/**
 * General Functions
 *
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly



/**
 * Get the components of theme mobile header
 */
if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components' ) ) {

	function tie_mobile_header_components( $area ){

		$mobile_header_components = array(

			'menu' => tie_mobile_menu_icon(),

			'search' => '
				<a href="#" class="tie-search-trigger-mobile">
					<span class="tie-icon-search tie-search-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
					<span class="screen-reader-text">'. esc_html__( 'Search for', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>
				</a>
			',

			'skin' => '
				<a href="#" class="change-skin" title="'. esc_html__( 'Switch skin', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'">
					<span class="tie-icon-moon change-skin-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
					<span class="screen-reader-text">'. esc_html__( 'Switch skin', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>
				</a>
			',
		);

		// Login and user account
		if( is_user_logged_in() ){

			ob_start();
			tie_login_form();
			$login_form = ob_get_clean();

			$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
			$mobile_header_components['login'] = '
				<a href="#" class="profile-btn">'.
					get_avatar( $current_user->ID, apply_filters( 'TieLabs/Login/avatar_size', 30 ) ) .'
					<span class="screen-reader-text">'. esc_html__( 'Your Profile', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>
				</a>

				<div class="components-sub-menu comp-sub-menu components-user-profile">'. $login_form .'</div>
			';
		}
		else {
			$mobile_header_components['login'] = '
				<a href="#" class="lgoin-btn tie-popup-trigger">
					<span class="tie-icon-author" aria-hidden="true"></span>
					<span class="screen-reader-text">'. esc_html__( 'Log In', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>
				</a>
			';
		}

		// WooCommerce Cart
		if ( TIELABS_WOOCOMMERCE_IS_ACTIVE ){
			$mobile_header_components['cart'] = tie_component_button_cart();
		}

		// BuddyPress
		if ( TIELABS_BUDDYPRESS_IS_ACTIVE ){
			$mobile_header_components['bp_notifications'] = tie_component_button_bp_notifications();
		}

		// Check the active components
		$components = array();
		foreach ( $mobile_header_components as $key => $html ) {
			if( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_'.$key ) == $area ){
				$components[ $key ] = '<li class="mobile-component_'.$key .' custom-menu-link">'. $html .'</li>';
			}
		}

		//
		$components = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/Mobile/Header/Components', $components, $area );


		if( ! empty( $components ) ){
			echo '<div id="mobile-header-components-'. $area .'" class="mobile-header-components">';
				echo '<ul class="components">'. join( ' ', $components ) .'</ul>';
			echo '</div>';
		}

		// If Header layout is centered we need to place the div even if it is empty || FLEX
		elseif ( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header' ) == 'centered' ) {
			echo '<div id="mobile-header-components-'. $area .'" class="mobile-header-components"></div>';
		}

		return false;
	}
}


/**
 * Mobile Menu icon
 */
if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_menu_icon' ) ) {

	function tie_mobile_menu_icon(){

		if( ! tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_menu' ) ){
			return false;
		}

		$menu_icon = tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_icon', 1 );

		$class = 'tie-mobile-menu-icon ';

		if( is_numeric( $menu_icon ) ){
			$class .= "nav-icon is-layout-$menu_icon";
		}
		else{
			$class .= "tie-icon-$menu_icon";
		}

		$class_wrapper = tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_text' ) ? 'menu-text-wrapper' : '';

		$mobile_icon  = '<a href="#" id="mobile-menu-icon" class="'. $class_wrapper .'">';
		$mobile_icon .= '<span class="'. $class .'"></span>';

		if( tie_get_option( 'mobile_menu_text' ) ){
			$mobile_icon .= '<span class="menu-text">'. esc_html__( 'Menu', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>';
		}
		else{
			$mobile_icon .= '<span class="screen-reader-text">'. esc_html__( 'Menu', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ) .'</span>';
		}

		$mobile_icon .= '</a>';

		return $mobile_icon;
	}
}


/**
 * Mobile Header Components Main area
 */
if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_1' ) ) {

	add_action( 'TieLabs/Logo/before', 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_1' );
	function tie_mobile_header_components_area_1(){
		tie_mobile_header_components( 'area_1' );
	}
}



/**
 * Mobile Header Components
 */
if( ! function_exists( 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_2' ) ) {

	add_action( 'TieLabs/Logo/after', 'tie_mobile_header_components_area_2' );
	function tie_mobile_header_components_area_2(){
		tie_mobile_header_components( 'area_2' );
	}
}/**
 * Filters
 *
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly


class TIELABS_FILTERS {

	/**
	 * Runs on class initialization. Adds filters and actions.
	 */
	function __construct() {

		// Add Support for Shortcodes in the terms descriptions
		add_filter( 'term_description', 'do_shortcode' );

		add_action( 'init',                  array( $this, 'init_hook' ) );
		add_action( 'init',                  array( $this, 'redirect_random_post' ) );

		add_action( 'wp_head',               array( $this, 'meta_description' ) );
		add_action( 'wp_head',               array( $this, 'meta_generator' ) );
		add_action( 'wp_head',               array( $this, 'x_ua_compatible' ) );

		add_action( 'wp_footer',             array( $this, 'footer_inline_scripts' ), 999 );
		add_action( 'wp_footer',             array( $this, 'footer_misc'  ) );
		add_action( 'wp_footer',             array( $this, 'popup_module' ) );

		add_action( 'comment_class',         array( $this, 'is_avatar_enabled' ) );
		add_filter( 'pre_get_posts',         array( $this, 'search_filters' ) );
		add_filter( 'pre_get_posts',         array( $this, 'category_posts_order' ) );
		add_filter( 'TieLabs/cache_key',     array( $this, 'cache_key' ) );
		add_filter( 'widget_tag_cloud_args', array( $this, 'tag_widget_limit' ) );
		add_filter( 'widget_title',          array( $this, 'tagcloud_widget_title' ), 10, 3 );
		add_filter( 'login_headerurl',       array( $this, 'dashboard_login_logo_url' ) );
		add_filter( 'login_head',            array( $this, 'dashboard_login_logo' ) );
		add_filter( 'get_the_archive_title', array( $this, 'archive_title' ), 15 );
		add_filter( 'wp_link_pages_args',    array( $this, 'pages_next_and_number' ) );
		add_filter( 'excerpt_more',          array( $this, 'excerpt_more' ) );
		add_filter( 'get_the_excerpt',       array( $this, 'post_excerpt' ), 9 );

		add_filter( 'has_post_thumbnail',    array( $this, 'has_post_thumbnail' ) );
		add_filter( 'post_thumbnail_html',   array( $this, 'default_featured_image' ), 10, 5 );

		add_filter( 'TieLabs/exclude_content',            'TIELABS_HELPER::strip_shortcodes' );
		add_filter( 'wp_get_attachment_image_src',        array( $this, 'gif_image' ), 10, 4 );
		add_filter( 'wp_get_attachment_image_attributes', array( $this, 'small_thumb_image_class' ), 10, 3 );

		add_filter( 'TieLabs/Primary_Category/custom', array( $this, 'yoast_seo_primary_category' ) );

		// Translations
		if( tie_get_option( 'translations' ) ){
			add_filter( 'gettext', array( $this, 'theme_translation' ), 10, 3 );
		}

		if( tie_get_option( 'translation_numbers' ) ){
			add_filter( 'get_the_date',                   array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'get_comment_date',               array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'get_comment_time',               array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'comments_number',                array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'wp_list_categories',             array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/number_format',          array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/post_date',              array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/reading_time',           array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/post_views_number',      array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Social_Counters/number', array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Weather/number',         array( $this, 'translate_numbers' ), 55 );
		}
	}


	/**
	 * init_hook
	 */
	function init_hook(){

		/*if( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ){
			add_filter( 'the_content', array( $this, 'shortcodes_notice' ) );
		}
		*/

		//WordPress doesn't recognize it as RTL language because there is an error in the main translation file of the Sindhi language!
		if( get_locale() == 'snd' && ! is_rtl() ){
			global $wp_locale;
			$wp_locale->text_direction = 'rtl';
		}
	}


	/**
	 * Add notice for the shortcodes plugin
	 */
	function shortcodes_notice( $content ){

		// Don't show the message if this is excerpt OR backend OR AMP
		if(
				is_admin() ||
				( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ) ||
				in_array( 'parse_request',   $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) ||
				in_array( 'get_the_excerpt', $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) ){
			return $content;
		}

		$message = '';

		// Timetable and Event Schedule Plugin
		if( ! TIELABS_MPTIMETABLE_IS_ACTIVE ){

			if( strpos( $content, '[mp-timetable' ) !== false ){

				$message .= TIELABS_HELPER::notice_message( sprintf(
					esc_html__( 'This section contains some shortcodes that requries the %2$s%1$s%3$s Plugin.', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ),
					'<strong>Timetable and Event Schedule</strong>',
					'<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/mp-timetable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">',
					'</a>'
				), false );
			}
		}

		// Contact Form 7 Plugin
		if( ! class_exists( 'WPCF7' ) ){

			if( strpos( $content, '[contact-form-7' ) !== false ){

				$message .= TIELABS_HELPER::notice_message( sprintf(
					esc_html__( 'This section contains some shortcodes that requries the %2$s%1$s%3$s Plugin.', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN ),
					'<strong>Contact Form 7</strong>',
					'<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">',
					'</a>'
				), false) ;
			}
		}

		// Return the content with message
		return apply_filters( 'TieLabs/shortcodes_check', $message, $content ) . $content;
	}


	/**
	 * x_ua_compatible
	 */
	function x_ua_compatible(){
		echo '<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">';
	}


	/**
	 * meta_escription
	 */
	function meta_description(){

		// Return if the description option is disabled or the Yoast SEO or Rank Math SEO plugins are active
		if( ! tie_get_option( 'post_meta_escription' ) || class_exists( 'WPSEO_Frontend' ) || class_exists( 'RankMath' ) ){
			return;
		}

		// Single Page doesn't have a builder
		if( is_singular() && ! TIELABS_HELPER::has_builder() ){

			$post = get_post();

			if( ! empty( $post->post_content ) ){
				$description = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/exclude_content', $post->post_content );
			}
		}
		// Archives
		elseif( get_the_archive_description() ){
			$description = get_the_archive_description();
		}

		// Default
		if( empty( $description ) ){
			$description = get_bloginfo( 'description' );
		}

		if( ! empty( $description ) ){
			$description = strip_tags( strip_shortcodes( $description ) );
			echo ' <meta name="description" content="'. esc_attr( wp_html_excerpt( $description, 150 ) ) .'" />';
		}
	}


	/**
	 * Theme translations
	 */
	function theme_translation( $translation, $text, $domain ){

		if( $domain == TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN || $domain == 'amp' ){

			$translations = tie_get_option( 'translations' );

			if( ! empty( $translations ) ){  // To minimize the calls of sanitize_title
				$sanitize_text = sanitize_title( htmlspecialchars( $text ) );

				if( ! empty( $translations[ $sanitize_text ] ) ){
					return htmlspecialchars_decode( $translations[ $sanitize_text ] );
				}
			}
		}

		return $translation;
	}


	/**
	 * Add the inline scripts to the Footer
	 */
	function footer_inline_scripts(){

		// Check if we are in an AMP page
		if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){
			return;
		}

		// Print the inline scripts if the BWP is active
		if( ! empty( $GLOBALS['tie_inline_scripts'] ) && TIELABS_HELPER::is_js_minified() ){
			echo '<script type="text/javascript">'. $GLOBALS['tie_inline_scripts'] .'</script>';
		}
	}


	/**
	 * Add Misc Footer Conetnt
	 */
	function footer_misc(){

		// Check if we are in an AMP page
		if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){
			return;
		}

		// Custom Footer Code
		if ( tie_get_option( 'footer_code' ) ){
			echo do_shortcode( apply_filters( 'TieLabs/footer_code', tie_get_option( 'footer_code' ) ) );
		}

		// Reading Position Indicator
		if ( tie_get_option( 'reading_indicator' ) && is_single() && ! tie_get_option( 'autoload_posts' ) ){
			echo '<div id="reading-position-indicator"></div>';
		}

		// Live Search
		if(
			tie_menu_has_search( 'top_nav', true )  ||
			tie_menu_has_search( 'main_nav', true ) ||
		  ( tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_components_search') && tie_get_option( 'mobile_header_live_search') )
		){
			echo '<div id="autocomplete-suggestions" class="autocomplete-suggestions"></div>';
		}

		// Scrollbar - Used to get the default scrollbar width.
		echo '<div id="is-scroller-outer"><div id="is-scroller"></div></div>';

		// Facebook buttons
		echo '<div id="fb-root"></div>';
	}


	/**
	 * Add the Popup module to the footer
	 */
	function popup_module(){

		// Check if we are in an AMP page
		if( function_exists( 'is_amp_endpoint' ) && is_amp_endpoint() ){
			return;
		}

		TIELABS_HELPER::get_template_part( 'templates/popup' );
	}


	/**
	 * Add an extra class to the comment item if the avatar is active
	 */
	function is_avatar_enabled( $classes ){

		if( is_array( $classes ) && get_option( 'show_avatars' ) ){
			$classes[] = 'has-avatar';
		}

		return $classes;
	}


	/**
	 * Exclude post types and categories From Search results
	 */
	function search_filters( $query ){

		if( is_admin() || isset( $_GET['post_type'] ) ){
			return $query;
		}

		if( is_search() && $query->is_main_query() ){

			// Exclude Post types from search
			if ( ($exclude_post_types = tie_get_option( 'search_exclude_post_types' )) && is_array( $exclude_post_types ) ){

				$args = array(
					'public' => true,
					'exclude_from_search' => false,
				);

				$post_types = get_post_types( $args );

				foreach ( $exclude_post_types as $post_type ){
					unset( $post_types[ $post_type ] );
				}

				$query->set( 'post_type', $post_types );
			}

			// Exclude specific categoies from search
			if ( tie_get_option( 'search_cats' ) ){
				$query->set( 'cat', tie_get_option( 'search_cats' ) );
			}
		}

		return $query;
	}


	/**
	 * Change the posts order in the category page
	 */
	function category_posts_order( $query ){

		if( ! is_admin() && is_category() && $query->is_main_query() ){

			$current_category = get_queried_object();

			if( ! empty( $current_category->term_id ) ){

				$posts_order = tie_get_category_option( 'posts_order', $current_category->term_id );

				// Posts Order
				if( ! empty( $posts_order ) ){

					if( $posts_order == 'views' && tie_get_option( 'tie_post_views' ) ){ // Most Viewd posts
						$query->set( 'orderby', 'meta_value_num' );
						$query->set( 'meta_key', apply_filters( 'TieLabs/views_meta_field', 'tie_views' ) );
					}
					elseif( $posts_order == 'popular' ){ // Popular Posts by comments
						$query->set( 'orderby', 'comment_count' );
					}
					elseif( $posts_order == 'title' ){
						$query->set( 'orderby', 'title' );
						$query->set( 'order', 'ASC' );
					}
					else{
						$query->set( 'orderby', $posts_order );
					}
				}
			}
		}

		return $query;
	}


	/**
	 * Random Article
	 */
	function redirect_random_post(){

		if( wp_doing_ajax() ){
			return;
		}

		if( isset( $_GET['random-post'] ) && ( tie_get_option( 'top-nav-components_random' ) || tie_get_option( 'main-nav-components_random' ) ) ) {

			$args = array(
				'posts_per_page'      => 1,
				'orderby'             => 'rand',
				'fields'              => 'ids',
				'no_found_rows'       => true,
				'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
			);

			$random_post = new WP_Query ( $args );

			while ( $random_post->have_posts () ){
				$random_post->the_post();
				wp_redirect( get_permalink() );
				exit;
			}
		}
	}


	/**
	 * Widgets Small Image Class
	 *
	 * By default WordPress uses 2 classes attachment-{size} size-{size}
	 * we need to add a general class doesn't linked with the thumb name
	 */
	function small_thumb_image_class( $attr, $attachment, $size = false ) {

		if( ! empty( $size ) && $size == TIELABS_THEME_SLUG.'-image-small' ){
			$attr['class'] .= ' tie-small-image';
		}

		return $attr;
	}


	/**
	 * Gif images
	 */
	function gif_image( $image, $attachment_id, $size, $icon ){

		if( ! tie_get_option( 'disable_featured_gif' ) ){

			$file_type = ! empty( $image[0] ) ? wp_check_filetype( $image[0] ) : false;

			if( ! empty( $file_type ) && $file_type['ext'] == 'gif' && $size != 'full' ){

				$full_image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $attachment_id, $size = 'full', $icon );

				// For the avatars we need to keep the original width and height
				if( ! empty( $full_image ) && in_array( 'get_avatar', $GLOBALS['wp_current_filter'] ) ){
					$full_image[1] = $image[1];
					$full_image[2] = $image[2];
				}

				return $full_image;
			}
		}

		return $image;
	}


	/**
	 * Modify Excerpts
	 */
	function post_excerpt( $text = '' ){

		$raw_excerpt = $text;

		if ( '' == $text ){

			//$text = get_the_content( '' ); // Causes issues with the new Posts List Blocks

			$_post = get_post();
			$text = ! empty( $_post->post_content ) ? $_post->post_content : '';
			$text = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/exclude_content', $text );

			/**
			 * If images with class wp-image-{ID} exists in the conetnt, WordPress make a DB request to get andd add the srcset
			 * Since we are in excerpt we don't need that, Great affect on archives pages
			 */
			$text = str_replace( 'wp-image-', 'tie-image', $text );

			$text = strip_shortcodes( $text );
			$text = apply_filters( 'the_content', $text );
			$text = str_replace( ']]>', ']]>', $text );

			$excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'excerpt_length', 55 );
			$excerpt_more   = apply_filters( 'excerpt_more', ' ' . '[&hellip;]' );
			$text           = wp_trim_words( $text, $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more );
		}

		return apply_filters( 'wp_trim_excerpt', $text, $raw_excerpt );
	}


	/**
	 * Global Cache Key
	 */
	function cache_key( $key ){
		return 'tie-cache-'. TIELABS_HELPER::get_locale() . $key;
	}


	/**
	 * Change the number of tags in the cloud tags
	 */
	function tag_widget_limit( $args ){

		if( isset($args['taxonomy']) && $args['taxonomy'] == 'post_tag' ){
			$args['number'] = 18;
		}

		return $args;
	}


	/**
	 * Remove the default Tag CLoud titles if the title field is empty
	 */
	function tagcloud_widget_title( $title = false, $instance = false, $id_base = false ){

		if( $id_base == 'tag_cloud' && empty( $instance['title'] ) ){
			return false;
		}

		return $title;
	}


	/**
	 * Custom Dashboard login URL
	 */
	function dashboard_login_logo_url(){

		if( tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo_url' ) ){
			return tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo_url' );
		}
	}


	/**
	 * Custom Dashboard login page logo
	 */
	function dashboard_login_logo(){

		if( tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo' ) ){
			echo '<style type="text/css"> .login h1 a {  background-image:url('.tie_get_option( 'dashboard_logo' ).')  !important; background-size: contain; width: 320px; height: 85px; } </style>';
		}
	}



	/**
	 * Remove anything that looks like an archive title prefix ("Archive:", "Foo:", "Bar:").
	 */
	function archive_title( $title ){

		if ( is_category() ) {
			return single_cat_title( '', false );
		}
		elseif ( is_tag() ) {
			return single_tag_title( '', false );
		}
		elseif ( is_author() ) {
			return '<span class="vcard">' . get_the_author() . '</span>';
		}
		elseif ( is_post_type_archive() ) {
			return post_type_archive_title( '', false );
		}
		elseif ( is_tax() ) {
			return single_term_title( '', false );
		}

		return $title;
	}


	/**
	 * Add Number and Next / prev multiple post pages
	 */
	function pages_next_and_number( $args ){

		if( $args['next_or_number'] == 'next_and_number' ){

			global $page, $numpages, $multipage, $more;
			$args['next_or_number'] = 'number';
			$prev = '';
			$next = '';

			if ( $multipage && $more ){
				$i = $page - 1;
				if ( $i && $more ){
					$prev .= _wp_link_page($i);
					$prev .= $args['link_before']. $args['previouspagelink'] . $args['link_after'] . '</a>';
				}

				$i = $page + 1;
				if ( $i <= $numpages && $more ){
					$next .= _wp_link_page($i);
					$next .= $args['link_before']. $args['nextpagelink'] . $args['link_after'] . '</a>';
				}
			}

			$args['before'] = $args['before'].$prev;
			$args['after'] = $next.$args['after'];
		}

		return $args;
	}


	/**
	 * Excerpt More
	 */
	function excerpt_more( $more ){
		return ' &hellip;';
	}


	/**
	 * Theme Generator Meta
	 */
	function meta_generator(){

		$active_theme = wp_get_theme();

		if ( is_child_theme() ) {
			$active_theme = wp_get_theme( $active_theme->Template );
		}

		if( ! empty( $active_theme->Name ) ){
			$theme_info = apply_filters( 'TieLabs/theme_meta_generator', $active_theme->Name .' '.  TIELABS_DB_VERSION );
			if( ! empty( $theme_info ) ){
				echo "\n" . "<meta name='generator' content='' />" . "\n";
			}
		}
	}


	/**
	 * If the post doesn't have a Primary Category, use the Primary Category of Yoast if it is available
	 */
	function yoast_seo_primary_category( $category = false ){

		if( class_exists( 'WPSEO_Meta' ) ){

			$wpseo_primary_term = get_post_meta( get_the_id(), WPSEO_Meta::$meta_prefix . 'primary_category', true );

			if( ! empty( $wpseo_primary_term ) ){
				$get_the_category = TIELABS_WP_HELPER::get_term_by( 'id', $wpseo_primary_term, 'category' );

				if ( ! empty( $get_the_category ) && ! is_wp_error( $get_the_category ) ) {
					return $get_the_category;
				}
			}
		}

		return false;
	}


	/**
	 * Always return true, If there is a default featured image
	 */
	function has_post_thumbnail( $has_thumbnail ) {

		if( tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image' ) && tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ) ){
			$has_thumbnail = true;
		}

		return $has_thumbnail;
	}


	/**
	 * Set a default featured image if it is missing
	 */
	function default_featured_image( $html, $post_id, $post_thumbnail_id, $size, $attr ) {

		// Return if the post has a featured image
		if( ! empty( $html ) ){
			return $html;
		}

		// Check if the default eatured image option is active
		if( ! tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image' ) || ! tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ) ){
			return $html;
		}

		$default_thumbnail_id = tie_get_option( 'default_featured_image_id' ); // select the default thumb.

		return wp_get_attachment_image( $default_thumbnail_id, $size, false, $attr );
	}


	/**
	 * Translate numbers
	 */
	function translate_numbers( $the_number ) {

		if( ! ( is_admin() && ! wp_doing_ajax() ) ) {

			$translated_numbers = tie_get_option( 'translation_numbers' );

			if( ! empty( $translated_numbers ) && is_array( $translated_numbers ) && count( $translated_numbers ) == 10 ){

				$original_numbers = array( '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9' );
				return str_replace( $original_numbers, $translated_numbers, $the_number );
			}
		}

		return $the_number;
	}

}

// Single instance.
$TIELABS_FILTERS = new TIELABS_FILTERS();/**
 * Taqyeem Class
 *
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // Exit if accessed directly



if( ! class_exists( 'TIELABS_TAQYEEM' ) ) {

	class TIELABS_TAQYEEM{

		/**
		 * __construct
		 *
		 * Class constructor where we will call our filter and action hooks.
		 */
		function __construct(){

			// Disable if the Taqyeem plugin is not active
			if( ! TIELABS_TAQYEEM_IS_ACTIVE ){
				return;
			}

			// Disable the Custom Styles and Typofraphy options
			add_filter( 'taqyeem_custom_styles', '__return_false' );

			// Disable Updater and Verification
			add_filter( 'Taqyeem/Updater/disable',      '__return_true' );
			add_filter( 'Taqyeem/Verification/disable', '__return_true' );

			// Disable the plugin Rich Snippets
			add_filter( 'tie_taqyeem_rich_snippets', '__return_false' );

			// Remove Shortcodes code and Keep the content
			add_filter( 'taqyeem_exclude_content', 'TIELABS_HELPER::strip_shortcodes' );

			// Dequeue Scripts and Styles
			add_filter( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'enqueue_scripts' ), 50 );

			// Dequeue Scripts and Styles
			add_filter( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', array( $this, 'admin_enqueue_scripts' ), 50 );

			// Change the reviews head box class
			add_filter( 'taqyeem_reviews_head_classes', array( $this, 'review_head_class' ) );

			// Alter the Queries
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Query/args', array( $this, 'best_reviews_query' ), 10, 2 );

			// Alter the Related Posts Query
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/related_posts_query', array( $this, 'related_posts_query' ) );

			// Alter the Check Also box Query
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/checkalso_query', array( $this, 'checkalso_query' ) );

			// Default Widgets Posts Thumb Size
			add_filter( 'tie_taqyeem_widget_thumb_size', array( $this, 'reviews_thumb_size' ) );

			// Allow the Rview Rich Snippet on Pages
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/is_page_rich_snippet', array( $this, 'rich_snippet_for_page' ) );

			// Change the Review Rich Snippet
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/rich_snippet_schema', array( $this, 'review_rich_snippet' ) );

			// Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu.
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Options/Related/post_order_args',   array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Options/Checkalso/post_order_args', array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Builder/Block/post_order_args',     array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Settings/Category/posts_order',     array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Widget/Slider/post_order_args',     array( $this, 'posts_order_args' ) );
			add_filter( 'TieLabs/Widget/Posts/post_order_args',      array( $this, 'posts_order_args_2' ) );

			// Prevent Taqyeem from displaying the review box in the content block in the builder
			add_action( 'TieLabs/Builder/before', array( $this, 'remove_review_block' ) );

			// Replace the old icon classes with the new classes of Font Awesome 5.0
			add_filter( 'taqyeem_buttons_icon',  array( $this, 'replace_icon_fa5' ) );
		}


		/**
		 * Allow the Rview Rich Snippet on Pages
		 */
		function rich_snippet_for_page(){

			if( tie_get_postdata( 'taq_review_position' ) ){
				return true;
			}
		}


		/**
		 * Change the Review Rich Snippet
		 */
		function review_rich_snippet( $schema ){

			// Check if the Taqyeem Structured Data is active, current post has review and the Taqyeem version is >= 2.3.0
			if( ! taqyeem_get_option( 'structured_data' ) || ! tie_get_postdata( 'taq_review_position' ) || ! function_exists( 'taqyeem_review_get_rich_snippet' ) ){
				return $schema;
			}

			// Unset some data
			unset( $schema['articleBody'] );
			unset( $schema['articleSection'] );

			// Get the Review structure data
			$review_rich_snippet = taqyeem_review_get_rich_snippet();

			if( $review_rich_snippet['@type'] == 'product' ){
				$schema = $review_rich_snippet;
			}
			else{
				// Add the data to the post structure data
				$schema['@type']        = 'review';
				$schema['itemReviewed'] = $review_rich_snippet['itemReviewed'];
				$schema['reviewBody']   = $review_rich_snippet['reviewBody'];
				$schema['reviewRating'] = $review_rich_snippet['reviewRating'];
			}

			// return the modefied data
			return $schema;
		}


		/**
		 * Change the reviews head box class
		 */
		function review_head_class( $class ){
			return tie_get_box_class( $class );
		}


		/**
		 * Alter the query for the best reviews
		 */
		function best_reviews_query( $args, $block ){

			if( ! empty( $block['order'] ) && $block['order'] == 'best' ){
				$args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';
				$args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score';
			}

			return $args;
		}


		/**
		 * Alter the Related Posts Query
		 */
		function related_posts_query( $args ){

			if( tie_get_option( 'related_order' ) == 'best' ){
				$args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';
				$args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score';
			}

			return $args;
		}


		/**
		 * Alter the Check Also Query
		 */
		function checkalso_query( $args ){

			if( tie_get_option( 'check_also_order' ) == 'best' ){
				$args['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';
				$args['meta_key'] = 'taq_review_score';
			}

			return $args;
		}


		/**
		 * Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu.
		 */
		function posts_order_args( $args ){

			$args['best'] = esc_html__( 'Best Reviews', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN );

			return $args;
		}


		/**
		 * Add Best Reviews to the post order option menu.
		 */
		function posts_order_args_2( $args ){

			$args['standard']['best'] = esc_html__( 'Best Reviews', TIELABS_TEXTDOMAIN );

			return $args;
		}


		/**
		 * Default Widgets Posts Thumb Size
		 */
		function reviews_thumb_size(){
			return TIELABS_THEME_SLUG.'-image-small';
		}


		/**
		 * Prevent Taqyeem from displaying the review box in the content block in the builder
		 */
		function remove_review_block(){
			remove_filter( 'the_content', 'taqyeem_insert_review' );
		}


		/**
		 * Dequeue Scripts and Styles
		 */
		function enqueue_scripts(){

			wp_dequeue_script( 'taqyeem-main' );
			wp_dequeue_style( 'taqyeem-style' );

			wp_enqueue_style( 'taqyeem-styles', TIELABS_TEMPLATE_URL.'/assets/css/plugins/taqyeem'. TIELABS_STYLES::is_minified() .'.css', array(), TIELABS_DB_VERSION, 'all' );

			if( ! is_admin() ){
				wp_dequeue_style( 'taqyeem-fontawesome' );
			}
		}


		/**
		 * Dequeue Scripts and Styles from admin
		 */
		function admin_enqueue_scripts(){

			// Don't Load the main Font Awesome file of the theme in the add/edit posts screens, avoid issue with Taqyeem Button which uses v4.0
			if( function_exists( 'tie_taqyeem_button_output' ) && get_post_type() ){

				wp_dequeue_style( 'tie-fontawesome' );
			}
		}


		/**
		 * Replace the old icon classes with the new classes of Font Awesome 5.0
		 */
		function replace_icon_fa5( $icon ){
			return tie_fa4_to_fa5_value_migration( $icon );
		}


	}


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	new TIELABS_TAQYEEM();
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">As soon as each 4 years, the reward that miners of </span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin (BTC)</span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"> obtain for validating a block of transactions is decreased by half — a process generally known as “halving.” A halving occasion cuts the speed at which cash are created, typically boosting their value, and is meant to keep up Bitcoin&#8217;s incentive mechanism for miners and management the coin&#8217;s fee of inflation.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">As a result of Bitcoin provides a brand new block of transactions to the everlasting ledger each 10 minutes, about 144 blocks are created every day. When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, miners have been rewarded 50 BTC for every validated block of transactions, which suggests about 7,200 BTC have been minted every day. At that tempo, we might be quickly approaching </span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin’s restrict of 21 million BTC</span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">. Nevertheless, Bitcoin included a stipulation in its protocol that the reward for miners could be decreased by half each 210,000 blocks, which works out to about as soon as each 4 years.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin has gone by three halving occasions, most not too long ago in 2020. The reward for Bitcoin miners is now 6.25 BTC per block. On the present fee, about 900 BTC are launched as a mining reward every day. The subsequent halving will happen in 2024, and the mining reward will likely be decreased to three.125 BTC per block, or 450 BTC per day.</span></p>
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<p><h2 class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _1VhA5C" data-currency="Text"><span class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin halving schedule</span></h2>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin’s halving schedule has two targets:</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_3Rmqs8 _2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_3Rmqs8 _2GMChG _3-to_p">1. Delay Bitcoin reaching its cap. </span></span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Decreasing the mining reward each 4 years extends the lifetime of the inducement mechanism. Estimates have proven that the final Bitcoin received’t be minted till 2140.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_3Rmqs8 _2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_3Rmqs8 _2GMChG _3-to_p">2. Stop Bitcoin value inflation.</span></span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"> After every halving occasion, the quantity of recent Bitcoin launched to the general public yearly is decreased by half as properly. Assuming demand for Bitcoin stays the identical, the discount within the provide of recent BTC after every halving interval ought to increase the worth of Bitcoin.</span></p>
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<p><h2 class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _1VhA5C" data-currency="Text"><span class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _3-to_p">Influence on Bitcoin mining</span></h2>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Bitcoin was the primary digital foreign money to include blockchain expertise, operating on a </span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">proof-of-work</span><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"> consensus mechanism whereby Bitcoin miners are rewarded for validating transactions. Bitcoin miners compete to resolve complicated numerical puzzles utilizing pc algorithms. Each 10 minutes or so, a brand new block on the Bitcoin community is validated, and the miner who solves the puzzle to validate the brand new block is rewarded with newly minted Bitcoin.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">That proof-of-work system and the reward mechanism are important to stopping fraudulent transactions. However one other key element of Bitcoin is its restricted provide — solely 21 million BTC will ever be launched to the general public. As of now, over 19 million Bitcoins have been minted.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Halving retains miners&#8217; incentive alive for longer whereas additionally contributing to Bitcoin&#8217;s fixed-supply, anti-inflationary ethos.</span></p>
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<p><h2 class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _1VhA5C" data-currency="Text"><span class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _3-to_p">What occurs when Bitcoin reaches its cap?</span></h2>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">When Bitcoin reaches its 21 million BTC cap, miners will not obtain newly minted Bitcoin as a reward. As an alternative, they&#8217;re going to get solely transaction charges. These charges now account for about 1% to 4% of their complete income per block.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Concern amongst Bitcoin customers is that when the restrict is reached, transaction charges might not be sufficient incentive for Bitcoin miners to proceed working. With out miners validating transactions, community safety doubtless would endure, and Bitcoin might collapse.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">In 2010, Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto predicted transaction charges would ultimately turn out to be important for the Bitcoin community to proceed to operate: “In just a few a long time when the reward will get too small, the transaction payment will turn out to be the principle compensation for [mining] nodes. I’m positive that in 20 years there&#8217;ll both be very massive transaction quantity or no quantity.”</span></p>
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<p><h2 class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _1VhA5C" data-currency="Text"><span class="_2HGwPY _7LUqYM _2GMChG _3-to_p">The way forward for Bitcoin</span></h2>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Prior to now decade, Bitcoin’s exponential enhance in worth has delayed the dialogue about transaction charges; the value tag of over $19,000 per BTC has continued to make mining a affluent endeavor. Bitcoin buyers is perhaps afforded some peace of thoughts figuring out Bitcoin received’t attain its cap throughout our lifetime.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">So why not go away the dialogue to the subsequent era of crypto buyers? It might not be that straightforward.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">Dina El Mahdy, a professor of accounting at Morgan State College and the creator of “The Financial Impact of Bitcoin Halving Occasions on the U.S. Capital Market,” mentioned the way forward for Bitcoin could also be determined earlier than its scheduled restrict in 2140.</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">“I don’t suppose we&#8217;ve got to attend 120 years to have a solution,” she mentioned. “Inside the subsequent 10 to fifteen years, I predict that the market will settle whether or not Bitcoin advantages buyers sufficient for it to remain mainstream or not.”</span></p>
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<p class="_2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_24lkfo _2GMChG _3-to_p"><span class="_2GMChG _3-to_p">The creator held no positions in Bitcoin on the time of publication. The editor owned a small quantity of Bitcoin.</span></span></p>
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When Bitcoin was launched in 2009, miners have been rewarded 50 BTC for every validated block of transactions, which suggests about 7,200 BTC have been minted every day. At that tempo, we might be quickly approaching Bitcoin\u2019s restrict of 21 million BTC. Nevertheless, Bitcoin included a stipulation in its protocol that the reward for miners could be decreased by half each 210,000 blocks, which works out to about as soon as each 4 years.Bitcoin has gone by three halving occasions, most not too long ago in 2020. The reward for Bitcoin miners is now 6.25 BTC per block. On the present fee, about 900 BTC are launched as a mining reward every day. The subsequent halving will happen in 2024, and the mining reward will likely be decreased to three.125 BTC per block, or 450 BTC per day.Bitcoin halving scheduleBitcoin\u2019s halving schedule has two targets:1. Delay Bitcoin reaching its cap. Decreasing the mining reward each 4 years extends the lifetime of the inducement mechanism. 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Each 10 minutes or so, a brand new block on the Bitcoin community is validated, and the miner who solves the puzzle to validate the brand new block is rewarded with newly minted Bitcoin.That proof-of-work system and the reward mechanism are important to stopping fraudulent transactions. However one other key element of Bitcoin is its restricted provide \u2014 solely 21 million BTC will ever be launched to the general public. As of now, over 19 million Bitcoins have been minted.Halving retains miners' incentive alive for longer whereas additionally contributing to Bitcoin's fixed-supply, anti-inflationary ethos.What occurs when Bitcoin reaches its cap?When Bitcoin reaches its 21 million BTC cap, miners will not obtain newly minted Bitcoin as a reward. As an alternative, they're going to get solely transaction charges. 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