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Short description
Cache license status, fail open/closed intentionally, and never brick checkout on license server outages without a plan.
License check habit
$status = get_transient('acme_woo_license_status');
if (false === $status) {
$status = acme_remote_license_check();
set_transient('acme_woo_license_status', $status, DAY_IN_SECONDS);
}