Hypercart Helper

Shared utilities for the Hypercart plugin suite. Provides centralized time handling (UTC storage, local display), structured file-based logging, a reusable chart helper, and a safe Markdown viewer.

Version: 1.1.13
Author: Neochrome
Requires at least: WordPress 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4

Features

• Hypercart_Time: UTC-first time storage with site-timezone display helpers.
• Hypercart_Logger: Structured, daily-rotated log files with context redaction and retention cleanup.
• Hypercart_Charts: Lightweight Chart.js helper with normalized time-series payloads.
• Hypercart_Markdown_Viewer: Safe Markdown rendering with shortcode and file allowlists.
• Admin Tools: Settings page with tabs (Self Test, Demo, Changelog) and a Security Guide viewer.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate Hypercart Helper in the Plugins screen.
3. Visit Settings → Hypercart Helper to run Self Tests or view the demo chart.

Usage

Hypercart_Time

$now = Hypercart_Time::now(); // UTC timestamp
$utc = Hypercart_Time::utc_format( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', $now );
$local = Hypercart_Time::format( 'F j, Y g:i A', $now );
$iso = Hypercart_Time::iso8601( $now );

Hypercart_Logger

Hypercart_Logger::info( 'my-plugin', 'Worker started', array(
    'job_id' => 123,
    'user_id' => get_current_user_id(),
) );

$files = Hypercart_Logger::get_log_files();
$tail = Hypercart_Logger::read_log( null, -100 );

Hypercart_Charts

add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', function( $hook ) {
    if ( 'settings_page_hypercart-helper' === $hook ) {
        Hypercart_Charts::enqueue( array( 'context' => 'admin' ) );
    }
} );

$chart = array(
    'id' => 'my-chart',
    'title' => 'Requests',
    'datasets' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'requests',
            'label' => 'Requests',
            'color' => '#2271b1',
            'points' => array(
                array( 'x' => time() - 3600, 'y' => 12 ),
                array( 'x' => time(), 'y' => 30 ),
            ),
        ),
    ),
);

echo Hypercart_Charts::render_canvas( $chart, array( 'height' => 280 ) );

Hypercart_Markdown_Viewer

// Shortcode
[hypercart_markdown file="plugins/my-plugin/README.md" title="Docs"]

// PHP
echo Hypercart_Markdown_Viewer::render_file( 'plugins/my-plugin/README.md' );

Admin Screens

• Self Test: Validates time handling, logging, charts, and Markdown rendering.
• Demo: Renders a sample chart if Chart.js assets are available.
• Changelog: Renders CHANGELOG.md via the Markdown Viewer.
• Security Guide: Renders README-SECURITY.md from a dedicated admin page.

Security Notes

• Log files are stored under WP_CONTENT_DIR/hypercart-logs by default. Move them outside the web root if possible by filtering hypercart_log_dir.
• The Markdown Viewer only renders .md/.markdown files under WP_CONTENT_DIR by default. Use the allowlist filters if you need to restrict or expand access.
• Logging context is partially redacted for common sensitive keys (token, password, api_key, etc.).

Hooks and Filters (Highlights)

• hypercart_log_dir
• hypercart_min_log_level
• hypercart_log_files_include_sizes
• hypercart_log_files_cache_ttl
• hypercart_log_read_max_lines
• hypercart_log_read_max_bytes
• hypercart_log_retention_days
• hypercart_charts_use_chartjs
• hypercart_charts_datasets
• hypercart_charts_default_config
• hypercart_charts_tooltip_callbacks
• hypercart_markdown_viewer_allowed_base_dirs
• hypercart_markdown_viewer_allow_file
• hypercart_markdown_viewer_allowed_tags
• hypercart_markdown_viewer_markdown
• hypercart_markdown_viewer_html
• Action: hypercart_log

Documentation

• README-SECURITY.md - Security guidance for log storage and server configuration.
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history.
• HH-INTEGRATION-GUIDE.md - Integration notes for other Hypercart plugins.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE.md.