model objects
-     *                                         in this model's entity map according to $fields_n_values that match
-     *                                         $query_params. This obviously has some overhead, so you can disable it
-     *                                         by setting this to FALSE, but be aware that model objects being used
-     *                                         could get out-of-sync with the database
-     * @return int how many rows got updated or FALSE if something went wrong with the query (wp returns FALSE or num
-     *                                         rows affected which *could* include 0 which DOES NOT mean the query was
-     *                                         bad)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function update($fields_n_values, $query_params, $keep_model_objs_in_sync = true)
-    {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::update',
-                sprintf(
-                    __('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        /**
-         * Action called before a model update call has been made.
-         *
-         * @param EEM_Base $model
-         * @param array    $fields_n_values the updated fields and their new values
-         * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-         */
-        do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__update__begin', $this, $fields_n_values, $query_params);
-        /**
-         * Filters the fields about to be updated given the query parameters. You can provide the
-         * $query_params to $this->get_all() to find exactly which records will be updated
-         *
-         * @param array    $fields_n_values fields and their new values
-         * @param EEM_Base $model           the model being queried
-         * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-         */
-        $fields_n_values = (array) apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EEM_Base__update__fields_n_values',
-            $fields_n_values,
-            $this,
-            $query_params
-        );
-        // need to verify that, for any entry we want to update, there are entries in each secondary table.
-        // to do that, for each table, verify that it's PK isn't null.
-        $tables = $this->get_tables();
-        // and if the other tables don't have a row for each table-to-be-updated, we'll insert one with whatever values available in the current update query
-        // NOTE: we should make this code more efficient by NOT querying twice
-        // before the real update, but that needs to first go through ALPHA testing
-        // as it's dangerous. says Mike August 8 2014
-        // we want to make sure the default_where strategy is ignored
-        $this->_ignore_where_strategy = true;
-        $wpdb_select_results = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params);
-        foreach ($wpdb_select_results as $wpdb_result) {
-            // type cast stdClass as array
-            $wpdb_result = (array) $wpdb_result;
-            // get the model object's PK, as we'll want this if we need to insert a row into secondary tables
-            if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $main_table_pk_value = $wpdb_result[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
-            } else {
-                // if there's no primary key, we basically can't support having a 2nd table on the model (we could but it would be lots of work)
-                $main_table_pk_value = null;
-            }
-            // if there are more than 1 tables, we'll want to verify that each table for this model has an entry in the other tables
-            // and if the other tables don't have a row for each table-to-be-updated, we'll insert one with whatever values available in the current update query
-            if (count($tables) > 1) {
-                // foreach matching row in the DB, ensure that each table's PK isn't null. If so, there must not be an entry
-                // in that table, and so we'll want to insert one
-                foreach ($tables as $table_obj) {
-                    $this_table_pk_column = $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
-                    // if there is no private key for this table on the results, it means there's no entry
-                    // in this table, right? so insert a row in the current table, using any fields available
-                    if (! (array_key_exists($this_table_pk_column, $wpdb_result)
-                           && $wpdb_result[ $this_table_pk_column ])
-                    ) {
-                        $success = $this->_insert_into_specific_table(
-                            $table_obj,
-                            $fields_n_values,
-                            $main_table_pk_value
-                        );
-                        // if we died here, report the error
-                        if (! $success) {
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            //              //and now check that if we have cached any models by that ID on the model, that
-            //              //they also get updated properly
-            //              $model_object = $this->get_from_entity_map( $main_table_pk_value );
-            //              if( $model_object ){
-            //                  foreach( $fields_n_values as $field => $value ){
-            //                      $model_object->set($field, $value);
-            // let's make sure default_where strategy is followed now
-            $this->_ignore_where_strategy = false;
-        }
-        // if we want to keep model objects in sync, AND
-        // if this wasn't called from a model object (to update itself)
-        // then we want to make sure we keep all the existing
-        // model objects in sync with the db
-        if ($keep_model_objs_in_sync && ! $this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object) {
-            if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $model_objs_affected_ids = $this->get_col($query_params);
-            } else {
-                // we need to select a bunch of columns and then combine them into the the "index primary key string"s
-                $models_affected_key_columns = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A);
-                $model_objs_affected_ids = array();
-                foreach ($models_affected_key_columns as $row) {
-                    $combined_index_key = $this->get_index_primary_key_string($row);
-                    $model_objs_affected_ids[ $combined_index_key ] = $combined_index_key;
-                }
-            }
-            if (! $model_objs_affected_ids) {
-                // wait wait wait- if nothing was affected let's stop here
-                return 0;
-            }
-            foreach ($model_objs_affected_ids as $id) {
-                $model_obj_in_entity_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
-                if ($model_obj_in_entity_map) {
-                    foreach ($fields_n_values as $field => $new_value) {
-                        $model_obj_in_entity_map->set($field, $new_value);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            // if there is a primary key on this model, we can now do a slight optimization
-            if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                // we already know what we want to update. So let's make the query simpler so it's a little more efficient
-                $query_params = array(
-                    array($this->primary_key_name() => array('IN', $model_objs_affected_ids)),
-                    'limit'                    => count($model_objs_affected_ids),
-                    'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none,
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-        $SQL = "UPDATE "
-               . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql()
-               . " SET "
-               . $this->_construct_update_sql($fields_n_values)
-               . $model_query_info->get_where_sql();// note: doesn't use _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query() because doesn't accept LIMIT, ORDER BY, etc.
-        $rows_affected = $this->_do_wpdb_query('query', array($SQL));
-        /**
-         * Action called after a model update call has been made.
-         *
-         * @param EEM_Base $model
-         * @param array    $fields_n_values the updated fields and their new values
-         * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-         * @param int      $rows_affected
-         */
-        do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__update__end', $this, $fields_n_values, $query_params, $rows_affected);
-        return $rows_affected;// how many supposedly got updated
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Analogous to $wpdb->get_col, returns a 1-dimensional array where teh values
-     * are teh values of the field specified (or by default the primary key field)
-     * that matched the query params. Note that you should pass the name of the
-     * model FIELD, not the database table's column name.
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_select
-     * @return array just like $wpdb->get_col()
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_col($query_params = array(), $field_to_select = null)
-    {
-        if ($field_to_select) {
-            $field = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_select);
-        } elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            $field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
-        } else {
-            // no primary key, just grab the first column
-            $field = reset($this->field_settings());
-        }
-        $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-        $select_expressions = $field->get_qualified_column();
-        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
-        return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_col', array($SQL));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a single column value for a single row from the database
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_select @see EEM_Base::get_col()
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_var($query_params = array(), $field_to_select = null)
-    {
-        $query_params['limit'] = 1;
-        $col = $this->get_col($query_params, $field_to_select);
-        if (! empty($col)) {
-            return reset($col);
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Makes the SQL for after "UPDATE table_X inner join table_Y..." and before "...WHERE". Eg "Question.name='party
-     * time?', Question.desc='what do you think?',..." Values are filtered through wpdb->prepare to avoid against SQL
-     * injection, but currently no further filtering is done
-     *
-     * @global      $wpdb
-     * @param array $fields_n_values array keys are field names on this model, and values are what those fields should
-     *                               be updated to in the DB
-     * @return string of SQL
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function _construct_update_sql($fields_n_values)
-    {
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        $cols_n_values = array();
-        foreach ($fields_n_values as $field_name => $value) {
-            $field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
-            // if the value is NULL, we want to assign the value to that.
-            // wpdb->prepare doesn't really handle that properly
-            $prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
-            $value_sql = $prepared_value === null ? 'NULL'
-                : $wpdb->prepare($field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type(), $prepared_value);
-            $cols_n_values[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column() . "=" . $value_sql;
-        }
-        return implode(",", $cols_n_values);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes a single row from the DB given the model object's primary key value. (eg, EE_Attendee->ID()'s value).
-     * Performs a HARD delete, meaning the database row should always be removed,
-     * not just have a flag field on it switched
-     * Wrapper for EEM_Base::delete_permanently()
-     *
-     * @param mixed $id
-     * @param boolean $allow_blocking
-     * @return int the number of rows deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_permanently_by_ID($id, $allow_blocking = true)
-    {
-        return $this->delete_permanently(
-            array(
-                array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
-                'limit' => 1,
-            ),
-            $allow_blocking
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes a single row from the DB given the model object's primary key value. (eg, EE_Attendee->ID()'s value).
-     * Wrapper for EEM_Base::delete()
-     *
-     * @param mixed $id
-     * @param boolean $allow_blocking
-     * @return int the number of rows deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_by_ID($id, $allow_blocking = true)
-    {
-        return $this->delete(
-            array(
-                array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
-                'limit' => 1,
-            ),
-            $allow_blocking
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Identical to delete_permanently, but does a "soft" delete if possible,
-     * meaning if the model has a field that indicates its been "trashed" or
-     * "soft deleted", we will just set that instead of actually deleting the rows.
-     *
-     * @see EEM_Base::delete_permanently
-     * @param array   $query_params
-     * @param boolean $allow_blocking
-     * @return int how many rows got deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete($query_params, $allow_blocking = true)
-    {
-        return $this->delete_permanently($query_params, $allow_blocking);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes the model objects that meet the query params. Note: this method is overridden
-     * in EEM_Soft_Delete_Base so that soft-deleted model objects are instead only flagged
-     * as archived, not actually deleted
-     *
-     * @param array   $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param boolean $allow_blocking if TRUE, matched objects will only be deleted if there is no related model info
-     *                                that blocks it (ie, there' sno other data that depends on this data); if false,
-     *                                deletes regardless of other objects which may depend on it. Its generally
-     *                                advisable to always leave this as TRUE, otherwise you could easily corrupt your
-     *                                DB
-     * @return int how many rows got deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_permanently($query_params, $allow_blocking = true)
-    {
-        /**
-         * Action called just before performing a real deletion query. You can use the
-         * model and its $query_params to find exactly which items will be deleted
-         *
-         * @param EEM_Base $model
-         * @param array    $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-         * @param boolean  $allow_blocking whether or not to allow related model objects
-         *                                 to block (prevent) this deletion
-         */
-        do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__begin', $this, $query_params, $allow_blocking);
-        // some MySQL databases may be running safe mode, which may restrict
-        // deletion if there is no KEY column used in the WHERE statement of a deletion.
-        // to get around this, we first do a SELECT, get all the IDs, and then run another query
-        // to delete them
-        $items_for_deletion = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params);
-        $columns_and_ids_for_deleting = $this->_get_ids_for_delete($items_for_deletion, $allow_blocking);
-        $deletion_where_query_part = $this->_build_query_part_for_deleting_from_columns_and_values(
-            $columns_and_ids_for_deleting
-        );
-        /**
-         * Allows client code to act on the items being deleted before the query is actually executed.
-         *
-         * @param EEM_Base $this  The model instance being acted on.
-         * @param array    $query_params  The incoming array of query parameters influencing what gets deleted.
-         * @param bool     $allow_blocking @see param description in method phpdoc block.
-         * @param array $columns_and_ids_for_deleting       An array indicating what entities will get removed as
-         *                                                  derived from the incoming query parameters.
-         *                                                  @see details on the structure of this array in the phpdocs
-         *                                                  for the `_get_ids_for_delete_method`
-         *
-         */
-        do_action(
-            'AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__before_query',
-            $this,
-            $query_params,
-            $allow_blocking,
-            $columns_and_ids_for_deleting
-        );
-        if ($deletion_where_query_part) {
-            $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-            $table_aliases = array_keys($this->_tables);
-            $SQL = "DELETE "
-                   . implode(", ", $table_aliases)
-                   . " FROM "
-                   . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql()
-                   . " WHERE "
-                   . $deletion_where_query_part;
-            $rows_deleted = $this->_do_wpdb_query('query', array($SQL));
-        } else {
-            $rows_deleted = 0;
-        }
-
-        // Next, make sure those items are removed from the entity map; if they could be put into it at all; and if
-        // there was no error with the delete query.
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field()
-            && $rows_deleted !== false
-            && isset($columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ])
-        ) {
-            $ids_for_removal = $columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
-            foreach ($ids_for_removal as $id) {
-                if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
-                    unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // delete any extra meta attached to the deleted entities but ONLY if this model is not an instance of
-            // `EEM_Extra_Meta`.  In other words we want to prevent recursion on EEM_Extra_Meta::delete_permanently calls
-            // unnecessarily.  It's very unlikely that users will have assigned Extra Meta to Extra Meta
-            // (although it is possible).
-            // Note this can be skipped by using the provided filter and returning false.
-            if (apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__EEM_Base__delete_permanently__dont_delete_extra_meta_for_extra_meta',
-                ! $this instanceof EEM_Extra_Meta,
-                $this
-            )) {
-                EEM_Extra_Meta::instance()->delete_permanently(array(
-                    0 => array(
-                        'EXM_type' => $this->get_this_model_name(),
-                        'OBJ_ID'   => array(
-                            'IN',
-                            $ids_for_removal
-                        )
-                    )
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Action called just after performing a real deletion query. Although at this point the
-         * items should have been deleted
-         *
-         * @param EEM_Base $model
-         * @param array    $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-         * @param int      $rows_deleted
-         */
-        do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__end', $this, $query_params, $rows_deleted, $columns_and_ids_for_deleting);
-        return $rows_deleted;// how many supposedly got deleted
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks all the relations that throw error messages when there are blocking related objects
-     * for related model objects. If there are any related model objects on those relations,
-     * adds an EE_Error, and return true
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|int $this_model_obj_or_id
-     * @param EE_Base_Class     $ignore_this_model_obj a model object like 'EE_Event', or 'EE_Term_Taxonomy', which
-     *                                                 should be ignored when determining whether there are related
-     *                                                 model objects which block this model object's deletion. Useful
-     *                                                 if you know A is related to B and are considering deleting A,
-     *                                                 but want to see if A has any other objects blocking its deletion
-     *                                                 before removing the relation between A and B
-     * @return boolean
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_is_blocked_by_related_models($this_model_obj_or_id, $ignore_this_model_obj = null)
-    {
-        // first, if $ignore_this_model_obj was supplied, get its model
-        if ($ignore_this_model_obj && $ignore_this_model_obj instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-            $ignored_model = $ignore_this_model_obj->get_model();
-        } else {
-            $ignored_model = null;
-        }
-        // now check all the relations of $this_model_obj_or_id and see if there
-        // are any related model objects blocking it?
-        $is_blocked = false;
-        foreach ($this->_model_relations as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-            if ($relation_obj->block_delete_if_related_models_exist()) {
-                // if $ignore_this_model_obj was supplied, then for the query
-                // on that model needs to be told to ignore $ignore_this_model_obj
-                if ($ignored_model && $relation_name === $ignored_model->get_this_model_name()) {
-                    $related_model_objects = $relation_obj->get_all_related($this_model_obj_or_id, array(
-                        array(
-                            $ignored_model->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => array(
-                                '!=',
-                                $ignore_this_model_obj->ID(),
-                            ),
-                        ),
-                    ));
-                } else {
-                    $related_model_objects = $relation_obj->get_all_related($this_model_obj_or_id);
-                }
-                if ($related_model_objects) {
-                    EE_Error::add_error($relation_obj->get_deletion_error_message(), __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-                    $is_blocked = true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $is_blocked;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Builds the columns and values for items to delete from the incoming $row_results_for_deleting array.
-     * @param array $row_results_for_deleting
-     * @param bool  $allow_blocking
-     * @return array   The shape of this array depends on whether the model `has_primary_key_field` or not.  If the
-     *                 model DOES have a primary_key_field, then the array will be a simple single dimension array where
-     *                 the key is the fully qualified primary key column and the value is an array of ids that will be
-     *                 deleted. Example:
-     *                      array('Event.EVT_ID' => array( 1,2,3))
-     *                 If the model DOES NOT have a primary_key_field, then the array will be a two dimensional array
-     *                 where each element is a group of columns and values that get deleted. Example:
-     *                      array(
-     *                          0 => array(
-     *                              'Term_Relationship.object_id' => 1
-     *                              'Term_Relationship.term_taxonomy_id' => 5
-     *                          ),
-     *                          1 => array(
-     *                              'Term_Relationship.object_id' => 1
-     *                              'Term_Relationship.term_taxonomy_id' => 6
-     *                          )
-     *                      )
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_ids_for_delete(array $row_results_for_deleting, $allow_blocking = true)
-    {
-        $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column = array();
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            $primary_table = $this->_get_main_table();
-            $primary_table_pk_field = $this->get_field_by_column($primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column());
-            $other_tables = $this->_get_other_tables();
-            $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column = $query = array();
-            foreach ($row_results_for_deleting as $item_to_delete) {
-                // before we mark this item for deletion,
-                // make sure there's no related entities blocking its deletion (if we're checking)
-                if ($allow_blocking
-                    && $this->delete_is_blocked_by_related_models(
-                        $item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ]
-                    )
-                ) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                // primary table deletes
-                if (isset($item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ])) {
-                    $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ][] =
-                        $item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ];
-                }
-            }
-        } elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
-            $fields = $this->get_combined_primary_key_fields();
-            foreach ($row_results_for_deleting as $item_to_delete) {
-                $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row = array();
-                foreach ($fields as $cpk_field) {
-                    if ($cpk_field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
-                        $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ] =
-                            $item_to_delete[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ];
-                    }
-                }
-                $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[] = $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row;
-            }
-        } else {
-            // so there's no primary key and no combined key...
-            // sorry, can't help you
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        "Cannot delete objects of type %s because there is no primary key NOR combined key",
-                        "event_espresso"
-                    ),
-                    get_class($this)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * This receives an array of columns and values set to be deleted (as prepared by _get_ids_for_delete) and prepares
-     * the corresponding query_part for the query performing the delete.
-     *
-     * @param array $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column @see _get_ids_for_delete for how this array might be shaped.
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _build_query_part_for_deleting_from_columns_and_values(array $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column)
-    {
-        $query_part = '';
-        if (empty($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column)) {
-            return $query_part;
-        } elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            $query = array();
-            foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $column => $ids) {
-                // make sure we have unique $ids
-                $ids = array_unique($ids);
-                $query[] = $column . ' IN(' . implode(',', $ids) . ')';
-            }
-            $query_part = ! empty($query) ? implode(' AND ', $query) : $query_part;
-        } elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
-            $ways_to_identify_a_row = array();
-            foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row) {
-                $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row = array();
-                foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row as $column => $id) {
-                    $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row[] = $column . '=' . $id;
-                }
-                $ways_to_identify_a_row[] = '('
-                                            . implode(' AND ', $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row)
-                                            . ')';
-            }
-            $query_part = implode(' OR ', $ways_to_identify_a_row);
-        }
-        return $query_part;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model field by the fully qualified name
-     * @param string $qualified_column_name eg 'Event_CPT.post_name' or $field_obj->get_qualified_column()
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
-     */
-    public function get_field_by_column($qualified_column_name)
-    {
-        foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-            if ($field_obj->get_qualified_column() === $qualified_column_name) {
-                return $field_obj;
-            }
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                esc_html__('Could not find a field on the model "%1$s" for qualified column "%2$s"', 'event_espresso'),
-                $this->get_this_model_name(),
-                $qualified_column_name
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Count all the rows that match criteria the model query params.
-     * If $field_to_count isn't provided, the model's primary key is used. Otherwise, we count by field_to_count's
-     * column
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_count field on model to count by (not column name)
-     * @param bool   $distinct       if we want to only count the distinct values for the column then you can trigger
-     *                               that by the setting $distinct to TRUE;
-     * @return int
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function count($query_params = array(), $field_to_count = null, $distinct = false)
-    {
-        $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-        if ($field_to_count) {
-            $field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_count);
-            $column_to_count = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
-        } elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            $pk_field_obj = $this->get_primary_key_field();
-            $column_to_count = $pk_field_obj->get_qualified_column();
-        } else {
-            // there's no primary key
-            // if we're counting distinct items, and there's no primary key,
-            // we need to list out the columns for distinction;
-            // otherwise we can just use star
-            if ($distinct) {
-                $columns_to_use = array();
-                foreach ($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields() as $field_obj) {
-                    $columns_to_use[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
-                }
-                $column_to_count = implode(',', $columns_to_use);
-            } else {
-                $column_to_count = '*';
-            }
-        }
-        $column_to_count = $distinct ? "DISTINCT " . $column_to_count : $column_to_count;
-        $SQL = "SELECT COUNT(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
-        return (int) $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Sums up the value of the $field_to_sum (defaults to the primary key, which isn't terribly useful)
-     *
-     * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_sum name of field (array key in $_fields array)
-     * @return float
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function sum($query_params, $field_to_sum = null)
-    {
-        $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
-        if ($field_to_sum) {
-            $field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_sum);
-        } else {
-            $field_obj = $this->get_primary_key_field();
-        }
-        $column_to_count = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
-        $SQL = "SELECT SUM(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
-        $return_value = $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
-        $data_type = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
-        if ($data_type === '%d' || $data_type === '%s') {
-            return (float) $return_value;
-        }
-        // must be %f
-        return (float) $return_value;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Just calls the specified method on $wpdb with the given arguments
-     * Consolidates a little extra error handling code
-     *
-     * @param string $wpdb_method
-     * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @global wpdb  $wpdb
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    protected function _do_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
-    {
-        // if we're in maintenance mode level 2, DON'T run any queries
-        // because level 2 indicates the database needs updating and
-        // is probably out of sync with the code
-        if (! EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "Event Espresso Level 2 Maintenance mode is active. That means EE can not run ANY database queries until the necessary migration scripts have run which will take EE out of maintenance mode level 2. Please inform support of this error.",
-                "event_espresso"
-            )));
-        }
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        if (! method_exists($wpdb, $wpdb_method)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                'There is no method named "%s" on Wordpress\' $wpdb object',
-                'event_espresso'
-            ), $wpdb_method));
-        }
-        if (WP_DEBUG) {
-            $old_show_errors_value = $wpdb->show_errors;
-            $wpdb->show_errors(false);
-        }
-        $result = $this->_process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
-        $this->show_db_query_if_previously_requested($wpdb->last_query);
-        if (WP_DEBUG) {
-            $wpdb->show_errors($old_show_errors_value);
-            if (! empty($wpdb->last_error)) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__('WPDB Error: "%s"', 'event_espresso'), $wpdb->last_error));
-            }
-            if ($result === false) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                    'WPDB Error occurred, but no error message was logged by wpdb! The wpdb method called was "%1$s" and the arguments were "%2$s"',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ), $wpdb_method, var_export($arguments_to_provide, true)));
-            }
-        } elseif ($result === false) {
-            EE_Error::add_error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'A database error has occurred. Turn on WP_DEBUG for more information.||A database error occurred doing wpdb method "%1$s", with arguments "%2$s". The error was "%3$s"',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $wpdb_method,
-                    var_export($arguments_to_provide, true),
-                    $wpdb->last_error
-                ),
-                __FILE__,
-                __FUNCTION__,
-                __LINE__
-            );
-        }
-        return $result;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Attempts to run the indicated WPDB method with the provided arguments,
-     * and if there's an error tries to verify the DB is correct. Uses
-     * the static property EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level to determine whether
-     * we should try to fix the EE core db, the addons, or just give up
-     *
-     * @param string $wpdb_method
-     * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    private function _process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
-    {
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        $wpdb->last_error = null;
-        $result = call_user_func_array(array($wpdb, $wpdb_method), $arguments_to_provide);
-        // was there an error running the query? but we don't care on new activations
-        // (we're going to setup the DB anyway on new activations)
-        if (($result === false || ! empty($wpdb->last_error))
-            && EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_new_activation
-        ) {
-            switch (EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level) {
-                case EEM_Base::db_verified_none:
-                    // let's double-check core's DB
-                    $error_message = $this->_verify_core_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
-                    break;
-                case EEM_Base::db_verified_core:
-                    // STILL NO LOVE?? verify all the addons too. Maybe they need to be fixed
-                    $error_message = $this->_verify_addons_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
-                    break;
-                case EEM_Base::db_verified_addons:
-                    // ummmm... you in trouble
-                    return $result;
-                    break;
-            }
-            if (! empty($error_message)) {
-                EE_Log::instance()->log(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, $error_message, 'error');
-                trigger_error($error_message);
-            }
-            return $this->_process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
-        }
-        return $result;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Verifies the EE core database is up-to-date and records that we've done it on
-     * EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level
-     *
-     * @param string $wpdb_method
-     * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _verify_core_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
-    {
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        // ok remember that we've already attempted fixing the core db, in case the problem persists
-        EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_core;
-        $error_message = sprintf(
-            __(
-                'WPDB Error "%1$s" while running wpdb method "%2$s" with arguments %3$s. Automatically attempting to fix EE Core DB',
-                'event_espresso'
-            ),
-            $wpdb->last_error,
-            $wpdb_method,
-            wp_json_encode($arguments_to_provide)
-        );
-        EE_System::instance()->initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required(false, true);
-        return $error_message;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Verifies the EE addons' database is up-to-date and records that we've done it on
-     * EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level
-     *
-     * @param $wpdb_method
-     * @param $arguments_to_provide
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _verify_addons_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
-    {
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        // ok remember that we've already attempted fixing the addons dbs, in case the problem persists
-        EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_addons;
-        $error_message = sprintf(
-            __(
-                'WPDB AGAIN: Error "%1$s" while running the same method and arguments as before. Automatically attempting to fix EE Addons DB',
-                'event_espresso'
-            ),
-            $wpdb->last_error,
-            $wpdb_method,
-            wp_json_encode($arguments_to_provide)
-        );
-        EE_System::instance()->initialize_addons();
-        return $error_message;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * In order to avoid repeating this code for the get_all, sum, and count functions, put the code parts
-     * that are identical in here. Returns a string of SQL of everything in a SELECT query except the beginning
-     * SELECT clause, eg " FROM wp_posts AS Event INNER JOIN ... WHERE ... ORDER BY ... LIMIT ... GROUP BY ... HAVING
-     * ..."
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info)
-    {
-        return " FROM " . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_where_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_group_by_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_having_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_order_by_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_limit_sql();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Set to easily debug the next X queries ran from this model.
-     *
-     * @param int $count
-     */
-    public function show_next_x_db_queries($count = 1)
-    {
-        $this->_show_next_x_db_queries = $count;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param $sql_query
-     */
-    public function show_db_query_if_previously_requested($sql_query)
-    {
-        if ($this->_show_next_x_db_queries > 0) {
-            echo $sql_query;
-            $this->_show_next_x_db_queries--;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a relationship of the correct type between $modelObject and $otherModelObject.
-     * There are the 3 cases:
-     * 'belongsTo' relationship: sets $id_or_obj's foreign_key to be $other_model_id_or_obj's primary_key. If
-     * $otherModelObject has no ID, it is first saved.
-     * 'hasMany' relationship: sets $other_model_id_or_obj's foreign_key to be $id_or_obj's primary_key. If $id_or_obj
-     * has no ID, it is first saved.
-     * 'hasAndBelongsToMany' relationships: checks that there isn't already an entry in the join table, and adds one.
-     * If one of the model Objects has not yet been saved to the database, it is saved before adding the entry in the
-     * join table
-     *
-     * @param        EE_Base_Class                     /int $thisModelObject
-     * @param        EE_Base_Class                     /int $id_or_obj EE_base_Class or ID of other Model Object
-     * @param string $relationName                     , key in EEM_Base::_relations
-     *                                                 an attendee to a group, you also want to specify which role they
-     *                                                 will have in that group. So you would use this parameter to
-     *                                                 specify array('role-column-name'=>'role-id')
-     * @param array  $extra_join_model_fields_n_values This allows you to enter further query params for the relation
-     *                                                 to for relation to methods that allow you to further specify
-     *                                                 extra columns to join by (such as HABTM).  Keep in mind that the
-     *                                                 only acceptable query_params is strict "col" => "value" pairs
-     *                                                 because these will be inserted in any new rows created as well.
-     * @return EE_Base_Class which was added as a relation. Object referred to by $other_model_id_or_obj
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function add_relationship_to(
-        $id_or_obj,
-        $other_model_id_or_obj,
-        $relationName,
-        $extra_join_model_fields_n_values = array()
-    ) {
-        $relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
-        return $relation_obj->add_relation_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $extra_join_model_fields_n_values);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Removes a relationship of the correct type between $modelObject and $otherModelObject.
-     * There are the 3 cases:
-     * 'belongsTo' relationship: sets $modelObject's foreign_key to null, if that field is nullable.Otherwise throws an
-     * error
-     * 'hasMany' relationship: sets $otherModelObject's foreign_key to null,if that field is nullable.Otherwise throws
-     * an error
-     * 'hasAndBelongsToMany' relationships:removes any existing entry in the join table between the two models.
-     *
-     * @param        EE_Base_Class /int $id_or_obj
-     * @param        EE_Base_Class /int $other_model_id_or_obj EE_Base_Class or ID of other Model Object
-     * @param string $relationName key in EEM_Base::_relations
-     * @return boolean of success
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @param array  $where_query  This allows you to enter further query params for the relation to for relation to
-     *                             methods that allow you to further specify extra columns to join by (such as HABTM).
-     *                             Keep in mind that the only acceptable query_params is strict "col" => "value" pairs
-     *                             because these will be inserted in any new rows created as well.
-     */
-    public function remove_relationship_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $relationName, $where_query = array())
-    {
-        $relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
-        return $relation_obj->remove_relation_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $where_query);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param mixed           $id_or_obj
-     * @param string          $relationName
-     * @param array           $where_query_params
-     * @param EE_Base_Class[] objects to which relations were removed
-     * @return \EE_Base_Class[]
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function remove_relations($id_or_obj, $relationName, $where_query_params = array())
-    {
-        $relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
-        return $relation_obj->remove_relations($id_or_obj, $where_query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the related items of the specified $model_name, using $query_params.
-     * Note: by default, we remove the "default query params"
-     * because we want to get even deleted items etc.
-     *
-     * @param mixed  $id_or_obj    EE_Base_Class child or its ID
-     * @param string $model_name   like 'Event', 'Registration', etc. always singular
-     * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @return EE_Base_Class[]
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_all_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = null)
-    {
-        $model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
-        $relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
-        return $relation_settings->get_all_related($model_obj, $query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Deletes all the model objects across the relation indicated by $model_name
-     * which are related to $id_or_obj which meet the criteria set in $query_params.
-     * However, if the model objects can't be deleted because of blocking related model objects, then
-     * they aren't deleted. (Unless the thing that would have been deleted can be soft-deleted, that still happens).
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $id_or_obj
-     * @param string                   $model_name
-     * @param array                    $query_params
-     * @return int how many deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = array())
-    {
-        $model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
-        $relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
-        return $relation_settings->delete_all_related($model_obj, $query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Hard deletes all the model objects across the relation indicated by $model_name
-     * which are related to $id_or_obj which meet the criteria set in $query_params. If
-     * the model objects can't be hard deleted because of blocking related model objects,
-     * just does a soft-delete on them instead.
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $id_or_obj
-     * @param string                   $model_name
-     * @param array                    $query_params
-     * @return int how many deleted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function delete_related_permanently($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = array())
-    {
-        $model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
-        $relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
-        return $relation_settings->delete_related_permanently($model_obj, $query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Instead of getting the related model objects, simply counts them. Ignores default_where_conditions by default,
-     * unless otherwise specified in the $query_params
-     *
-     * @param        int             /EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj
-     * @param string $model_name     like 'Event', or 'Registration'
-     * @param array  $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_count name of field to count by. By default, uses primary key
-     * @param bool   $distinct       if we want to only count the distinct values for the column then you can trigger
-     *                               that by the setting $distinct to TRUE;
-     * @return int
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function count_related(
-        $id_or_obj,
-        $model_name,
-        $query_params = array(),
-        $field_to_count = null,
-        $distinct = false
-    ) {
-        $related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
-        // we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
-        // except add a condition to say to match the current mod
-        if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
-            $query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
-        }
-        $this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
-        $this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-        $query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
-        return $related_model->count($query_params, $field_to_count, $distinct);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Instead of getting the related model objects, simply sums up the values of the specified field.
-     * Note: ignores default_where_conditions by default, unless otherwise specified in the $query_params
-     *
-     * @param        int           /EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj
-     * @param string $model_name   like 'Event', or 'Registration'
-     * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @param string $field_to_sum name of field to count by. By default, uses primary key
-     * @return float
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function sum_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params, $field_to_sum = null)
-    {
-        $related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::sum_related',
-                sprintf(
-                    __('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        // we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
-        // except add a condition to say to match the current mod
-        if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
-            $query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
-        }
-        $this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
-        $this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-        $query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
-        return $related_model->sum($query_params, $field_to_sum);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Uses $this->_relatedModels info to find the first related model object of relation $relationName to the given
-     * $modelObject
-     *
-     * @param int | EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj        EE_Base_Class child or its ID
-     * @param string              $other_model_name , key in $this->_relatedModels, eg 'Registration', or 'Events'
-     * @param array               $query_params     @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_first_related(EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj, $other_model_name, $query_params)
-    {
-        $query_params['limit'] = 1;
-        $results = $this->get_all_related($id_or_obj, $other_model_name, $query_params);
-        if ($results) {
-            return array_shift($results);
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model's name as it's expected in queries. For example, if this is EEM_Event model, that would be Event
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function get_this_model_name()
-    {
-        return str_replace("EEM_", "", get_class($this));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model field on this model which is of type EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field
-     *
-     * @return EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_field_containing_related_model_name()
-    {
-        foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field) {
-            if ($field instanceof EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field) {
-                $field_with_model_name = $field;
-            }
-        }
-        if (! isset($field_with_model_name) || ! $field_with_model_name) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                __("There is no EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name field on model %s", "event_espresso"),
-                $this->get_this_model_name()
-            ));
-        }
-        return $field_with_model_name;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Inserts a new entry into the database, for each table.
-     * Note: does not add the item to the entity map because that is done by EE_Base_Class::save() right after this.
-     * If client code uses EEM_Base::insert() directly, then although the item isn't in the entity map,
-     * we also know there is no model object with the newly inserted item's ID at the moment (because
-     * if there were, then they would already be in the DB and this would fail); and in the future if someone
-     * creates a model object with this ID (or grabs it from the DB) then it will be added to the
-     * entity map at that time anyways. SO, no need for EEM_Base::insert ot add to the entity map
-     *
-     * @param array $field_n_values keys are field names, values are their values (in the client code's domain if
-     *                              $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is false, in the model object's domain if
-     *                              $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is true. See comment about this at the top
-     *                              of EEM_Base)
-     * @return int|string new primary key on main table that got inserted
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function insert($field_n_values)
-    {
-        /**
-         * Filters the fields and their values before inserting an item using the models
-         *
-         * @param array    $fields_n_values keys are the fields and values are their new values
-         * @param EEM_Base $model           the model used
-         */
-        $field_n_values = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__insert__fields_n_values', $field_n_values, $this);
-        if ($this->_satisfies_unique_indexes($field_n_values)) {
-            $main_table = $this->_get_main_table();
-            $new_id = $this->_insert_into_specific_table($main_table, $field_n_values, false);
-            if ($new_id !== false) {
-                foreach ($this->_get_other_tables() as $other_table) {
-                    $this->_insert_into_specific_table($other_table, $field_n_values, $new_id);
-                }
-            }
-            /**
-             * Done just after attempting to insert a new model object
-             *
-             * @param EEM_Base   $model           used
-             * @param array      $fields_n_values fields and their values
-             * @param int|string the              ID of the newly-inserted model object
-             */
-            do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__insert__end', $this, $field_n_values, $new_id);
-            return $new_id;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks that the result would satisfy the unique indexes on this model
-     *
-     * @param array  $field_n_values
-     * @param string $action
-     * @return boolean
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _satisfies_unique_indexes($field_n_values, $action = 'insert')
-    {
-        foreach ($this->unique_indexes() as $index_name => $index) {
-            $uniqueness_where_params = array_intersect_key($field_n_values, $index->fields());
-            if ($this->exists(array($uniqueness_where_params))) {
-                EE_Error::add_error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "Could not %s %s. %s uniqueness index failed. Fields %s must form a unique set, but an entry already exists with values %s.",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ),
-                        $action,
-                        $this->_get_class_name(),
-                        $index_name,
-                        implode(",", $index->field_names()),
-                        http_build_query($uniqueness_where_params)
-                    ),
-                    __FILE__,
-                    __FUNCTION__,
-                    __LINE__
-                );
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks the database for an item that conflicts (ie, if this item were
-     * saved to the DB would break some uniqueness requirement, like a primary key
-     * or an index primary key set) with the item specified. $id_obj_or_fields_array
-     * can be either an EE_Base_Class or an array of fields n values
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|array $obj_or_fields_array
-     * @param boolean             $include_primary_key whether to use the model object's primary key
-     *                                                 when looking for conflicts
-     *                                                 (ie, if false, we ignore the model object's primary key
-     *                                                 when finding "conflicts". If true, it's also considered).
-     *                                                 Only works for INT primary key,
-     *                                                 STRING primary keys cannot be ignored
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Base_Class|array
-     */
-    public function get_one_conflicting($obj_or_fields_array, $include_primary_key = true)
-    {
-        if ($obj_or_fields_array instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-            $fields_n_values = $obj_or_fields_array->model_field_array();
-        } elseif (is_array($obj_or_fields_array)) {
-            $fields_n_values = $obj_or_fields_array;
-        } else {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        "%s get_all_conflicting should be called with a model object or an array of field names and values, you provided %d",
-                        "event_espresso"
-                    ),
-                    get_class($this),
-                    $obj_or_fields_array
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        $query_params = array();
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field()
-            && ($include_primary_key
-                || $this->get_primary_key_field()
-                   instanceof
-                   EE_Primary_Key_String_Field)
-            && isset($fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])
-        ) {
-            $query_params[0]['OR'][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
-        }
-        foreach ($this->unique_indexes() as $unique_index_name => $unique_index) {
-            $uniqueness_where_params = array_intersect_key($fields_n_values, $unique_index->fields());
-            $query_params[0]['OR'][ 'AND*' . $unique_index_name ] = $uniqueness_where_params;
-        }
-        // if there is nothing to base this search on, then we shouldn't find anything
-        if (empty($query_params)) {
-            return array();
-        }
-        return $this->get_one($query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Like count, but is optimized and returns a boolean instead of an int
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params
-     * @return boolean
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function exists($query_params)
-    {
-        $query_params['limit'] = 1;
-        return $this->count($query_params) > 0;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Wrapper for exists, except ignores default query parameters so we're only considering ID
-     *
-     * @param int|string $id
-     * @return boolean
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function exists_by_ID($id)
-    {
-        return $this->exists(
-            array(
-                'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none,
-                array(
-                    $this->primary_key_name() => $id,
-                ),
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Inserts a new row in $table, using the $cols_n_values which apply to that table.
-     * If a $new_id is supplied and if $table is an EE_Other_Table, we assume
-     * we need to add a foreign key column to point to $new_id (which should be the primary key's value
-     * on the main table)
-     * This is protected rather than private because private is not accessible to any child methods and there MAY be
-     * cases where we want to call it directly rather than via insert().
-     *
-     * @access   protected
-     * @param EE_Table_Base $table
-     * @param array         $fields_n_values each key should be in field's keys, and value should be an int, string or
-     *                                       float
-     * @param int           $new_id          for now we assume only int keys
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @global WPDB         $wpdb            only used to get the $wpdb->insert_id after performing an insert
-     * @return int ID of new row inserted, or FALSE on failure
-     */
-    protected function _insert_into_specific_table(EE_Table_Base $table, $fields_n_values, $new_id = 0)
-    {
-        global $wpdb;
-        $insertion_col_n_values = array();
-        $format_for_insertion = array();
-        $fields_on_table = $this->_get_fields_for_table($table->get_table_alias());
-        foreach ($fields_on_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-            // check if its an auto-incrementing column, in which case we should just leave it to do its autoincrement thing
-            if ($field_obj->is_auto_increment()) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
-            // if the value we want to assign it to is NULL, just don't mention it for the insertion
-            if ($prepared_value !== null) {
-                $insertion_col_n_values[ $field_obj->get_table_column() ] = $prepared_value;
-                $format_for_insertion[] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
-            }
-        }
-        if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table && $new_id) {
-            // its not the main table, so we should have already saved the main table's PK which we just inserted
-            // so add the fk to the main table as a column
-            $insertion_col_n_values[ $table->get_fk_on_table() ] = $new_id;
-            $format_for_insertion[] = '%d';// yes right now we're only allowing these foreign keys to be INTs
-        }
-        // insert the new entry
-        $result = $this->_do_wpdb_query(
-            'insert',
-            array($table->get_table_name(), $insertion_col_n_values, $format_for_insertion)
-        );
-        if ($result === false) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        // ok, now what do we return for the ID of the newly-inserted thing?
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            if ($this->get_primary_key_field()->is_auto_increment()) {
-                return $wpdb->insert_id;
-            }
-            // it's not an auto-increment primary key, so
-            // it must have been supplied
-            return $fields_n_values[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() ];
-        }
-        // we can't return a  primary key because there is none. instead return
-        // a unique string indicating this model
-        return $this->get_index_primary_key_string($fields_n_values);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Prepare the $field_obj 's value in $fields_n_values for use in the database.
-     * If the field doesn't allow NULL, try to use its default. (If it doesn't allow NULL,
-     * and there is no default, we pass it along. WPDB will take care of it)
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base $field_obj
-     * @param array               $fields_n_values
-     * @return mixed string|int|float depending on what the table column will be expecting
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values)
-    {
-        // if this field doesn't allow nullable, don't allow it
-        if (! $field_obj->is_nullable()
-            && (
-                ! isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
-                || $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] === null
-            )
-        ) {
-            $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
-        }
-        $unprepared_value = isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
-            ? $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ]
-            : null;
-        return $this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($unprepared_value, $field_obj);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Consolidates code for preparing  a value supplied to the model for use int eh db. Calls the field's
-     * prepare_for_use_in_db method on the value, and depending on $value_already_prepare_by_model_obj, may also call
-     * the field's prepare_for_set() method.
-     *
-     * @param mixed               $value value in the client code domain if $value_already_prepared_by_model_object is
-     *                                   false, otherwise a value in the model object's domain (see lengthy comment at
-     *                                   top of file)
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base $field field which will be doing the preparing of the value. If null, we assume
-     *                                   $value is a custom selection
-     * @return mixed a value ready for use in the database for insertions, updating, or in a where clause
-     */
-    private function _prepare_value_for_use_in_db($value, $field)
-    {
-        if ($field && $field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
-            // phpcs:disable PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration.TerminatingComment
-            switch ($this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object) {
-                /** @noinspection PhpMissingBreakStatementInspection */
-                case self::not_prepared_by_model_object:
-                    $value = $field->prepare_for_set($value);
-                // purposefully left out "return"
-                case self::prepared_by_model_object:
-                    /** @noinspection SuspiciousAssignmentsInspection */
-                    $value = $field->prepare_for_use_in_db($value);
-                case self::prepared_for_use_in_db:
-                    // leave the value alone
-            }
-            return $value;
-            // phpcs:enable
-        }
-        return $value;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the main table on this model
-     *
-     * @return EE_Primary_Table
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_main_table()
-    {
-        foreach ($this->_tables as $table) {
-            if ($table instanceof EE_Primary_Table) {
-                return $table;
-            }
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-            'There are no main tables on %s. They should be added to _tables array in the constructor',
-            'event_espresso'
-        ), get_class($this)));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * table
-     * returns EE_Primary_Table table name
-     *
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function table()
-    {
-        return $this->_get_main_table()->get_table_name();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * table
-     * returns first EE_Secondary_Table table name
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function second_table()
-    {
-        // grab second table from tables array
-        $second_table = end($this->_tables);
-        return $second_table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table ? $second_table->get_table_name() : null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * get_table_obj_by_alias
-     * returns table name given it's alias
-     *
-     * @param string $table_alias
-     * @return EE_Primary_Table | EE_Secondary_Table
-     */
-    public function get_table_obj_by_alias($table_alias = '')
-    {
-        return isset($this->_tables[ $table_alias ]) ? $this->_tables[ $table_alias ] : null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the tables of type EE_Other_Table from EEM_CPT_Basel_Model::_tables
-     *
-     * @return EE_Secondary_Table[]
-     */
-    protected function _get_other_tables()
-    {
-        $other_tables = array();
-        foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table) {
-            if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
-                $other_tables[ $table_alias ] = $table;
-            }
-        }
-        return $other_tables;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Finds all the fields that correspond to the given table
-     *
-     * @param string $table_alias , array key in EEM_Base::_tables
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[]
-     */
-    public function _get_fields_for_table($table_alias)
-    {
-        return $this->_fields[ $table_alias ];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Recurses through all the where parameters, and finds all the related models we'll need
-     * to complete this query. Eg, given where parameters like array('EVT_ID'=>3) from within Event model, we won't
-     * need any related models. But if the array were array('Registrations.REG_ID'=>3), we'd need the related
-     * Registration model. If it were array('Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_ID'=>3), then we'd need the
-     * related Registration, Transaction, and Payment models.
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @return EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function _extract_related_models_from_query($query_params)
-    {
-        $query_info_carrier = new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier();
-        if (array_key_exists(0, $query_params)) {
-            $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys($query_params[0], $query_info_carrier, 0);
-        }
-        if (array_key_exists('group_by', $query_params)) {
-            if (is_array($query_params['group_by'])) {
-                $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
-                    $query_params['group_by'],
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    'group_by'
-                );
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
-                $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $query_params['group_by'],
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    'group_by'
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        if (array_key_exists('having', $query_params)) {
-            $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
-                $query_params[0],
-                $query_info_carrier,
-                'having'
-            );
-        }
-        if (array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)) {
-            if (is_array($query_params['order_by'])) {
-                $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
-                    $query_params['order_by'],
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    'order_by'
-                );
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
-                $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $query_params['order_by'],
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    'order_by'
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        if (array_key_exists('force_join', $query_params)) {
-            $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
-                $query_params['force_join'],
-                $query_info_carrier,
-                'force_join'
-            );
-        }
-        $this->extractRelatedModelsFromCustomSelects($query_info_carrier);
-        return $query_info_carrier;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * For extracting related models from WHERE (0), HAVING (having), ORDER BY (order_by) or forced joins (force_join)
-     *
-     * @param array                       $sub_query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#-0-where-conditions
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier
-     * @param string                      $query_param_type one of $this->_allowed_query_params
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return \EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
-     */
-    private function _extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
-        $sub_query_params,
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
-        $query_param_type
-    ) {
-        if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
-            $sub_query_params = (array) $sub_query_params;
-            foreach ($sub_query_params as $param => $possibly_array_of_params) {
-                // $param could be simply 'EVT_ID', or it could be 'Registrations.REG_ID', or even 'Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_amount'
-                $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $param,
-                    $model_query_info_carrier,
-                    $query_param_type
-                );
-                // if $possibly_array_of_params is an array, try recursing into it, searching for keys which
-                // indicate needed joins. Eg, array('NOT'=>array('Registration.TXN_ID'=>23)). In this case, we tried
-                // extracting models out of the 'NOT', which obviously wasn't successful, and then we recurse into the value
-                // of array('Registration.TXN_ID'=>23)
-                $query_param_sans_stars = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($param);
-                if (in_array($query_param_sans_stars, $this->_logic_query_param_keys, true)) {
-                    if (! is_array($possibly_array_of_params)) {
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                            __(
-                                "You used a special where query param %s, but the value isn't an array of where query params, it's just %s'. It should be an array, eg array('EVT_ID'=>23,'OR'=>array('Venue.VNU_ID'=>32,'Venue.VNU_name'=>'monkey_land'))",
-                                "event_espresso"
-                            ),
-                            $param,
-                            $possibly_array_of_params
-                        ));
-                    }
-                    $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
-                        $possibly_array_of_params,
-                        $model_query_info_carrier,
-                        $query_param_type
-                    );
-                } elseif ($query_param_type === 0 // ie WHERE
-                          && is_array($possibly_array_of_params)
-                          && isset($possibly_array_of_params[2])
-                          && $possibly_array_of_params[2] == true
-                ) {
-                    // then $possible_array_of_params looks something like array('<','DTT_sold',true)
-                    // indicating that $possible_array_of_params[1] is actually a field name,
-                    // from which we should extract query parameters!
-                    if (! isset($possibly_array_of_params[0], $possibly_array_of_params[1])) {
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Improperly formed query parameter %s. It should be numerically indexed like array('<','DTT_sold',true); but you provided %s",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), $query_param_type, implode(",", $possibly_array_of_params)));
-                    }
-                    $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                        $possibly_array_of_params[1],
-                        $model_query_info_carrier,
-                        $query_param_type
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $model_query_info_carrier;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * For extracting related models from forced_joins, where the array values contain the info about what
-     * models to join with. Eg an array like array('Attendee','Price.Price_Type');
-     *
-     * @param array                       $sub_query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier
-     * @param string                      $query_param_type one of $this->_allowed_query_params
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return \EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
-     */
-    private function _extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
-        $sub_query_params,
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
-        $query_param_type
-    ) {
-        if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
-            if (! is_array($sub_query_params)) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                    __("Query parameter %s should be an array, but it isn't.", "event_espresso"),
-                    $sub_query_params
-                ));
-            }
-            foreach ($sub_query_params as $param) {
-                // $param could be simply 'EVT_ID', or it could be 'Registrations.REG_ID', or even 'Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_amount'
-                $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $param,
-                    $model_query_info_carrier,
-                    $query_param_type
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        return $model_query_info_carrier;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Extract all the query parts from  model query params
-     * and put into a EEM_Related_Model_Info_Carrier for easy extraction into a query. We create this object
-     * instead of directly constructing the SQL because often we need to extract info from the $query_params
-     * but use them in a different order. Eg, we need to know what models we are querying
-     * before we know what joins to perform. However, we need to know what data types correspond to which fields on
-     * other models before we can finalize the where clause SQL.
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
-     * @throws ModelConfigurationException
-     */
-    public function _create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params)
-    {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::_create_model_query_info_carrier',
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        '$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        $query_params[0] = isset($query_params[0]) ? $query_params[0] : array();
-        // first check if we should alter the query to account for caps or not
-        // because the caps might require us to do extra joins
-        if (isset($query_params['caps']) && $query_params['caps'] !== 'none') {
-            $query_params[0] = array_replace_recursive(
-                $query_params[0],
-                $this->caps_where_conditions(
-                    $query_params['caps']
-                )
-            );
-        }
-
-        // check if we should alter the query to remove data related to protected
-        // custom post types
-        if (isset($query_params['exclude_protected']) && $query_params['exclude_protected'] === true) {
-            $where_param_key_for_password = $this->modelChainAndPassword();
-            // only include if related to a cpt where no password has been set
-            $query_params[0]['OR*nopassword'] = array(
-                $where_param_key_for_password => '',
-                $where_param_key_for_password . '*' => array('IS_NULL')
-            );
-        }
-        $query_object = $this->_extract_related_models_from_query($query_params);
-        // verify where_query_params has NO numeric indexes.... that's simply not how you use it!
-        foreach ($query_params[0] as $key => $value) {
-            if (is_int($key)) {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "WHERE query params must NOT be numerically-indexed. You provided the array key '%s' for value '%s' while querying model %s. All the query params provided were '%s' Please read documentation on EEM_Base::get_all.",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ),
-                        $key,
-                        var_export($value, true),
-                        var_export($query_params, true),
-                        get_class($this)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        if (array_key_exists('default_where_conditions', $query_params)
-            && ! empty($query_params['default_where_conditions'])
-        ) {
-            $use_default_where_conditions = $query_params['default_where_conditions'];
-        } else {
-            $use_default_where_conditions = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all;
-        }
-        $query_params[0] = array_merge(
-            $this->_get_default_where_conditions_for_models_in_query(
-                $query_object,
-                $use_default_where_conditions,
-                $query_params[0]
-            ),
-            $query_params[0]
-        );
-        $query_object->set_where_sql($this->_construct_where_clause($query_params[0]));
-        // if this is a "on_join_limit" then we are limiting on on a specific table in a multi_table join.
-        // So we need to setup a subquery and use that for the main join.
-        // Note for now this only works on the primary table for the model.
-        // So for instance, you could set the limit array like this:
-        // array( 'on_join_limit' => array('Primary_Table_Alias', array(1,10) ) )
-        if (array_key_exists('on_join_limit', $query_params) && ! empty($query_params['on_join_limit'])) {
-            $query_object->set_main_model_join_sql(
-                $this->_construct_limit_join_select(
-                    $query_params['on_join_limit'][0],
-                    $query_params['on_join_limit'][1]
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        // set limit
-        if (array_key_exists('limit', $query_params)) {
-            if (is_array($query_params['limit'])) {
-                if (! isset($query_params['limit'][0], $query_params['limit'][1])) {
-                    $e = sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "Invalid DB query. You passed '%s' for the LIMIT, but only the following are valid: an integer, string representing an integer, a string like 'int,int', or an array like array(int,int)",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ),
-                        http_build_query($query_params['limit'])
-                    );
-                    throw new EE_Error($e . "|" . $e);
-                }
-                // they passed us an array for the limit. Assume it's like array(50,25), meaning offset by 50, and get 25
-                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit'][0] . "," . $query_params['limit'][1]);
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['limit'])) {
-                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit']);
-            }
-        }
-        // set order by
-        if (array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)) {
-            if (is_array($query_params['order_by'])) {
-                // if they're using 'order_by' as an array, they can't use 'order' (because 'order_by' must
-                // specify whether to ascend or descend on each field. Eg 'order_by'=>array('EVT_ID'=>'ASC'). So
-                // including 'order' wouldn't make any sense if 'order_by' has already specified which way to order!
-                if (array_key_exists('order', $query_params)) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            __(
-                                "In querying %s, we are using query parameter 'order_by' as an array (keys:%s,values:%s), and so we can't use query parameter 'order' (value %s). You should just use the 'order_by' parameter ",
-                                "event_espresso"
-                            ),
-                            get_class($this),
-                            implode(", ", array_keys($query_params['order_by'])),
-                            implode(", ", $query_params['order_by']),
-                            $query_params['order']
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                $this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
-                    $query_params['order_by'],
-                    $query_object,
-                    'order_by'
-                );
-                // assume it's an array of fields to order by
-                $order_array = array();
-                foreach ($query_params['order_by'] as $field_name_to_order_by => $order) {
-                    $order = $this->_extract_order($order);
-                    $order_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_order_by) . SP . $order;
-                }
-                $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . implode(",", $order_array));
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
-                $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $query_params['order_by'],
-                    $query_object,
-                    'order',
-                    $query_params['order_by']
-                );
-                $order = isset($query_params['order'])
-                    ? $this->_extract_order($query_params['order'])
-                    : 'DESC';
-                $query_object->set_order_by_sql(
-                    " ORDER BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['order_by']) . SP . $order
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        // if 'order_by' wasn't set, maybe they are just using 'order' on its own?
-        if (! array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)
-            && array_key_exists('order', $query_params)
-            && ! empty($query_params['order'])
-        ) {
-            $pk_field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
-            $order = $this->_extract_order($query_params['order']);
-            $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . $pk_field->get_qualified_column() . SP . $order);
-        }
-        // set group by
-        if (array_key_exists('group_by', $query_params)) {
-            if (is_array($query_params['group_by'])) {
-                // it's an array, so assume we'll be grouping by a bunch of stuff
-                $group_by_array = array();
-                foreach ($query_params['group_by'] as $field_name_to_group_by) {
-                    $group_by_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_group_by);
-                }
-                $query_object->set_group_by_sql(" GROUP BY " . implode(", ", $group_by_array));
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
-                $query_object->set_group_by_sql(
-                    " GROUP BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['group_by'])
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        // set having
-        if (array_key_exists('having', $query_params) && $query_params['having']) {
-            $query_object->set_having_sql($this->_construct_having_clause($query_params['having']));
-        }
-        // now, just verify they didn't pass anything wack
-        foreach ($query_params as $query_key => $query_value) {
-            if (! in_array($query_key, $this->_allowed_query_params, true)) {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "You passed %s as a query parameter to %s, which is illegal! The allowed query parameters are %s",
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        $query_key,
-                        get_class($this),
-                        //                      print_r( $this->_allowed_query_params, TRUE )
-                        implode(',', $this->_allowed_query_params)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        $main_model_join_sql = $query_object->get_main_model_join_sql();
-        if (empty($main_model_join_sql)) {
-            $query_object->set_main_model_join_sql($this->_construct_internal_join());
-        }
-        return $query_object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the where conditions that should be imposed on the query based on the
-     * context (eg reading frontend, backend, edit or delete).
-     *
-     * @param string $context one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts()
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function caps_where_conditions($context = self::caps_read)
-    {
-        EEM_Base::verify_is_valid_cap_context($context);
-        $cap_where_conditions = array();
-        $cap_restrictions = $this->caps_missing($context);
-        /**
-         * @var $cap_restrictions EE_Default_Where_Conditions[]
-         */
-        foreach ($cap_restrictions as $cap => $restriction_if_no_cap) {
-            $cap_where_conditions = array_replace_recursive(
-                $cap_where_conditions,
-                $restriction_if_no_cap->get_default_where_conditions()
-            );
-        }
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EEM_Base__caps_where_conditions__return',
-            $cap_where_conditions,
-            $this,
-            $context,
-            $cap_restrictions
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Verifies that $should_be_order_string is in $this->_allowed_order_values,
-     * otherwise throws an exception
-     *
-     * @param string $should_be_order_string
-     * @return string either ASC, asc, DESC or desc
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _extract_order($should_be_order_string)
-    {
-        if (in_array($should_be_order_string, $this->_allowed_order_values)) {
-            return $should_be_order_string;
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "While performing a query on '%s', tried to use '%s' as an order parameter. ",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                get_class($this),
-                $should_be_order_string
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Looks at all the models which are included in this query, and asks each
-     * for their universal_where_params, and returns them in the same format as $query_params[0] (where),
-     * so they can be merged
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
-     * @param string                      $use_default_where_conditions can be 'none','other_models_only', or 'all'.
-     *                                                                  'none' means NO default where conditions will
-     *                                                                  be used AT ALL during this query.
-     *                                                                  'other_models_only' means default where
-     *                                                                  conditions from other models will be used, but
-     *                                                                  not for this primary model. 'all', the default,
-     *                                                                  means default where conditions will apply as
-     *                                                                  normal
-     * @param array                       $where_query_params           @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     */
-    private function _get_default_where_conditions_for_models_in_query(
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier,
-        $use_default_where_conditions = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
-        $where_query_params = array()
-    ) {
-        $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values = EEM_Base::valid_default_where_conditions();
-        if (! in_array($use_default_where_conditions, $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "You passed an invalid value to the query parameter 'default_where_conditions' of '%s'. Allowed values are %s",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                $use_default_where_conditions,
-                implode(", ", $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)
-            ));
-        }
-        $universal_query_params = array();
-        if ($this->_should_use_default_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, true)) {
-            $universal_query_params = $this->_get_default_where_conditions();
-        } elseif ($this->_should_use_minimum_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, true)) {
-            $universal_query_params = $this->_get_minimum_where_conditions();
-        }
-        foreach ($query_info_carrier->get_model_names_included() as $model_relation_path => $model_name) {
-            $related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
-            if ($this->_should_use_default_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, false)) {
-                $related_model_universal_where_params = $related_model->_get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
-            } elseif ($this->_should_use_minimum_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, false)) {
-                $related_model_universal_where_params = $related_model->_get_minimum_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
-            } else {
-                // we don't want to add full or even minimum default where conditions from this model, so just continue
-                continue;
-            }
-            $overrides = $this->_override_defaults_or_make_null_friendly(
-                $related_model_universal_where_params,
-                $where_query_params,
-                $related_model,
-                $model_relation_path
-            );
-            $universal_query_params = EEH_Array::merge_arrays_and_overwrite_keys(
-                $universal_query_params,
-                $overrides
-            );
-        }
-        return $universal_query_params;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Determines whether or not we should use default where conditions for the model in question
-     * (this model, or other related models).
-     * Basically, we should use default where conditions on this model if they have requested to use them on all models,
-     * this model only, or to use minimum where conditions on all other models and normal where conditions on this one.
-     * We should use default where conditions on related models when they requested to use default where conditions
-     * on all models, or specifically just on other related models
-     * @param      $default_where_conditions_value
-     * @param bool $for_this_model false means this is for OTHER related models
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function _should_use_default_where_conditions($default_where_conditions_value, $for_this_model = true)
-    {
-        return (
-                   $for_this_model
-                   && in_array(
-                       $default_where_conditions_value,
-                       array(
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_this_only,
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
-                       ),
-                       true
-                   )
-               )
-               || (
-                   ! $for_this_model
-                   && in_array(
-                       $default_where_conditions_value,
-                       array(
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
-                       ),
-                       true
-                   )
-               );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Determines whether or not we should use default minimum conditions for the model in question
-     * (this model, or other related models).
-     * Basically, we should use minimum where conditions on this model only if they requested all models to use minimum
-     * where conditions.
-     * We should use minimum where conditions on related models if they requested to use minimum where conditions
-     * on this model or others
-     * @param      $default_where_conditions_value
-     * @param bool $for_this_model false means this is for OTHER related models
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function _should_use_minimum_where_conditions($default_where_conditions_value, $for_this_model = true)
-    {
-        return (
-                   $for_this_model
-                   && $default_where_conditions_value === EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all
-               )
-               || (
-                   ! $for_this_model
-                   && in_array(
-                       $default_where_conditions_value,
-                       array(
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
-                           EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all,
-                       ),
-                       true
-                   )
-               );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if any of the defaults have been overridden. If there are any that AREN'T overridden,
-     * then we also add a special where condition which allows for that model's primary key
-     * to be null (which is important for JOINs. Eg, if you want to see all Events ordered by Venue's name,
-     * then Event's with NO Venue won't appear unless you allow VNU_ID to be NULL)
-     *
-     * @param array    $default_where_conditions
-     * @param array    $provided_where_conditions
-     * @param EEM_Base $model
-     * @param string   $model_relation_path like 'Transaction.Payment.'
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _override_defaults_or_make_null_friendly(
-        $default_where_conditions,
-        $provided_where_conditions,
-        $model,
-        $model_relation_path
-    ) {
-        $null_friendly_where_conditions = array();
-        $none_overridden = true;
-        $or_condition_key_for_defaults = 'OR*' . get_class($model);
-        foreach ($default_where_conditions as $key => $val) {
-            if (isset($provided_where_conditions[ $key ])) {
-                $none_overridden = false;
-            } else {
-                $null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ]['AND'][ $key ] = $val;
-            }
-        }
-        if ($none_overridden && $default_where_conditions) {
-            if ($model->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ][ $model_relation_path
-                                                                                . "."
-                                                                                . $model->primary_key_name() ] = array('IS NULL');
-            }/*else{
+	/**
+	 * Flag to indicate whether the values provided to EEM_Base have already been prepared
+	 * by the model object or not (ie, the model object has used the field's _prepare_for_set function on the values).
+	 * They almost always WILL NOT, but it's not necessarily a requirement.
+	 * For example, if you want to run EEM_Event::instance()->get_all(array(array('EVT_ID'=>$_GET['event_id'])));
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	private $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we assume
+	 * the data is just like form input that needs to have the model fields'
+	 * prepare_for_set and prepare_for_use_in_db called on it
+	 */
+	const not_prepared_by_model_object = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we
+	 * assume this value is coming from a model object and doesn't need to have
+	 * prepare_for_set called on it, just prepare_for_use_in_db is used
+	 */
+	const prepared_by_model_object = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * when $_values_already_prepared_by_model_object equals this, we assume
+	 * the values are already to be used in the database (ie no processing is done
+	 * on them by the model's fields)
+	 */
+	const prepared_for_use_in_db = 2;
+
+
+	protected $singular_item = 'Item';
+
+	protected $plural_item   = 'Items';
+
+	/**
+	 * @type \EE_Table_Base[] $_tables array of EE_Table objects for defining which tables comprise this model.
+	 */
+	protected $_tables;
+
+	/**
+	 * with two levels: top-level has array keys which are database table aliases (ie, keys in _tables)
+	 * and the value is an array. Each of those sub-arrays have keys of field names (eg 'ATT_ID', which should also be
+	 * variable names on the model objects (eg, EE_Attendee), and the keys should be children of EE_Model_Field
+	 *
+	 * @var \EE_Model_Field_Base[][] $_fields
+	 */
+	protected $_fields;
+
+	/**
+	 * array of different kinds of relations
+	 *
+	 * @var \EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $_model_relations
+	 */
+	protected $_model_relations;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var \EE_Index[] $_indexes
+	 */
+	protected $_indexes = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Default strategy for getting where conditions on this model. This strategy is used to get default
+	 * where conditions which are added to get_all, update, and delete queries. They can be overridden
+	 * by setting the same columns as used in these queries in the query yourself.
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Default_Where_Conditions
+	 */
+	protected $_default_where_conditions_strategy;
+
+	/**
+	 * Strategy for getting conditions on this model when 'default_where_conditions' equals 'minimum'.
+	 * This is particularly useful when you want something between 'none' and 'default'
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Default_Where_Conditions
+	 */
+	protected $_minimum_where_conditions_strategy;
+
+	/**
+	 * String describing how to find the "owner" of this model's objects.
+	 * When there is a foreign key on this model to the wp_users table, this isn't needed.
+	 * But when there isn't, this indicates which related model, or transiently-related model,
+	 * has the foreign key to the wp_users table.
+	 * Eg, for EEM_Registration this would be 'Event' because registrations are directly
+	 * related to events, and events have a foreign key to wp_users.
+	 * On EEM_Transaction, this would be 'Transaction.Event'
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $_model_chain_to_wp_user = '';
+
+	/**
+	 * String describing how to find the model with a password controlling access to this model. This property has the
+	 * same format as $_model_chain_to_wp_user. This is primarily used by the query param "exclude_protected".
+	 * This value is the path of models to follow to arrive at the model with the password field.
+	 * If it is an empty string, it means this model has the password field. If it is null, it means there is no
+	 * model with a password that should affect reading this on the front-end.
+	 * Eg this is an empty string for the Event model because it has a password.
+	 * This is null for the Registration model, because its event's password has no bearing on whether
+	 * you can read the registration or not on the front-end (it just depends on your capabilities.)
+	 * This is 'Datetime.Event' on the Ticket model, because model queries for tickets that set "exclude_protected"
+	 * should hide tickets for datetimes for events that have a password set.
+	 * @var string |null
+	 */
+	protected $model_chain_to_password = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * This is a flag typically set by updates so that we don't load the where strategy on updates because updates
+	 * don't need it (particularly CPT models)
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	protected $_ignore_where_strategy = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * String used in caps relating to this model. Eg, if the caps relating to this
+	 * model are 'ee_edit_events', 'ee_read_events', etc, it would be 'events'.
+	 *
+	 * @var string. If null it hasn't been initialized yet. If false then we
+	 * have indicated capabilities don't apply to this
+	 */
+	protected $_caps_slug = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * 2d array where top-level keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(),
+	 * and next-level keys are capability names, and each's value is a
+	 * EE_Default_Where_Condition. If the requester requests to apply caps to the query,
+	 * they specify which context to use (ie, frontend, backend, edit or delete)
+	 * and then each capability in the corresponding sub-array that they're missing
+	 * adds the where conditions onto the query.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_cap_restrictions = array(
+		self::caps_read       => array(),
+		self::caps_read_admin => array(),
+		self::caps_edit       => array(),
+		self::caps_delete     => array(),
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * Array defining which cap restriction generators to use to create default
+	 * cap restrictions to put in EEM_Base::_cap_restrictions.
+	 * Array-keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), and values are a child of
+	 * EE_Restriction_Generator_Base. If you don't want any cap restrictions generated
+	 * automatically set this to false (not just null).
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Restriction_Generator_Base[]
+	 */
+	protected $_cap_restriction_generators = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * constants used to categorize capability restrictions on EEM_Base::_caps_restrictions
+	 */
+	const caps_read       = 'read';
+
+	const caps_read_admin = 'read_admin';
+
+	const caps_edit       = 'edit';
+
+	const caps_delete     = 'delete';
+
+	/**
+	 * Keys are all the cap contexts (ie constants EEM_Base::_caps_*) and values are their 'action'
+	 * as how they'd be used in capability names. Eg EEM_Base::caps_read ('read_frontend')
+	 * maps to 'read' because when looking for relevant permissions we're going to use
+	 * 'read' in teh capabilities names like 'ee_read_events' etc.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map = array(
+		self::caps_read       => 'read',
+		self::caps_read_admin => 'read',
+		self::caps_edit       => 'edit',
+		self::caps_delete     => 'delete',
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * Timezone
+	 * This gets set via the constructor so that we know what timezone incoming strings|timestamps are in when there
+	 * are EE_Datetime_Fields in use.  This can also be used before a get to set what timezone you want strings coming
+	 * out of the created objects.  NOT all EEM_Base child classes use this property but any that use a
+	 * EE_Datetime_Field data type will have access to it.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $_timezone;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This holds the id of the blog currently making the query.  Has no bearing on single site but is used for
+	 * multisite.
+	 *
+	 * @var int
+	 */
+	protected static $_model_query_blog_id;
+
+	/**
+	 * A copy of _fields, except the array keys are the model names pointed to by
+	 * the field
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
+	 */
+	private $_cache_foreign_key_to_fields = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Cached list of all the fields on the model, indexed by their name
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
+	 */
+	private $_cached_fields = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Cached list of all the fields on the model, except those that are
+	 * marked as only pertinent to the database
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Model_Field_Base[]
+	 */
+	private $_cached_fields_non_db_only = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * A cached reference to the primary key for quick lookup
+	 *
+	 * @var EE_Model_Field_Base
+	 */
+	private $_primary_key_field = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Flag indicating whether this model has a primary key or not
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected $_has_primary_key_field = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * array in the format:  [ FK alias => full PK ]
+	 * where keys are local column name aliases for foreign keys
+	 * and values are the fully qualified column name for the primary key they represent
+	 *  ex:
+	 *      [ 'Event.EVT_wp_user' => 'WP_User.ID' ]
+	 *
+	 * @var array $foreign_key_aliases
+	 */
+	protected $foreign_key_aliases = [];
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether or not this model is based off a table in WP core only (CPTs should set
+	 * this to FALSE, but if we were to make an EE_WP_Post model, it should set this to true).
+	 * This should be true for models that deal with data that should exist independent of EE.
+	 * For example, if the model can read and insert data that isn't used by EE, this should be true.
+	 * It would be false, however, if you could guarantee the model would only interact with EE data,
+	 * even if it uses a WP core table (eg event and venue models set this to false for that reason:
+	 * they can only read and insert events and venues custom post types, not arbitrary post types)
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected $_wp_core_model = false;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var bool stores whether this model has a password field or not.
+	 * null until initialized by hasPasswordField()
+	 */
+	protected $has_password_field;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Password_Field|null Automatically set when calling getPasswordField()
+	 */
+	protected $password_field;
+
+	/**
+	 *    List of valid operators that can be used for querying.
+	 * The keys are all operators we'll accept, the values are the real SQL
+	 * operators used
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_valid_operators = array(
+		'='           => '=',
+		'<='          => '<=',
+		'<'           => '<',
+		'>='          => '>=',
+		'>'           => '>',
+		'!='          => '!=',
+		'LIKE'        => 'LIKE',
+		'like'        => 'LIKE',
+		'NOT_LIKE'    => 'NOT LIKE',
+		'not_like'    => 'NOT LIKE',
+		'NOT LIKE'    => 'NOT LIKE',
+		'not like'    => 'NOT LIKE',
+		'IN'          => 'IN',
+		'in'          => 'IN',
+		'NOT_IN'      => 'NOT IN',
+		'not_in'      => 'NOT IN',
+		'NOT IN'      => 'NOT IN',
+		'not in'      => 'NOT IN',
+		'between'     => 'BETWEEN',
+		'BETWEEN'     => 'BETWEEN',
+		'IS_NOT_NULL' => 'IS NOT NULL',
+		'is_not_null' => 'IS NOT NULL',
+		'IS NOT NULL' => 'IS NOT NULL',
+		'is not null' => 'IS NOT NULL',
+		'IS_NULL'     => 'IS NULL',
+		'is_null'     => 'IS NULL',
+		'IS NULL'     => 'IS NULL',
+		'is null'     => 'IS NULL',
+		'REGEXP'      => 'REGEXP',
+		'regexp'      => 'REGEXP',
+		'NOT_REGEXP'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
+		'not_regexp'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
+		'NOT REGEXP'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
+		'not regexp'  => 'NOT REGEXP',
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * operators that work like 'IN', accepting a comma-separated list of values inside brackets. Eg '(1,2,3)'
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_in_style_operators = array('IN', 'NOT IN');
+
+	/**
+	 * operators that work like 'BETWEEN'.  Typically used for datetime calculations, i.e. "BETWEEN '12-1-2011' AND
+	 * '12-31-2012'"
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_between_style_operators = array('BETWEEN');
+
+	/**
+	 * Operators that work like SQL's like: input should be assumed to be a string, already prepared for a LIKE query.
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_like_style_operators = array('LIKE', 'NOT LIKE');
+	/**
+	 * operators that are used for handling NUll and !NULL queries.  Typically used for when checking if a row exists
+	 * on a join table.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_null_style_operators = array('IS NOT NULL', 'IS NULL');
+
+	/**
+	 * Allowed values for $query_params['order'] for ordering in queries
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_allowed_order_values = array('asc', 'desc', 'ASC', 'DESC');
+
+	/**
+	 * When these are keys in a WHERE or HAVING clause, they are handled much differently
+	 * than regular field names. It is assumed that their values are an array of WHERE conditions
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private $_logic_query_param_keys = array('not', 'and', 'or', 'NOT', 'AND', 'OR');
+
+	/**
+	 * Allowed keys in $query_params arrays passed into queries. Note that 0 is meant to always be a
+	 * 'where', but 'where' clauses are so common that we thought we'd omit it
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private $_allowed_query_params = array(
+		0,
+		'limit',
+		'order_by',
+		'group_by',
+		'having',
+		'force_join',
+		'order',
+		'on_join_limit',
+		'default_where_conditions',
+		'caps',
+		'extra_selects',
+		'exclude_protected',
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * All the data types that can be used in $wpdb->prepare statements.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private $_valid_wpdb_data_types = array('%d', '%s', '%f');
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Registry $EE
+	 */
+	protected $EE = null;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Property which, when set, will have this model echo out the next X queries to the page for debugging.
+	 *
+	 * @var int
+	 */
+	protected $_show_next_x_db_queries = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * When using _get_all_wpdb_results, you can specify a custom selection. If you do so,
+	 * it gets saved on this property as an instance of CustomSelects so those selections can be used in
+	 * WHERE, GROUP_BY, etc.
+	 *
+	 * @var CustomSelects
+	 */
+	protected $_custom_selections = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * key => value Entity Map using  array( EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id => array( ID => model object ) )
+	 * caches every model object we've fetched from the DB on this request
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_entity_map;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var LoaderInterface $loader
+	 */
+	private static $loader;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * constant used to show EEM_Base has not yet verified the db on this http request
+	 */
+	const db_verified_none = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * constant used to show EEM_Base has verified the EE core db on this http request,
+	 * but not the addons' dbs
+	 */
+	const db_verified_core = 1;
+
+	/**
+	 * constant used to show EEM_Base has verified the addons' dbs (and implicitly
+	 * the EE core db too)
+	 */
+	const db_verified_addons = 2;
+
+	/**
+	 * indicates whether an EEM_Base child has already re-verified the DB
+	 * is ok (we don't want to do it repetitively). Should be set to one the constants
+	 * looking like EEM_Base::db_verified_*
+	 *
+	 * @var int - 0 = none, 1 = core, 2 = addons
+	 */
+	protected static $_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_none;
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to ALL queried models
+	 *        (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will only return non-trashed
+	 *        registrations for non-trashed tickets for non-trashed datetimes)
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_all = 'all';
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to THIS model only, but
+	 *        no other models which are joined to (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will
+	 *        return non-trashed registrations, regardless of the related datetimes and tickets' statuses).
+	 *        It is preferred to use EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others because, when joining to
+	 *        models which share tables with other models, this can return data for the wrong model.
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_this_only = 'this_model_only';
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply default where conditions to other models queried,
+	 *        but not the current model (eg, if retrieving registrations ordered by their datetimes, this will
+	 *        return all registrations related to non-trashed tickets and non-trashed datetimes)
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_others_only = 'other_models_only';
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply minimum where conditions to all models queried.
+	 *        For most models this the same as EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none, except for models which share
+	 *        their table with other models, like the Event and Venue models. For example, when querying for events
+	 *        ordered by their venues' name, this will be sure to only return real events with associated real venues
+	 *        (regardless of whether those events and venues are trashed)
+	 *        In contrast, using EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none would could return WP posts other than EE
+	 *        events.
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_minimum_all = 'minimum';
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to apply apply where conditions to other models, and full default
+	 *        where conditions for the queried model (eg, when querying events ordered by venues' names, this will
+	 *        return non-trashed events for any venues, regardless of whether those associated venues are trashed or
+	 *        not)
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_minimum_others = 'full_this_minimum_others';
+
+	/**
+	 * @const constant for 'default_where_conditions' to NOT apply any where conditions. This should very rarely be
+	 *        used, because when querying from a model which shares its table with another model (eg Events and Venues)
+	 *        it's possible it will return table entries for other models. You should use
+	 *        EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all instead.
+	 */
+	const default_where_conditions_none = 'none';
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * About all child constructors:
+	 * they should define the _tables, _fields and _model_relations arrays.
+	 * Should ALWAYS be called after child constructor.
+	 * In order to make the child constructors to be as simple as possible, this parent constructor
+	 * finalizes constructing all the object's attributes.
+	 * Generally, rather than requiring a child to code
+	 * $this->_tables = array(
+	 *        'Event_Post_Table' => new EE_Table('Event_Post_Table','wp_posts')
+	 *        ...);
+	 *  (thus repeating itself in the array key and in the constructor of the new EE_Table,)
+	 * each EE_Table has a function to set the table's alias after the constructor, using
+	 * the array key ('Event_Post_Table'), instead of repeating it. The model fields and model relations
+	 * do something similar.
+	 *
+	 * @param null $timezone
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function __construct($timezone = null)
+	{
+		// check that the model has not been loaded too soon
+		if (! did_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons')) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'The %1$s model can not be loaded before the "AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons" hook has been called. This gives other addons a chance to extend this model.',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					get_class($this)
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Set blogid for models to current blog. However we ONLY do this if $_model_query_blog_id is not already set.
+		 */
+		if (empty(EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id)) {
+			EEM_Base::set_model_query_blog_id();
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Filters the list of tables on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead
+		 * just use EE_Register_Model_Extension
+		 *
+		 * @var EE_Table_Base[] $_tables
+		 */
+		$this->_tables = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__tables', $this->_tables);
+		foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table_obj) {
+			/** @var $table_obj EE_Table_Base */
+			$table_obj->_construct_finalize_with_alias($table_alias);
+			if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
+				/** @var $table_obj EE_Secondary_Table */
+				$table_obj->_construct_finalize_set_table_to_join_with($this->_get_main_table());
+			}
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Filters the list of fields on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead just use
+		 * EE_Register_Model_Extension
+		 *
+		 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base[] $_fields
+		 */
+		$this->_fields = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__fields', $this->_fields);
+		$this->_invalidate_field_caches();
+		foreach ($this->_fields as $table_alias => $fields_for_table) {
+			if (! array_key_exists($table_alias, $this->_tables)) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+					"Table alias %s does not exist in EEM_Base child's _tables array. Only tables defined are %s",
+					'event_espresso'
+				), $table_alias, implode(",", $this->_fields)));
+			}
+			foreach ($fields_for_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+				/** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base | EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base */
+				// primary key field base has a slightly different _construct_finalize
+				/** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
+				$field_obj->_construct_finalize($table_alias, $field_name, $this->get_this_model_name());
+			}
+		}
+		// everything is related to Extra_Meta
+		if (get_class($this) !== 'EEM_Extra_Meta') {
+			// make extra meta related to everything, but don't block deleting things just
+			// because they have related extra meta info. For now just orphan those extra meta
+			// in the future we should automatically delete them
+			$this->_model_relations['Extra_Meta'] = new EE_Has_Many_Any_Relation(false);
+		}
+		// and change logs
+		if (get_class($this) !== 'EEM_Change_Log') {
+			$this->_model_relations['Change_Log'] = new EE_Has_Many_Any_Relation(false);
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Filters the list of relations on a model. It is best to NOT use this directly and instead just use
+		 * EE_Register_Model_Extension
+		 *
+		 * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $_model_relations
+		 */
+		$this->_model_relations = (array) apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__model_relations',
+			$this->_model_relations
+		);
+		foreach ($this->_model_relations as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
+			/** @var $relation_obj EE_Model_Relation_Base */
+			$relation_obj->_construct_finalize_set_models($this->get_this_model_name(), $model_name);
+		}
+		foreach ($this->_indexes as $index_name => $index_obj) {
+			/** @var $index_obj EE_Index */
+			$index_obj->_construct_finalize($index_name, $this->get_this_model_name());
+		}
+		$this->set_timezone($timezone);
+		// finalize default where condition strategy, or set default
+		if (! $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy) {
+			// nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
+			$this->_default_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
+		}
+		$this->_default_where_conditions_strategy->_finalize_construct($this);
+		if (! $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy) {
+			// nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
+			$this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
+		}
+		$this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy->_finalize_construct($this);
+		// if the cap slug hasn't been set, and we haven't set it to false on purpose
+		// to indicate to NOT set it, set it to the logical default
+		if ($this->_caps_slug === null) {
+			$this->_caps_slug = EEH_Inflector::pluralize_and_lower($this->get_this_model_name());
+		}
+		// initialize the standard cap restriction generators if none were specified by the child constructor
+		if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
+			foreach ($this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map() as $cap_context => $action) {
+				if (! isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ])) {
+					$this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ] = apply_filters(
+						'FHEE__EEM_Base___construct__standard_cap_restriction_generator',
+						new EE_Restriction_Generator_Protected(),
+						$cap_context,
+						$this
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// if there are cap restriction generators, use them to make the default cap restrictions
+		if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
+			foreach ($this->_cap_restriction_generators as $context => $generator_object) {
+				if (! $generator_object) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (! $generator_object instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base) {
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							__(
+								'Index "%1$s" in the model %2$s\'s _cap_restriction_generators is not a child of EE_Restriction_Generator_Base. It should be that or NULL.',
+								'event_espresso'
+							),
+							$context,
+							$this->get_this_model_name()
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$action = $this->cap_action_for_context($context);
+				if (! $generator_object->construction_finalized()) {
+					$generator_object->_construct_finalize($this, $action);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__end');
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Used to set the $_model_query_blog_id static property.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $blog_id  If provided then will set the blog_id for the models to this id.  If not provided then the
+	 *                      value for get_current_blog_id() will be used.
+	 */
+	public static function set_model_query_blog_id($blog_id = 0)
+	{
+		EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id = $blog_id > 0 ? (int) $blog_id : get_current_blog_id();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whatever is set as the internal $model_query_blog_id.
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public static function get_model_query_blog_id()
+	{
+		return EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This function is a singleton method used to instantiate the Espresso_model object
+	 *
+	 * @param string $timezone string representing the timezone we want to set for returned Date Time Strings
+	 *                                (and any incoming timezone data that gets saved).
+	 *                                Note this just sends the timezone info to the date time model field objects.
+	 *                                Default is NULL
+	 *                                (and will be assumed using the set timezone in the 'timezone_string' wp option)
+	 * @return static (as in the concrete child class)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	public static function instance($timezone = null)
+	{
+		// check if instance of Espresso_model already exists
+		if (! static::$_instance instanceof static) {
+			// instantiate Espresso_model
+			static::$_instance = new static(
+				$timezone,
+				LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load('EventEspresso\core\services\orm\ModelFieldFactory')
+			);
+		}
+		// we might have a timezone set, let set_timezone decide what to do with it
+		static::$_instance->set_timezone($timezone);
+		// Espresso_model object
+		return static::$_instance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * resets the model and returns it
+	 *
+	 * @param null | string $timezone
+	 * @return EEM_Base|null (if the model was already instantiated, returns it, with
+	 * all its properties reset; if it wasn't instantiated, returns null)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	public static function reset($timezone = null)
+	{
+		if (static::$_instance instanceof EEM_Base) {
+			// let's try to NOT swap out the current instance for a new one
+			// because if someone has a reference to it, we can't remove their reference
+			// so it's best to keep using the same reference, but change the original object
+			// reset all its properties to their original values as defined in the class
+			$r = new ReflectionClass(get_class(static::$_instance));
+			$static_properties = $r->getStaticProperties();
+			foreach ($r->getDefaultProperties() as $property => $value) {
+				// don't set instance to null like it was originally,
+				// but it's static anyways, and we're ignoring static properties (for now at least)
+				if (! isset($static_properties[ $property ])) {
+					static::$_instance->{$property} = $value;
+				}
+			}
+			// and then directly call its constructor again, like we would if we were creating a new one
+			static::$_instance->__construct(
+				$timezone,
+				LoaderFactory::getLoader()->load('EventEspresso\core\services\orm\ModelFieldFactory')
+			);
+			return self::instance();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return LoaderInterface
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	private static function getLoader()
+	{
+		if (! EEM_Base::$loader instanceof LoaderInterface) {
+			EEM_Base::$loader = LoaderFactory::getLoader();
+		}
+		return EEM_Base::$loader;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * retrieve the status details from esp_status table as an array IF this model has the status table as a relation.
+	 *
+	 * @param  boolean $translated return localized strings or JUST the array.
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	public function status_array($translated = false)
+	{
+		if (! array_key_exists('Status', $this->_model_relations)) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		$model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
+		$status_type = str_replace(' ', '_', strtolower(str_replace('_', ' ', $model_name)));
+		$stati = EEM_Status::instance()->get_all(array(array('STS_type' => $status_type)));
+		$status_array = array();
+		foreach ($stati as $status) {
+			$status_array[ $status->ID() ] = $status->get('STS_code');
+		}
+		return $translated
+			? EEM_Status::instance()->localized_status($status_array, false, 'sentence')
+			: $status_array;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the EE_Base_Class objects which match the $query_params, by querying the DB.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params  @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 *                             or if you have the development copy of EE you can view this at the path:
+	 *                             /docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class[]  *note that there is NO option to pass the output type. If you want results different
+	 *                                        from EE_Base_Class[], use get_all_wpdb_results(). Array keys are object IDs (if there is a primary key on the model.
+	 *                                        if not, numerically indexed) Some full examples: get 10 transactions
+	 *                                        which have Scottish attendees: EEM_Transaction::instance()->get_all(
+	 *                                        array( array(
+	 *                                        'OR'=>array(
+	 *                                        'Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname'=>array('like','Mc%'),
+	 *                                        'Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname*other'=>array('like','Mac%')
+	 *                                        )
+	 *                                        ),
+	 *                                        'limit'=>10,
+	 *                                        'group_by'=>'TXN_ID'
+	 *                                        ));
+	 *                                        get all the answers to the question titled "shirt size" for event with id
+	 *                                        12, ordered by their answer EEM_Answer::instance()->get_all(array( array(
+	 *                                        'Question.QST_display_text'=>'shirt size',
+	 *                                        'Registration.Event.EVT_ID'=>12
+	 *                                        ),
+	 *                                        'order_by'=>array('ANS_value'=>'ASC')
+	 *                                        ));
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_all($query_params = array())
+	{
+		if (isset($query_params['limit'])
+			&& ! isset($query_params['group_by'])
+		) {
+			$query_params['group_by'] = array_keys($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields());
+		}
+		return $this->_create_objects($this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A, null));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Modifies the query parameters so we only get back model objects
+	 * that "belong" to the current user
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 */
+	public function alter_query_params_to_only_include_mine($query_params = array())
+	{
+		$wp_user_field_name = $this->wp_user_field_name();
+		if ($wp_user_field_name) {
+			$query_params[0][ $wp_user_field_name ] = get_current_user_id();
+		}
+		return $query_params;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the field's name that points to the WP_User table
+	 *  on this model (or follows the _model_chain_to_wp_user and uses that model's
+	 * foreign key to the WP_User table)
+	 *
+	 * @return string|boolean string on success, boolean false when there is no
+	 * foreign key to the WP_User table
+	 */
+	public function wp_user_field_name()
+	{
+		try {
+			if (! empty($this->_model_chain_to_wp_user)) {
+				$models_to_follow_to_wp_users = explode('.', $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user);
+				$last_model_name = end($models_to_follow_to_wp_users);
+				$model_with_fk_to_wp_users = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($last_model_name);
+				$model_chain_to_wp_user = $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user . '.';
+			} else {
+				$model_with_fk_to_wp_users = $this;
+				$model_chain_to_wp_user = '';
+			}
+			$wp_user_field = $model_with_fk_to_wp_users->get_foreign_key_to('WP_User');
+			return $model_chain_to_wp_user . $wp_user_field->get_name();
+		} catch (EE_Error $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the _model_chain_to_wp_user string, which indicates which related model
+	 * (or transiently-related model) has a foreign key to the wp_users table;
+	 * useful for finding if model objects of this type are 'owned' by the current user.
+	 * This is an empty string when the foreign key is on this model and when it isn't,
+	 * but is only non-empty when this model's ownership is indicated by a RELATED model
+	 * (or transiently-related model)
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function model_chain_to_wp_user()
+	{
+		return $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether this model is 'owned' by a specific wordpress user (even indirectly,
+	 * like how registrations don't have a foreign key to wp_users, but the
+	 * events they are for are), or is unrelated to wp users.
+	 * generally available
+	 *
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function is_owned()
+	{
+		if ($this->model_chain_to_wp_user()) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		try {
+			$this->get_foreign_key_to('WP_User');
+			return true;
+		} catch (EE_Error $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Used internally to get WPDB results, because other functions, besides get_all, may want to do some queries, but
+	 * may want to preserve the WPDB results (eg, update, which first queries to make sure we have all the tables on
+	 * the model)
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params      @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $output            ARRAY_A, OBJECT_K, etc. Just like
+	 * @param mixed  $columns_to_select , What columns to select. By default, we select all columns specified by the
+	 *                                  fields on the model, and the models we joined to in the query. However, you can
+	 *                                  override this and set the select to "*", or a specific column name, like
+	 *                                  "ATT_ID", etc. If you would like to use these custom selections in WHERE,
+	 *                                  GROUP_BY, or HAVING clauses, you must instead provide an array. Array keys are
+	 *                                  the aliases used to refer to this selection, and values are to be
+	 *                                  numerically-indexed arrays, where 0 is the selection and 1 is the data type.
+	 *                                  Eg, array('count'=>array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%d'))
+	 * @return array | stdClass[] like results of $wpdb->get_results($sql,OBJECT), (ie, output type is OBJECT)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	protected function _get_all_wpdb_results($query_params = array(), $output = ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select = null)
+	{
+		$this->_custom_selections = $this->getCustomSelection($query_params, $columns_to_select);
+		;
+		$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+		$select_expressions = $columns_to_select === null
+			? $this->_construct_default_select_sql($model_query_info)
+			: '';
+		if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
+			$custom_expressions = $this->_custom_selections->columnsToSelectExpression();
+			$select_expressions .= $select_expressions
+				? ', ' . $custom_expressions
+				: $custom_expressions;
+		}
+
+		$SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+		return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_results', array($SQL, $output));
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a CustomSelects object if the $query_params or $columns_to_select allows for it.
+	 * Note: $query_params['extra_selects'] will always override any $columns_to_select values. It is the preferred
+	 * method of including extra select information.
+	 *
+	 * @param array             $query_params
+	 * @param null|array|string $columns_to_select
+	 * @return null|CustomSelects
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	protected function getCustomSelection(array $query_params, $columns_to_select = null)
+	{
+		if (! isset($query_params['extra_selects']) && $columns_to_select === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		$selects = isset($query_params['extra_selects']) ? $query_params['extra_selects'] : $columns_to_select;
+		$selects = is_string($selects) ? explode(',', $selects) : $selects;
+		return new CustomSelects($selects);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array of rows from the database just like $wpdb->get_results would,
+	 * but you can use the model query params to more easily
+	 * take care of joins, field preparation etc.
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params      @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $output            ARRAY_A, OBJECT_K, etc. Just like
+	 * @param mixed  $columns_to_select , What columns to select. By default, we select all columns specified by the
+	 *                                  fields on the model, and the models we joined to in the query. However, you can
+	 *                                  override this and set the select to "*", or a specific column name, like
+	 *                                  "ATT_ID", etc. If you would like to use these custom selections in WHERE,
+	 *                                  GROUP_BY, or HAVING clauses, you must instead provide an array. Array keys are
+	 *                                  the aliases used to refer to this selection, and values are to be
+	 *                                  numerically-indexed arrays, where 0 is the selection and 1 is the data type.
+	 *                                  Eg, array('count'=>array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%d'))
+	 * @return array|stdClass[] like results of $wpdb->get_results($sql,OBJECT), (ie, output type is OBJECT)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_all_wpdb_results($query_params = array(), $output = ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select = null)
+	{
+		return $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, $output, $columns_to_select);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * For creating a custom select statement
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $columns_to_select either a string to be inserted directly as the select statement,
+	 *                                 or an array where keys are aliases, and values are arrays where 0=>the selection
+	 *                                 SQL, and 1=>is the datatype
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _construct_select_from_input($columns_to_select)
+	{
+		if (is_array($columns_to_select)) {
+			$select_sql_array = array();
+			foreach ($columns_to_select as $alias => $selection_and_datatype) {
+				if (! is_array($selection_and_datatype) || ! isset($selection_and_datatype[1])) {
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							__(
+								"Custom selection %s (alias %s) needs to be an array like array('COUNT(REG_ID)','%%d')",
+								'event_espresso'
+							),
+							$selection_and_datatype,
+							$alias
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				if (! in_array($selection_and_datatype[1], $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types, true)) {
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							esc_html__(
+								"Datatype %s (for selection '%s' and alias '%s') is not a valid wpdb datatype (eg %%s)",
+								'event_espresso'
+							),
+							$selection_and_datatype[1],
+							$selection_and_datatype[0],
+							$alias,
+							implode(', ', $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$select_sql_array[] = "{$selection_and_datatype[0]} AS $alias";
+			}
+			$columns_to_select_string = implode(', ', $select_sql_array);
+		} else {
+			$columns_to_select_string = $columns_to_select;
+		}
+		return $columns_to_select_string;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Convenient wrapper for getting the primary key field's name. Eg, on Registration, this would be 'REG_ID'
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function primary_key_name()
+	{
+		return $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a single item for this model from the DB, given only its ID (or null if none is found).
+	 * If there is no primary key on this model, $id is treated as primary key string
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $id int or string, depending on the type of the model's primary key
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_one_by_ID($id)
+	{
+		if ($this->get_from_entity_map($id)) {
+			return $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
+		}
+		$model_object = $this->get_one(
+			$this->alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID(
+				$id,
+				array('default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all)
+			)
+		);
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		if ($model_object instanceof $className) {
+			// make sure valid objects get added to the entity map
+			// so that the next call to this method doesn't trigger another trip to the db
+			$this->add_to_entity_map($model_object);
+		}
+		return $model_object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Alters query parameters to only get items with this ID are returned.
+	 * Takes into account that the ID might be a string produced by EEM_Base::get_index_primary_key_string(),
+	 * or could just be a simple primary key ID
+	 *
+	 * @param int   $id
+	 * @param array $query_params
+	 * @return array of normal query params, @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID($id, $query_params = array())
+	{
+		if (! isset($query_params[0])) {
+			$query_params[0] = array();
+		}
+		$conditions_from_id = $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id);
+		if ($conditions_from_id === null) {
+			$query_params[0][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $id;
+		} else {
+			// no primary key, so the $id must be from the get_index_primary_key_string()
+			$query_params[0] = array_replace_recursive($query_params[0], $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id));
+		}
+		return $query_params;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a single item for this model from the DB, given the $query_params. Only returns a single class, not an
+	 * array. If no item is found, null is returned.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params like EEM_Base's $query_params variable.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class|EE_Soft_Delete_Base_Class|NULL
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_one($query_params = array())
+	{
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::get_one',
+				sprintf(
+					__('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		$query_params['limit'] = 1;
+		$items = $this->get_all($query_params);
+		if (empty($items)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		return array_shift($items);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the next x number of items in sequence from the given value as
+	 * found in the database matching the given query conditions.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
+	 * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
+	 *                                      reference point.
+	 * @param int   $limit                  How many to return.
+	 * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
+	 * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an array of
+	 *                                      EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
+	 *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the
+	 *                                      columns you want returned.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function next_x(
+		$current_field_value,
+		$field_to_order_by = null,
+		$limit = 1,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$columns_to_select = null
+	) {
+		return $this->_get_consecutive(
+			$current_field_value,
+			'>',
+			$field_to_order_by,
+			$limit,
+			$query_params,
+			$columns_to_select
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the previous x number of items in sequence from the given value
+	 * as found in the database matching the given query conditions.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
+	 * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
+	 *                                      reference point.
+	 * @param int   $limit                  How many to return.
+	 * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
+	 * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an array of
+	 *                                      EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
+	 *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the
+	 *                                      columns you want returned.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function previous_x(
+		$current_field_value,
+		$field_to_order_by = null,
+		$limit = 1,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$columns_to_select = null
+	) {
+		return $this->_get_consecutive(
+			$current_field_value,
+			'<',
+			$field_to_order_by,
+			$limit,
+			$query_params,
+			$columns_to_select
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the next item in sequence from the given value as found in the
+	 * database matching the given query conditions.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
+	 * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
+	 *                                      reference point.
+	 * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
+	 * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an EE_Base_Class
+	 *                                      object is returned, otherwise you
+	 *                                      can indicate just the columns you
+	 *                                      want and a single array indexed by
+	 *                                      the columns will be returned.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class|null|array()
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function next(
+		$current_field_value,
+		$field_to_order_by = null,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$columns_to_select = null
+	) {
+		$results = $this->_get_consecutive(
+			$current_field_value,
+			'>',
+			$field_to_order_by,
+			1,
+			$query_params,
+			$columns_to_select
+		);
+		return empty($results) ? null : reset($results);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the previous item in sequence from the given value as found in
+	 * the database matching the given query conditions.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $current_field_value    Value used for the reference point.
+	 * @param null  $field_to_order_by      What field is used for the
+	 *                                      reference point.
+	 * @param array $query_params           Extra conditions on the query.
+	 * @param null  $columns_to_select      If left null, then an EE_Base_Class
+	 *                                      object is returned, otherwise you
+	 *                                      can indicate just the columns you
+	 *                                      want and a single array indexed by
+	 *                                      the columns will be returned.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class|null|array()
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function previous(
+		$current_field_value,
+		$field_to_order_by = null,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$columns_to_select = null
+	) {
+		$results = $this->_get_consecutive(
+			$current_field_value,
+			'<',
+			$field_to_order_by,
+			1,
+			$query_params,
+			$columns_to_select
+		);
+		return empty($results) ? null : reset($results);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the a consecutive number of items in sequence from the given
+	 * value as found in the database matching the given query conditions.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed  $current_field_value   Value used for the reference point.
+	 * @param string $operand               What operand is used for the sequence.
+	 * @param string $field_to_order_by     What field is used for the reference point.
+	 * @param int    $limit                 How many to return.
+	 * @param array  $query_params          Extra conditions on the query.
+	 * @param null   $columns_to_select     If left null, then an array of EE_Base_Class objects is returned,
+	 *                                      otherwise you can indicate just the columns you want returned.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class[]|array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_consecutive(
+		$current_field_value,
+		$operand = '>',
+		$field_to_order_by = null,
+		$limit = 1,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$columns_to_select = null
+	) {
+		// if $field_to_order_by is empty then let's assume we're ordering by the primary key.
+		if (empty($field_to_order_by)) {
+			if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+				$field_to_order_by = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
+			} else {
+				if (WP_DEBUG) {
+					throw new EE_Error(__(
+						'EEM_Base::_get_consecutive() has been called with no $field_to_order_by argument and there is no primary key on the field.  Please provide the field you would like to use as the base for retrieving the next item(s).',
+						'event_espresso'
+					));
+				}
+				EE_Error::add_error(__('There was an error with the query.', 'event_espresso'));
+				return array();
+			}
+		}
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::_get_consecutive',
+				sprintf(
+					__('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		// let's add the where query param for consecutive look up.
+		$query_params[0][ $field_to_order_by ] = array($operand, $current_field_value);
+		$query_params['limit'] = $limit;
+		// set direction
+		$incoming_orderby = isset($query_params['order_by']) ? (array) $query_params['order_by'] : array();
+		$query_params['order_by'] = $operand === '>'
+			? array($field_to_order_by => 'ASC') + $incoming_orderby
+			: array($field_to_order_by => 'DESC') + $incoming_orderby;
+		// if $columns_to_select is empty then that means we're returning EE_Base_Class objects
+		if (empty($columns_to_select)) {
+			return $this->get_all($query_params);
+		}
+		// getting just the fields
+		return $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A, $columns_to_select);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This sets the _timezone property after model object has been instantiated.
+	 *
+	 * @param null | string $timezone valid PHP DateTimeZone timezone string
+	 */
+	public function set_timezone($timezone)
+	{
+		if ($timezone !== null) {
+			$this->_timezone = $timezone;
+		}
+		// note we need to loop through relations and set the timezone on those objects as well.
+		foreach ($this->_model_relations as $relation) {
+			$relation->set_timezone($timezone);
+		}
+		// and finally we do the same for any datetime fields
+		foreach ($this->_fields as $field) {
+			if ($field instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
+				$field->set_timezone($timezone);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This just returns whatever is set for the current timezone.
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function get_timezone()
+	{
+		// first validate if timezone is set.  If not, then let's set it be whatever is set on the model fields.
+		if (empty($this->_timezone)) {
+			foreach ($this->_fields as $field) {
+				if ($field instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
+					$this->set_timezone($field->get_timezone());
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// if timezone STILL empty then return the default timezone for the site.
+		if (empty($this->_timezone)) {
+			$this->set_timezone(EEH_DTT_Helper::get_timezone());
+		}
+		return $this->_timezone;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This returns the date formats set for the given field name and also ensures that
+	 * $this->_timezone property is set correctly.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.6.x
+	 * @param string $field_name The name of the field the formats are being retrieved for.
+	 * @param bool   $pretty     Whether to return the pretty formats (true) or not (false).
+	 * @throws EE_Error   If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type.
+	 * @return array formats in an array with the date format first, and the time format last.
+	 */
+	public function get_formats_for($field_name, $pretty = false)
+	{
+		$field_settings = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
+		// if not a valid EE_Datetime_Field then throw error
+		if (! $field_settings instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				'The field sent into EEM_Base::get_formats_for (%s) is not registered as a EE_Datetime_Field. Please check the spelling and make sure you are submitting the right field name to retrieve date_formats for.',
+				'event_espresso'
+			), $field_name));
+		}
+		// while we are here, let's make sure the timezone internally in EEM_Base matches what is stored on
+		// the field.
+		$this->_timezone = $field_settings->get_timezone();
+		return array($field_settings->get_date_format($pretty), $field_settings->get_time_format($pretty));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This returns the current time in a format setup for a query on this model.
+	 * Usage of this method makes it easier to setup queries against EE_Datetime_Field columns because
+	 * it will return:
+	 *  - a formatted string in the timezone and format currently set on the EE_Datetime_Field for the given field for
+	 *  NOW
+	 *  - or a unix timestamp (equivalent to time())
+	 * Note: When requesting a formatted string, if the date or time format doesn't include seconds, for example,
+	 * the time returned, because it uses that format, will also NOT include seconds. For this reason, if you want
+	 * the time returned to be the current time down to the exact second, set $timestamp to true.
+	 * @since 4.6.x
+	 * @param string $field_name       The field the current time is needed for.
+	 * @param bool   $timestamp        True means to return a unix timestamp. Otherwise a
+	 *                                 formatted string matching the set format for the field in the set timezone will
+	 *                                 be returned.
+	 * @param string $what             Whether to return the string in just the time format, the date format, or both.
+	 * @throws EE_Error    If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type.
+	 * @return int|string  If the given field_name is not of the EE_Datetime_Field type, then an EE_Error
+	 *                                 exception is triggered.
+	 */
+	public function current_time_for_query($field_name, $timestamp = false, $what = 'both')
+	{
+		$formats = $this->get_formats_for($field_name);
+		$DateTime = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone($this->_timezone));
+		if ($timestamp) {
+			return $DateTime->format('U');
+		}
+		// not returning timestamp, so return formatted string in timezone.
+		switch ($what) {
+			case 'time':
+				return $DateTime->format($formats[1]);
+				break;
+			case 'date':
+				return $DateTime->format($formats[0]);
+				break;
+			default:
+				return $DateTime->format(implode(' ', $formats));
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This receives a time string for a given field and ensures that it is setup to match what the internal settings
+	 * for the model are.  Returns a DateTime object.
+	 * Note: a gotcha for when you send in unix timestamp.  Remember a unix timestamp is already timezone agnostic,
+	 * (functionally the equivalent of UTC+0).  So when you send it in, whatever timezone string you include is
+	 * ignored.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $field_name      The field being setup.
+	 * @param string $timestring      The date time string being used.
+	 * @param string $incoming_format The format for the time string.
+	 * @param string $timezone        By default, it is assumed the incoming time string is in timezone for
+	 *                                the blog.  If this is not the case, then it can be specified here.  If incoming
+	 *                                format is
+	 *                                'U', this is ignored.
+	 * @return DateTime
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function convert_datetime_for_query($field_name, $timestring, $incoming_format, $timezone = '')
+	{
+		// just using this to ensure the timezone is set correctly internally
+		$this->get_formats_for($field_name);
+		// load EEH_DTT_Helper
+		$set_timezone = empty($timezone) ? EEH_DTT_Helper::get_timezone() : $timezone;
+		$incomingDateTime = date_create_from_format($incoming_format, $timestring, new DateTimeZone($set_timezone));
+		EEH_DTT_Helper::setTimezone($incomingDateTime, new DateTimeZone($this->_timezone));
+		return \EventEspresso\core\domain\entities\DbSafeDateTime::createFromDateTime($incomingDateTime);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the tables comprising this model. Array keys are the table aliases, and values are EE_Table objects
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Table_Base[]
+	 */
+	public function get_tables()
+	{
+		return $this->_tables;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Updates all the database entries (in each table for this model) according to $fields_n_values and optionally
+	 * also updates all the model objects, where the criteria expressed in $query_params are met..
+	 * Also note: if this model has multiple tables, this update verifies all the secondary tables have an entry for
+	 * each row (in the primary table) we're trying to update; if not, it inserts an entry in the secondary table. Eg:
+	 * if our model has 2 tables: wp_posts (primary), and wp_esp_event (secondary). Let's say we are trying to update a
+	 * model object with EVT_ID = 1
+	 * (which means where wp_posts has ID = 1, because wp_posts.ID is the primary key's column), which exists, but
+	 * there is no entry in wp_esp_event for this entry in wp_posts. So, this update script will insert a row into
+	 * wp_esp_event, using any available parameters from $fields_n_values (eg, if "EVT_limit" => 40 is in
+	 * $fields_n_values, the new entry in wp_esp_event will set EVT_limit = 40, and use default for other columns which
+	 * are not specified)
+	 *
+	 * @param array   $fields_n_values         keys are model fields (exactly like keys in EEM_Base::_fields, NOT db
+	 *                                         columns!), values are strings, ints, floats, and maybe arrays if they
+	 *                                         are to be serialized. Basically, the values are what you'd expect to be
+	 *                                         values on the model, NOT necessarily what's in the DB. For example, if
+	 *                                         we wanted to update only the TXN_details on any Transactions where its
+	 *                                         ID=34, we'd use this method as follows:
+	 *                                         EEM_Transaction::instance()->update(
+	 *                                         array('TXN_details'=>array('detail1'=>'monkey','detail2'=>'banana'),
+	 *                                         array(array('TXN_ID'=>34)));
+	 * @param array   $query_params            @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 *                                         Eg, consider updating Question's QST_admin_label field is of type
+	 *                                         Simple_HTML. If you use this function to update that field to $new_value
+	 *                                         = (note replace 8's with appropriate opening and closing tags in the
+	 *                                         following example)"8script8alert('I hack all');8/script88b8boom
+	 *                                         baby8/b8", then if you set $values_already_prepared_by_model_object to
+	 *                                         TRUE, it is assumed that you've already called
+	 *                                         EE_Simple_HTML_Field->prepare_for_set($new_value), which removes the
+	 *                                         malicious javascript. However, if
+	 *                                         $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is left as FALSE, then
+	 *                                         EE_Simple_HTML_Field->prepare_for_set($new_value) will be called on it,
+	 *                                         and every other field, before insertion. We provide this parameter
+	 *                                         because model objects perform their prepare_for_set function on all
+	 *                                         their values, and so don't need to be called again (and in many cases,
+	 *                                         shouldn't be called again. Eg: if we escape HTML characters in the
+	 *                                         prepare_for_set method...)
+	 * @param boolean $keep_model_objs_in_sync if TRUE, makes sure we ALSO update model objects
+	 *                                         in this model's entity map according to $fields_n_values that match
+	 *                                         $query_params. This obviously has some overhead, so you can disable it
+	 *                                         by setting this to FALSE, but be aware that model objects being used
+	 *                                         could get out-of-sync with the database
+	 * @return int how many rows got updated or FALSE if something went wrong with the query (wp returns FALSE or num
+	 *                                         rows affected which *could* include 0 which DOES NOT mean the query was
+	 *                                         bad)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function update($fields_n_values, $query_params, $keep_model_objs_in_sync = true)
+	{
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::update',
+				sprintf(
+					__('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		/**
+		 * Action called before a model update call has been made.
+		 *
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model
+		 * @param array    $fields_n_values the updated fields and their new values
+		 * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+		 */
+		do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__update__begin', $this, $fields_n_values, $query_params);
+		/**
+		 * Filters the fields about to be updated given the query parameters. You can provide the
+		 * $query_params to $this->get_all() to find exactly which records will be updated
+		 *
+		 * @param array    $fields_n_values fields and their new values
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model           the model being queried
+		 * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+		 */
+		$fields_n_values = (array) apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EEM_Base__update__fields_n_values',
+			$fields_n_values,
+			$this,
+			$query_params
+		);
+		// need to verify that, for any entry we want to update, there are entries in each secondary table.
+		// to do that, for each table, verify that it's PK isn't null.
+		$tables = $this->get_tables();
+		// and if the other tables don't have a row for each table-to-be-updated, we'll insert one with whatever values available in the current update query
+		// NOTE: we should make this code more efficient by NOT querying twice
+		// before the real update, but that needs to first go through ALPHA testing
+		// as it's dangerous. says Mike August 8 2014
+		// we want to make sure the default_where strategy is ignored
+		$this->_ignore_where_strategy = true;
+		$wpdb_select_results = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params);
+		foreach ($wpdb_select_results as $wpdb_result) {
+			// type cast stdClass as array
+			$wpdb_result = (array) $wpdb_result;
+			// get the model object's PK, as we'll want this if we need to insert a row into secondary tables
+			if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+				$main_table_pk_value = $wpdb_result[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
+			} else {
+				// if there's no primary key, we basically can't support having a 2nd table on the model (we could but it would be lots of work)
+				$main_table_pk_value = null;
+			}
+			// if there are more than 1 tables, we'll want to verify that each table for this model has an entry in the other tables
+			// and if the other tables don't have a row for each table-to-be-updated, we'll insert one with whatever values available in the current update query
+			if (count($tables) > 1) {
+				// foreach matching row in the DB, ensure that each table's PK isn't null. If so, there must not be an entry
+				// in that table, and so we'll want to insert one
+				foreach ($tables as $table_obj) {
+					$this_table_pk_column = $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
+					// if there is no private key for this table on the results, it means there's no entry
+					// in this table, right? so insert a row in the current table, using any fields available
+					if (! (array_key_exists($this_table_pk_column, $wpdb_result)
+						   && $wpdb_result[ $this_table_pk_column ])
+					) {
+						$success = $this->_insert_into_specific_table(
+							$table_obj,
+							$fields_n_values,
+							$main_table_pk_value
+						);
+						// if we died here, report the error
+						if (! $success) {
+							return false;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			//              //and now check that if we have cached any models by that ID on the model, that
+			//              //they also get updated properly
+			//              $model_object = $this->get_from_entity_map( $main_table_pk_value );
+			//              if( $model_object ){
+			//                  foreach( $fields_n_values as $field => $value ){
+			//                      $model_object->set($field, $value);
+			// let's make sure default_where strategy is followed now
+			$this->_ignore_where_strategy = false;
+		}
+		// if we want to keep model objects in sync, AND
+		// if this wasn't called from a model object (to update itself)
+		// then we want to make sure we keep all the existing
+		// model objects in sync with the db
+		if ($keep_model_objs_in_sync && ! $this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object) {
+			if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+				$model_objs_affected_ids = $this->get_col($query_params);
+			} else {
+				// we need to select a bunch of columns and then combine them into the the "index primary key string"s
+				$models_affected_key_columns = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params, ARRAY_A);
+				$model_objs_affected_ids = array();
+				foreach ($models_affected_key_columns as $row) {
+					$combined_index_key = $this->get_index_primary_key_string($row);
+					$model_objs_affected_ids[ $combined_index_key ] = $combined_index_key;
+				}
+			}
+			if (! $model_objs_affected_ids) {
+				// wait wait wait- if nothing was affected let's stop here
+				return 0;
+			}
+			foreach ($model_objs_affected_ids as $id) {
+				$model_obj_in_entity_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
+				if ($model_obj_in_entity_map) {
+					foreach ($fields_n_values as $field => $new_value) {
+						$model_obj_in_entity_map->set($field, $new_value);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// if there is a primary key on this model, we can now do a slight optimization
+			if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+				// we already know what we want to update. So let's make the query simpler so it's a little more efficient
+				$query_params = array(
+					array($this->primary_key_name() => array('IN', $model_objs_affected_ids)),
+					'limit'                    => count($model_objs_affected_ids),
+					'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+		$SQL = "UPDATE "
+			   . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql()
+			   . " SET "
+			   . $this->_construct_update_sql($fields_n_values)
+			   . $model_query_info->get_where_sql();// note: doesn't use _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query() because doesn't accept LIMIT, ORDER BY, etc.
+		$rows_affected = $this->_do_wpdb_query('query', array($SQL));
+		/**
+		 * Action called after a model update call has been made.
+		 *
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model
+		 * @param array    $fields_n_values the updated fields and their new values
+		 * @param array    $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+		 * @param int      $rows_affected
+		 */
+		do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__update__end', $this, $fields_n_values, $query_params, $rows_affected);
+		return $rows_affected;// how many supposedly got updated
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Analogous to $wpdb->get_col, returns a 1-dimensional array where teh values
+	 * are teh values of the field specified (or by default the primary key field)
+	 * that matched the query params. Note that you should pass the name of the
+	 * model FIELD, not the database table's column name.
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_select
+	 * @return array just like $wpdb->get_col()
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_col($query_params = array(), $field_to_select = null)
+	{
+		if ($field_to_select) {
+			$field = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_select);
+		} elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			$field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
+		} else {
+			// no primary key, just grab the first column
+			$field = reset($this->field_settings());
+		}
+		$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+		$select_expressions = $field->get_qualified_column();
+		$SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+		return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_col', array($SQL));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a single column value for a single row from the database
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params    @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_select @see EEM_Base::get_col()
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_var($query_params = array(), $field_to_select = null)
+	{
+		$query_params['limit'] = 1;
+		$col = $this->get_col($query_params, $field_to_select);
+		if (! empty($col)) {
+			return reset($col);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Makes the SQL for after "UPDATE table_X inner join table_Y..." and before "...WHERE". Eg "Question.name='party
+	 * time?', Question.desc='what do you think?',..." Values are filtered through wpdb->prepare to avoid against SQL
+	 * injection, but currently no further filtering is done
+	 *
+	 * @global      $wpdb
+	 * @param array $fields_n_values array keys are field names on this model, and values are what those fields should
+	 *                               be updated to in the DB
+	 * @return string of SQL
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function _construct_update_sql($fields_n_values)
+	{
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		$cols_n_values = array();
+		foreach ($fields_n_values as $field_name => $value) {
+			$field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
+			// if the value is NULL, we want to assign the value to that.
+			// wpdb->prepare doesn't really handle that properly
+			$prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
+			$value_sql = $prepared_value === null ? 'NULL'
+				: $wpdb->prepare($field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type(), $prepared_value);
+			$cols_n_values[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column() . "=" . $value_sql;
+		}
+		return implode(",", $cols_n_values);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a single row from the DB given the model object's primary key value. (eg, EE_Attendee->ID()'s value).
+	 * Performs a HARD delete, meaning the database row should always be removed,
+	 * not just have a flag field on it switched
+	 * Wrapper for EEM_Base::delete_permanently()
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $id
+	 * @param boolean $allow_blocking
+	 * @return int the number of rows deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_permanently_by_ID($id, $allow_blocking = true)
+	{
+		return $this->delete_permanently(
+			array(
+				array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
+				'limit' => 1,
+			),
+			$allow_blocking
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes a single row from the DB given the model object's primary key value. (eg, EE_Attendee->ID()'s value).
+	 * Wrapper for EEM_Base::delete()
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $id
+	 * @param boolean $allow_blocking
+	 * @return int the number of rows deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_by_ID($id, $allow_blocking = true)
+	{
+		return $this->delete(
+			array(
+				array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
+				'limit' => 1,
+			),
+			$allow_blocking
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Identical to delete_permanently, but does a "soft" delete if possible,
+	 * meaning if the model has a field that indicates its been "trashed" or
+	 * "soft deleted", we will just set that instead of actually deleting the rows.
+	 *
+	 * @see EEM_Base::delete_permanently
+	 * @param array   $query_params
+	 * @param boolean $allow_blocking
+	 * @return int how many rows got deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete($query_params, $allow_blocking = true)
+	{
+		return $this->delete_permanently($query_params, $allow_blocking);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes the model objects that meet the query params. Note: this method is overridden
+	 * in EEM_Soft_Delete_Base so that soft-deleted model objects are instead only flagged
+	 * as archived, not actually deleted
+	 *
+	 * @param array   $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param boolean $allow_blocking if TRUE, matched objects will only be deleted if there is no related model info
+	 *                                that blocks it (ie, there' sno other data that depends on this data); if false,
+	 *                                deletes regardless of other objects which may depend on it. Its generally
+	 *                                advisable to always leave this as TRUE, otherwise you could easily corrupt your
+	 *                                DB
+	 * @return int how many rows got deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_permanently($query_params, $allow_blocking = true)
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Action called just before performing a real deletion query. You can use the
+		 * model and its $query_params to find exactly which items will be deleted
+		 *
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model
+		 * @param array    $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+		 * @param boolean  $allow_blocking whether or not to allow related model objects
+		 *                                 to block (prevent) this deletion
+		 */
+		do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__begin', $this, $query_params, $allow_blocking);
+		// some MySQL databases may be running safe mode, which may restrict
+		// deletion if there is no KEY column used in the WHERE statement of a deletion.
+		// to get around this, we first do a SELECT, get all the IDs, and then run another query
+		// to delete them
+		$items_for_deletion = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results($query_params);
+		$columns_and_ids_for_deleting = $this->_get_ids_for_delete($items_for_deletion, $allow_blocking);
+		$deletion_where_query_part = $this->_build_query_part_for_deleting_from_columns_and_values(
+			$columns_and_ids_for_deleting
+		);
+		/**
+		 * Allows client code to act on the items being deleted before the query is actually executed.
+		 *
+		 * @param EEM_Base $this  The model instance being acted on.
+		 * @param array    $query_params  The incoming array of query parameters influencing what gets deleted.
+		 * @param bool     $allow_blocking @see param description in method phpdoc block.
+		 * @param array $columns_and_ids_for_deleting       An array indicating what entities will get removed as
+		 *                                                  derived from the incoming query parameters.
+		 *                                                  @see details on the structure of this array in the phpdocs
+		 *                                                  for the `_get_ids_for_delete_method`
+		 *
+		 */
+		do_action(
+			'AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__before_query',
+			$this,
+			$query_params,
+			$allow_blocking,
+			$columns_and_ids_for_deleting
+		);
+		if ($deletion_where_query_part) {
+			$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+			$table_aliases = array_keys($this->_tables);
+			$SQL = "DELETE "
+				   . implode(", ", $table_aliases)
+				   . " FROM "
+				   . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql()
+				   . " WHERE "
+				   . $deletion_where_query_part;
+			$rows_deleted = $this->_do_wpdb_query('query', array($SQL));
+		} else {
+			$rows_deleted = 0;
+		}
+
+		// Next, make sure those items are removed from the entity map; if they could be put into it at all; and if
+		// there was no error with the delete query.
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field()
+			&& $rows_deleted !== false
+			&& isset($columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ])
+		) {
+			$ids_for_removal = $columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
+			foreach ($ids_for_removal as $id) {
+				if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
+					unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			// delete any extra meta attached to the deleted entities but ONLY if this model is not an instance of
+			// `EEM_Extra_Meta`.  In other words we want to prevent recursion on EEM_Extra_Meta::delete_permanently calls
+			// unnecessarily.  It's very unlikely that users will have assigned Extra Meta to Extra Meta
+			// (although it is possible).
+			// Note this can be skipped by using the provided filter and returning false.
+			if (apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__EEM_Base__delete_permanently__dont_delete_extra_meta_for_extra_meta',
+				! $this instanceof EEM_Extra_Meta,
+				$this
+			)) {
+				EEM_Extra_Meta::instance()->delete_permanently(array(
+					0 => array(
+						'EXM_type' => $this->get_this_model_name(),
+						'OBJ_ID'   => array(
+							'IN',
+							$ids_for_removal
+						)
+					)
+				));
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Action called just after performing a real deletion query. Although at this point the
+		 * items should have been deleted
+		 *
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model
+		 * @param array    $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+		 * @param int      $rows_deleted
+		 */
+		do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__end', $this, $query_params, $rows_deleted, $columns_and_ids_for_deleting);
+		return $rows_deleted;// how many supposedly got deleted
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks all the relations that throw error messages when there are blocking related objects
+	 * for related model objects. If there are any related model objects on those relations,
+	 * adds an EE_Error, and return true
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|int $this_model_obj_or_id
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class     $ignore_this_model_obj a model object like 'EE_Event', or 'EE_Term_Taxonomy', which
+	 *                                                 should be ignored when determining whether there are related
+	 *                                                 model objects which block this model object's deletion. Useful
+	 *                                                 if you know A is related to B and are considering deleting A,
+	 *                                                 but want to see if A has any other objects blocking its deletion
+	 *                                                 before removing the relation between A and B
+	 * @return boolean
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_is_blocked_by_related_models($this_model_obj_or_id, $ignore_this_model_obj = null)
+	{
+		// first, if $ignore_this_model_obj was supplied, get its model
+		if ($ignore_this_model_obj && $ignore_this_model_obj instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+			$ignored_model = $ignore_this_model_obj->get_model();
+		} else {
+			$ignored_model = null;
+		}
+		// now check all the relations of $this_model_obj_or_id and see if there
+		// are any related model objects blocking it?
+		$is_blocked = false;
+		foreach ($this->_model_relations as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+			if ($relation_obj->block_delete_if_related_models_exist()) {
+				// if $ignore_this_model_obj was supplied, then for the query
+				// on that model needs to be told to ignore $ignore_this_model_obj
+				if ($ignored_model && $relation_name === $ignored_model->get_this_model_name()) {
+					$related_model_objects = $relation_obj->get_all_related($this_model_obj_or_id, array(
+						array(
+							$ignored_model->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => array(
+								'!=',
+								$ignore_this_model_obj->ID(),
+							),
+						),
+					));
+				} else {
+					$related_model_objects = $relation_obj->get_all_related($this_model_obj_or_id);
+				}
+				if ($related_model_objects) {
+					EE_Error::add_error($relation_obj->get_deletion_error_message(), __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+					$is_blocked = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $is_blocked;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Builds the columns and values for items to delete from the incoming $row_results_for_deleting array.
+	 * @param array $row_results_for_deleting
+	 * @param bool  $allow_blocking
+	 * @return array   The shape of this array depends on whether the model `has_primary_key_field` or not.  If the
+	 *                 model DOES have a primary_key_field, then the array will be a simple single dimension array where
+	 *                 the key is the fully qualified primary key column and the value is an array of ids that will be
+	 *                 deleted. Example:
+	 *                      array('Event.EVT_ID' => array( 1,2,3))
+	 *                 If the model DOES NOT have a primary_key_field, then the array will be a two dimensional array
+	 *                 where each element is a group of columns and values that get deleted. Example:
+	 *                      array(
+	 *                          0 => array(
+	 *                              'Term_Relationship.object_id' => 1
+	 *                              'Term_Relationship.term_taxonomy_id' => 5
+	 *                          ),
+	 *                          1 => array(
+	 *                              'Term_Relationship.object_id' => 1
+	 *                              'Term_Relationship.term_taxonomy_id' => 6
+	 *                          )
+	 *                      )
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_ids_for_delete(array $row_results_for_deleting, $allow_blocking = true)
+	{
+		$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column = array();
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			$primary_table = $this->_get_main_table();
+			$primary_table_pk_field = $this->get_field_by_column($primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column());
+			$other_tables = $this->_get_other_tables();
+			$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column = $query = array();
+			foreach ($row_results_for_deleting as $item_to_delete) {
+				// before we mark this item for deletion,
+				// make sure there's no related entities blocking its deletion (if we're checking)
+				if ($allow_blocking
+					&& $this->delete_is_blocked_by_related_models(
+						$item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ]
+					)
+				) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				// primary table deletes
+				if (isset($item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ])) {
+					$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ][] =
+						$item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ];
+				}
+			}
+		} elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
+			$fields = $this->get_combined_primary_key_fields();
+			foreach ($row_results_for_deleting as $item_to_delete) {
+				$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row = array();
+				foreach ($fields as $cpk_field) {
+					if ($cpk_field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
+						$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ] =
+							$item_to_delete[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ];
+					}
+				}
+				$ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[] = $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row;
+			}
+		} else {
+			// so there's no primary key and no combined key...
+			// sorry, can't help you
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						"Cannot delete objects of type %s because there is no primary key NOR combined key",
+						"event_espresso"
+					),
+					get_class($this)
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This receives an array of columns and values set to be deleted (as prepared by _get_ids_for_delete) and prepares
+	 * the corresponding query_part for the query performing the delete.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column @see _get_ids_for_delete for how this array might be shaped.
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _build_query_part_for_deleting_from_columns_and_values(array $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column)
+	{
+		$query_part = '';
+		if (empty($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column)) {
+			return $query_part;
+		} elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			$query = array();
+			foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $column => $ids) {
+				// make sure we have unique $ids
+				$ids = array_unique($ids);
+				$query[] = $column . ' IN(' . implode(',', $ids) . ')';
+			}
+			$query_part = ! empty($query) ? implode(' AND ', $query) : $query_part;
+		} elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
+			$ways_to_identify_a_row = array();
+			foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row) {
+				$values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row = array();
+				foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row as $column => $id) {
+					$values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row[] = $column . '=' . $id;
+				}
+				$ways_to_identify_a_row[] = '('
+											. implode(' AND ', $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row)
+											. ')';
+			}
+			$query_part = implode(' OR ', $ways_to_identify_a_row);
+		}
+		return $query_part;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model field by the fully qualified name
+	 * @param string $qualified_column_name eg 'Event_CPT.post_name' or $field_obj->get_qualified_column()
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
+	 */
+	public function get_field_by_column($qualified_column_name)
+	{
+		foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+			if ($field_obj->get_qualified_column() === $qualified_column_name) {
+				return $field_obj;
+			}
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				esc_html__('Could not find a field on the model "%1$s" for qualified column "%2$s"', 'event_espresso'),
+				$this->get_this_model_name(),
+				$qualified_column_name
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Count all the rows that match criteria the model query params.
+	 * If $field_to_count isn't provided, the model's primary key is used. Otherwise, we count by field_to_count's
+	 * column
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_count field on model to count by (not column name)
+	 * @param bool   $distinct       if we want to only count the distinct values for the column then you can trigger
+	 *                               that by the setting $distinct to TRUE;
+	 * @return int
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function count($query_params = array(), $field_to_count = null, $distinct = false)
+	{
+		$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+		if ($field_to_count) {
+			$field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_count);
+			$column_to_count = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
+		} elseif ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			$pk_field_obj = $this->get_primary_key_field();
+			$column_to_count = $pk_field_obj->get_qualified_column();
+		} else {
+			// there's no primary key
+			// if we're counting distinct items, and there's no primary key,
+			// we need to list out the columns for distinction;
+			// otherwise we can just use star
+			if ($distinct) {
+				$columns_to_use = array();
+				foreach ($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields() as $field_obj) {
+					$columns_to_use[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
+				}
+				$column_to_count = implode(',', $columns_to_use);
+			} else {
+				$column_to_count = '*';
+			}
+		}
+		$column_to_count = $distinct ? "DISTINCT " . $column_to_count : $column_to_count;
+		$SQL = "SELECT COUNT(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+		return (int) $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sums up the value of the $field_to_sum (defaults to the primary key, which isn't terribly useful)
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_sum name of field (array key in $_fields array)
+	 * @return float
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function sum($query_params, $field_to_sum = null)
+	{
+		$model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
+		if ($field_to_sum) {
+			$field_obj = $this->field_settings_for($field_to_sum);
+		} else {
+			$field_obj = $this->get_primary_key_field();
+		}
+		$column_to_count = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
+		$SQL = "SELECT SUM(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+		$return_value = $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
+		$data_type = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
+		if ($data_type === '%d' || $data_type === '%s') {
+			return (float) $return_value;
+		}
+		// must be %f
+		return (float) $return_value;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Just calls the specified method on $wpdb with the given arguments
+	 * Consolidates a little extra error handling code
+	 *
+	 * @param string $wpdb_method
+	 * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @global wpdb  $wpdb
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	protected function _do_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
+	{
+		// if we're in maintenance mode level 2, DON'T run any queries
+		// because level 2 indicates the database needs updating and
+		// is probably out of sync with the code
+		if (! EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"Event Espresso Level 2 Maintenance mode is active. That means EE can not run ANY database queries until the necessary migration scripts have run which will take EE out of maintenance mode level 2. Please inform support of this error.",
+				"event_espresso"
+			)));
+		}
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		if (! method_exists($wpdb, $wpdb_method)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				'There is no method named "%s" on Wordpress\' $wpdb object',
+				'event_espresso'
+			), $wpdb_method));
+		}
+		if (WP_DEBUG) {
+			$old_show_errors_value = $wpdb->show_errors;
+			$wpdb->show_errors(false);
+		}
+		$result = $this->_process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
+		$this->show_db_query_if_previously_requested($wpdb->last_query);
+		if (WP_DEBUG) {
+			$wpdb->show_errors($old_show_errors_value);
+			if (! empty($wpdb->last_error)) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__('WPDB Error: "%s"', 'event_espresso'), $wpdb->last_error));
+			}
+			if ($result === false) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+					'WPDB Error occurred, but no error message was logged by wpdb! The wpdb method called was "%1$s" and the arguments were "%2$s"',
+					'event_espresso'
+				), $wpdb_method, var_export($arguments_to_provide, true)));
+			}
+		} elseif ($result === false) {
+			EE_Error::add_error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'A database error has occurred. Turn on WP_DEBUG for more information.||A database error occurred doing wpdb method "%1$s", with arguments "%2$s". The error was "%3$s"',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$wpdb_method,
+					var_export($arguments_to_provide, true),
+					$wpdb->last_error
+				),
+				__FILE__,
+				__FUNCTION__,
+				__LINE__
+			);
+		}
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Attempts to run the indicated WPDB method with the provided arguments,
+	 * and if there's an error tries to verify the DB is correct. Uses
+	 * the static property EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level to determine whether
+	 * we should try to fix the EE core db, the addons, or just give up
+	 *
+	 * @param string $wpdb_method
+	 * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	private function _process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
+	{
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		$wpdb->last_error = null;
+		$result = call_user_func_array(array($wpdb, $wpdb_method), $arguments_to_provide);
+		// was there an error running the query? but we don't care on new activations
+		// (we're going to setup the DB anyway on new activations)
+		if (($result === false || ! empty($wpdb->last_error))
+			&& EE_System::instance()->detect_req_type() !== EE_System::req_type_new_activation
+		) {
+			switch (EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level) {
+				case EEM_Base::db_verified_none:
+					// let's double-check core's DB
+					$error_message = $this->_verify_core_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
+					break;
+				case EEM_Base::db_verified_core:
+					// STILL NO LOVE?? verify all the addons too. Maybe they need to be fixed
+					$error_message = $this->_verify_addons_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
+					break;
+				case EEM_Base::db_verified_addons:
+					// ummmm... you in trouble
+					return $result;
+					break;
+			}
+			if (! empty($error_message)) {
+				EE_Log::instance()->log(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, $error_message, 'error');
+				trigger_error($error_message);
+			}
+			return $this->_process_wpdb_query($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide);
+		}
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies the EE core database is up-to-date and records that we've done it on
+	 * EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level
+	 *
+	 * @param string $wpdb_method
+	 * @param array  $arguments_to_provide
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _verify_core_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
+	{
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		// ok remember that we've already attempted fixing the core db, in case the problem persists
+		EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_core;
+		$error_message = sprintf(
+			__(
+				'WPDB Error "%1$s" while running wpdb method "%2$s" with arguments %3$s. Automatically attempting to fix EE Core DB',
+				'event_espresso'
+			),
+			$wpdb->last_error,
+			$wpdb_method,
+			wp_json_encode($arguments_to_provide)
+		);
+		EE_System::instance()->initialize_db_if_no_migrations_required(false, true);
+		return $error_message;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies the EE addons' database is up-to-date and records that we've done it on
+	 * EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level
+	 *
+	 * @param $wpdb_method
+	 * @param $arguments_to_provide
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _verify_addons_db($wpdb_method, $arguments_to_provide)
+	{
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		// ok remember that we've already attempted fixing the addons dbs, in case the problem persists
+		EEM_Base::$_db_verification_level = EEM_Base::db_verified_addons;
+		$error_message = sprintf(
+			__(
+				'WPDB AGAIN: Error "%1$s" while running the same method and arguments as before. Automatically attempting to fix EE Addons DB',
+				'event_espresso'
+			),
+			$wpdb->last_error,
+			$wpdb_method,
+			wp_json_encode($arguments_to_provide)
+		);
+		EE_System::instance()->initialize_addons();
+		return $error_message;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * In order to avoid repeating this code for the get_all, sum, and count functions, put the code parts
+	 * that are identical in here. Returns a string of SQL of everything in a SELECT query except the beginning
+	 * SELECT clause, eg " FROM wp_posts AS Event INNER JOIN ... WHERE ... ORDER BY ... LIMIT ... GROUP BY ... HAVING
+	 * ..."
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info)
+	{
+		return " FROM " . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql() .
+			   $model_query_info->get_where_sql() .
+			   $model_query_info->get_group_by_sql() .
+			   $model_query_info->get_having_sql() .
+			   $model_query_info->get_order_by_sql() .
+			   $model_query_info->get_limit_sql();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set to easily debug the next X queries ran from this model.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $count
+	 */
+	public function show_next_x_db_queries($count = 1)
+	{
+		$this->_show_next_x_db_queries = $count;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param $sql_query
+	 */
+	public function show_db_query_if_previously_requested($sql_query)
+	{
+		if ($this->_show_next_x_db_queries > 0) {
+			echo $sql_query;
+			$this->_show_next_x_db_queries--;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a relationship of the correct type between $modelObject and $otherModelObject.
+	 * There are the 3 cases:
+	 * 'belongsTo' relationship: sets $id_or_obj's foreign_key to be $other_model_id_or_obj's primary_key. If
+	 * $otherModelObject has no ID, it is first saved.
+	 * 'hasMany' relationship: sets $other_model_id_or_obj's foreign_key to be $id_or_obj's primary_key. If $id_or_obj
+	 * has no ID, it is first saved.
+	 * 'hasAndBelongsToMany' relationships: checks that there isn't already an entry in the join table, and adds one.
+	 * If one of the model Objects has not yet been saved to the database, it is saved before adding the entry in the
+	 * join table
+	 *
+	 * @param        EE_Base_Class                     /int $thisModelObject
+	 * @param        EE_Base_Class                     /int $id_or_obj EE_base_Class or ID of other Model Object
+	 * @param string $relationName                     , key in EEM_Base::_relations
+	 *                                                 an attendee to a group, you also want to specify which role they
+	 *                                                 will have in that group. So you would use this parameter to
+	 *                                                 specify array('role-column-name'=>'role-id')
+	 * @param array  $extra_join_model_fields_n_values This allows you to enter further query params for the relation
+	 *                                                 to for relation to methods that allow you to further specify
+	 *                                                 extra columns to join by (such as HABTM).  Keep in mind that the
+	 *                                                 only acceptable query_params is strict "col" => "value" pairs
+	 *                                                 because these will be inserted in any new rows created as well.
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class which was added as a relation. Object referred to by $other_model_id_or_obj
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function add_relationship_to(
+		$id_or_obj,
+		$other_model_id_or_obj,
+		$relationName,
+		$extra_join_model_fields_n_values = array()
+	) {
+		$relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
+		return $relation_obj->add_relation_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $extra_join_model_fields_n_values);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes a relationship of the correct type between $modelObject and $otherModelObject.
+	 * There are the 3 cases:
+	 * 'belongsTo' relationship: sets $modelObject's foreign_key to null, if that field is nullable.Otherwise throws an
+	 * error
+	 * 'hasMany' relationship: sets $otherModelObject's foreign_key to null,if that field is nullable.Otherwise throws
+	 * an error
+	 * 'hasAndBelongsToMany' relationships:removes any existing entry in the join table between the two models.
+	 *
+	 * @param        EE_Base_Class /int $id_or_obj
+	 * @param        EE_Base_Class /int $other_model_id_or_obj EE_Base_Class or ID of other Model Object
+	 * @param string $relationName key in EEM_Base::_relations
+	 * @return boolean of success
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @param array  $where_query  This allows you to enter further query params for the relation to for relation to
+	 *                             methods that allow you to further specify extra columns to join by (such as HABTM).
+	 *                             Keep in mind that the only acceptable query_params is strict "col" => "value" pairs
+	 *                             because these will be inserted in any new rows created as well.
+	 */
+	public function remove_relationship_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $relationName, $where_query = array())
+	{
+		$relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
+		return $relation_obj->remove_relation_to($id_or_obj, $other_model_id_or_obj, $where_query);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed           $id_or_obj
+	 * @param string          $relationName
+	 * @param array           $where_query_params
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class[] objects to which relations were removed
+	 * @return \EE_Base_Class[]
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function remove_relations($id_or_obj, $relationName, $where_query_params = array())
+	{
+		$relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($relationName);
+		return $relation_obj->remove_relations($id_or_obj, $where_query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the related items of the specified $model_name, using $query_params.
+	 * Note: by default, we remove the "default query params"
+	 * because we want to get even deleted items etc.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed  $id_or_obj    EE_Base_Class child or its ID
+	 * @param string $model_name   like 'Event', 'Registration', etc. always singular
+	 * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class[]
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_all_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = null)
+	{
+		$model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
+		$relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
+		return $relation_settings->get_all_related($model_obj, $query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Deletes all the model objects across the relation indicated by $model_name
+	 * which are related to $id_or_obj which meet the criteria set in $query_params.
+	 * However, if the model objects can't be deleted because of blocking related model objects, then
+	 * they aren't deleted. (Unless the thing that would have been deleted can be soft-deleted, that still happens).
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $id_or_obj
+	 * @param string                   $model_name
+	 * @param array                    $query_params
+	 * @return int how many deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = array())
+	{
+		$model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
+		$relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
+		return $relation_settings->delete_all_related($model_obj, $query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Hard deletes all the model objects across the relation indicated by $model_name
+	 * which are related to $id_or_obj which meet the criteria set in $query_params. If
+	 * the model objects can't be hard deleted because of blocking related model objects,
+	 * just does a soft-delete on them instead.
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $id_or_obj
+	 * @param string                   $model_name
+	 * @param array                    $query_params
+	 * @return int how many deleted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function delete_related_permanently($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params = array())
+	{
+		$model_obj = $this->ensure_is_obj($id_or_obj);
+		$relation_settings = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
+		return $relation_settings->delete_related_permanently($model_obj, $query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Instead of getting the related model objects, simply counts them. Ignores default_where_conditions by default,
+	 * unless otherwise specified in the $query_params
+	 *
+	 * @param        int             /EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj
+	 * @param string $model_name     like 'Event', or 'Registration'
+	 * @param array  $query_params   @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_count name of field to count by. By default, uses primary key
+	 * @param bool   $distinct       if we want to only count the distinct values for the column then you can trigger
+	 *                               that by the setting $distinct to TRUE;
+	 * @return int
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function count_related(
+		$id_or_obj,
+		$model_name,
+		$query_params = array(),
+		$field_to_count = null,
+		$distinct = false
+	) {
+		$related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
+		// we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
+		// except add a condition to say to match the current mod
+		if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
+			$query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
+		}
+		$this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
+		$this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
+		$query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
+		return $related_model->count($query_params, $field_to_count, $distinct);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Instead of getting the related model objects, simply sums up the values of the specified field.
+	 * Note: ignores default_where_conditions by default, unless otherwise specified in the $query_params
+	 *
+	 * @param        int           /EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj
+	 * @param string $model_name   like 'Event', or 'Registration'
+	 * @param array  $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @param string $field_to_sum name of field to count by. By default, uses primary key
+	 * @return float
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function sum_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params, $field_to_sum = null)
+	{
+		$related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::sum_related',
+				sprintf(
+					__('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		// we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
+		// except add a condition to say to match the current mod
+		if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
+			$query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
+		}
+		$this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
+		$this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
+		$query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
+		return $related_model->sum($query_params, $field_to_sum);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Uses $this->_relatedModels info to find the first related model object of relation $relationName to the given
+	 * $modelObject
+	 *
+	 * @param int | EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj        EE_Base_Class child or its ID
+	 * @param string              $other_model_name , key in $this->_relatedModels, eg 'Registration', or 'Events'
+	 * @param array               $query_params     @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_first_related(EE_Base_Class $id_or_obj, $other_model_name, $query_params)
+	{
+		$query_params['limit'] = 1;
+		$results = $this->get_all_related($id_or_obj, $other_model_name, $query_params);
+		if ($results) {
+			return array_shift($results);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model's name as it's expected in queries. For example, if this is EEM_Event model, that would be Event
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function get_this_model_name()
+	{
+		return str_replace("EEM_", "", get_class($this));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model field on this model which is of type EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_field_containing_related_model_name()
+	{
+		foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field) {
+			if ($field instanceof EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field) {
+				$field_with_model_name = $field;
+			}
+		}
+		if (! isset($field_with_model_name) || ! $field_with_model_name) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+				__("There is no EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name field on model %s", "event_espresso"),
+				$this->get_this_model_name()
+			));
+		}
+		return $field_with_model_name;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Inserts a new entry into the database, for each table.
+	 * Note: does not add the item to the entity map because that is done by EE_Base_Class::save() right after this.
+	 * If client code uses EEM_Base::insert() directly, then although the item isn't in the entity map,
+	 * we also know there is no model object with the newly inserted item's ID at the moment (because
+	 * if there were, then they would already be in the DB and this would fail); and in the future if someone
+	 * creates a model object with this ID (or grabs it from the DB) then it will be added to the
+	 * entity map at that time anyways. SO, no need for EEM_Base::insert ot add to the entity map
+	 *
+	 * @param array $field_n_values keys are field names, values are their values (in the client code's domain if
+	 *                              $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is false, in the model object's domain if
+	 *                              $values_already_prepared_by_model_object is true. See comment about this at the top
+	 *                              of EEM_Base)
+	 * @return int|string new primary key on main table that got inserted
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function insert($field_n_values)
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Filters the fields and their values before inserting an item using the models
+		 *
+		 * @param array    $fields_n_values keys are the fields and values are their new values
+		 * @param EEM_Base $model           the model used
+		 */
+		$field_n_values = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__insert__fields_n_values', $field_n_values, $this);
+		if ($this->_satisfies_unique_indexes($field_n_values)) {
+			$main_table = $this->_get_main_table();
+			$new_id = $this->_insert_into_specific_table($main_table, $field_n_values, false);
+			if ($new_id !== false) {
+				foreach ($this->_get_other_tables() as $other_table) {
+					$this->_insert_into_specific_table($other_table, $field_n_values, $new_id);
+				}
+			}
+			/**
+			 * Done just after attempting to insert a new model object
+			 *
+			 * @param EEM_Base   $model           used
+			 * @param array      $fields_n_values fields and their values
+			 * @param int|string the              ID of the newly-inserted model object
+			 */
+			do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__insert__end', $this, $field_n_values, $new_id);
+			return $new_id;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks that the result would satisfy the unique indexes on this model
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $field_n_values
+	 * @param string $action
+	 * @return boolean
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _satisfies_unique_indexes($field_n_values, $action = 'insert')
+	{
+		foreach ($this->unique_indexes() as $index_name => $index) {
+			$uniqueness_where_params = array_intersect_key($field_n_values, $index->fields());
+			if ($this->exists(array($uniqueness_where_params))) {
+				EE_Error::add_error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"Could not %s %s. %s uniqueness index failed. Fields %s must form a unique set, but an entry already exists with values %s.",
+							"event_espresso"
+						),
+						$action,
+						$this->_get_class_name(),
+						$index_name,
+						implode(",", $index->field_names()),
+						http_build_query($uniqueness_where_params)
+					),
+					__FILE__,
+					__FUNCTION__,
+					__LINE__
+				);
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks the database for an item that conflicts (ie, if this item were
+	 * saved to the DB would break some uniqueness requirement, like a primary key
+	 * or an index primary key set) with the item specified. $id_obj_or_fields_array
+	 * can be either an EE_Base_Class or an array of fields n values
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|array $obj_or_fields_array
+	 * @param boolean             $include_primary_key whether to use the model object's primary key
+	 *                                                 when looking for conflicts
+	 *                                                 (ie, if false, we ignore the model object's primary key
+	 *                                                 when finding "conflicts". If true, it's also considered).
+	 *                                                 Only works for INT primary key,
+	 *                                                 STRING primary keys cannot be ignored
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class|array
+	 */
+	public function get_one_conflicting($obj_or_fields_array, $include_primary_key = true)
+	{
+		if ($obj_or_fields_array instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+			$fields_n_values = $obj_or_fields_array->model_field_array();
+		} elseif (is_array($obj_or_fields_array)) {
+			$fields_n_values = $obj_or_fields_array;
+		} else {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						"%s get_all_conflicting should be called with a model object or an array of field names and values, you provided %d",
+						"event_espresso"
+					),
+					get_class($this),
+					$obj_or_fields_array
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		$query_params = array();
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field()
+			&& ($include_primary_key
+				|| $this->get_primary_key_field()
+				   instanceof
+				   EE_Primary_Key_String_Field)
+			&& isset($fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])
+		) {
+			$query_params[0]['OR'][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
+		}
+		foreach ($this->unique_indexes() as $unique_index_name => $unique_index) {
+			$uniqueness_where_params = array_intersect_key($fields_n_values, $unique_index->fields());
+			$query_params[0]['OR'][ 'AND*' . $unique_index_name ] = $uniqueness_where_params;
+		}
+		// if there is nothing to base this search on, then we shouldn't find anything
+		if (empty($query_params)) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		return $this->get_one($query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Like count, but is optimized and returns a boolean instead of an int
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params
+	 * @return boolean
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function exists($query_params)
+	{
+		$query_params['limit'] = 1;
+		return $this->count($query_params) > 0;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Wrapper for exists, except ignores default query parameters so we're only considering ID
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $id
+	 * @return boolean
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function exists_by_ID($id)
+	{
+		return $this->exists(
+			array(
+				'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none,
+				array(
+					$this->primary_key_name() => $id,
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Inserts a new row in $table, using the $cols_n_values which apply to that table.
+	 * If a $new_id is supplied and if $table is an EE_Other_Table, we assume
+	 * we need to add a foreign key column to point to $new_id (which should be the primary key's value
+	 * on the main table)
+	 * This is protected rather than private because private is not accessible to any child methods and there MAY be
+	 * cases where we want to call it directly rather than via insert().
+	 *
+	 * @access   protected
+	 * @param EE_Table_Base $table
+	 * @param array         $fields_n_values each key should be in field's keys, and value should be an int, string or
+	 *                                       float
+	 * @param int           $new_id          for now we assume only int keys
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @global WPDB         $wpdb            only used to get the $wpdb->insert_id after performing an insert
+	 * @return int ID of new row inserted, or FALSE on failure
+	 */
+	protected function _insert_into_specific_table(EE_Table_Base $table, $fields_n_values, $new_id = 0)
+	{
+		global $wpdb;
+		$insertion_col_n_values = array();
+		$format_for_insertion = array();
+		$fields_on_table = $this->_get_fields_for_table($table->get_table_alias());
+		foreach ($fields_on_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+			// check if its an auto-incrementing column, in which case we should just leave it to do its autoincrement thing
+			if ($field_obj->is_auto_increment()) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
+			// if the value we want to assign it to is NULL, just don't mention it for the insertion
+			if ($prepared_value !== null) {
+				$insertion_col_n_values[ $field_obj->get_table_column() ] = $prepared_value;
+				$format_for_insertion[] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
+			}
+		}
+		if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table && $new_id) {
+			// its not the main table, so we should have already saved the main table's PK which we just inserted
+			// so add the fk to the main table as a column
+			$insertion_col_n_values[ $table->get_fk_on_table() ] = $new_id;
+			$format_for_insertion[] = '%d';// yes right now we're only allowing these foreign keys to be INTs
+		}
+		// insert the new entry
+		$result = $this->_do_wpdb_query(
+			'insert',
+			array($table->get_table_name(), $insertion_col_n_values, $format_for_insertion)
+		);
+		if ($result === false) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		// ok, now what do we return for the ID of the newly-inserted thing?
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			if ($this->get_primary_key_field()->is_auto_increment()) {
+				return $wpdb->insert_id;
+			}
+			// it's not an auto-increment primary key, so
+			// it must have been supplied
+			return $fields_n_values[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() ];
+		}
+		// we can't return a  primary key because there is none. instead return
+		// a unique string indicating this model
+		return $this->get_index_primary_key_string($fields_n_values);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare the $field_obj 's value in $fields_n_values for use in the database.
+	 * If the field doesn't allow NULL, try to use its default. (If it doesn't allow NULL,
+	 * and there is no default, we pass it along. WPDB will take care of it)
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base $field_obj
+	 * @param array               $fields_n_values
+	 * @return mixed string|int|float depending on what the table column will be expecting
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values)
+	{
+		// if this field doesn't allow nullable, don't allow it
+		if (! $field_obj->is_nullable()
+			&& (
+				! isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
+				|| $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] === null
+			)
+		) {
+			$fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
+		}
+		$unprepared_value = isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
+			? $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ]
+			: null;
+		return $this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($unprepared_value, $field_obj);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Consolidates code for preparing  a value supplied to the model for use int eh db. Calls the field's
+	 * prepare_for_use_in_db method on the value, and depending on $value_already_prepare_by_model_obj, may also call
+	 * the field's prepare_for_set() method.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed               $value value in the client code domain if $value_already_prepared_by_model_object is
+	 *                                   false, otherwise a value in the model object's domain (see lengthy comment at
+	 *                                   top of file)
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base $field field which will be doing the preparing of the value. If null, we assume
+	 *                                   $value is a custom selection
+	 * @return mixed a value ready for use in the database for insertions, updating, or in a where clause
+	 */
+	private function _prepare_value_for_use_in_db($value, $field)
+	{
+		if ($field && $field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
+			// phpcs:disable PSR2.ControlStructures.SwitchDeclaration.TerminatingComment
+			switch ($this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object) {
+				/** @noinspection PhpMissingBreakStatementInspection */
+				case self::not_prepared_by_model_object:
+					$value = $field->prepare_for_set($value);
+				// purposefully left out "return"
+				case self::prepared_by_model_object:
+					/** @noinspection SuspiciousAssignmentsInspection */
+					$value = $field->prepare_for_use_in_db($value);
+				case self::prepared_for_use_in_db:
+					// leave the value alone
+			}
+			return $value;
+			// phpcs:enable
+		}
+		return $value;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the main table on this model
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Primary_Table
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_main_table()
+	{
+		foreach ($this->_tables as $table) {
+			if ($table instanceof EE_Primary_Table) {
+				return $table;
+			}
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+			'There are no main tables on %s. They should be added to _tables array in the constructor',
+			'event_espresso'
+		), get_class($this)));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * table
+	 * returns EE_Primary_Table table name
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function table()
+	{
+		return $this->_get_main_table()->get_table_name();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * table
+	 * returns first EE_Secondary_Table table name
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function second_table()
+	{
+		// grab second table from tables array
+		$second_table = end($this->_tables);
+		return $second_table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table ? $second_table->get_table_name() : null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * get_table_obj_by_alias
+	 * returns table name given it's alias
+	 *
+	 * @param string $table_alias
+	 * @return EE_Primary_Table | EE_Secondary_Table
+	 */
+	public function get_table_obj_by_alias($table_alias = '')
+	{
+		return isset($this->_tables[ $table_alias ]) ? $this->_tables[ $table_alias ] : null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the tables of type EE_Other_Table from EEM_CPT_Basel_Model::_tables
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Secondary_Table[]
+	 */
+	protected function _get_other_tables()
+	{
+		$other_tables = array();
+		foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table) {
+			if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
+				$other_tables[ $table_alias ] = $table;
+			}
+		}
+		return $other_tables;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Finds all the fields that correspond to the given table
+	 *
+	 * @param string $table_alias , array key in EEM_Base::_tables
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[]
+	 */
+	public function _get_fields_for_table($table_alias)
+	{
+		return $this->_fields[ $table_alias ];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Recurses through all the where parameters, and finds all the related models we'll need
+	 * to complete this query. Eg, given where parameters like array('EVT_ID'=>3) from within Event model, we won't
+	 * need any related models. But if the array were array('Registrations.REG_ID'=>3), we'd need the related
+	 * Registration model. If it were array('Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_ID'=>3), then we'd need the
+	 * related Registration, Transaction, and Payment models.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @return EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function _extract_related_models_from_query($query_params)
+	{
+		$query_info_carrier = new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier();
+		if (array_key_exists(0, $query_params)) {
+			$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys($query_params[0], $query_info_carrier, 0);
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('group_by', $query_params)) {
+			if (is_array($query_params['group_by'])) {
+				$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
+					$query_params['group_by'],
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					'group_by'
+				);
+			} elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
+				$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$query_params['group_by'],
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					'group_by'
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('having', $query_params)) {
+			$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
+				$query_params[0],
+				$query_info_carrier,
+				'having'
+			);
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)) {
+			if (is_array($query_params['order_by'])) {
+				$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
+					$query_params['order_by'],
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					'order_by'
+				);
+			} elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
+				$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$query_params['order_by'],
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					'order_by'
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('force_join', $query_params)) {
+			$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
+				$query_params['force_join'],
+				$query_info_carrier,
+				'force_join'
+			);
+		}
+		$this->extractRelatedModelsFromCustomSelects($query_info_carrier);
+		return $query_info_carrier;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * For extracting related models from WHERE (0), HAVING (having), ORDER BY (order_by) or forced joins (force_join)
+	 *
+	 * @param array                       $sub_query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#-0-where-conditions
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier
+	 * @param string                      $query_param_type one of $this->_allowed_query_params
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return \EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
+	 */
+	private function _extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
+		$sub_query_params,
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
+		$query_param_type
+	) {
+		if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
+			$sub_query_params = (array) $sub_query_params;
+			foreach ($sub_query_params as $param => $possibly_array_of_params) {
+				// $param could be simply 'EVT_ID', or it could be 'Registrations.REG_ID', or even 'Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_amount'
+				$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$param,
+					$model_query_info_carrier,
+					$query_param_type
+				);
+				// if $possibly_array_of_params is an array, try recursing into it, searching for keys which
+				// indicate needed joins. Eg, array('NOT'=>array('Registration.TXN_ID'=>23)). In this case, we tried
+				// extracting models out of the 'NOT', which obviously wasn't successful, and then we recurse into the value
+				// of array('Registration.TXN_ID'=>23)
+				$query_param_sans_stars = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($param);
+				if (in_array($query_param_sans_stars, $this->_logic_query_param_keys, true)) {
+					if (! is_array($possibly_array_of_params)) {
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+							__(
+								"You used a special where query param %s, but the value isn't an array of where query params, it's just %s'. It should be an array, eg array('EVT_ID'=>23,'OR'=>array('Venue.VNU_ID'=>32,'Venue.VNU_name'=>'monkey_land'))",
+								"event_espresso"
+							),
+							$param,
+							$possibly_array_of_params
+						));
+					}
+					$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
+						$possibly_array_of_params,
+						$model_query_info_carrier,
+						$query_param_type
+					);
+				} elseif ($query_param_type === 0 // ie WHERE
+						  && is_array($possibly_array_of_params)
+						  && isset($possibly_array_of_params[2])
+						  && $possibly_array_of_params[2] == true
+				) {
+					// then $possible_array_of_params looks something like array('<','DTT_sold',true)
+					// indicating that $possible_array_of_params[1] is actually a field name,
+					// from which we should extract query parameters!
+					if (! isset($possibly_array_of_params[0], $possibly_array_of_params[1])) {
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Improperly formed query parameter %s. It should be numerically indexed like array('<','DTT_sold',true); but you provided %s",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), $query_param_type, implode(",", $possibly_array_of_params)));
+					}
+					$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+						$possibly_array_of_params[1],
+						$model_query_info_carrier,
+						$query_param_type
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $model_query_info_carrier;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * For extracting related models from forced_joins, where the array values contain the info about what
+	 * models to join with. Eg an array like array('Attendee','Price.Price_Type');
+	 *
+	 * @param array                       $sub_query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier
+	 * @param string                      $query_param_type one of $this->_allowed_query_params
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return \EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
+	 */
+	private function _extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_values(
+		$sub_query_params,
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
+		$query_param_type
+	) {
+		if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
+			if (! is_array($sub_query_params)) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+					__("Query parameter %s should be an array, but it isn't.", "event_espresso"),
+					$sub_query_params
+				));
+			}
+			foreach ($sub_query_params as $param) {
+				// $param could be simply 'EVT_ID', or it could be 'Registrations.REG_ID', or even 'Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_amount'
+				$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$param,
+					$model_query_info_carrier,
+					$query_param_type
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		return $model_query_info_carrier;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract all the query parts from  model query params
+	 * and put into a EEM_Related_Model_Info_Carrier for easy extraction into a query. We create this object
+	 * instead of directly constructing the SQL because often we need to extract info from the $query_params
+	 * but use them in a different order. Eg, we need to know what models we are querying
+	 * before we know what joins to perform. However, we need to know what data types correspond to which fields on
+	 * other models before we can finalize the where clause SQL.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier
+	 * @throws ModelConfigurationException
+	 */
+	public function _create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params)
+	{
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::_create_model_query_info_carrier',
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		$query_params[0] = isset($query_params[0]) ? $query_params[0] : array();
+		// first check if we should alter the query to account for caps or not
+		// because the caps might require us to do extra joins
+		if (isset($query_params['caps']) && $query_params['caps'] !== 'none') {
+			$query_params[0] = array_replace_recursive(
+				$query_params[0],
+				$this->caps_where_conditions(
+					$query_params['caps']
+				)
+			);
+		}
+
+		// check if we should alter the query to remove data related to protected
+		// custom post types
+		if (isset($query_params['exclude_protected']) && $query_params['exclude_protected'] === true) {
+			$where_param_key_for_password = $this->modelChainAndPassword();
+			// only include if related to a cpt where no password has been set
+			$query_params[0]['OR*nopassword'] = array(
+				$where_param_key_for_password => '',
+				$where_param_key_for_password . '*' => array('IS_NULL')
+			);
+		}
+		$query_object = $this->_extract_related_models_from_query($query_params);
+		// verify where_query_params has NO numeric indexes.... that's simply not how you use it!
+		foreach ($query_params[0] as $key => $value) {
+			if (is_int($key)) {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"WHERE query params must NOT be numerically-indexed. You provided the array key '%s' for value '%s' while querying model %s. All the query params provided were '%s' Please read documentation on EEM_Base::get_all.",
+							"event_espresso"
+						),
+						$key,
+						var_export($value, true),
+						var_export($query_params, true),
+						get_class($this)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists('default_where_conditions', $query_params)
+			&& ! empty($query_params['default_where_conditions'])
+		) {
+			$use_default_where_conditions = $query_params['default_where_conditions'];
+		} else {
+			$use_default_where_conditions = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all;
+		}
+		$query_params[0] = array_merge(
+			$this->_get_default_where_conditions_for_models_in_query(
+				$query_object,
+				$use_default_where_conditions,
+				$query_params[0]
+			),
+			$query_params[0]
+		);
+		$query_object->set_where_sql($this->_construct_where_clause($query_params[0]));
+		// if this is a "on_join_limit" then we are limiting on on a specific table in a multi_table join.
+		// So we need to setup a subquery and use that for the main join.
+		// Note for now this only works on the primary table for the model.
+		// So for instance, you could set the limit array like this:
+		// array( 'on_join_limit' => array('Primary_Table_Alias', array(1,10) ) )
+		if (array_key_exists('on_join_limit', $query_params) && ! empty($query_params['on_join_limit'])) {
+			$query_object->set_main_model_join_sql(
+				$this->_construct_limit_join_select(
+					$query_params['on_join_limit'][0],
+					$query_params['on_join_limit'][1]
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		// set limit
+		if (array_key_exists('limit', $query_params)) {
+			if (is_array($query_params['limit'])) {
+				if (! isset($query_params['limit'][0], $query_params['limit'][1])) {
+					$e = sprintf(
+						__(
+							"Invalid DB query. You passed '%s' for the LIMIT, but only the following are valid: an integer, string representing an integer, a string like 'int,int', or an array like array(int,int)",
+							"event_espresso"
+						),
+						http_build_query($query_params['limit'])
+					);
+					throw new EE_Error($e . "|" . $e);
+				}
+				// they passed us an array for the limit. Assume it's like array(50,25), meaning offset by 50, and get 25
+				$query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit'][0] . "," . $query_params['limit'][1]);
+			} elseif (! empty($query_params['limit'])) {
+				$query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit']);
+			}
+		}
+		// set order by
+		if (array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)) {
+			if (is_array($query_params['order_by'])) {
+				// if they're using 'order_by' as an array, they can't use 'order' (because 'order_by' must
+				// specify whether to ascend or descend on each field. Eg 'order_by'=>array('EVT_ID'=>'ASC'). So
+				// including 'order' wouldn't make any sense if 'order_by' has already specified which way to order!
+				if (array_key_exists('order', $query_params)) {
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							__(
+								"In querying %s, we are using query parameter 'order_by' as an array (keys:%s,values:%s), and so we can't use query parameter 'order' (value %s). You should just use the 'order_by' parameter ",
+								"event_espresso"
+							),
+							get_class($this),
+							implode(", ", array_keys($query_params['order_by'])),
+							implode(", ", $query_params['order_by']),
+							$query_params['order']
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$this->_extract_related_models_from_sub_params_array_keys(
+					$query_params['order_by'],
+					$query_object,
+					'order_by'
+				);
+				// assume it's an array of fields to order by
+				$order_array = array();
+				foreach ($query_params['order_by'] as $field_name_to_order_by => $order) {
+					$order = $this->_extract_order($order);
+					$order_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_order_by) . SP . $order;
+				}
+				$query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . implode(",", $order_array));
+			} elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
+				$this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$query_params['order_by'],
+					$query_object,
+					'order',
+					$query_params['order_by']
+				);
+				$order = isset($query_params['order'])
+					? $this->_extract_order($query_params['order'])
+					: 'DESC';
+				$query_object->set_order_by_sql(
+					" ORDER BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['order_by']) . SP . $order
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		// if 'order_by' wasn't set, maybe they are just using 'order' on its own?
+		if (! array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)
+			&& array_key_exists('order', $query_params)
+			&& ! empty($query_params['order'])
+		) {
+			$pk_field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
+			$order = $this->_extract_order($query_params['order']);
+			$query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . $pk_field->get_qualified_column() . SP . $order);
+		}
+		// set group by
+		if (array_key_exists('group_by', $query_params)) {
+			if (is_array($query_params['group_by'])) {
+				// it's an array, so assume we'll be grouping by a bunch of stuff
+				$group_by_array = array();
+				foreach ($query_params['group_by'] as $field_name_to_group_by) {
+					$group_by_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_group_by);
+				}
+				$query_object->set_group_by_sql(" GROUP BY " . implode(", ", $group_by_array));
+			} elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
+				$query_object->set_group_by_sql(
+					" GROUP BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['group_by'])
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		// set having
+		if (array_key_exists('having', $query_params) && $query_params['having']) {
+			$query_object->set_having_sql($this->_construct_having_clause($query_params['having']));
+		}
+		// now, just verify they didn't pass anything wack
+		foreach ($query_params as $query_key => $query_value) {
+			if (! in_array($query_key, $this->_allowed_query_params, true)) {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"You passed %s as a query parameter to %s, which is illegal! The allowed query parameters are %s",
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						$query_key,
+						get_class($this),
+						//                      print_r( $this->_allowed_query_params, TRUE )
+						implode(',', $this->_allowed_query_params)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		$main_model_join_sql = $query_object->get_main_model_join_sql();
+		if (empty($main_model_join_sql)) {
+			$query_object->set_main_model_join_sql($this->_construct_internal_join());
+		}
+		return $query_object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the where conditions that should be imposed on the query based on the
+	 * context (eg reading frontend, backend, edit or delete).
+	 *
+	 * @param string $context one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts()
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function caps_where_conditions($context = self::caps_read)
+	{
+		EEM_Base::verify_is_valid_cap_context($context);
+		$cap_where_conditions = array();
+		$cap_restrictions = $this->caps_missing($context);
+		/**
+		 * @var $cap_restrictions EE_Default_Where_Conditions[]
+		 */
+		foreach ($cap_restrictions as $cap => $restriction_if_no_cap) {
+			$cap_where_conditions = array_replace_recursive(
+				$cap_where_conditions,
+				$restriction_if_no_cap->get_default_where_conditions()
+			);
+		}
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EEM_Base__caps_where_conditions__return',
+			$cap_where_conditions,
+			$this,
+			$context,
+			$cap_restrictions
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Verifies that $should_be_order_string is in $this->_allowed_order_values,
+	 * otherwise throws an exception
+	 *
+	 * @param string $should_be_order_string
+	 * @return string either ASC, asc, DESC or desc
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _extract_order($should_be_order_string)
+	{
+		if (in_array($should_be_order_string, $this->_allowed_order_values)) {
+			return $should_be_order_string;
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					"While performing a query on '%s', tried to use '%s' as an order parameter. ",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				get_class($this),
+				$should_be_order_string
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Looks at all the models which are included in this query, and asks each
+	 * for their universal_where_params, and returns them in the same format as $query_params[0] (where),
+	 * so they can be merged
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
+	 * @param string                      $use_default_where_conditions can be 'none','other_models_only', or 'all'.
+	 *                                                                  'none' means NO default where conditions will
+	 *                                                                  be used AT ALL during this query.
+	 *                                                                  'other_models_only' means default where
+	 *                                                                  conditions from other models will be used, but
+	 *                                                                  not for this primary model. 'all', the default,
+	 *                                                                  means default where conditions will apply as
+	 *                                                                  normal
+	 * @param array                       $where_query_params           @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 */
+	private function _get_default_where_conditions_for_models_in_query(
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier,
+		$use_default_where_conditions = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
+		$where_query_params = array()
+	) {
+		$allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values = EEM_Base::valid_default_where_conditions();
+		if (! in_array($use_default_where_conditions, $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+				__(
+					"You passed an invalid value to the query parameter 'default_where_conditions' of '%s'. Allowed values are %s",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				$use_default_where_conditions,
+				implode(", ", $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)
+			));
+		}
+		$universal_query_params = array();
+		if ($this->_should_use_default_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, true)) {
+			$universal_query_params = $this->_get_default_where_conditions();
+		} elseif ($this->_should_use_minimum_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, true)) {
+			$universal_query_params = $this->_get_minimum_where_conditions();
+		}
+		foreach ($query_info_carrier->get_model_names_included() as $model_relation_path => $model_name) {
+			$related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
+			if ($this->_should_use_default_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, false)) {
+				$related_model_universal_where_params = $related_model->_get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
+			} elseif ($this->_should_use_minimum_where_conditions($use_default_where_conditions, false)) {
+				$related_model_universal_where_params = $related_model->_get_minimum_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
+			} else {
+				// we don't want to add full or even minimum default where conditions from this model, so just continue
+				continue;
+			}
+			$overrides = $this->_override_defaults_or_make_null_friendly(
+				$related_model_universal_where_params,
+				$where_query_params,
+				$related_model,
+				$model_relation_path
+			);
+			$universal_query_params = EEH_Array::merge_arrays_and_overwrite_keys(
+				$universal_query_params,
+				$overrides
+			);
+		}
+		return $universal_query_params;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines whether or not we should use default where conditions for the model in question
+	 * (this model, or other related models).
+	 * Basically, we should use default where conditions on this model if they have requested to use them on all models,
+	 * this model only, or to use minimum where conditions on all other models and normal where conditions on this one.
+	 * We should use default where conditions on related models when they requested to use default where conditions
+	 * on all models, or specifically just on other related models
+	 * @param      $default_where_conditions_value
+	 * @param bool $for_this_model false means this is for OTHER related models
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function _should_use_default_where_conditions($default_where_conditions_value, $for_this_model = true)
+	{
+		return (
+				   $for_this_model
+				   && in_array(
+					   $default_where_conditions_value,
+					   array(
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_this_only,
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
+					   ),
+					   true
+				   )
+			   )
+			   || (
+				   ! $for_this_model
+				   && in_array(
+					   $default_where_conditions_value,
+					   array(
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
+					   ),
+					   true
+				   )
+			   );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines whether or not we should use default minimum conditions for the model in question
+	 * (this model, or other related models).
+	 * Basically, we should use minimum where conditions on this model only if they requested all models to use minimum
+	 * where conditions.
+	 * We should use minimum where conditions on related models if they requested to use minimum where conditions
+	 * on this model or others
+	 * @param      $default_where_conditions_value
+	 * @param bool $for_this_model false means this is for OTHER related models
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function _should_use_minimum_where_conditions($default_where_conditions_value, $for_this_model = true)
+	{
+		return (
+				   $for_this_model
+				   && $default_where_conditions_value === EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all
+			   )
+			   || (
+				   ! $for_this_model
+				   && in_array(
+					   $default_where_conditions_value,
+					   array(
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
+						   EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all,
+					   ),
+					   true
+				   )
+			   );
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if any of the defaults have been overridden. If there are any that AREN'T overridden,
+	 * then we also add a special where condition which allows for that model's primary key
+	 * to be null (which is important for JOINs. Eg, if you want to see all Events ordered by Venue's name,
+	 * then Event's with NO Venue won't appear unless you allow VNU_ID to be NULL)
+	 *
+	 * @param array    $default_where_conditions
+	 * @param array    $provided_where_conditions
+	 * @param EEM_Base $model
+	 * @param string   $model_relation_path like 'Transaction.Payment.'
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _override_defaults_or_make_null_friendly(
+		$default_where_conditions,
+		$provided_where_conditions,
+		$model,
+		$model_relation_path
+	) {
+		$null_friendly_where_conditions = array();
+		$none_overridden = true;
+		$or_condition_key_for_defaults = 'OR*' . get_class($model);
+		foreach ($default_where_conditions as $key => $val) {
+			if (isset($provided_where_conditions[ $key ])) {
+				$none_overridden = false;
+			} else {
+				$null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ]['AND'][ $key ] = $val;
+			}
+		}
+		if ($none_overridden && $default_where_conditions) {
+			if ($model->has_primary_key_field()) {
+				$null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ][ $model_relation_path
+																				. "."
+																				. $model->primary_key_name() ] = array('IS NULL');
+			}/*else{
                 //@todo NO PK, use other defaults
             }*/
-        }
-        return $null_friendly_where_conditions;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Uses the _default_where_conditions_strategy set during __construct() to get
-     * default where conditions on all get_all, update, and delete queries done by this model.
-     * Use the same syntax as client code. Eg on the Event model, use array('Event.EVT_post_type'=>'esp_event'),
-     * NOT array('Event_CPT.post_type'=>'esp_event').
-     *
-     * @param string $model_relation_path eg, path from Event to Payment is "Registration.Transaction.Payment."
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     */
-    private function _get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path = null)
-    {
-        if ($this->_ignore_where_strategy) {
-            return array();
-        }
-        return $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy->get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Uses the _minimum_where_conditions_strategy set during __construct() to get
-     * minimum where conditions on all get_all, update, and delete queries done by this model.
-     * Use the same syntax as client code. Eg on the Event model, use array('Event.EVT_post_type'=>'esp_event'),
-     * NOT array('Event_CPT.post_type'=>'esp_event').
-     * Similar to _get_default_where_conditions
-     *
-     * @param string $model_relation_path eg, path from Event to Payment is "Registration.Transaction.Payment."
-     * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     */
-    protected function _get_minimum_where_conditions($model_relation_path = null)
-    {
-        if ($this->_ignore_where_strategy) {
-            return array();
-        }
-        return $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy->get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Creates the string of SQL for the select part of a select query, everything behind SELECT and before FROM.
-     * Eg, "Event.post_id, Event.post_name,Event_Detail.EVT_ID..."
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _construct_default_select_sql(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info)
-    {
-        $selects = $this->_get_columns_to_select_for_this_model();
-        foreach ($model_query_info->get_model_names_included() as $model_relation_chain =>
-            $name_of_other_model_included) {
-            $other_model_included = $this->get_related_model_obj($name_of_other_model_included);
-            $other_model_selects = $other_model_included->_get_columns_to_select_for_this_model($model_relation_chain);
-            foreach ($other_model_selects as $key => $value) {
-                $selects[] = $value;
-            }
-        }
-        return implode(", ", $selects);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array of columns to select for this model, which are necessary for it to create its objects.
-     * So that's going to be the columns for all the fields on the model
-     *
-     * @param string $model_relation_chain like 'Question.Question_Group.Event'
-     * @return array numerically indexed, values are columns to select and rename, eg "Event.ID AS 'Event.ID'"
-     */
-    public function _get_columns_to_select_for_this_model($model_relation_chain = '')
-    {
-        $fields = $this->field_settings();
-        $selects = array();
-        $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::extract_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix(
-            $model_relation_chain,
-            $this->get_this_model_name()
-        );
-        foreach ($fields as $field_obj) {
-            $selects[] = $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
-                         . $field_obj->get_table_alias()
-                         . "."
-                         . $field_obj->get_table_column()
-                         . " AS '"
-                         . $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
-                         . $field_obj->get_table_alias()
-                         . "."
-                         . $field_obj->get_table_column()
-                         . "'";
-        }
-        // make sure we are also getting the PKs of each table
-        $tables = $this->get_tables();
-        if (count($tables) > 1) {
-            foreach ($tables as $table_obj) {
-                $qualified_pk_column = $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
-                                       . $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
-                if (! in_array($qualified_pk_column, $selects)) {
-                    $selects[] = "$qualified_pk_column AS '$qualified_pk_column'";
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $selects;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Given a $query_param like 'Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID', pops off 'Registration.',
-     * gets the join statement for it; gets the data types for it; and passes the remaining 'Transaction.TXN_ID'
-     * onto its related Transaction object to do the same. Returns an EE_Join_And_Data_Types object which contains the
-     * SQL for joining, and the data types
-     *
-     * @param null|string                 $original_query_param
-     * @param string                      $query_param          like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info
-     * @param    string                   $query_param_type     like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID
-     *                                                          or 'PAY_ID'. Otherwise, we don't expect there to be a
-     *                                                          column name. We only want model names, eg 'Event.Venue'
-     *                                                          or 'Registration's
-     * @param string                      $original_query_param what it originally was (eg
-     *                                                          Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID). If null, we assume it
-     *                                                          matches $query_param
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return void only modifies the EEM_Related_Model_Info_Carrier passed into it
-     */
-    private function _extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-        $query_param,
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info,
-        $query_param_type,
-        $original_query_param = null
-    ) {
-        if ($original_query_param === null) {
-            $original_query_param = $query_param;
-        }
-        $query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param);
-        /** @var $allow_logic_query_params bool whether or not to allow logic_query_params like 'NOT','OR', or 'AND' */
-        $allow_logic_query_params = in_array($query_param_type, array('where', 'having', 0, 'custom_selects'), true);
-        $allow_fields = in_array(
-            $query_param_type,
-            array('where', 'having', 'order_by', 'group_by', 'order', 'custom_selects', 0),
-            true
-        );
-        // check to see if we have a field on this model
-        $this_model_fields = $this->field_settings(true);
-        if (array_key_exists($query_param, $this_model_fields)) {
-            if ($allow_fields) {
-                return;
-            }
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        "Using a field name (%s) on model %s is not allowed on this query param type '%s'. Original query param was %s",
-                        "event_espresso"
-                    ),
-                    $query_param,
-                    get_class($this),
-                    $query_param_type,
-                    $original_query_param
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        // check if this is a special logic query param
-        if (in_array($query_param, $this->_logic_query_param_keys, true)) {
-            if ($allow_logic_query_params) {
-                return;
-            }
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'Logic query params ("%1$s") are being used incorrectly with the following query param ("%2$s") on model %3$s. %4$sAdditional Info:%4$s%5$s',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    implode('", "', $this->_logic_query_param_keys),
-                    $query_param,
-                    get_class($this),
-                    '<br />',
-                    "\t"
-                    . ' $passed_in_query_info = <pre>'
-                    . print_r($passed_in_query_info, true)
-                    . '</pre>'
-                    . "\n\t"
-                    . ' $query_param_type = '
-                    . $query_param_type
-                    . "\n\t"
-                    . ' $original_query_param = '
-                    . $original_query_param
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        // check if it's a custom selection
-        if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
-            && in_array($query_param, $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases(), true)
-        ) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // check if has a model name at the beginning
-        // and
-        // check if it's a field on a related model
-        if ($this->extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
-            $passed_in_query_info,
-            $query_param,
-            $original_query_param,
-            $query_param_type
-        )) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // ok so $query_param didn't start with a model name
-        // and we previously confirmed it wasn't a logic query param or field on the current model
-        // it's wack, that's what it is
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                esc_html__(
-                    "There is no model named '%s' related to %s. Query param type is %s and original query param is %s",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                $query_param,
-                get_class($this),
-                $query_param_type,
-                $original_query_param
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Extracts any possible join model information from the provided possible_join_string.
-     * This method will read the provided $possible_join_string value and determine if there are any possible model join
-     * parts that should be added to the query.
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
-     * @param string                      $possible_join_string  Such as Registration.REG_ID, or Registration
-     * @param null|string                 $original_query_param
-     * @param string                      $query_parameter_type  The type for the source of the $possible_join_string
-     *                                                           ('where', 'order_by', 'group_by', 'custom_selects' etc.)
-     * @return bool  returns true if a join was added and false if not.
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier,
-        $possible_join_string,
-        $original_query_param,
-        $query_parameter_type
-    ) {
-        foreach ($this->_model_relations as $valid_related_model_name => $relation_obj) {
-            if (strpos($possible_join_string, $valid_related_model_name . ".") === 0) {
-                $this->_add_join_to_model($valid_related_model_name, $query_info_carrier, $original_query_param);
-                $possible_join_string = substr($possible_join_string, strlen($valid_related_model_name . "."));
-                if ($possible_join_string === '') {
-                    // nothing left to $query_param
-                    // we should actually end in a field name, not a model like this!
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            esc_html__(
-                                "Query param '%s' (of type %s on model %s) shouldn't end on a period (.) ",
-                                "event_espresso"
-                            ),
-                            $possible_join_string,
-                            $query_parameter_type,
-                            get_class($this),
-                            $valid_related_model_name
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                $related_model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($valid_related_model_name);
-                $related_model_obj->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
-                    $possible_join_string,
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    $query_parameter_type,
-                    $original_query_param
-                );
-                return true;
-            }
-            if ($possible_join_string === $valid_related_model_name) {
-                $this->_add_join_to_model(
-                    $valid_related_model_name,
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    $original_query_param
-                );
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Extracts related models from Custom Selects and sets up any joins for those related models.
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function extractRelatedModelsFromCustomSelects(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier)
-    {
-        if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
-            && ($this->_custom_selections->type() === CustomSelects::TYPE_STRUCTURED
-                || $this->_custom_selections->type() == CustomSelects::TYPE_COMPLEX
-            )
-        ) {
-            $original_selects = $this->_custom_selections->originalSelects();
-            foreach ($original_selects as $alias => $select_configuration) {
-                $this->extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
-                    $query_info_carrier,
-                    $select_configuration[0],
-                    $select_configuration[0],
-                    'custom_selects'
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Privately used by _extract_related_model_info_from_query_param to add a join to $model_name
-     * and store it on $passed_in_query_info
-     *
-     * @param string                      $model_name
-     * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info
-     * @param string                      $original_query_param used to extract the relation chain between the queried
-     *                                                          model and $model_name. Eg, if we are querying Event,
-     *                                                          and are adding a join to 'Payment' with the original
-     *                                                          query param key
-     *                                                          'Registration.Transaction.Payment.PAY_amount', we want
-     *                                                          to extract 'Registration.Transaction.Payment', in case
-     *                                                          Payment wants to add default query params so that it
-     *                                                          will know what models to prepend onto its default query
-     *                                                          params or in case it wants to rename tables (in case
-     *                                                          there are multiple joins to the same table)
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _add_join_to_model(
-        $model_name,
-        EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info,
-        $original_query_param
-    ) {
-        $relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
-        $model_relation_chain = EE_Model_Parser::extract_model_relation_chain($model_name, $original_query_param);
-        // check if the relation is HABTM, because then we're essentially doing two joins
-        // If so, join first to the JOIN table, and add its data types, and then continue as normal
-        if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_HABTM_Relation) {
-            $join_model_obj = $relation_obj->get_join_model();
-            // replace the model specified with the join model for this relation chain, whi
-            $relation_chain_to_join_model = EE_Model_Parser::replace_model_name_with_join_model_name_in_model_relation_chain(
-                $model_name,
-                $join_model_obj->get_this_model_name(),
-                $model_relation_chain
-            );
-            $passed_in_query_info->merge(
-                new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier(
-                    array($relation_chain_to_join_model => $join_model_obj->get_this_model_name()),
-                    $relation_obj->get_join_to_intermediate_model_statement($relation_chain_to_join_model)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        // now just join to the other table pointed to by the relation object, and add its data types
-        $passed_in_query_info->merge(
-            new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier(
-                array($model_relation_chain => $model_name),
-                $relation_obj->get_join_statement($model_relation_chain)
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs SQL for where clause, like "WHERE Event.ID = 23 AND Transaction.amount > 100" etc.
-     *
-     * @param array $where_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @return string of SQL
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _construct_where_clause($where_params)
-    {
-        $SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($where_params, ' AND ');
-        if ($SQL) {
-            return " WHERE " . $SQL;
-        }
-        return '';
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Just like the _construct_where_clause, except prepends 'HAVING' instead of 'WHERE',
-     * and should be passed HAVING parameters, not WHERE parameters
-     *
-     * @param array $having_params
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _construct_having_clause($having_params)
-    {
-        $SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($having_params, ' AND ');
-        if ($SQL) {
-            return " HAVING " . $SQL;
-        }
-        return '';
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Used for creating nested WHERE conditions. Eg "WHERE ! (Event.ID = 3 OR ( Event_Meta.meta_key = 'bob' AND
-     * Event_Meta.meta_value = 'foo'))"
-     *
-     * @param array  $where_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
-     * @param string $glue         joins each subclause together. Should really only be " AND " or " OR "...
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return string of SQL
-     */
-    private function _construct_condition_clause_recursive($where_params, $glue = ' AND')
-    {
-        $where_clauses = array();
-        foreach ($where_params as $query_param => $op_and_value_or_sub_condition) {
-            $query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param);// str_replace("*",'',$query_param);
-            if (in_array($query_param, $this->_logic_query_param_keys)) {
-                switch ($query_param) {
-                    case 'not':
-                    case 'NOT':
-                        $where_clauses[] = "! ("
-                                           . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
-                                               $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
-                                               $glue
-                                           )
-                                           . ")";
-                        break;
-                    case 'and':
-                    case 'AND':
-                        $where_clauses[] = " ("
-                                           . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
-                                               $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
-                                               ' AND '
-                                           )
-                                           . ")";
-                        break;
-                    case 'or':
-                    case 'OR':
-                        $where_clauses[] = " ("
-                                           . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
-                                               $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
-                                               ' OR '
-                                           )
-                                           . ")";
-                        break;
-                }
-            } else {
-                $field_obj = $this->_deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param);
-                // if it's not a normal field, maybe it's a custom selection?
-                if (! $field_obj) {
-                    if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
-                        $field_obj = $this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($query_param);
-                    } else {
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "%s is neither a valid model field name, nor a custom selection",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), $query_param));
-                    }
-                }
-                $op_and_value_sql = $this->_construct_op_and_value($op_and_value_or_sub_condition, $field_obj);
-                $where_clauses[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param) . SP . $op_and_value_sql;
-            }
-        }
-        return $where_clauses ? implode($glue, $where_clauses) : '';
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Takes the input parameter and extract the table name (alias) and column name
-     *
-     * @param string $query_param like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID, Event.Datetime.start_time, or REG_ID
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return string table alias and column name for SQL, eg "Transaction.TXN_ID"
-     */
-    private function _deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param)
-    {
-        $field = $this->_deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param);
-        if ($field) {
-            $table_alias_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::extract_table_alias_model_relation_chain_from_query_param(
-                $field->get_model_name(),
-                $query_param
-            );
-            return $table_alias_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
-        }
-        if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
-            && in_array($query_param, $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases(), true)
-        ) {
-            // maybe it's custom selection item?
-            // if so, just use it as the "column name"
-            return $query_param;
-        }
-        $custom_select_aliases = $this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
-            ? implode(',', $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases())
-            : '';
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "%s is not a valid field on this model, nor a custom selection (%s)",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                $query_param,
-                $custom_select_aliases
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Removes the * and anything after it from the condition query param key. It is useful to add the * to condition
-     * query param keys (eg, 'OR*', 'EVT_ID') in order for the array keys to still be unique, so that they don't get
-     * overwritten Takes a string like 'Event.EVT_ID*', 'TXN_total**', 'OR*1st', and 'DTT_reg_start*foobar' to
-     * 'Event.EVT_ID', 'TXN_total', 'OR', and 'DTT_reg_start', respectively.
-     *
-     * @param string $condition_query_param_key
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($condition_query_param_key)
-    {
-        $pos_of_star = strpos($condition_query_param_key, '*');
-        if ($pos_of_star === false) {
-            return $condition_query_param_key;
-        }
-        $condition_query_param_sans_star = substr($condition_query_param_key, 0, $pos_of_star);
-        return $condition_query_param_sans_star;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * creates the SQL for the operator and the value in a WHERE clause, eg "< 23" or "LIKE '%monkey%'"
-     *
-     * @param                            mixed      array | string    $op_and_value
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj . If string, should be one of EEM_Base::_valid_wpdb_data_types
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _construct_op_and_value($op_and_value, $field_obj)
-    {
-        if (is_array($op_and_value)) {
-            $operator = isset($op_and_value[0]) ? $this->_prepare_operator_for_sql($op_and_value[0]) : null;
-            if (! $operator) {
-                $php_array_like_string = array();
-                foreach ($op_and_value as $key => $value) {
-                    $php_array_like_string[] = "$key=>$value";
-                }
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "You setup a query parameter like you were going to specify an operator, but didn't. You provided '(%s)', but the operator should be at array key index 0 (eg array('>',32))",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ),
-                        implode(",", $php_array_like_string)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            $value = isset($op_and_value[1]) ? $op_and_value[1] : null;
-        } else {
-            $operator = '=';
-            $value = $op_and_value;
-        }
-        // check to see if the value is actually another field
-        if (is_array($op_and_value) && isset($op_and_value[2]) && $op_and_value[2] == true) {
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($value);
-        }
-        if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
-            // in this case, the value should be an array, or at least a comma-separated list
-            // it will need to handle a little differently
-            $cleaned_value = $this->_construct_in_value($value, $field_obj);
-            // note: $cleaned_value has already been run through $wpdb->prepare()
-            return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
-        }
-        if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_between_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
-            // the value should be an array with count of two.
-            if (count($value) !== 2) {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "The '%s' operator must be used with an array of values and there must be exactly TWO values in that array.",
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        "BETWEEN"
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            $cleaned_value = $this->_construct_between_value($value, $field_obj);
-            return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
-        }
-        if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_null_style_operators())) {
-            if ($value !== null) {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "You attempted to give a value  (%s) while using a NULL-style operator (%s). That isn't valid",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ),
-                        $value,
-                        $operator
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            return $operator;
-        }
-        if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_like_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
-            // if the operator is 'LIKE', we want to allow percent signs (%) and not
-            // remove other junk. So just treat it as a string.
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, '%s');
-        }
-        if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
-        }
-        if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        "Operator '%s' must be used with an array of values, eg 'Registration.REG_ID' => array('%s',array(1,2,3))",
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $operator,
-                    $operator
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        "Operator '%s' must be used with a single value, not an array. Eg 'Registration.REG_ID => array('%s',23))",
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $operator,
-                    $operator
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "It appears you've provided some totally invalid query parameters. Operator and value were:'%s', which isn't right at all",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                http_build_query($op_and_value)
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Creates the operands to be used in a BETWEEN query, eg "'2014-12-31 20:23:33' AND '2015-01-23 12:32:54'"
-     *
-     * @param array                      $values
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string, it should be the datatype to be used when querying, eg
-     *                                              '%s'
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function _construct_between_value($values, $field_obj)
-    {
-        $cleaned_values = array();
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $cleaned_values[] = $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
-        }
-        return $cleaned_values[0] . " AND " . $cleaned_values[1];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Takes an array or a comma-separated list of $values and cleans them
-     * according to $data_type using $wpdb->prepare, and then makes the list a
-     * string surrounded by ( and ). Eg, _construct_in_value(array(1,2,3),'%d') would
-     * return '(1,2,3)'; _construct_in_value("1,2,hack",'%d') would return '(1,2,1)' (assuming
-     * I'm right that a string, when interpreted as a digit, becomes a 1. It might become a 0)
-     *
-     * @param mixed                      $values    array or comma-separated string
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string, it should be a wpdb data type like '%s', or '%d'
-     * @return string of SQL to follow an 'IN' or 'NOT IN' operator
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function _construct_in_value($values, $field_obj)
-    {
-        // check if the value is a CSV list
-        if (is_string($values)) {
-            // in which case, turn it into an array
-            $values = explode(",", $values);
-        }
-        $cleaned_values = array();
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $cleaned_values[] = $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
-        }
-        // we would just LOVE to leave $cleaned_values as an empty array, and return the value as "()",
-        // but unfortunately that's invalid SQL. So instead we return a string which we KNOW will evaluate to be the empty set
-        // which is effectively equivalent to returning "()". We don't return "(0)" because that only works for auto-incrementing columns
-        if (empty($cleaned_values)) {
-            $all_fields = $this->field_settings();
-            $a_field = array_shift($all_fields);
-            $main_table = $this->_get_main_table();
-            $cleaned_values[] = "SELECT "
-                                . $a_field->get_table_column()
-                                . " FROM "
-                                . $main_table->get_table_name()
-                                . " WHERE FALSE";
-        }
-        return "(" . implode(",", $cleaned_values) . ")";
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param mixed                      $value
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string it should be a wpdb data type like '%d'
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return false|null|string
-     */
-    private function _wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj)
-    {
-        /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
-        global $wpdb;
-        if ($field_obj instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
-            return $wpdb->prepare(
-                $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type(),
-                $this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($value, $field_obj)
-            );
-        } //$field_obj should really just be a data type
-        if (! in_array($field_obj, $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __("%s is not a valid wpdb datatype. Valid ones are %s", "event_espresso"),
-                    $field_obj,
-                    implode(",", $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return $wpdb->prepare($field_obj, $value);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Takes the input parameter and finds the model field that it indicates.
-     *
-     * @param string $query_param_name like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID, Event.Datetime.start_time, or REG_ID
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
-     */
-    protected function _deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param_name)
-    {
-        // ok, now proceed with deducing which part is the model's name, and which is the field's name
-        // which will help us find the database table and column
-        $query_param_parts = explode(".", $query_param_name);
-        if (empty($query_param_parts)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "_extract_column_name is empty when trying to extract column and table name from %s",
-                'event_espresso'
-            ), $query_param_name));
-        }
-        $number_of_parts = count($query_param_parts);
-        $last_query_param_part = $query_param_parts[ count($query_param_parts) - 1 ];
-        if ($number_of_parts === 1) {
-            $field_name = $last_query_param_part;
-            $model_obj = $this;
-        } else {// $number_of_parts >= 2
-            // the last part is the column name, and there are only 2parts. therefore...
-            $field_name = $last_query_param_part;
-            $model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($query_param_parts[ $number_of_parts - 2 ]);
-        }
-        try {
-            return $model_obj->field_settings_for($field_name);
-        } catch (EE_Error $e) {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Given a field's name (ie, a key in $this->field_settings()), uses the EE_Model_Field object to get the table's
-     * alias and column which corresponds to it
-     *
-     * @param string $field_name
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function _get_qualified_column_for_field($field_name)
-    {
-        $all_fields = $this->field_settings();
-        $field = isset($all_fields[ $field_name ]) ? $all_fields[ $field_name ] : false;
-        if ($field) {
-            return $field->get_qualified_column();
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "There is no field titled %s on model %s. Either the query trying to use it is bad, or you need to add it to the list of fields on the model.",
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                $field_name,
-                get_class($this)
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * similar to \EEM_Base::_get_qualified_column_for_field() but returns an array with data for ALL fields.
-     * Example usage:
-     * EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results(
-     *      array(),
-     *      ARRAY_A,
-     *      EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields()
-     *  );
-     * is equivalent to
-     *  EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results( array(), ARRAY_A, '*' );
-     * and
-     *  EEM_Event::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results(
-     *      array(
-     *          array(
-     *              'Datetime.Ticket.TKT_ID' => array( '<', 100 ),
-     *          ),
-     *          ARRAY_A,
-     *          implode(
-     *              ', ',
-     *              array_merge(
-     *                  EEM_Event::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields( '', false ),
-     *                  EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields( 'Datetime', false )
-     *              )
-     *          )
-     *      )
-     *  );
-     * selects rows from the database, selecting all the event and ticket columns, where the ticket ID is below 100
-     *
-     * @param string $model_relation_chain        the chain of models used to join between the model you want to query
-     *                                            and the one whose fields you are selecting for example: when querying
-     *                                            tickets model and selecting fields from the tickets model you would
-     *                                            leave this parameter empty, because no models are needed to join
-     *                                            between the queried model and the selected one. Likewise when
-     *                                            querying the datetime model and selecting fields from the tickets
-     *                                            model, it would also be left empty, because there is a direct
-     *                                            relation from datetimes to tickets, so no model is needed to join
-     *                                            them together. However, when querying from the event model and
-     *                                            selecting fields from the ticket model, you should provide the string
-     *                                            'Datetime', indicating that the event model must first join to the
-     *                                            datetime model in order to find its relation to ticket model.
-     *                                            Also, when querying from the venue model and selecting fields from
-     *                                            the ticket model, you should provide the string 'Event.Datetime',
-     *                                            indicating you need to join the venue model to the event model,
-     *                                            to the datetime model, in order to find its relation to the ticket model.
-     *                                            This string is used to deduce the prefix that gets added onto the
-     *                                            models' tables qualified columns
-     * @param bool   $return_string               if true, will return a string with qualified column names separated
-     *                                            by ', ' if false, will simply return a numerically indexed array of
-     *                                            qualified column names
-     * @return array|string
-     */
-    public function get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields($model_relation_chain = '', $return_string = true)
-    {
-        $table_prefix = str_replace('.', '__', $model_relation_chain) . (empty($model_relation_chain) ? '' : '__');
-        $qualified_columns = array();
-        foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field) {
-            $qualified_columns[] = $table_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
-        }
-        return $return_string ? implode(', ', $qualified_columns) : $qualified_columns;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * constructs the select use on special limit joins
-     * NOTE: for now this has only been tested and will work when the  table alias is for the PRIMARY table. Although
-     * its setup so the select query will be setup on and just doing the special select join off of the primary table
-     * (as that is typically where the limits would be set).
-     *
-     * @param  string       $table_alias The table the select is being built for
-     * @param  mixed|string $limit       The limit for this select
-     * @return string                The final select join element for the query.
-     */
-    public function _construct_limit_join_select($table_alias, $limit)
-    {
-        $SQL = '';
-        foreach ($this->_tables as $table_obj) {
-            if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Primary_Table) {
-                $SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
-                    ? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit($limit)
-                    : SP . $table_obj->get_table_name() . " AS " . $table_obj->get_table_alias() . SP;
-            } elseif ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
-                $SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
-                    ? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit_join($limit)
-                    : SP . $table_obj->get_join_sql($table_alias) . SP;
-            }
-        }
-        return $SQL;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs the internal join if there are multiple tables, or simply the table's name and alias
-     * Eg "wp_post AS Event" or "wp_post AS Event INNER JOIN wp_postmeta Event_Meta ON Event.ID = Event_Meta.post_id"
-     *
-     * @return string SQL
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function _construct_internal_join()
-    {
-        $SQL = $this->_get_main_table()->get_table_sql();
-        $SQL .= $this->_construct_internal_join_to_table_with_alias($this->_get_main_table()->get_table_alias());
-        return $SQL;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs the SQL for joining all the tables on this model.
-     * Normally $alias should be the primary table's alias, but in cases where
-     * we have already joined to a secondary table (eg, the secondary table has a foreign key and is joined before the
-     * primary table) then we should provide that secondary table's alias. Eg, with $alias being the primary table's
-     * alias, this will construct SQL like:
-     * " INNER JOIN wp_esp_secondary_table AS Secondary_Table ON Primary_Table.pk = Secondary_Table.fk".
-     * With $alias being a secondary table's alias, this will construct SQL like:
-     * " INNER JOIN wp_esp_primary_table AS Primary_Table ON Primary_Table.pk = Secondary_Table.fk".
-     *
-     * @param string $alias_prefixed table alias to join to (this table should already be in the FROM SQL clause)
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function _construct_internal_join_to_table_with_alias($alias_prefixed)
-    {
-        $SQL = '';
-        $alias_sans_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::remove_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix($alias_prefixed);
-        foreach ($this->_tables as $table_obj) {
-            if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {// table is secondary table
-                if ($alias_sans_prefix === $table_obj->get_table_alias()) {
-                    // so we're joining to this table, meaning the table is already in
-                    // the FROM statement, BUT the primary table isn't. So we want
-                    // to add the inverse join sql
-                    $SQL .= $table_obj->get_inverse_join_sql($alias_prefixed);
-                } else {
-                    // just add a regular JOIN to this table from the primary table
-                    $SQL .= $table_obj->get_join_sql($alias_prefixed);
-                }
-            }//if it's a primary table, dont add any SQL. it should already be in the FROM statement
-        }
-        return $SQL;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array for storing all the data types on the next-to-be-executed-query.
-     * This should be a growing array of keys being table-columns (eg 'EVT_ID' and 'Event.EVT_ID'), and values being
-     * their data type (eg, '%s', '%d', etc)
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function _get_data_types()
-    {
-        $data_types = array();
-        foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_obj) {
-            // $data_types[$field_obj->get_table_column()] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
-            /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
-            $data_types[ $field_obj->get_qualified_column() ] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
-        }
-        return $data_types;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model object given the relation's name / model's name (eg, 'Event', 'Registration',etc. Always singular)
-     *
-     * @param string $model_name
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EEM_Base
-     */
-    public function get_related_model_obj($model_name)
-    {
-        $model_classname = "EEM_" . $model_name;
-        if (! class_exists($model_classname)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "You specified a related model named %s in your query. No such model exists, if it did, it would have the classname %s",
-                'event_espresso'
-            ), $model_name, $model_classname));
-        }
-        return call_user_func($model_classname . "::instance");
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the array of EE_ModelRelations for this model.
-     *
-     * @return EE_Model_Relation_Base[]
-     */
-    public function relation_settings()
-    {
-        return $this->_model_relations;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all related models that this model BELONGS TO. Handy to know sometimes
-     * because without THOSE models, this model probably doesn't have much purpose.
-     * (Eg, without an event, datetimes have little purpose.)
-     *
-     * @return EE_Belongs_To_Relation[]
-     */
-    public function belongs_to_relations()
-    {
-        $belongs_to_relations = array();
-        foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
-            if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
-                $belongs_to_relations[ $model_name ] = $relation_obj;
-            }
-        }
-        return $belongs_to_relations;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the specified EE_Model_Relation, or throws an exception
-     *
-     * @param string $relation_name name of relation, key in $this->_relatedModels
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Model_Relation_Base
-     */
-    public function related_settings_for($relation_name)
-    {
-        $relatedModels = $this->relation_settings();
-        if (! array_key_exists($relation_name, $relatedModels)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'Cannot get %s related to %s. There is no model relation of that type. There is, however, %s...',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $relation_name,
-                    $this->_get_class_name(),
-                    implode(', ', array_keys($relatedModels))
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return $relatedModels[ $relation_name ];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * A convenience method for getting a specific field's settings, instead of getting all field settings for all
-     * fields
-     *
-     * @param string $fieldName
-     * @param boolean $include_db_only_fields
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
-     */
-    public function field_settings_for($fieldName, $include_db_only_fields = true)
-    {
-        $fieldSettings = $this->field_settings($include_db_only_fields);
-        if (! array_key_exists($fieldName, $fieldSettings)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                __("There is no field/column '%s' on '%s'", 'event_espresso'),
-                $fieldName,
-                get_class($this)
-            ));
-        }
-        return $fieldSettings[ $fieldName ];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if this field exists on this model
-     *
-     * @param string $fieldName a key in the model's _field_settings array
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function has_field($fieldName)
-    {
-        $fieldSettings = $this->field_settings(true);
-        if (isset($fieldSettings[ $fieldName ])) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether or not this model has a relation to the specified model
-     *
-     * @param string $relation_name possibly one of the keys in the relation_settings array
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function has_relation($relation_name)
-    {
-        $relations = $this->relation_settings();
-        if (isset($relations[ $relation_name ])) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * gets the field object of type 'primary_key' from the fieldsSettings attribute.
-     * Eg, on EE_Answer that would be ANS_ID field object
-     *
-     * @param $field_obj
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function is_primary_key_field($field_obj)
-    {
-        return $field_obj instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base ? true : false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * gets the field object of type 'primary_key' from the fieldsSettings attribute.
-     * Eg, on EE_Answer that would be ANS_ID field object
-     *
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_primary_key_field()
-    {
-        if ($this->_primary_key_field === null) {
-            foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field_obj) {
-                if ($this->is_primary_key_field($field_obj)) {
-                    $this->_primary_key_field = $field_obj;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (! $this->_primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                    __("There is no Primary Key defined on model %s", 'event_espresso'),
-                    get_class($this)
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->_primary_key_field;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether or not not there is a primary key on this model.
-     * Internally does some caching.
-     *
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function has_primary_key_field()
-    {
-        if ($this->_has_primary_key_field === null) {
-            try {
-                $this->get_primary_key_field();
-                $this->_has_primary_key_field = true;
-            } catch (EE_Error $e) {
-                $this->_has_primary_key_field = false;
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->_has_primary_key_field;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Finds the first field of type $field_class_name.
-     *
-     * @param string $field_class_name class name of field that you want to find. Eg, EE_Datetime_Field,
-     *                                 EE_Foreign_Key_Field, etc
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base or null if none is found
-     */
-    public function get_a_field_of_type($field_class_name)
-    {
-        foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field) {
-            if ($field instanceof $field_class_name) {
-                return $field;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a foreign key field pointing to model.
-     *
-     * @param string $model_name eg Event, Registration, not EEM_Event
-     * @return EE_Foreign_Key_Field_Base
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_foreign_key_to($model_name)
-    {
-        if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
-            foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field) {
-                if ($field instanceof EE_Foreign_Key_Field_Base
-                    && in_array($model_name, $field->get_model_names_pointed_to())
-                ) {
-                    $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ] = $field;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
-                throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                    "There is no foreign key field pointing to model %s on model %s",
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ), $model_name, get_class($this)));
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the table name (including $wpdb->prefix) for the table alias
-     *
-     * @param string $table_alias eg Event, Event_Meta, Registration, Transaction, but maybe
-     *                            a table alias with a model chain prefix, like 'Venue__Event_Venue___Event_Meta'.
-     *                            Either one works
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function get_table_for_alias($table_alias)
-    {
-        $table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::remove_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix($table_alias);
-        return $this->_tables[ $table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix ]->get_table_name();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a flat array of all field son this model, instead of organizing them
-     * by table_alias as they are in the constructor.
-     *
-     * @param bool $include_db_only_fields flag indicating whether or not to include the db-only fields
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[] where the keys are the field's name
-     */
-    public function field_settings($include_db_only_fields = false)
-    {
-        if ($include_db_only_fields) {
-            if ($this->_cached_fields === null) {
-                $this->_cached_fields = array();
-                foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
-                    foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                        $this->_cached_fields[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            return $this->_cached_fields;
-        }
-        if ($this->_cached_fields_non_db_only === null) {
-            $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only = array();
-            foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
-                foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                    /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
-                        $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     *        cycle though array of attendees and create objects out of each item
-     *
-     * @access        private
-     * @param        array $rows of results of $wpdb->get_results($query,ARRAY_A)
-     * @return \EE_Base_Class[] array keys are primary keys (if there is a primary key on the model. if not,
-     *                           numerically indexed)
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _create_objects($rows = array())
-    {
-        $array_of_objects = array();
-        if (empty($rows)) {
-            return array();
-        }
-        $count_if_model_has_no_primary_key = 0;
-        $has_primary_key = $this->has_primary_key_field();
-        $primary_key_field = $has_primary_key ? $this->get_primary_key_field() : null;
-        foreach ((array) $rows as $row) {
-            if (empty($row)) {
-                // wp did its weird thing where it returns an array like array(0=>null), which is totally not helpful...
-                return array();
-            }
-            // check if we've already set this object in the results array,
-            // in which case there's no need to process it further (again)
-            if ($has_primary_key) {
-                $table_pk_value = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
-                    $row,
-                    $primary_key_field->get_qualified_column(),
-                    $primary_key_field->get_table_column()
-                );
-                if ($table_pk_value && isset($array_of_objects[ $table_pk_value ])) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-            }
-            $classInstance = $this->instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($row);
-            if (! $classInstance) {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __('Could not create instance of class %s from row %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                        $this->get_this_model_name(),
-                        http_build_query($row)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            // set the timezone on the instantiated objects
-            $classInstance->set_timezone($this->_timezone);
-            // make sure if there is any timezone setting present that we set the timezone for the object
-            $key = $has_primary_key ? $classInstance->ID() : $count_if_model_has_no_primary_key++;
-            $array_of_objects[ $key ] = $classInstance;
-            // also, for all the relations of type BelongsTo, see if we can cache
-            // those related models
-            // (we could do this for other relations too, but if there are conditions
-            // that filtered out some fo the results, then we'd be caching an incomplete set
-            // so it requires a little more thought than just caching them immediately...)
-            foreach ($this->_model_relations as $modelName => $relation_obj) {
-                if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
-                    // check if this model's INFO is present. If so, cache it on the model
-                    $other_model = $relation_obj->get_other_model();
-                    $other_model_obj_maybe = $other_model->instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($row);
-                    // if we managed to make a model object from the results, cache it on the main model object
-                    if ($other_model_obj_maybe) {
-                        // set timezone on these other model objects if they are present
-                        $other_model_obj_maybe->set_timezone($this->_timezone);
-                        $classInstance->cache($modelName, $other_model_obj_maybe);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            // also, if this was a custom select query, let's see if there are any results for the custom select fields
-            // and add them to the object as well.  We'll convert according to the set data_type if there's any set for
-            // the field in the CustomSelects object
-            if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
-                $classInstance->setCustomSelectsValues(
-                    $this->getValuesForCustomSelectAliasesFromResults($row)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        return $array_of_objects;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * This will parse a given row of results from the db and see if any keys in the results match an alias within the
-     * current CustomSelects object. This will be used to build an array of values indexed by those keys.
-     *
-     * @param array $db_results_row
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function getValuesForCustomSelectAliasesFromResults(array $db_results_row)
-    {
-        $results = array();
-        if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
-            foreach ($this->_custom_selections->columnAliases() as $alias) {
-                if (isset($db_results_row[ $alias ])) {
-                    $results[ $alias ] = $this->convertValueToDataType(
-                        $db_results_row[ $alias ],
-                        $this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($alias)
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $results;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * This will set the value for the given alias
-     * @param string $value
-     * @param string $datatype (one of %d, %s, %f)
-     * @return int|string|float (int for %d, string for %s, float for %f)
-     */
-    protected function convertValueToDataType($value, $datatype)
-    {
-        switch ($datatype) {
-            case '%f':
-                return (float) $value;
-            case '%d':
-                return (int) $value;
-            default:
-                return (string) $value;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * The purpose of this method is to allow us to create a model object that is not in the db that holds default
-     * values. A typical example of where this is used is when creating a new item and the initial load of a form.  We
-     * dont' necessarily want to test for if the object is present but just assume it is BUT load the defaults from the
-     * object (as set in the model_field!).
-     *
-     * @return EE_Base_Class single EE_Base_Class object with default values for the properties.
-     */
-    public function create_default_object()
-    {
-        $this_model_fields_and_values = array();
-        // setup the row using default values;
-        foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-            $this_model_fields_and_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
-        }
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        $classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
-                                    ->load_class($className, array($this_model_fields_and_values), false, false);
-        return $classInstance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $cols_n_values either an array of where each key is the name of a field, and the value is its value
-     *                             or an stdClass where each property is the name of a column,
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($cols_n_values)
-    {
-        if (! is_array($cols_n_values) && is_object($cols_n_values)) {
-            $cols_n_values = get_object_vars($cols_n_values);
-        }
-        $primary_key = null;
-        // make sure the array only has keys that are fields/columns on this model
-        $this_model_fields_n_values = $this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values);
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
-            $primary_key = $this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
-        }
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        // check we actually found results that we can use to build our model object
-        // if not, return null
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            if (empty($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        } elseif ($this->unique_indexes()) {
-            $first_column = reset($this_model_fields_n_values);
-            if (empty($first_column)) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-        // if there is no primary key or the object doesn't already exist in the entity map, then create a new instance
-        if ($primary_key) {
-            $classInstance = $this->get_from_entity_map($primary_key);
-            if (! $classInstance) {
-                $classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
-                                            ->load_class(
-                                                $className,
-                                                array($this_model_fields_n_values, $this->_timezone),
-                                                true,
-                                                false
-                                            );
-                // add this new object to the entity map
-                $classInstance = $this->add_to_entity_map($classInstance);
-            }
-        } else {
-            $classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
-                                        ->load_class(
-                                            $className,
-                                            array($this_model_fields_n_values, $this->_timezone),
-                                            true,
-                                            false
-                                        );
-        }
-        return $classInstance;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model object from the  entity map if it exists
-     *
-     * @param int|string $id the ID of the model object
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     */
-    public function get_from_entity_map($id)
-    {
-        return isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])
-            ? $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] : null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * add_to_entity_map
-     * Adds the object to the model's entity mappings
-     *        Effectively tells the models "Hey, this model object is the most up-to-date representation of the data,
-     *        and for the remainder of the request, it's even more up-to-date than what's in the database.
-     *        So, if the database doesn't agree with what's in the entity mapper, ignore the database"
-     *        If the database gets updated directly and you want the entity mapper to reflect that change,
-     *        then this method should be called immediately after the update query
-     * Note: The map is indexed by whatever the current blog id is set (via EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id).  This is
-     * so on multisite, the entity map is specific to the query being done for a specific site.
-     *
-     * @param    EE_Base_Class $object
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return \EE_Base_Class
-     */
-    public function add_to_entity_map(EE_Base_Class $object)
-    {
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        if (! $object instanceof $className) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                __("You tried adding a %s to a mapping of %ss", "event_espresso"),
-                is_object($object) ? get_class($object) : $object,
-                $className
-            ));
-        }
-        /** @var $object EE_Base_Class */
-        if (! $object->ID()) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "You tried storing a model object with NO ID in the %s entity mapper.",
-                "event_espresso"
-            ), get_class($this)));
-        }
-        // double check it's not already there
-        $classInstance = $this->get_from_entity_map($object->ID());
-        if ($classInstance) {
-            return $classInstance;
-        }
-        $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $object->ID() ] = $object;
-        return $object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * if a valid identifier is provided, then that entity is unset from the entity map,
-     * if no identifier is provided, then the entire entity map is emptied
-     *
-     * @param int|string $id the ID of the model object
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function clear_entity_map($id = null)
-    {
-        if (empty($id)) {
-            $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ] = array();
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
-            unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Public wrapper for _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values.
-     * Given an array where keys are column (or column alias) names and values,
-     * returns an array of their corresponding field names and database values
-     *
-     * @param array $cols_n_values
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values)
-    {
-        return $this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values
-     * Given an array where keys are column (or column alias) names and values,
-     * returns an array of their corresponding field names and database values
-     *
-     * @param string $cols_n_values
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values)
-    {
-        $this_model_fields_n_values = array();
-        foreach ($this->get_tables() as $table_alias => $table_obj) {
-            $table_pk_value = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
-                $cols_n_values,
-                $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column(),
-                $table_obj->get_pk_column()
-            );
-            // there is a primary key on this table and its not set. Use defaults for all its columns
-            if ($table_pk_value === null && $table_obj->get_pk_column()) {
-                foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
-                        // prepare field as if its coming from db
-                        $prepared_value = $field_obj->prepare_for_set($field_obj->get_default_value());
-                        $this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->prepare_for_use_in_db($prepared_value);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                // the table's rows existed. Use their values
-                foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
-                        $this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
-                            $cols_n_values,
-                            $field_obj->get_qualified_column(),
-                            $field_obj->get_table_column()
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $this_model_fields_n_values;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param $cols_n_values
-     * @param $qualified_column
-     * @param $regular_column
-     * @return null
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not($cols_n_values, $qualified_column, $regular_column)
-    {
-        $value = null;
-        // ask the field what it think it's table_name.column_name should be, and call it the "qualified column"
-        // does the field on the model relate to this column retrieved from the db?
-        // or is it a db-only field? (not relating to the model)
-        if (isset($cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ])) {
-            $value = $cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ];
-        } elseif (isset($cols_n_values[ $regular_column ])) {
-            $value = $cols_n_values[ $regular_column ];
-        } elseif (! empty($this->foreign_key_aliases)) {
-            // no PK?  ok check if there is a foreign key alias set for this table
-            // then check if that alias exists in the incoming data
-            // AND that the actual PK the $FK_alias represents matches the $qualified_column (full PK)
-            foreach ($this->foreign_key_aliases as $FK_alias => $PK_column) {
-                if ($PK_column === $qualified_column && isset($cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ])) {
-                    $value = $cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ];
-                    list($pk_class) = explode('.', $PK_column);
-                    $pk_model_name = "EEM_{$pk_class}";
-                    /** @var EEM_Base $pk_model */
-                    $pk_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($pk_model_name);
-                    if ($pk_model instanceof EEM_Base) {
-                        // make sure object is pulled from db and added to entity map
-                        $pk_model->get_one_by_ID($value);
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $value;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * refresh_entity_map_from_db
-     * Makes sure the model object in the entity map at $id assumes the values
-     * of the database (opposite of EE_base_Class::save())
-     *
-     * @param int|string $id
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function refresh_entity_map_from_db($id)
-    {
-        $obj_in_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
-        if ($obj_in_map) {
-            $wpdb_results = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results(
-                array(array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id), 'limit' => 1)
-            );
-            if ($wpdb_results && is_array($wpdb_results)) {
-                $one_row = reset($wpdb_results);
-                foreach ($this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($one_row) as $field_name => $db_value) {
-                    $obj_in_map->set_from_db($field_name, $db_value);
-                }
-                // clear the cache of related model objects
-                foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-                    $obj_in_map->clear_cache($relation_name, null, true);
-                }
-            }
-            $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] = $obj_in_map;
-            return $obj_in_map;
-        }
-        return $this->get_one_by_ID($id);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * refresh_entity_map_with
-     * Leaves the entry in the entity map alone, but updates it to match the provided
-     * $replacing_model_obj (which we assume to be its equivalent but somehow NOT in the entity map).
-     * This is useful if you have a model object you want to make authoritative over what's in the entity map currently.
-     * Note: The old $replacing_model_obj should now be destroyed as it's now un-authoritative
-     *
-     * @param int|string    $id
-     * @param EE_Base_Class $replacing_model_obj
-     * @return \EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function refresh_entity_map_with($id, $replacing_model_obj)
-    {
-        $obj_in_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
-        if ($obj_in_map) {
-            if ($replacing_model_obj instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-                foreach ($replacing_model_obj->model_field_array() as $field_name => $value) {
-                    $obj_in_map->set($field_name, $value);
-                }
-                // make the model object in the entity map's cache match the $replacing_model_obj
-                foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-                    $obj_in_map->clear_cache($relation_name, null, true);
-                    foreach ($replacing_model_obj->get_all_from_cache($relation_name) as $cache_id => $cached_obj) {
-                        $obj_in_map->cache($relation_name, $cached_obj, $cache_id);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            return $obj_in_map;
-        }
-        $this->add_to_entity_map($replacing_model_obj);
-        return $replacing_model_obj;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the EE class that corresponds to this model. Eg, for EEM_Answer that
-     * would be EE_Answer.To import that class, you'd just add ".class.php" to the name, like so
-     * require_once($this->_getClassName().".class.php");
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function _get_class_name()
-    {
-        return "EE_" . $this->get_this_model_name();
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Get the name of the items this model represents, for the quantity specified. Eg,
-     * if $quantity==1, on EEM_Event, it would 'Event' (internationalized), otherwise
-     * it would be 'Events'.
-     *
-     * @param int $quantity
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function item_name($quantity = 1)
-    {
-        return (int) $quantity === 1 ? $this->singular_item : $this->plural_item;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Very handy general function to allow for plugins to extend any child of EE_TempBase.
-     * If a method is called on a child of EE_TempBase that doesn't exist, this function is called
-     * (http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/php-magic-call) and passed the method's name and arguments. Instead of
-     * requiring a plugin to extend the EE_TempBase (which works fine is there's only 1 plugin, but when will that
-     * happen?) they can add a hook onto 'filters_hook_espresso__{className}__{methodName}' (eg,
-     * filters_hook_espresso__EE_Answer__my_great_function) and accepts 2 arguments: the object on which the function
-     * was called, and an array of the original arguments passed to the function. Whatever their callback function
-     * returns will be returned by this function. Example: in functions.php (or in a plugin):
-     * add_filter('FHEE__EE_Answer__my_callback','my_callback',10,3); function
-     * my_callback($previousReturnValue,EE_TempBase $object,$argsArray){
-     * $returnString= "you called my_callback! and passed args:".implode(",",$argsArray);
-     *        return $previousReturnValue.$returnString;
-     * }
-     * require('EEM_Answer.model.php');
-     * $answer=EEM_Answer::instance();
-     * echo $answer->my_callback('monkeys',100);
-     * //will output "you called my_callback! and passed args:monkeys,100"
-     *
-     * @param string $methodName name of method which was called on a child of EE_TempBase, but which
-     * @param array  $args       array of original arguments passed to the function
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return mixed whatever the plugin which calls add_filter decides
-     */
-    public function __call($methodName, $args)
-    {
-        $className = get_class($this);
-        $tagName = "FHEE__{$className}__{$methodName}";
-        if (! has_filter($tagName)) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'Method %1$s on model %2$s does not exist! You can create one with the following code in functions.php or in a plugin: %4$s function my_callback(%4$s \$previousReturnValue, EEM_Base \$object\ $argsArray=NULL ){%4$s     /*function body*/%4$s      return \$whatever;%4$s }%4$s add_filter( \'%3$s\', \'my_callback\', 10, 3 );',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $methodName,
-                    $className,
-                    $tagName,
-                    '<br />'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return apply_filters($tagName, null, $this, $args);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Ensures $base_class_obj_or_id is of the EE_Base_Class child that corresponds ot this model.
-     * If not, assumes its an ID, and uses $this->get_one_by_ID() to get the EE_Base_Class.
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|string|int $base_class_obj_or_id either:
-     *                                                       the EE_Base_Class object that corresponds to this Model,
-     *                                                       the object's class name
-     *                                                       or object's ID
-     * @param boolean                  $ensure_is_in_db      if set, we will also verify this model object
-     *                                                       exists in the database. If it does not, we add it
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     */
-    public function ensure_is_obj($base_class_obj_or_id, $ensure_is_in_db = false)
-    {
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        if ($base_class_obj_or_id instanceof $className) {
-            $model_object = $base_class_obj_or_id;
-        } else {
-            $primary_key_field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
-            if ($primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Int_Field
-                && (
-                    is_int($base_class_obj_or_id)
-                    || is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)
-                )
-            ) {
-                // assume it's an ID.
-                // either a proper integer or a string representing an integer (eg "101" instead of 101)
-                $model_object = $this->get_one_by_ID($base_class_obj_or_id);
-            } elseif ($primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_String_Field
-                && is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)
-            ) {
-                // assume its a string representation of the object
-                $model_object = $this->get_one_by_ID($base_class_obj_or_id);
-            } else {
-                throw new EE_Error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            "'%s' is neither an object of type %s, nor an ID! Its full value is '%s'",
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        $base_class_obj_or_id,
-                        $this->_get_class_name(),
-                        print_r($base_class_obj_or_id, true)
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        if ($ensure_is_in_db && $model_object->ID() !== null) {
-            $model_object->save();
-        }
-        return $model_object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Similar to ensure_is_obj(), this method makes sure $base_class_obj_or_id
-     * is a value of the this model's primary key. If it's an EE_Base_Class child,
-     * returns it ID.
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $base_class_obj_or_id
-     * @return int|string depending on the type of this model object's ID
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function ensure_is_ID($base_class_obj_or_id)
-    {
-        $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        if ($base_class_obj_or_id instanceof $className) {
-            /** @var $base_class_obj_or_id EE_Base_Class */
-            $id = $base_class_obj_or_id->ID();
-        } elseif (is_int($base_class_obj_or_id)) {
-            // assume it's an ID
-            $id = $base_class_obj_or_id;
-        } elseif (is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)) {
-            // assume its a string representation of the object
-            $id = $base_class_obj_or_id;
-        } else {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "'%s' is neither an object of type %s, nor an ID! Its full value is '%s'",
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                $base_class_obj_or_id,
-                $this->_get_class_name(),
-                print_r($base_class_obj_or_id, true)
-            ));
-        }
-        return $id;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Sets whether the values passed to the model (eg, values in WHERE, values in INSERT, UPDATE, etc)
-     * have already been ran through the appropriate model field's prepare_for_use_in_db method. IE, they have
-     * been sanitized and converted into the appropriate domain.
-     * Usually the only place you'll want to change the default (which is to assume values have NOT been sanitized by
-     * the model object/model field) is when making a method call from WITHIN a model object, which has direct access
-     * to its sanitized values. Note: after changing this setting, you should set it back to its previous value (using
-     * get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()) eg.
-     * $EVT = EEM_Event::instance(); $old_setting =
-     * $EVT->get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object();
-     * $EVT->assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object(true);
-     * $EVT->update(array('foo'=>'bar'),array(array('foo'=>'monkey')));
-     * $EVT->assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object($old_setting);
-     *
-     * @param int $values_already_prepared like one of the constants on EEM_Base
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object(
-        $values_already_prepared = self::not_prepared_by_model_object
-    ) {
-        $this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object = $values_already_prepared;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Read comments for assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()
-     *
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public function get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()
-    {
-        return $this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the indexes on this model
-     *
-     * @return EE_Index[]
-     */
-    public function indexes()
-    {
-        return $this->_indexes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the Unique Indexes on this model
-     *
-     * @return EE_Unique_Index[]
-     */
-    public function unique_indexes()
-    {
-        $unique_indexes = array();
-        foreach ($this->_indexes as $name => $index) {
-            if ($index instanceof EE_Unique_Index) {
-                $unique_indexes [ $name ] = $index;
-            }
-        }
-        return $unique_indexes;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the fields which, when combined, make the primary key.
-     * This is usually just an array with 1 element (the primary key), but in cases
-     * where there is no primary key, it's a combination of fields as defined
-     * on a primary index
-     *
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[] indexed by the field's name
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_combined_primary_key_fields()
-    {
-        foreach ($this->indexes() as $index) {
-            if ($index instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Index) {
-                return $index->fields();
-            }
-        }
-        return array($this->primary_key_name() => $this->get_primary_key_field());
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Used to build a primary key string (when the model has no primary key),
-     * which can be used a unique string to identify this model object.
-     *
-     * @param array $fields_n_values keys are field names, values are their values.
-     *                               Note: if you have results from `EEM_Base::get_all_wpdb_results()`, you need to
-     *                               run it through `EEM_Base::deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values()`
-     *                               before passing it to this function (that will convert it from columns-n-values
-     *                               to field-names-n-values).
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_index_primary_key_string($fields_n_values)
-    {
-        $cols_n_values_for_primary_key_index = array_intersect_key(
-            $fields_n_values,
-            $this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()
-        );
-        return http_build_query($cols_n_values_for_primary_key_index);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the field values from the primary key string
-     *
-     * @see EEM_Base::get_combined_primary_key_fields() and EEM_Base::get_index_primary_key_string()
-     * @param string $index_primary_key_string
-     * @return null|array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function parse_index_primary_key_string($index_primary_key_string)
-    {
-        $key_fields = $this->get_combined_primary_key_fields();
-        // check all of them are in the $id
-        $key_vals_in_combined_pk = array();
-        parse_str($index_primary_key_string, $key_vals_in_combined_pk);
-        foreach ($key_fields as $key_field_name => $field_obj) {
-            if (! isset($key_vals_in_combined_pk[ $key_field_name ])) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-        return $key_vals_in_combined_pk;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * verifies that an array of key-value pairs for model fields has a key
-     * for each field comprising the primary key index
-     *
-     * @param array $key_vals
-     * @return boolean
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function has_all_combined_primary_key_fields($key_vals)
-    {
-        $keys_it_should_have = array_keys($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields());
-        foreach ($keys_it_should_have as $key) {
-            if (! isset($key_vals[ $key ])) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Finds all model objects in the DB that appear to be a copy of $model_object_or_attributes_array.
-     * We consider something to be a copy if all the attributes match (except the ID, of course).
-     *
-     * @param array|EE_Base_Class $model_object_or_attributes_array If its an array, it's field-value pairs
-     * @param array               $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return \EE_Base_Class[] Array keys are object IDs (if there is a primary key on the model. if not, numerically
-     *                                                              indexed)
-     */
-    public function get_all_copies($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params = array())
-    {
-        if ($model_object_or_attributes_array instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-            $attributes_array = $model_object_or_attributes_array->model_field_array();
-        } elseif (is_array($model_object_or_attributes_array)) {
-            $attributes_array = $model_object_or_attributes_array;
-        } else {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "get_all_copies should be provided with either a model object or an array of field-value-pairs, but was given %s",
-                "event_espresso"
-            ), $model_object_or_attributes_array));
-        }
-        // even copies obviously won't have the same ID, so remove the primary key
-        // from the WHERE conditions for finding copies (if there is a primary key, of course)
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
-            unset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ]);
-        }
-        if (isset($query_params[0])) {
-            $query_params[0] = array_merge($attributes_array, $query_params);
-        } else {
-            $query_params[0] = $attributes_array;
-        }
-        return $this->get_all($query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the first copy we find. See get_all_copies for more details
-     *
-     * @param       mixed EE_Base_Class | array        $model_object_or_attributes_array
-     * @param array $query_params
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_one_copy($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params = array())
-    {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
-            EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
-                'EEM_Base::get_one_copy',
-                sprintf(
-                    __('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
-                    gettype($query_params)
-                ),
-                '4.6.0'
-            );
-            $query_params = array();
-        }
-        $query_params['limit'] = 1;
-        $copies = $this->get_all_copies($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params);
-        if (is_array($copies)) {
-            return array_shift($copies);
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Updates the item with the specified id. Ignores default query parameters because
-     * we have specified the ID, and its assumed we KNOW what we're doing
-     *
-     * @param array      $fields_n_values keys are field names, values are their new values
-     * @param int|string $id              the value of the primary key to update
-     * @return int number of rows updated
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function update_by_ID($fields_n_values, $id)
-    {
-        $query_params = array(
-            0                          => array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
-            'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
-        );
-        return $this->update($fields_n_values, $query_params);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Changes an operator which was supplied to the models into one usable in SQL
-     *
-     * @param string $operator_supplied
-     * @return string an operator which can be used in SQL
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    private function _prepare_operator_for_sql($operator_supplied)
-    {
-        $sql_operator = isset($this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]) ? $this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]
-            : null;
-        if ($sql_operator) {
-            return $sql_operator;
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    "The operator '%s' is not in the list of valid operators: %s",
-                    "event_espresso"
-                ),
-                $operator_supplied,
-                implode(",", array_keys($this->_valid_operators))
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the valid operators
-     * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
-     */
-    public function valid_operators()
-    {
-        return $this->_valid_operators;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the between-style operators (take 2 arguments).
-     * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
-     */
-    public function valid_between_style_operators()
-    {
-        return array_intersect(
-            $this->valid_operators(),
-            $this->_between_style_operators
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the "like"-style operators (take a single argument, but it may contain wildcards)
-     * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
-     */
-    public function valid_like_style_operators()
-    {
-        return array_intersect(
-            $this->valid_operators(),
-            $this->_like_style_operators
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the "in"-style operators
-     * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
-     */
-    public function valid_in_style_operators()
-    {
-        return array_intersect(
-            $this->valid_operators(),
-            $this->_in_style_operators
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the "null"-style operators (accept no arguments)
-     * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
-     */
-    public function valid_null_style_operators()
-    {
-        return array_intersect(
-            $this->valid_operators(),
-            $this->_null_style_operators
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array where keys are the primary keys and values are their 'names'
-     * (as determined by the model object's name() function, which is often overridden)
-     *
-     * @param array $query_params like get_all's
-     * @return string[]
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_all_names($query_params = array())
-    {
-        $objs = $this->get_all($query_params);
-        $names = array();
-        foreach ($objs as $obj) {
-            $names[ $obj->ID() ] = $obj->name();
-        }
-        return $names;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets an array of primary keys from the model objects. If you acquired the model objects
-     * using EEM_Base::get_all() you don't need to call this (and probably shouldn't because
-     * this is duplicated effort and reduces efficiency) you would be better to use
-     * array_keys() on $model_objects.
-     *
-     * @param \EE_Base_Class[] $model_objects
-     * @param boolean          $filter_out_empty_ids if a model object has an ID of '' or 0, don't bother including it
-     *                                               in the returned array
-     * @return array
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function get_IDs($model_objects, $filter_out_empty_ids = false)
-    {
-        if (! $this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            if (WP_DEBUG) {
-                EE_Error::add_error(
-                    __('Trying to get IDs from a model than has no primary key', 'event_espresso'),
-                    __FILE__,
-                    __FUNCTION__,
-                    __LINE__
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        $IDs = array();
-        foreach ($model_objects as $model_object) {
-            $id = $model_object->ID();
-            if (! $id) {
-                if ($filter_out_empty_ids) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (WP_DEBUG) {
-                    EE_Error::add_error(
-                        __(
-                            'Called %1$s on a model object that has no ID and so probably hasn\'t been saved to the database',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        __FILE__,
-                        __FUNCTION__,
-                        __LINE__
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-            $IDs[] = $id;
-        }
-        return $IDs;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the string used in capabilities relating to this model. If there
-     * are no capabilities that relate to this model returns false
-     *
-     * @return string|false
-     */
-    public function cap_slug()
-    {
-        return apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_slug', $this->_caps_slug, $this);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the capability-restrictions array (@see EEM_Base::_cap_restrictions).
-     * If $context is provided (which should be set to one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts())
-     * only returns the cap restrictions array in that context (ie, the array
-     * at that key)
-     *
-     * @param string $context
-     * @return EE_Default_Where_Conditions[] indexed by associated capability
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function cap_restrictions($context = EEM_Base::caps_read)
-    {
-        EEM_Base::verify_is_valid_cap_context($context);
-        // check if we ought to run the restriction generator first
-        if (isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ])
-            && $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ] instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base
-            && ! $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->has_generated_cap_restrictions()
-        ) {
-            $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] = array_merge(
-                $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ],
-                $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->generate_restrictions()
-            );
-        }
-        // and make sure we've finalized the construction of each restriction
-        foreach ($this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] as $where_conditions_obj) {
-            if ($where_conditions_obj instanceof EE_Default_Where_Conditions) {
-                $where_conditions_obj->_finalize_construct($this);
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ];
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Indicating whether or not this model thinks its a wp core model
-     *
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function is_wp_core_model()
-    {
-        return $this->_wp_core_model;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the caps that are missing which impose a restriction on
-     * queries made in this context
-     *
-     * @param string $context one of EEM_Base::caps_ constants
-     * @return EE_Default_Where_Conditions[] indexed by capability name
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function caps_missing($context = EEM_Base::caps_read)
-    {
-        $missing_caps = array();
-        $cap_restrictions = $this->cap_restrictions($context);
-        foreach ($cap_restrictions as $cap => $restriction_if_no_cap) {
-            if (! EE_Capabilities::instance()
-                                 ->current_user_can($cap, $this->get_this_model_name() . '_model_applying_caps')
-            ) {
-                $missing_caps[ $cap ] = $restriction_if_no_cap;
-            }
-        }
-        return $missing_caps;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the mapping from capability contexts to action strings used in capability names
-     *
-     * @return array keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), and values are usually
-     * one of 'read', 'edit', or 'delete'
-     */
-    public function cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map()
-    {
-        return apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map',
-            $this->_cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map,
-            $this
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the action string for the specified capability context
-     *
-     * @param string $context
-     * @return string one of EEM_Base::cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map() values
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function cap_action_for_context($context)
-    {
-        $mapping = $this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map();
-        if (isset($mapping[ $context ])) {
-            return $mapping[ $context ];
-        }
-        if ($action = apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_action_for_context', null, $this, $mapping, $context)) {
-            return $action;
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __('Cannot find capability restrictions for context "%1$s", allowed values are:%2$s', 'event_espresso'),
-                $context,
-                implode(',', array_keys($this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map()))
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns all the capability contexts which are valid when querying models
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public static function valid_cap_contexts()
-    {
-        return apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__valid_cap_contexts', array(
-            self::caps_read,
-            self::caps_read_admin,
-            self::caps_edit,
-            self::caps_delete,
-        ));
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns all valid options for 'default_where_conditions'
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public static function valid_default_where_conditions()
-    {
-        return array(
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_this_only,
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all,
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
-            EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none
-        );
-    }
-
-    // public static function default_where_conditions_full
-    /**
-     * Verifies $context is one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), if not it throws an exception
-     *
-     * @param string $context
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public static function verify_is_valid_cap_context($context)
-    {
-        $valid_cap_contexts = EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts();
-        if (in_array($context, $valid_cap_contexts)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        throw new EE_Error(
-            sprintf(
-                __(
-                    'Context "%1$s" passed into model "%2$s" is not a valid context. They are: %3$s',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                $context,
-                'EEM_Base',
-                implode(',', $valid_cap_contexts)
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Clears all the models field caches. This is only useful when a sub-class
-     * might have added a field or something and these caches might be invalidated
-     */
-    protected function _invalidate_field_caches()
-    {
-        $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields = array();
-        $this->_cached_fields = null;
-        $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only = null;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the list of all the where query param keys that relate to logic instead of field names
-     * (eg "and", "or", "not").
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function logic_query_param_keys()
-    {
-        return $this->_logic_query_param_keys;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Determines whether or not the where query param array key is for a logic query param.
-     * Eg 'OR', 'not*', and 'and*because-i-say-so' should all return true, whereas
-     * 'ATT_fname', 'EVT_name*not-you-or-me', and 'ORG_name' should return false
-     *
-     * @param $query_param_key
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function is_logic_query_param_key($query_param_key)
-    {
-        foreach ($this->logic_query_param_keys() as $logic_query_param_key) {
-            if ($query_param_key === $logic_query_param_key
-                || strpos($query_param_key, $logic_query_param_key . '*') === 0
-            ) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if this model has a password field on it (regardless of whether that password field has any content)
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function hasPassword()
-    {
-        // if we don't yet know if there's a password field, find out and remember it for next time.
-        if ($this->has_password_field === null) {
-            $password_field = $this->getPasswordField();
-            $this->has_password_field = $password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field ? true : false;
-        }
-        return $this->has_password_field;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the password field on this model, if there is one
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @return EE_Password_Field|null
-     */
-    public function getPasswordField()
-    {
-        // if we definetely already know there is a password field or not (because has_password_field is true or false)
-        // there's no need to search for it. If we don't know yet, then find out
-        if ($this->has_password_field === null && $this->password_field === null) {
-            $this->password_field = $this->get_a_field_of_type('EE_Password_Field');
-        }
-        // don't bother setting has_password_field because that's hasPassword()'s job.
-        return $this->password_field;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the list of field (as EE_Model_Field_Bases) that are protected by the password
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[]
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function getPasswordProtectedFields()
-    {
-        $password_field = $this->getPasswordField();
-        $fields = array();
-        if ($password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field) {
-            $field_names = $password_field->protectedFields();
-            foreach ($field_names as $field_name) {
-                $fields[ $field_name ] = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
-            }
-        }
-        return $fields;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Checks if the current user can perform the requested action on this model
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @param string $cap_to_check one of the array keys from _cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map
-     * @param EE_Base_Class|array $model_obj_or_fields_n_values
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws UnexpectedEntityException
-     */
-    public function currentUserCan($cap_to_check, $model_obj_or_fields_n_values)
-    {
-        if ($model_obj_or_fields_n_values instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-            $model_obj_or_fields_n_values = $model_obj_or_fields_n_values->model_field_array();
-        }
-        if (!is_array($model_obj_or_fields_n_values)) {
-            throw new UnexpectedEntityException(
-                $model_obj_or_fields_n_values,
-                'EE_Base_Class',
-                sprintf(
-                    esc_html__('%1$s must be passed an `EE_Base_Class or an array of fields names with their values. You passed in something different.', 'event_espresso'),
-                    __FUNCTION__
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return $this->exists(
-            $this->alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID(
-                $this->get_index_primary_key_string($model_obj_or_fields_n_values),
-                array(
-                    'default_where_conditions' => 'none',
-                    'caps'                     => $cap_to_check,
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the query param where conditions key to the password affecting this model.
-     * Eg on EEM_Event this would just be "password", on EEM_Datetime this would be "Event.password", etc.
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @return null|string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws ModelConfigurationException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function modelChainAndPassword()
-    {
-        if ($this->model_chain_to_password === null) {
-            throw new ModelConfigurationException(
-                $this,
-                esc_html_x(
-                // @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
-                    'Cannot exclude protected data because the model has not specified which model has the password.',
-                    // @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
-                    '1: model name',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        if ($this->model_chain_to_password === '') {
-            $model_with_password = $this;
-        } else {
-            if ($pos_of_period = strrpos($this->model_chain_to_password, '.')) {
-                $last_model_in_chain = substr($this->model_chain_to_password, $pos_of_period + 1);
-            } else {
-                $last_model_in_chain = $this->model_chain_to_password;
-            }
-            $model_with_password = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($last_model_in_chain);
-        }
-
-        $password_field = $model_with_password->getPasswordField();
-        if ($password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field) {
-            $password_field_name = $password_field->get_name();
-        } else {
-            throw new ModelConfigurationException(
-                $this,
-                sprintf(
-                    esc_html_x(
-                        'This model claims related model "%1$s" should have a password field on it, but none was found. The model relation chain is "%2$s"',
-                        '1: model name, 2: special string',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $model_with_password->get_this_model_name(),
-                    $this->model_chain_to_password
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        return ($this->model_chain_to_password ? $this->model_chain_to_password . '.' : '') . $password_field_name;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if there is a password on a related model which restricts access to some of this model's rows,
-     * or if this model itself has a password affecting access to some of its other fields.
-     * @since 4.9.74.p
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function restrictedByRelatedModelPassword()
-    {
-        return $this->model_chain_to_password !== null;
-    }
+		}
+		return $null_friendly_where_conditions;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Uses the _default_where_conditions_strategy set during __construct() to get
+	 * default where conditions on all get_all, update, and delete queries done by this model.
+	 * Use the same syntax as client code. Eg on the Event model, use array('Event.EVT_post_type'=>'esp_event'),
+	 * NOT array('Event_CPT.post_type'=>'esp_event').
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_relation_path eg, path from Event to Payment is "Registration.Transaction.Payment."
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 */
+	private function _get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path = null)
+	{
+		if ($this->_ignore_where_strategy) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		return $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy->get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Uses the _minimum_where_conditions_strategy set during __construct() to get
+	 * minimum where conditions on all get_all, update, and delete queries done by this model.
+	 * Use the same syntax as client code. Eg on the Event model, use array('Event.EVT_post_type'=>'esp_event'),
+	 * NOT array('Event_CPT.post_type'=>'esp_event').
+	 * Similar to _get_default_where_conditions
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_relation_path eg, path from Event to Payment is "Registration.Transaction.Payment."
+	 * @return array @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 */
+	protected function _get_minimum_where_conditions($model_relation_path = null)
+	{
+		if ($this->_ignore_where_strategy) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		return $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy->get_default_where_conditions($model_relation_path);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates the string of SQL for the select part of a select query, everything behind SELECT and before FROM.
+	 * Eg, "Event.post_id, Event.post_name,Event_Detail.EVT_ID..."
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _construct_default_select_sql(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info)
+	{
+		$selects = $this->_get_columns_to_select_for_this_model();
+		foreach ($model_query_info->get_model_names_included() as $model_relation_chain =>
+			$name_of_other_model_included) {
+			$other_model_included = $this->get_related_model_obj($name_of_other_model_included);
+			$other_model_selects = $other_model_included->_get_columns_to_select_for_this_model($model_relation_chain);
+			foreach ($other_model_selects as $key => $value) {
+				$selects[] = $value;
+			}
+		}
+		return implode(", ", $selects);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array of columns to select for this model, which are necessary for it to create its objects.
+	 * So that's going to be the columns for all the fields on the model
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_relation_chain like 'Question.Question_Group.Event'
+	 * @return array numerically indexed, values are columns to select and rename, eg "Event.ID AS 'Event.ID'"
+	 */
+	public function _get_columns_to_select_for_this_model($model_relation_chain = '')
+	{
+		$fields = $this->field_settings();
+		$selects = array();
+		$table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::extract_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix(
+			$model_relation_chain,
+			$this->get_this_model_name()
+		);
+		foreach ($fields as $field_obj) {
+			$selects[] = $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
+						 . $field_obj->get_table_alias()
+						 . "."
+						 . $field_obj->get_table_column()
+						 . " AS '"
+						 . $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
+						 . $field_obj->get_table_alias()
+						 . "."
+						 . $field_obj->get_table_column()
+						 . "'";
+		}
+		// make sure we are also getting the PKs of each table
+		$tables = $this->get_tables();
+		if (count($tables) > 1) {
+			foreach ($tables as $table_obj) {
+				$qualified_pk_column = $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
+									   . $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
+				if (! in_array($qualified_pk_column, $selects)) {
+					$selects[] = "$qualified_pk_column AS '$qualified_pk_column'";
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $selects;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a $query_param like 'Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID', pops off 'Registration.',
+	 * gets the join statement for it; gets the data types for it; and passes the remaining 'Transaction.TXN_ID'
+	 * onto its related Transaction object to do the same. Returns an EE_Join_And_Data_Types object which contains the
+	 * SQL for joining, and the data types
+	 *
+	 * @param null|string                 $original_query_param
+	 * @param string                      $query_param          like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info
+	 * @param    string                   $query_param_type     like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID
+	 *                                                          or 'PAY_ID'. Otherwise, we don't expect there to be a
+	 *                                                          column name. We only want model names, eg 'Event.Venue'
+	 *                                                          or 'Registration's
+	 * @param string                      $original_query_param what it originally was (eg
+	 *                                                          Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID). If null, we assume it
+	 *                                                          matches $query_param
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return void only modifies the EEM_Related_Model_Info_Carrier passed into it
+	 */
+	private function _extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+		$query_param,
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info,
+		$query_param_type,
+		$original_query_param = null
+	) {
+		if ($original_query_param === null) {
+			$original_query_param = $query_param;
+		}
+		$query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param);
+		/** @var $allow_logic_query_params bool whether or not to allow logic_query_params like 'NOT','OR', or 'AND' */
+		$allow_logic_query_params = in_array($query_param_type, array('where', 'having', 0, 'custom_selects'), true);
+		$allow_fields = in_array(
+			$query_param_type,
+			array('where', 'having', 'order_by', 'group_by', 'order', 'custom_selects', 0),
+			true
+		);
+		// check to see if we have a field on this model
+		$this_model_fields = $this->field_settings(true);
+		if (array_key_exists($query_param, $this_model_fields)) {
+			if ($allow_fields) {
+				return;
+			}
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						"Using a field name (%s) on model %s is not allowed on this query param type '%s'. Original query param was %s",
+						"event_espresso"
+					),
+					$query_param,
+					get_class($this),
+					$query_param_type,
+					$original_query_param
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		// check if this is a special logic query param
+		if (in_array($query_param, $this->_logic_query_param_keys, true)) {
+			if ($allow_logic_query_params) {
+				return;
+			}
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'Logic query params ("%1$s") are being used incorrectly with the following query param ("%2$s") on model %3$s. %4$sAdditional Info:%4$s%5$s',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					implode('", "', $this->_logic_query_param_keys),
+					$query_param,
+					get_class($this),
+					'<br />',
+					"\t"
+					. ' $passed_in_query_info = <pre>'
+					. print_r($passed_in_query_info, true)
+					. '</pre>'
+					. "\n\t"
+					. ' $query_param_type = '
+					. $query_param_type
+					. "\n\t"
+					. ' $original_query_param = '
+					. $original_query_param
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		// check if it's a custom selection
+		if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
+			&& in_array($query_param, $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases(), true)
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+		// check if has a model name at the beginning
+		// and
+		// check if it's a field on a related model
+		if ($this->extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
+			$passed_in_query_info,
+			$query_param,
+			$original_query_param,
+			$query_param_type
+		)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// ok so $query_param didn't start with a model name
+		// and we previously confirmed it wasn't a logic query param or field on the current model
+		// it's wack, that's what it is
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				esc_html__(
+					"There is no model named '%s' related to %s. Query param type is %s and original query param is %s",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				$query_param,
+				get_class($this),
+				$query_param_type,
+				$original_query_param
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Extracts any possible join model information from the provided possible_join_string.
+	 * This method will read the provided $possible_join_string value and determine if there are any possible model join
+	 * parts that should be added to the query.
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
+	 * @param string                      $possible_join_string  Such as Registration.REG_ID, or Registration
+	 * @param null|string                 $original_query_param
+	 * @param string                      $query_parameter_type  The type for the source of the $possible_join_string
+	 *                                                           ('where', 'order_by', 'group_by', 'custom_selects' etc.)
+	 * @return bool  returns true if a join was added and false if not.
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier,
+		$possible_join_string,
+		$original_query_param,
+		$query_parameter_type
+	) {
+		foreach ($this->_model_relations as $valid_related_model_name => $relation_obj) {
+			if (strpos($possible_join_string, $valid_related_model_name . ".") === 0) {
+				$this->_add_join_to_model($valid_related_model_name, $query_info_carrier, $original_query_param);
+				$possible_join_string = substr($possible_join_string, strlen($valid_related_model_name . "."));
+				if ($possible_join_string === '') {
+					// nothing left to $query_param
+					// we should actually end in a field name, not a model like this!
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							esc_html__(
+								"Query param '%s' (of type %s on model %s) shouldn't end on a period (.) ",
+								"event_espresso"
+							),
+							$possible_join_string,
+							$query_parameter_type,
+							get_class($this),
+							$valid_related_model_name
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$related_model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($valid_related_model_name);
+				$related_model_obj->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
+					$possible_join_string,
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					$query_parameter_type,
+					$original_query_param
+				);
+				return true;
+			}
+			if ($possible_join_string === $valid_related_model_name) {
+				$this->_add_join_to_model(
+					$valid_related_model_name,
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					$original_query_param
+				);
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Extracts related models from Custom Selects and sets up any joins for those related models.
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function extractRelatedModelsFromCustomSelects(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $query_info_carrier)
+	{
+		if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
+			&& ($this->_custom_selections->type() === CustomSelects::TYPE_STRUCTURED
+				|| $this->_custom_selections->type() == CustomSelects::TYPE_COMPLEX
+			)
+		) {
+			$original_selects = $this->_custom_selections->originalSelects();
+			foreach ($original_selects as $alias => $select_configuration) {
+				$this->extractJoinModelFromQueryParams(
+					$query_info_carrier,
+					$select_configuration[0],
+					$select_configuration[0],
+					'custom_selects'
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Privately used by _extract_related_model_info_from_query_param to add a join to $model_name
+	 * and store it on $passed_in_query_info
+	 *
+	 * @param string                      $model_name
+	 * @param EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info
+	 * @param string                      $original_query_param used to extract the relation chain between the queried
+	 *                                                          model and $model_name. Eg, if we are querying Event,
+	 *                                                          and are adding a join to 'Payment' with the original
+	 *                                                          query param key
+	 *                                                          'Registration.Transaction.Payment.PAY_amount', we want
+	 *                                                          to extract 'Registration.Transaction.Payment', in case
+	 *                                                          Payment wants to add default query params so that it
+	 *                                                          will know what models to prepend onto its default query
+	 *                                                          params or in case it wants to rename tables (in case
+	 *                                                          there are multiple joins to the same table)
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _add_join_to_model(
+		$model_name,
+		EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $passed_in_query_info,
+		$original_query_param
+	) {
+		$relation_obj = $this->related_settings_for($model_name);
+		$model_relation_chain = EE_Model_Parser::extract_model_relation_chain($model_name, $original_query_param);
+		// check if the relation is HABTM, because then we're essentially doing two joins
+		// If so, join first to the JOIN table, and add its data types, and then continue as normal
+		if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_HABTM_Relation) {
+			$join_model_obj = $relation_obj->get_join_model();
+			// replace the model specified with the join model for this relation chain, whi
+			$relation_chain_to_join_model = EE_Model_Parser::replace_model_name_with_join_model_name_in_model_relation_chain(
+				$model_name,
+				$join_model_obj->get_this_model_name(),
+				$model_relation_chain
+			);
+			$passed_in_query_info->merge(
+				new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier(
+					array($relation_chain_to_join_model => $join_model_obj->get_this_model_name()),
+					$relation_obj->get_join_to_intermediate_model_statement($relation_chain_to_join_model)
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		// now just join to the other table pointed to by the relation object, and add its data types
+		$passed_in_query_info->merge(
+			new EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier(
+				array($model_relation_chain => $model_name),
+				$relation_obj->get_join_statement($model_relation_chain)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs SQL for where clause, like "WHERE Event.ID = 23 AND Transaction.amount > 100" etc.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $where_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @return string of SQL
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _construct_where_clause($where_params)
+	{
+		$SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($where_params, ' AND ');
+		if ($SQL) {
+			return " WHERE " . $SQL;
+		}
+		return '';
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Just like the _construct_where_clause, except prepends 'HAVING' instead of 'WHERE',
+	 * and should be passed HAVING parameters, not WHERE parameters
+	 *
+	 * @param array $having_params
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _construct_having_clause($having_params)
+	{
+		$SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($having_params, ' AND ');
+		if ($SQL) {
+			return " HAVING " . $SQL;
+		}
+		return '';
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Used for creating nested WHERE conditions. Eg "WHERE ! (Event.ID = 3 OR ( Event_Meta.meta_key = 'bob' AND
+	 * Event_Meta.meta_value = 'foo'))"
+	 *
+	 * @param array  $where_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md#0-where-conditions
+	 * @param string $glue         joins each subclause together. Should really only be " AND " or " OR "...
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return string of SQL
+	 */
+	private function _construct_condition_clause_recursive($where_params, $glue = ' AND')
+	{
+		$where_clauses = array();
+		foreach ($where_params as $query_param => $op_and_value_or_sub_condition) {
+			$query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param);// str_replace("*",'',$query_param);
+			if (in_array($query_param, $this->_logic_query_param_keys)) {
+				switch ($query_param) {
+					case 'not':
+					case 'NOT':
+						$where_clauses[] = "! ("
+										   . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
+											   $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
+											   $glue
+										   )
+										   . ")";
+						break;
+					case 'and':
+					case 'AND':
+						$where_clauses[] = " ("
+										   . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
+											   $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
+											   ' AND '
+										   )
+										   . ")";
+						break;
+					case 'or':
+					case 'OR':
+						$where_clauses[] = " ("
+										   . $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive(
+											   $op_and_value_or_sub_condition,
+											   ' OR '
+										   )
+										   . ")";
+						break;
+				}
+			} else {
+				$field_obj = $this->_deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param);
+				// if it's not a normal field, maybe it's a custom selection?
+				if (! $field_obj) {
+					if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
+						$field_obj = $this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($query_param);
+					} else {
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"%s is neither a valid model field name, nor a custom selection",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), $query_param));
+					}
+				}
+				$op_and_value_sql = $this->_construct_op_and_value($op_and_value_or_sub_condition, $field_obj);
+				$where_clauses[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param) . SP . $op_and_value_sql;
+			}
+		}
+		return $where_clauses ? implode($glue, $where_clauses) : '';
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Takes the input parameter and extract the table name (alias) and column name
+	 *
+	 * @param string $query_param like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID, Event.Datetime.start_time, or REG_ID
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return string table alias and column name for SQL, eg "Transaction.TXN_ID"
+	 */
+	private function _deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param)
+	{
+		$field = $this->_deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param);
+		if ($field) {
+			$table_alias_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::extract_table_alias_model_relation_chain_from_query_param(
+				$field->get_model_name(),
+				$query_param
+			);
+			return $table_alias_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
+		}
+		if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
+			&& in_array($query_param, $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases(), true)
+		) {
+			// maybe it's custom selection item?
+			// if so, just use it as the "column name"
+			return $query_param;
+		}
+		$custom_select_aliases = $this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
+			? implode(',', $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases())
+			: '';
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					"%s is not a valid field on this model, nor a custom selection (%s)",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				$query_param,
+				$custom_select_aliases
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes the * and anything after it from the condition query param key. It is useful to add the * to condition
+	 * query param keys (eg, 'OR*', 'EVT_ID') in order for the array keys to still be unique, so that they don't get
+	 * overwritten Takes a string like 'Event.EVT_ID*', 'TXN_total**', 'OR*1st', and 'DTT_reg_start*foobar' to
+	 * 'Event.EVT_ID', 'TXN_total', 'OR', and 'DTT_reg_start', respectively.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $condition_query_param_key
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($condition_query_param_key)
+	{
+		$pos_of_star = strpos($condition_query_param_key, '*');
+		if ($pos_of_star === false) {
+			return $condition_query_param_key;
+		}
+		$condition_query_param_sans_star = substr($condition_query_param_key, 0, $pos_of_star);
+		return $condition_query_param_sans_star;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * creates the SQL for the operator and the value in a WHERE clause, eg "< 23" or "LIKE '%monkey%'"
+	 *
+	 * @param                            mixed      array | string    $op_and_value
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj . If string, should be one of EEM_Base::_valid_wpdb_data_types
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _construct_op_and_value($op_and_value, $field_obj)
+	{
+		if (is_array($op_and_value)) {
+			$operator = isset($op_and_value[0]) ? $this->_prepare_operator_for_sql($op_and_value[0]) : null;
+			if (! $operator) {
+				$php_array_like_string = array();
+				foreach ($op_and_value as $key => $value) {
+					$php_array_like_string[] = "$key=>$value";
+				}
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"You setup a query parameter like you were going to specify an operator, but didn't. You provided '(%s)', but the operator should be at array key index 0 (eg array('>',32))",
+							"event_espresso"
+						),
+						implode(",", $php_array_like_string)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			$value = isset($op_and_value[1]) ? $op_and_value[1] : null;
+		} else {
+			$operator = '=';
+			$value = $op_and_value;
+		}
+		// check to see if the value is actually another field
+		if (is_array($op_and_value) && isset($op_and_value[2]) && $op_and_value[2] == true) {
+			return $operator . SP . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($value);
+		}
+		if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
+			// in this case, the value should be an array, or at least a comma-separated list
+			// it will need to handle a little differently
+			$cleaned_value = $this->_construct_in_value($value, $field_obj);
+			// note: $cleaned_value has already been run through $wpdb->prepare()
+			return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
+		}
+		if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_between_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
+			// the value should be an array with count of two.
+			if (count($value) !== 2) {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"The '%s' operator must be used with an array of values and there must be exactly TWO values in that array.",
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						"BETWEEN"
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			$cleaned_value = $this->_construct_between_value($value, $field_obj);
+			return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
+		}
+		if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_null_style_operators())) {
+			if ($value !== null) {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"You attempted to give a value  (%s) while using a NULL-style operator (%s). That isn't valid",
+							"event_espresso"
+						),
+						$value,
+						$operator
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			return $operator;
+		}
+		if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_like_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
+			// if the operator is 'LIKE', we want to allow percent signs (%) and not
+			// remove other junk. So just treat it as a string.
+			return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, '%s');
+		}
+		if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
+			return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
+		}
+		if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						"Operator '%s' must be used with an array of values, eg 'Registration.REG_ID' => array('%s',array(1,2,3))",
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$operator,
+					$operator
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						"Operator '%s' must be used with a single value, not an array. Eg 'Registration.REG_ID => array('%s',23))",
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$operator,
+					$operator
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					"It appears you've provided some totally invalid query parameters. Operator and value were:'%s', which isn't right at all",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				http_build_query($op_and_value)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates the operands to be used in a BETWEEN query, eg "'2014-12-31 20:23:33' AND '2015-01-23 12:32:54'"
+	 *
+	 * @param array                      $values
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string, it should be the datatype to be used when querying, eg
+	 *                                              '%s'
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function _construct_between_value($values, $field_obj)
+	{
+		$cleaned_values = array();
+		foreach ($values as $value) {
+			$cleaned_values[] = $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
+		}
+		return $cleaned_values[0] . " AND " . $cleaned_values[1];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Takes an array or a comma-separated list of $values and cleans them
+	 * according to $data_type using $wpdb->prepare, and then makes the list a
+	 * string surrounded by ( and ). Eg, _construct_in_value(array(1,2,3),'%d') would
+	 * return '(1,2,3)'; _construct_in_value("1,2,hack",'%d') would return '(1,2,1)' (assuming
+	 * I'm right that a string, when interpreted as a digit, becomes a 1. It might become a 0)
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed                      $values    array or comma-separated string
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string, it should be a wpdb data type like '%s', or '%d'
+	 * @return string of SQL to follow an 'IN' or 'NOT IN' operator
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function _construct_in_value($values, $field_obj)
+	{
+		// check if the value is a CSV list
+		if (is_string($values)) {
+			// in which case, turn it into an array
+			$values = explode(",", $values);
+		}
+		$cleaned_values = array();
+		foreach ($values as $value) {
+			$cleaned_values[] = $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
+		}
+		// we would just LOVE to leave $cleaned_values as an empty array, and return the value as "()",
+		// but unfortunately that's invalid SQL. So instead we return a string which we KNOW will evaluate to be the empty set
+		// which is effectively equivalent to returning "()". We don't return "(0)" because that only works for auto-incrementing columns
+		if (empty($cleaned_values)) {
+			$all_fields = $this->field_settings();
+			$a_field = array_shift($all_fields);
+			$main_table = $this->_get_main_table();
+			$cleaned_values[] = "SELECT "
+								. $a_field->get_table_column()
+								. " FROM "
+								. $main_table->get_table_name()
+								. " WHERE FALSE";
+		}
+		return "(" . implode(",", $cleaned_values) . ")";
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed                      $value
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base|string $field_obj if string it should be a wpdb data type like '%d'
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return false|null|string
+	 */
+	private function _wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj)
+	{
+		/** @type WPDB $wpdb */
+		global $wpdb;
+		if ($field_obj instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
+			return $wpdb->prepare(
+				$field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type(),
+				$this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($value, $field_obj)
+			);
+		} //$field_obj should really just be a data type
+		if (! in_array($field_obj, $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__("%s is not a valid wpdb datatype. Valid ones are %s", "event_espresso"),
+					$field_obj,
+					implode(",", $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return $wpdb->prepare($field_obj, $value);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Takes the input parameter and finds the model field that it indicates.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $query_param_name like Registration.Transaction.TXN_ID, Event.Datetime.start_time, or REG_ID
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
+	 */
+	protected function _deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param_name)
+	{
+		// ok, now proceed with deducing which part is the model's name, and which is the field's name
+		// which will help us find the database table and column
+		$query_param_parts = explode(".", $query_param_name);
+		if (empty($query_param_parts)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"_extract_column_name is empty when trying to extract column and table name from %s",
+				'event_espresso'
+			), $query_param_name));
+		}
+		$number_of_parts = count($query_param_parts);
+		$last_query_param_part = $query_param_parts[ count($query_param_parts) - 1 ];
+		if ($number_of_parts === 1) {
+			$field_name = $last_query_param_part;
+			$model_obj = $this;
+		} else {// $number_of_parts >= 2
+			// the last part is the column name, and there are only 2parts. therefore...
+			$field_name = $last_query_param_part;
+			$model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($query_param_parts[ $number_of_parts - 2 ]);
+		}
+		try {
+			return $model_obj->field_settings_for($field_name);
+		} catch (EE_Error $e) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Given a field's name (ie, a key in $this->field_settings()), uses the EE_Model_Field object to get the table's
+	 * alias and column which corresponds to it
+	 *
+	 * @param string $field_name
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function _get_qualified_column_for_field($field_name)
+	{
+		$all_fields = $this->field_settings();
+		$field = isset($all_fields[ $field_name ]) ? $all_fields[ $field_name ] : false;
+		if ($field) {
+			return $field->get_qualified_column();
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					"There is no field titled %s on model %s. Either the query trying to use it is bad, or you need to add it to the list of fields on the model.",
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				$field_name,
+				get_class($this)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * similar to \EEM_Base::_get_qualified_column_for_field() but returns an array with data for ALL fields.
+	 * Example usage:
+	 * EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results(
+	 *      array(),
+	 *      ARRAY_A,
+	 *      EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields()
+	 *  );
+	 * is equivalent to
+	 *  EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results( array(), ARRAY_A, '*' );
+	 * and
+	 *  EEM_Event::instance()->get_all_wpdb_results(
+	 *      array(
+	 *          array(
+	 *              'Datetime.Ticket.TKT_ID' => array( '<', 100 ),
+	 *          ),
+	 *          ARRAY_A,
+	 *          implode(
+	 *              ', ',
+	 *              array_merge(
+	 *                  EEM_Event::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields( '', false ),
+	 *                  EEM_Ticket::instance()->get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields( 'Datetime', false )
+	 *              )
+	 *          )
+	 *      )
+	 *  );
+	 * selects rows from the database, selecting all the event and ticket columns, where the ticket ID is below 100
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_relation_chain        the chain of models used to join between the model you want to query
+	 *                                            and the one whose fields you are selecting for example: when querying
+	 *                                            tickets model and selecting fields from the tickets model you would
+	 *                                            leave this parameter empty, because no models are needed to join
+	 *                                            between the queried model and the selected one. Likewise when
+	 *                                            querying the datetime model and selecting fields from the tickets
+	 *                                            model, it would also be left empty, because there is a direct
+	 *                                            relation from datetimes to tickets, so no model is needed to join
+	 *                                            them together. However, when querying from the event model and
+	 *                                            selecting fields from the ticket model, you should provide the string
+	 *                                            'Datetime', indicating that the event model must first join to the
+	 *                                            datetime model in order to find its relation to ticket model.
+	 *                                            Also, when querying from the venue model and selecting fields from
+	 *                                            the ticket model, you should provide the string 'Event.Datetime',
+	 *                                            indicating you need to join the venue model to the event model,
+	 *                                            to the datetime model, in order to find its relation to the ticket model.
+	 *                                            This string is used to deduce the prefix that gets added onto the
+	 *                                            models' tables qualified columns
+	 * @param bool   $return_string               if true, will return a string with qualified column names separated
+	 *                                            by ', ' if false, will simply return a numerically indexed array of
+	 *                                            qualified column names
+	 * @return array|string
+	 */
+	public function get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields($model_relation_chain = '', $return_string = true)
+	{
+		$table_prefix = str_replace('.', '__', $model_relation_chain) . (empty($model_relation_chain) ? '' : '__');
+		$qualified_columns = array();
+		foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field) {
+			$qualified_columns[] = $table_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
+		}
+		return $return_string ? implode(', ', $qualified_columns) : $qualified_columns;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * constructs the select use on special limit joins
+	 * NOTE: for now this has only been tested and will work when the  table alias is for the PRIMARY table. Although
+	 * its setup so the select query will be setup on and just doing the special select join off of the primary table
+	 * (as that is typically where the limits would be set).
+	 *
+	 * @param  string       $table_alias The table the select is being built for
+	 * @param  mixed|string $limit       The limit for this select
+	 * @return string                The final select join element for the query.
+	 */
+	public function _construct_limit_join_select($table_alias, $limit)
+	{
+		$SQL = '';
+		foreach ($this->_tables as $table_obj) {
+			if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Primary_Table) {
+				$SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
+					? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit($limit)
+					: SP . $table_obj->get_table_name() . " AS " . $table_obj->get_table_alias() . SP;
+			} elseif ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
+				$SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
+					? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit_join($limit)
+					: SP . $table_obj->get_join_sql($table_alias) . SP;
+			}
+		}
+		return $SQL;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs the internal join if there are multiple tables, or simply the table's name and alias
+	 * Eg "wp_post AS Event" or "wp_post AS Event INNER JOIN wp_postmeta Event_Meta ON Event.ID = Event_Meta.post_id"
+	 *
+	 * @return string SQL
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function _construct_internal_join()
+	{
+		$SQL = $this->_get_main_table()->get_table_sql();
+		$SQL .= $this->_construct_internal_join_to_table_with_alias($this->_get_main_table()->get_table_alias());
+		return $SQL;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs the SQL for joining all the tables on this model.
+	 * Normally $alias should be the primary table's alias, but in cases where
+	 * we have already joined to a secondary table (eg, the secondary table has a foreign key and is joined before the
+	 * primary table) then we should provide that secondary table's alias. Eg, with $alias being the primary table's
+	 * alias, this will construct SQL like:
+	 * " INNER JOIN wp_esp_secondary_table AS Secondary_Table ON Primary_Table.pk = Secondary_Table.fk".
+	 * With $alias being a secondary table's alias, this will construct SQL like:
+	 * " INNER JOIN wp_esp_primary_table AS Primary_Table ON Primary_Table.pk = Secondary_Table.fk".
+	 *
+	 * @param string $alias_prefixed table alias to join to (this table should already be in the FROM SQL clause)
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function _construct_internal_join_to_table_with_alias($alias_prefixed)
+	{
+		$SQL = '';
+		$alias_sans_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::remove_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix($alias_prefixed);
+		foreach ($this->_tables as $table_obj) {
+			if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {// table is secondary table
+				if ($alias_sans_prefix === $table_obj->get_table_alias()) {
+					// so we're joining to this table, meaning the table is already in
+					// the FROM statement, BUT the primary table isn't. So we want
+					// to add the inverse join sql
+					$SQL .= $table_obj->get_inverse_join_sql($alias_prefixed);
+				} else {
+					// just add a regular JOIN to this table from the primary table
+					$SQL .= $table_obj->get_join_sql($alias_prefixed);
+				}
+			}//if it's a primary table, dont add any SQL. it should already be in the FROM statement
+		}
+		return $SQL;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array for storing all the data types on the next-to-be-executed-query.
+	 * This should be a growing array of keys being table-columns (eg 'EVT_ID' and 'Event.EVT_ID'), and values being
+	 * their data type (eg, '%s', '%d', etc)
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function _get_data_types()
+	{
+		$data_types = array();
+		foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_obj) {
+			// $data_types[$field_obj->get_table_column()] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
+			/** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
+			$data_types[ $field_obj->get_qualified_column() ] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
+		}
+		return $data_types;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model object given the relation's name / model's name (eg, 'Event', 'Registration',etc. Always singular)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_name
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EEM_Base
+	 */
+	public function get_related_model_obj($model_name)
+	{
+		$model_classname = "EEM_" . $model_name;
+		if (! class_exists($model_classname)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"You specified a related model named %s in your query. No such model exists, if it did, it would have the classname %s",
+				'event_espresso'
+			), $model_name, $model_classname));
+		}
+		return call_user_func($model_classname . "::instance");
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the array of EE_ModelRelations for this model.
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Model_Relation_Base[]
+	 */
+	public function relation_settings()
+	{
+		return $this->_model_relations;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all related models that this model BELONGS TO. Handy to know sometimes
+	 * because without THOSE models, this model probably doesn't have much purpose.
+	 * (Eg, without an event, datetimes have little purpose.)
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Belongs_To_Relation[]
+	 */
+	public function belongs_to_relations()
+	{
+		$belongs_to_relations = array();
+		foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
+			if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
+				$belongs_to_relations[ $model_name ] = $relation_obj;
+			}
+		}
+		return $belongs_to_relations;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the specified EE_Model_Relation, or throws an exception
+	 *
+	 * @param string $relation_name name of relation, key in $this->_relatedModels
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Model_Relation_Base
+	 */
+	public function related_settings_for($relation_name)
+	{
+		$relatedModels = $this->relation_settings();
+		if (! array_key_exists($relation_name, $relatedModels)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'Cannot get %s related to %s. There is no model relation of that type. There is, however, %s...',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$relation_name,
+					$this->_get_class_name(),
+					implode(', ', array_keys($relatedModels))
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return $relatedModels[ $relation_name ];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * A convenience method for getting a specific field's settings, instead of getting all field settings for all
+	 * fields
+	 *
+	 * @param string $fieldName
+	 * @param boolean $include_db_only_fields
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
+	 */
+	public function field_settings_for($fieldName, $include_db_only_fields = true)
+	{
+		$fieldSettings = $this->field_settings($include_db_only_fields);
+		if (! array_key_exists($fieldName, $fieldSettings)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+				__("There is no field/column '%s' on '%s'", 'event_espresso'),
+				$fieldName,
+				get_class($this)
+			));
+		}
+		return $fieldSettings[ $fieldName ];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if this field exists on this model
+	 *
+	 * @param string $fieldName a key in the model's _field_settings array
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function has_field($fieldName)
+	{
+		$fieldSettings = $this->field_settings(true);
+		if (isset($fieldSettings[ $fieldName ])) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not this model has a relation to the specified model
+	 *
+	 * @param string $relation_name possibly one of the keys in the relation_settings array
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function has_relation($relation_name)
+	{
+		$relations = $this->relation_settings();
+		if (isset($relations[ $relation_name ])) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * gets the field object of type 'primary_key' from the fieldsSettings attribute.
+	 * Eg, on EE_Answer that would be ANS_ID field object
+	 *
+	 * @param $field_obj
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function is_primary_key_field($field_obj)
+	{
+		return $field_obj instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base ? true : false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * gets the field object of type 'primary_key' from the fieldsSettings attribute.
+	 * Eg, on EE_Answer that would be ANS_ID field object
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_primary_key_field()
+	{
+		if ($this->_primary_key_field === null) {
+			foreach ($this->field_settings(true) as $field_obj) {
+				if ($this->is_primary_key_field($field_obj)) {
+					$this->_primary_key_field = $field_obj;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (! $this->_primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+					__("There is no Primary Key defined on model %s", 'event_espresso'),
+					get_class($this)
+				));
+			}
+		}
+		return $this->_primary_key_field;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether or not not there is a primary key on this model.
+	 * Internally does some caching.
+	 *
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function has_primary_key_field()
+	{
+		if ($this->_has_primary_key_field === null) {
+			try {
+				$this->get_primary_key_field();
+				$this->_has_primary_key_field = true;
+			} catch (EE_Error $e) {
+				$this->_has_primary_key_field = false;
+			}
+		}
+		return $this->_has_primary_key_field;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Finds the first field of type $field_class_name.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $field_class_name class name of field that you want to find. Eg, EE_Datetime_Field,
+	 *                                 EE_Foreign_Key_Field, etc
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base or null if none is found
+	 */
+	public function get_a_field_of_type($field_class_name)
+	{
+		foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field) {
+			if ($field instanceof $field_class_name) {
+				return $field;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a foreign key field pointing to model.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $model_name eg Event, Registration, not EEM_Event
+	 * @return EE_Foreign_Key_Field_Base
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_foreign_key_to($model_name)
+	{
+		if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
+			foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field) {
+				if ($field instanceof EE_Foreign_Key_Field_Base
+					&& in_array($model_name, $field->get_model_names_pointed_to())
+				) {
+					$this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ] = $field;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
+				throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+					"There is no foreign key field pointing to model %s on model %s",
+					'event_espresso'
+				), $model_name, get_class($this)));
+			}
+		}
+		return $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the table name (including $wpdb->prefix) for the table alias
+	 *
+	 * @param string $table_alias eg Event, Event_Meta, Registration, Transaction, but maybe
+	 *                            a table alias with a model chain prefix, like 'Venue__Event_Venue___Event_Meta'.
+	 *                            Either one works
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function get_table_for_alias($table_alias)
+	{
+		$table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::remove_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix($table_alias);
+		return $this->_tables[ $table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix ]->get_table_name();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a flat array of all field son this model, instead of organizing them
+	 * by table_alias as they are in the constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $include_db_only_fields flag indicating whether or not to include the db-only fields
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[] where the keys are the field's name
+	 */
+	public function field_settings($include_db_only_fields = false)
+	{
+		if ($include_db_only_fields) {
+			if ($this->_cached_fields === null) {
+				$this->_cached_fields = array();
+				foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
+					foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+						$this->_cached_fields[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return $this->_cached_fields;
+		}
+		if ($this->_cached_fields_non_db_only === null) {
+			$this->_cached_fields_non_db_only = array();
+			foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
+				foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+					/** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
+					if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+						$this->_cached_fields_non_db_only[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 *        cycle though array of attendees and create objects out of each item
+	 *
+	 * @access        private
+	 * @param        array $rows of results of $wpdb->get_results($query,ARRAY_A)
+	 * @return \EE_Base_Class[] array keys are primary keys (if there is a primary key on the model. if not,
+	 *                           numerically indexed)
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _create_objects($rows = array())
+	{
+		$array_of_objects = array();
+		if (empty($rows)) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		$count_if_model_has_no_primary_key = 0;
+		$has_primary_key = $this->has_primary_key_field();
+		$primary_key_field = $has_primary_key ? $this->get_primary_key_field() : null;
+		foreach ((array) $rows as $row) {
+			if (empty($row)) {
+				// wp did its weird thing where it returns an array like array(0=>null), which is totally not helpful...
+				return array();
+			}
+			// check if we've already set this object in the results array,
+			// in which case there's no need to process it further (again)
+			if ($has_primary_key) {
+				$table_pk_value = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
+					$row,
+					$primary_key_field->get_qualified_column(),
+					$primary_key_field->get_table_column()
+				);
+				if ($table_pk_value && isset($array_of_objects[ $table_pk_value ])) {
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			$classInstance = $this->instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($row);
+			if (! $classInstance) {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__('Could not create instance of class %s from row %s', 'event_espresso'),
+						$this->get_this_model_name(),
+						http_build_query($row)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			// set the timezone on the instantiated objects
+			$classInstance->set_timezone($this->_timezone);
+			// make sure if there is any timezone setting present that we set the timezone for the object
+			$key = $has_primary_key ? $classInstance->ID() : $count_if_model_has_no_primary_key++;
+			$array_of_objects[ $key ] = $classInstance;
+			// also, for all the relations of type BelongsTo, see if we can cache
+			// those related models
+			// (we could do this for other relations too, but if there are conditions
+			// that filtered out some fo the results, then we'd be caching an incomplete set
+			// so it requires a little more thought than just caching them immediately...)
+			foreach ($this->_model_relations as $modelName => $relation_obj) {
+				if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
+					// check if this model's INFO is present. If so, cache it on the model
+					$other_model = $relation_obj->get_other_model();
+					$other_model_obj_maybe = $other_model->instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($row);
+					// if we managed to make a model object from the results, cache it on the main model object
+					if ($other_model_obj_maybe) {
+						// set timezone on these other model objects if they are present
+						$other_model_obj_maybe->set_timezone($this->_timezone);
+						$classInstance->cache($modelName, $other_model_obj_maybe);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// also, if this was a custom select query, let's see if there are any results for the custom select fields
+			// and add them to the object as well.  We'll convert according to the set data_type if there's any set for
+			// the field in the CustomSelects object
+			if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
+				$classInstance->setCustomSelectsValues(
+					$this->getValuesForCustomSelectAliasesFromResults($row)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		return $array_of_objects;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This will parse a given row of results from the db and see if any keys in the results match an alias within the
+	 * current CustomSelects object. This will be used to build an array of values indexed by those keys.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $db_results_row
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function getValuesForCustomSelectAliasesFromResults(array $db_results_row)
+	{
+		$results = array();
+		if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
+			foreach ($this->_custom_selections->columnAliases() as $alias) {
+				if (isset($db_results_row[ $alias ])) {
+					$results[ $alias ] = $this->convertValueToDataType(
+						$db_results_row[ $alias ],
+						$this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($alias)
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $results;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * This will set the value for the given alias
+	 * @param string $value
+	 * @param string $datatype (one of %d, %s, %f)
+	 * @return int|string|float (int for %d, string for %s, float for %f)
+	 */
+	protected function convertValueToDataType($value, $datatype)
+	{
+		switch ($datatype) {
+			case '%f':
+				return (float) $value;
+			case '%d':
+				return (int) $value;
+			default:
+				return (string) $value;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The purpose of this method is to allow us to create a model object that is not in the db that holds default
+	 * values. A typical example of where this is used is when creating a new item and the initial load of a form.  We
+	 * dont' necessarily want to test for if the object is present but just assume it is BUT load the defaults from the
+	 * object (as set in the model_field!).
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class single EE_Base_Class object with default values for the properties.
+	 */
+	public function create_default_object()
+	{
+		$this_model_fields_and_values = array();
+		// setup the row using default values;
+		foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+			$this_model_fields_and_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
+		}
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		$classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
+									->load_class($className, array($this_model_fields_and_values), false, false);
+		return $classInstance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param mixed $cols_n_values either an array of where each key is the name of a field, and the value is its value
+	 *                             or an stdClass where each property is the name of a column,
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($cols_n_values)
+	{
+		if (! is_array($cols_n_values) && is_object($cols_n_values)) {
+			$cols_n_values = get_object_vars($cols_n_values);
+		}
+		$primary_key = null;
+		// make sure the array only has keys that are fields/columns on this model
+		$this_model_fields_n_values = $this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values);
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
+			$primary_key = $this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
+		}
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		// check we actually found results that we can use to build our model object
+		// if not, return null
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			if (empty($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
+				return null;
+			}
+		} elseif ($this->unique_indexes()) {
+			$first_column = reset($this_model_fields_n_values);
+			if (empty($first_column)) {
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+		// if there is no primary key or the object doesn't already exist in the entity map, then create a new instance
+		if ($primary_key) {
+			$classInstance = $this->get_from_entity_map($primary_key);
+			if (! $classInstance) {
+				$classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
+											->load_class(
+												$className,
+												array($this_model_fields_n_values, $this->_timezone),
+												true,
+												false
+											);
+				// add this new object to the entity map
+				$classInstance = $this->add_to_entity_map($classInstance);
+			}
+		} else {
+			$classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
+										->load_class(
+											$className,
+											array($this_model_fields_n_values, $this->_timezone),
+											true,
+											false
+										);
+		}
+		return $classInstance;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model object from the  entity map if it exists
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $id the ID of the model object
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 */
+	public function get_from_entity_map($id)
+	{
+		return isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])
+			? $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] : null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * add_to_entity_map
+	 * Adds the object to the model's entity mappings
+	 *        Effectively tells the models "Hey, this model object is the most up-to-date representation of the data,
+	 *        and for the remainder of the request, it's even more up-to-date than what's in the database.
+	 *        So, if the database doesn't agree with what's in the entity mapper, ignore the database"
+	 *        If the database gets updated directly and you want the entity mapper to reflect that change,
+	 *        then this method should be called immediately after the update query
+	 * Note: The map is indexed by whatever the current blog id is set (via EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id).  This is
+	 * so on multisite, the entity map is specific to the query being done for a specific site.
+	 *
+	 * @param    EE_Base_Class $object
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return \EE_Base_Class
+	 */
+	public function add_to_entity_map(EE_Base_Class $object)
+	{
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		if (! $object instanceof $className) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+				__("You tried adding a %s to a mapping of %ss", "event_espresso"),
+				is_object($object) ? get_class($object) : $object,
+				$className
+			));
+		}
+		/** @var $object EE_Base_Class */
+		if (! $object->ID()) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"You tried storing a model object with NO ID in the %s entity mapper.",
+				"event_espresso"
+			), get_class($this)));
+		}
+		// double check it's not already there
+		$classInstance = $this->get_from_entity_map($object->ID());
+		if ($classInstance) {
+			return $classInstance;
+		}
+		$this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $object->ID() ] = $object;
+		return $object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * if a valid identifier is provided, then that entity is unset from the entity map,
+	 * if no identifier is provided, then the entire entity map is emptied
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $id the ID of the model object
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function clear_entity_map($id = null)
+	{
+		if (empty($id)) {
+			$this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ] = array();
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
+			unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Public wrapper for _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values.
+	 * Given an array where keys are column (or column alias) names and values,
+	 * returns an array of their corresponding field names and database values
+	 *
+	 * @param array $cols_n_values
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values)
+	{
+		return $this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values
+	 * Given an array where keys are column (or column alias) names and values,
+	 * returns an array of their corresponding field names and database values
+	 *
+	 * @param string $cols_n_values
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values)
+	{
+		$this_model_fields_n_values = array();
+		foreach ($this->get_tables() as $table_alias => $table_obj) {
+			$table_pk_value = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
+				$cols_n_values,
+				$table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column(),
+				$table_obj->get_pk_column()
+			);
+			// there is a primary key on this table and its not set. Use defaults for all its columns
+			if ($table_pk_value === null && $table_obj->get_pk_column()) {
+				foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+					if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+						// prepare field as if its coming from db
+						$prepared_value = $field_obj->prepare_for_set($field_obj->get_default_value());
+						$this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->prepare_for_use_in_db($prepared_value);
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				// the table's rows existed. Use their values
+				foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
+					if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+						$this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
+							$cols_n_values,
+							$field_obj->get_qualified_column(),
+							$field_obj->get_table_column()
+						);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $this_model_fields_n_values;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param $cols_n_values
+	 * @param $qualified_column
+	 * @param $regular_column
+	 * @return null
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not($cols_n_values, $qualified_column, $regular_column)
+	{
+		$value = null;
+		// ask the field what it think it's table_name.column_name should be, and call it the "qualified column"
+		// does the field on the model relate to this column retrieved from the db?
+		// or is it a db-only field? (not relating to the model)
+		if (isset($cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ])) {
+			$value = $cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ];
+		} elseif (isset($cols_n_values[ $regular_column ])) {
+			$value = $cols_n_values[ $regular_column ];
+		} elseif (! empty($this->foreign_key_aliases)) {
+			// no PK?  ok check if there is a foreign key alias set for this table
+			// then check if that alias exists in the incoming data
+			// AND that the actual PK the $FK_alias represents matches the $qualified_column (full PK)
+			foreach ($this->foreign_key_aliases as $FK_alias => $PK_column) {
+				if ($PK_column === $qualified_column && isset($cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ])) {
+					$value = $cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ];
+					list($pk_class) = explode('.', $PK_column);
+					$pk_model_name = "EEM_{$pk_class}";
+					/** @var EEM_Base $pk_model */
+					$pk_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($pk_model_name);
+					if ($pk_model instanceof EEM_Base) {
+						// make sure object is pulled from db and added to entity map
+						$pk_model->get_one_by_ID($value);
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $value;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * refresh_entity_map_from_db
+	 * Makes sure the model object in the entity map at $id assumes the values
+	 * of the database (opposite of EE_base_Class::save())
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string $id
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function refresh_entity_map_from_db($id)
+	{
+		$obj_in_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
+		if ($obj_in_map) {
+			$wpdb_results = $this->_get_all_wpdb_results(
+				array(array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id), 'limit' => 1)
+			);
+			if ($wpdb_results && is_array($wpdb_results)) {
+				$one_row = reset($wpdb_results);
+				foreach ($this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($one_row) as $field_name => $db_value) {
+					$obj_in_map->set_from_db($field_name, $db_value);
+				}
+				// clear the cache of related model objects
+				foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+					$obj_in_map->clear_cache($relation_name, null, true);
+				}
+			}
+			$this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] = $obj_in_map;
+			return $obj_in_map;
+		}
+		return $this->get_one_by_ID($id);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * refresh_entity_map_with
+	 * Leaves the entry in the entity map alone, but updates it to match the provided
+	 * $replacing_model_obj (which we assume to be its equivalent but somehow NOT in the entity map).
+	 * This is useful if you have a model object you want to make authoritative over what's in the entity map currently.
+	 * Note: The old $replacing_model_obj should now be destroyed as it's now un-authoritative
+	 *
+	 * @param int|string    $id
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class $replacing_model_obj
+	 * @return \EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function refresh_entity_map_with($id, $replacing_model_obj)
+	{
+		$obj_in_map = $this->get_from_entity_map($id);
+		if ($obj_in_map) {
+			if ($replacing_model_obj instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+				foreach ($replacing_model_obj->model_field_array() as $field_name => $value) {
+					$obj_in_map->set($field_name, $value);
+				}
+				// make the model object in the entity map's cache match the $replacing_model_obj
+				foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+					$obj_in_map->clear_cache($relation_name, null, true);
+					foreach ($replacing_model_obj->get_all_from_cache($relation_name) as $cache_id => $cached_obj) {
+						$obj_in_map->cache($relation_name, $cached_obj, $cache_id);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return $obj_in_map;
+		}
+		$this->add_to_entity_map($replacing_model_obj);
+		return $replacing_model_obj;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the EE class that corresponds to this model. Eg, for EEM_Answer that
+	 * would be EE_Answer.To import that class, you'd just add ".class.php" to the name, like so
+	 * require_once($this->_getClassName().".class.php");
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private function _get_class_name()
+	{
+		return "EE_" . $this->get_this_model_name();
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the name of the items this model represents, for the quantity specified. Eg,
+	 * if $quantity==1, on EEM_Event, it would 'Event' (internationalized), otherwise
+	 * it would be 'Events'.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $quantity
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function item_name($quantity = 1)
+	{
+		return (int) $quantity === 1 ? $this->singular_item : $this->plural_item;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Very handy general function to allow for plugins to extend any child of EE_TempBase.
+	 * If a method is called on a child of EE_TempBase that doesn't exist, this function is called
+	 * (http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/php-magic-call) and passed the method's name and arguments. Instead of
+	 * requiring a plugin to extend the EE_TempBase (which works fine is there's only 1 plugin, but when will that
+	 * happen?) they can add a hook onto 'filters_hook_espresso__{className}__{methodName}' (eg,
+	 * filters_hook_espresso__EE_Answer__my_great_function) and accepts 2 arguments: the object on which the function
+	 * was called, and an array of the original arguments passed to the function. Whatever their callback function
+	 * returns will be returned by this function. Example: in functions.php (or in a plugin):
+	 * add_filter('FHEE__EE_Answer__my_callback','my_callback',10,3); function
+	 * my_callback($previousReturnValue,EE_TempBase $object,$argsArray){
+	 * $returnString= "you called my_callback! and passed args:".implode(",",$argsArray);
+	 *        return $previousReturnValue.$returnString;
+	 * }
+	 * require('EEM_Answer.model.php');
+	 * $answer=EEM_Answer::instance();
+	 * echo $answer->my_callback('monkeys',100);
+	 * //will output "you called my_callback! and passed args:monkeys,100"
+	 *
+	 * @param string $methodName name of method which was called on a child of EE_TempBase, but which
+	 * @param array  $args       array of original arguments passed to the function
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return mixed whatever the plugin which calls add_filter decides
+	 */
+	public function __call($methodName, $args)
+	{
+		$className = get_class($this);
+		$tagName = "FHEE__{$className}__{$methodName}";
+		if (! has_filter($tagName)) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'Method %1$s on model %2$s does not exist! You can create one with the following code in functions.php or in a plugin: %4$s function my_callback(%4$s \$previousReturnValue, EEM_Base \$object\ $argsArray=NULL ){%4$s     /*function body*/%4$s      return \$whatever;%4$s }%4$s add_filter( \'%3$s\', \'my_callback\', 10, 3 );',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$methodName,
+					$className,
+					$tagName,
+					'<br />'
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return apply_filters($tagName, null, $this, $args);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensures $base_class_obj_or_id is of the EE_Base_Class child that corresponds ot this model.
+	 * If not, assumes its an ID, and uses $this->get_one_by_ID() to get the EE_Base_Class.
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|string|int $base_class_obj_or_id either:
+	 *                                                       the EE_Base_Class object that corresponds to this Model,
+	 *                                                       the object's class name
+	 *                                                       or object's ID
+	 * @param boolean                  $ensure_is_in_db      if set, we will also verify this model object
+	 *                                                       exists in the database. If it does not, we add it
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 */
+	public function ensure_is_obj($base_class_obj_or_id, $ensure_is_in_db = false)
+	{
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		if ($base_class_obj_or_id instanceof $className) {
+			$model_object = $base_class_obj_or_id;
+		} else {
+			$primary_key_field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
+			if ($primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Int_Field
+				&& (
+					is_int($base_class_obj_or_id)
+					|| is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)
+				)
+			) {
+				// assume it's an ID.
+				// either a proper integer or a string representing an integer (eg "101" instead of 101)
+				$model_object = $this->get_one_by_ID($base_class_obj_or_id);
+			} elseif ($primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_String_Field
+				&& is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)
+			) {
+				// assume its a string representation of the object
+				$model_object = $this->get_one_by_ID($base_class_obj_or_id);
+			} else {
+				throw new EE_Error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							"'%s' is neither an object of type %s, nor an ID! Its full value is '%s'",
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						$base_class_obj_or_id,
+						$this->_get_class_name(),
+						print_r($base_class_obj_or_id, true)
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		if ($ensure_is_in_db && $model_object->ID() !== null) {
+			$model_object->save();
+		}
+		return $model_object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Similar to ensure_is_obj(), this method makes sure $base_class_obj_or_id
+	 * is a value of the this model's primary key. If it's an EE_Base_Class child,
+	 * returns it ID.
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|int|string $base_class_obj_or_id
+	 * @return int|string depending on the type of this model object's ID
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function ensure_is_ID($base_class_obj_or_id)
+	{
+		$className = $this->_get_class_name();
+		if ($base_class_obj_or_id instanceof $className) {
+			/** @var $base_class_obj_or_id EE_Base_Class */
+			$id = $base_class_obj_or_id->ID();
+		} elseif (is_int($base_class_obj_or_id)) {
+			// assume it's an ID
+			$id = $base_class_obj_or_id;
+		} elseif (is_string($base_class_obj_or_id)) {
+			// assume its a string representation of the object
+			$id = $base_class_obj_or_id;
+		} else {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
+				__(
+					"'%s' is neither an object of type %s, nor an ID! Its full value is '%s'",
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				$base_class_obj_or_id,
+				$this->_get_class_name(),
+				print_r($base_class_obj_or_id, true)
+			));
+		}
+		return $id;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets whether the values passed to the model (eg, values in WHERE, values in INSERT, UPDATE, etc)
+	 * have already been ran through the appropriate model field's prepare_for_use_in_db method. IE, they have
+	 * been sanitized and converted into the appropriate domain.
+	 * Usually the only place you'll want to change the default (which is to assume values have NOT been sanitized by
+	 * the model object/model field) is when making a method call from WITHIN a model object, which has direct access
+	 * to its sanitized values. Note: after changing this setting, you should set it back to its previous value (using
+	 * get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()) eg.
+	 * $EVT = EEM_Event::instance(); $old_setting =
+	 * $EVT->get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object();
+	 * $EVT->assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object(true);
+	 * $EVT->update(array('foo'=>'bar'),array(array('foo'=>'monkey')));
+	 * $EVT->assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object($old_setting);
+	 *
+	 * @param int $values_already_prepared like one of the constants on EEM_Base
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object(
+		$values_already_prepared = self::not_prepared_by_model_object
+	) {
+		$this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object = $values_already_prepared;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Read comments for assume_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()
+	 *
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public function get_assumption_concerning_values_already_prepared_by_model_object()
+	{
+		return $this->_values_already_prepared_by_model_object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the indexes on this model
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Index[]
+	 */
+	public function indexes()
+	{
+		return $this->_indexes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the Unique Indexes on this model
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Unique_Index[]
+	 */
+	public function unique_indexes()
+	{
+		$unique_indexes = array();
+		foreach ($this->_indexes as $name => $index) {
+			if ($index instanceof EE_Unique_Index) {
+				$unique_indexes [ $name ] = $index;
+			}
+		}
+		return $unique_indexes;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the fields which, when combined, make the primary key.
+	 * This is usually just an array with 1 element (the primary key), but in cases
+	 * where there is no primary key, it's a combination of fields as defined
+	 * on a primary index
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[] indexed by the field's name
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_combined_primary_key_fields()
+	{
+		foreach ($this->indexes() as $index) {
+			if ($index instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Index) {
+				return $index->fields();
+			}
+		}
+		return array($this->primary_key_name() => $this->get_primary_key_field());
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Used to build a primary key string (when the model has no primary key),
+	 * which can be used a unique string to identify this model object.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $fields_n_values keys are field names, values are their values.
+	 *                               Note: if you have results from `EEM_Base::get_all_wpdb_results()`, you need to
+	 *                               run it through `EEM_Base::deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values()`
+	 *                               before passing it to this function (that will convert it from columns-n-values
+	 *                               to field-names-n-values).
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_index_primary_key_string($fields_n_values)
+	{
+		$cols_n_values_for_primary_key_index = array_intersect_key(
+			$fields_n_values,
+			$this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()
+		);
+		return http_build_query($cols_n_values_for_primary_key_index);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the field values from the primary key string
+	 *
+	 * @see EEM_Base::get_combined_primary_key_fields() and EEM_Base::get_index_primary_key_string()
+	 * @param string $index_primary_key_string
+	 * @return null|array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function parse_index_primary_key_string($index_primary_key_string)
+	{
+		$key_fields = $this->get_combined_primary_key_fields();
+		// check all of them are in the $id
+		$key_vals_in_combined_pk = array();
+		parse_str($index_primary_key_string, $key_vals_in_combined_pk);
+		foreach ($key_fields as $key_field_name => $field_obj) {
+			if (! isset($key_vals_in_combined_pk[ $key_field_name ])) {
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+		return $key_vals_in_combined_pk;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * verifies that an array of key-value pairs for model fields has a key
+	 * for each field comprising the primary key index
+	 *
+	 * @param array $key_vals
+	 * @return boolean
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function has_all_combined_primary_key_fields($key_vals)
+	{
+		$keys_it_should_have = array_keys($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields());
+		foreach ($keys_it_should_have as $key) {
+			if (! isset($key_vals[ $key ])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Finds all model objects in the DB that appear to be a copy of $model_object_or_attributes_array.
+	 * We consider something to be a copy if all the attributes match (except the ID, of course).
+	 *
+	 * @param array|EE_Base_Class $model_object_or_attributes_array If its an array, it's field-value pairs
+	 * @param array               $query_params @see https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/tree/master/docs/G--Model-System/model-query-params.md
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return \EE_Base_Class[] Array keys are object IDs (if there is a primary key on the model. if not, numerically
+	 *                                                              indexed)
+	 */
+	public function get_all_copies($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params = array())
+	{
+		if ($model_object_or_attributes_array instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+			$attributes_array = $model_object_or_attributes_array->model_field_array();
+		} elseif (is_array($model_object_or_attributes_array)) {
+			$attributes_array = $model_object_or_attributes_array;
+		} else {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"get_all_copies should be provided with either a model object or an array of field-value-pairs, but was given %s",
+				"event_espresso"
+			), $model_object_or_attributes_array));
+		}
+		// even copies obviously won't have the same ID, so remove the primary key
+		// from the WHERE conditions for finding copies (if there is a primary key, of course)
+		if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
+			unset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ]);
+		}
+		if (isset($query_params[0])) {
+			$query_params[0] = array_merge($attributes_array, $query_params);
+		} else {
+			$query_params[0] = $attributes_array;
+		}
+		return $this->get_all($query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the first copy we find. See get_all_copies for more details
+	 *
+	 * @param       mixed EE_Base_Class | array        $model_object_or_attributes_array
+	 * @param array $query_params
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_one_copy($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params = array())
+	{
+		if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+			EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
+				'EEM_Base::get_one_copy',
+				sprintf(
+					__('$query_params should be an array, you passed a variable of type %s', 'event_espresso'),
+					gettype($query_params)
+				),
+				'4.6.0'
+			);
+			$query_params = array();
+		}
+		$query_params['limit'] = 1;
+		$copies = $this->get_all_copies($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params);
+		if (is_array($copies)) {
+			return array_shift($copies);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Updates the item with the specified id. Ignores default query parameters because
+	 * we have specified the ID, and its assumed we KNOW what we're doing
+	 *
+	 * @param array      $fields_n_values keys are field names, values are their new values
+	 * @param int|string $id              the value of the primary key to update
+	 * @return int number of rows updated
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function update_by_ID($fields_n_values, $id)
+	{
+		$query_params = array(
+			0                          => array($this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() => $id),
+			'default_where_conditions' => EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
+		);
+		return $this->update($fields_n_values, $query_params);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Changes an operator which was supplied to the models into one usable in SQL
+	 *
+	 * @param string $operator_supplied
+	 * @return string an operator which can be used in SQL
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	private function _prepare_operator_for_sql($operator_supplied)
+	{
+		$sql_operator = isset($this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]) ? $this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]
+			: null;
+		if ($sql_operator) {
+			return $sql_operator;
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					"The operator '%s' is not in the list of valid operators: %s",
+					"event_espresso"
+				),
+				$operator_supplied,
+				implode(",", array_keys($this->_valid_operators))
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the valid operators
+	 * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
+	 */
+	public function valid_operators()
+	{
+		return $this->_valid_operators;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the between-style operators (take 2 arguments).
+	 * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
+	 */
+	public function valid_between_style_operators()
+	{
+		return array_intersect(
+			$this->valid_operators(),
+			$this->_between_style_operators
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the "like"-style operators (take a single argument, but it may contain wildcards)
+	 * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
+	 */
+	public function valid_like_style_operators()
+	{
+		return array_intersect(
+			$this->valid_operators(),
+			$this->_like_style_operators
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the "in"-style operators
+	 * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
+	 */
+	public function valid_in_style_operators()
+	{
+		return array_intersect(
+			$this->valid_operators(),
+			$this->_in_style_operators
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the "null"-style operators (accept no arguments)
+	 * @return array keys are accepted strings, values are the SQL they are converted to
+	 */
+	public function valid_null_style_operators()
+	{
+		return array_intersect(
+			$this->valid_operators(),
+			$this->_null_style_operators
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array where keys are the primary keys and values are their 'names'
+	 * (as determined by the model object's name() function, which is often overridden)
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_params like get_all's
+	 * @return string[]
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_all_names($query_params = array())
+	{
+		$objs = $this->get_all($query_params);
+		$names = array();
+		foreach ($objs as $obj) {
+			$names[ $obj->ID() ] = $obj->name();
+		}
+		return $names;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets an array of primary keys from the model objects. If you acquired the model objects
+	 * using EEM_Base::get_all() you don't need to call this (and probably shouldn't because
+	 * this is duplicated effort and reduces efficiency) you would be better to use
+	 * array_keys() on $model_objects.
+	 *
+	 * @param \EE_Base_Class[] $model_objects
+	 * @param boolean          $filter_out_empty_ids if a model object has an ID of '' or 0, don't bother including it
+	 *                                               in the returned array
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function get_IDs($model_objects, $filter_out_empty_ids = false)
+	{
+		if (! $this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+			if (WP_DEBUG) {
+				EE_Error::add_error(
+					__('Trying to get IDs from a model than has no primary key', 'event_espresso'),
+					__FILE__,
+					__FUNCTION__,
+					__LINE__
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		$IDs = array();
+		foreach ($model_objects as $model_object) {
+			$id = $model_object->ID();
+			if (! $id) {
+				if ($filter_out_empty_ids) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (WP_DEBUG) {
+					EE_Error::add_error(
+						__(
+							'Called %1$s on a model object that has no ID and so probably hasn\'t been saved to the database',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						__FILE__,
+						__FUNCTION__,
+						__LINE__
+					);
+				}
+			}
+			$IDs[] = $id;
+		}
+		return $IDs;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the string used in capabilities relating to this model. If there
+	 * are no capabilities that relate to this model returns false
+	 *
+	 * @return string|false
+	 */
+	public function cap_slug()
+	{
+		return apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_slug', $this->_caps_slug, $this);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the capability-restrictions array (@see EEM_Base::_cap_restrictions).
+	 * If $context is provided (which should be set to one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts())
+	 * only returns the cap restrictions array in that context (ie, the array
+	 * at that key)
+	 *
+	 * @param string $context
+	 * @return EE_Default_Where_Conditions[] indexed by associated capability
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function cap_restrictions($context = EEM_Base::caps_read)
+	{
+		EEM_Base::verify_is_valid_cap_context($context);
+		// check if we ought to run the restriction generator first
+		if (isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ])
+			&& $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ] instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base
+			&& ! $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->has_generated_cap_restrictions()
+		) {
+			$this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] = array_merge(
+				$this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ],
+				$this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->generate_restrictions()
+			);
+		}
+		// and make sure we've finalized the construction of each restriction
+		foreach ($this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] as $where_conditions_obj) {
+			if ($where_conditions_obj instanceof EE_Default_Where_Conditions) {
+				$where_conditions_obj->_finalize_construct($this);
+			}
+		}
+		return $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Indicating whether or not this model thinks its a wp core model
+	 *
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function is_wp_core_model()
+	{
+		return $this->_wp_core_model;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the caps that are missing which impose a restriction on
+	 * queries made in this context
+	 *
+	 * @param string $context one of EEM_Base::caps_ constants
+	 * @return EE_Default_Where_Conditions[] indexed by capability name
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function caps_missing($context = EEM_Base::caps_read)
+	{
+		$missing_caps = array();
+		$cap_restrictions = $this->cap_restrictions($context);
+		foreach ($cap_restrictions as $cap => $restriction_if_no_cap) {
+			if (! EE_Capabilities::instance()
+								 ->current_user_can($cap, $this->get_this_model_name() . '_model_applying_caps')
+			) {
+				$missing_caps[ $cap ] = $restriction_if_no_cap;
+			}
+		}
+		return $missing_caps;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the mapping from capability contexts to action strings used in capability names
+	 *
+	 * @return array keys are one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), and values are usually
+	 * one of 'read', 'edit', or 'delete'
+	 */
+	public function cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map()
+	{
+		return apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map',
+			$this->_cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map,
+			$this
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the action string for the specified capability context
+	 *
+	 * @param string $context
+	 * @return string one of EEM_Base::cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map() values
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function cap_action_for_context($context)
+	{
+		$mapping = $this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map();
+		if (isset($mapping[ $context ])) {
+			return $mapping[ $context ];
+		}
+		if ($action = apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_action_for_context', null, $this, $mapping, $context)) {
+			return $action;
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__('Cannot find capability restrictions for context "%1$s", allowed values are:%2$s', 'event_espresso'),
+				$context,
+				implode(',', array_keys($this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map()))
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns all the capability contexts which are valid when querying models
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function valid_cap_contexts()
+	{
+		return apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__valid_cap_contexts', array(
+			self::caps_read,
+			self::caps_read_admin,
+			self::caps_edit,
+			self::caps_delete,
+		));
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns all valid options for 'default_where_conditions'
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public static function valid_default_where_conditions()
+	{
+		return array(
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_all,
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_this_only,
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_others_only,
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_all,
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_minimum_others,
+			EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none
+		);
+	}
+
+	// public static function default_where_conditions_full
+	/**
+	 * Verifies $context is one of EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts(), if not it throws an exception
+	 *
+	 * @param string $context
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public static function verify_is_valid_cap_context($context)
+	{
+		$valid_cap_contexts = EEM_Base::valid_cap_contexts();
+		if (in_array($context, $valid_cap_contexts)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		throw new EE_Error(
+			sprintf(
+				__(
+					'Context "%1$s" passed into model "%2$s" is not a valid context. They are: %3$s',
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				$context,
+				'EEM_Base',
+				implode(',', $valid_cap_contexts)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Clears all the models field caches. This is only useful when a sub-class
+	 * might have added a field or something and these caches might be invalidated
+	 */
+	protected function _invalidate_field_caches()
+	{
+		$this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields = array();
+		$this->_cached_fields = null;
+		$this->_cached_fields_non_db_only = null;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the list of all the where query param keys that relate to logic instead of field names
+	 * (eg "and", "or", "not").
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function logic_query_param_keys()
+	{
+		return $this->_logic_query_param_keys;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Determines whether or not the where query param array key is for a logic query param.
+	 * Eg 'OR', 'not*', and 'and*because-i-say-so' should all return true, whereas
+	 * 'ATT_fname', 'EVT_name*not-you-or-me', and 'ORG_name' should return false
+	 *
+	 * @param $query_param_key
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function is_logic_query_param_key($query_param_key)
+	{
+		foreach ($this->logic_query_param_keys() as $logic_query_param_key) {
+			if ($query_param_key === $logic_query_param_key
+				|| strpos($query_param_key, $logic_query_param_key . '*') === 0
+			) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if this model has a password field on it (regardless of whether that password field has any content)
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function hasPassword()
+	{
+		// if we don't yet know if there's a password field, find out and remember it for next time.
+		if ($this->has_password_field === null) {
+			$password_field = $this->getPasswordField();
+			$this->has_password_field = $password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field ? true : false;
+		}
+		return $this->has_password_field;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the password field on this model, if there is one
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @return EE_Password_Field|null
+	 */
+	public function getPasswordField()
+	{
+		// if we definetely already know there is a password field or not (because has_password_field is true or false)
+		// there's no need to search for it. If we don't know yet, then find out
+		if ($this->has_password_field === null && $this->password_field === null) {
+			$this->password_field = $this->get_a_field_of_type('EE_Password_Field');
+		}
+		// don't bother setting has_password_field because that's hasPassword()'s job.
+		return $this->password_field;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the list of field (as EE_Model_Field_Bases) that are protected by the password
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @return EE_Model_Field_Base[]
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function getPasswordProtectedFields()
+	{
+		$password_field = $this->getPasswordField();
+		$fields = array();
+		if ($password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field) {
+			$field_names = $password_field->protectedFields();
+			foreach ($field_names as $field_name) {
+				$fields[ $field_name ] = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
+			}
+		}
+		return $fields;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the current user can perform the requested action on this model
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @param string $cap_to_check one of the array keys from _cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class|array $model_obj_or_fields_n_values
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws UnexpectedEntityException
+	 */
+	public function currentUserCan($cap_to_check, $model_obj_or_fields_n_values)
+	{
+		if ($model_obj_or_fields_n_values instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+			$model_obj_or_fields_n_values = $model_obj_or_fields_n_values->model_field_array();
+		}
+		if (!is_array($model_obj_or_fields_n_values)) {
+			throw new UnexpectedEntityException(
+				$model_obj_or_fields_n_values,
+				'EE_Base_Class',
+				sprintf(
+					esc_html__('%1$s must be passed an `EE_Base_Class or an array of fields names with their values. You passed in something different.', 'event_espresso'),
+					__FUNCTION__
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return $this->exists(
+			$this->alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID(
+				$this->get_index_primary_key_string($model_obj_or_fields_n_values),
+				array(
+					'default_where_conditions' => 'none',
+					'caps'                     => $cap_to_check,
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the query param where conditions key to the password affecting this model.
+	 * Eg on EEM_Event this would just be "password", on EEM_Datetime this would be "Event.password", etc.
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @return null|string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws ModelConfigurationException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function modelChainAndPassword()
+	{
+		if ($this->model_chain_to_password === null) {
+			throw new ModelConfigurationException(
+				$this,
+				esc_html_x(
+				// @codingStandardsIgnoreStart
+					'Cannot exclude protected data because the model has not specified which model has the password.',
+					// @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd
+					'1: model name',
+					'event_espresso'
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		if ($this->model_chain_to_password === '') {
+			$model_with_password = $this;
+		} else {
+			if ($pos_of_period = strrpos($this->model_chain_to_password, '.')) {
+				$last_model_in_chain = substr($this->model_chain_to_password, $pos_of_period + 1);
+			} else {
+				$last_model_in_chain = $this->model_chain_to_password;
+			}
+			$model_with_password = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($last_model_in_chain);
+		}
+
+		$password_field = $model_with_password->getPasswordField();
+		if ($password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field) {
+			$password_field_name = $password_field->get_name();
+		} else {
+			throw new ModelConfigurationException(
+				$this,
+				sprintf(
+					esc_html_x(
+						'This model claims related model "%1$s" should have a password field on it, but none was found. The model relation chain is "%2$s"',
+						'1: model name, 2: special string',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$model_with_password->get_this_model_name(),
+					$this->model_chain_to_password
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		return ($this->model_chain_to_password ? $this->model_chain_to_password . '.' : '') . $password_field_name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if there is a password on a related model which restricts access to some of this model's rows,
+	 * or if this model itself has a password affecting access to some of its other fields.
+	 * @since 4.9.74.p
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function restrictedByRelatedModelPassword()
+	{
+		return $this->model_chain_to_password !== null;
+	}
 }

Spacing +230 added lines, -230 removed lines

@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ 
     protected function __construct($timezone = null)
     {
         // check that the model has not been loaded too soon
-        if (! did_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons')) {
+        if ( ! did_action('AHEE__EE_System__load_espresso_addons')) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __(
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ 
          *
          * @var EE_Table_Base[] $_tables
          */
-        $this->_tables = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__tables', $this->_tables);
+        $this->_tables = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__'.get_class($this).'__construct__tables', $this->_tables);
         foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table_obj) {
             /** @var $table_obj EE_Table_Base */
             $table_obj->_construct_finalize_with_alias($table_alias);
@@ -592,10 +592,10 @@ 
          *
          * @param EE_Model_Field_Base[] $_fields
          */
-        $this->_fields = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__fields', $this->_fields);
+        $this->_fields = (array) apply_filters('FHEE__'.get_class($this).'__construct__fields', $this->_fields);
         $this->_invalidate_field_caches();
         foreach ($this->_fields as $table_alias => $fields_for_table) {
-            if (! array_key_exists($table_alias, $this->_tables)) {
+            if ( ! array_key_exists($table_alias, $this->_tables)) {
                 throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                     "Table alias %s does not exist in EEM_Base child's _tables array. Only tables defined are %s",
                     'event_espresso'
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ 
          * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $_model_relations
          */
         $this->_model_relations = (array) apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__model_relations',
+            'FHEE__'.get_class($this).'__construct__model_relations',
             $this->_model_relations
         );
         foreach ($this->_model_relations as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
@@ -639,12 +639,12 @@ 
         }
         $this->set_timezone($timezone);
         // finalize default where condition strategy, or set default
-        if (! $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy) {
+        if ( ! $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy) {
             // nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
             $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
         }
         $this->_default_where_conditions_strategy->_finalize_construct($this);
-        if (! $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy) {
+        if ( ! $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy) {
             // nothing was set during child constructor, so set default
             $this->_minimum_where_conditions_strategy = new EE_Default_Where_Conditions();
         }
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ 
         // initialize the standard cap restriction generators if none were specified by the child constructor
         if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
             foreach ($this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map() as $cap_context => $action) {
-                if (! isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ])) {
-                    $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $cap_context ] = apply_filters(
+                if ( ! isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[$cap_context])) {
+                    $this->_cap_restriction_generators[$cap_context] = apply_filters(
                         'FHEE__EEM_Base___construct__standard_cap_restriction_generator',
                         new EE_Restriction_Generator_Protected(),
                         $cap_context,
@@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ 
         // if there are cap restriction generators, use them to make the default cap restrictions
         if ($this->_cap_restriction_generators !== false) {
             foreach ($this->_cap_restriction_generators as $context => $generator_object) {
-                if (! $generator_object) {
+                if ( ! $generator_object) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                if (! $generator_object instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base) {
+                if ( ! $generator_object instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base) {
                     throw new EE_Error(
                         sprintf(
                             __(
@@ -686,12 +686,12 @@ 
                     );
                 }
                 $action = $this->cap_action_for_context($context);
-                if (! $generator_object->construction_finalized()) {
+                if ( ! $generator_object->construction_finalized()) {
                     $generator_object->_construct_finalize($this, $action);
                 }
             }
         }
-        do_action('AHEE__' . get_class($this) . '__construct__end');
+        do_action('AHEE__'.get_class($this).'__construct__end');
     }
 
 
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ 
     public static function instance($timezone = null)
     {
         // check if instance of Espresso_model already exists
-        if (! static::$_instance instanceof static) {
+        if ( ! static::$_instance instanceof static) {
             // instantiate Espresso_model
             static::$_instance = new static(
                 $timezone,
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ 
             foreach ($r->getDefaultProperties() as $property => $value) {
                 // don't set instance to null like it was originally,
                 // but it's static anyways, and we're ignoring static properties (for now at least)
-                if (! isset($static_properties[ $property ])) {
+                if ( ! isset($static_properties[$property])) {
                     static::$_instance->{$property} = $value;
                 }
             }
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ 
      */
     private static function getLoader()
     {
-        if (! EEM_Base::$loader instanceof LoaderInterface) {
+        if ( ! EEM_Base::$loader instanceof LoaderInterface) {
             EEM_Base::$loader = LoaderFactory::getLoader();
         }
         return EEM_Base::$loader;
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ 
      */
     public function status_array($translated = false)
     {
-        if (! array_key_exists('Status', $this->_model_relations)) {
+        if ( ! array_key_exists('Status', $this->_model_relations)) {
             return array();
         }
         $model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ 
         $stati = EEM_Status::instance()->get_all(array(array('STS_type' => $status_type)));
         $status_array = array();
         foreach ($stati as $status) {
-            $status_array[ $status->ID() ] = $status->get('STS_code');
+            $status_array[$status->ID()] = $status->get('STS_code');
         }
         return $translated
             ? EEM_Status::instance()->localized_status($status_array, false, 'sentence')
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ 
     {
         $wp_user_field_name = $this->wp_user_field_name();
         if ($wp_user_field_name) {
-            $query_params[0][ $wp_user_field_name ] = get_current_user_id();
+            $query_params[0][$wp_user_field_name] = get_current_user_id();
         }
         return $query_params;
     }
@@ -907,17 +907,17 @@ 
     public function wp_user_field_name()
     {
         try {
-            if (! empty($this->_model_chain_to_wp_user)) {
+            if ( ! empty($this->_model_chain_to_wp_user)) {
                 $models_to_follow_to_wp_users = explode('.', $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user);
                 $last_model_name = end($models_to_follow_to_wp_users);
                 $model_with_fk_to_wp_users = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($last_model_name);
-                $model_chain_to_wp_user = $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user . '.';
+                $model_chain_to_wp_user = $this->_model_chain_to_wp_user.'.';
             } else {
                 $model_with_fk_to_wp_users = $this;
                 $model_chain_to_wp_user = '';
             }
             $wp_user_field = $model_with_fk_to_wp_users->get_foreign_key_to('WP_User');
-            return $model_chain_to_wp_user . $wp_user_field->get_name();
+            return $model_chain_to_wp_user.$wp_user_field->get_name();
         } catch (EE_Error $e) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -994,11 +994,11 @@ 
         if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
             $custom_expressions = $this->_custom_selections->columnsToSelectExpression();
             $select_expressions .= $select_expressions
-                ? ', ' . $custom_expressions
+                ? ', '.$custom_expressions
                 : $custom_expressions;
         }
 
-        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions ".$this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
         return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_results', array($SQL, $output));
     }
 
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ 
      */
     protected function getCustomSelection(array $query_params, $columns_to_select = null)
     {
-        if (! isset($query_params['extra_selects']) && $columns_to_select === null) {
+        if ( ! isset($query_params['extra_selects']) && $columns_to_select === null) {
             return null;
         }
         $selects = isset($query_params['extra_selects']) ? $query_params['extra_selects'] : $columns_to_select;
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ 
         if (is_array($columns_to_select)) {
             $select_sql_array = array();
             foreach ($columns_to_select as $alias => $selection_and_datatype) {
-                if (! is_array($selection_and_datatype) || ! isset($selection_and_datatype[1])) {
+                if ( ! is_array($selection_and_datatype) || ! isset($selection_and_datatype[1])) {
                     throw new EE_Error(
                         sprintf(
                             __(
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ 
                         )
                     );
                 }
-                if (! in_array($selection_and_datatype[1], $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types, true)) {
+                if ( ! in_array($selection_and_datatype[1], $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types, true)) {
                     throw new EE_Error(
                         sprintf(
                             esc_html__(
@@ -1155,12 +1155,12 @@ 
      */
     public function alter_query_params_to_restrict_by_ID($id, $query_params = array())
     {
-        if (! isset($query_params[0])) {
+        if ( ! isset($query_params[0])) {
             $query_params[0] = array();
         }
         $conditions_from_id = $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id);
         if ($conditions_from_id === null) {
-            $query_params[0][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $id;
+            $query_params[0][$this->primary_key_name()] = $id;
         } else {
             // no primary key, so the $id must be from the get_index_primary_key_string()
             $query_params[0] = array_replace_recursive($query_params[0], $this->parse_index_primary_key_string($id));
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ 
      */
     public function get_one($query_params = array())
     {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::get_one',
                 sprintf(
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ 
                 return array();
             }
         }
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::_get_consecutive',
                 sprintf(
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ 
             $query_params = array();
         }
         // let's add the where query param for consecutive look up.
-        $query_params[0][ $field_to_order_by ] = array($operand, $current_field_value);
+        $query_params[0][$field_to_order_by] = array($operand, $current_field_value);
         $query_params['limit'] = $limit;
         // set direction
         $incoming_orderby = isset($query_params['order_by']) ? (array) $query_params['order_by'] : array();
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ 
     {
         $field_settings = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
         // if not a valid EE_Datetime_Field then throw error
-        if (! $field_settings instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
+        if ( ! $field_settings instanceof EE_Datetime_Field) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                 'The field sent into EEM_Base::get_formats_for (%s) is not registered as a EE_Datetime_Field. Please check the spelling and make sure you are submitting the right field name to retrieve date_formats for.',
                 'event_espresso'
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ 
      */
     public function update($fields_n_values, $query_params, $keep_model_objs_in_sync = true)
     {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::update',
                 sprintf(
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ 
             $wpdb_result = (array) $wpdb_result;
             // get the model object's PK, as we'll want this if we need to insert a row into secondary tables
             if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $main_table_pk_value = $wpdb_result[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
+                $main_table_pk_value = $wpdb_result[$this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column()];
             } else {
                 // if there's no primary key, we basically can't support having a 2nd table on the model (we could but it would be lots of work)
                 $main_table_pk_value = null;
@@ -1682,8 +1682,8 @@ 
                     $this_table_pk_column = $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
                     // if there is no private key for this table on the results, it means there's no entry
                     // in this table, right? so insert a row in the current table, using any fields available
-                    if (! (array_key_exists($this_table_pk_column, $wpdb_result)
-                           && $wpdb_result[ $this_table_pk_column ])
+                    if ( ! (array_key_exists($this_table_pk_column, $wpdb_result)
+                           && $wpdb_result[$this_table_pk_column])
                     ) {
                         $success = $this->_insert_into_specific_table(
                             $table_obj,
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ 
                             $main_table_pk_value
                         );
                         // if we died here, report the error
-                        if (! $success) {
+                        if ( ! $success) {
                             return false;
                         }
                     }
@@ -1719,10 +1719,10 @@ 
                 $model_objs_affected_ids = array();
                 foreach ($models_affected_key_columns as $row) {
                     $combined_index_key = $this->get_index_primary_key_string($row);
-                    $model_objs_affected_ids[ $combined_index_key ] = $combined_index_key;
+                    $model_objs_affected_ids[$combined_index_key] = $combined_index_key;
                 }
             }
-            if (! $model_objs_affected_ids) {
+            if ( ! $model_objs_affected_ids) {
                 // wait wait wait- if nothing was affected let's stop here
                 return 0;
             }
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ 
                . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql()
                . " SET "
                . $this->_construct_update_sql($fields_n_values)
-               . $model_query_info->get_where_sql();// note: doesn't use _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query() because doesn't accept LIMIT, ORDER BY, etc.
+               . $model_query_info->get_where_sql(); // note: doesn't use _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query() because doesn't accept LIMIT, ORDER BY, etc.
         $rows_affected = $this->_do_wpdb_query('query', array($SQL));
         /**
          * Action called after a model update call has been made.
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ 
          * @param int      $rows_affected
          */
         do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__update__end', $this, $fields_n_values, $query_params, $rows_affected);
-        return $rows_affected;// how many supposedly got updated
+        return $rows_affected; // how many supposedly got updated
     }
 
 
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ 
         }
         $model_query_info = $this->_create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params);
         $select_expressions = $field->get_qualified_column();
-        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions " . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+        $SQL = "SELECT $select_expressions ".$this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
         return $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_col', array($SQL));
     }
 
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ 
     {
         $query_params['limit'] = 1;
         $col = $this->get_col($query_params, $field_to_select);
-        if (! empty($col)) {
+        if ( ! empty($col)) {
             return reset($col);
         }
         return null;
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ 
             $prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
             $value_sql = $prepared_value === null ? 'NULL'
                 : $wpdb->prepare($field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type(), $prepared_value);
-            $cols_n_values[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column() . "=" . $value_sql;
+            $cols_n_values[] = $field_obj->get_qualified_column()."=".$value_sql;
         }
         return implode(",", $cols_n_values);
     }
@@ -1980,12 +1980,12 @@ 
         // there was no error with the delete query.
         if ($this->has_primary_key_field()
             && $rows_deleted !== false
-            && isset($columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ])
+            && isset($columns_and_ids_for_deleting[$this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column()])
         ) {
-            $ids_for_removal = $columns_and_ids_for_deleting[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column() ];
+            $ids_for_removal = $columns_and_ids_for_deleting[$this->get_primary_key_field()->get_qualified_column()];
             foreach ($ids_for_removal as $id) {
-                if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
-                    unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
+                if (isset($this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id])) {
+                    unset($this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id]);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ 
          * @param int      $rows_deleted
          */
         do_action('AHEE__EEM_Base__delete__end', $this, $query_params, $rows_deleted, $columns_and_ids_for_deleting);
-        return $rows_deleted;// how many supposedly got deleted
+        return $rows_deleted; // how many supposedly got deleted
     }
 
 
@@ -2113,15 +2113,15 @@ 
                 // make sure there's no related entities blocking its deletion (if we're checking)
                 if ($allow_blocking
                     && $this->delete_is_blocked_by_related_models(
-                        $item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ]
+                        $item_to_delete[$primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column()]
                     )
                 ) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 // primary table deletes
-                if (isset($item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ])) {
-                    $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ][] =
-                        $item_to_delete[ $primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column() ];
+                if (isset($item_to_delete[$primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column()])) {
+                    $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[$primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column()][] =
+                        $item_to_delete[$primary_table->get_fully_qualified_pk_column()];
                 }
             }
         } elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
@@ -2130,8 +2130,8 @@ 
                 $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row = array();
                 foreach ($fields as $cpk_field) {
                     if ($cpk_field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
-                        $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ] =
-                            $item_to_delete[ $cpk_field->get_qualified_column() ];
+                        $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row[$cpk_field->get_qualified_column()] =
+                            $item_to_delete[$cpk_field->get_qualified_column()];
                     }
                 }
                 $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column[] = $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_row;
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ 
             foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $column => $ids) {
                 // make sure we have unique $ids
                 $ids = array_unique($ids);
-                $query[] = $column . ' IN(' . implode(',', $ids) . ')';
+                $query[] = $column.' IN('.implode(',', $ids).')';
             }
             $query_part = ! empty($query) ? implode(' AND ', $query) : $query_part;
         } elseif (count($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields()) > 1) {
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ 
             foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column as $ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row) {
                 $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row = array();
                 foreach ($ids_to_delete_indexed_by_column_for_each_row as $column => $id) {
-                    $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row[] = $column . '=' . $id;
+                    $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row[] = $column.'='.$id;
                 }
                 $ways_to_identify_a_row[] = '('
                                             . implode(' AND ', $values_for_each_combined_primary_key_for_a_row)
@@ -2251,8 +2251,8 @@ 
                 $column_to_count = '*';
             }
         }
-        $column_to_count = $distinct ? "DISTINCT " . $column_to_count : $column_to_count;
-        $SQL = "SELECT COUNT(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+        $column_to_count = $distinct ? "DISTINCT ".$column_to_count : $column_to_count;
+        $SQL = "SELECT COUNT(".$column_to_count.")".$this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
         return (int) $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
     }
 
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ 
             $field_obj = $this->get_primary_key_field();
         }
         $column_to_count = $field_obj->get_qualified_column();
-        $SQL = "SELECT SUM(" . $column_to_count . ")" . $this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
+        $SQL = "SELECT SUM(".$column_to_count.")".$this->_construct_2nd_half_of_select_query($model_query_info);
         $return_value = $this->_do_wpdb_query('get_var', array($SQL));
         $data_type = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
         if ($data_type === '%d' || $data_type === '%s') {
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ 
         // if we're in maintenance mode level 2, DON'T run any queries
         // because level 2 indicates the database needs updating and
         // is probably out of sync with the code
-        if (! EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
+        if ( ! EE_Maintenance_Mode::instance()->models_can_query()) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                 "Event Espresso Level 2 Maintenance mode is active. That means EE can not run ANY database queries until the necessary migration scripts have run which will take EE out of maintenance mode level 2. Please inform support of this error.",
                 "event_espresso"
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ 
         }
         /** @type WPDB $wpdb */
         global $wpdb;
-        if (! method_exists($wpdb, $wpdb_method)) {
+        if ( ! method_exists($wpdb, $wpdb_method)) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                 'There is no method named "%s" on Wordpress\' $wpdb object',
                 'event_espresso'
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ 
         $this->show_db_query_if_previously_requested($wpdb->last_query);
         if (WP_DEBUG) {
             $wpdb->show_errors($old_show_errors_value);
-            if (! empty($wpdb->last_error)) {
+            if ( ! empty($wpdb->last_error)) {
                 throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__('WPDB Error: "%s"', 'event_espresso'), $wpdb->last_error));
             }
             if ($result === false) {
@@ -2389,7 +2389,7 @@ 
                     return $result;
                     break;
             }
-            if (! empty($error_message)) {
+            if ( ! empty($error_message)) {
                 EE_Log::instance()->log(__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, $error_message, 'error');
                 trigger_error($error_message);
             }
@@ -2469,11 +2469,11 @@ 
      */
     private function _construct_2nd_half_of_select_query(EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info)
     {
-        return " FROM " . $model_query_info->get_full_join_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_where_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_group_by_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_having_sql() .
-               $model_query_info->get_order_by_sql() .
+        return " FROM ".$model_query_info->get_full_join_sql().
+               $model_query_info->get_where_sql().
+               $model_query_info->get_group_by_sql().
+               $model_query_info->get_having_sql().
+               $model_query_info->get_order_by_sql().
                $model_query_info->get_limit_sql();
     }
 
@@ -2669,12 +2669,12 @@ 
         $related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
         // we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
         // except add a condition to say to match the current mod
-        if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
+        if ( ! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
             $query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
         }
         $this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
         $this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-        $query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
+        $query_params[0][$this_model_name.".".$this_pk_field_name] = $id_or_obj;
         return $related_model->count($query_params, $field_to_count, $distinct);
     }
 
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ 
     public function sum_related($id_or_obj, $model_name, $query_params, $field_to_sum = null)
     {
         $related_model = $this->get_related_model_obj($model_name);
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::sum_related',
                 sprintf(
@@ -2707,12 +2707,12 @@ 
         }
         // we're just going to use the query params on the related model's normal get_all query,
         // except add a condition to say to match the current mod
-        if (! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
+        if ( ! isset($query_params['default_where_conditions'])) {
             $query_params['default_where_conditions'] = EEM_Base::default_where_conditions_none;
         }
         $this_model_name = $this->get_this_model_name();
         $this_pk_field_name = $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name();
-        $query_params[0][ $this_model_name . "." . $this_pk_field_name ] = $id_or_obj;
+        $query_params[0][$this_model_name.".".$this_pk_field_name] = $id_or_obj;
         return $related_model->sum($query_params, $field_to_sum);
     }
 
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ 
                 $field_with_model_name = $field;
             }
         }
-        if (! isset($field_with_model_name) || ! $field_with_model_name) {
+        if ( ! isset($field_with_model_name) || ! $field_with_model_name) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                 __("There is no EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name field on model %s", "event_espresso"),
                 $this->get_this_model_name()
@@ -2901,13 +2901,13 @@ 
                 || $this->get_primary_key_field()
                    instanceof
                    EE_Primary_Key_String_Field)
-            && isset($fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])
+            && isset($fields_n_values[$this->primary_key_name()])
         ) {
-            $query_params[0]['OR'][ $this->primary_key_name() ] = $fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
+            $query_params[0]['OR'][$this->primary_key_name()] = $fields_n_values[$this->primary_key_name()];
         }
         foreach ($this->unique_indexes() as $unique_index_name => $unique_index) {
             $uniqueness_where_params = array_intersect_key($fields_n_values, $unique_index->fields());
-            $query_params[0]['OR'][ 'AND*' . $unique_index_name ] = $uniqueness_where_params;
+            $query_params[0]['OR']['AND*'.$unique_index_name] = $uniqueness_where_params;
         }
         // if there is nothing to base this search on, then we shouldn't find anything
         if (empty($query_params)) {
@@ -2985,15 +2985,15 @@ 
             $prepared_value = $this->_prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values);
             // if the value we want to assign it to is NULL, just don't mention it for the insertion
             if ($prepared_value !== null) {
-                $insertion_col_n_values[ $field_obj->get_table_column() ] = $prepared_value;
+                $insertion_col_n_values[$field_obj->get_table_column()] = $prepared_value;
                 $format_for_insertion[] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
             }
         }
         if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table && $new_id) {
             // its not the main table, so we should have already saved the main table's PK which we just inserted
             // so add the fk to the main table as a column
-            $insertion_col_n_values[ $table->get_fk_on_table() ] = $new_id;
-            $format_for_insertion[] = '%d';// yes right now we're only allowing these foreign keys to be INTs
+            $insertion_col_n_values[$table->get_fk_on_table()] = $new_id;
+            $format_for_insertion[] = '%d'; // yes right now we're only allowing these foreign keys to be INTs
         }
         // insert the new entry
         $result = $this->_do_wpdb_query(
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ 
             }
             // it's not an auto-increment primary key, so
             // it must have been supplied
-            return $fields_n_values[ $this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name() ];
+            return $fields_n_values[$this->get_primary_key_field()->get_name()];
         }
         // we can't return a  primary key because there is none. instead return
         // a unique string indicating this model
@@ -3032,16 +3032,16 @@ 
     protected function _prepare_value_or_use_default($field_obj, $fields_n_values)
     {
         // if this field doesn't allow nullable, don't allow it
-        if (! $field_obj->is_nullable()
+        if ( ! $field_obj->is_nullable()
             && (
-                ! isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
-                || $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] === null
+                ! isset($fields_n_values[$field_obj->get_name()])
+                || $fields_n_values[$field_obj->get_name()] === null
             )
         ) {
-            $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
+            $fields_n_values[$field_obj->get_name()] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
         }
-        $unprepared_value = isset($fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ])
-            ? $fields_n_values[ $field_obj->get_name() ]
+        $unprepared_value = isset($fields_n_values[$field_obj->get_name()])
+            ? $fields_n_values[$field_obj->get_name()]
             : null;
         return $this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($unprepared_value, $field_obj);
     }
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ 
      */
     public function get_table_obj_by_alias($table_alias = '')
     {
-        return isset($this->_tables[ $table_alias ]) ? $this->_tables[ $table_alias ] : null;
+        return isset($this->_tables[$table_alias]) ? $this->_tables[$table_alias] : null;
     }
 
 
@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ 
         $other_tables = array();
         foreach ($this->_tables as $table_alias => $table) {
             if ($table instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
-                $other_tables[ $table_alias ] = $table;
+                $other_tables[$table_alias] = $table;
             }
         }
         return $other_tables;
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@ 
      */
     public function _get_fields_for_table($table_alias)
     {
-        return $this->_fields[ $table_alias ];
+        return $this->_fields[$table_alias];
     }
 
 
@@ -3202,7 +3202,7 @@ 
                     $query_info_carrier,
                     'group_by'
                 );
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
+            } elseif ( ! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
                 $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
                     $query_params['group_by'],
                     $query_info_carrier,
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ 
                     $query_info_carrier,
                     'order_by'
                 );
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
+            } elseif ( ! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
                 $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
                     $query_params['order_by'],
                     $query_info_carrier,
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ 
         EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
         $query_param_type
     ) {
-        if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
+        if ( ! empty($sub_query_params)) {
             $sub_query_params = (array) $sub_query_params;
             foreach ($sub_query_params as $param => $possibly_array_of_params) {
                 // $param could be simply 'EVT_ID', or it could be 'Registrations.REG_ID', or even 'Registrations.Transactions.Payments.PAY_amount'
@@ -3274,7 +3274,7 @@ 
                 // of array('Registration.TXN_ID'=>23)
                 $query_param_sans_stars = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($param);
                 if (in_array($query_param_sans_stars, $this->_logic_query_param_keys, true)) {
-                    if (! is_array($possibly_array_of_params)) {
+                    if ( ! is_array($possibly_array_of_params)) {
                         throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                             __(
                                 "You used a special where query param %s, but the value isn't an array of where query params, it's just %s'. It should be an array, eg array('EVT_ID'=>23,'OR'=>array('Venue.VNU_ID'=>32,'Venue.VNU_name'=>'monkey_land'))",
@@ -3297,7 +3297,7 @@ 
                     // then $possible_array_of_params looks something like array('<','DTT_sold',true)
                     // indicating that $possible_array_of_params[1] is actually a field name,
                     // from which we should extract query parameters!
-                    if (! isset($possibly_array_of_params[0], $possibly_array_of_params[1])) {
+                    if ( ! isset($possibly_array_of_params[0], $possibly_array_of_params[1])) {
                         throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                             "Improperly formed query parameter %s. It should be numerically indexed like array('<','DTT_sold',true); but you provided %s",
                             "event_espresso"
@@ -3331,8 +3331,8 @@ 
         EE_Model_Query_Info_Carrier $model_query_info_carrier,
         $query_param_type
     ) {
-        if (! empty($sub_query_params)) {
-            if (! is_array($sub_query_params)) {
+        if ( ! empty($sub_query_params)) {
+            if ( ! is_array($sub_query_params)) {
                 throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                     __("Query parameter %s should be an array, but it isn't.", "event_espresso"),
                     $sub_query_params
@@ -3366,7 +3366,7 @@ 
      */
     public function _create_model_query_info_carrier($query_params)
     {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::_create_model_query_info_carrier',
                 sprintf(
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ 
             // only include if related to a cpt where no password has been set
             $query_params[0]['OR*nopassword'] = array(
                 $where_param_key_for_password => '',
-                $where_param_key_for_password . '*' => array('IS_NULL')
+                $where_param_key_for_password.'*' => array('IS_NULL')
             );
         }
         $query_object = $this->_extract_related_models_from_query($query_params);
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ 
         // set limit
         if (array_key_exists('limit', $query_params)) {
             if (is_array($query_params['limit'])) {
-                if (! isset($query_params['limit'][0], $query_params['limit'][1])) {
+                if ( ! isset($query_params['limit'][0], $query_params['limit'][1])) {
                     $e = sprintf(
                         __(
                             "Invalid DB query. You passed '%s' for the LIMIT, but only the following are valid: an integer, string representing an integer, a string like 'int,int', or an array like array(int,int)",
@@ -3460,12 +3460,12 @@ 
                         ),
                         http_build_query($query_params['limit'])
                     );
-                    throw new EE_Error($e . "|" . $e);
+                    throw new EE_Error($e."|".$e);
                 }
                 // they passed us an array for the limit. Assume it's like array(50,25), meaning offset by 50, and get 25
-                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit'][0] . "," . $query_params['limit'][1]);
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['limit'])) {
-                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT " . $query_params['limit']);
+                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT ".$query_params['limit'][0].",".$query_params['limit'][1]);
+            } elseif ( ! empty($query_params['limit'])) {
+                $query_object->set_limit_sql(" LIMIT ".$query_params['limit']);
             }
         }
         // set order by
@@ -3497,10 +3497,10 @@ 
                 $order_array = array();
                 foreach ($query_params['order_by'] as $field_name_to_order_by => $order) {
                     $order = $this->_extract_order($order);
-                    $order_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_order_by) . SP . $order;
+                    $order_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_order_by).SP.$order;
                 }
-                $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . implode(",", $order_array));
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
+                $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY ".implode(",", $order_array));
+            } elseif ( ! empty($query_params['order_by'])) {
                 $this->_extract_related_model_info_from_query_param(
                     $query_params['order_by'],
                     $query_object,
@@ -3511,18 +3511,18 @@ 
                     ? $this->_extract_order($query_params['order'])
                     : 'DESC';
                 $query_object->set_order_by_sql(
-                    " ORDER BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['order_by']) . SP . $order
+                    " ORDER BY ".$this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['order_by']).SP.$order
                 );
             }
         }
         // if 'order_by' wasn't set, maybe they are just using 'order' on its own?
-        if (! array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)
+        if ( ! array_key_exists('order_by', $query_params)
             && array_key_exists('order', $query_params)
             && ! empty($query_params['order'])
         ) {
             $pk_field = $this->get_primary_key_field();
             $order = $this->_extract_order($query_params['order']);
-            $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY " . $pk_field->get_qualified_column() . SP . $order);
+            $query_object->set_order_by_sql(" ORDER BY ".$pk_field->get_qualified_column().SP.$order);
         }
         // set group by
         if (array_key_exists('group_by', $query_params)) {
@@ -3532,10 +3532,10 @@ 
                 foreach ($query_params['group_by'] as $field_name_to_group_by) {
                     $group_by_array[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($field_name_to_group_by);
                 }
-                $query_object->set_group_by_sql(" GROUP BY " . implode(", ", $group_by_array));
-            } elseif (! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
+                $query_object->set_group_by_sql(" GROUP BY ".implode(", ", $group_by_array));
+            } elseif ( ! empty($query_params['group_by'])) {
                 $query_object->set_group_by_sql(
-                    " GROUP BY " . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['group_by'])
+                    " GROUP BY ".$this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_params['group_by'])
                 );
             }
         }
@@ -3545,7 +3545,7 @@ 
         }
         // now, just verify they didn't pass anything wack
         foreach ($query_params as $query_key => $query_value) {
-            if (! in_array($query_key, $this->_allowed_query_params, true)) {
+            if ( ! in_array($query_key, $this->_allowed_query_params, true)) {
                 throw new EE_Error(
                     sprintf(
                         __(
@@ -3653,7 +3653,7 @@ 
         $where_query_params = array()
     ) {
         $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values = EEM_Base::valid_default_where_conditions();
-        if (! in_array($use_default_where_conditions, $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)) {
+        if ( ! in_array($use_default_where_conditions, $allowed_used_default_where_conditions_values)) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                 __(
                     "You passed an invalid value to the query parameter 'default_where_conditions' of '%s'. Allowed values are %s",
@@ -3785,19 +3785,19 @@ 
     ) {
         $null_friendly_where_conditions = array();
         $none_overridden = true;
-        $or_condition_key_for_defaults = 'OR*' . get_class($model);
+        $or_condition_key_for_defaults = 'OR*'.get_class($model);
         foreach ($default_where_conditions as $key => $val) {
-            if (isset($provided_where_conditions[ $key ])) {
+            if (isset($provided_where_conditions[$key])) {
                 $none_overridden = false;
             } else {
-                $null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ]['AND'][ $key ] = $val;
+                $null_friendly_where_conditions[$or_condition_key_for_defaults]['AND'][$key] = $val;
             }
         }
         if ($none_overridden && $default_where_conditions) {
             if ($model->has_primary_key_field()) {
-                $null_friendly_where_conditions[ $or_condition_key_for_defaults ][ $model_relation_path
+                $null_friendly_where_conditions[$or_condition_key_for_defaults][$model_relation_path
                                                                                 . "."
-                                                                                . $model->primary_key_name() ] = array('IS NULL');
+                                                                                . $model->primary_key_name()] = array('IS NULL');
             }/*else{
                 //@todo NO PK, use other defaults
             }*/
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ 
             foreach ($tables as $table_obj) {
                 $qualified_pk_column = $table_alias_with_model_relation_chain_prefix
                                        . $table_obj->get_fully_qualified_pk_column();
-                if (! in_array($qualified_pk_column, $selects)) {
+                if ( ! in_array($qualified_pk_column, $selects)) {
                     $selects[] = "$qualified_pk_column AS '$qualified_pk_column'";
                 }
             }
@@ -4052,9 +4052,9 @@ 
         $query_parameter_type
     ) {
         foreach ($this->_model_relations as $valid_related_model_name => $relation_obj) {
-            if (strpos($possible_join_string, $valid_related_model_name . ".") === 0) {
+            if (strpos($possible_join_string, $valid_related_model_name.".") === 0) {
                 $this->_add_join_to_model($valid_related_model_name, $query_info_carrier, $original_query_param);
-                $possible_join_string = substr($possible_join_string, strlen($valid_related_model_name . "."));
+                $possible_join_string = substr($possible_join_string, strlen($valid_related_model_name."."));
                 if ($possible_join_string === '') {
                     // nothing left to $query_param
                     // we should actually end in a field name, not a model like this!
@@ -4184,7 +4184,7 @@ 
     {
         $SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($where_params, ' AND ');
         if ($SQL) {
-            return " WHERE " . $SQL;
+            return " WHERE ".$SQL;
         }
         return '';
     }
@@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ 
     {
         $SQL = $this->_construct_condition_clause_recursive($having_params, ' AND ');
         if ($SQL) {
-            return " HAVING " . $SQL;
+            return " HAVING ".$SQL;
         }
         return '';
     }
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ 
     {
         $where_clauses = array();
         foreach ($where_params as $query_param => $op_and_value_or_sub_condition) {
-            $query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param);// str_replace("*",'',$query_param);
+            $query_param = $this->_remove_stars_and_anything_after_from_condition_query_param_key($query_param); // str_replace("*",'',$query_param);
             if (in_array($query_param, $this->_logic_query_param_keys)) {
                 switch ($query_param) {
                     case 'not':
@@ -4256,7 +4256,7 @@ 
             } else {
                 $field_obj = $this->_deduce_field_from_query_param($query_param);
                 // if it's not a normal field, maybe it's a custom selection?
-                if (! $field_obj) {
+                if ( ! $field_obj) {
                     if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
                         $field_obj = $this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($query_param);
                     } else {
@@ -4267,7 +4267,7 @@ 
                     }
                 }
                 $op_and_value_sql = $this->_construct_op_and_value($op_and_value_or_sub_condition, $field_obj);
-                $where_clauses[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param) . SP . $op_and_value_sql;
+                $where_clauses[] = $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($query_param).SP.$op_and_value_sql;
             }
         }
         return $where_clauses ? implode($glue, $where_clauses) : '';
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ 
                 $field->get_model_name(),
                 $query_param
             );
-            return $table_alias_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
+            return $table_alias_prefix.$field->get_qualified_column();
         }
         if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects
             && in_array($query_param, $this->_custom_selections->columnAliases(), true)
@@ -4349,7 +4349,7 @@ 
     {
         if (is_array($op_and_value)) {
             $operator = isset($op_and_value[0]) ? $this->_prepare_operator_for_sql($op_and_value[0]) : null;
-            if (! $operator) {
+            if ( ! $operator) {
                 $php_array_like_string = array();
                 foreach ($op_and_value as $key => $value) {
                     $php_array_like_string[] = "$key=>$value";
@@ -4371,14 +4371,14 @@ 
         }
         // check to see if the value is actually another field
         if (is_array($op_and_value) && isset($op_and_value[2]) && $op_and_value[2] == true) {
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($value);
+            return $operator.SP.$this->_deduce_column_name_from_query_param($value);
         }
         if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
             // in this case, the value should be an array, or at least a comma-separated list
             // it will need to handle a little differently
             $cleaned_value = $this->_construct_in_value($value, $field_obj);
             // note: $cleaned_value has already been run through $wpdb->prepare()
-            return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
+            return $operator.SP.$cleaned_value;
         }
         if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_between_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
             // the value should be an array with count of two.
@@ -4394,7 +4394,7 @@ 
                 );
             }
             $cleaned_value = $this->_construct_between_value($value, $field_obj);
-            return $operator . SP . $cleaned_value;
+            return $operator.SP.$cleaned_value;
         }
         if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_null_style_operators())) {
             if ($value !== null) {
@@ -4414,10 +4414,10 @@ 
         if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_like_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
             // if the operator is 'LIKE', we want to allow percent signs (%) and not
             // remove other junk. So just treat it as a string.
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, '%s');
+            return $operator.SP.$this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, '%s');
         }
-        if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
-            return $operator . SP . $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
+        if ( ! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
+            return $operator.SP.$this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
         }
         if (in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && ! is_array($value)) {
             throw new EE_Error(
@@ -4431,7 +4431,7 @@ 
                 )
             );
         }
-        if (! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
+        if ( ! in_array($operator, $this->valid_in_style_operators()) && is_array($value)) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __(
@@ -4471,7 +4471,7 @@ 
         foreach ($values as $value) {
             $cleaned_values[] = $this->_wpdb_prepare_using_field($value, $field_obj);
         }
-        return $cleaned_values[0] . " AND " . $cleaned_values[1];
+        return $cleaned_values[0]." AND ".$cleaned_values[1];
     }
 
 
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@ 
                                 . $main_table->get_table_name()
                                 . " WHERE FALSE";
         }
-        return "(" . implode(",", $cleaned_values) . ")";
+        return "(".implode(",", $cleaned_values).")";
     }
 
 
@@ -4533,7 +4533,7 @@ 
                 $this->_prepare_value_for_use_in_db($value, $field_obj)
             );
         } //$field_obj should really just be a data type
-        if (! in_array($field_obj, $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)) {
+        if ( ! in_array($field_obj, $this->_valid_wpdb_data_types)) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __("%s is not a valid wpdb datatype. Valid ones are %s", "event_espresso"),
@@ -4566,14 +4566,14 @@ 
             ), $query_param_name));
         }
         $number_of_parts = count($query_param_parts);
-        $last_query_param_part = $query_param_parts[ count($query_param_parts) - 1 ];
+        $last_query_param_part = $query_param_parts[count($query_param_parts) - 1];
         if ($number_of_parts === 1) {
             $field_name = $last_query_param_part;
             $model_obj = $this;
         } else {// $number_of_parts >= 2
             // the last part is the column name, and there are only 2parts. therefore...
             $field_name = $last_query_param_part;
-            $model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($query_param_parts[ $number_of_parts - 2 ]);
+            $model_obj = $this->get_related_model_obj($query_param_parts[$number_of_parts - 2]);
         }
         try {
             return $model_obj->field_settings_for($field_name);
@@ -4595,7 +4595,7 @@ 
     public function _get_qualified_column_for_field($field_name)
     {
         $all_fields = $this->field_settings();
-        $field = isset($all_fields[ $field_name ]) ? $all_fields[ $field_name ] : false;
+        $field = isset($all_fields[$field_name]) ? $all_fields[$field_name] : false;
         if ($field) {
             return $field->get_qualified_column();
         }
@@ -4666,10 +4666,10 @@ 
      */
     public function get_qualified_columns_for_all_fields($model_relation_chain = '', $return_string = true)
     {
-        $table_prefix = str_replace('.', '__', $model_relation_chain) . (empty($model_relation_chain) ? '' : '__');
+        $table_prefix = str_replace('.', '__', $model_relation_chain).(empty($model_relation_chain) ? '' : '__');
         $qualified_columns = array();
         foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field) {
-            $qualified_columns[] = $table_prefix . $field->get_qualified_column();
+            $qualified_columns[] = $table_prefix.$field->get_qualified_column();
         }
         return $return_string ? implode(', ', $qualified_columns) : $qualified_columns;
     }
@@ -4693,11 +4693,11 @@ 
             if ($table_obj instanceof EE_Primary_Table) {
                 $SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
                     ? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit($limit)
-                    : SP . $table_obj->get_table_name() . " AS " . $table_obj->get_table_alias() . SP;
+                    : SP.$table_obj->get_table_name()." AS ".$table_obj->get_table_alias().SP;
             } elseif ($table_obj instanceof EE_Secondary_Table) {
                 $SQL .= $table_alias === $table_obj->get_table_alias()
                     ? $table_obj->get_select_join_limit_join($limit)
-                    : SP . $table_obj->get_join_sql($table_alias) . SP;
+                    : SP.$table_obj->get_join_sql($table_alias).SP;
             }
         }
         return $SQL;
@@ -4769,7 +4769,7 @@ 
         foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_obj) {
             // $data_types[$field_obj->get_table_column()] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
             /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
-            $data_types[ $field_obj->get_qualified_column() ] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
+            $data_types[$field_obj->get_qualified_column()] = $field_obj->get_wpdb_data_type();
         }
         return $data_types;
     }
@@ -4785,14 +4785,14 @@ 
      */
     public function get_related_model_obj($model_name)
     {
-        $model_classname = "EEM_" . $model_name;
-        if (! class_exists($model_classname)) {
+        $model_classname = "EEM_".$model_name;
+        if ( ! class_exists($model_classname)) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                 "You specified a related model named %s in your query. No such model exists, if it did, it would have the classname %s",
                 'event_espresso'
             ), $model_name, $model_classname));
         }
-        return call_user_func($model_classname . "::instance");
+        return call_user_func($model_classname."::instance");
     }
 
 
@@ -4821,7 +4821,7 @@ 
         $belongs_to_relations = array();
         foreach ($this->relation_settings() as $model_name => $relation_obj) {
             if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
-                $belongs_to_relations[ $model_name ] = $relation_obj;
+                $belongs_to_relations[$model_name] = $relation_obj;
             }
         }
         return $belongs_to_relations;
@@ -4839,7 +4839,7 @@ 
     public function related_settings_for($relation_name)
     {
         $relatedModels = $this->relation_settings();
-        if (! array_key_exists($relation_name, $relatedModels)) {
+        if ( ! array_key_exists($relation_name, $relatedModels)) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __(
@@ -4852,7 +4852,7 @@ 
                 )
             );
         }
-        return $relatedModels[ $relation_name ];
+        return $relatedModels[$relation_name];
     }
 
 
@@ -4869,14 +4869,14 @@ 
     public function field_settings_for($fieldName, $include_db_only_fields = true)
     {
         $fieldSettings = $this->field_settings($include_db_only_fields);
-        if (! array_key_exists($fieldName, $fieldSettings)) {
+        if ( ! array_key_exists($fieldName, $fieldSettings)) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                 __("There is no field/column '%s' on '%s'", 'event_espresso'),
                 $fieldName,
                 get_class($this)
             ));
         }
-        return $fieldSettings[ $fieldName ];
+        return $fieldSettings[$fieldName];
     }
 
 
@@ -4890,7 +4890,7 @@ 
     public function has_field($fieldName)
     {
         $fieldSettings = $this->field_settings(true);
-        if (isset($fieldSettings[ $fieldName ])) {
+        if (isset($fieldSettings[$fieldName])) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -4907,7 +4907,7 @@ 
     public function has_relation($relation_name)
     {
         $relations = $this->relation_settings();
-        if (isset($relations[ $relation_name ])) {
+        if (isset($relations[$relation_name])) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -4945,7 +4945,7 @@ 
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            if (! $this->_primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base) {
+            if ( ! $this->_primary_key_field instanceof EE_Primary_Key_Field_Base) {
                 throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                     __("There is no Primary Key defined on model %s", 'event_espresso'),
                     get_class($this)
@@ -5006,23 +5006,23 @@ 
      */
     public function get_foreign_key_to($model_name)
     {
-        if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
+        if ( ! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[$model_name])) {
             foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field) {
                 if ($field instanceof EE_Foreign_Key_Field_Base
                     && in_array($model_name, $field->get_model_names_pointed_to())
                 ) {
-                    $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ] = $field;
+                    $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[$model_name] = $field;
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            if (! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ])) {
+            if ( ! isset($this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[$model_name])) {
                 throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                     "There is no foreign key field pointing to model %s on model %s",
                     'event_espresso'
                 ), $model_name, get_class($this)));
             }
         }
-        return $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[ $model_name ];
+        return $this->_cache_foreign_key_to_fields[$model_name];
     }
 
 
@@ -5038,7 +5038,7 @@ 
     public function get_table_for_alias($table_alias)
     {
         $table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix = EE_Model_Parser::remove_table_alias_model_relation_chain_prefix($table_alias);
-        return $this->_tables[ $table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix ]->get_table_name();
+        return $this->_tables[$table_alias_sans_model_relation_chain_prefix]->get_table_name();
     }
 
 
@@ -5057,7 +5057,7 @@ 
                 $this->_cached_fields = array();
                 foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
                     foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                        $this->_cached_fields[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
+                        $this->_cached_fields[$field_name] = $field_obj;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -5068,8 +5068,8 @@ 
             foreach ($this->_fields as $fields_corresponding_to_table) {
                 foreach ($fields_corresponding_to_table as $field_name => $field_obj) {
                     /** @var $field_obj EE_Model_Field_Base */
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
-                        $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only[ $field_name ] = $field_obj;
+                    if ( ! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+                        $this->_cached_fields_non_db_only[$field_name] = $field_obj;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -5110,12 +5110,12 @@ 
                     $primary_key_field->get_qualified_column(),
                     $primary_key_field->get_table_column()
                 );
-                if ($table_pk_value && isset($array_of_objects[ $table_pk_value ])) {
+                if ($table_pk_value && isset($array_of_objects[$table_pk_value])) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
             $classInstance = $this->instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($row);
-            if (! $classInstance) {
+            if ( ! $classInstance) {
                 throw new EE_Error(
                     sprintf(
                         __('Could not create instance of class %s from row %s', 'event_espresso'),
@@ -5128,7 +5128,7 @@ 
             $classInstance->set_timezone($this->_timezone);
             // make sure if there is any timezone setting present that we set the timezone for the object
             $key = $has_primary_key ? $classInstance->ID() : $count_if_model_has_no_primary_key++;
-            $array_of_objects[ $key ] = $classInstance;
+            $array_of_objects[$key] = $classInstance;
             // also, for all the relations of type BelongsTo, see if we can cache
             // those related models
             // (we could do this for other relations too, but if there are conditions
@@ -5172,9 +5172,9 @@ 
         $results = array();
         if ($this->_custom_selections instanceof CustomSelects) {
             foreach ($this->_custom_selections->columnAliases() as $alias) {
-                if (isset($db_results_row[ $alias ])) {
-                    $results[ $alias ] = $this->convertValueToDataType(
-                        $db_results_row[ $alias ],
+                if (isset($db_results_row[$alias])) {
+                    $results[$alias] = $this->convertValueToDataType(
+                        $db_results_row[$alias],
                         $this->_custom_selections->getDataTypeForAlias($alias)
                     );
                 }
@@ -5216,7 +5216,7 @@ 
         $this_model_fields_and_values = array();
         // setup the row using default values;
         foreach ($this->field_settings() as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-            $this_model_fields_and_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
+            $this_model_fields_and_values[$field_name] = $field_obj->get_default_value();
         }
         $className = $this->_get_class_name();
         $classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
@@ -5234,20 +5234,20 @@ 
      */
     public function instantiate_class_from_array_or_object($cols_n_values)
     {
-        if (! is_array($cols_n_values) && is_object($cols_n_values)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($cols_n_values) && is_object($cols_n_values)) {
             $cols_n_values = get_object_vars($cols_n_values);
         }
         $primary_key = null;
         // make sure the array only has keys that are fields/columns on this model
         $this_model_fields_n_values = $this->_deduce_fields_n_values_from_cols_n_values($cols_n_values);
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
-            $primary_key = $this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ];
+        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($this_model_fields_n_values[$this->primary_key_name()])) {
+            $primary_key = $this_model_fields_n_values[$this->primary_key_name()];
         }
         $className = $this->_get_class_name();
         // check we actually found results that we can use to build our model object
         // if not, return null
         if ($this->has_primary_key_field()) {
-            if (empty($this_model_fields_n_values[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
+            if (empty($this_model_fields_n_values[$this->primary_key_name()])) {
                 return null;
             }
         } elseif ($this->unique_indexes()) {
@@ -5259,7 +5259,7 @@ 
         // if there is no primary key or the object doesn't already exist in the entity map, then create a new instance
         if ($primary_key) {
             $classInstance = $this->get_from_entity_map($primary_key);
-            if (! $classInstance) {
+            if ( ! $classInstance) {
                 $classInstance = EE_Registry::instance()
                                             ->load_class(
                                                 $className,
@@ -5292,8 +5292,8 @@ 
      */
     public function get_from_entity_map($id)
     {
-        return isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])
-            ? $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] : null;
+        return isset($this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id])
+            ? $this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id] : null;
     }
 
 
@@ -5316,7 +5316,7 @@ 
     public function add_to_entity_map(EE_Base_Class $object)
     {
         $className = $this->_get_class_name();
-        if (! $object instanceof $className) {
+        if ( ! $object instanceof $className) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(
                 __("You tried adding a %s to a mapping of %ss", "event_espresso"),
                 is_object($object) ? get_class($object) : $object,
@@ -5324,7 +5324,7 @@ 
             ));
         }
         /** @var $object EE_Base_Class */
-        if (! $object->ID()) {
+        if ( ! $object->ID()) {
             throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
                 "You tried storing a model object with NO ID in the %s entity mapper.",
                 "event_espresso"
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ 
         if ($classInstance) {
             return $classInstance;
         }
-        $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $object->ID() ] = $object;
+        $this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$object->ID()] = $object;
         return $object;
     }
 
@@ -5351,11 +5351,11 @@ 
     public function clear_entity_map($id = null)
     {
         if (empty($id)) {
-            $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ] = array();
+            $this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id] = array();
             return true;
         }
-        if (isset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ])) {
-            unset($this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ]);
+        if (isset($this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id])) {
+            unset($this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id]);
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -5398,17 +5398,17 @@ 
             // there is a primary key on this table and its not set. Use defaults for all its columns
             if ($table_pk_value === null && $table_obj->get_pk_column()) {
                 foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+                    if ( ! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
                         // prepare field as if its coming from db
                         $prepared_value = $field_obj->prepare_for_set($field_obj->get_default_value());
-                        $this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $field_obj->prepare_for_use_in_db($prepared_value);
+                        $this_model_fields_n_values[$field_name] = $field_obj->prepare_for_use_in_db($prepared_value);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 // the table's rows existed. Use their values
                 foreach ($this->_get_fields_for_table($table_alias) as $field_name => $field_obj) {
-                    if (! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
-                        $this_model_fields_n_values[ $field_name ] = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
+                    if ( ! $field_obj->is_db_only_field()) {
+                        $this_model_fields_n_values[$field_name] = $this->_get_column_value_with_table_alias_or_not(
                             $cols_n_values,
                             $field_obj->get_qualified_column(),
                             $field_obj->get_table_column()
@@ -5435,17 +5435,17 @@ 
         // ask the field what it think it's table_name.column_name should be, and call it the "qualified column"
         // does the field on the model relate to this column retrieved from the db?
         // or is it a db-only field? (not relating to the model)
-        if (isset($cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ])) {
-            $value = $cols_n_values[ $qualified_column ];
-        } elseif (isset($cols_n_values[ $regular_column ])) {
-            $value = $cols_n_values[ $regular_column ];
-        } elseif (! empty($this->foreign_key_aliases)) {
+        if (isset($cols_n_values[$qualified_column])) {
+            $value = $cols_n_values[$qualified_column];
+        } elseif (isset($cols_n_values[$regular_column])) {
+            $value = $cols_n_values[$regular_column];
+        } elseif ( ! empty($this->foreign_key_aliases)) {
             // no PK?  ok check if there is a foreign key alias set for this table
             // then check if that alias exists in the incoming data
             // AND that the actual PK the $FK_alias represents matches the $qualified_column (full PK)
             foreach ($this->foreign_key_aliases as $FK_alias => $PK_column) {
-                if ($PK_column === $qualified_column && isset($cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ])) {
-                    $value = $cols_n_values[ $FK_alias ];
+                if ($PK_column === $qualified_column && isset($cols_n_values[$FK_alias])) {
+                    $value = $cols_n_values[$FK_alias];
                     list($pk_class) = explode('.', $PK_column);
                     $pk_model_name = "EEM_{$pk_class}";
                     /** @var EEM_Base $pk_model */
@@ -5489,7 +5489,7 @@ 
                     $obj_in_map->clear_cache($relation_name, null, true);
                 }
             }
-            $this->_entity_map[ EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id ][ $id ] = $obj_in_map;
+            $this->_entity_map[EEM_Base::$_model_query_blog_id][$id] = $obj_in_map;
             return $obj_in_map;
         }
         return $this->get_one_by_ID($id);
@@ -5542,7 +5542,7 @@ 
      */
     private function _get_class_name()
     {
-        return "EE_" . $this->get_this_model_name();
+        return "EE_".$this->get_this_model_name();
     }
 
 
@@ -5590,7 +5590,7 @@ 
     {
         $className = get_class($this);
         $tagName = "FHEE__{$className}__{$methodName}";
-        if (! has_filter($tagName)) {
+        if ( ! has_filter($tagName)) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __(
@@ -5761,7 +5761,7 @@ 
         $unique_indexes = array();
         foreach ($this->_indexes as $name => $index) {
             if ($index instanceof EE_Unique_Index) {
-                $unique_indexes [ $name ] = $index;
+                $unique_indexes [$name] = $index;
             }
         }
         return $unique_indexes;
@@ -5828,7 +5828,7 @@ 
         $key_vals_in_combined_pk = array();
         parse_str($index_primary_key_string, $key_vals_in_combined_pk);
         foreach ($key_fields as $key_field_name => $field_obj) {
-            if (! isset($key_vals_in_combined_pk[ $key_field_name ])) {
+            if ( ! isset($key_vals_in_combined_pk[$key_field_name])) {
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -5849,7 +5849,7 @@ 
     {
         $keys_it_should_have = array_keys($this->get_combined_primary_key_fields());
         foreach ($keys_it_should_have as $key) {
-            if (! isset($key_vals[ $key ])) {
+            if ( ! isset($key_vals[$key])) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -5882,8 +5882,8 @@ 
         }
         // even copies obviously won't have the same ID, so remove the primary key
         // from the WHERE conditions for finding copies (if there is a primary key, of course)
-        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ])) {
-            unset($attributes_array[ $this->primary_key_name() ]);
+        if ($this->has_primary_key_field() && isset($attributes_array[$this->primary_key_name()])) {
+            unset($attributes_array[$this->primary_key_name()]);
         }
         if (isset($query_params[0])) {
             $query_params[0] = array_merge($attributes_array, $query_params);
@@ -5905,7 +5905,7 @@ 
      */
     public function get_one_copy($model_object_or_attributes_array, $query_params = array())
     {
-        if (! is_array($query_params)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($query_params)) {
             EE_Error::doing_it_wrong(
                 'EEM_Base::get_one_copy',
                 sprintf(
@@ -5955,7 +5955,7 @@ 
      */
     private function _prepare_operator_for_sql($operator_supplied)
     {
-        $sql_operator = isset($this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]) ? $this->_valid_operators[ $operator_supplied ]
+        $sql_operator = isset($this->_valid_operators[$operator_supplied]) ? $this->_valid_operators[$operator_supplied]
             : null;
         if ($sql_operator) {
             return $sql_operator;
@@ -6046,7 +6046,7 @@ 
         $objs = $this->get_all($query_params);
         $names = array();
         foreach ($objs as $obj) {
-            $names[ $obj->ID() ] = $obj->name();
+            $names[$obj->ID()] = $obj->name();
         }
         return $names;
     }
@@ -6067,7 +6067,7 @@ 
      */
     public function get_IDs($model_objects, $filter_out_empty_ids = false)
     {
-        if (! $this->has_primary_key_field()) {
+        if ( ! $this->has_primary_key_field()) {
             if (WP_DEBUG) {
                 EE_Error::add_error(
                     __('Trying to get IDs from a model than has no primary key', 'event_espresso'),
@@ -6080,7 +6080,7 @@ 
         $IDs = array();
         foreach ($model_objects as $model_object) {
             $id = $model_object->ID();
-            if (! $id) {
+            if ( ! $id) {
                 if ($filter_out_empty_ids) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -6130,22 +6130,22 @@ 
     {
         EEM_Base::verify_is_valid_cap_context($context);
         // check if we ought to run the restriction generator first
-        if (isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ])
-            && $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ] instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base
-            && ! $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->has_generated_cap_restrictions()
+        if (isset($this->_cap_restriction_generators[$context])
+            && $this->_cap_restriction_generators[$context] instanceof EE_Restriction_Generator_Base
+            && ! $this->_cap_restriction_generators[$context]->has_generated_cap_restrictions()
         ) {
-            $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] = array_merge(
-                $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ],
-                $this->_cap_restriction_generators[ $context ]->generate_restrictions()
+            $this->_cap_restrictions[$context] = array_merge(
+                $this->_cap_restrictions[$context],
+                $this->_cap_restriction_generators[$context]->generate_restrictions()
             );
         }
         // and make sure we've finalized the construction of each restriction
-        foreach ($this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ] as $where_conditions_obj) {
+        foreach ($this->_cap_restrictions[$context] as $where_conditions_obj) {
             if ($where_conditions_obj instanceof EE_Default_Where_Conditions) {
                 $where_conditions_obj->_finalize_construct($this);
             }
         }
-        return $this->_cap_restrictions[ $context ];
+        return $this->_cap_restrictions[$context];
     }
 
 
@@ -6175,10 +6175,10 @@ 
         $missing_caps = array();
         $cap_restrictions = $this->cap_restrictions($context);
         foreach ($cap_restrictions as $cap => $restriction_if_no_cap) {
-            if (! EE_Capabilities::instance()
-                                 ->current_user_can($cap, $this->get_this_model_name() . '_model_applying_caps')
+            if ( ! EE_Capabilities::instance()
+                                 ->current_user_can($cap, $this->get_this_model_name().'_model_applying_caps')
             ) {
-                $missing_caps[ $cap ] = $restriction_if_no_cap;
+                $missing_caps[$cap] = $restriction_if_no_cap;
             }
         }
         return $missing_caps;
@@ -6213,8 +6213,8 @@ 
     public function cap_action_for_context($context)
     {
         $mapping = $this->cap_contexts_to_cap_action_map();
-        if (isset($mapping[ $context ])) {
-            return $mapping[ $context ];
+        if (isset($mapping[$context])) {
+            return $mapping[$context];
         }
         if ($action = apply_filters('FHEE__EEM_Base__cap_action_for_context', null, $this, $mapping, $context)) {
             return $action;
@@ -6331,7 +6331,7 @@ 
     {
         foreach ($this->logic_query_param_keys() as $logic_query_param_key) {
             if ($query_param_key === $logic_query_param_key
-                || strpos($query_param_key, $logic_query_param_key . '*') === 0
+                || strpos($query_param_key, $logic_query_param_key.'*') === 0
             ) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -6384,7 +6384,7 @@ 
         if ($password_field instanceof EE_Password_Field) {
             $field_names = $password_field->protectedFields();
             foreach ($field_names as $field_name) {
-                $fields[ $field_name ] = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
+                $fields[$field_name] = $this->field_settings_for($field_name);
             }
         }
         return $fields;
@@ -6409,7 +6409,7 @@ 
         if ($model_obj_or_fields_n_values instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
             $model_obj_or_fields_n_values = $model_obj_or_fields_n_values->model_field_array();
         }
-        if (!is_array($model_obj_or_fields_n_values)) {
+        if ( ! is_array($model_obj_or_fields_n_values)) {
             throw new UnexpectedEntityException(
                 $model_obj_or_fields_n_values,
                 'EE_Base_Class',
@@ -6484,7 +6484,7 @@ 
                 )
             );
         }
-        return ($this->model_chain_to_password ? $this->model_chain_to_password . '.' : '') . $password_field_name;
+        return ($this->model_chain_to_password ? $this->model_chain_to_password.'.' : '').$password_field_name;
     }
 
     /**

core/libraries/form_sections/base/EE_Model_Form_Section.form.php

Indentation +455 added lines, -455 removed lines

@@ -14,459 +14,459 @@
 class EE_Model_Form_Section extends EE_Form_Section_Proper
 {
 
-    /**
-     * @var EEM_Base
-     */
-    protected $_model = null;
-
-    /**
-     * @var EE_Base_Class
-     */
-    protected $_model_object = null;
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param array        $options_array   keys: {
-     * @type EEM_Base      $model
-     * @type EE_Base_Class $model_object
-     * @type array         $subsection_args array keys should be subsection names (that either do or will exist), and
-     *       values are the arrays as you would pass them to that subsection
-     *                                      }
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function __construct($options_array = array())
-    {
-        if (isset($options_array['model']) && $options_array['model'] instanceof EEM_Base) {
-            $this->_model = $options_array['model'];
-        }
-        if (! $this->_model || ! $this->_model instanceof EEM_Base) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "Model Form Sections must first specify the _model property to be a subclass of EEM_Base",
-                "event_espresso"
-            )));
-        }
-        if (isset($options_array['subsection_args'])) {
-            $subsection_args = $options_array['subsection_args'];
-        } else {
-            $subsection_args = array();
-        }
-        // gather fields and relations to convert to inputs
-        // but if they're just going to exclude a field anyways, don't bother converting it to an input
-        $exclude = $this->_subsections;
-        if (isset($options_array['exclude'])) {
-            $exclude = array_merge($exclude, array_flip($options_array['exclude']));
-        }
-        $model_fields = array_diff_key($this->_model->field_settings(), $exclude);
-        $model_relations = array_diff_key($this->_model->relation_settings(), $exclude);
-        // convert fields and relations to inputs
-        $this->_subsections = array_merge(
-            $this->_convert_model_fields_to_inputs($model_fields),
-            $this->_convert_model_relations_to_inputs($model_relations, $subsection_args),
-            $this->_subsections
-        );
-        parent::__construct($options_array);
-        if (isset($options_array['model_object']) && $options_array['model_object'] instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
-            $this->populate_model_obj($options_array['model_object']);
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * For now, just makes inputs for only HABTM relations
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $relations
-     * @param array                    $subsection_args keys should be existing or soon-to-be-existing input names, and
-     *                                                  their values are {
-     * @type array {
-     * @type EE_Base_Class[]           $model_objects   if the subsection is an EE_Select_Multi_Model_Input
-     *                                                  }
-     *                                                  }
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function _convert_model_relations_to_inputs($relations, $subsection_args = array())
-    {
-        $inputs = array();
-        foreach ($relations as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-            $input_constructor_args = array(
-                array_merge(
-                    array(
-                        'required'        => $relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation,
-                        'html_label_text' => $relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation
-                            ? $relation_obj->get_other_model()->item_name(1)
-                            : $relation_obj->get_other_model()
-                                           ->item_name(2),
-                    ),
-                    $subsection_args
-                ),
-            );
-            $input = null;
-            switch (get_class($relation_obj)) {
-                case 'EE_HABTM_Relation':
-                    if (isset($subsection_args[ $relation_name ])
-                        && isset($subsection_args[ $relation_name ]['model_objects'])
-                    ) {
-                        $model_objects = $subsection_args[ $relation_name ]['model_objects'];
-                    } else {
-                        $model_objects = $relation_obj->get_other_model()->get_all();
-                    }
-                    $input = new EE_Select_Multi_Model_Input($model_objects, $input_constructor_args);
-                    break;
-                default:
-            }
-            if ($input) {
-                $inputs[ $relation_name ] = $input;
-            }
-        }
-        return $inputs;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Changes model fields into form section inputs
-     *
-     * @param EE_Model_Field_Base[] $model_fields keys are the model's name
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return EE_Form_Input_Base[]
-     */
-    protected function _convert_model_fields_to_inputs($model_fields = array())
-    {
-        $inputs = array();
-        foreach ($model_fields as $field_name => $model_field) {
-            if ($model_field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
-                $input_constructor_args = array(
-                    array(
-                        'required'        => ! $model_field->is_nullable()
-                                             && $model_field->get_default_value()
-                                                === null,
-                        'html_label_text' => $model_field->get_nicename(),
-                        'default'         => $model_field->get_default_value(),
-                    ),
-                );
-                switch (get_class($model_field)) {
-                    case 'EE_All_Caps_Text_Field':
-                    case 'EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Boolean_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Yes_No_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Datetime_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Email_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Email_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Enum_Integer_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Enum_Text_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Float_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Float_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Foreign_Key_Int_Field':
-                    case 'EE_Foreign_Key_String_Field':
-                    case 'EE_WP_User_Field':
-                        $models_pointed_to = $model_field instanceof EE_Field_With_Model_Name
-                            ? $model_field->get_model_class_names_pointed_to() : array();
-                        if (true || is_array($models_pointed_to) && count($models_pointed_to) > 1) {
-                            $input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
-                        } else {
-                            // so its just one model
-                            $model_name = is_array($models_pointed_to) ? reset($models_pointed_to) : $models_pointed_to;
-                            $model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
-                            $model_names = $model->get_all_names(array('limit' => 10));
-                            if ($model_field->is_nullable()) {
-                                array_unshift($model_names, __("Please Select", 'event_espresso'));
-                            }
-                            $input_constructor_args[1] = $input_constructor_args[0];
-                            $input_constructor_args[0] = $model_names;
-                            $input_class = 'EE_Select_Input';
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Full_HTML_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
-                        $input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Full_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Infinite_Integer':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Integer_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Maybe_Serialized_Text_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Money_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Post_Content_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
-                        $input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Full_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Plain_Text_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Primary_Key_Int_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Hidden_Input';
-                        $input_constructor_args[0]['normalization_strategy'] = new EE_Int_Normalization();
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Primary_Key_String_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Hidden_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Serialized_Text_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Simple_HTML_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
-                        $input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Simple_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Slug_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_Trashed_Flag_Field':
-                        $input_class = 'EE_Yes_No_Input';
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_WP_Post_Status_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    case 'EE_WP_Post_Type_Field':
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                            "Model field of type '%s' does not convert to any known Form Input. Please add a case to EE_Model_Form_section's _convert_model_fields_to_inputs switch statement",
-                            "event_espresso"
-                        ), get_class($model_field)));
-                }
-                $reflection = new ReflectionClass($input_class);
-                $input = $reflection->newInstanceArgs($input_constructor_args);
-                $inputs[ $field_name ] = $input;
-            }
-        }
-        return $inputs;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Mostly the same as populate_defaults , except takes a model object as input, not an array,
-     * and also sets the form's _model_object
-     *
-     * @param EE_Base_Class $model_obj
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function populate_model_obj($model_obj)
-    {
-        $model_obj = $this->_model->ensure_is_obj($model_obj);
-        $this->_model_object = $model_obj;
-        $defaults = $model_obj->model_field_array();
-        foreach ($this->_model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-            $subsection = $this->get_subsection($relation_name, false);
-            if ($subsection instanceof EE_Form_Input_Base) {
-                if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
-                    // then we only expect there to be one
-                    $related_item = $this->_model_object->get_first_related($relation_name);
-                    $defaults[ $relation_name ] = $related_item->ID();
-                } else {
-                    $related_items = $this->_model_object->get_many_related($relation_name);
-                    $ids = array();
-                    foreach ($related_items as $related_item) {
-                        $ids[] = $related_item->ID();
-                    }
-                    $defaults[ $relation_name ] = $ids;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        $defaults = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__EE_Model_Form_Section__populate_model_obj',
-            $defaults,
-            $this
-        );
-        $this->populate_defaults($defaults);
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets all the input values that correspond to model fields. Keys are the input/field names,
-     * values are their normalized values
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function inputs_values_corresponding_to_model_fields()
-    {
-        return array_intersect_key($this->input_values(), $this->_model->field_settings());
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * After we've normalized the data as normal, set the corresponding model object
-     * on the form.
-     *
-     * @param array $req_data should usually be $_REQUEST (the default).
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function _normalize($req_data)
-    {
-        parent::_normalize($req_data);
-        // create or set the model object, if it isn't already
-        if (! $this->_model_object) {
-            // check to see if the form indicates a PK, in which case we want to only retrieve it and update it
-            $pk_name = $this->_model->primary_key_name();
-            $model_obj = $this->_model->get_one_by_ID($this->get_input_value($pk_name));
-            if ($model_obj) {
-                $this->_model_object = $model_obj;
-            } else {
-                $this->_model_object = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class($this->_model->get_this_model_name());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * After this form has been initialized and is verified to be valid,
-     * either creates a model object from its data and saves it, or updates
-     * the model object its data represents
-     *
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @return int, 1 on a successful update, the ID of
-     *                    the new entry on insert; 0 on failure
-     */
-    public function save()
-    {
-        if (! $this->_model_object) {
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                "Cannot save the model form's model object (model is '%s') because there is no model object set. You must either set it, or call receive_form_submission where it is set automatically",
-                "event_espresso"
-            ), get_class($this->_model)));
-        }
-        // ok so the model object is set. Just set it with the submitted form data
-        foreach ($this->inputs_values_corresponding_to_model_fields() as $field_name => $field_value) {
-            // only set the non-primary key
-            if ($field_name != $this->_model->primary_key_name()) {
-                $this->_model_object->set($field_name, $field_value);
-            }
-        }
-        $success = $this->_model_object->save();
-        foreach ($this->_model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
-            if (isset($this->_subsections[ $relation_name ])) {
-                $success = $this->_save_related_info($relation_name);
-            }
-        }
-        do_action('AHEE__EE_Model_Form_Section__save__done', $this, $success);
-        return $success;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Automatically finds the related model info from the form, if present, and
-     * save the relations indicated
-     *
-     * @type string $relation_name
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _save_related_info($relation_name)
-    {
-        $relation_obj = $this->_model->related_settings_for($relation_name);
-        if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
-            // there is just a foreign key on this model pointing to that one
-            $this->_model_object->_add_relation_to($this->get_input_value($relation_name), $relation_name);
-        } elseif ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Has_Many_Relation) {
-            // then we want to consider all of its currently-related things.
-            // if they're in this list, keep them
-            // if they're not in this list, remove them
-            // and lastly add all the new items
-            throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
-                'Automatic saving of related info across a "has many" relation is not yet supported',
-                "event_espresso"
-            )));
-        } elseif ($relation_obj instanceof EE_HABTM_Relation) {
-            // delete everything NOT in this list
-            $normalized_input_value = $this->get_input_value($relation_name);
-            if ($normalized_input_value && is_array($normalized_input_value)) {
-                $where_query_params = array(
-                    $relation_obj->get_other_model()->primary_key_name() => array('NOT_IN', $normalized_input_value),
-                );
-            } else {
-                $where_query_params = array();
-            }
-            $this->_model_object->_remove_relations($relation_name, $where_query_params);
-            foreach ($normalized_input_value as $id) {
-                $this->_model_object->_add_relation_to($id, $relation_name);
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model of this model form
-     *
-     * @return EEM_Base
-     */
-    public function get_model()
-    {
-        return $this->_model;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the model object for this model form, which was either set
-     * upon construction (using the $options_array arg 'model_object'), by using
-     * set_model_object($model_obj), or implicitly
-     * when receive_form_submission($req_data) was called.
-     *
-     * @return EE_Base_Class
-     */
-    public function get_model_object()
-    {
-        return $this->_model_object;
-    }
-
-
-
-    /**
-     * gets teh default name of this form section if none is specified
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    protected function _set_default_name_if_empty()
-    {
-        if (! $this->_name) {
-            $default_name = str_replace("EEM_", "", get_class($this->_model)) . "_Model_Form";
-            $this->_name = $default_name;
-        }
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @var EEM_Base
+	 */
+	protected $_model = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var EE_Base_Class
+	 */
+	protected $_model_object = null;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array        $options_array   keys: {
+	 * @type EEM_Base      $model
+	 * @type EE_Base_Class $model_object
+	 * @type array         $subsection_args array keys should be subsection names (that either do or will exist), and
+	 *       values are the arrays as you would pass them to that subsection
+	 *                                      }
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function __construct($options_array = array())
+	{
+		if (isset($options_array['model']) && $options_array['model'] instanceof EEM_Base) {
+			$this->_model = $options_array['model'];
+		}
+		if (! $this->_model || ! $this->_model instanceof EEM_Base) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"Model Form Sections must first specify the _model property to be a subclass of EEM_Base",
+				"event_espresso"
+			)));
+		}
+		if (isset($options_array['subsection_args'])) {
+			$subsection_args = $options_array['subsection_args'];
+		} else {
+			$subsection_args = array();
+		}
+		// gather fields and relations to convert to inputs
+		// but if they're just going to exclude a field anyways, don't bother converting it to an input
+		$exclude = $this->_subsections;
+		if (isset($options_array['exclude'])) {
+			$exclude = array_merge($exclude, array_flip($options_array['exclude']));
+		}
+		$model_fields = array_diff_key($this->_model->field_settings(), $exclude);
+		$model_relations = array_diff_key($this->_model->relation_settings(), $exclude);
+		// convert fields and relations to inputs
+		$this->_subsections = array_merge(
+			$this->_convert_model_fields_to_inputs($model_fields),
+			$this->_convert_model_relations_to_inputs($model_relations, $subsection_args),
+			$this->_subsections
+		);
+		parent::__construct($options_array);
+		if (isset($options_array['model_object']) && $options_array['model_object'] instanceof EE_Base_Class) {
+			$this->populate_model_obj($options_array['model_object']);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * For now, just makes inputs for only HABTM relations
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Relation_Base[] $relations
+	 * @param array                    $subsection_args keys should be existing or soon-to-be-existing input names, and
+	 *                                                  their values are {
+	 * @type array {
+	 * @type EE_Base_Class[]           $model_objects   if the subsection is an EE_Select_Multi_Model_Input
+	 *                                                  }
+	 *                                                  }
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function _convert_model_relations_to_inputs($relations, $subsection_args = array())
+	{
+		$inputs = array();
+		foreach ($relations as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+			$input_constructor_args = array(
+				array_merge(
+					array(
+						'required'        => $relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation,
+						'html_label_text' => $relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation
+							? $relation_obj->get_other_model()->item_name(1)
+							: $relation_obj->get_other_model()
+										   ->item_name(2),
+					),
+					$subsection_args
+				),
+			);
+			$input = null;
+			switch (get_class($relation_obj)) {
+				case 'EE_HABTM_Relation':
+					if (isset($subsection_args[ $relation_name ])
+						&& isset($subsection_args[ $relation_name ]['model_objects'])
+					) {
+						$model_objects = $subsection_args[ $relation_name ]['model_objects'];
+					} else {
+						$model_objects = $relation_obj->get_other_model()->get_all();
+					}
+					$input = new EE_Select_Multi_Model_Input($model_objects, $input_constructor_args);
+					break;
+				default:
+			}
+			if ($input) {
+				$inputs[ $relation_name ] = $input;
+			}
+		}
+		return $inputs;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Changes model fields into form section inputs
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Model_Field_Base[] $model_fields keys are the model's name
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return EE_Form_Input_Base[]
+	 */
+	protected function _convert_model_fields_to_inputs($model_fields = array())
+	{
+		$inputs = array();
+		foreach ($model_fields as $field_name => $model_field) {
+			if ($model_field instanceof EE_Model_Field_Base) {
+				$input_constructor_args = array(
+					array(
+						'required'        => ! $model_field->is_nullable()
+											 && $model_field->get_default_value()
+												=== null,
+						'html_label_text' => $model_field->get_nicename(),
+						'default'         => $model_field->get_default_value(),
+					),
+				);
+				switch (get_class($model_field)) {
+					case 'EE_All_Caps_Text_Field':
+					case 'EE_Any_Foreign_Model_Name_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Boolean_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Yes_No_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Datetime_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Email_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Email_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Enum_Integer_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Enum_Text_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Float_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Float_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Foreign_Key_Int_Field':
+					case 'EE_Foreign_Key_String_Field':
+					case 'EE_WP_User_Field':
+						$models_pointed_to = $model_field instanceof EE_Field_With_Model_Name
+							? $model_field->get_model_class_names_pointed_to() : array();
+						if (true || is_array($models_pointed_to) && count($models_pointed_to) > 1) {
+							$input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
+						} else {
+							// so its just one model
+							$model_name = is_array($models_pointed_to) ? reset($models_pointed_to) : $models_pointed_to;
+							$model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model($model_name);
+							$model_names = $model->get_all_names(array('limit' => 10));
+							if ($model_field->is_nullable()) {
+								array_unshift($model_names, __("Please Select", 'event_espresso'));
+							}
+							$input_constructor_args[1] = $input_constructor_args[0];
+							$input_constructor_args[0] = $model_names;
+							$input_class = 'EE_Select_Input';
+						}
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Full_HTML_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
+						$input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Full_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Infinite_Integer':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Integer_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Maybe_Serialized_Text_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Money_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Post_Content_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
+						$input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Full_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Plain_Text_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Primary_Key_Int_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Hidden_Input';
+						$input_constructor_args[0]['normalization_strategy'] = new EE_Int_Normalization();
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Primary_Key_String_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Hidden_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Serialized_Text_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Simple_HTML_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Area_Input';
+						$input_constructor_args[0]['validation_strategies'] = array(new EE_Simple_HTML_Validation_Strategy());
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Slug_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Text_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_Trashed_Flag_Field':
+						$input_class = 'EE_Yes_No_Input';
+						break;
+					case 'EE_WP_Post_Status_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					case 'EE_WP_Post_Type_Field':
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field '%s' does not yet have a known conversion to form input",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+						break;
+					default:
+						throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+							"Model field of type '%s' does not convert to any known Form Input. Please add a case to EE_Model_Form_section's _convert_model_fields_to_inputs switch statement",
+							"event_espresso"
+						), get_class($model_field)));
+				}
+				$reflection = new ReflectionClass($input_class);
+				$input = $reflection->newInstanceArgs($input_constructor_args);
+				$inputs[ $field_name ] = $input;
+			}
+		}
+		return $inputs;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Mostly the same as populate_defaults , except takes a model object as input, not an array,
+	 * and also sets the form's _model_object
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Base_Class $model_obj
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function populate_model_obj($model_obj)
+	{
+		$model_obj = $this->_model->ensure_is_obj($model_obj);
+		$this->_model_object = $model_obj;
+		$defaults = $model_obj->model_field_array();
+		foreach ($this->_model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+			$subsection = $this->get_subsection($relation_name, false);
+			if ($subsection instanceof EE_Form_Input_Base) {
+				if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
+					// then we only expect there to be one
+					$related_item = $this->_model_object->get_first_related($relation_name);
+					$defaults[ $relation_name ] = $related_item->ID();
+				} else {
+					$related_items = $this->_model_object->get_many_related($relation_name);
+					$ids = array();
+					foreach ($related_items as $related_item) {
+						$ids[] = $related_item->ID();
+					}
+					$defaults[ $relation_name ] = $ids;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		$defaults = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__EE_Model_Form_Section__populate_model_obj',
+			$defaults,
+			$this
+		);
+		$this->populate_defaults($defaults);
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets all the input values that correspond to model fields. Keys are the input/field names,
+	 * values are their normalized values
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function inputs_values_corresponding_to_model_fields()
+	{
+		return array_intersect_key($this->input_values(), $this->_model->field_settings());
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * After we've normalized the data as normal, set the corresponding model object
+	 * on the form.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $req_data should usually be $_REQUEST (the default).
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function _normalize($req_data)
+	{
+		parent::_normalize($req_data);
+		// create or set the model object, if it isn't already
+		if (! $this->_model_object) {
+			// check to see if the form indicates a PK, in which case we want to only retrieve it and update it
+			$pk_name = $this->_model->primary_key_name();
+			$model_obj = $this->_model->get_one_by_ID($this->get_input_value($pk_name));
+			if ($model_obj) {
+				$this->_model_object = $model_obj;
+			} else {
+				$this->_model_object = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class($this->_model->get_this_model_name());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * After this form has been initialized and is verified to be valid,
+	 * either creates a model object from its data and saves it, or updates
+	 * the model object its data represents
+	 *
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @return int, 1 on a successful update, the ID of
+	 *                    the new entry on insert; 0 on failure
+	 */
+	public function save()
+	{
+		if (! $this->_model_object) {
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				"Cannot save the model form's model object (model is '%s') because there is no model object set. You must either set it, or call receive_form_submission where it is set automatically",
+				"event_espresso"
+			), get_class($this->_model)));
+		}
+		// ok so the model object is set. Just set it with the submitted form data
+		foreach ($this->inputs_values_corresponding_to_model_fields() as $field_name => $field_value) {
+			// only set the non-primary key
+			if ($field_name != $this->_model->primary_key_name()) {
+				$this->_model_object->set($field_name, $field_value);
+			}
+		}
+		$success = $this->_model_object->save();
+		foreach ($this->_model->relation_settings() as $relation_name => $relation_obj) {
+			if (isset($this->_subsections[ $relation_name ])) {
+				$success = $this->_save_related_info($relation_name);
+			}
+		}
+		do_action('AHEE__EE_Model_Form_Section__save__done', $this, $success);
+		return $success;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Automatically finds the related model info from the form, if present, and
+	 * save the relations indicated
+	 *
+	 * @type string $relation_name
+	 * @return bool
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _save_related_info($relation_name)
+	{
+		$relation_obj = $this->_model->related_settings_for($relation_name);
+		if ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Belongs_To_Relation) {
+			// there is just a foreign key on this model pointing to that one
+			$this->_model_object->_add_relation_to($this->get_input_value($relation_name), $relation_name);
+		} elseif ($relation_obj instanceof EE_Has_Many_Relation) {
+			// then we want to consider all of its currently-related things.
+			// if they're in this list, keep them
+			// if they're not in this list, remove them
+			// and lastly add all the new items
+			throw new EE_Error(sprintf(__(
+				'Automatic saving of related info across a "has many" relation is not yet supported',
+				"event_espresso"
+			)));
+		} elseif ($relation_obj instanceof EE_HABTM_Relation) {
+			// delete everything NOT in this list
+			$normalized_input_value = $this->get_input_value($relation_name);
+			if ($normalized_input_value && is_array($normalized_input_value)) {
+				$where_query_params = array(
+					$relation_obj->get_other_model()->primary_key_name() => array('NOT_IN', $normalized_input_value),
+				);
+			} else {
+				$where_query_params = array();
+			}
+			$this->_model_object->_remove_relations($relation_name, $where_query_params);
+			foreach ($normalized_input_value as $id) {
+				$this->_model_object->_add_relation_to($id, $relation_name);
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model of this model form
+	 *
+	 * @return EEM_Base
+	 */
+	public function get_model()
+	{
+		return $this->_model;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the model object for this model form, which was either set
+	 * upon construction (using the $options_array arg 'model_object'), by using
+	 * set_model_object($model_obj), or implicitly
+	 * when receive_form_submission($req_data) was called.
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Base_Class
+	 */
+	public function get_model_object()
+	{
+		return $this->_model_object;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * gets teh default name of this form section if none is specified
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function _set_default_name_if_empty()
+	{
+		if (! $this->_name) {
+			$default_name = str_replace("EEM_", "", get_class($this->_model)) . "_Model_Form";
+			$this->_name = $default_name;
+		}
+	}
 }

caffeinated/admin/new/pricing/templates/event_tickets_datetime_attached_tickets_row.template.php

Indentation +26 added lines, -26 removed lines

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ 
                           placeholder="Datetime Description (optional)"><?php echo $DTT_description; ?></textarea>
             </div>
             <?php do_action(
-                'AHEE__event_tickets_datetime_attached_tickets_row_template__advanced_details_after_dtt_description',
-                $dtt_row,
-                $DTT_ID
-            ); ?>
+				'AHEE__event_tickets_datetime_attached_tickets_row_template__advanced_details_after_dtt_description',
+				$dtt_row,
+				$DTT_ID
+			); ?>
             <h4 class="datetime-tickets-heading"><?php esc_html_e('Assigned Tickets', 'event_espresso'); ?></h4>
 
             <ul class="datetime-tickets-list">
@@ -21,28 +21,28 @@ 
 
             <div class="add-datetime-ticket-container">
                 <h4 class="datetime-tickets-heading"><?php
-                    esc_html_e(
-                        'Add New Ticket',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ); ?></h4><?php echo $add_new_datetime_ticket_help_link; ?><br>
+					esc_html_e(
+						'Add New Ticket',
+						'event_espresso'
+					); ?></h4><?php echo $add_new_datetime_ticket_help_link; ?><br>
                 <table class="add-new-ticket-table">
                     <thead>
                     <tr valign="top">
                         <td><span class="ANT_TKT_name_label"><?php
-                                esc_html_e(
-                                    'Ticket Name',
-                                    'event_espresso'
-                                ); ?></span></td>
+								esc_html_e(
+									'Ticket Name',
+									'event_espresso'
+								); ?></span></td>
                         <td><span class="ANT_TKT_goes_on_sale_label"><?php
-                                esc_html_e(
-                                    'Sale Starts',
-                                    'event_espresso'
-                                ); ?></span></td>
+								esc_html_e(
+									'Sale Starts',
+									'event_espresso'
+								); ?></span></td>
                         <td><span class="ANT_TKT_sell_until_label"><?php
-                                esc_html_e(
-                                    'Sell Until',
-                                    'event_espresso'
-                                ); ?></span></td>
+								esc_html_e(
+									'Sell Until',
+									'event_espresso'
+								); ?></span></td>
                         <td><span class="ANT_TKT_price_label"><?php esc_html_e('Price', 'event_espresso'); ?></span>
                         </td>
                         <td><span class="ANT_TKT_qty_label"><?php esc_html_e('Qty', 'event_espresso'); ?></span></td>
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ 
                 <div class="ee-editor-footer-container">
                     <div class="ee-editor-id-container">
                         <span class="ee-item-id"><?php
-                            echo $DTT_ID
-                                ? sprintf(
-                                    esc_html__('Datetime ID: %d', 'event_espresso'),
-                                    $DTT_ID
-                                )
-                                : ''; ?></span>
+							echo $DTT_ID
+								? sprintf(
+									esc_html__('Datetime ID: %d', 'event_espresso'),
+									$DTT_ID
+								)
+								: ''; ?></span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="save-cancel-button-container">
                         <button data-context="short-ticket" data-datetime-row="<?php echo $dtt_row; ?>"

caffeinated/admin/new/pricing/espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks.class.php

Indentation +2141 added lines, -2141 removed lines

@@ -15,2201 +15,2201 @@
 class espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks extends EE_Admin_Hooks
 {
 
-    /**
-     * This property is just used to hold the status of whether an event is currently being
-     * created (true) or edited (false)
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $_is_creating_event;
+	/**
+	 * This property is just used to hold the status of whether an event is currently being
+	 * created (true) or edited (false)
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	protected $_is_creating_event;
 
-    /**
-     * Used to contain the format strings for date and time that will be used for php date and
-     * time.
-     * Is set in the _set_hooks_properties() method.
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    protected $_date_format_strings;
+	/**
+	 * Used to contain the format strings for date and time that will be used for php date and
+	 * time.
+	 * Is set in the _set_hooks_properties() method.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $_date_format_strings;
 
-    /**
-     * @var string $_date_time_format
-     */
-    protected $_date_time_format;
+	/**
+	 * @var string $_date_time_format
+	 */
+	protected $_date_time_format;
 
 
-    /**
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     */
-    protected function _set_hooks_properties()
-    {
-        $this->_name = 'pricing';
-        // capability check
-        if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
-            'ee_read_default_prices',
-            'advanced_ticket_datetime_metabox'
-        )) {
-            return;
-        }
-        $this->_setup_metaboxes();
-        $this->_set_date_time_formats();
-        $this->_validate_format_strings();
-        $this->_set_scripts_styles();
-        // commented out temporarily until logic is implemented in callback
-        // add_action(
-        //     'AHEE__EE_Admin_Page_CPT__do_extra_autosave_stuff__after_Extend_Events_Admin_Page',
-        //     array($this, 'autosave_handling')
-        // );
-        add_filter(
-            'FHEE__Events_Admin_Page___insert_update_cpt_item__event_update_callbacks',
-            array($this, 'caf_updates')
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 */
+	protected function _set_hooks_properties()
+	{
+		$this->_name = 'pricing';
+		// capability check
+		if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+			'ee_read_default_prices',
+			'advanced_ticket_datetime_metabox'
+		)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		$this->_setup_metaboxes();
+		$this->_set_date_time_formats();
+		$this->_validate_format_strings();
+		$this->_set_scripts_styles();
+		// commented out temporarily until logic is implemented in callback
+		// add_action(
+		//     'AHEE__EE_Admin_Page_CPT__do_extra_autosave_stuff__after_Extend_Events_Admin_Page',
+		//     array($this, 'autosave_handling')
+		// );
+		add_filter(
+			'FHEE__Events_Admin_Page___insert_update_cpt_item__event_update_callbacks',
+			array($this, 'caf_updates')
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _setup_metaboxes()
-    {
-        // if we were going to add our own metaboxes we'd use the below.
-        $this->_metaboxes = array(
-            0 => array(
-                'page_route' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
-                'func'       => 'pricing_metabox',
-                'label'      => esc_html__('Event Tickets & Datetimes', 'event_espresso'),
-                'priority'   => 'high',
-                'context'    => 'normal',
-            ),
-        );
-        $this->_remove_metaboxes = array(
-            0 => array(
-                'page_route' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
-                'id'         => 'espresso_event_editor_tickets',
-                'context'    => 'normal',
-            ),
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _setup_metaboxes()
+	{
+		// if we were going to add our own metaboxes we'd use the below.
+		$this->_metaboxes = array(
+			0 => array(
+				'page_route' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
+				'func'       => 'pricing_metabox',
+				'label'      => esc_html__('Event Tickets & Datetimes', 'event_espresso'),
+				'priority'   => 'high',
+				'context'    => 'normal',
+			),
+		);
+		$this->_remove_metaboxes = array(
+			0 => array(
+				'page_route' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
+				'id'         => 'espresso_event_editor_tickets',
+				'context'    => 'normal',
+			),
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _set_date_time_formats()
-    {
-        /**
-         * Format strings for date and time.  Defaults are existing behaviour from 4.1.
-         * Note, that if you return null as the value for 'date', and 'time' in the array, then
-         * EE will automatically use the set wp_options, 'date_format', and 'time_format'.
-         *
-         * @since 4.6.7
-         * @var array  Expected an array returned with 'date' and 'time' keys.
-         */
-        $this->_date_format_strings = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___set_hooks_properties__date_format_strings',
-            array(
-                'date' => 'Y-m-d',
-                'time' => 'h:i a',
-            )
-        );
-        // validate
-        $this->_date_format_strings['date'] = isset($this->_date_format_strings['date'])
-            ? $this->_date_format_strings['date']
-            : null;
-        $this->_date_format_strings['time'] = isset($this->_date_format_strings['time'])
-            ? $this->_date_format_strings['time']
-            : null;
-        $this->_date_time_format = $this->_date_format_strings['date']
-                                   . ' '
-                                   . $this->_date_format_strings['time'];
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _set_date_time_formats()
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Format strings for date and time.  Defaults are existing behaviour from 4.1.
+		 * Note, that if you return null as the value for 'date', and 'time' in the array, then
+		 * EE will automatically use the set wp_options, 'date_format', and 'time_format'.
+		 *
+		 * @since 4.6.7
+		 * @var array  Expected an array returned with 'date' and 'time' keys.
+		 */
+		$this->_date_format_strings = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___set_hooks_properties__date_format_strings',
+			array(
+				'date' => 'Y-m-d',
+				'time' => 'h:i a',
+			)
+		);
+		// validate
+		$this->_date_format_strings['date'] = isset($this->_date_format_strings['date'])
+			? $this->_date_format_strings['date']
+			: null;
+		$this->_date_format_strings['time'] = isset($this->_date_format_strings['time'])
+			? $this->_date_format_strings['time']
+			: null;
+		$this->_date_time_format = $this->_date_format_strings['date']
+								   . ' '
+								   . $this->_date_format_strings['time'];
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _validate_format_strings()
-    {
-        // validate format strings
-        $format_validation = EEH_DTT_Helper::validate_format_string(
-            $this->_date_time_format
-        );
-        if (is_array($format_validation)) {
-            $msg = '<p>';
-            $msg .= sprintf(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'The format "%s" was likely added via a filter and is invalid for the following reasons:',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                $this->_date_time_format
-            );
-            $msg .= '</p><ul>';
-            foreach ($format_validation as $error) {
-                $msg .= '<li>' . $error . '</li>';
-            }
-            $msg .= '</ul><p>';
-            $msg .= sprintf(
-                esc_html__(
-                    '%sPlease note that your date and time formats have been reset to "Y-m-d" and "h:i a" respectively.%s',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                ),
-                '<span style="color:#D54E21;">',
-                '</span>'
-            );
-            $msg .= '</p>';
-            EE_Error::add_attention($msg, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-            $this->_date_format_strings = array(
-                'date' => 'Y-m-d',
-                'time' => 'h:i a',
-            );
-        }
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _validate_format_strings()
+	{
+		// validate format strings
+		$format_validation = EEH_DTT_Helper::validate_format_string(
+			$this->_date_time_format
+		);
+		if (is_array($format_validation)) {
+			$msg = '<p>';
+			$msg .= sprintf(
+				esc_html__(
+					'The format "%s" was likely added via a filter and is invalid for the following reasons:',
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				$this->_date_time_format
+			);
+			$msg .= '</p><ul>';
+			foreach ($format_validation as $error) {
+				$msg .= '<li>' . $error . '</li>';
+			}
+			$msg .= '</ul><p>';
+			$msg .= sprintf(
+				esc_html__(
+					'%sPlease note that your date and time formats have been reset to "Y-m-d" and "h:i a" respectively.%s',
+					'event_espresso'
+				),
+				'<span style="color:#D54E21;">',
+				'</span>'
+			);
+			$msg .= '</p>';
+			EE_Error::add_attention($msg, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+			$this->_date_format_strings = array(
+				'date' => 'Y-m-d',
+				'time' => 'h:i a',
+			);
+		}
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _set_scripts_styles()
-    {
-        $this->_scripts_styles = array(
-            'registers'   => array(
-                'ee-tickets-datetimes-css' => array(
-                    'url'  => PRICING_ASSETS_URL . 'event-tickets-datetimes.css',
-                    'type' => 'css',
-                ),
-                'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox'    => array(
-                    'url'     => PRICING_ASSETS_URL . 'ee-datetime-ticket-metabox.js',
-                    'depends' => array('ee-datepicker', 'ee-dialog', 'underscore'),
-                ),
-            ),
-            'deregisters' => array(
-                'event-editor-css'       => array('type' => 'css'),
-                'event-datetime-metabox' => array('type' => 'js'),
-            ),
-            'enqueues'    => array(
-                'ee-tickets-datetimes-css' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
-                'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox'    => array('edit', 'create_new'),
-            ),
-            'localize'    => array(
-                'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox' => array(
-                    'DTT_TRASH_BLOCK'       => array(
-                        'main_warning'            => esc_html__(
-                            'The Datetime you are attempting to trash is the only datetime selected for the following ticket(s):',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        'after_warning'           => esc_html__(
-                            'In order to trash this datetime you must first make sure the above ticket(s) are assigned to other datetimes.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        'cancel_button'           => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
-                                                     . esc_html__('Cancel', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
-                        'close_button'            => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
-                                                     . esc_html__('Close', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
-                        'single_warning_from_tkt' => esc_html__(
-                            'The Datetime you are attempting to unassign from this ticket is the only remaining datetime for this ticket. Tickets must always have at least one datetime assigned to them.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        'single_warning_from_dtt' => esc_html__(
-                            'The ticket you are attempting to unassign from this datetime cannot be unassigned because the datetime is the only remaining datetime for the ticket.  Tickets must always have at least one datetime assigned to them.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        'dismiss_button'          => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
-                                                     . esc_html__('Dismiss', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
-                    ),
-                    'DTT_ERROR_MSG'         => array(
-                        'no_ticket_name' => esc_html__('General Admission', 'event_espresso'),
-                        'dismiss_button' => '<div class="save-cancel-button-container">'
-                                            . '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
-                                            . esc_html__('Dismiss', 'event_espresso')
-                                            . '</button></div>',
-                    ),
-                    'DTT_OVERSELL_WARNING'  => array(
-                        'datetime_ticket' => esc_html__(
-                            'You cannot add this ticket to this datetime because it has a sold amount that is greater than the amount of spots remaining for this datetime.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        'ticket_datetime' => esc_html__(
-                            'You cannot add this datetime to this ticket because the ticket has a sold amount that is greater than the amount of spots remaining on the datetime.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                    'DTT_CONVERTED_FORMATS' => EEH_DTT_Helper::convert_php_to_js_and_moment_date_formats(
-                        $this->_date_format_strings['date'],
-                        $this->_date_format_strings['time']
-                    ),
-                    'DTT_START_OF_WEEK'     => array('dayValue' => (int) get_option('start_of_week')),
-                ),
-            ),
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _set_scripts_styles()
+	{
+		$this->_scripts_styles = array(
+			'registers'   => array(
+				'ee-tickets-datetimes-css' => array(
+					'url'  => PRICING_ASSETS_URL . 'event-tickets-datetimes.css',
+					'type' => 'css',
+				),
+				'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox'    => array(
+					'url'     => PRICING_ASSETS_URL . 'ee-datetime-ticket-metabox.js',
+					'depends' => array('ee-datepicker', 'ee-dialog', 'underscore'),
+				),
+			),
+			'deregisters' => array(
+				'event-editor-css'       => array('type' => 'css'),
+				'event-datetime-metabox' => array('type' => 'js'),
+			),
+			'enqueues'    => array(
+				'ee-tickets-datetimes-css' => array('edit', 'create_new'),
+				'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox'    => array('edit', 'create_new'),
+			),
+			'localize'    => array(
+				'ee-dtt-ticket-metabox' => array(
+					'DTT_TRASH_BLOCK'       => array(
+						'main_warning'            => esc_html__(
+							'The Datetime you are attempting to trash is the only datetime selected for the following ticket(s):',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						'after_warning'           => esc_html__(
+							'In order to trash this datetime you must first make sure the above ticket(s) are assigned to other datetimes.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						'cancel_button'           => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
+													 . esc_html__('Cancel', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
+						'close_button'            => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
+													 . esc_html__('Close', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
+						'single_warning_from_tkt' => esc_html__(
+							'The Datetime you are attempting to unassign from this ticket is the only remaining datetime for this ticket. Tickets must always have at least one datetime assigned to them.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						'single_warning_from_dtt' => esc_html__(
+							'The ticket you are attempting to unassign from this datetime cannot be unassigned because the datetime is the only remaining datetime for the ticket.  Tickets must always have at least one datetime assigned to them.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						'dismiss_button'          => '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
+													 . esc_html__('Dismiss', 'event_espresso') . '</button>',
+					),
+					'DTT_ERROR_MSG'         => array(
+						'no_ticket_name' => esc_html__('General Admission', 'event_espresso'),
+						'dismiss_button' => '<div class="save-cancel-button-container">'
+											. '<button class="button-secondary ee-modal-cancel">'
+											. esc_html__('Dismiss', 'event_espresso')
+											. '</button></div>',
+					),
+					'DTT_OVERSELL_WARNING'  => array(
+						'datetime_ticket' => esc_html__(
+							'You cannot add this ticket to this datetime because it has a sold amount that is greater than the amount of spots remaining for this datetime.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						'ticket_datetime' => esc_html__(
+							'You cannot add this datetime to this ticket because the ticket has a sold amount that is greater than the amount of spots remaining on the datetime.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+					),
+					'DTT_CONVERTED_FORMATS' => EEH_DTT_Helper::convert_php_to_js_and_moment_date_formats(
+						$this->_date_format_strings['date'],
+						$this->_date_format_strings['time']
+					),
+					'DTT_START_OF_WEEK'     => array('dayValue' => (int) get_option('start_of_week')),
+				),
+			),
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param array $update_callbacks
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function caf_updates(array $update_callbacks)
-    {
-        foreach ($update_callbacks as $key => $callback) {
-            if ($callback[1] === '_default_tickets_update') {
-                unset($update_callbacks[ $key ]);
-            }
-        }
-        $update_callbacks[] = array($this, 'datetime_and_tickets_caf_update');
-        return $update_callbacks;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param array $update_callbacks
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function caf_updates(array $update_callbacks)
+	{
+		foreach ($update_callbacks as $key => $callback) {
+			if ($callback[1] === '_default_tickets_update') {
+				unset($update_callbacks[ $key ]);
+			}
+		}
+		$update_callbacks[] = array($this, 'datetime_and_tickets_caf_update');
+		return $update_callbacks;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * Handles saving everything related to Tickets (datetimes, tickets, prices)
-     *
-     * @param  EE_Event $event The Event object we're attaching data to
-     * @param  array    $data  The request data from the form
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     */
-    public function datetime_and_tickets_caf_update($event, $data)
-    {
-        // first we need to start with datetimes cause they are the "root" items attached to events.
-        $saved_datetimes = $this->_update_datetimes($event, $data);
-        // next tackle the tickets (and prices?)
-        $this->_update_tickets($event, $saved_datetimes, $data);
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Handles saving everything related to Tickets (datetimes, tickets, prices)
+	 *
+	 * @param  EE_Event $event The Event object we're attaching data to
+	 * @param  array    $data  The request data from the form
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function datetime_and_tickets_caf_update($event, $data)
+	{
+		// first we need to start with datetimes cause they are the "root" items attached to events.
+		$saved_datetimes = $this->_update_datetimes($event, $data);
+		// next tackle the tickets (and prices?)
+		$this->_update_tickets($event, $saved_datetimes, $data);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * update event_datetimes
-     *
-     * @param  EE_Event $event Event being updated
-     * @param  array    $data  the request data from the form
-     * @return EE_Datetime[]
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _update_datetimes($event, $data)
-    {
-        $timezone = isset($data['timezone_string']) ? $data['timezone_string'] : null;
-        $saved_dtt_ids = array();
-        $saved_dtt_objs = array();
-        if (empty($data['edit_event_datetimes']) || ! is_array($data['edit_event_datetimes'])) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'The "edit_event_datetimes" array is invalid therefore the event can not be updated.',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        foreach ($data['edit_event_datetimes'] as $row => $datetime_data) {
-            // trim all values to ensure any excess whitespace is removed.
-            $datetime_data = array_map(
-                function ($datetime_data) {
-                    return is_array($datetime_data) ? $datetime_data : trim($datetime_data);
-                },
-                $datetime_data
-            );
-            $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'] = isset($datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'])
-                                            && ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'])
-                ? $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end']
-                : $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_start'];
-            $datetime_values = array(
-                'DTT_ID'          => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_ID'])
-                    ? $datetime_data['DTT_ID']
-                    : null,
-                'DTT_name'        => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_name'])
-                    ? $datetime_data['DTT_name']
-                    : '',
-                'DTT_description' => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_description'])
-                    ? $datetime_data['DTT_description']
-                    : '',
-                'DTT_EVT_start'   => $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_start'],
-                'DTT_EVT_end'     => $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'],
-                'DTT_reg_limit'   => empty($datetime_data['DTT_reg_limit'])
-                    ? EE_INF
-                    : $datetime_data['DTT_reg_limit'],
-                'DTT_order'       => ! isset($datetime_data['DTT_order'])
-                    ? $row
-                    : $datetime_data['DTT_order'],
-            );
-            // if we have an id then let's get existing object first and then set the new values.
-            // Otherwise we instantiate a new object for save.
-            if (! empty($datetime_data['DTT_ID'])) {
-                $datetime = EE_Registry::instance()
-                                       ->load_model('Datetime', array($timezone))
-                                       ->get_one_by_ID($datetime_data['DTT_ID']);
-                // set date and time format according to what is set in this class.
-                $datetime->set_date_format($this->_date_format_strings['date']);
-                $datetime->set_time_format($this->_date_format_strings['time']);
-                foreach ($datetime_values as $field => $value) {
-                    $datetime->set($field, $value);
-                }
-                // make sure the $dtt_id here is saved just in case
-                // after the add_relation_to() the autosave replaces it.
-                // We need to do this so we dont' TRASH the parent DTT.
-                // (save the ID for both key and value to avoid duplications)
-                $saved_dtt_ids[ $datetime->ID() ] = $datetime->ID();
-            } else {
-                $datetime = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class(
-                    'Datetime',
-                    array(
-                        $datetime_values,
-                        $timezone,
-                        array($this->_date_format_strings['date'], $this->_date_format_strings['time']),
-                    ),
-                    false,
-                    false
-                );
-                foreach ($datetime_values as $field => $value) {
-                    $datetime->set($field, $value);
-                }
-            }
-            $datetime->save();
-            do_action(
-                'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_datetimes_after_save',
-                $datetime,
-                $row,
-                $datetime_data,
-                $data
-            );
-            $datetime = $event->_add_relation_to($datetime, 'Datetime');
-            // before going any further make sure our dates are setup correctly
-            // so that the end date is always equal or greater than the start date.
-            if ($datetime->get_raw('DTT_EVT_start') > $datetime->get_raw('DTT_EVT_end')) {
-                $datetime->set('DTT_EVT_end', $datetime->get('DTT_EVT_start'));
-                $datetime = EEH_DTT_Helper::date_time_add($datetime, 'DTT_EVT_end', 'days');
-                $datetime->save();
-            }
-            // now we have to make sure we add the new DTT_ID to the $saved_dtt_ids array
-            // because it is possible there was a new one created for the autosave.
-            // (save the ID for both key and value to avoid duplications)
-            $DTT_ID = $datetime->ID();
-            $saved_dtt_ids[ $DTT_ID ] = $DTT_ID;
-            $saved_dtt_objs[ $row ] = $datetime;
-            // @todo if ANY of these updates fail then we want the appropriate global error message.
-        }
-        $event->save();
-        // now we need to REMOVE any datetimes that got deleted.
-        // Keep in mind that this process will only kick in for datetimes that don't have any DTT_sold on them.
-        // So its safe to permanently delete at this point.
-        $old_datetimes = explode(',', $data['datetime_IDs']);
-        $old_datetimes = $old_datetimes[0] === '' ? array() : $old_datetimes;
-        if (is_array($old_datetimes)) {
-            $datetimes_to_delete = array_diff($old_datetimes, $saved_dtt_ids);
-            foreach ($datetimes_to_delete as $id) {
-                $id = absint($id);
-                if (empty($id)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                $dtt_to_remove = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Datetime')->get_one_by_ID($id);
-                // remove tkt relationships.
-                $related_tickets = $dtt_to_remove->get_many_related('Ticket');
-                foreach ($related_tickets as $tkt) {
-                    $dtt_to_remove->_remove_relation_to($tkt, 'Ticket');
-                }
-                $event->_remove_relation_to($id, 'Datetime');
-                $dtt_to_remove->refresh_cache_of_related_objects();
-            }
-        }
-        return $saved_dtt_objs;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * update event_datetimes
+	 *
+	 * @param  EE_Event $event Event being updated
+	 * @param  array    $data  the request data from the form
+	 * @return EE_Datetime[]
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _update_datetimes($event, $data)
+	{
+		$timezone = isset($data['timezone_string']) ? $data['timezone_string'] : null;
+		$saved_dtt_ids = array();
+		$saved_dtt_objs = array();
+		if (empty($data['edit_event_datetimes']) || ! is_array($data['edit_event_datetimes'])) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+				esc_html__(
+					'The "edit_event_datetimes" array is invalid therefore the event can not be updated.',
+					'event_espresso'
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		foreach ($data['edit_event_datetimes'] as $row => $datetime_data) {
+			// trim all values to ensure any excess whitespace is removed.
+			$datetime_data = array_map(
+				function ($datetime_data) {
+					return is_array($datetime_data) ? $datetime_data : trim($datetime_data);
+				},
+				$datetime_data
+			);
+			$datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'] = isset($datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'])
+											&& ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'])
+				? $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end']
+				: $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_start'];
+			$datetime_values = array(
+				'DTT_ID'          => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_ID'])
+					? $datetime_data['DTT_ID']
+					: null,
+				'DTT_name'        => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_name'])
+					? $datetime_data['DTT_name']
+					: '',
+				'DTT_description' => ! empty($datetime_data['DTT_description'])
+					? $datetime_data['DTT_description']
+					: '',
+				'DTT_EVT_start'   => $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_start'],
+				'DTT_EVT_end'     => $datetime_data['DTT_EVT_end'],
+				'DTT_reg_limit'   => empty($datetime_data['DTT_reg_limit'])
+					? EE_INF
+					: $datetime_data['DTT_reg_limit'],
+				'DTT_order'       => ! isset($datetime_data['DTT_order'])
+					? $row
+					: $datetime_data['DTT_order'],
+			);
+			// if we have an id then let's get existing object first and then set the new values.
+			// Otherwise we instantiate a new object for save.
+			if (! empty($datetime_data['DTT_ID'])) {
+				$datetime = EE_Registry::instance()
+									   ->load_model('Datetime', array($timezone))
+									   ->get_one_by_ID($datetime_data['DTT_ID']);
+				// set date and time format according to what is set in this class.
+				$datetime->set_date_format($this->_date_format_strings['date']);
+				$datetime->set_time_format($this->_date_format_strings['time']);
+				foreach ($datetime_values as $field => $value) {
+					$datetime->set($field, $value);
+				}
+				// make sure the $dtt_id here is saved just in case
+				// after the add_relation_to() the autosave replaces it.
+				// We need to do this so we dont' TRASH the parent DTT.
+				// (save the ID for both key and value to avoid duplications)
+				$saved_dtt_ids[ $datetime->ID() ] = $datetime->ID();
+			} else {
+				$datetime = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class(
+					'Datetime',
+					array(
+						$datetime_values,
+						$timezone,
+						array($this->_date_format_strings['date'], $this->_date_format_strings['time']),
+					),
+					false,
+					false
+				);
+				foreach ($datetime_values as $field => $value) {
+					$datetime->set($field, $value);
+				}
+			}
+			$datetime->save();
+			do_action(
+				'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_datetimes_after_save',
+				$datetime,
+				$row,
+				$datetime_data,
+				$data
+			);
+			$datetime = $event->_add_relation_to($datetime, 'Datetime');
+			// before going any further make sure our dates are setup correctly
+			// so that the end date is always equal or greater than the start date.
+			if ($datetime->get_raw('DTT_EVT_start') > $datetime->get_raw('DTT_EVT_end')) {
+				$datetime->set('DTT_EVT_end', $datetime->get('DTT_EVT_start'));
+				$datetime = EEH_DTT_Helper::date_time_add($datetime, 'DTT_EVT_end', 'days');
+				$datetime->save();
+			}
+			// now we have to make sure we add the new DTT_ID to the $saved_dtt_ids array
+			// because it is possible there was a new one created for the autosave.
+			// (save the ID for both key and value to avoid duplications)
+			$DTT_ID = $datetime->ID();
+			$saved_dtt_ids[ $DTT_ID ] = $DTT_ID;
+			$saved_dtt_objs[ $row ] = $datetime;
+			// @todo if ANY of these updates fail then we want the appropriate global error message.
+		}
+		$event->save();
+		// now we need to REMOVE any datetimes that got deleted.
+		// Keep in mind that this process will only kick in for datetimes that don't have any DTT_sold on them.
+		// So its safe to permanently delete at this point.
+		$old_datetimes = explode(',', $data['datetime_IDs']);
+		$old_datetimes = $old_datetimes[0] === '' ? array() : $old_datetimes;
+		if (is_array($old_datetimes)) {
+			$datetimes_to_delete = array_diff($old_datetimes, $saved_dtt_ids);
+			foreach ($datetimes_to_delete as $id) {
+				$id = absint($id);
+				if (empty($id)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				$dtt_to_remove = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Datetime')->get_one_by_ID($id);
+				// remove tkt relationships.
+				$related_tickets = $dtt_to_remove->get_many_related('Ticket');
+				foreach ($related_tickets as $tkt) {
+					$dtt_to_remove->_remove_relation_to($tkt, 'Ticket');
+				}
+				$event->_remove_relation_to($id, 'Datetime');
+				$dtt_to_remove->refresh_cache_of_related_objects();
+			}
+		}
+		return $saved_dtt_objs;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * update tickets
-     *
-     * @param  EE_Event      $event           Event object being updated
-     * @param  EE_Datetime[] $saved_datetimes an array of datetime ids being updated
-     * @param  array         $data            incoming request data
-     * @return EE_Ticket[]
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _update_tickets($event, $saved_datetimes, $data)
-    {
-        $new_tkt = null;
-        $new_default = null;
-        // stripslashes because WP filtered the $_POST ($data) array to add slashes
-        $data = stripslashes_deep($data);
-        $timezone = isset($data['timezone_string']) ? $data['timezone_string'] : null;
-        $saved_tickets = $datetimes_on_existing = array();
-        $old_tickets = isset($data['ticket_IDs']) ? explode(',', $data['ticket_IDs']) : array();
-        if (empty($data['edit_tickets']) || ! is_array($data['edit_tickets'])) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-                esc_html__(
-                    'The "edit_tickets" array is invalid therefore the event can not be updated.',
-                    'event_espresso'
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        foreach ($data['edit_tickets'] as $row => $tkt) {
-            $update_prices = $create_new_TKT = false;
-            // figure out what datetimes were added to the ticket
-            // and what datetimes were removed from the ticket in the session.
-            $starting_tkt_dtt_rows = explode(',', $data['starting_ticket_datetime_rows'][ $row ]);
-            $tkt_dtt_rows = explode(',', $data['ticket_datetime_rows'][ $row ]);
-            $datetimes_added = array_diff($tkt_dtt_rows, $starting_tkt_dtt_rows);
-            $datetimes_removed = array_diff($starting_tkt_dtt_rows, $tkt_dtt_rows);
-            // trim inputs to ensure any excess whitespace is removed.
-            $tkt = array_map(
-                function ($ticket_data) {
-                    return is_array($ticket_data) ? $ticket_data : trim($ticket_data);
-                },
-                $tkt
-            );
-            // note we are doing conversions to floats here instead of allowing EE_Money_Field to handle
-            // because we're doing calculations prior to using the models.
-            // note incoming ['TKT_price'] value is already in standard notation (via js).
-            $ticket_price = isset($tkt['TKT_price'])
-                ? round((float) $tkt['TKT_price'], 3)
-                : 0;
-            // note incoming base price needs converted from localized value.
-            $base_price = isset($tkt['TKT_base_price'])
-                ? EEH_Money::convert_to_float_from_localized_money($tkt['TKT_base_price'])
-                : 0;
-            // if ticket price == 0 and $base_price != 0 then ticket price == base_price
-            $ticket_price = $ticket_price === 0 && $base_price !== 0
-                ? $base_price
-                : $ticket_price;
-            $base_price_id = isset($tkt['TKT_base_price_ID'])
-                ? $tkt['TKT_base_price_ID']
-                : 0;
-            $price_rows = is_array($data['edit_prices']) && isset($data['edit_prices'][ $row ])
-                ? $data['edit_prices'][ $row ]
-                : array();
-            $now = null;
-            if (empty($tkt['TKT_start_date'])) {
-                // lets' use now in the set timezone.
-                $now = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone($event->get_timezone()));
-                $tkt['TKT_start_date'] = $now->format($this->_date_time_format);
-            }
-            if (empty($tkt['TKT_end_date'])) {
-                /**
-                 * set the TKT_end_date to the first datetime attached to the ticket.
-                 */
-                $first_dtt = $saved_datetimes[ reset($tkt_dtt_rows) ];
-                $tkt['TKT_end_date'] = $first_dtt->start_date_and_time($this->_date_time_format);
-            }
-            $TKT_values = array(
-                'TKT_ID'          => ! empty($tkt['TKT_ID']) ? $tkt['TKT_ID'] : null,
-                'TTM_ID'          => ! empty($tkt['TTM_ID']) ? $tkt['TTM_ID'] : 0,
-                'TKT_name'        => ! empty($tkt['TKT_name']) ? $tkt['TKT_name'] : '',
-                'TKT_description' => ! empty($tkt['TKT_description'])
-                                     && $tkt['TKT_description'] !== esc_html__(
-                                         'You can modify this description',
-                                         'event_espresso'
-                                     )
-                    ? $tkt['TKT_description']
-                    : '',
-                'TKT_start_date'  => $tkt['TKT_start_date'],
-                'TKT_end_date'    => $tkt['TKT_end_date'],
-                'TKT_qty'         => ! isset($tkt['TKT_qty']) || $tkt['TKT_qty'] === ''
-                    ? EE_INF
-                    : $tkt['TKT_qty'],
-                'TKT_uses'        => ! isset($tkt['TKT_uses']) || $tkt['TKT_uses'] === ''
-                    ? EE_INF
-                    : $tkt['TKT_uses'],
-                'TKT_min'         => empty($tkt['TKT_min']) ? 0 : $tkt['TKT_min'],
-                'TKT_max'         => empty($tkt['TKT_max']) ? EE_INF : $tkt['TKT_max'],
-                'TKT_row'         => $row,
-                'TKT_order'       => isset($tkt['TKT_order']) ? $tkt['TKT_order'] : 0,
-                'TKT_taxable'     => ! empty($tkt['TKT_taxable']) ? 1 : 0,
-                'TKT_required'    => ! empty($tkt['TKT_required']) ? 1 : 0,
-                'TKT_price'       => $ticket_price,
-            );
-            // if this is a default TKT, then we need to set the TKT_ID to 0 and update accordingly,
-            // which means in turn that the prices will become new prices as well.
-            if (isset($tkt['TKT_is_default']) && $tkt['TKT_is_default']) {
-                $TKT_values['TKT_ID'] = 0;
-                $TKT_values['TKT_is_default'] = 0;
-                $update_prices = true;
-            }
-            // if we have a TKT_ID then we need to get that existing TKT_obj and update it
-            // we actually do our saves ahead of doing any add_relations to
-            // because its entirely possible that this ticket wasn't removed or added to any datetime in the session
-            // but DID have it's items modified.
-            // keep in mind that if the TKT has been sold (and we have changed pricing information),
-            // then we won't be updating the tkt but instead a new tkt will be created and the old one archived.
-            if (absint($TKT_values['TKT_ID'])) {
-                $ticket = EE_Registry::instance()
-                                     ->load_model('Ticket', array($timezone))
-                                     ->get_one_by_ID($tkt['TKT_ID']);
-                if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
-                    $ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
-                        $ticket,
-                        $saved_datetimes,
-                        $datetimes_added,
-                        $datetimes_removed
-                    );
-                    // are there any registrations using this ticket ?
-                    $tickets_sold = $ticket->count_related(
-                        'Registration',
-                        array(
-                            array(
-                                'STS_ID' => array('NOT IN', array(EEM_Registration::status_id_incomplete)),
-                            ),
-                        )
-                    );
-                    // set ticket formats
-                    $ticket->set_date_format($this->_date_format_strings['date']);
-                    $ticket->set_time_format($this->_date_format_strings['time']);
-                    // let's just check the total price for the existing ticket
-                    // and determine if it matches the new total price.
-                    // if they are different then we create a new ticket (if tickets sold)
-                    // if they aren't different then we go ahead and modify existing ticket.
-                    $create_new_TKT = $tickets_sold > 0 && $ticket_price !== $ticket->price() && ! $ticket->deleted();
-                    // set new values
-                    foreach ($TKT_values as $field => $value) {
-                        if ($field === 'TKT_qty') {
-                            $ticket->set_qty($value);
-                        } else {
-                            $ticket->set($field, $value);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    // if $create_new_TKT is false then we can safely update the existing ticket.
-                    // Otherwise we have to create a new ticket.
-                    if ($create_new_TKT) {
-                        $new_tkt = $this->_duplicate_ticket(
-                            $ticket,
-                            $price_rows,
-                            $ticket_price,
-                            $base_price,
-                            $base_price_id
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                // no TKT_id so a new TKT
-                $ticket = EE_Ticket::new_instance(
-                    $TKT_values,
-                    $timezone,
-                    array($this->_date_format_strings['date'], $this->_date_format_strings['time'])
-                );
-                if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
-                    // make sure ticket has an ID of setting relations won't work
-                    $ticket->save();
-                    $ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
-                        $ticket,
-                        $saved_datetimes,
-                        $datetimes_added,
-                        $datetimes_removed
-                    );
-                    $update_prices = true;
-                }
-            }
-            // make sure any current values have been saved.
-            // $ticket->save();
-            // before going any further make sure our dates are setup correctly
-            // so that the end date is always equal or greater than the start date.
-            if ($ticket->get_raw('TKT_start_date') > $ticket->get_raw('TKT_end_date')) {
-                $ticket->set('TKT_end_date', $ticket->get('TKT_start_date'));
-                $ticket = EEH_DTT_Helper::date_time_add($ticket, 'TKT_end_date', 'days');
-            }
-            // let's make sure the base price is handled
-            $ticket = ! $create_new_TKT
-                ? $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
-                    array(),
-                    $ticket,
-                    $update_prices,
-                    $base_price,
-                    $base_price_id
-                )
-                : $ticket;
-            // add/update price_modifiers
-            $ticket = ! $create_new_TKT
-                ? $this->_add_prices_to_ticket($price_rows, $ticket, $update_prices)
-                : $ticket;
-            // need to make sue that the TKT_price is accurate after saving the prices.
-            $ticket->ensure_TKT_Price_correct();
-            // handle CREATING a default tkt from the incoming tkt but ONLY if this isn't an autosave.
-            if (! defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && ! empty($tkt['TKT_is_default_selector'])) {
-                $update_prices = true;
-                $new_default = clone $ticket;
-                $new_default->set('TKT_ID', 0);
-                $new_default->set('TKT_is_default', 1);
-                $new_default->set('TKT_row', 1);
-                $new_default->set('TKT_price', $ticket_price);
-                // remove any dtt relations cause we DON'T want dtt relations attached
-                // (note this is just removing the cached relations in the object)
-                $new_default->_remove_relations('Datetime');
-                // @todo we need to add the current attached prices as new prices to the new default ticket.
-                $new_default = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
-                    $price_rows,
-                    $new_default,
-                    $update_prices
-                );
-                // don't forget the base price!
-                $new_default = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
-                    array(),
-                    $new_default,
-                    $update_prices,
-                    $base_price,
-                    $base_price_id
-                );
-                $new_default->save();
-                do_action(
-                    'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_new_default_ticket',
-                    $new_default,
-                    $row,
-                    $ticket,
-                    $data
-                );
-            }
-            // DO ALL dtt relationships for both current tickets and any archived tickets
-            // for the given dtt that are related to the current ticket.
-            // TODO... not sure exactly how we're going to do this considering we don't know
-            // what current ticket the archived tickets are related to
-            // (and TKT_parent is used for autosaves so that's not a field we can reliably use).
-            // let's assign any tickets that have been setup to the saved_tickets tracker
-            // save existing TKT
-            $ticket->save();
-            if ($create_new_TKT && $new_tkt instanceof EE_Ticket) {
-                // save new TKT
-                $new_tkt->save();
-                // add new ticket to array
-                $saved_tickets[ $new_tkt->ID() ] = $new_tkt;
-                do_action(
-                    'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_new_ticket',
-                    $new_tkt,
-                    $row,
-                    $tkt,
-                    $data
-                );
-            } else {
-                // add tkt to saved tkts
-                $saved_tickets[ $ticket->ID() ] = $ticket;
-                do_action(
-                    'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_update_ticket',
-                    $ticket,
-                    $row,
-                    $tkt,
-                    $data
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        // now we need to handle tickets actually "deleted permanently".
-        // There are cases where we'd want this to happen
-        // (i.e. autosaves are happening and then in between autosaves the user trashes a ticket).
-        // Or a draft event was saved and in the process of editing a ticket is trashed.
-        // No sense in keeping all the related data in the db!
-        $old_tickets = isset($old_tickets[0]) && $old_tickets[0] === '' ? array() : $old_tickets;
-        $tickets_removed = array_diff($old_tickets, array_keys($saved_tickets));
-        foreach ($tickets_removed as $id) {
-            $id = absint($id);
-            // get the ticket for this id
-            $tkt_to_remove = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Ticket')->get_one_by_ID($id);
-            // if this tkt is a default tkt we leave it alone cause it won't be attached to the datetime
-            if ($tkt_to_remove->get('TKT_is_default')) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // if this tkt has any registrations attached so then we just ARCHIVE
-            // because we don't actually permanently delete these tickets.
-            if ($tkt_to_remove->count_related('Registration') > 0) {
-                $tkt_to_remove->delete();
-                continue;
-            }
-            // need to get all the related datetimes on this ticket and remove from every single one of them
-            // (remember this process can ONLY kick off if there are NO tkts_sold)
-            $datetimes = $tkt_to_remove->get_many_related('Datetime');
-            foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
-                $tkt_to_remove->_remove_relation_to($datetime, 'Datetime');
-            }
-            // need to do the same for prices (except these prices can also be deleted because again,
-            // tickets can only be trashed if they don't have any TKTs sold (otherwise they are just archived))
-            $tkt_to_remove->delete_related_permanently('Price');
-            do_action('AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_delete_ticket', $tkt_to_remove);
-            // finally let's delete this ticket
-            // (which should not be blocked at this point b/c we've removed all our relationships)
-            $tkt_to_remove->delete_permanently();
-        }
-        return $saved_tickets;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * update tickets
+	 *
+	 * @param  EE_Event      $event           Event object being updated
+	 * @param  EE_Datetime[] $saved_datetimes an array of datetime ids being updated
+	 * @param  array         $data            incoming request data
+	 * @return EE_Ticket[]
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _update_tickets($event, $saved_datetimes, $data)
+	{
+		$new_tkt = null;
+		$new_default = null;
+		// stripslashes because WP filtered the $_POST ($data) array to add slashes
+		$data = stripslashes_deep($data);
+		$timezone = isset($data['timezone_string']) ? $data['timezone_string'] : null;
+		$saved_tickets = $datetimes_on_existing = array();
+		$old_tickets = isset($data['ticket_IDs']) ? explode(',', $data['ticket_IDs']) : array();
+		if (empty($data['edit_tickets']) || ! is_array($data['edit_tickets'])) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+				esc_html__(
+					'The "edit_tickets" array is invalid therefore the event can not be updated.',
+					'event_espresso'
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		foreach ($data['edit_tickets'] as $row => $tkt) {
+			$update_prices = $create_new_TKT = false;
+			// figure out what datetimes were added to the ticket
+			// and what datetimes were removed from the ticket in the session.
+			$starting_tkt_dtt_rows = explode(',', $data['starting_ticket_datetime_rows'][ $row ]);
+			$tkt_dtt_rows = explode(',', $data['ticket_datetime_rows'][ $row ]);
+			$datetimes_added = array_diff($tkt_dtt_rows, $starting_tkt_dtt_rows);
+			$datetimes_removed = array_diff($starting_tkt_dtt_rows, $tkt_dtt_rows);
+			// trim inputs to ensure any excess whitespace is removed.
+			$tkt = array_map(
+				function ($ticket_data) {
+					return is_array($ticket_data) ? $ticket_data : trim($ticket_data);
+				},
+				$tkt
+			);
+			// note we are doing conversions to floats here instead of allowing EE_Money_Field to handle
+			// because we're doing calculations prior to using the models.
+			// note incoming ['TKT_price'] value is already in standard notation (via js).
+			$ticket_price = isset($tkt['TKT_price'])
+				? round((float) $tkt['TKT_price'], 3)
+				: 0;
+			// note incoming base price needs converted from localized value.
+			$base_price = isset($tkt['TKT_base_price'])
+				? EEH_Money::convert_to_float_from_localized_money($tkt['TKT_base_price'])
+				: 0;
+			// if ticket price == 0 and $base_price != 0 then ticket price == base_price
+			$ticket_price = $ticket_price === 0 && $base_price !== 0
+				? $base_price
+				: $ticket_price;
+			$base_price_id = isset($tkt['TKT_base_price_ID'])
+				? $tkt['TKT_base_price_ID']
+				: 0;
+			$price_rows = is_array($data['edit_prices']) && isset($data['edit_prices'][ $row ])
+				? $data['edit_prices'][ $row ]
+				: array();
+			$now = null;
+			if (empty($tkt['TKT_start_date'])) {
+				// lets' use now in the set timezone.
+				$now = new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone($event->get_timezone()));
+				$tkt['TKT_start_date'] = $now->format($this->_date_time_format);
+			}
+			if (empty($tkt['TKT_end_date'])) {
+				/**
+				 * set the TKT_end_date to the first datetime attached to the ticket.
+				 */
+				$first_dtt = $saved_datetimes[ reset($tkt_dtt_rows) ];
+				$tkt['TKT_end_date'] = $first_dtt->start_date_and_time($this->_date_time_format);
+			}
+			$TKT_values = array(
+				'TKT_ID'          => ! empty($tkt['TKT_ID']) ? $tkt['TKT_ID'] : null,
+				'TTM_ID'          => ! empty($tkt['TTM_ID']) ? $tkt['TTM_ID'] : 0,
+				'TKT_name'        => ! empty($tkt['TKT_name']) ? $tkt['TKT_name'] : '',
+				'TKT_description' => ! empty($tkt['TKT_description'])
+									 && $tkt['TKT_description'] !== esc_html__(
+										 'You can modify this description',
+										 'event_espresso'
+									 )
+					? $tkt['TKT_description']
+					: '',
+				'TKT_start_date'  => $tkt['TKT_start_date'],
+				'TKT_end_date'    => $tkt['TKT_end_date'],
+				'TKT_qty'         => ! isset($tkt['TKT_qty']) || $tkt['TKT_qty'] === ''
+					? EE_INF
+					: $tkt['TKT_qty'],
+				'TKT_uses'        => ! isset($tkt['TKT_uses']) || $tkt['TKT_uses'] === ''
+					? EE_INF
+					: $tkt['TKT_uses'],
+				'TKT_min'         => empty($tkt['TKT_min']) ? 0 : $tkt['TKT_min'],
+				'TKT_max'         => empty($tkt['TKT_max']) ? EE_INF : $tkt['TKT_max'],
+				'TKT_row'         => $row,
+				'TKT_order'       => isset($tkt['TKT_order']) ? $tkt['TKT_order'] : 0,
+				'TKT_taxable'     => ! empty($tkt['TKT_taxable']) ? 1 : 0,
+				'TKT_required'    => ! empty($tkt['TKT_required']) ? 1 : 0,
+				'TKT_price'       => $ticket_price,
+			);
+			// if this is a default TKT, then we need to set the TKT_ID to 0 and update accordingly,
+			// which means in turn that the prices will become new prices as well.
+			if (isset($tkt['TKT_is_default']) && $tkt['TKT_is_default']) {
+				$TKT_values['TKT_ID'] = 0;
+				$TKT_values['TKT_is_default'] = 0;
+				$update_prices = true;
+			}
+			// if we have a TKT_ID then we need to get that existing TKT_obj and update it
+			// we actually do our saves ahead of doing any add_relations to
+			// because its entirely possible that this ticket wasn't removed or added to any datetime in the session
+			// but DID have it's items modified.
+			// keep in mind that if the TKT has been sold (and we have changed pricing information),
+			// then we won't be updating the tkt but instead a new tkt will be created and the old one archived.
+			if (absint($TKT_values['TKT_ID'])) {
+				$ticket = EE_Registry::instance()
+									 ->load_model('Ticket', array($timezone))
+									 ->get_one_by_ID($tkt['TKT_ID']);
+				if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
+					$ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
+						$ticket,
+						$saved_datetimes,
+						$datetimes_added,
+						$datetimes_removed
+					);
+					// are there any registrations using this ticket ?
+					$tickets_sold = $ticket->count_related(
+						'Registration',
+						array(
+							array(
+								'STS_ID' => array('NOT IN', array(EEM_Registration::status_id_incomplete)),
+							),
+						)
+					);
+					// set ticket formats
+					$ticket->set_date_format($this->_date_format_strings['date']);
+					$ticket->set_time_format($this->_date_format_strings['time']);
+					// let's just check the total price for the existing ticket
+					// and determine if it matches the new total price.
+					// if they are different then we create a new ticket (if tickets sold)
+					// if they aren't different then we go ahead and modify existing ticket.
+					$create_new_TKT = $tickets_sold > 0 && $ticket_price !== $ticket->price() && ! $ticket->deleted();
+					// set new values
+					foreach ($TKT_values as $field => $value) {
+						if ($field === 'TKT_qty') {
+							$ticket->set_qty($value);
+						} else {
+							$ticket->set($field, $value);
+						}
+					}
+					// if $create_new_TKT is false then we can safely update the existing ticket.
+					// Otherwise we have to create a new ticket.
+					if ($create_new_TKT) {
+						$new_tkt = $this->_duplicate_ticket(
+							$ticket,
+							$price_rows,
+							$ticket_price,
+							$base_price,
+							$base_price_id
+						);
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				// no TKT_id so a new TKT
+				$ticket = EE_Ticket::new_instance(
+					$TKT_values,
+					$timezone,
+					array($this->_date_format_strings['date'], $this->_date_format_strings['time'])
+				);
+				if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
+					// make sure ticket has an ID of setting relations won't work
+					$ticket->save();
+					$ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
+						$ticket,
+						$saved_datetimes,
+						$datetimes_added,
+						$datetimes_removed
+					);
+					$update_prices = true;
+				}
+			}
+			// make sure any current values have been saved.
+			// $ticket->save();
+			// before going any further make sure our dates are setup correctly
+			// so that the end date is always equal or greater than the start date.
+			if ($ticket->get_raw('TKT_start_date') > $ticket->get_raw('TKT_end_date')) {
+				$ticket->set('TKT_end_date', $ticket->get('TKT_start_date'));
+				$ticket = EEH_DTT_Helper::date_time_add($ticket, 'TKT_end_date', 'days');
+			}
+			// let's make sure the base price is handled
+			$ticket = ! $create_new_TKT
+				? $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
+					array(),
+					$ticket,
+					$update_prices,
+					$base_price,
+					$base_price_id
+				)
+				: $ticket;
+			// add/update price_modifiers
+			$ticket = ! $create_new_TKT
+				? $this->_add_prices_to_ticket($price_rows, $ticket, $update_prices)
+				: $ticket;
+			// need to make sue that the TKT_price is accurate after saving the prices.
+			$ticket->ensure_TKT_Price_correct();
+			// handle CREATING a default tkt from the incoming tkt but ONLY if this isn't an autosave.
+			if (! defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && ! empty($tkt['TKT_is_default_selector'])) {
+				$update_prices = true;
+				$new_default = clone $ticket;
+				$new_default->set('TKT_ID', 0);
+				$new_default->set('TKT_is_default', 1);
+				$new_default->set('TKT_row', 1);
+				$new_default->set('TKT_price', $ticket_price);
+				// remove any dtt relations cause we DON'T want dtt relations attached
+				// (note this is just removing the cached relations in the object)
+				$new_default->_remove_relations('Datetime');
+				// @todo we need to add the current attached prices as new prices to the new default ticket.
+				$new_default = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
+					$price_rows,
+					$new_default,
+					$update_prices
+				);
+				// don't forget the base price!
+				$new_default = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
+					array(),
+					$new_default,
+					$update_prices,
+					$base_price,
+					$base_price_id
+				);
+				$new_default->save();
+				do_action(
+					'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_new_default_ticket',
+					$new_default,
+					$row,
+					$ticket,
+					$data
+				);
+			}
+			// DO ALL dtt relationships for both current tickets and any archived tickets
+			// for the given dtt that are related to the current ticket.
+			// TODO... not sure exactly how we're going to do this considering we don't know
+			// what current ticket the archived tickets are related to
+			// (and TKT_parent is used for autosaves so that's not a field we can reliably use).
+			// let's assign any tickets that have been setup to the saved_tickets tracker
+			// save existing TKT
+			$ticket->save();
+			if ($create_new_TKT && $new_tkt instanceof EE_Ticket) {
+				// save new TKT
+				$new_tkt->save();
+				// add new ticket to array
+				$saved_tickets[ $new_tkt->ID() ] = $new_tkt;
+				do_action(
+					'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_new_ticket',
+					$new_tkt,
+					$row,
+					$tkt,
+					$data
+				);
+			} else {
+				// add tkt to saved tkts
+				$saved_tickets[ $ticket->ID() ] = $ticket;
+				do_action(
+					'AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_update_ticket',
+					$ticket,
+					$row,
+					$tkt,
+					$data
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		// now we need to handle tickets actually "deleted permanently".
+		// There are cases where we'd want this to happen
+		// (i.e. autosaves are happening and then in between autosaves the user trashes a ticket).
+		// Or a draft event was saved and in the process of editing a ticket is trashed.
+		// No sense in keeping all the related data in the db!
+		$old_tickets = isset($old_tickets[0]) && $old_tickets[0] === '' ? array() : $old_tickets;
+		$tickets_removed = array_diff($old_tickets, array_keys($saved_tickets));
+		foreach ($tickets_removed as $id) {
+			$id = absint($id);
+			// get the ticket for this id
+			$tkt_to_remove = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Ticket')->get_one_by_ID($id);
+			// if this tkt is a default tkt we leave it alone cause it won't be attached to the datetime
+			if ($tkt_to_remove->get('TKT_is_default')) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// if this tkt has any registrations attached so then we just ARCHIVE
+			// because we don't actually permanently delete these tickets.
+			if ($tkt_to_remove->count_related('Registration') > 0) {
+				$tkt_to_remove->delete();
+				continue;
+			}
+			// need to get all the related datetimes on this ticket and remove from every single one of them
+			// (remember this process can ONLY kick off if there are NO tkts_sold)
+			$datetimes = $tkt_to_remove->get_many_related('Datetime');
+			foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
+				$tkt_to_remove->_remove_relation_to($datetime, 'Datetime');
+			}
+			// need to do the same for prices (except these prices can also be deleted because again,
+			// tickets can only be trashed if they don't have any TKTs sold (otherwise they are just archived))
+			$tkt_to_remove->delete_related_permanently('Price');
+			do_action('AHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___update_tkts_delete_ticket', $tkt_to_remove);
+			// finally let's delete this ticket
+			// (which should not be blocked at this point b/c we've removed all our relationships)
+			$tkt_to_remove->delete_permanently();
+		}
+		return $saved_tickets;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @access  protected
-     * @param EE_Ticket      $ticket
-     * @param \EE_Datetime[] $saved_datetimes
-     * @param \EE_Datetime[] $added_datetimes
-     * @param \EE_Datetime[] $removed_datetimes
-     * @return EE_Ticket
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _update_ticket_datetimes(
-        EE_Ticket $ticket,
-        $saved_datetimes = array(),
-        $added_datetimes = array(),
-        $removed_datetimes = array()
-    ) {
-        // to start we have to add the ticket to all the datetimes its supposed to be with,
-        // and removing the ticket from datetimes it got removed from.
-        // first let's add datetimes
-        if (! empty($added_datetimes) && is_array($added_datetimes)) {
-            foreach ($added_datetimes as $row_id) {
-                $row_id = (int) $row_id;
-                if (isset($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]) && $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ] instanceof EE_Datetime) {
-                    $ticket->_add_relation_to($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ], 'Datetime');
-                    // Is this an existing ticket (has an ID) and does it have any sold?
-                    // If so, then we need to add that to the DTT sold because this DTT is getting added.
-                    if ($ticket->ID() && $ticket->sold() > 0) {
-                        $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]->increaseSold($ticket->sold(), false);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // then remove datetimes
-        if (! empty($removed_datetimes) && is_array($removed_datetimes)) {
-            foreach ($removed_datetimes as $row_id) {
-                $row_id = (int) $row_id;
-                // its entirely possible that a datetime got deleted (instead of just removed from relationship.
-                // So make sure we skip over this if the dtt isn't in the $saved_datetimes array)
-                if (isset($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]) && $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ] instanceof EE_Datetime) {
-                    $ticket->_remove_relation_to($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ], 'Datetime');
-                    // Is this an existing ticket (has an ID) and does it have any sold?
-                    // If so, then we need to remove it's sold from the DTT_sold.
-                    if ($ticket->ID() && $ticket->sold() > 0) {
-                        $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]->decreaseSold($ticket->sold());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // cap ticket qty by datetime reg limits
-        $ticket->set_qty(min($ticket->qty(), $ticket->qty('reg_limit')));
-        return $ticket;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @access  protected
+	 * @param EE_Ticket      $ticket
+	 * @param \EE_Datetime[] $saved_datetimes
+	 * @param \EE_Datetime[] $added_datetimes
+	 * @param \EE_Datetime[] $removed_datetimes
+	 * @return EE_Ticket
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _update_ticket_datetimes(
+		EE_Ticket $ticket,
+		$saved_datetimes = array(),
+		$added_datetimes = array(),
+		$removed_datetimes = array()
+	) {
+		// to start we have to add the ticket to all the datetimes its supposed to be with,
+		// and removing the ticket from datetimes it got removed from.
+		// first let's add datetimes
+		if (! empty($added_datetimes) && is_array($added_datetimes)) {
+			foreach ($added_datetimes as $row_id) {
+				$row_id = (int) $row_id;
+				if (isset($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]) && $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ] instanceof EE_Datetime) {
+					$ticket->_add_relation_to($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ], 'Datetime');
+					// Is this an existing ticket (has an ID) and does it have any sold?
+					// If so, then we need to add that to the DTT sold because this DTT is getting added.
+					if ($ticket->ID() && $ticket->sold() > 0) {
+						$saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]->increaseSold($ticket->sold(), false);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// then remove datetimes
+		if (! empty($removed_datetimes) && is_array($removed_datetimes)) {
+			foreach ($removed_datetimes as $row_id) {
+				$row_id = (int) $row_id;
+				// its entirely possible that a datetime got deleted (instead of just removed from relationship.
+				// So make sure we skip over this if the dtt isn't in the $saved_datetimes array)
+				if (isset($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]) && $saved_datetimes[ $row_id ] instanceof EE_Datetime) {
+					$ticket->_remove_relation_to($saved_datetimes[ $row_id ], 'Datetime');
+					// Is this an existing ticket (has an ID) and does it have any sold?
+					// If so, then we need to remove it's sold from the DTT_sold.
+					if ($ticket->ID() && $ticket->sold() > 0) {
+						$saved_datetimes[ $row_id ]->decreaseSold($ticket->sold());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// cap ticket qty by datetime reg limits
+		$ticket->set_qty(min($ticket->qty(), $ticket->qty('reg_limit')));
+		return $ticket;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @access  protected
-     * @param EE_Ticket $ticket
-     * @param array     $price_rows
-     * @param int       $ticket_price
-     * @param int       $base_price
-     * @param int       $base_price_id
-     * @return EE_Ticket
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _duplicate_ticket(
-        EE_Ticket $ticket,
-        $price_rows = array(),
-        $ticket_price = 0,
-        $base_price = 0,
-        $base_price_id = 0
-    ) {
-        // create new ticket that's a copy of the existing
-        // except a new id of course (and not archived)
-        // AND has the new TKT_price associated with it.
-        $new_ticket = clone $ticket;
-        $new_ticket->set('TKT_ID', 0);
-        $new_ticket->set_deleted(0);
-        $new_ticket->set_price($ticket_price);
-        $new_ticket->set_sold(0);
-        // let's get a new ID for this ticket
-        $new_ticket->save();
-        // we also need to make sure this new ticket gets the same datetime attachments as the archived ticket
-        $datetimes_on_existing = $ticket->datetimes();
-        $new_ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
-            $new_ticket,
-            $datetimes_on_existing,
-            array_keys($datetimes_on_existing)
-        );
-        // $ticket will get archived later b/c we are NOT adding it to the saved_tickets array.
-        // if existing $ticket has sold amount, then we need to adjust the qty for the new TKT to = the remaining
-        // available.
-        if ($ticket->sold() > 0) {
-            $new_qty = $ticket->qty() - $ticket->sold();
-            $new_ticket->set_qty($new_qty);
-        }
-        // now we update the prices just for this ticket
-        $new_ticket = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket($price_rows, $new_ticket, true);
-        // and we update the base price
-        $new_ticket = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
-            array(),
-            $new_ticket,
-            true,
-            $base_price,
-            $base_price_id
-        );
-        return $new_ticket;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @access  protected
+	 * @param EE_Ticket $ticket
+	 * @param array     $price_rows
+	 * @param int       $ticket_price
+	 * @param int       $base_price
+	 * @param int       $base_price_id
+	 * @return EE_Ticket
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _duplicate_ticket(
+		EE_Ticket $ticket,
+		$price_rows = array(),
+		$ticket_price = 0,
+		$base_price = 0,
+		$base_price_id = 0
+	) {
+		// create new ticket that's a copy of the existing
+		// except a new id of course (and not archived)
+		// AND has the new TKT_price associated with it.
+		$new_ticket = clone $ticket;
+		$new_ticket->set('TKT_ID', 0);
+		$new_ticket->set_deleted(0);
+		$new_ticket->set_price($ticket_price);
+		$new_ticket->set_sold(0);
+		// let's get a new ID for this ticket
+		$new_ticket->save();
+		// we also need to make sure this new ticket gets the same datetime attachments as the archived ticket
+		$datetimes_on_existing = $ticket->datetimes();
+		$new_ticket = $this->_update_ticket_datetimes(
+			$new_ticket,
+			$datetimes_on_existing,
+			array_keys($datetimes_on_existing)
+		);
+		// $ticket will get archived later b/c we are NOT adding it to the saved_tickets array.
+		// if existing $ticket has sold amount, then we need to adjust the qty for the new TKT to = the remaining
+		// available.
+		if ($ticket->sold() > 0) {
+			$new_qty = $ticket->qty() - $ticket->sold();
+			$new_ticket->set_qty($new_qty);
+		}
+		// now we update the prices just for this ticket
+		$new_ticket = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket($price_rows, $new_ticket, true);
+		// and we update the base price
+		$new_ticket = $this->_add_prices_to_ticket(
+			array(),
+			$new_ticket,
+			true,
+			$base_price,
+			$base_price_id
+		);
+		return $new_ticket;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * This attaches a list of given prices to a ticket.
-     * Note we dont' have to worry about ever removing relationships (or archiving prices) because if there is a change
-     * in price information on a ticket, a new ticket is created anyways so the archived ticket will retain the old
-     * price info and prices are automatically "archived" via the ticket.
-     *
-     * @access  private
-     * @param array     $prices        Array of prices from the form.
-     * @param EE_Ticket $ticket        EE_Ticket object that prices are being attached to.
-     * @param bool      $new_prices    Whether attach existing incoming prices or create new ones.
-     * @param int|bool  $base_price    if FALSE then NOT doing a base price add.
-     * @param int|bool  $base_price_id if present then this is the base_price_id being updated.
-     * @return EE_Ticket
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _add_prices_to_ticket(
-        $prices = array(),
-        EE_Ticket $ticket,
-        $new_prices = false,
-        $base_price = false,
-        $base_price_id = false
-    ) {
-        // let's just get any current prices that may exist on the given ticket
-        // so we can remove any prices that got trashed in this session.
-        $current_prices_on_ticket = $base_price !== false
-            ? $ticket->base_price(true)
-            : $ticket->price_modifiers();
-        $updated_prices = array();
-        // if $base_price ! FALSE then updating a base price.
-        if ($base_price !== false) {
-            $prices[1] = array(
-                'PRC_ID'     => $new_prices || $base_price_id === 1 ? null : $base_price_id,
-                'PRT_ID'     => 1,
-                'PRC_amount' => $base_price,
-                'PRC_name'   => $ticket->get('TKT_name'),
-                'PRC_desc'   => $ticket->get('TKT_description'),
-            );
-        }
-        // possibly need to save tkt
-        if (! $ticket->ID()) {
-            $ticket->save();
-        }
-        foreach ($prices as $row => $prc) {
-            $prt_id = ! empty($prc['PRT_ID']) ? $prc['PRT_ID'] : null;
-            if (empty($prt_id)) {
-                continue;
-            } //prices MUST have a price type id.
-            $PRC_values = array(
-                'PRC_ID'         => ! empty($prc['PRC_ID']) ? $prc['PRC_ID'] : null,
-                'PRT_ID'         => $prt_id,
-                'PRC_amount'     => ! empty($prc['PRC_amount']) ? $prc['PRC_amount'] : 0,
-                'PRC_name'       => ! empty($prc['PRC_name']) ? $prc['PRC_name'] : '',
-                'PRC_desc'       => ! empty($prc['PRC_desc']) ? $prc['PRC_desc'] : '',
-                'PRC_is_default' => false,
-                // make sure we set PRC_is_default to false for all ticket saves from event_editor
-                'PRC_order'      => $row,
-            );
-            if ($new_prices || empty($PRC_values['PRC_ID'])) {
-                $PRC_values['PRC_ID'] = 0;
-                $price = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class(
-                    'Price',
-                    array($PRC_values),
-                    false,
-                    false
-                );
-            } else {
-                $price = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price')->get_one_by_ID($prc['PRC_ID']);
-                // update this price with new values
-                foreach ($PRC_values as $field => $value) {
-                    $price->set($field, $value);
-                }
-            }
-            $price->save();
-            $updated_prices[ $price->ID() ] = $price;
-            $ticket->_add_relation_to($price, 'Price');
-        }
-        // now let's remove any prices that got removed from the ticket
-        if (! empty($current_prices_on_ticket)) {
-            $current = array_keys($current_prices_on_ticket);
-            $updated = array_keys($updated_prices);
-            $prices_to_remove = array_diff($current, $updated);
-            if (! empty($prices_to_remove)) {
-                foreach ($prices_to_remove as $prc_id) {
-                    $p = $current_prices_on_ticket[ $prc_id ];
-                    $ticket->_remove_relation_to($p, 'Price');
-                    // delete permanently the price
-                    $p->delete_permanently();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $ticket;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * This attaches a list of given prices to a ticket.
+	 * Note we dont' have to worry about ever removing relationships (or archiving prices) because if there is a change
+	 * in price information on a ticket, a new ticket is created anyways so the archived ticket will retain the old
+	 * price info and prices are automatically "archived" via the ticket.
+	 *
+	 * @access  private
+	 * @param array     $prices        Array of prices from the form.
+	 * @param EE_Ticket $ticket        EE_Ticket object that prices are being attached to.
+	 * @param bool      $new_prices    Whether attach existing incoming prices or create new ones.
+	 * @param int|bool  $base_price    if FALSE then NOT doing a base price add.
+	 * @param int|bool  $base_price_id if present then this is the base_price_id being updated.
+	 * @return EE_Ticket
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _add_prices_to_ticket(
+		$prices = array(),
+		EE_Ticket $ticket,
+		$new_prices = false,
+		$base_price = false,
+		$base_price_id = false
+	) {
+		// let's just get any current prices that may exist on the given ticket
+		// so we can remove any prices that got trashed in this session.
+		$current_prices_on_ticket = $base_price !== false
+			? $ticket->base_price(true)
+			: $ticket->price_modifiers();
+		$updated_prices = array();
+		// if $base_price ! FALSE then updating a base price.
+		if ($base_price !== false) {
+			$prices[1] = array(
+				'PRC_ID'     => $new_prices || $base_price_id === 1 ? null : $base_price_id,
+				'PRT_ID'     => 1,
+				'PRC_amount' => $base_price,
+				'PRC_name'   => $ticket->get('TKT_name'),
+				'PRC_desc'   => $ticket->get('TKT_description'),
+			);
+		}
+		// possibly need to save tkt
+		if (! $ticket->ID()) {
+			$ticket->save();
+		}
+		foreach ($prices as $row => $prc) {
+			$prt_id = ! empty($prc['PRT_ID']) ? $prc['PRT_ID'] : null;
+			if (empty($prt_id)) {
+				continue;
+			} //prices MUST have a price type id.
+			$PRC_values = array(
+				'PRC_ID'         => ! empty($prc['PRC_ID']) ? $prc['PRC_ID'] : null,
+				'PRT_ID'         => $prt_id,
+				'PRC_amount'     => ! empty($prc['PRC_amount']) ? $prc['PRC_amount'] : 0,
+				'PRC_name'       => ! empty($prc['PRC_name']) ? $prc['PRC_name'] : '',
+				'PRC_desc'       => ! empty($prc['PRC_desc']) ? $prc['PRC_desc'] : '',
+				'PRC_is_default' => false,
+				// make sure we set PRC_is_default to false for all ticket saves from event_editor
+				'PRC_order'      => $row,
+			);
+			if ($new_prices || empty($PRC_values['PRC_ID'])) {
+				$PRC_values['PRC_ID'] = 0;
+				$price = EE_Registry::instance()->load_class(
+					'Price',
+					array($PRC_values),
+					false,
+					false
+				);
+			} else {
+				$price = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price')->get_one_by_ID($prc['PRC_ID']);
+				// update this price with new values
+				foreach ($PRC_values as $field => $value) {
+					$price->set($field, $value);
+				}
+			}
+			$price->save();
+			$updated_prices[ $price->ID() ] = $price;
+			$ticket->_add_relation_to($price, 'Price');
+		}
+		// now let's remove any prices that got removed from the ticket
+		if (! empty($current_prices_on_ticket)) {
+			$current = array_keys($current_prices_on_ticket);
+			$updated = array_keys($updated_prices);
+			$prices_to_remove = array_diff($current, $updated);
+			if (! empty($prices_to_remove)) {
+				foreach ($prices_to_remove as $prc_id) {
+					$p = $current_prices_on_ticket[ $prc_id ];
+					$ticket->_remove_relation_to($p, 'Price');
+					// delete permanently the price
+					$p->delete_permanently();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $ticket;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param Events_Admin_Page $event_admin_obj
-     * @return Events_Admin_Page
-     */
-    public function autosave_handling(Events_Admin_Page $event_admin_obj)
-    {
-        return $event_admin_obj;
-        // doing nothing for the moment.
-        // todo when I get to this remember that I need to set the template args on the $event_admin_obj
-        // (use the set_template_args() method)
-        /**
-         * need to remember to handle TICKET DEFAULT saves correctly:  I've got two input fields in the dom:
-         * 1. TKT_is_default_selector (visible)
-         * 2. TKT_is_default (hidden)
-         * I think we'll use the TKT_is_default for recording whether the ticket displayed IS a default ticket
-         * (on new event creations). Whereas the TKT_is_default_selector is for the user to indicate they want
-         * this ticket to be saved as a default.
-         * The tricky part is, on an initial display on create or edit (or after manually updating),
-         * the TKT_is_default_selector will always be unselected and the TKT_is_default will only be true
-         * if this is a create.  However, after an autosave, users will want some sort of indicator that
-         * the TKT HAS been saved as a default..
-         * in other words we don't want to remove the check on TKT_is_default_selector. So here's what I'm thinking.
-         * On Autosave:
-         * 1. If TKT_is_default is true: we create a new TKT, send back the new id and add id to related elements,
-         * then set the TKT_is_default to false.
-         * 2. If TKT_is_default_selector is true: we create/edit existing ticket (following conditions above as well).
-         *  We do NOT create a new default ticket.  The checkbox stays selected after autosave.
-         * 3. only on MANUAL update do we check for the selection and if selected create the new default ticket.
-         */
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param Events_Admin_Page $event_admin_obj
+	 * @return Events_Admin_Page
+	 */
+	public function autosave_handling(Events_Admin_Page $event_admin_obj)
+	{
+		return $event_admin_obj;
+		// doing nothing for the moment.
+		// todo when I get to this remember that I need to set the template args on the $event_admin_obj
+		// (use the set_template_args() method)
+		/**
+		 * need to remember to handle TICKET DEFAULT saves correctly:  I've got two input fields in the dom:
+		 * 1. TKT_is_default_selector (visible)
+		 * 2. TKT_is_default (hidden)
+		 * I think we'll use the TKT_is_default for recording whether the ticket displayed IS a default ticket
+		 * (on new event creations). Whereas the TKT_is_default_selector is for the user to indicate they want
+		 * this ticket to be saved as a default.
+		 * The tricky part is, on an initial display on create or edit (or after manually updating),
+		 * the TKT_is_default_selector will always be unselected and the TKT_is_default will only be true
+		 * if this is a create.  However, after an autosave, users will want some sort of indicator that
+		 * the TKT HAS been saved as a default..
+		 * in other words we don't want to remove the check on TKT_is_default_selector. So here's what I'm thinking.
+		 * On Autosave:
+		 * 1. If TKT_is_default is true: we create a new TKT, send back the new id and add id to related elements,
+		 * then set the TKT_is_default to false.
+		 * 2. If TKT_is_default_selector is true: we create/edit existing ticket (following conditions above as well).
+		 *  We do NOT create a new default ticket.  The checkbox stays selected after autosave.
+		 * 3. only on MANUAL update do we check for the selection and if selected create the new default ticket.
+		 */
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function pricing_metabox()
-    {
-        $existing_datetime_ids = $existing_ticket_ids = $datetime_tickets = $ticket_datetimes = array();
-        $event = $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj();
-        // set is_creating_event property.
-        $EVT_ID = $event->ID();
-        $this->_is_creating_event = empty($this->_req_data['post']);
-        // default main template args
-        $main_template_args = array(
-            'event_datetime_help_link' => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
-                'event_editor_event_datetimes_help_tab',
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
-                false,
-                false
-            ),
-            // todo need to add a filter to the template for the help text
-            // in the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can add further help
-            'existing_datetime_ids'    => '',
-            'total_dtt_rows'           => 1,
-            'add_new_dtt_help_link'    => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
-                'add_new_dtt_info',
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
-                false,
-                false
-            ),
-            // todo need to add this help info id to the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can access it here.
-            'datetime_rows'            => '',
-            'show_tickets_container'   => '',
-            // $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 1 ? ' style="display:none;"' : '',
-            'ticket_rows'              => '',
-            'existing_ticket_ids'      => '',
-            'total_ticket_rows'        => 1,
-            'ticket_js_structure'      => '',
-            'ee_collapsible_status'    => ' ee-collapsible-open'
-            // $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 0 ? ' ee-collapsible-closed' : ' ee-collapsible-open'
-        );
-        $timezone = $event instanceof EE_Event ? $event->timezone_string() : null;
-        do_action('AHEE_log', __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, '');
-        /**
-         * 1. Start with retrieving Datetimes
-         * 2. For each datetime get related tickets
-         * 3. For each ticket get related prices
-         */
-        /** @var EEM_Datetime $datetime_model */
-        $datetime_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Datetime', array($timezone));
-        $datetimes = $datetime_model->get_all_event_dates($EVT_ID);
-        $main_template_args['total_dtt_rows'] = count($datetimes);
-        /**
-         * @see https://events.codebasehq.com/projects/event-espresso/tickets/9486
-         * for why we are counting $datetime_row and then setting that on the Datetime object
-         */
-        $datetime_row = 1;
-        foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
-            $DTT_ID = $datetime->get('DTT_ID');
-            $datetime->set('DTT_order', $datetime_row);
-            $existing_datetime_ids[] = $DTT_ID;
-            // tickets attached
-            $related_tickets = $datetime->ID() > 0
-                ? $datetime->get_many_related(
-                    'Ticket',
-                    array(
-                        array(
-                            'OR' => array('TKT_deleted' => 1, 'TKT_deleted*' => 0),
-                        ),
-                        'default_where_conditions' => 'none',
-                        'order_by'                 => array('TKT_order' => 'ASC'),
-                    )
-                )
-                : array();
-            // if there are no related tickets this is likely a new event OR autodraft
-            // event so we need to generate the default tickets because datetimes
-            // ALWAYS have at least one related ticket!!.  EXCEPT, we dont' do this if there is already more than one
-            // datetime on the event.
-            if (empty($related_tickets) && count($datetimes) < 2) {
-                /** @var EEM_Ticket $ticket_model */
-                $ticket_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Ticket');
-                $related_tickets = $ticket_model->get_all_default_tickets();
-                // this should be ordered by TKT_ID, so let's grab the first default ticket
-                // (which will be the main default) and ensure it has any default prices added to it (but do NOT save).
-                $default_prices = EEM_Price::instance()->get_all_default_prices();
-                $main_default_ticket = reset($related_tickets);
-                if ($main_default_ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
-                    foreach ($default_prices as $default_price) {
-                        if ($default_price instanceof EE_Price && $default_price->is_base_price()) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        $main_default_ticket->cache('Price', $default_price);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            // we can't actually setup rows in this loop yet cause we don't know all
-            // the unique tickets for this event yet (tickets are linked through all datetimes).
-            // So we're going to temporarily cache some of that information.
-            // loop through and setup the ticket rows and make sure the order is set.
-            foreach ($related_tickets as $ticket) {
-                $TKT_ID = $ticket->get('TKT_ID');
-                $ticket_row = $ticket->get('TKT_row');
-                // we only want unique tickets in our final display!!
-                if (! in_array($TKT_ID, $existing_ticket_ids, true)) {
-                    $existing_ticket_ids[] = $TKT_ID;
-                    $all_tickets[] = $ticket;
-                }
-                // temporary cache of this ticket info for this datetime for later processing of datetime rows.
-                $datetime_tickets[ $DTT_ID ][] = $ticket_row;
-                // temporary cache of this datetime info for this ticket for later processing of ticket rows.
-                if (! isset($ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ])
-                    || ! in_array($datetime_row, $ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ], true)
-                ) {
-                    $ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ][] = $datetime_row;
-                }
-            }
-            $datetime_row++;
-        }
-        $main_template_args['total_ticket_rows'] = count($existing_ticket_ids);
-        $main_template_args['existing_ticket_ids'] = implode(',', $existing_ticket_ids);
-        $main_template_args['existing_datetime_ids'] = implode(',', $existing_datetime_ids);
-        // sort $all_tickets by order
-        usort(
-            $all_tickets,
-            function (EE_Ticket $a, EE_Ticket $b) {
-                $a_order = (int) $a->get('TKT_order');
-                $b_order = (int) $b->get('TKT_order');
-                if ($a_order === $b_order) {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-                return ($a_order < $b_order) ? -1 : 1;
-            }
-        );
-        // k NOW we have all the data we need for setting up the dtt rows
-        // and ticket rows so we start our dtt loop again.
-        $datetime_row = 1;
-        foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
-            $main_template_args['datetime_rows'] .= $this->_get_datetime_row(
-                $datetime_row,
-                $datetime,
-                $datetime_tickets,
-                $all_tickets,
-                false,
-                $datetimes
-            );
-            $datetime_row++;
-        }
-        // then loop through all tickets for the ticket rows.
-        $ticket_row = 1;
-        foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
-            $main_template_args['ticket_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_row(
-                $ticket_row,
-                $ticket,
-                $ticket_datetimes,
-                $datetimes,
-                false,
-                $all_tickets
-            );
-            $ticket_row++;
-        }
-        $main_template_args['ticket_js_structure'] = $this->_get_ticket_js_structure($datetimes, $all_tickets);
-        EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_metabox_main.template.php',
-            $main_template_args
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function pricing_metabox()
+	{
+		$existing_datetime_ids = $existing_ticket_ids = $datetime_tickets = $ticket_datetimes = array();
+		$event = $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj();
+		// set is_creating_event property.
+		$EVT_ID = $event->ID();
+		$this->_is_creating_event = empty($this->_req_data['post']);
+		// default main template args
+		$main_template_args = array(
+			'event_datetime_help_link' => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
+				'event_editor_event_datetimes_help_tab',
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
+				false,
+				false
+			),
+			// todo need to add a filter to the template for the help text
+			// in the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can add further help
+			'existing_datetime_ids'    => '',
+			'total_dtt_rows'           => 1,
+			'add_new_dtt_help_link'    => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
+				'add_new_dtt_info',
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
+				false,
+				false
+			),
+			// todo need to add this help info id to the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can access it here.
+			'datetime_rows'            => '',
+			'show_tickets_container'   => '',
+			// $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 1 ? ' style="display:none;"' : '',
+			'ticket_rows'              => '',
+			'existing_ticket_ids'      => '',
+			'total_ticket_rows'        => 1,
+			'ticket_js_structure'      => '',
+			'ee_collapsible_status'    => ' ee-collapsible-open'
+			// $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 0 ? ' ee-collapsible-closed' : ' ee-collapsible-open'
+		);
+		$timezone = $event instanceof EE_Event ? $event->timezone_string() : null;
+		do_action('AHEE_log', __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, '');
+		/**
+		 * 1. Start with retrieving Datetimes
+		 * 2. For each datetime get related tickets
+		 * 3. For each ticket get related prices
+		 */
+		/** @var EEM_Datetime $datetime_model */
+		$datetime_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Datetime', array($timezone));
+		$datetimes = $datetime_model->get_all_event_dates($EVT_ID);
+		$main_template_args['total_dtt_rows'] = count($datetimes);
+		/**
+		 * @see https://events.codebasehq.com/projects/event-espresso/tickets/9486
+		 * for why we are counting $datetime_row and then setting that on the Datetime object
+		 */
+		$datetime_row = 1;
+		foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
+			$DTT_ID = $datetime->get('DTT_ID');
+			$datetime->set('DTT_order', $datetime_row);
+			$existing_datetime_ids[] = $DTT_ID;
+			// tickets attached
+			$related_tickets = $datetime->ID() > 0
+				? $datetime->get_many_related(
+					'Ticket',
+					array(
+						array(
+							'OR' => array('TKT_deleted' => 1, 'TKT_deleted*' => 0),
+						),
+						'default_where_conditions' => 'none',
+						'order_by'                 => array('TKT_order' => 'ASC'),
+					)
+				)
+				: array();
+			// if there are no related tickets this is likely a new event OR autodraft
+			// event so we need to generate the default tickets because datetimes
+			// ALWAYS have at least one related ticket!!.  EXCEPT, we dont' do this if there is already more than one
+			// datetime on the event.
+			if (empty($related_tickets) && count($datetimes) < 2) {
+				/** @var EEM_Ticket $ticket_model */
+				$ticket_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Ticket');
+				$related_tickets = $ticket_model->get_all_default_tickets();
+				// this should be ordered by TKT_ID, so let's grab the first default ticket
+				// (which will be the main default) and ensure it has any default prices added to it (but do NOT save).
+				$default_prices = EEM_Price::instance()->get_all_default_prices();
+				$main_default_ticket = reset($related_tickets);
+				if ($main_default_ticket instanceof EE_Ticket) {
+					foreach ($default_prices as $default_price) {
+						if ($default_price instanceof EE_Price && $default_price->is_base_price()) {
+							continue;
+						}
+						$main_default_ticket->cache('Price', $default_price);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// we can't actually setup rows in this loop yet cause we don't know all
+			// the unique tickets for this event yet (tickets are linked through all datetimes).
+			// So we're going to temporarily cache some of that information.
+			// loop through and setup the ticket rows and make sure the order is set.
+			foreach ($related_tickets as $ticket) {
+				$TKT_ID = $ticket->get('TKT_ID');
+				$ticket_row = $ticket->get('TKT_row');
+				// we only want unique tickets in our final display!!
+				if (! in_array($TKT_ID, $existing_ticket_ids, true)) {
+					$existing_ticket_ids[] = $TKT_ID;
+					$all_tickets[] = $ticket;
+				}
+				// temporary cache of this ticket info for this datetime for later processing of datetime rows.
+				$datetime_tickets[ $DTT_ID ][] = $ticket_row;
+				// temporary cache of this datetime info for this ticket for later processing of ticket rows.
+				if (! isset($ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ])
+					|| ! in_array($datetime_row, $ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ], true)
+				) {
+					$ticket_datetimes[ $TKT_ID ][] = $datetime_row;
+				}
+			}
+			$datetime_row++;
+		}
+		$main_template_args['total_ticket_rows'] = count($existing_ticket_ids);
+		$main_template_args['existing_ticket_ids'] = implode(',', $existing_ticket_ids);
+		$main_template_args['existing_datetime_ids'] = implode(',', $existing_datetime_ids);
+		// sort $all_tickets by order
+		usort(
+			$all_tickets,
+			function (EE_Ticket $a, EE_Ticket $b) {
+				$a_order = (int) $a->get('TKT_order');
+				$b_order = (int) $b->get('TKT_order');
+				if ($a_order === $b_order) {
+					return 0;
+				}
+				return ($a_order < $b_order) ? -1 : 1;
+			}
+		);
+		// k NOW we have all the data we need for setting up the dtt rows
+		// and ticket rows so we start our dtt loop again.
+		$datetime_row = 1;
+		foreach ($datetimes as $datetime) {
+			$main_template_args['datetime_rows'] .= $this->_get_datetime_row(
+				$datetime_row,
+				$datetime,
+				$datetime_tickets,
+				$all_tickets,
+				false,
+				$datetimes
+			);
+			$datetime_row++;
+		}
+		// then loop through all tickets for the ticket rows.
+		$ticket_row = 1;
+		foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
+			$main_template_args['ticket_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_row(
+				$ticket_row,
+				$ticket,
+				$ticket_datetimes,
+				$datetimes,
+				false,
+				$all_tickets
+			);
+			$ticket_row++;
+		}
+		$main_template_args['ticket_js_structure'] = $this->_get_ticket_js_structure($datetimes, $all_tickets);
+		EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_metabox_main.template.php',
+			$main_template_args
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int         $datetime_row
-     * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
-     * @param array       $datetime_tickets
-     * @param array       $all_tickets
-     * @param bool        $default
-     * @param array       $all_datetimes
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_datetime_row(
-        $datetime_row,
-        EE_Datetime $datetime,
-        $datetime_tickets = array(),
-        $all_tickets = array(),
-        $default = false,
-        $all_datetimes = array()
-    ) {
-        $dtt_display_template_args = array(
-            'dtt_edit_row'             => $this->_get_dtt_edit_row(
-                $datetime_row,
-                $datetime,
-                $default,
-                $all_datetimes
-            ),
-            'dtt_attached_tickets_row' => $this->_get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
-                $datetime_row,
-                $datetime,
-                $datetime_tickets,
-                $all_tickets,
-                $default
-            ),
-            'dtt_row'                  => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_row_wrapper.template.php',
-            $dtt_display_template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int         $datetime_row
+	 * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
+	 * @param array       $datetime_tickets
+	 * @param array       $all_tickets
+	 * @param bool        $default
+	 * @param array       $all_datetimes
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_datetime_row(
+		$datetime_row,
+		EE_Datetime $datetime,
+		$datetime_tickets = array(),
+		$all_tickets = array(),
+		$default = false,
+		$all_datetimes = array()
+	) {
+		$dtt_display_template_args = array(
+			'dtt_edit_row'             => $this->_get_dtt_edit_row(
+				$datetime_row,
+				$datetime,
+				$default,
+				$all_datetimes
+			),
+			'dtt_attached_tickets_row' => $this->_get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
+				$datetime_row,
+				$datetime,
+				$datetime_tickets,
+				$all_tickets,
+				$default
+			),
+			'dtt_row'                  => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_row_wrapper.template.php',
+			$dtt_display_template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * This method is used to generate a dtt fields  edit row.
-     * The same row is used to generate a row with valid DTT objects
-     * and the default row that is used as the skeleton by the js.
-     *
-     * @param int           $datetime_row  The row number for the row being generated.
-     * @param EE_Datetime   $datetime
-     * @param bool          $default       Whether a default row is being generated or not.
-     * @param EE_Datetime[] $all_datetimes This is the array of all datetimes used in the editor.
-     * @return string
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_dtt_edit_row($datetime_row, $datetime, $default, $all_datetimes)
-    {
-        // if the incoming $datetime object is NOT an instance of EE_Datetime then force default to true.
-        $default = ! $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime ? true : $default;
-        $template_args = array(
-            'dtt_row'              => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
-            'event_datetimes_name' => $default ? 'DTTNAMEATTR' : 'edit_event_datetimes',
-            'edit_dtt_expanded'    => '',
-            'DTT_ID'               => $default ? '' : $datetime->ID(),
-            'DTT_name'             => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_name'),
-            'DTT_description'      => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_description'),
-            'DTT_EVT_start'        => $default ? '' : $datetime->start_date($this->_date_time_format),
-            'DTT_EVT_end'          => $default ? '' : $datetime->end_date($this->_date_time_format),
-            'DTT_reg_limit'        => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $datetime->get_pretty(
-                    'DTT_reg_limit',
-                    'input'
-                ),
-            'DTT_order'            => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
-            'dtt_sold'             => $default ? '0' : $datetime->get('DTT_sold'),
-            'dtt_reserved'         => $default ? '0' : $datetime->reserved(),
-            'clone_icon'           => ! empty($datetime) && $datetime->get('DTT_sold') > 0
-                ? ''
-                : 'clone-icon ee-icon ee-icon-clone clickable',
-            'trash_icon'           => ! empty($datetime) && $datetime->get('DTT_sold') > 0
-                ? 'ee-lock-icon'
-                : 'trash-icon dashicons dashicons-post-trash clickable',
-            'reg_list_url'         => $default || ! $datetime->event() instanceof \EE_Event
-                ? ''
-                : EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
-                    array('event_id' => $datetime->event()->ID(), 'datetime_id' => $datetime->ID()),
-                    REG_ADMIN_URL
-                ),
-        );
-        $template_args['show_trash'] = count($all_datetimes) === 1 && $template_args['trash_icon'] !== 'ee-lock-icon'
-            ? ' style="display:none"'
-            : '';
-        // allow filtering of template args at this point.
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_dtt_edit_row__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $datetime_row,
-            $datetime,
-            $default,
-            $all_datetimes,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_edit_row.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * This method is used to generate a dtt fields  edit row.
+	 * The same row is used to generate a row with valid DTT objects
+	 * and the default row that is used as the skeleton by the js.
+	 *
+	 * @param int           $datetime_row  The row number for the row being generated.
+	 * @param EE_Datetime   $datetime
+	 * @param bool          $default       Whether a default row is being generated or not.
+	 * @param EE_Datetime[] $all_datetimes This is the array of all datetimes used in the editor.
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_dtt_edit_row($datetime_row, $datetime, $default, $all_datetimes)
+	{
+		// if the incoming $datetime object is NOT an instance of EE_Datetime then force default to true.
+		$default = ! $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime ? true : $default;
+		$template_args = array(
+			'dtt_row'              => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
+			'event_datetimes_name' => $default ? 'DTTNAMEATTR' : 'edit_event_datetimes',
+			'edit_dtt_expanded'    => '',
+			'DTT_ID'               => $default ? '' : $datetime->ID(),
+			'DTT_name'             => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_name'),
+			'DTT_description'      => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_description'),
+			'DTT_EVT_start'        => $default ? '' : $datetime->start_date($this->_date_time_format),
+			'DTT_EVT_end'          => $default ? '' : $datetime->end_date($this->_date_time_format),
+			'DTT_reg_limit'        => $default
+				? ''
+				: $datetime->get_pretty(
+					'DTT_reg_limit',
+					'input'
+				),
+			'DTT_order'            => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
+			'dtt_sold'             => $default ? '0' : $datetime->get('DTT_sold'),
+			'dtt_reserved'         => $default ? '0' : $datetime->reserved(),
+			'clone_icon'           => ! empty($datetime) && $datetime->get('DTT_sold') > 0
+				? ''
+				: 'clone-icon ee-icon ee-icon-clone clickable',
+			'trash_icon'           => ! empty($datetime) && $datetime->get('DTT_sold') > 0
+				? 'ee-lock-icon'
+				: 'trash-icon dashicons dashicons-post-trash clickable',
+			'reg_list_url'         => $default || ! $datetime->event() instanceof \EE_Event
+				? ''
+				: EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
+					array('event_id' => $datetime->event()->ID(), 'datetime_id' => $datetime->ID()),
+					REG_ADMIN_URL
+				),
+		);
+		$template_args['show_trash'] = count($all_datetimes) === 1 && $template_args['trash_icon'] !== 'ee-lock-icon'
+			? ' style="display:none"'
+			: '';
+		// allow filtering of template args at this point.
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_dtt_edit_row__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$datetime_row,
+			$datetime,
+			$default,
+			$all_datetimes,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_edit_row.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int         $datetime_row
-     * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
-     * @param array       $datetime_tickets
-     * @param array       $all_tickets
-     * @param bool        $default
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
-        $datetime_row,
-        $datetime,
-        $datetime_tickets = array(),
-        $all_tickets = array(),
-        $default
-    ) {
-        $template_args = array(
-            'dtt_row'                           => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
-            'event_datetimes_name'              => $default ? 'DTTNAMEATTR' : 'edit_event_datetimes',
-            'DTT_description'                   => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_description'),
-            'datetime_tickets_list'             => $default ? '<li class="hidden"></li>' : '',
-            'show_tickets_row'                  => ' style="display:none;"',
-            'add_new_datetime_ticket_help_link' => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
-                'add_new_ticket_via_datetime',
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
-                $this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
-                false,
-                false
-            ),
-            // todo need to add this help info id to the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can access it here.
-            'DTT_ID'                            => $default ? '' : $datetime->ID(),
-        );
-        // need to setup the list items (but only if this isn't a default skeleton setup)
-        if (! $default) {
-            $ticket_row = 1;
-            foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
-                $template_args['datetime_tickets_list'] .= $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
-                    $datetime_row,
-                    $ticket_row,
-                    $datetime,
-                    $ticket,
-                    $datetime_tickets,
-                    $default
-                );
-                $ticket_row++;
-            }
-        }
-        // filter template args at this point
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_dtt_attached_ticket_row__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $datetime_row,
-            $datetime,
-            $datetime_tickets,
-            $all_tickets,
-            $default,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_attached_tickets_row.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int         $datetime_row
+	 * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
+	 * @param array       $datetime_tickets
+	 * @param array       $all_tickets
+	 * @param bool        $default
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
+		$datetime_row,
+		$datetime,
+		$datetime_tickets = array(),
+		$all_tickets = array(),
+		$default
+	) {
+		$template_args = array(
+			'dtt_row'                           => $default ? 'DTTNUM' : $datetime_row,
+			'event_datetimes_name'              => $default ? 'DTTNAMEATTR' : 'edit_event_datetimes',
+			'DTT_description'                   => $default ? '' : $datetime->get_f('DTT_description'),
+			'datetime_tickets_list'             => $default ? '<li class="hidden"></li>' : '',
+			'show_tickets_row'                  => ' style="display:none;"',
+			'add_new_datetime_ticket_help_link' => EEH_Template::get_help_tab_link(
+				'add_new_ticket_via_datetime',
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->page_slug,
+				$this->_adminpage_obj->get_req_action(),
+				false,
+				false
+			),
+			// todo need to add this help info id to the Events_Admin_Page core file so we can access it here.
+			'DTT_ID'                            => $default ? '' : $datetime->ID(),
+		);
+		// need to setup the list items (but only if this isn't a default skeleton setup)
+		if (! $default) {
+			$ticket_row = 1;
+			foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
+				$template_args['datetime_tickets_list'] .= $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
+					$datetime_row,
+					$ticket_row,
+					$datetime,
+					$ticket,
+					$datetime_tickets,
+					$default
+				);
+				$ticket_row++;
+			}
+		}
+		// filter template args at this point
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_dtt_attached_ticket_row__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$datetime_row,
+			$datetime,
+			$datetime_tickets,
+			$all_tickets,
+			$default,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_attached_tickets_row.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int         $datetime_row
-     * @param int         $ticket_row
-     * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
-     * @param EE_Ticket   $ticket
-     * @param array       $datetime_tickets
-     * @param bool        $default
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
-        $datetime_row,
-        $ticket_row,
-        $datetime,
-        $ticket,
-        $datetime_tickets = array(),
-        $default
-    ) {
-        $dtt_tkts = $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime && isset($datetime_tickets[ $datetime->ID() ])
-            ? $datetime_tickets[ $datetime->ID() ]
-            : array();
-        $display_row = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket ? $ticket->get('TKT_row') : 0;
-        $no_ticket = $default && empty($ticket);
-        $template_args = array(
-            'dtt_row'                 => $default
-                ? 'DTTNUM'
-                : $datetime_row,
-            'tkt_row'                 => $no_ticket
-                ? 'TICKETNUM'
-                : $ticket_row,
-            'datetime_ticket_checked' => in_array($display_row, $dtt_tkts, true)
-                ? ' checked="checked"'
-                : '',
-            'ticket_selected'         => in_array($display_row, $dtt_tkts, true)
-                ? ' ticket-selected'
-                : '',
-            'TKT_name'                => $no_ticket
-                ? 'TKTNAME'
-                : $ticket->get('TKT_name'),
-            'tkt_status_class'        => $no_ticket || $this->_is_creating_event
-                ? ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale
-                : ' tkt-status-' . $ticket->ticket_status(),
-        );
-        // filter template args
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_datetime_tickets_list_item__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $datetime_row,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $datetime,
-            $ticket,
-            $datetime_tickets,
-            $default,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_dtt_tickets_list.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int         $datetime_row
+	 * @param int         $ticket_row
+	 * @param EE_Datetime $datetime
+	 * @param EE_Ticket   $ticket
+	 * @param array       $datetime_tickets
+	 * @param bool        $default
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
+		$datetime_row,
+		$ticket_row,
+		$datetime,
+		$ticket,
+		$datetime_tickets = array(),
+		$default
+	) {
+		$dtt_tkts = $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime && isset($datetime_tickets[ $datetime->ID() ])
+			? $datetime_tickets[ $datetime->ID() ]
+			: array();
+		$display_row = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket ? $ticket->get('TKT_row') : 0;
+		$no_ticket = $default && empty($ticket);
+		$template_args = array(
+			'dtt_row'                 => $default
+				? 'DTTNUM'
+				: $datetime_row,
+			'tkt_row'                 => $no_ticket
+				? 'TICKETNUM'
+				: $ticket_row,
+			'datetime_ticket_checked' => in_array($display_row, $dtt_tkts, true)
+				? ' checked="checked"'
+				: '',
+			'ticket_selected'         => in_array($display_row, $dtt_tkts, true)
+				? ' ticket-selected'
+				: '',
+			'TKT_name'                => $no_ticket
+				? 'TKTNAME'
+				: $ticket->get('TKT_name'),
+			'tkt_status_class'        => $no_ticket || $this->_is_creating_event
+				? ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale
+				: ' tkt-status-' . $ticket->ticket_status(),
+		);
+		// filter template args
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_datetime_tickets_list_item__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$datetime_row,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$datetime,
+			$ticket,
+			$datetime_tickets,
+			$default,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_dtt_tickets_list.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * This generates the ticket row for tickets.
-     * This same method is used to generate both the actual rows and the js skeleton row
-     * (when default === true)
-     *
-     * @param int           $ticket_row       Represents the row number being generated.
-     * @param               $ticket
-     * @param EE_Datetime[] $ticket_datetimes Either an array of all datetimes on all tickets indexed by each ticket
-     *                                        or empty for default
-     * @param EE_Datetime[] $all_datetimes    All Datetimes on the event or empty for default.
-     * @param bool          $default          Whether default row being generated or not.
-     * @param EE_Ticket[]   $all_tickets      This is an array of all tickets attached to the event
-     *                                        (or empty in the case of defaults)
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _get_ticket_row(
-        $ticket_row,
-        $ticket,
-        $ticket_datetimes,
-        $all_datetimes,
-        $default = false,
-        $all_tickets = array()
-    ) {
-        // if $ticket is not an instance of EE_Ticket then force default to true.
-        $default = ! $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket ? true : $default;
-        $prices = ! empty($ticket) && ! $default
-            ? $ticket->get_many_related(
-                'Price',
-                array('default_where_conditions' => 'none', 'order_by' => array('PRC_order' => 'ASC'))
-            )
-            : array();
-        // if there is only one price (which would be the base price)
-        // or NO prices and this ticket is a default ticket,
-        // let's just make sure there are no cached default prices on the object.
-        // This is done by not including any query_params.
-        if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->is_default() && (count($prices) === 1 || empty($prices))) {
-            $prices = $ticket->prices();
-        }
-        // check if we're dealing with a default ticket in which case
-        // we don't want any starting_ticket_datetime_row values set
-        // (otherwise there won't be any new relationships created for tickets based off of the default ticket).
-        // This will future proof in case there is ever any behaviour change between what the primary_key defaults to.
-        $default_dtt = $default || ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->is_default());
-        $tkt_datetimes = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && isset($ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ])
-            ? $ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ]
-            : array();
-        $ticket_subtotal = $default ? 0 : $ticket->get_ticket_subtotal();
-        $base_price = $default ? null : $ticket->base_price();
-        $count_price_mods = EEM_Price::instance()->get_all_default_prices(true);
-        // breaking out complicated condition for ticket_status
-        if ($default) {
-            $ticket_status_class = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
-        } else {
-            $ticket_status_class = $ticket->is_default()
-                ? ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale
-                : ' tkt-status-' . $ticket->ticket_status();
-        }
-        // breaking out complicated condition for TKT_taxable
-        if ($default) {
-            $TKT_taxable = '';
-        } else {
-            $TKT_taxable = $ticket->taxable()
-                ? ' checked="checked"'
-                : '';
-        }
-        if ($default) {
-            $TKT_status = EEH_Template::pretty_status(EE_Ticket::onsale, false, 'sentence');
-        } elseif ($ticket->is_default()) {
-            $TKT_status = EEH_Template::pretty_status(EE_Ticket::onsale, false, 'sentence');
-        } else {
-            $TKT_status = $ticket->ticket_status(true);
-        }
-        if ($default) {
-            $TKT_min = '';
-        } else {
-            $TKT_min = $ticket->min();
-            if ($TKT_min === -1 || $TKT_min === 0) {
-                $TKT_min = '';
-            }
-        }
-        $template_args = array(
-            'tkt_row'                       => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
-            'TKT_order'                     => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
-            // on initial page load this will always be the correct order.
-            'tkt_status_class'              => $ticket_status_class,
-            'display_edit_tkt_row'          => ' style="display:none;"',
-            'edit_tkt_expanded'             => '',
-            'edit_tickets_name'             => $default ? 'TICKETNAMEATTR' : 'edit_tickets',
-            'TKT_name'                      => $default ? '' : $ticket->get_f('TKT_name'),
-            'TKT_start_date'                => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_date('TKT_start_date', $this->_date_time_format),
-            'TKT_end_date'                  => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_date('TKT_end_date', $this->_date_time_format),
-            'TKT_status'                    => $TKT_status,
-            'TKT_price'                     => $default
-                ? ''
-                : EEH_Template::format_currency(
-                    $ticket->get_ticket_total_with_taxes(),
-                    false,
-                    false
-                ),
-            'TKT_price_code'                => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->code,
-            'TKT_price_amount'              => $default ? 0 : $ticket_subtotal,
-            'TKT_qty'                       => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_qty', 'symbol'),
-            'TKT_qty_for_input'             => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_qty', 'input'),
-            'TKT_uses'                      => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_uses', 'input'),
-            'TKT_min'                       => $TKT_min,
-            'TKT_max'                       => $default
-                ? ''
-                : $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_max', 'input'),
-            'TKT_sold'                      => $default ? 0 : $ticket->tickets_sold('ticket'),
-            'TKT_reserved'                  => $default ? 0 : $ticket->reserved(),
-            'TKT_registrations'             => $default
-                ? 0
-                : $ticket->count_registrations(
-                    array(
-                        array(
-                            'STS_ID' => array(
-                                '!=',
-                                EEM_Registration::status_id_incomplete,
-                            ),
-                        ),
-                    )
-                ),
-            'TKT_ID'                        => $default ? 0 : $ticket->ID(),
-            'TKT_description'               => $default ? '' : $ticket->get_f('TKT_description'),
-            'TKT_is_default'                => $default ? 0 : $ticket->is_default(),
-            'TKT_required'                  => $default ? 0 : $ticket->required(),
-            'TKT_is_default_selector'       => '',
-            'ticket_price_rows'             => '',
-            'TKT_base_price'                => $default || ! $base_price instanceof EE_Price
-                ? ''
-                : $base_price->get_pretty('PRC_amount', 'localized_float'),
-            'TKT_base_price_ID'             => $default || ! $base_price instanceof EE_Price ? 0 : $base_price->ID(),
-            'show_price_modifier'           => count($prices) > 1 || ($default && $count_price_mods > 0)
-                ? ''
-                : ' style="display:none;"',
-            'show_price_mod_button'         => count($prices) > 1
-                                               || ($default && $count_price_mods > 0)
-                                               || (! $default && $ticket->deleted())
-                ? ' style="display:none;"'
-                : '',
-            'total_price_rows'              => count($prices) > 1 ? count($prices) : 1,
-            'ticket_datetimes_list'         => $default ? '<li class="hidden"></li>' : '',
-            'starting_ticket_datetime_rows' => $default || $default_dtt ? '' : implode(',', $tkt_datetimes),
-            'ticket_datetime_rows'          => $default ? '' : implode(',', $tkt_datetimes),
-            'existing_ticket_price_ids'     => $default ? '' : implode(',', array_keys($prices)),
-            'ticket_template_id'            => $default ? 0 : $ticket->get('TTM_ID'),
-            'TKT_taxable'                   => $TKT_taxable,
-            'display_subtotal'              => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->taxable()
-                ? ''
-                : ' style="display:none"',
-            'price_currency_symbol'         => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->sign,
-            'TKT_subtotal_amount_display'   => EEH_Template::format_currency(
-                $ticket_subtotal,
-                false,
-                false
-            ),
-            'TKT_subtotal_amount'           => $ticket_subtotal,
-            'tax_rows'                      => $this->_get_tax_rows($ticket_row, $ticket),
-            'disabled'                      => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted(),
-            'ticket_archive_class'          => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted()
-                ? ' ticket-archived'
-                : '',
-            'trash_icon'                    => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket
-                                               && $ticket->deleted()
-                                               && ! $ticket->is_permanently_deleteable()
-                ? 'ee-lock-icon '
-                : 'trash-icon dashicons dashicons-post-trash clickable',
-            'clone_icon'                    => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted()
-                ? ''
-                : 'clone-icon ee-icon ee-icon-clone clickable',
-        );
-        $template_args['trash_hidden'] = count($all_tickets) === 1 && $template_args['trash_icon'] !== 'ee-lock-icon'
-            ? ' style="display:none"'
-            : '';
-        // handle rows that should NOT be empty
-        if (empty($template_args['TKT_start_date'])) {
-            // if empty then the start date will be now.
-            $template_args['TKT_start_date'] = date(
-                $this->_date_time_format,
-                current_time('timestamp')
-            );
-            $template_args['tkt_status_class'] = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
-        }
-        if (empty($template_args['TKT_end_date'])) {
-            // get the earliest datetime (if present);
-            $earliest_dtt = $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 0
-                ? $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->get_first_related(
-                    'Datetime',
-                    array('order_by' => array('DTT_EVT_start' => 'ASC'))
-                )
-                : null;
-            if (! empty($earliest_dtt)) {
-                $template_args['TKT_end_date'] = $earliest_dtt->get_datetime(
-                    'DTT_EVT_start',
-                    $this->_date_time_format
-                );
-            } else {
-                // default so let's just use what's been set for the default date-time which is 30 days from now.
-                $template_args['TKT_end_date'] = date(
-                    $this->_date_time_format,
-                    mktime(
-                        24,
-                        0,
-                        0,
-                        date('m'),
-                        date('d') + 29,
-                        date('Y')
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            $template_args['tkt_status_class'] = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
-        }
-        // generate ticket_datetime items
-        if (! $default) {
-            $datetime_row = 1;
-            foreach ($all_datetimes as $datetime) {
-                $template_args['ticket_datetimes_list'] .= $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
-                    $datetime_row,
-                    $ticket_row,
-                    $datetime,
-                    $ticket,
-                    $ticket_datetimes,
-                    $default
-                );
-                $datetime_row++;
-            }
-        }
-        $price_row = 1;
-        foreach ($prices as $price) {
-            if (! $price instanceof EE_Price) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if ($price->is_base_price()) {
-                $price_row++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            $show_trash = ! ((count($prices) > 1 && $price_row === 1) || count($prices) === 1);
-            $show_create = ! (count($prices) > 1 && count($prices) !== $price_row);
-            $template_args['ticket_price_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
-                $ticket_row,
-                $price_row,
-                $price,
-                $default,
-                $ticket,
-                $show_trash,
-                $show_create
-            );
-            $price_row++;
-        }
-        // filter $template_args
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_row__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $ticket,
-            $ticket_datetimes,
-            $all_datetimes,
-            $default,
-            $all_tickets,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_row.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * This generates the ticket row for tickets.
+	 * This same method is used to generate both the actual rows and the js skeleton row
+	 * (when default === true)
+	 *
+	 * @param int           $ticket_row       Represents the row number being generated.
+	 * @param               $ticket
+	 * @param EE_Datetime[] $ticket_datetimes Either an array of all datetimes on all tickets indexed by each ticket
+	 *                                        or empty for default
+	 * @param EE_Datetime[] $all_datetimes    All Datetimes on the event or empty for default.
+	 * @param bool          $default          Whether default row being generated or not.
+	 * @param EE_Ticket[]   $all_tickets      This is an array of all tickets attached to the event
+	 *                                        (or empty in the case of defaults)
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _get_ticket_row(
+		$ticket_row,
+		$ticket,
+		$ticket_datetimes,
+		$all_datetimes,
+		$default = false,
+		$all_tickets = array()
+	) {
+		// if $ticket is not an instance of EE_Ticket then force default to true.
+		$default = ! $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket ? true : $default;
+		$prices = ! empty($ticket) && ! $default
+			? $ticket->get_many_related(
+				'Price',
+				array('default_where_conditions' => 'none', 'order_by' => array('PRC_order' => 'ASC'))
+			)
+			: array();
+		// if there is only one price (which would be the base price)
+		// or NO prices and this ticket is a default ticket,
+		// let's just make sure there are no cached default prices on the object.
+		// This is done by not including any query_params.
+		if ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->is_default() && (count($prices) === 1 || empty($prices))) {
+			$prices = $ticket->prices();
+		}
+		// check if we're dealing with a default ticket in which case
+		// we don't want any starting_ticket_datetime_row values set
+		// (otherwise there won't be any new relationships created for tickets based off of the default ticket).
+		// This will future proof in case there is ever any behaviour change between what the primary_key defaults to.
+		$default_dtt = $default || ($ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->is_default());
+		$tkt_datetimes = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && isset($ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ])
+			? $ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ]
+			: array();
+		$ticket_subtotal = $default ? 0 : $ticket->get_ticket_subtotal();
+		$base_price = $default ? null : $ticket->base_price();
+		$count_price_mods = EEM_Price::instance()->get_all_default_prices(true);
+		// breaking out complicated condition for ticket_status
+		if ($default) {
+			$ticket_status_class = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
+		} else {
+			$ticket_status_class = $ticket->is_default()
+				? ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale
+				: ' tkt-status-' . $ticket->ticket_status();
+		}
+		// breaking out complicated condition for TKT_taxable
+		if ($default) {
+			$TKT_taxable = '';
+		} else {
+			$TKT_taxable = $ticket->taxable()
+				? ' checked="checked"'
+				: '';
+		}
+		if ($default) {
+			$TKT_status = EEH_Template::pretty_status(EE_Ticket::onsale, false, 'sentence');
+		} elseif ($ticket->is_default()) {
+			$TKT_status = EEH_Template::pretty_status(EE_Ticket::onsale, false, 'sentence');
+		} else {
+			$TKT_status = $ticket->ticket_status(true);
+		}
+		if ($default) {
+			$TKT_min = '';
+		} else {
+			$TKT_min = $ticket->min();
+			if ($TKT_min === -1 || $TKT_min === 0) {
+				$TKT_min = '';
+			}
+		}
+		$template_args = array(
+			'tkt_row'                       => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
+			'TKT_order'                     => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
+			// on initial page load this will always be the correct order.
+			'tkt_status_class'              => $ticket_status_class,
+			'display_edit_tkt_row'          => ' style="display:none;"',
+			'edit_tkt_expanded'             => '',
+			'edit_tickets_name'             => $default ? 'TICKETNAMEATTR' : 'edit_tickets',
+			'TKT_name'                      => $default ? '' : $ticket->get_f('TKT_name'),
+			'TKT_start_date'                => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_date('TKT_start_date', $this->_date_time_format),
+			'TKT_end_date'                  => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_date('TKT_end_date', $this->_date_time_format),
+			'TKT_status'                    => $TKT_status,
+			'TKT_price'                     => $default
+				? ''
+				: EEH_Template::format_currency(
+					$ticket->get_ticket_total_with_taxes(),
+					false,
+					false
+				),
+			'TKT_price_code'                => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->code,
+			'TKT_price_amount'              => $default ? 0 : $ticket_subtotal,
+			'TKT_qty'                       => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_qty', 'symbol'),
+			'TKT_qty_for_input'             => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_qty', 'input'),
+			'TKT_uses'                      => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_uses', 'input'),
+			'TKT_min'                       => $TKT_min,
+			'TKT_max'                       => $default
+				? ''
+				: $ticket->get_pretty('TKT_max', 'input'),
+			'TKT_sold'                      => $default ? 0 : $ticket->tickets_sold('ticket'),
+			'TKT_reserved'                  => $default ? 0 : $ticket->reserved(),
+			'TKT_registrations'             => $default
+				? 0
+				: $ticket->count_registrations(
+					array(
+						array(
+							'STS_ID' => array(
+								'!=',
+								EEM_Registration::status_id_incomplete,
+							),
+						),
+					)
+				),
+			'TKT_ID'                        => $default ? 0 : $ticket->ID(),
+			'TKT_description'               => $default ? '' : $ticket->get_f('TKT_description'),
+			'TKT_is_default'                => $default ? 0 : $ticket->is_default(),
+			'TKT_required'                  => $default ? 0 : $ticket->required(),
+			'TKT_is_default_selector'       => '',
+			'ticket_price_rows'             => '',
+			'TKT_base_price'                => $default || ! $base_price instanceof EE_Price
+				? ''
+				: $base_price->get_pretty('PRC_amount', 'localized_float'),
+			'TKT_base_price_ID'             => $default || ! $base_price instanceof EE_Price ? 0 : $base_price->ID(),
+			'show_price_modifier'           => count($prices) > 1 || ($default && $count_price_mods > 0)
+				? ''
+				: ' style="display:none;"',
+			'show_price_mod_button'         => count($prices) > 1
+											   || ($default && $count_price_mods > 0)
+											   || (! $default && $ticket->deleted())
+				? ' style="display:none;"'
+				: '',
+			'total_price_rows'              => count($prices) > 1 ? count($prices) : 1,
+			'ticket_datetimes_list'         => $default ? '<li class="hidden"></li>' : '',
+			'starting_ticket_datetime_rows' => $default || $default_dtt ? '' : implode(',', $tkt_datetimes),
+			'ticket_datetime_rows'          => $default ? '' : implode(',', $tkt_datetimes),
+			'existing_ticket_price_ids'     => $default ? '' : implode(',', array_keys($prices)),
+			'ticket_template_id'            => $default ? 0 : $ticket->get('TTM_ID'),
+			'TKT_taxable'                   => $TKT_taxable,
+			'display_subtotal'              => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->taxable()
+				? ''
+				: ' style="display:none"',
+			'price_currency_symbol'         => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->sign,
+			'TKT_subtotal_amount_display'   => EEH_Template::format_currency(
+				$ticket_subtotal,
+				false,
+				false
+			),
+			'TKT_subtotal_amount'           => $ticket_subtotal,
+			'tax_rows'                      => $this->_get_tax_rows($ticket_row, $ticket),
+			'disabled'                      => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted(),
+			'ticket_archive_class'          => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted()
+				? ' ticket-archived'
+				: '',
+			'trash_icon'                    => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket
+											   && $ticket->deleted()
+											   && ! $ticket->is_permanently_deleteable()
+				? 'ee-lock-icon '
+				: 'trash-icon dashicons dashicons-post-trash clickable',
+			'clone_icon'                    => $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && $ticket->deleted()
+				? ''
+				: 'clone-icon ee-icon ee-icon-clone clickable',
+		);
+		$template_args['trash_hidden'] = count($all_tickets) === 1 && $template_args['trash_icon'] !== 'ee-lock-icon'
+			? ' style="display:none"'
+			: '';
+		// handle rows that should NOT be empty
+		if (empty($template_args['TKT_start_date'])) {
+			// if empty then the start date will be now.
+			$template_args['TKT_start_date'] = date(
+				$this->_date_time_format,
+				current_time('timestamp')
+			);
+			$template_args['tkt_status_class'] = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
+		}
+		if (empty($template_args['TKT_end_date'])) {
+			// get the earliest datetime (if present);
+			$earliest_dtt = $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->ID() > 0
+				? $this->_adminpage_obj->get_cpt_model_obj()->get_first_related(
+					'Datetime',
+					array('order_by' => array('DTT_EVT_start' => 'ASC'))
+				)
+				: null;
+			if (! empty($earliest_dtt)) {
+				$template_args['TKT_end_date'] = $earliest_dtt->get_datetime(
+					'DTT_EVT_start',
+					$this->_date_time_format
+				);
+			} else {
+				// default so let's just use what's been set for the default date-time which is 30 days from now.
+				$template_args['TKT_end_date'] = date(
+					$this->_date_time_format,
+					mktime(
+						24,
+						0,
+						0,
+						date('m'),
+						date('d') + 29,
+						date('Y')
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			$template_args['tkt_status_class'] = ' tkt-status-' . EE_Ticket::onsale;
+		}
+		// generate ticket_datetime items
+		if (! $default) {
+			$datetime_row = 1;
+			foreach ($all_datetimes as $datetime) {
+				$template_args['ticket_datetimes_list'] .= $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
+					$datetime_row,
+					$ticket_row,
+					$datetime,
+					$ticket,
+					$ticket_datetimes,
+					$default
+				);
+				$datetime_row++;
+			}
+		}
+		$price_row = 1;
+		foreach ($prices as $price) {
+			if (! $price instanceof EE_Price) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ($price->is_base_price()) {
+				$price_row++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			$show_trash = ! ((count($prices) > 1 && $price_row === 1) || count($prices) === 1);
+			$show_create = ! (count($prices) > 1 && count($prices) !== $price_row);
+			$template_args['ticket_price_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
+				$ticket_row,
+				$price_row,
+				$price,
+				$default,
+				$ticket,
+				$show_trash,
+				$show_create
+			);
+			$price_row++;
+		}
+		// filter $template_args
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_row__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$ticket,
+			$ticket_datetimes,
+			$all_datetimes,
+			$default,
+			$all_tickets,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_row.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int            $ticket_row
-     * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
-     * @return string
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_tax_rows($ticket_row, $ticket)
-    {
-        $tax_rows = '';
-        /** @var EE_Price[] $taxes */
-        $taxes = empty($ticket) ? EE_Taxes::get_taxes_for_admin() : $ticket->get_ticket_taxes_for_admin();
-        foreach ($taxes as $tax) {
-            $tax_added = $this->_get_tax_added($tax, $ticket);
-            $template_args = array(
-                'display_tax'       => ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_taxable')
-                    ? ''
-                    : ' style="display:none;"',
-                'tax_id'            => $tax->ID(),
-                'tkt_row'           => $ticket_row,
-                'tax_label'         => $tax->get('PRC_name'),
-                'tax_added'         => $tax_added,
-                'tax_added_display' => EEH_Template::format_currency($tax_added, false, false),
-                'tax_amount'        => $tax->get('PRC_amount'),
-            );
-            $template_args = apply_filters(
-                'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_tax_rows__template_args',
-                $template_args,
-                $ticket_row,
-                $ticket,
-                $this->_is_creating_event
-            );
-            $tax_rows .= EEH_Template::display_template(
-                PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_tax_row.template.php',
-                $template_args,
-                true
-            );
-        }
-        return $tax_rows;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int            $ticket_row
+	 * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_tax_rows($ticket_row, $ticket)
+	{
+		$tax_rows = '';
+		/** @var EE_Price[] $taxes */
+		$taxes = empty($ticket) ? EE_Taxes::get_taxes_for_admin() : $ticket->get_ticket_taxes_for_admin();
+		foreach ($taxes as $tax) {
+			$tax_added = $this->_get_tax_added($tax, $ticket);
+			$template_args = array(
+				'display_tax'       => ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_taxable')
+					? ''
+					: ' style="display:none;"',
+				'tax_id'            => $tax->ID(),
+				'tkt_row'           => $ticket_row,
+				'tax_label'         => $tax->get('PRC_name'),
+				'tax_added'         => $tax_added,
+				'tax_added_display' => EEH_Template::format_currency($tax_added, false, false),
+				'tax_amount'        => $tax->get('PRC_amount'),
+			);
+			$template_args = apply_filters(
+				'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_tax_rows__template_args',
+				$template_args,
+				$ticket_row,
+				$ticket,
+				$this->_is_creating_event
+			);
+			$tax_rows .= EEH_Template::display_template(
+				PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_tax_row.template.php',
+				$template_args,
+				true
+			);
+		}
+		return $tax_rows;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param EE_Price       $tax
-     * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
-     * @return float|int
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_tax_added(EE_Price $tax, $ticket)
-    {
-        $subtotal = empty($ticket) ? 0 : $ticket->get_ticket_subtotal();
-        return $subtotal * $tax->get('PRC_amount') / 100;
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param EE_Price       $tax
+	 * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
+	 * @return float|int
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_tax_added(EE_Price $tax, $ticket)
+	{
+		$subtotal = empty($ticket) ? 0 : $ticket->get_ticket_subtotal();
+		return $subtotal * $tax->get('PRC_amount') / 100;
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int            $ticket_row
-     * @param int            $price_row
-     * @param EE_Price|null  $price
-     * @param bool           $default
-     * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
-     * @param bool           $show_trash
-     * @param bool           $show_create
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _get_ticket_price_row(
-        $ticket_row,
-        $price_row,
-        $price,
-        $default,
-        $ticket,
-        $show_trash = true,
-        $show_create = true
-    ) {
-        $send_disabled = ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_deleted');
-        $template_args = array(
-            'tkt_row'               => $default && empty($ticket)
-                ? 'TICKETNUM'
-                : $ticket_row,
-            'PRC_order'             => $default && empty($price)
-                ? 'PRICENUM'
-                : $price_row,
-            'edit_prices_name'      => $default && empty($price)
-                ? 'PRICENAMEATTR'
-                : 'edit_prices',
-            'price_type_selector'   => $default && empty($price)
-                ? $this->_get_base_price_template($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default)
-                : $this->_get_price_type_selector(
-                    $ticket_row,
-                    $price_row,
-                    $price,
-                    $default,
-                    $send_disabled
-                ),
-            'PRC_ID'                => $default && empty($price)
-                ? 0
-                : $price->ID(),
-            'PRC_is_default'        => $default && empty($price)
-                ? 0
-                : $price->get('PRC_is_default'),
-            'PRC_name'              => $default && empty($price)
-                ? ''
-                : $price->get('PRC_name'),
-            'price_currency_symbol' => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->sign,
-            'show_plus_or_minus'    => $default && empty($price)
-                ? ''
-                : ' style="display:none;"',
-            'show_plus'             => ($default && empty($price)) || ($price->is_discount() || $price->is_base_price())
-                ? ' style="display:none;"'
-                : '',
-            'show_minus'            => ($default && empty($price)) || ! $price->is_discount()
-                ? ' style="display:none;"'
-                : '',
-            'show_currency_symbol'  => ($default && empty($price)) || $price->is_percent()
-                ? ' style="display:none"'
-                : '',
-            'PRC_amount'            => $default && empty($price)
-                ? 0
-                : $price->get_pretty('PRC_amount', 'localized_float'),
-            'show_percentage'       => ($default && empty($price)) || ! $price->is_percent()
-                ? ' style="display:none;"'
-                : '',
-            'show_trash_icon'       => $show_trash
-                ? ''
-                : ' style="display:none;"',
-            'show_create_button'    => $show_create
-                ? ''
-                : ' style="display:none;"',
-            'PRC_desc'              => $default && empty($price)
-                ? ''
-                : $price->get('PRC_desc'),
-            'disabled'              => ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_deleted'),
-        );
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_price_row__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $price_row,
-            $price,
-            $default,
-            $ticket,
-            $show_trash,
-            $show_create,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_price_row.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int            $ticket_row
+	 * @param int            $price_row
+	 * @param EE_Price|null  $price
+	 * @param bool           $default
+	 * @param EE_Ticket|null $ticket
+	 * @param bool           $show_trash
+	 * @param bool           $show_create
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _get_ticket_price_row(
+		$ticket_row,
+		$price_row,
+		$price,
+		$default,
+		$ticket,
+		$show_trash = true,
+		$show_create = true
+	) {
+		$send_disabled = ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_deleted');
+		$template_args = array(
+			'tkt_row'               => $default && empty($ticket)
+				? 'TICKETNUM'
+				: $ticket_row,
+			'PRC_order'             => $default && empty($price)
+				? 'PRICENUM'
+				: $price_row,
+			'edit_prices_name'      => $default && empty($price)
+				? 'PRICENAMEATTR'
+				: 'edit_prices',
+			'price_type_selector'   => $default && empty($price)
+				? $this->_get_base_price_template($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default)
+				: $this->_get_price_type_selector(
+					$ticket_row,
+					$price_row,
+					$price,
+					$default,
+					$send_disabled
+				),
+			'PRC_ID'                => $default && empty($price)
+				? 0
+				: $price->ID(),
+			'PRC_is_default'        => $default && empty($price)
+				? 0
+				: $price->get('PRC_is_default'),
+			'PRC_name'              => $default && empty($price)
+				? ''
+				: $price->get('PRC_name'),
+			'price_currency_symbol' => EE_Registry::instance()->CFG->currency->sign,
+			'show_plus_or_minus'    => $default && empty($price)
+				? ''
+				: ' style="display:none;"',
+			'show_plus'             => ($default && empty($price)) || ($price->is_discount() || $price->is_base_price())
+				? ' style="display:none;"'
+				: '',
+			'show_minus'            => ($default && empty($price)) || ! $price->is_discount()
+				? ' style="display:none;"'
+				: '',
+			'show_currency_symbol'  => ($default && empty($price)) || $price->is_percent()
+				? ' style="display:none"'
+				: '',
+			'PRC_amount'            => $default && empty($price)
+				? 0
+				: $price->get_pretty('PRC_amount', 'localized_float'),
+			'show_percentage'       => ($default && empty($price)) || ! $price->is_percent()
+				? ' style="display:none;"'
+				: '',
+			'show_trash_icon'       => $show_trash
+				? ''
+				: ' style="display:none;"',
+			'show_create_button'    => $show_create
+				? ''
+				: ' style="display:none;"',
+			'PRC_desc'              => $default && empty($price)
+				? ''
+				: $price->get('PRC_desc'),
+			'disabled'              => ! empty($ticket) && $ticket->get('TKT_deleted'),
+		);
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_price_row__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$price_row,
+			$price,
+			$default,
+			$ticket,
+			$show_trash,
+			$show_create,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_price_row.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int      $ticket_row
-     * @param int      $price_row
-     * @param EE_Price $price
-     * @param bool     $default
-     * @param bool     $disabled
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_price_type_selector($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default, $disabled = false)
-    {
-        if ($price->is_base_price()) {
-            return $this->_get_base_price_template(
-                $ticket_row,
-                $price_row,
-                $price,
-                $default
-            );
-        }
-        return $this->_get_price_modifier_template(
-            $ticket_row,
-            $price_row,
-            $price,
-            $default,
-            $disabled
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int      $ticket_row
+	 * @param int      $price_row
+	 * @param EE_Price $price
+	 * @param bool     $default
+	 * @param bool     $disabled
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_price_type_selector($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default, $disabled = false)
+	{
+		if ($price->is_base_price()) {
+			return $this->_get_base_price_template(
+				$ticket_row,
+				$price_row,
+				$price,
+				$default
+			);
+		}
+		return $this->_get_price_modifier_template(
+			$ticket_row,
+			$price_row,
+			$price,
+			$default,
+			$disabled
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int      $ticket_row
-     * @param int      $price_row
-     * @param EE_Price $price
-     * @param bool     $default
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_base_price_template($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default)
-    {
-        $template_args = array(
-            'tkt_row'                   => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
-            'PRC_order'                 => $default && empty($price) ? 'PRICENUM' : $price_row,
-            'PRT_ID'                    => $default && empty($price) ? 1 : $price->get('PRT_ID'),
-            'PRT_name'                  => esc_html__('Price', 'event_espresso'),
-            'price_selected_operator'   => '+',
-            'price_selected_is_percent' => 0,
-        );
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_base_price_template__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $price_row,
-            $price,
-            $default,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_type_base.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int      $ticket_row
+	 * @param int      $price_row
+	 * @param EE_Price $price
+	 * @param bool     $default
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_base_price_template($ticket_row, $price_row, $price, $default)
+	{
+		$template_args = array(
+			'tkt_row'                   => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
+			'PRC_order'                 => $default && empty($price) ? 'PRICENUM' : $price_row,
+			'PRT_ID'                    => $default && empty($price) ? 1 : $price->get('PRT_ID'),
+			'PRT_name'                  => esc_html__('Price', 'event_espresso'),
+			'price_selected_operator'   => '+',
+			'price_selected_is_percent' => 0,
+		);
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_base_price_template__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$price_row,
+			$price,
+			$default,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_type_base.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int      $ticket_row
-     * @param int      $price_row
-     * @param EE_Price $price
-     * @param bool     $default
-     * @param bool     $disabled
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_price_modifier_template(
-        $ticket_row,
-        $price_row,
-        $price,
-        $default,
-        $disabled = false
-    ) {
-        $select_name = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price
-            ? 'edit_prices[TICKETNUM][PRICENUM][PRT_ID]'
-            : 'edit_prices[' . $ticket_row . '][' . $price_row . '][PRT_ID]';
-        /** @var EEM_Price_Type $price_type_model */
-        $price_type_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price_Type');
-        $price_types = $price_type_model->get_all(array(
-            array(
-                'OR' => array(
-                    'PBT_ID'  => '2',
-                    'PBT_ID*' => '3',
-                ),
-            ),
-        ));
-        $all_price_types = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price
-            ? array(esc_html__('Select Modifier', 'event_espresso'))
-            : array();
-        $selected_price_type_id = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? 0 : $price->type();
-        $price_option_spans = '';
-        // setup price types for selector
-        foreach ($price_types as $price_type) {
-            if (! $price_type instanceof EE_Price_Type) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            $all_price_types[ $price_type->ID() ] = $price_type->get('PRT_name');
-            // while we're in the loop let's setup the option spans used by js
-            $span_args = array(
-                'PRT_ID'         => $price_type->ID(),
-                'PRT_operator'   => $price_type->is_discount() ? '-' : '+',
-                'PRT_is_percent' => $price_type->get('PRT_is_percent') ? 1 : 0,
-            );
-            $price_option_spans .= EEH_Template::display_template(
-                PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_option_span.template.php',
-                $span_args,
-                true
-            );
-        }
-        $select_name = $disabled ? 'archive_price[' . $ticket_row . '][' . $price_row . '][PRT_ID]'
-            : $select_name;
-        $select_input = new EE_Select_Input(
-            $all_price_types,
-            array(
-                'default'               => $selected_price_type_id,
-                'html_name'             => $select_name,
-                'html_class'            => 'edit-price-PRT_ID',
-                'other_html_attributes' => $disabled ? 'style="width:auto;" disabled' : 'style="width:auto;"',
-            )
-        );
-        $price_selected_operator = $price instanceof EE_Price && $price->is_discount() ? '-' : '+';
-        $price_selected_operator = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? '' : $price_selected_operator;
-        $price_selected_is_percent = $price instanceof EE_Price && $price->is_percent() ? 1 : 0;
-        $price_selected_is_percent = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? '' : $price_selected_is_percent;
-        $template_args = array(
-            'tkt_row'                   => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
-            'PRC_order'                 => $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? 'PRICENUM' : $price_row,
-            'price_modifier_selector'   => $select_input->get_html_for_input(),
-            'main_name'                 => $select_name,
-            'selected_price_type_id'    => $selected_price_type_id,
-            'price_option_spans'        => $price_option_spans,
-            'price_selected_operator'   => $price_selected_operator,
-            'price_selected_is_percent' => $price_selected_is_percent,
-            'disabled'                  => $disabled,
-        );
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_price_modifier_template__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $price_row,
-            $price,
-            $default,
-            $disabled,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_modifier_selector.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int      $ticket_row
+	 * @param int      $price_row
+	 * @param EE_Price $price
+	 * @param bool     $default
+	 * @param bool     $disabled
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_price_modifier_template(
+		$ticket_row,
+		$price_row,
+		$price,
+		$default,
+		$disabled = false
+	) {
+		$select_name = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price
+			? 'edit_prices[TICKETNUM][PRICENUM][PRT_ID]'
+			: 'edit_prices[' . $ticket_row . '][' . $price_row . '][PRT_ID]';
+		/** @var EEM_Price_Type $price_type_model */
+		$price_type_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price_Type');
+		$price_types = $price_type_model->get_all(array(
+			array(
+				'OR' => array(
+					'PBT_ID'  => '2',
+					'PBT_ID*' => '3',
+				),
+			),
+		));
+		$all_price_types = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price
+			? array(esc_html__('Select Modifier', 'event_espresso'))
+			: array();
+		$selected_price_type_id = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? 0 : $price->type();
+		$price_option_spans = '';
+		// setup price types for selector
+		foreach ($price_types as $price_type) {
+			if (! $price_type instanceof EE_Price_Type) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$all_price_types[ $price_type->ID() ] = $price_type->get('PRT_name');
+			// while we're in the loop let's setup the option spans used by js
+			$span_args = array(
+				'PRT_ID'         => $price_type->ID(),
+				'PRT_operator'   => $price_type->is_discount() ? '-' : '+',
+				'PRT_is_percent' => $price_type->get('PRT_is_percent') ? 1 : 0,
+			);
+			$price_option_spans .= EEH_Template::display_template(
+				PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_option_span.template.php',
+				$span_args,
+				true
+			);
+		}
+		$select_name = $disabled ? 'archive_price[' . $ticket_row . '][' . $price_row . '][PRT_ID]'
+			: $select_name;
+		$select_input = new EE_Select_Input(
+			$all_price_types,
+			array(
+				'default'               => $selected_price_type_id,
+				'html_name'             => $select_name,
+				'html_class'            => 'edit-price-PRT_ID',
+				'other_html_attributes' => $disabled ? 'style="width:auto;" disabled' : 'style="width:auto;"',
+			)
+		);
+		$price_selected_operator = $price instanceof EE_Price && $price->is_discount() ? '-' : '+';
+		$price_selected_operator = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? '' : $price_selected_operator;
+		$price_selected_is_percent = $price instanceof EE_Price && $price->is_percent() ? 1 : 0;
+		$price_selected_is_percent = $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? '' : $price_selected_is_percent;
+		$template_args = array(
+			'tkt_row'                   => $default ? 'TICKETNUM' : $ticket_row,
+			'PRC_order'                 => $default && ! $price instanceof EE_Price ? 'PRICENUM' : $price_row,
+			'price_modifier_selector'   => $select_input->get_html_for_input(),
+			'main_name'                 => $select_name,
+			'selected_price_type_id'    => $selected_price_type_id,
+			'price_option_spans'        => $price_option_spans,
+			'price_selected_operator'   => $price_selected_operator,
+			'price_selected_is_percent' => $price_selected_is_percent,
+			'disabled'                  => $disabled,
+		);
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_price_modifier_template__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$price_row,
+			$price,
+			$default,
+			$disabled,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_price_modifier_selector.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param int              $datetime_row
-     * @param int              $ticket_row
-     * @param EE_Datetime|null $datetime
-     * @param EE_Ticket|null   $ticket
-     * @param array            $ticket_datetimes
-     * @param bool             $default
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
-        $datetime_row,
-        $ticket_row,
-        $datetime,
-        $ticket,
-        $ticket_datetimes = array(),
-        $default
-    ) {
-        $tkt_datetimes = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && isset($ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ])
-            ? $ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ]
-            : array();
-        $template_args = array(
-            'dtt_row'                  => $default && ! $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime
-                ? 'DTTNUM'
-                : $datetime_row,
-            'tkt_row'                  => $default
-                ? 'TICKETNUM'
-                : $ticket_row,
-            'ticket_datetime_selected' => in_array($datetime_row, $tkt_datetimes, true)
-                ? ' ticket-selected'
-                : '',
-            'ticket_datetime_checked'  => in_array($datetime_row, $tkt_datetimes, true)
-                ? ' checked="checked"'
-                : '',
-            'DTT_name'                 => $default && empty($datetime)
-                ? 'DTTNAME'
-                : $datetime->get_dtt_display_name(true),
-            'tkt_status_class'         => '',
-        );
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_datetime_list_item__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $datetime_row,
-            $ticket_row,
-            $datetime,
-            $ticket,
-            $ticket_datetimes,
-            $default,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_datetimes_list_item.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param int              $datetime_row
+	 * @param int              $ticket_row
+	 * @param EE_Datetime|null $datetime
+	 * @param EE_Ticket|null   $ticket
+	 * @param array            $ticket_datetimes
+	 * @param bool             $default
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
+		$datetime_row,
+		$ticket_row,
+		$datetime,
+		$ticket,
+		$ticket_datetimes = array(),
+		$default
+	) {
+		$tkt_datetimes = $ticket instanceof EE_Ticket && isset($ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ])
+			? $ticket_datetimes[ $ticket->ID() ]
+			: array();
+		$template_args = array(
+			'dtt_row'                  => $default && ! $datetime instanceof EE_Datetime
+				? 'DTTNUM'
+				: $datetime_row,
+			'tkt_row'                  => $default
+				? 'TICKETNUM'
+				: $ticket_row,
+			'ticket_datetime_selected' => in_array($datetime_row, $tkt_datetimes, true)
+				? ' ticket-selected'
+				: '',
+			'ticket_datetime_checked'  => in_array($datetime_row, $tkt_datetimes, true)
+				? ' checked="checked"'
+				: '',
+			'DTT_name'                 => $default && empty($datetime)
+				? 'DTTNAME'
+				: $datetime->get_dtt_display_name(true),
+			'tkt_status_class'         => '',
+		);
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_datetime_list_item__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$datetime_row,
+			$ticket_row,
+			$datetime,
+			$ticket,
+			$ticket_datetimes,
+			$default,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_datetimes_list_item.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 
 
-    /**
-     * @param array $all_datetimes
-     * @param array $all_tickets
-     * @return mixed
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _get_ticket_js_structure($all_datetimes = array(), $all_tickets = array())
-    {
-        $template_args = array(
-            'default_datetime_edit_row'                => $this->_get_dtt_edit_row(
-                'DTTNUM',
-                null,
-                true,
-                $all_datetimes
-            ),
-            'default_ticket_row'                       => $this->_get_ticket_row(
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                null,
-                array(),
-                array(),
-                true
-            ),
-            'default_price_row'                        => $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                'PRICENUM',
-                null,
-                true,
-                null
-            ),
-            'default_price_rows'                       => '',
-            'default_base_price_amount'                => 0,
-            'default_base_price_name'                  => '',
-            'default_base_price_description'           => '',
-            'default_price_modifier_selector_row'      => $this->_get_price_modifier_template(
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                'PRICENUM',
-                null,
-                true
-            ),
-            'default_available_tickets_for_datetime'   => $this->_get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
-                'DTTNUM',
-                null,
-                array(),
-                array(),
-                true
-            ),
-            'existing_available_datetime_tickets_list' => '',
-            'existing_available_ticket_datetimes_list' => '',
-            'new_available_datetime_ticket_list_item'  => $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
-                'DTTNUM',
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                null,
-                null,
-                array(),
-                true
-            ),
-            'new_available_ticket_datetime_list_item'  => $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
-                'DTTNUM',
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                null,
-                null,
-                array(),
-                true
-            ),
-        );
-        $ticket_row = 1;
-        foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
-            $template_args['existing_available_datetime_tickets_list'] .= $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
-                'DTTNUM',
-                $ticket_row,
-                null,
-                $ticket,
-                array(),
-                true
-            );
-            $ticket_row++;
-        }
-        $datetime_row = 1;
-        foreach ($all_datetimes as $datetime) {
-            $template_args['existing_available_ticket_datetimes_list'] .= $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
-                $datetime_row,
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                $datetime,
-                null,
-                array(),
-                true
-            );
-            $datetime_row++;
-        }
-        /** @var EEM_Price $price_model */
-        $price_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price');
-        $default_prices = $price_model->get_all_default_prices();
-        $price_row = 1;
-        foreach ($default_prices as $price) {
-            if (! $price instanceof EE_Price) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if ($price->is_base_price()) {
-                $template_args['default_base_price_amount'] = $price->get_pretty(
-                    'PRC_amount',
-                    'localized_float'
-                );
-                $template_args['default_base_price_name'] = $price->get('PRC_name');
-                $template_args['default_base_price_description'] = $price->get('PRC_desc');
-                $price_row++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            $show_trash = ! ((count($default_prices) > 1 && $price_row === 1)
-                             || count($default_prices) === 1);
-            $show_create = ! (count($default_prices) > 1
-                              && count($default_prices)
-                                 !== $price_row);
-            $template_args['default_price_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
-                'TICKETNUM',
-                $price_row,
-                $price,
-                true,
-                null,
-                $show_trash,
-                $show_create
-            );
-            $price_row++;
-        }
-        $template_args = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_js_structure__template_args',
-            $template_args,
-            $all_datetimes,
-            $all_tickets,
-            $this->_is_creating_event
-        );
-        return EEH_Template::display_template(
-            PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_js_structure.template.php',
-            $template_args,
-            true
-        );
-    }
+	/**
+	 * @param array $all_datetimes
+	 * @param array $all_tickets
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _get_ticket_js_structure($all_datetimes = array(), $all_tickets = array())
+	{
+		$template_args = array(
+			'default_datetime_edit_row'                => $this->_get_dtt_edit_row(
+				'DTTNUM',
+				null,
+				true,
+				$all_datetimes
+			),
+			'default_ticket_row'                       => $this->_get_ticket_row(
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				null,
+				array(),
+				array(),
+				true
+			),
+			'default_price_row'                        => $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				'PRICENUM',
+				null,
+				true,
+				null
+			),
+			'default_price_rows'                       => '',
+			'default_base_price_amount'                => 0,
+			'default_base_price_name'                  => '',
+			'default_base_price_description'           => '',
+			'default_price_modifier_selector_row'      => $this->_get_price_modifier_template(
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				'PRICENUM',
+				null,
+				true
+			),
+			'default_available_tickets_for_datetime'   => $this->_get_dtt_attached_tickets_row(
+				'DTTNUM',
+				null,
+				array(),
+				array(),
+				true
+			),
+			'existing_available_datetime_tickets_list' => '',
+			'existing_available_ticket_datetimes_list' => '',
+			'new_available_datetime_ticket_list_item'  => $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
+				'DTTNUM',
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				null,
+				null,
+				array(),
+				true
+			),
+			'new_available_ticket_datetime_list_item'  => $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
+				'DTTNUM',
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				null,
+				null,
+				array(),
+				true
+			),
+		);
+		$ticket_row = 1;
+		foreach ($all_tickets as $ticket) {
+			$template_args['existing_available_datetime_tickets_list'] .= $this->_get_datetime_tickets_list_item(
+				'DTTNUM',
+				$ticket_row,
+				null,
+				$ticket,
+				array(),
+				true
+			);
+			$ticket_row++;
+		}
+		$datetime_row = 1;
+		foreach ($all_datetimes as $datetime) {
+			$template_args['existing_available_ticket_datetimes_list'] .= $this->_get_ticket_datetime_list_item(
+				$datetime_row,
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				$datetime,
+				null,
+				array(),
+				true
+			);
+			$datetime_row++;
+		}
+		/** @var EEM_Price $price_model */
+		$price_model = EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Price');
+		$default_prices = $price_model->get_all_default_prices();
+		$price_row = 1;
+		foreach ($default_prices as $price) {
+			if (! $price instanceof EE_Price) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ($price->is_base_price()) {
+				$template_args['default_base_price_amount'] = $price->get_pretty(
+					'PRC_amount',
+					'localized_float'
+				);
+				$template_args['default_base_price_name'] = $price->get('PRC_name');
+				$template_args['default_base_price_description'] = $price->get('PRC_desc');
+				$price_row++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			$show_trash = ! ((count($default_prices) > 1 && $price_row === 1)
+							 || count($default_prices) === 1);
+			$show_create = ! (count($default_prices) > 1
+							  && count($default_prices)
+								 !== $price_row);
+			$template_args['default_price_rows'] .= $this->_get_ticket_price_row(
+				'TICKETNUM',
+				$price_row,
+				$price,
+				true,
+				null,
+				$show_trash,
+				$show_create
+			);
+			$price_row++;
+		}
+		$template_args = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__espresso_events_Pricing_Hooks___get_ticket_js_structure__template_args',
+			$template_args,
+			$all_datetimes,
+			$all_tickets,
+			$this->_is_creating_event
+		);
+		return EEH_Template::display_template(
+			PRICING_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'event_tickets_datetime_ticket_js_structure.template.php',
+			$template_args,
+			true
+		);
+	}
 }

admin_pages/payments/Payments_Admin_Page.core.php

Indentation +1149 added lines, -1149 removed lines

@@ -16,1153 +16,1153 @@
 class Payments_Admin_Page extends EE_Admin_Page
 {
 
-    /**
-     * Variables used for when we're re-sorting the logs results, in case
-     * we needed to do two queries and we need to resort
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    private $_sort_logs_again_direction;
-
-
-    /**
-     * @Constructor
-     * @access public
-     * @param bool $routing indicate whether we want to just load the object and handle routing or just load the object.
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    public function __construct($routing = true)
-    {
-        parent::__construct($routing);
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _init_page_props()
-    {
-        $this->page_slug = EE_PAYMENTS_PG_SLUG;
-        $this->page_label = __('Payment Methods', 'event_espresso');
-        $this->_admin_base_url = EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL;
-        $this->_admin_base_path = EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN;
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _ajax_hooks()
-    {
-        // todo: all hooks for ajax goes here.
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _define_page_props()
-    {
-        $this->_admin_page_title = $this->page_label;
-        $this->_labels = array(
-            'publishbox' => __('Update Settings', 'event_espresso'),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _set_page_routes()
-    {
-        /**
-         * note that with payment method capabilities, although we've implemented
-         * capability mapping which will be used for accessing payment methods owned by
-         * other users.  This is not fully implemented yet in the payment method ui.
-         * Currently only the "plural" caps are in active use.
-         * When cap mapping is implemented, some routes will need to use the singular form of
-         * capability method and also include the $id of the payment method for the route.
-         **/
-        $this->_page_routes = array(
-            'default'                   => array(
-                'func'       => '_payment_methods_list',
-                'capability' => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
-            ),
-            'payment_settings'          => array(
-                'func'       => '_payment_settings',
-                'capability' => 'ee_manage_gateways',
-            ),
-            'activate_payment_method'   => array(
-                'func'       => '_activate_payment_method',
-                'noheader'   => true,
-                'capability' => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
-            ),
-            'deactivate_payment_method' => array(
-                'func'       => '_deactivate_payment_method',
-                'noheader'   => true,
-                'capability' => 'ee_delete_payment_methods',
-            ),
-            'update_payment_method'     => array(
-                'func'               => '_update_payment_method',
-                'noheader'           => true,
-                'headers_sent_route' => 'default',
-                'capability'         => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
-            ),
-            'update_payment_settings'   => array(
-                'func'       => '_update_payment_settings',
-                'noheader'   => true,
-                'capability' => 'ee_manage_gateways',
-            ),
-            'payment_log'               => array(
-                'func'       => '_payment_log_overview_list_table',
-                'capability' => 'ee_read_payment_methods',
-            ),
-            'payment_log_details'       => array(
-                'func'       => '_payment_log_details',
-                'capability' => 'ee_read_payment_methods',
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _set_page_config()
-    {
-        $payment_method_list_config = array(
-            'nav'           => array(
-                'label' => __('Payment Methods', 'event_espresso'),
-                'order' => 10,
-            ),
-            'metaboxes'     => $this->_default_espresso_metaboxes,
-            'help_tabs'     => array_merge(
-                array(
-                    'payment_methods_overview_help_tab' => array(
-                        'title'    => __('Payment Methods Overview', 'event_espresso'),
-                        'filename' => 'payment_methods_overview',
-                    ),
-                ),
-                $this->_add_payment_method_help_tabs()
-            ),
-            'help_tour'     => array('Payment_Methods_Selection_Help_Tour'),
-            'require_nonce' => false,
-        );
-        $this->_page_config = array(
-            'default'          => $payment_method_list_config,
-            'payment_settings' => array(
-                'nav'           => array(
-                    'label' => __('Settings', 'event_espresso'),
-                    'order' => 20,
-                ),
-                'help_tabs'     => array(
-                    'payment_methods_settings_help_tab' => array(
-                        'title'    => __('Payment Method Settings', 'event_espresso'),
-                        'filename' => 'payment_methods_settings',
-                    ),
-                ),
-                // 'help_tour' => array( 'Payment_Methods_Settings_Help_Tour' ),
-                'metaboxes'     => array_merge($this->_default_espresso_metaboxes, array('_publish_post_box')),
-                'require_nonce' => false,
-            ),
-            'payment_log'      => array(
-                'nav'           => array(
-                    'label' => __("Logs", 'event_espresso'),
-                    'order' => 30,
-                ),
-                'list_table'    => 'Payment_Log_Admin_List_Table',
-                'metaboxes'     => $this->_default_espresso_metaboxes,
-                'require_nonce' => false,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @return array
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     * @throws ReflectionException
-     */
-    protected function _add_payment_method_help_tabs()
-    {
-        EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
-        $payment_method_types = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->payment_method_types();
-        $all_pmt_help_tabs_config = array();
-        foreach ($payment_method_types as $payment_method_type) {
-            if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
-                $payment_method_type->cap_name(),
-                'specific_payment_method_type_access'
-            )
-            ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            foreach ($payment_method_type->help_tabs_config() as $help_tab_name => $config) {
-                $template_args = isset($config['template_args']) ? $config['template_args'] : array();
-                $template_args['admin_page_obj'] = $this;
-                $all_pmt_help_tabs_config[ $help_tab_name ] = array(
-                    'title'   => $config['title'],
-                    'content' => EEH_Template::display_template(
-                        $payment_method_type->file_folder() . 'help_tabs/' . $config['filename'] . '.help_tab.php',
-                        $template_args,
-                        true
-                    ),
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        return $all_pmt_help_tabs_config;
-    }
-
-
-    // none of the below group are currently used for Gateway Settings
-    protected function _add_screen_options()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _add_feature_pointers()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-    public function admin_init()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-    public function admin_notices()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-    public function admin_footer_scripts()
-    {
-    }
-
-
-    public function load_scripts_styles()
-    {
-        // styles
-        wp_enqueue_style('espresso-ui-theme');
-        // scripts
-        wp_enqueue_script('ee_admin_js');
-        wp_enqueue_script('ee-text-links');
-        wp_enqueue_script(
-            'espresso_payments',
-            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'espresso_payments_admin.js',
-            array('ee-datepicker'),
-            EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION,
-            true
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    public function load_scripts_styles_default()
-    {
-        // styles
-        wp_register_style(
-            'espresso_payments',
-            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'ee-payments.css',
-            array(),
-            EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION
-        );
-        wp_enqueue_style('espresso_payments');
-        wp_enqueue_style('ee-text-links');
-        // scripts
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _payment_methods_list()
-    {
-        /**
-         * first let's ensure payment methods have been setup. We do this here because when people activate a
-         * payment method for the first time (as an addon), it may not setup its capabilities or get registered
-         * correctly due to the loading process.  However, people MUST setup the details for the payment method so its
-         * safe to do a recheck here.
-         */
-        EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
-        EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->verify_button_urls();
-        // setup tabs, one for each payment method type
-        $tabs = array();
-        $payment_methods = array();
-        foreach (EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->payment_method_types() as $pmt_obj) {
-            // we don't want to show admin-only PMTs for now
-            if ($pmt_obj instanceof EE_PMT_Admin_Only) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // check access
-            if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
-                $pmt_obj->cap_name(),
-                'specific_payment_method_type_access'
-            )
-            ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // check for any active pms of that type
-            $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_of_type($pmt_obj->system_name());
-            if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
-                $payment_method = EE_Payment_Method::new_instance(
-                    array(
-                        'PMD_slug'       => sanitize_key($pmt_obj->system_name()),
-                        'PMD_type'       => $pmt_obj->system_name(),
-                        'PMD_name'       => $pmt_obj->pretty_name(),
-                        'PMD_admin_name' => $pmt_obj->pretty_name(),
-                    )
-                );
-            }
-            $payment_methods[ $payment_method->slug() ] = $payment_method;
-        }
-        $payment_methods = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___payment_methods_list__payment_methods',
-            $payment_methods
-        );
-        foreach ($payment_methods as $payment_method) {
-            if ($payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
-                add_meta_box(
-                    // html id
-                    'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
-                    // title
-                    sprintf(__('%s Settings', 'event_espresso'), $payment_method->admin_name()),
-                    // callback
-                    array($this, 'payment_method_settings_meta_box'),
-                    // post type
-                    null,
-                    // context
-                    'normal',
-                    // priority
-                    'default',
-                    // callback args
-                    array('payment_method' => $payment_method)
-                );
-                // setup for tabbed content
-                $tabs[ $payment_method->slug() ] = array(
-                    'label' => $payment_method->admin_name(),
-                    'class' => $payment_method->active() ? 'gateway-active' : '',
-                    'href'  => 'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
-                    'title' => __('Modify this Payment Method', 'event_espresso'),
-                    'slug'  => $payment_method->slug(),
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        $this->_template_args['admin_page_header'] = EEH_Tabbed_Content::tab_text_links(
-            $tabs,
-            'payment_method_links',
-            '|',
-            $this->_get_active_payment_method_slug()
-        );
-        $this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     *   _get_active_payment_method_slug
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    protected function _get_active_payment_method_slug()
-    {
-        $payment_method_slug = false;
-        // decide which payment method tab to open first, as dictated by the request's 'payment_method'
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method'])) {
-            // if they provided the current payment method, use it
-            $payment_method_slug = sanitize_key($this->_req_data['payment_method']);
-        }
-        $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one(array(array('PMD_slug' => $payment_method_slug)));
-        // if that didn't work or wasn't provided, find another way to select the current pm
-        if (! $this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
-            // like, looking for an active one
-            $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_active('CART');
-            // test that one as well
-            if ($this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
-                $payment_method_slug = $payment_method->slug();
-            } else {
-                $payment_method_slug = 'paypal_standard';
-            }
-        }
-        return $payment_method_slug;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     *    payment_method_settings_meta_box
-     *    returns TRUE if the passed payment method is properly constructed and the logged in user has the correct
-     *    capabilities to access it
-     *
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    protected function _verify_payment_method($payment_method)
-    {
-        if ($payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method && $payment_method->type_obj() instanceof EE_PMT_Base
-            && EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
-                $payment_method->type_obj()->cap_name(),
-                'specific_payment_method_type_access'
-            )
-        ) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     *    payment_method_settings_meta_box
-     *
-     * @param NULL  $post_obj_which_is_null is an object containing the current post (as a $post object)
-     * @param array $metabox                is an array with metabox id, title, callback, and args elements. the value
-     *                                      at 'args' has key 'payment_method', as set within _payment_methods_list
-     * @return string
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    public function payment_method_settings_meta_box($post_obj_which_is_null, $metabox)
-    {
-        $payment_method = isset($metabox['args'], $metabox['args']['payment_method'])
-            ? $metabox['args']['payment_method'] : null;
-        if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'Payment method metabox setup incorrectly. No Payment method object was supplied',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    )
-                )
-            );
-        }
-        $payment_method_scopes = $payment_method->active();
-        // if the payment method really exists show its form, otherwise the activation template
-        if ($payment_method->ID() && ! empty($payment_method_scopes)) {
-            $form = $this->_generate_payment_method_settings_form($payment_method);
-            if ($form->form_data_present_in($this->_req_data)) {
-                $form->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
-            }
-            echo $form->form_open() . $form->get_html_and_js() . $form->form_close();
-        } else {
-            echo $this->_activate_payment_method_button($payment_method)->get_html_and_js();
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the form for all the settings related to this payment method type
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     */
-    protected function _generate_payment_method_settings_form(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
-            return new EE_Form_Section_Proper();
-        }
-        return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
-            array(
-                'name'            => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'html_id'         => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'action'          => EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
-                    array(
-                        'action'         => 'update_payment_method',
-                        'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug(),
-                    ),
-                    EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
-                ),
-                'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
-                'subsections'     => apply_filters(
-                    'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___generate_payment_method_settings_form__form_subsections',
-                    array(
-                        'pci_dss_compliance'      => $this->_pci_dss_compliance($payment_method),
-                        'currency_support'        => $this->_currency_support($payment_method),
-                        'payment_method_settings' => $this->_payment_method_settings($payment_method),
-                        'update'                  => $this->_update_payment_method_button($payment_method),
-                        'deactivate'              => $this->_deactivate_payment_method_button($payment_method),
-                        'fine_print'              => $this->_fine_print(),
-                    ),
-                    $payment_method
-                ),
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _pci_dss_compliance
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     */
-    protected function _pci_dss_compliance(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        if ($payment_method->type_obj()->requires_https()) {
-            return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-                EEH_HTML::table(
-                    EEH_HTML::tr(
-                        EEH_HTML::th(
-                            EEH_HTML::label(
-                                EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
-                            )
-                        ) .
-                        EEH_HTML::td(
-                            EEH_HTML::strong(
-                                __(
-                                    'You are responsible for your own website security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance.',
-                                    'event_espresso'
-                                )
-                            )
-                            .
-                            EEH_HTML::br()
-                            .
-                            __('Learn more about ', 'event_espresso')
-                            . EEH_HTML::link(
-                                'https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/merchants/index.php',
-                                __('PCI DSS compliance', 'event_espresso')
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
-            );
-        } else {
-            return new EE_Form_Section_HTML('');
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _currency_support
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     */
-    protected function _currency_support(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        if (! $payment_method->usable_for_currency(EE_Config::instance()->currency->code)) {
-            return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-                EEH_HTML::table(
-                    EEH_HTML::tr(
-                        EEH_HTML::th(
-                            EEH_HTML::label(
-                                EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
-                            )
-                        ) .
-                        EEH_HTML::td(
-                            EEH_HTML::strong(
-                                sprintf(
-                                    __(
-                                        'This payment method does not support the currency set on your site (%1$s). Please activate a different payment method or change your site\'s country and associated currency.',
-                                        'event_espresso'
-                                    ),
-                                    EE_Config::instance()->currency->code
-                                )
-                            )
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
-            );
-        } else {
-            return new EE_Form_Section_HTML('');
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _update_payment_method_button
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Payment_Method_Form
-     */
-    protected function _payment_method_settings(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        // modify the form so we only have/show fields that will be implemented for this version
-        return $this->_simplify_form($payment_method->type_obj()->settings_form(), $payment_method->name());
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Simplifies the form to merely reproduce 4.1's gateway settings functionality
-     *
-     * @param EE_Form_Section_Proper $form_section
-     * @param string                 $payment_method_name
-     * @return EE_Payment_Method_Form
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     */
-    protected function _simplify_form($form_section, $payment_method_name = '')
-    {
-        if ($form_section instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
-            $form_section->exclude(
-                array(
-                    'PMD_type', // dont want them changing the type
-                    'PMD_slug', // or the slug (probably never)
-                    'PMD_wp_user', // or the user's ID
-                    'Currency' // or the currency, until the rest of EE supports simultaneous currencies
-                )
-            );
-            return $form_section;
-        } else {
-            throw new EE_Error(
-                sprintf(
-                    __(
-                        'The EE_Payment_Method_Form for the "%1$s" payment method is missing or invalid.',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    $payment_method_name
-                )
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _update_payment_method_button
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_HTML
-     */
-    protected function _update_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        $update_button = new EE_Submit_Input(
-            array(
-                'name'       => 'submit',
-                'html_id'    => 'save_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings',
-                'default'    => sprintf(
-                    __('Update %s Payment Settings', 'event_espresso'),
-                    $payment_method->admin_name()
-                ),
-                'html_label' => EEH_HTML::nbsp(),
-            )
-        );
-        return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-            EEH_HTML::table(
-                EEH_HTML::no_row(EEH_HTML::br(2)) .
-                EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Update Settings', 'event_espresso')) .
-                    EEH_HTML::td(
-                        $update_button->get_html_for_input()
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _deactivate_payment_method_button
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     */
-    protected function _deactivate_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        $link_text_and_title = sprintf(
-            __('Deactivate %1$s Payments?', 'event_espresso'),
-            $payment_method->admin_name()
-        );
-        return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-            EEH_HTML::table(
-                EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Deactivate Payment Method', 'event_espresso')) .
-                    EEH_HTML::td(
-                        EEH_HTML::link(
-                            EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
-                                array(
-                                    'action'         => 'deactivate_payment_method',
-                                    'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug(),
-                                ),
-                                EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
-                            ),
-                            $link_text_and_title,
-                            $link_text_and_title,
-                            'deactivate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
-                            'espresso-button button-secondary'
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _activate_payment_method_button
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     */
-    protected function _activate_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
-    {
-        $link_text_and_title = sprintf(
-            __('Activate %1$s Payment Method?', 'event_espresso'),
-            $payment_method->admin_name()
-        );
-        return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
-            array(
-                'name'            => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'html_id'         => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'action'          => '#',
-                'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
-                'subsections'     => apply_filters(
-                    'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___activate_payment_method_button__form_subsections',
-                    array(
-                        new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-                            EEH_HTML::table(
-                                EEH_HTML::tr(
-                                    EEH_HTML::td(
-                                        $payment_method->type_obj()->introductory_html(),
-                                        '',
-                                        '',
-                                        '',
-                                        'colspan="2"'
-                                    )
-                                ) .
-                                EEH_HTML::tr(
-                                    EEH_HTML::th(
-                                        EEH_HTML::label(__('Click to Activate ', 'event_espresso'))
-                                    ) .
-                                    EEH_HTML::td(
-                                        EEH_HTML::link(
-                                            EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
-                                                array(
-                                                    'action'              => 'activate_payment_method',
-                                                    'payment_method_type' => $payment_method->type(),
-                                                ),
-                                                EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
-                                            ),
-                                            $link_text_and_title,
-                                            $link_text_and_title,
-                                            'activate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
-                                            'espresso-button-green button-primary'
-                                        )
-                                    )
-                                )
-                            )
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                    $payment_method
-                ),
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * _fine_print
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_HTML
-     */
-    protected function _fine_print()
-    {
-        return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
-            EEH_HTML::table(
-                EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th() .
-                    EEH_HTML::td(
-                        EEH_HTML::p(__('All fields marked with a * are required fields', 'event_espresso'), '', 'grey-text')
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Activates a payment method of that type. Mostly assuming there is only 1 of that type (or none so far)
-     *
-     * @global WP_User $current_user
-     */
-    protected function _activate_payment_method()
-    {
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method_type'])) {
-            $payment_method_type = sanitize_text_field($this->_req_data['payment_method_type']);
-            // see if one exists
-            EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
-            $payment_method = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()
-                                                       ->activate_a_payment_method_of_type($payment_method_type);
-            $this->_redirect_after_action(
-                1,
-                'Payment Method',
-                'activated',
-                array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug())
-            );
-        } else {
-            $this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'activated', array('action' => 'default'));
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Deactivates the payment method with the specified slug, and redirects.
-     */
-    protected function _deactivate_payment_method()
-    {
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method'])) {
-            $payment_method_slug = sanitize_key($this->_req_data['payment_method']);
-            // deactivate it
-            EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
-            $count_updated = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->deactivate_payment_method($payment_method_slug);
-            $this->_redirect_after_action(
-                $count_updated,
-                'Payment Method',
-                'deactivated',
-                array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method_slug)
-            );
-        } else {
-            $this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'deactivated', array('action' => 'default'));
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Processes the payment method form that was submitted. This is slightly trickier than usual form
-     * processing because we first need to identify WHICH form was processed and which payment method
-     * it corresponds to. Once we have done that, we see if the form is valid. If it is, the
-     * form's data is saved and we redirect to the default payment methods page, setting the updated payment method
-     * as the currently-selected one. If it DOESN'T validate, we render the page with the form's errors (in the
-     * subsequently called 'headers_sent_func' which is _payment_methods_list)
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function _update_payment_method()
-    {
-        if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
-            // ok let's find which gateway form to use based on the form input
-            EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
-            /** @var $correct_pmt_form_to_use EE_Payment_Method_Form */
-            $correct_pmt_form_to_use = null;
-            $payment_method = null;
-            foreach (EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_all() as $payment_method) {
-                // get the form and simplify it, like what we do when we display it
-                $pmt_form = $this->_generate_payment_method_settings_form($payment_method);
-                if ($pmt_form->form_data_present_in($this->_req_data)) {
-                    $correct_pmt_form_to_use = $pmt_form;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            // if we couldn't find the correct payment method type...
-            if (! $correct_pmt_form_to_use) {
-                EE_Error::add_error(
-                    __(
-                        "We could not find which payment method type your form submission related to. Please contact support",
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ),
-                    __FILE__,
-                    __FUNCTION__,
-                    __LINE__
-                );
-                $this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'activated', array('action' => 'default'));
-            }
-            $correct_pmt_form_to_use->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
-            if ($correct_pmt_form_to_use->is_valid()) {
-                $payment_settings_subform = $correct_pmt_form_to_use->get_subsection('payment_method_settings');
-                if (! $payment_settings_subform instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
-                    throw new EE_Error(
-                        sprintf(
-                            __(
-                                'The payment method could not be saved because the form sections were misnamed. We expected to find %1$s, but did not.',
-                                'event_espresso'
-                            ),
-                            'payment_method_settings'
-                        )
-                    );
-                }
-                $payment_settings_subform->save();
-                /** @var $pm EE_Payment_Method */
-                $this->_redirect_after_action(
-                    true,
-                    'Payment Method',
-                    'updated',
-                    array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug())
-                );
-            } else {
-                EE_Error::add_error(
-                    sprintf(
-                        __(
-                            'Payment method of type %s was not saved because there were validation errors. They have been marked in the form',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method ? $payment_method->type_obj()->pretty_name()
-                            : __('"(unknown)"', 'event_espresso')
-                    ),
-                    __FILE__,
-                    __FUNCTION__,
-                    __LINE__
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Displays payment settings (not payment METHOD settings, that's _payment_method_settings)
-     * @throws DomainException
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    protected function _payment_settings()
-    {
-        $form = $this->getPaymentSettingsForm();
-        $this->_set_add_edit_form_tags('update_payment_settings');
-        $this->_set_publish_post_box_vars(null, false, false, null, false);
-        $this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] =  $form->get_html_and_js();
-        $this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     *        _update_payment_settings
-     *
-     * @access protected
-     * @return void
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    protected function _update_payment_settings()
-    {
-        $form = $this->getPaymentSettingsForm();
-        if ($form->was_submitted($this->_req_data)) {
-            $form->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
-            if ($form->is_valid()) {
-                /**
-                 * @var $reg_config EE_Registration_Config
-                 */
-                $loader = LoaderFactory::getLoader();
-                $reg_config = $loader->getShared('EE_Registration_Config');
-                $valid_data = $form->valid_data();
-                $reg_config->show_pending_payment_options = $valid_data['show_pending_payment_options'];
-                $reg_config->gateway_log_lifespan = $valid_data['gateway_log_lifespan'];
-            }
-        }
-        EE_Registry::instance()->CFG = apply_filters(
-            'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___update_payment_settings__CFG',
-            EE_Registry::instance()->CFG
-        );
-
-        $cfg =  EE_Registry::instance()->CFG ;
-
-        $what = __('Payment Settings', 'event_espresso');
-        $success = $this->_update_espresso_configuration(
-            $what,
-            EE_Registry::instance()->CFG,
-            __FILE__,
-            __FUNCTION__,
-            __LINE__
-        );
-        $this->_redirect_after_action(
-            $success,
-            $what,
-            __('updated', 'event_espresso'),
-            array('action' => 'payment_settings')
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the form used for updating payment settings
-     *
-     * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
-     * @throws EE_Error
-     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
-     * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
-     * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
-     */
-    protected function getPaymentSettingsForm()
-    {
-        /**
-         * @var $reg_config EE_Registration_Config
-         */
-        $reg_config = LoaderFactory::getLoader()->getShared('EE_Registration_Config');
-        return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
-            array(
-                'name' => 'payment-settings',
-                'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
-                'subsections' => array(
-                    'show_pending_payment_options' => new EE_Yes_No_Input(
-                        array(
-                            'html_name' => 'show_pending_payment_options',
-                            'default' => $reg_config->show_pending_payment_options,
-                            'html_help_text' => esc_html__(
-                                "If a payment is marked as 'Pending Payment', or if payment is deferred (ie, an offline gateway like Check, Bank, or Invoice is used), then give registrants the option to retry payment. ",
-                                'event_espresso'
-                            )
-                        )
-                    ),
-                    'gateway_log_lifespan' => new EE_Select_Input(
-                        $reg_config->gatewayLogLifespanOptions(),
-                        array(
-                            'html_label_text' => esc_html__('Gateway Logs Lifespan', 'event_espresso'),
-                            'html_help_text' => esc_html__('If issues arise with payments being made through a payment gateway, it\'s helpful to log non-sensitive communications with the payment gateway. But it\'s a security responsibility, so it\'s a good idea to not keep them for any longer than necessary.', 'event_espresso'),
-                            'default' => $reg_config->gateway_log_lifespan,
-                        )
-                    )
-                )
-            )
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _payment_log_overview_list_table()
-    {
-        $this->display_admin_list_table_page_with_sidebar();
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _set_list_table_views_payment_log()
-    {
-        $this->_views = array(
-            'all' => array(
-                'slug'  => 'all',
-                'label' => __('View All Logs', 'event_espresso'),
-                'count' => 0,
-            ),
-        );
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * @param int  $per_page
-     * @param int  $current_page
-     * @param bool $count
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function get_payment_logs($per_page = 50, $current_page = 0, $count = false)
-    {
-        EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Change_Log');
-        // we may need to do multiple queries (joining differently), so we actually wan tan array of query params
-        $query_params = array(array('LOG_type' => EEM_Change_Log::type_gateway));
-        // check if they've selected a specific payment method
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['_payment_method']) && $this->_req_data['_payment_method'] !== 'all') {
-            $query_params[0]['OR*pm_or_pay_pm'] = array(
-                'Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_ID' => $this->_req_data['_payment_method'],
-                'Payment_Method.PMD_ID'         => $this->_req_data['_payment_method'],
-            );
-        }
-        // take into account search
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['s']) && $this->_req_data['s']) {
-            $similarity_string = array('LIKE', '%' . str_replace("", "%", $this->_req_data['s']) . '%');
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_lname'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_email'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_name'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_admin_name'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_type'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['LOG_message'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_name'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_admin_name'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_type'] = $similarity_string;
-            $query_params[0]['OR*s']['LOG_message'] = $similarity_string;
-        }
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['payment-filter-start-date'])
-            && isset($this->_req_data['payment-filter-end-date'])
-        ) {
-            // add date
-            $start_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-start-date']);
-            $end_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-end-date']);
-            // make sure our timestamps start and end right at the boundaries for each day
-            $start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($start_date)) . ' 00:00:00';
-            $end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($end_date)) . ' 23:59:59';
-            // convert to timestamps
-            $start_date = strtotime($start_date);
-            $end_date = strtotime($end_date);
-            // makes sure start date is the lowest value and vice versa
-            $start_date = min($start_date, $end_date);
-            $end_date = max($start_date, $end_date);
-            // convert for query
-            $start_date = EEM_Change_Log::instance()
-                                        ->convert_datetime_for_query(
-                                            'LOG_time',
-                                            date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start_date),
-                                            'Y-m-d H:i:s'
-                                        );
-            $end_date = EEM_Change_Log::instance()
-                                      ->convert_datetime_for_query(
-                                          'LOG_time',
-                                          date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $end_date),
-                                          'Y-m-d H:i:s'
-                                      );
-            $query_params[0]['LOG_time'] = array('BETWEEN', array($start_date, $end_date));
-        }
-        if ($count) {
-            return EEM_Change_Log::instance()->count($query_params);
-        }
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['order'])) {
-            $sort = (isset($this->_req_data['order']) && ! empty($this->_req_data['order'])) ? $this->_req_data['order']
-                : 'DESC';
-            $query_params['order_by'] = array('LOG_time' => $sort);
-        } else {
-            $query_params['order_by'] = array('LOG_time' => 'DESC');
-        }
-        $offset = ($current_page - 1) * $per_page;
-        if (! isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
-            $query_params['limit'] = array($offset, $per_page);
-        }
-        // now they've requested to instead just download the file instead of viewing it.
-        if (isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
-            $wpdb_results = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_all_efficiently($query_params);
-            header('Content-Disposition: attachment');
-            header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ee_payment_logs_for_" . sanitize_key(site_url()));
-            echo "<h1>Payment Logs for " . site_url() . "</h1>";
-            echo "<h3>Query:</h3>";
-            var_dump($query_params);
-            echo "<h3>Results:</h3>";
-            var_dump($wpdb_results);
-            die;
-        }
-        $results = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_all($query_params);
-        return $results;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Used by usort to RE-sort log query results, because we lose the ordering
-     * because we're possibly combining the results from two queries
-     *
-     * @param EE_Change_Log $logA
-     * @param EE_Change_Log $logB
-     * @return int
-     */
-    protected function _sort_logs_again($logA, $logB)
-    {
-        $timeA = $logA->get_raw('LOG_time');
-        $timeB = $logB->get_raw('LOG_time');
-        if ($timeA == $timeB) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        $comparison = $timeA < $timeB ? -1 : 1;
-        if (strtoupper($this->_sort_logs_again_direction) == 'DESC') {
-            return $comparison * -1;
-        } else {
-            return $comparison;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    protected function _payment_log_details()
-    {
-        EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Change_Log');
-        /** @var $payment_log EE_Change_Log */
-        $payment_log = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_one_by_ID($this->_req_data['ID']);
-        $payment_method = null;
-        $transaction = null;
-        if ($payment_log instanceof EE_Change_Log) {
-            if ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Payment) {
-                $payment_method = $payment_log->object()->payment_method();
-                $transaction = $payment_log->object()->transaction();
-            } elseif ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
-                $payment_method = $payment_log->object();
-            } elseif ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Transaction) {
-                $transaction = $payment_log->object();
-                $payment_method = $transaction->payment_method();
-            }
-        }
-        $this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] = EEH_Template::display_template(
-            EE_PAYMENTS_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'payment_log_details.template.php',
-            array(
-                'payment_log'    => $payment_log,
-                'payment_method' => $payment_method,
-                'transaction'    => $transaction,
-            ),
-            true
-        );
-        $this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Variables used for when we're re-sorting the logs results, in case
+	 * we needed to do two queries and we need to resort
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $_sort_logs_again_direction;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @Constructor
+	 * @access public
+	 * @param bool $routing indicate whether we want to just load the object and handle routing or just load the object.
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	public function __construct($routing = true)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($routing);
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _init_page_props()
+	{
+		$this->page_slug = EE_PAYMENTS_PG_SLUG;
+		$this->page_label = __('Payment Methods', 'event_espresso');
+		$this->_admin_base_url = EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL;
+		$this->_admin_base_path = EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN;
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _ajax_hooks()
+	{
+		// todo: all hooks for ajax goes here.
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _define_page_props()
+	{
+		$this->_admin_page_title = $this->page_label;
+		$this->_labels = array(
+			'publishbox' => __('Update Settings', 'event_espresso'),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _set_page_routes()
+	{
+		/**
+		 * note that with payment method capabilities, although we've implemented
+		 * capability mapping which will be used for accessing payment methods owned by
+		 * other users.  This is not fully implemented yet in the payment method ui.
+		 * Currently only the "plural" caps are in active use.
+		 * When cap mapping is implemented, some routes will need to use the singular form of
+		 * capability method and also include the $id of the payment method for the route.
+		 **/
+		$this->_page_routes = array(
+			'default'                   => array(
+				'func'       => '_payment_methods_list',
+				'capability' => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
+			),
+			'payment_settings'          => array(
+				'func'       => '_payment_settings',
+				'capability' => 'ee_manage_gateways',
+			),
+			'activate_payment_method'   => array(
+				'func'       => '_activate_payment_method',
+				'noheader'   => true,
+				'capability' => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
+			),
+			'deactivate_payment_method' => array(
+				'func'       => '_deactivate_payment_method',
+				'noheader'   => true,
+				'capability' => 'ee_delete_payment_methods',
+			),
+			'update_payment_method'     => array(
+				'func'               => '_update_payment_method',
+				'noheader'           => true,
+				'headers_sent_route' => 'default',
+				'capability'         => 'ee_edit_payment_methods',
+			),
+			'update_payment_settings'   => array(
+				'func'       => '_update_payment_settings',
+				'noheader'   => true,
+				'capability' => 'ee_manage_gateways',
+			),
+			'payment_log'               => array(
+				'func'       => '_payment_log_overview_list_table',
+				'capability' => 'ee_read_payment_methods',
+			),
+			'payment_log_details'       => array(
+				'func'       => '_payment_log_details',
+				'capability' => 'ee_read_payment_methods',
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _set_page_config()
+	{
+		$payment_method_list_config = array(
+			'nav'           => array(
+				'label' => __('Payment Methods', 'event_espresso'),
+				'order' => 10,
+			),
+			'metaboxes'     => $this->_default_espresso_metaboxes,
+			'help_tabs'     => array_merge(
+				array(
+					'payment_methods_overview_help_tab' => array(
+						'title'    => __('Payment Methods Overview', 'event_espresso'),
+						'filename' => 'payment_methods_overview',
+					),
+				),
+				$this->_add_payment_method_help_tabs()
+			),
+			'help_tour'     => array('Payment_Methods_Selection_Help_Tour'),
+			'require_nonce' => false,
+		);
+		$this->_page_config = array(
+			'default'          => $payment_method_list_config,
+			'payment_settings' => array(
+				'nav'           => array(
+					'label' => __('Settings', 'event_espresso'),
+					'order' => 20,
+				),
+				'help_tabs'     => array(
+					'payment_methods_settings_help_tab' => array(
+						'title'    => __('Payment Method Settings', 'event_espresso'),
+						'filename' => 'payment_methods_settings',
+					),
+				),
+				// 'help_tour' => array( 'Payment_Methods_Settings_Help_Tour' ),
+				'metaboxes'     => array_merge($this->_default_espresso_metaboxes, array('_publish_post_box')),
+				'require_nonce' => false,
+			),
+			'payment_log'      => array(
+				'nav'           => array(
+					'label' => __("Logs", 'event_espresso'),
+					'order' => 30,
+				),
+				'list_table'    => 'Payment_Log_Admin_List_Table',
+				'metaboxes'     => $this->_default_espresso_metaboxes,
+				'require_nonce' => false,
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @return array
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 * @throws ReflectionException
+	 */
+	protected function _add_payment_method_help_tabs()
+	{
+		EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
+		$payment_method_types = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->payment_method_types();
+		$all_pmt_help_tabs_config = array();
+		foreach ($payment_method_types as $payment_method_type) {
+			if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+				$payment_method_type->cap_name(),
+				'specific_payment_method_type_access'
+			)
+			) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			foreach ($payment_method_type->help_tabs_config() as $help_tab_name => $config) {
+				$template_args = isset($config['template_args']) ? $config['template_args'] : array();
+				$template_args['admin_page_obj'] = $this;
+				$all_pmt_help_tabs_config[ $help_tab_name ] = array(
+					'title'   => $config['title'],
+					'content' => EEH_Template::display_template(
+						$payment_method_type->file_folder() . 'help_tabs/' . $config['filename'] . '.help_tab.php',
+						$template_args,
+						true
+					),
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		return $all_pmt_help_tabs_config;
+	}
+
+
+	// none of the below group are currently used for Gateway Settings
+	protected function _add_screen_options()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _add_feature_pointers()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+	public function admin_init()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+	public function admin_notices()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+	public function admin_footer_scripts()
+	{
+	}
+
+
+	public function load_scripts_styles()
+	{
+		// styles
+		wp_enqueue_style('espresso-ui-theme');
+		// scripts
+		wp_enqueue_script('ee_admin_js');
+		wp_enqueue_script('ee-text-links');
+		wp_enqueue_script(
+			'espresso_payments',
+			EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'espresso_payments_admin.js',
+			array('ee-datepicker'),
+			EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION,
+			true
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	public function load_scripts_styles_default()
+	{
+		// styles
+		wp_register_style(
+			'espresso_payments',
+			EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'ee-payments.css',
+			array(),
+			EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION
+		);
+		wp_enqueue_style('espresso_payments');
+		wp_enqueue_style('ee-text-links');
+		// scripts
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _payment_methods_list()
+	{
+		/**
+		 * first let's ensure payment methods have been setup. We do this here because when people activate a
+		 * payment method for the first time (as an addon), it may not setup its capabilities or get registered
+		 * correctly due to the loading process.  However, people MUST setup the details for the payment method so its
+		 * safe to do a recheck here.
+		 */
+		EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
+		EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->verify_button_urls();
+		// setup tabs, one for each payment method type
+		$tabs = array();
+		$payment_methods = array();
+		foreach (EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->payment_method_types() as $pmt_obj) {
+			// we don't want to show admin-only PMTs for now
+			if ($pmt_obj instanceof EE_PMT_Admin_Only) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// check access
+			if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+				$pmt_obj->cap_name(),
+				'specific_payment_method_type_access'
+			)
+			) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// check for any active pms of that type
+			$payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_of_type($pmt_obj->system_name());
+			if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+				$payment_method = EE_Payment_Method::new_instance(
+					array(
+						'PMD_slug'       => sanitize_key($pmt_obj->system_name()),
+						'PMD_type'       => $pmt_obj->system_name(),
+						'PMD_name'       => $pmt_obj->pretty_name(),
+						'PMD_admin_name' => $pmt_obj->pretty_name(),
+					)
+				);
+			}
+			$payment_methods[ $payment_method->slug() ] = $payment_method;
+		}
+		$payment_methods = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___payment_methods_list__payment_methods',
+			$payment_methods
+		);
+		foreach ($payment_methods as $payment_method) {
+			if ($payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+				add_meta_box(
+					// html id
+					'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
+					// title
+					sprintf(__('%s Settings', 'event_espresso'), $payment_method->admin_name()),
+					// callback
+					array($this, 'payment_method_settings_meta_box'),
+					// post type
+					null,
+					// context
+					'normal',
+					// priority
+					'default',
+					// callback args
+					array('payment_method' => $payment_method)
+				);
+				// setup for tabbed content
+				$tabs[ $payment_method->slug() ] = array(
+					'label' => $payment_method->admin_name(),
+					'class' => $payment_method->active() ? 'gateway-active' : '',
+					'href'  => 'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
+					'title' => __('Modify this Payment Method', 'event_espresso'),
+					'slug'  => $payment_method->slug(),
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		$this->_template_args['admin_page_header'] = EEH_Tabbed_Content::tab_text_links(
+			$tabs,
+			'payment_method_links',
+			'|',
+			$this->_get_active_payment_method_slug()
+		);
+		$this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *   _get_active_payment_method_slug
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function _get_active_payment_method_slug()
+	{
+		$payment_method_slug = false;
+		// decide which payment method tab to open first, as dictated by the request's 'payment_method'
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method'])) {
+			// if they provided the current payment method, use it
+			$payment_method_slug = sanitize_key($this->_req_data['payment_method']);
+		}
+		$payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one(array(array('PMD_slug' => $payment_method_slug)));
+		// if that didn't work or wasn't provided, find another way to select the current pm
+		if (! $this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
+			// like, looking for an active one
+			$payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_active('CART');
+			// test that one as well
+			if ($this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
+				$payment_method_slug = $payment_method->slug();
+			} else {
+				$payment_method_slug = 'paypal_standard';
+			}
+		}
+		return $payment_method_slug;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    payment_method_settings_meta_box
+	 *    returns TRUE if the passed payment method is properly constructed and the logged in user has the correct
+	 *    capabilities to access it
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	protected function _verify_payment_method($payment_method)
+	{
+		if ($payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method && $payment_method->type_obj() instanceof EE_PMT_Base
+			&& EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+				$payment_method->type_obj()->cap_name(),
+				'specific_payment_method_type_access'
+			)
+		) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *    payment_method_settings_meta_box
+	 *
+	 * @param NULL  $post_obj_which_is_null is an object containing the current post (as a $post object)
+	 * @param array $metabox                is an array with metabox id, title, callback, and args elements. the value
+	 *                                      at 'args' has key 'payment_method', as set within _payment_methods_list
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	public function payment_method_settings_meta_box($post_obj_which_is_null, $metabox)
+	{
+		$payment_method = isset($metabox['args'], $metabox['args']['payment_method'])
+			? $metabox['args']['payment_method'] : null;
+		if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'Payment method metabox setup incorrectly. No Payment method object was supplied',
+						'event_espresso'
+					)
+				)
+			);
+		}
+		$payment_method_scopes = $payment_method->active();
+		// if the payment method really exists show its form, otherwise the activation template
+		if ($payment_method->ID() && ! empty($payment_method_scopes)) {
+			$form = $this->_generate_payment_method_settings_form($payment_method);
+			if ($form->form_data_present_in($this->_req_data)) {
+				$form->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
+			}
+			echo $form->form_open() . $form->get_html_and_js() . $form->form_close();
+		} else {
+			echo $this->_activate_payment_method_button($payment_method)->get_html_and_js();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the form for all the settings related to this payment method type
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 */
+	protected function _generate_payment_method_settings_form(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+			return new EE_Form_Section_Proper();
+		}
+		return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
+			array(
+				'name'            => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+				'html_id'         => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+				'action'          => EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
+					array(
+						'action'         => 'update_payment_method',
+						'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug(),
+					),
+					EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
+				),
+				'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
+				'subsections'     => apply_filters(
+					'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___generate_payment_method_settings_form__form_subsections',
+					array(
+						'pci_dss_compliance'      => $this->_pci_dss_compliance($payment_method),
+						'currency_support'        => $this->_currency_support($payment_method),
+						'payment_method_settings' => $this->_payment_method_settings($payment_method),
+						'update'                  => $this->_update_payment_method_button($payment_method),
+						'deactivate'              => $this->_deactivate_payment_method_button($payment_method),
+						'fine_print'              => $this->_fine_print(),
+					),
+					$payment_method
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _pci_dss_compliance
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 */
+	protected function _pci_dss_compliance(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		if ($payment_method->type_obj()->requires_https()) {
+			return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+				EEH_HTML::table(
+					EEH_HTML::tr(
+						EEH_HTML::th(
+							EEH_HTML::label(
+								EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
+							)
+						) .
+						EEH_HTML::td(
+							EEH_HTML::strong(
+								__(
+									'You are responsible for your own website security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance.',
+									'event_espresso'
+								)
+							)
+							.
+							EEH_HTML::br()
+							.
+							__('Learn more about ', 'event_espresso')
+							. EEH_HTML::link(
+								'https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/merchants/index.php',
+								__('PCI DSS compliance', 'event_espresso')
+							)
+						)
+					)
+				)
+			);
+		} else {
+			return new EE_Form_Section_HTML('');
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _currency_support
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 */
+	protected function _currency_support(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		if (! $payment_method->usable_for_currency(EE_Config::instance()->currency->code)) {
+			return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+				EEH_HTML::table(
+					EEH_HTML::tr(
+						EEH_HTML::th(
+							EEH_HTML::label(
+								EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
+							)
+						) .
+						EEH_HTML::td(
+							EEH_HTML::strong(
+								sprintf(
+									__(
+										'This payment method does not support the currency set on your site (%1$s). Please activate a different payment method or change your site\'s country and associated currency.',
+										'event_espresso'
+									),
+									EE_Config::instance()->currency->code
+								)
+							)
+						)
+					)
+				)
+			);
+		} else {
+			return new EE_Form_Section_HTML('');
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _update_payment_method_button
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Payment_Method_Form
+	 */
+	protected function _payment_method_settings(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		// modify the form so we only have/show fields that will be implemented for this version
+		return $this->_simplify_form($payment_method->type_obj()->settings_form(), $payment_method->name());
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Simplifies the form to merely reproduce 4.1's gateway settings functionality
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Form_Section_Proper $form_section
+	 * @param string                 $payment_method_name
+	 * @return EE_Payment_Method_Form
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 */
+	protected function _simplify_form($form_section, $payment_method_name = '')
+	{
+		if ($form_section instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
+			$form_section->exclude(
+				array(
+					'PMD_type', // dont want them changing the type
+					'PMD_slug', // or the slug (probably never)
+					'PMD_wp_user', // or the user's ID
+					'Currency' // or the currency, until the rest of EE supports simultaneous currencies
+				)
+			);
+			return $form_section;
+		} else {
+			throw new EE_Error(
+				sprintf(
+					__(
+						'The EE_Payment_Method_Form for the "%1$s" payment method is missing or invalid.',
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					$payment_method_name
+				)
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _update_payment_method_button
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_HTML
+	 */
+	protected function _update_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		$update_button = new EE_Submit_Input(
+			array(
+				'name'       => 'submit',
+				'html_id'    => 'save_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings',
+				'default'    => sprintf(
+					__('Update %s Payment Settings', 'event_espresso'),
+					$payment_method->admin_name()
+				),
+				'html_label' => EEH_HTML::nbsp(),
+			)
+		);
+		return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+			EEH_HTML::table(
+				EEH_HTML::no_row(EEH_HTML::br(2)) .
+				EEH_HTML::tr(
+					EEH_HTML::th(__('Update Settings', 'event_espresso')) .
+					EEH_HTML::td(
+						$update_button->get_html_for_input()
+					)
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _deactivate_payment_method_button
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 */
+	protected function _deactivate_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		$link_text_and_title = sprintf(
+			__('Deactivate %1$s Payments?', 'event_espresso'),
+			$payment_method->admin_name()
+		);
+		return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+			EEH_HTML::table(
+				EEH_HTML::tr(
+					EEH_HTML::th(__('Deactivate Payment Method', 'event_espresso')) .
+					EEH_HTML::td(
+						EEH_HTML::link(
+							EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
+								array(
+									'action'         => 'deactivate_payment_method',
+									'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug(),
+								),
+								EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
+							),
+							$link_text_and_title,
+							$link_text_and_title,
+							'deactivate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
+							'espresso-button button-secondary'
+						)
+					)
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _activate_payment_method_button
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param EE_Payment_Method $payment_method
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 */
+	protected function _activate_payment_method_button(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
+	{
+		$link_text_and_title = sprintf(
+			__('Activate %1$s Payment Method?', 'event_espresso'),
+			$payment_method->admin_name()
+		);
+		return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
+			array(
+				'name'            => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+				'html_id'         => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+				'action'          => '#',
+				'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
+				'subsections'     => apply_filters(
+					'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___activate_payment_method_button__form_subsections',
+					array(
+						new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+							EEH_HTML::table(
+								EEH_HTML::tr(
+									EEH_HTML::td(
+										$payment_method->type_obj()->introductory_html(),
+										'',
+										'',
+										'',
+										'colspan="2"'
+									)
+								) .
+								EEH_HTML::tr(
+									EEH_HTML::th(
+										EEH_HTML::label(__('Click to Activate ', 'event_espresso'))
+									) .
+									EEH_HTML::td(
+										EEH_HTML::link(
+											EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
+												array(
+													'action'              => 'activate_payment_method',
+													'payment_method_type' => $payment_method->type(),
+												),
+												EE_PAYMENTS_ADMIN_URL
+											),
+											$link_text_and_title,
+											$link_text_and_title,
+											'activate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
+											'espresso-button-green button-primary'
+										)
+									)
+								)
+							)
+						),
+					),
+					$payment_method
+				),
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * _fine_print
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_HTML
+	 */
+	protected function _fine_print()
+	{
+		return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
+			EEH_HTML::table(
+				EEH_HTML::tr(
+					EEH_HTML::th() .
+					EEH_HTML::td(
+						EEH_HTML::p(__('All fields marked with a * are required fields', 'event_espresso'), '', 'grey-text')
+					)
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Activates a payment method of that type. Mostly assuming there is only 1 of that type (or none so far)
+	 *
+	 * @global WP_User $current_user
+	 */
+	protected function _activate_payment_method()
+	{
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method_type'])) {
+			$payment_method_type = sanitize_text_field($this->_req_data['payment_method_type']);
+			// see if one exists
+			EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
+			$payment_method = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()
+													   ->activate_a_payment_method_of_type($payment_method_type);
+			$this->_redirect_after_action(
+				1,
+				'Payment Method',
+				'activated',
+				array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug())
+			);
+		} else {
+			$this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'activated', array('action' => 'default'));
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Deactivates the payment method with the specified slug, and redirects.
+	 */
+	protected function _deactivate_payment_method()
+	{
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['payment_method'])) {
+			$payment_method_slug = sanitize_key($this->_req_data['payment_method']);
+			// deactivate it
+			EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
+			$count_updated = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->deactivate_payment_method($payment_method_slug);
+			$this->_redirect_after_action(
+				$count_updated,
+				'Payment Method',
+				'deactivated',
+				array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method_slug)
+			);
+		} else {
+			$this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'deactivated', array('action' => 'default'));
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes the payment method form that was submitted. This is slightly trickier than usual form
+	 * processing because we first need to identify WHICH form was processed and which payment method
+	 * it corresponds to. Once we have done that, we see if the form is valid. If it is, the
+	 * form's data is saved and we redirect to the default payment methods page, setting the updated payment method
+	 * as the currently-selected one. If it DOESN'T validate, we render the page with the form's errors (in the
+	 * subsequently called 'headers_sent_func' which is _payment_methods_list)
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function _update_payment_method()
+	{
+		if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
+			// ok let's find which gateway form to use based on the form input
+			EE_Registry::instance()->load_lib('Payment_Method_Manager');
+			/** @var $correct_pmt_form_to_use EE_Payment_Method_Form */
+			$correct_pmt_form_to_use = null;
+			$payment_method = null;
+			foreach (EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_all() as $payment_method) {
+				// get the form and simplify it, like what we do when we display it
+				$pmt_form = $this->_generate_payment_method_settings_form($payment_method);
+				if ($pmt_form->form_data_present_in($this->_req_data)) {
+					$correct_pmt_form_to_use = $pmt_form;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			// if we couldn't find the correct payment method type...
+			if (! $correct_pmt_form_to_use) {
+				EE_Error::add_error(
+					__(
+						"We could not find which payment method type your form submission related to. Please contact support",
+						'event_espresso'
+					),
+					__FILE__,
+					__FUNCTION__,
+					__LINE__
+				);
+				$this->_redirect_after_action(false, 'Payment Method', 'activated', array('action' => 'default'));
+			}
+			$correct_pmt_form_to_use->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
+			if ($correct_pmt_form_to_use->is_valid()) {
+				$payment_settings_subform = $correct_pmt_form_to_use->get_subsection('payment_method_settings');
+				if (! $payment_settings_subform instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
+					throw new EE_Error(
+						sprintf(
+							__(
+								'The payment method could not be saved because the form sections were misnamed. We expected to find %1$s, but did not.',
+								'event_espresso'
+							),
+							'payment_method_settings'
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$payment_settings_subform->save();
+				/** @var $pm EE_Payment_Method */
+				$this->_redirect_after_action(
+					true,
+					'Payment Method',
+					'updated',
+					array('action' => 'default', 'payment_method' => $payment_method->slug())
+				);
+			} else {
+				EE_Error::add_error(
+					sprintf(
+						__(
+							'Payment method of type %s was not saved because there were validation errors. They have been marked in the form',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						$payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method ? $payment_method->type_obj()->pretty_name()
+							: __('"(unknown)"', 'event_espresso')
+					),
+					__FILE__,
+					__FUNCTION__,
+					__LINE__
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Displays payment settings (not payment METHOD settings, that's _payment_method_settings)
+	 * @throws DomainException
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	protected function _payment_settings()
+	{
+		$form = $this->getPaymentSettingsForm();
+		$this->_set_add_edit_form_tags('update_payment_settings');
+		$this->_set_publish_post_box_vars(null, false, false, null, false);
+		$this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] =  $form->get_html_and_js();
+		$this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *        _update_payment_settings
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	protected function _update_payment_settings()
+	{
+		$form = $this->getPaymentSettingsForm();
+		if ($form->was_submitted($this->_req_data)) {
+			$form->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
+			if ($form->is_valid()) {
+				/**
+				 * @var $reg_config EE_Registration_Config
+				 */
+				$loader = LoaderFactory::getLoader();
+				$reg_config = $loader->getShared('EE_Registration_Config');
+				$valid_data = $form->valid_data();
+				$reg_config->show_pending_payment_options = $valid_data['show_pending_payment_options'];
+				$reg_config->gateway_log_lifespan = $valid_data['gateway_log_lifespan'];
+			}
+		}
+		EE_Registry::instance()->CFG = apply_filters(
+			'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___update_payment_settings__CFG',
+			EE_Registry::instance()->CFG
+		);
+
+		$cfg =  EE_Registry::instance()->CFG ;
+
+		$what = __('Payment Settings', 'event_espresso');
+		$success = $this->_update_espresso_configuration(
+			$what,
+			EE_Registry::instance()->CFG,
+			__FILE__,
+			__FUNCTION__,
+			__LINE__
+		);
+		$this->_redirect_after_action(
+			$success,
+			$what,
+			__('updated', 'event_espresso'),
+			array('action' => 'payment_settings')
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the form used for updating payment settings
+	 *
+	 * @return EE_Form_Section_Proper
+	 * @throws EE_Error
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 * @throws InvalidDataTypeException
+	 * @throws InvalidInterfaceException
+	 */
+	protected function getPaymentSettingsForm()
+	{
+		/**
+		 * @var $reg_config EE_Registration_Config
+		 */
+		$reg_config = LoaderFactory::getLoader()->getShared('EE_Registration_Config');
+		return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
+			array(
+				'name' => 'payment-settings',
+				'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
+				'subsections' => array(
+					'show_pending_payment_options' => new EE_Yes_No_Input(
+						array(
+							'html_name' => 'show_pending_payment_options',
+							'default' => $reg_config->show_pending_payment_options,
+							'html_help_text' => esc_html__(
+								"If a payment is marked as 'Pending Payment', or if payment is deferred (ie, an offline gateway like Check, Bank, or Invoice is used), then give registrants the option to retry payment. ",
+								'event_espresso'
+							)
+						)
+					),
+					'gateway_log_lifespan' => new EE_Select_Input(
+						$reg_config->gatewayLogLifespanOptions(),
+						array(
+							'html_label_text' => esc_html__('Gateway Logs Lifespan', 'event_espresso'),
+							'html_help_text' => esc_html__('If issues arise with payments being made through a payment gateway, it\'s helpful to log non-sensitive communications with the payment gateway. But it\'s a security responsibility, so it\'s a good idea to not keep them for any longer than necessary.', 'event_espresso'),
+							'default' => $reg_config->gateway_log_lifespan,
+						)
+					)
+				)
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _payment_log_overview_list_table()
+	{
+		$this->display_admin_list_table_page_with_sidebar();
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _set_list_table_views_payment_log()
+	{
+		$this->_views = array(
+			'all' => array(
+				'slug'  => 'all',
+				'label' => __('View All Logs', 'event_espresso'),
+				'count' => 0,
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int  $per_page
+	 * @param int  $current_page
+	 * @param bool $count
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function get_payment_logs($per_page = 50, $current_page = 0, $count = false)
+	{
+		EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Change_Log');
+		// we may need to do multiple queries (joining differently), so we actually wan tan array of query params
+		$query_params = array(array('LOG_type' => EEM_Change_Log::type_gateway));
+		// check if they've selected a specific payment method
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['_payment_method']) && $this->_req_data['_payment_method'] !== 'all') {
+			$query_params[0]['OR*pm_or_pay_pm'] = array(
+				'Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_ID' => $this->_req_data['_payment_method'],
+				'Payment_Method.PMD_ID'         => $this->_req_data['_payment_method'],
+			);
+		}
+		// take into account search
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['s']) && $this->_req_data['s']) {
+			$similarity_string = array('LIKE', '%' . str_replace("", "%", $this->_req_data['s']) . '%');
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_lname'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_email'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_name'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_admin_name'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Payment_Method.PMD_type'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['LOG_message'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_name'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_admin_name'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment_Method.PMD_type'] = $similarity_string;
+			$query_params[0]['OR*s']['LOG_message'] = $similarity_string;
+		}
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['payment-filter-start-date'])
+			&& isset($this->_req_data['payment-filter-end-date'])
+		) {
+			// add date
+			$start_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-start-date']);
+			$end_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-end-date']);
+			// make sure our timestamps start and end right at the boundaries for each day
+			$start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($start_date)) . ' 00:00:00';
+			$end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($end_date)) . ' 23:59:59';
+			// convert to timestamps
+			$start_date = strtotime($start_date);
+			$end_date = strtotime($end_date);
+			// makes sure start date is the lowest value and vice versa
+			$start_date = min($start_date, $end_date);
+			$end_date = max($start_date, $end_date);
+			// convert for query
+			$start_date = EEM_Change_Log::instance()
+										->convert_datetime_for_query(
+											'LOG_time',
+											date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start_date),
+											'Y-m-d H:i:s'
+										);
+			$end_date = EEM_Change_Log::instance()
+									  ->convert_datetime_for_query(
+										  'LOG_time',
+										  date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $end_date),
+										  'Y-m-d H:i:s'
+									  );
+			$query_params[0]['LOG_time'] = array('BETWEEN', array($start_date, $end_date));
+		}
+		if ($count) {
+			return EEM_Change_Log::instance()->count($query_params);
+		}
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['order'])) {
+			$sort = (isset($this->_req_data['order']) && ! empty($this->_req_data['order'])) ? $this->_req_data['order']
+				: 'DESC';
+			$query_params['order_by'] = array('LOG_time' => $sort);
+		} else {
+			$query_params['order_by'] = array('LOG_time' => 'DESC');
+		}
+		$offset = ($current_page - 1) * $per_page;
+		if (! isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
+			$query_params['limit'] = array($offset, $per_page);
+		}
+		// now they've requested to instead just download the file instead of viewing it.
+		if (isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
+			$wpdb_results = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_all_efficiently($query_params);
+			header('Content-Disposition: attachment');
+			header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ee_payment_logs_for_" . sanitize_key(site_url()));
+			echo "<h1>Payment Logs for " . site_url() . "</h1>";
+			echo "<h3>Query:</h3>";
+			var_dump($query_params);
+			echo "<h3>Results:</h3>";
+			var_dump($wpdb_results);
+			die;
+		}
+		$results = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_all($query_params);
+		return $results;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Used by usort to RE-sort log query results, because we lose the ordering
+	 * because we're possibly combining the results from two queries
+	 *
+	 * @param EE_Change_Log $logA
+	 * @param EE_Change_Log $logB
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	protected function _sort_logs_again($logA, $logB)
+	{
+		$timeA = $logA->get_raw('LOG_time');
+		$timeB = $logB->get_raw('LOG_time');
+		if ($timeA == $timeB) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		$comparison = $timeA < $timeB ? -1 : 1;
+		if (strtoupper($this->_sort_logs_again_direction) == 'DESC') {
+			return $comparison * -1;
+		} else {
+			return $comparison;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	protected function _payment_log_details()
+	{
+		EE_Registry::instance()->load_model('Change_Log');
+		/** @var $payment_log EE_Change_Log */
+		$payment_log = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_one_by_ID($this->_req_data['ID']);
+		$payment_method = null;
+		$transaction = null;
+		if ($payment_log instanceof EE_Change_Log) {
+			if ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Payment) {
+				$payment_method = $payment_log->object()->payment_method();
+				$transaction = $payment_log->object()->transaction();
+			} elseif ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+				$payment_method = $payment_log->object();
+			} elseif ($payment_log->object() instanceof EE_Transaction) {
+				$transaction = $payment_log->object();
+				$payment_method = $transaction->payment_method();
+			}
+		}
+		$this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] = EEH_Template::display_template(
+			EE_PAYMENTS_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'payment_log_details.template.php',
+			array(
+				'payment_log'    => $payment_log,
+				'payment_method' => $payment_method,
+				'transaction'    => $transaction,
+			),
+			true
+		);
+		$this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
+	}
 }

Spacing +42 added lines, -42 removed lines

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ 
         $payment_method_types = EE_Payment_Method_Manager::instance()->payment_method_types();
         $all_pmt_help_tabs_config = array();
         foreach ($payment_method_types as $payment_method_type) {
-            if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+            if ( ! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
                 $payment_method_type->cap_name(),
                 'specific_payment_method_type_access'
             )
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ 
             foreach ($payment_method_type->help_tabs_config() as $help_tab_name => $config) {
                 $template_args = isset($config['template_args']) ? $config['template_args'] : array();
                 $template_args['admin_page_obj'] = $this;
-                $all_pmt_help_tabs_config[ $help_tab_name ] = array(
+                $all_pmt_help_tabs_config[$help_tab_name] = array(
                     'title'   => $config['title'],
                     'content' => EEH_Template::display_template(
-                        $payment_method_type->file_folder() . 'help_tabs/' . $config['filename'] . '.help_tab.php',
+                        $payment_method_type->file_folder().'help_tabs/'.$config['filename'].'.help_tab.php',
                         $template_args,
                         true
                     ),
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ 
         wp_enqueue_script('ee-text-links');
         wp_enqueue_script(
             'espresso_payments',
-            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'espresso_payments_admin.js',
+            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL.'espresso_payments_admin.js',
             array('ee-datepicker'),
             EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION,
             true
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ 
         // styles
         wp_register_style(
             'espresso_payments',
-            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL . 'ee-payments.css',
+            EE_PAYMENTS_ASSETS_URL.'ee-payments.css',
             array(),
             EVENT_ESPRESSO_VERSION
         );
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ 
                 continue;
             }
             // check access
-            if (! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
+            if ( ! EE_Registry::instance()->CAP->current_user_can(
                 $pmt_obj->cap_name(),
                 'specific_payment_method_type_access'
             )
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ 
             }
             // check for any active pms of that type
             $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_of_type($pmt_obj->system_name());
-            if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+            if ( ! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
                 $payment_method = EE_Payment_Method::new_instance(
                     array(
                         'PMD_slug'       => sanitize_key($pmt_obj->system_name()),
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ 
                     )
                 );
             }
-            $payment_methods[ $payment_method->slug() ] = $payment_method;
+            $payment_methods[$payment_method->slug()] = $payment_method;
         }
         $payment_methods = apply_filters(
             'FHEE__Payments_Admin_Page___payment_methods_list__payment_methods',
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ 
             if ($payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
                 add_meta_box(
                     // html id
-                    'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
+                    'espresso_'.$payment_method->slug().'_payment_settings',
                     // title
                     sprintf(__('%s Settings', 'event_espresso'), $payment_method->admin_name()),
                     // callback
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ 
                     array('payment_method' => $payment_method)
                 );
                 // setup for tabbed content
-                $tabs[ $payment_method->slug() ] = array(
+                $tabs[$payment_method->slug()] = array(
                     'label' => $payment_method->admin_name(),
                     'class' => $payment_method->active() ? 'gateway-active' : '',
-                    'href'  => 'espresso_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_payment_settings',
+                    'href'  => 'espresso_'.$payment_method->slug().'_payment_settings',
                     'title' => __('Modify this Payment Method', 'event_espresso'),
                     'slug'  => $payment_method->slug(),
                 );
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ 
         }
         $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one(array(array('PMD_slug' => $payment_method_slug)));
         // if that didn't work or wasn't provided, find another way to select the current pm
-        if (! $this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
+        if ( ! $this->_verify_payment_method($payment_method)) {
             // like, looking for an active one
             $payment_method = EEM_Payment_Method::instance()->get_one_active('CART');
             // test that one as well
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ 
     {
         $payment_method = isset($metabox['args'], $metabox['args']['payment_method'])
             ? $metabox['args']['payment_method'] : null;
-        if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+        if ( ! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
             throw new EE_Error(
                 sprintf(
                     __(
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ 
             if ($form->form_data_present_in($this->_req_data)) {
                 $form->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
             }
-            echo $form->form_open() . $form->get_html_and_js() . $form->form_close();
+            echo $form->form_open().$form->get_html_and_js().$form->form_close();
         } else {
             echo $this->_activate_payment_method_button($payment_method)->get_html_and_js();
         }
@@ -443,13 +443,13 @@ 
      */
     protected function _generate_payment_method_settings_form(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
     {
-        if (! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
+        if ( ! $payment_method instanceof EE_Payment_Method) {
             return new EE_Form_Section_Proper();
         }
         return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
             array(
-                'name'            => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'html_id'         => $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+                'name'            => $payment_method->slug().'_settings_form',
+                'html_id'         => $payment_method->slug().'_settings_form',
                 'action'          => EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
                     array(
                         'action'         => 'update_payment_method',
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ 
                             EEH_HTML::label(
                                 EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
                             )
-                        ) .
+                        ).
                         EEH_HTML::td(
                             EEH_HTML::strong(
                                 __(
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ 
      */
     protected function _currency_support(EE_Payment_Method $payment_method)
     {
-        if (! $payment_method->usable_for_currency(EE_Config::instance()->currency->code)) {
+        if ( ! $payment_method->usable_for_currency(EE_Config::instance()->currency->code)) {
             return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
                 EEH_HTML::table(
                     EEH_HTML::tr(
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ 
                             EEH_HTML::label(
                                 EEH_HTML::strong(__('IMPORTANT', 'event_espresso'), '', 'important-notice')
                             )
-                        ) .
+                        ).
                         EEH_HTML::td(
                             EEH_HTML::strong(
                                 sprintf(
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ 
         $update_button = new EE_Submit_Input(
             array(
                 'name'       => 'submit',
-                'html_id'    => 'save_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings',
+                'html_id'    => 'save_'.$payment_method->slug().'_settings',
                 'default'    => sprintf(
                     __('Update %s Payment Settings', 'event_espresso'),
                     $payment_method->admin_name()
@@ -626,9 +626,9 @@ 
         );
         return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
             EEH_HTML::table(
-                EEH_HTML::no_row(EEH_HTML::br(2)) .
+                EEH_HTML::no_row(EEH_HTML::br(2)).
                 EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Update Settings', 'event_espresso')) .
+                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Update Settings', 'event_espresso')).
                     EEH_HTML::td(
                         $update_button->get_html_for_input()
                     )
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ 
         return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
             EEH_HTML::table(
                 EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Deactivate Payment Method', 'event_espresso')) .
+                    EEH_HTML::th(__('Deactivate Payment Method', 'event_espresso')).
                     EEH_HTML::td(
                         EEH_HTML::link(
                             EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ 
                             ),
                             $link_text_and_title,
                             $link_text_and_title,
-                            'deactivate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
+                            'deactivate_'.$payment_method->slug(),
                             'espresso-button button-secondary'
                         )
                     )
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ 
         );
         return new EE_Form_Section_Proper(
             array(
-                'name'            => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
-                'html_id'         => 'activate_' . $payment_method->slug() . '_settings_form',
+                'name'            => 'activate_'.$payment_method->slug().'_settings_form',
+                'html_id'         => 'activate_'.$payment_method->slug().'_settings_form',
                 'action'          => '#',
                 'layout_strategy' => new EE_Admin_Two_Column_Layout(),
                 'subsections'     => apply_filters(
@@ -708,11 +708,11 @@ 
                                         '',
                                         'colspan="2"'
                                     )
-                                ) .
+                                ).
                                 EEH_HTML::tr(
                                     EEH_HTML::th(
                                         EEH_HTML::label(__('Click to Activate ', 'event_espresso'))
-                                    ) .
+                                    ).
                                     EEH_HTML::td(
                                         EEH_HTML::link(
                                             EE_Admin_Page::add_query_args_and_nonce(
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ 
                                             ),
                                             $link_text_and_title,
                                             $link_text_and_title,
-                                            'activate_' . $payment_method->slug(),
+                                            'activate_'.$payment_method->slug(),
                                             'espresso-button-green button-primary'
                                         )
                                     )
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ 
         return new EE_Form_Section_HTML(
             EEH_HTML::table(
                 EEH_HTML::tr(
-                    EEH_HTML::th() .
+                    EEH_HTML::th().
                     EEH_HTML::td(
                         EEH_HTML::p(__('All fields marked with a * are required fields', 'event_espresso'), '', 'grey-text')
                     )
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ 
                 }
             }
             // if we couldn't find the correct payment method type...
-            if (! $correct_pmt_form_to_use) {
+            if ( ! $correct_pmt_form_to_use) {
                 EE_Error::add_error(
                     __(
                         "We could not find which payment method type your form submission related to. Please contact support",
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ 
             $correct_pmt_form_to_use->receive_form_submission($this->_req_data);
             if ($correct_pmt_form_to_use->is_valid()) {
                 $payment_settings_subform = $correct_pmt_form_to_use->get_subsection('payment_method_settings');
-                if (! $payment_settings_subform instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
+                if ( ! $payment_settings_subform instanceof EE_Payment_Method_Form) {
                     throw new EE_Error(
                         sprintf(
                             __(
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ 
         $form = $this->getPaymentSettingsForm();
         $this->_set_add_edit_form_tags('update_payment_settings');
         $this->_set_publish_post_box_vars(null, false, false, null, false);
-        $this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] =  $form->get_html_and_js();
+        $this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] = $form->get_html_and_js();
         $this->display_admin_page_with_sidebar();
     }
 
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ 
             EE_Registry::instance()->CFG
         );
 
-        $cfg =  EE_Registry::instance()->CFG ;
+        $cfg = EE_Registry::instance()->CFG;
 
         $what = __('Payment Settings', 'event_espresso');
         $success = $this->_update_espresso_configuration(
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ 
         }
         // take into account search
         if (isset($this->_req_data['s']) && $this->_req_data['s']) {
-            $similarity_string = array('LIKE', '%' . str_replace("", "%", $this->_req_data['s']) . '%');
+            $similarity_string = array('LIKE', '%'.str_replace("", "%", $this->_req_data['s']).'%');
             $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_fname'] = $similarity_string;
             $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_lname'] = $similarity_string;
             $query_params[0]['OR*s']['Payment.Transaction.Registration.Attendee.ATT_email'] = $similarity_string;
@@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ 
             $start_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-start-date']);
             $end_date = wp_strip_all_tags($this->_req_data['payment-filter-end-date']);
             // make sure our timestamps start and end right at the boundaries for each day
-            $start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($start_date)) . ' 00:00:00';
-            $end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($end_date)) . ' 23:59:59';
+            $start_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($start_date)).' 00:00:00';
+            $end_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($end_date)).' 23:59:59';
             // convert to timestamps
             $start_date = strtotime($start_date);
             $end_date = strtotime($end_date);
@@ -1092,15 +1092,15 @@ 
             $query_params['order_by'] = array('LOG_time' => 'DESC');
         }
         $offset = ($current_page - 1) * $per_page;
-        if (! isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
+        if ( ! isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
             $query_params['limit'] = array($offset, $per_page);
         }
         // now they've requested to instead just download the file instead of viewing it.
         if (isset($this->_req_data['download_results'])) {
             $wpdb_results = EEM_Change_Log::instance()->get_all_efficiently($query_params);
             header('Content-Disposition: attachment');
-            header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ee_payment_logs_for_" . sanitize_key(site_url()));
-            echo "<h1>Payment Logs for " . site_url() . "</h1>";
+            header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=ee_payment_logs_for_".sanitize_key(site_url()));
+            echo "<h1>Payment Logs for ".site_url()."</h1>";
             echo "<h3>Query:</h3>";
             var_dump($query_params);
             echo "<h3>Results:</h3>";
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ 
             }
         }
         $this->_template_args['admin_page_content'] = EEH_Template::display_template(
-            EE_PAYMENTS_TEMPLATE_PATH . 'payment_log_details.template.php',
+            EE_PAYMENTS_TEMPLATE_PATH.'payment_log_details.template.php',
             array(
                 'payment_log'    => $payment_log,
                 'payment_method' => $payment_method,

espresso.php

Indentation +80 added lines, -80 removed lines

@@ -38,103 +38,103 @@
  * @since           4.0
  */
 if (function_exists('espresso_version')) {
-    if (! function_exists('espresso_duplicate_plugin_error')) {
-        /**
-         *    espresso_duplicate_plugin_error
-         *    displays if more than one version of EE is activated at the same time
-         */
-        function espresso_duplicate_plugin_error()
-        {
-            ?>
+	if (! function_exists('espresso_duplicate_plugin_error')) {
+		/**
+		 *    espresso_duplicate_plugin_error
+		 *    displays if more than one version of EE is activated at the same time
+		 */
+		function espresso_duplicate_plugin_error()
+		{
+			?>
             <div class="error">
                 <p>
                     <?php
-                    echo esc_html__(
-                        'Can not run multiple versions of Event Espresso! One version has been automatically deactivated. Please verify that you have the correct version you want still active.',
-                        'event_espresso'
-                    ); ?>
+					echo esc_html__(
+						'Can not run multiple versions of Event Espresso! One version has been automatically deactivated. Please verify that you have the correct version you want still active.',
+						'event_espresso'
+					); ?>
                 </p>
             </div>
             <?php
-            espresso_deactivate_plugin(plugin_basename(__FILE__));
-        }
-    }
-    add_action('admin_notices', 'espresso_duplicate_plugin_error', 1);
+			espresso_deactivate_plugin(plugin_basename(__FILE__));
+		}
+	}
+	add_action('admin_notices', 'espresso_duplicate_plugin_error', 1);
 } else {
-    define('EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED', '5.6.2');
-    if (! version_compare(PHP_VERSION, EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED, '>=')) {
-        /**
-         * espresso_minimum_php_version_error
-         *
-         * @return void
-         */
-        function espresso_minimum_php_version_error()
-        {
-            ?>
+	define('EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED', '5.6.2');
+	if (! version_compare(PHP_VERSION, EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED, '>=')) {
+		/**
+		 * espresso_minimum_php_version_error
+		 *
+		 * @return void
+		 */
+		function espresso_minimum_php_version_error()
+		{
+			?>
             <div class="error">
                 <p>
                     <?php
-                    printf(
-                        esc_html__(
-                            'We\'re sorry, but Event Espresso requires PHP version %1$s or greater in order to operate. You are currently running version %2$s.%3$sIn order to update your version of PHP, you will need to contact your current hosting provider.%3$sFor information on stable PHP versions, please go to %4$s.',
-                            'event_espresso'
-                        ),
-                        EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED,
-                        PHP_VERSION,
-                        '<br/>',
-                        '<a href="http://php.net/downloads.php">http://php.net/downloads.php</a>'
-                    );
-                    ?>
+					printf(
+						esc_html__(
+							'We\'re sorry, but Event Espresso requires PHP version %1$s or greater in order to operate. You are currently running version %2$s.%3$sIn order to update your version of PHP, you will need to contact your current hosting provider.%3$sFor information on stable PHP versions, please go to %4$s.',
+							'event_espresso'
+						),
+						EE_MIN_PHP_VER_REQUIRED,
+						PHP_VERSION,
+						'<br/>',
+						'<a href="http://php.net/downloads.php">http://php.net/downloads.php</a>'
+					);
+					?>
                 </p>
             </div>
             <?php
-            espresso_deactivate_plugin(plugin_basename(__FILE__));
-        }
+			espresso_deactivate_plugin(plugin_basename(__FILE__));
+		}
 
-        add_action('admin_notices', 'espresso_minimum_php_version_error', 1);
-    } else {
-        define('EVENT_ESPRESSO_MAIN_FILE', __FILE__);
-        /**
-         * espresso_version
-         * Returns the plugin version
-         *
-         * @return string
-         */
-        function espresso_version()
-        {
-            return apply_filters('FHEE__espresso__espresso_version', '4.10.11.rc.021');
-        }
+		add_action('admin_notices', 'espresso_minimum_php_version_error', 1);
+	} else {
+		define('EVENT_ESPRESSO_MAIN_FILE', __FILE__);
+		/**
+		 * espresso_version
+		 * Returns the plugin version
+		 *
+		 * @return string
+		 */
+		function espresso_version()
+		{
+			return apply_filters('FHEE__espresso__espresso_version', '4.10.11.rc.021');
+		}
 
-        /**
-         * espresso_plugin_activation
-         * adds a wp-option to indicate that EE has been activated via the WP admin plugins page
-         */
-        function espresso_plugin_activation()
-        {
-            update_option('ee_espresso_activation', true);
-        }
+		/**
+		 * espresso_plugin_activation
+		 * adds a wp-option to indicate that EE has been activated via the WP admin plugins page
+		 */
+		function espresso_plugin_activation()
+		{
+			update_option('ee_espresso_activation', true);
+		}
 
-        register_activation_hook(EVENT_ESPRESSO_MAIN_FILE, 'espresso_plugin_activation');
+		register_activation_hook(EVENT_ESPRESSO_MAIN_FILE, 'espresso_plugin_activation');
 
-        require_once __DIR__ . '/core/bootstrap_espresso.php';
-        bootstrap_espresso();
-    }
+		require_once __DIR__ . '/core/bootstrap_espresso.php';
+		bootstrap_espresso();
+	}
 }
 if (! function_exists('espresso_deactivate_plugin')) {
-    /**
-     *    deactivate_plugin
-     * usage:  espresso_deactivate_plugin( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ));
-     *
-     * @access public
-     * @param string $plugin_basename - the results of plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) for the plugin's main file
-     * @return    void
-     */
-    function espresso_deactivate_plugin($plugin_basename = '')
-    {
-        if (! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
-            require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
-        }
-        unset($_GET['activate'], $_REQUEST['activate']);
-        deactivate_plugins($plugin_basename);
-    }
+	/**
+	 *    deactivate_plugin
+	 * usage:  espresso_deactivate_plugin( plugin_basename( __FILE__ ));
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @param string $plugin_basename - the results of plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) for the plugin's main file
+	 * @return    void
+	 */
+	function espresso_deactivate_plugin($plugin_basename = '')
+	{
+		if (! function_exists('deactivate_plugins')) {
+			require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
+		}
+		unset($_GET['activate'], $_REQUEST['activate']);
+		deactivate_plugins($plugin_basename);
+	}
 }