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+<?php
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+// phpcs:disable WordPress.Files.FileName
+
+/**
+ * Stripe Connect base REST controller class.
+ */
+abstract class WC_Stripe_Connect_REST_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
+
+	/**
+	 * Endpoint namespace.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $namespace = 'wc/v1';
+
+	/**
+	 * Stripe connect api.
+	 *
+	 * @var object $api
+	 */
+	private $api;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param WC_Stripe_Connect_API $api stripe connect api.
+	 */
+	public function __construct( WC_Stripe_Connect_API $api ) {
+
+		$this->api = $api;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Registers rest routes for stripe connect functionality
+	 */
+	public function register_routes() {
+
+		if ( method_exists( $this, 'get' ) ) {
+			register_rest_route(
+				$this->namespace,
+				'/' . $this->rest_base,
+				[
+					[
+						'methods'             => 'GET',
+						'callback'            => [ $this, 'get_internal' ],
+						'permission_callback' => [ $this, 'check_permission' ],
+					],
+				]
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ( method_exists( $this, 'post' ) ) {
+			register_rest_route(
+				$this->namespace,
+				'/' . $this->rest_base,
+				[
+					[
+						'methods'             => 'POST',
+						'callback'            => [ $this, 'post_internal' ],
+						'permission_callback' => [ $this, 'check_permission' ],
+					],
+				]
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ( method_exists( $this, 'delete' ) ) {
+			register_rest_route(
+				$this->namespace,
+				'/' . $this->rest_base,
+				[
+					[
+						'methods'             => 'DELETE',
+						'callback'            => [ $this, 'delete_internal' ],
+						'permission_callback' => [ $this, 'check_permission' ],
+					],
+				]
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send get request.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $request request.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function get_internal( $request ) {
+
+		$this->prevent_route_caching();
+
+		return $this->get( $request );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send post request.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $request request.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function post_internal( $request ) {
+
+		$this->prevent_route_caching();
+
+		return $this->post( $request );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sends delete request.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $request request.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function delete_internal( $request ) {
+
+		$this->prevent_route_caching();
+
+		return $this->delete( $request );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Validate the requester's permissions
+	 *
+	 * @param array $request request.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function check_permission( $request ) {
+
+		return current_user_can( 'manage_woocommerce' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Consolidate cache prevention mechanisms.
+	 */
+	public function prevent_route_caching() {
+
+		if ( ! defined( 'DONOTCACHEPAGE' ) ) {
+			define( 'DONOTCACHEPAGE', true ); // Play nice with WP-Super-Cache.
+		}
+
+		// Prevent our REST API endpoint responses from being added to browser cache.
+		add_filter( 'rest_post_dispatch', [ $this, 'send_nocache_header' ], PHP_INT_MAX, 2 );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Send a no-cache header for WCS REST API responses. Prompted by cache issues
+	 * on the Pantheon hosting platform.
+	 *
+	 * See: https://pantheon.io/docs/cache-control/
+	 *
+	 * @param  WP_REST_Response $response REST API response.
+	 * @param  WP_REST_Server   $server   server.
+	 *
+	 * @return WP_REST_Response passthrough $response parameter
+	 */
+	public function send_nocache_header( $response, $server ) {
+
+		$server->send_header( 'Cache-Control', 'no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0' );
+
+		return $response;
+	}
+}