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Advisable Services Newsfeed ​

Flow ID: AD-57 | Module(s): core (admin), settings | Complexity: Low Last Updated: 2026-09-29

Business Context ​

The Advisable Services newsfeed is a notification/news widget displayed in the admin panel header. It integrates with the external Advisable Services API to show platform news, service updates, support status, billing information, and other account-level data to admin users. The newsfeed is part of a broader "Advisable Services" integration that also surfaces lease status, unpaid services, deadlines, OTP, and support hour consumption.

The feature is controlled by the OTHER/ENABLE_NEWSFEED registry key and requires the OTHER/SERVICES_ENABLED and OTHER/SERVICES_API_KEY registry keys to be configured. It is only visible to users with Advisable or Admin roles.

API Reference ​

REST Endpoints ​

No REST API. The newsfeed data is fetched server-side during admin page load and injected as JSON state.

External API ​

The Adv_advisable_services library communicates with an external Advisable Services API:

Endpoint (via library)Description
customerLeaseStatusWhether the client is on a lease plan
customerUnpaidServicesCount of unpaid services
customerDeadlineAccount deadline date
customerRecurringServicesRecurring service subscriptions
customerOTPOne-time password or token
customerSupportStatusWhether support hours are active
customerConsumedHoursSupport hours consumed and last paid date
News feed dataPlatform news items (when enabled)

Code Flow ​

Admin Page Load (Every Admin Page) ​

Adv_admin_controller::__construct()
  |
  +--> render['enable_news'] = registry->value('OTHER', 'ENABLE_NEWSFEED')
  |
  +--> setupAdvisableServicesJsonState()
       |
       +--> Check: user must be Advisable or Admin role
       +--> Check: registry 'OTHER/SERVICES_ENABLED' must be truthy
       |    (If either check fails, return with disabled state)
       |
       +--> Load registry values:
       |    - enable_news = registry->value('OTHER', 'ENABLE_NEWSFEED')
       |    - serviceAuthKey = registry->value('OTHER', 'SERVICES_API_KEY')
       |
       +--> Load advisable_services library with:
       |    - serviceAuthKey
       |    - config->item('advisableServicesUrl')
       |    - config->item('advisableServicesTimeoutSeconds')
       |
       +--> pscache->library('advisable_services',
       |        'buildAdvisableServicesJsonState', [$enable_news],
       |        config->item('advisableServicesCacheTTLSeconds'))
       |    (Cached API call -- avoids hitting external API on every page load)
       |
       +--> render['advisableServicesJsonState'] = JSON state object
       +--> render['advisableServicesEnabledCssClass'] = 'services-enabled'

Building the JSON State ​

Adv_advisable_services::buildAdvisableServicesJsonState($enableNews)
  |
  +--> Create AdvisableServicesJsonState value object
  +--> Fetch customer aggregate data from external API
  +--> Populate state:
  |    - areNewsEnabled, baseUrl, isLease, unpaidServices
  |    - deadline, recurringServices, OTP
  |    - areSupportHoursEnabled, supportHoursConsumed, lastPaidDate
  |
  +--> If news enabled: fetch and attach news feed items
  +--> Return state object (serialized as JSON for frontend)

Settings Toggle ​

Adv_settings::other_settings() (settings controller)
  ecommercen/settings/controllers/Adv_settings.php:1620
  |
  +--> On POST: registry->setValue('OTHER', 'ENABLE_NEWSFEED', (int)post('other_enable_news'))
  +--> On GET: load current value for form display

Domain Layer ​

Modern Classes (src/) ​

FileResponsibility
src/Services/State/ValueObject/AdvisableServicesJsonState.phpJSON state value object
src/Services/State/ValueObject/AdvisableServicesHttpClientConfig.phpHTTP client configuration
src/Services/Traits/AdvisableServicesHttpClientTrait.phpHTTP client trait for API calls

Legacy Layer (ecommercen/) ​

FileResponsibility
ecommercen/libraries/Adv_advisable_services.phpServices library (API client)
ecommercen/core/Adv_admin_controller.phpBase admin controller (lines 126, 287-325)
ecommercen/settings/controllers/Adv_settings.phpSettings controller (enable/disable toggle)

Data Model ​

No dedicated tables. Configuration stored in the registry table:

Registry GroupKeyDescription
OTHERENABLE_NEWSFEEDEnable/disable the newsfeed widget (1/0)
OTHERSERVICES_ENABLEDMaster switch for Advisable Services integration
OTHERSERVICES_API_KEYAuthentication key for the external API

Seeded in database/seeders/InitialSeed.php with ENABLE_NEWSFEED = 1 as default.

Configuration ​

SourceKeyDescription
ConfigadvisableServicesUrlBase URL of the external Advisable Services API
ConfigadvisableServicesTimeoutSecondsHTTP timeout for API requests
ConfigadvisableServicesCacheTTLSecondsCache TTL for the aggregated services state
RegistryOTHER/ENABLE_NEWSFEEDToggle newsfeed on/off
RegistryOTHER/SERVICES_ENABLEDMaster toggle for all Advisable Services
RegistryOTHER/SERVICES_API_KEYAPI authentication key

Required roles: AUTH_ROLE_ADVISABLE or AUTH_ROLE_ADMIN (checked at runtime in setupAdvisableServicesJsonState()).

Client Extension Points ​

  • Disable entirely: Set OTHER/SERVICES_ENABLED to 0 in the registry
  • Toggle newsfeed only: Set OTHER/ENABLE_NEWSFEED to 0 to hide the news widget while keeping other services data

Business Rules ​

  1. Double gate: The newsfeed requires both SERVICES_ENABLED and the user having Advisable/Admin role. ENABLE_NEWSFEED further controls whether news items specifically are fetched.
  2. Cached API calls: The external API response is cached using pscache with a configurable TTL to avoid repeated HTTP calls on every admin page load.
  3. Graceful degradation: If the external API call fails (network error, timeout), the error is logged and the admin panel continues to function with the services widget in a disabled state.
  4. Per-page load: The services state is evaluated on every admin page load (in the base controller constructor), not just on a specific page.
  5. Frontend JSON: The state is serialized as JSON and injected into the admin view for client-side rendering of the services widget.