# Tier & Entitlement System FuelAlert has four tiers: **free**, **basic**, **plus**, **pro**. Every entitlement decision — which channels a user can receive, how often, and what features they can access — flows through a single `PlanFeatures` service. Nothing else makes entitlement decisions. --- ## Tiers at a glance | Tier | Price | Email | Push | WhatsApp | SMS | AI predictions | Fuel types | |-------|--------|-------------------|---------|----------|--------------|----------------|------------| | free | £0 | weekly digest | — | — | — | — | 1 | | basic | £0.99 | daily | daily | daily | — | — | 1 | | plus | £2.49 | triggered | triggered | triggered | max 1/day | yes | 1 | | pro | £3.99 | triggered | triggered | triggered | max 3/day | yes | unlimited | Tiers are stored in the `plans` table. The `features` JSON column defines every limit and flag. --- ## Key files | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `app/Enums/PlanTier.php` | Backed enum — always use `PlanTier::Plus->value`, never raw strings | | `app/Models/Plan.php` | Plan model with `resolveForUser()` and cache bust on save | | `app/Models/UserNotificationPreference.php` | Per-user channel opt-in/out | | `app/Models/NotificationLog.php` | Append-only send/miss log | | `app/Services/PlanFeatures.php` | Single entry point for all entitlement checks | | `app/Http/Middleware/RequiresFeature.php` | Route-level feature gates | | `app/Jobs/DispatchUserNotificationJob.php` | Sends notifications and logs every outcome | | `app/Jobs/SendScheduledWhatsAppJob.php` | Fan-out job for scheduled morning/evening updates | | `database/seeders/PlanSeeder.php` | Idempotent seeder — run after deploy | --- ## The `plans` table ``` id bigint PK name string — free | basic | plus | pro stripe_price_id string nullable — matches Cashier's stripe_price column features json — see shape below active boolean timestamps ``` ### `features` JSON shape ```json { "fuel_types": { "max": 1 }, "email": { "enabled": true, "frequency": "triggered" }, "push": { "enabled": true }, "whatsapp": { "enabled": true, "daily_limit": 5, "scheduled_updates": 2 }, "sms": { "enabled": true, "daily_limit": 3 }, "ai_predictions": true, "price_threshold": true, "score_alerts": true } ``` `fuel_types.max: null` means unlimited (pro only). `email.frequency` values: `weekly_digest`, `daily`, `triggered`. Boolean features default to `false` on the free tier. --- ## Resolving the plan for a user `Plan::resolveForUser(User $user)` maps a user's active Cashier subscription to a plan row, falling back to the free plan if no active subscription exists. The result is cached for 1 hour. ```php // Resolve the plan — cached automatically $plan = Plan::resolveForUser($user); echo $plan->name; // 'plus' echo $plan->features['sms']['daily_limit']; // 3 ``` The cache is tagged `plans` and flushed whenever a `Plan` row is saved. Use `Cache::supportsTags()` guard if your driver (e.g. file/database) doesn't support tagging. --- ## Checking entitlements — `PlanFeatures` Always use `PlanFeatures::for($user)` — never query `notification_log` directly for limit checks, and never hardcode tier names in jobs or controllers. ```php $features = PlanFeatures::for($user); // Does the tier allow this channel at all? $features->canUseChannel('sms'); // bool // Tier allows AND daily limit not yet hit? $features->canSendNow('sms'); // bool // All channels passing: tier allows → user enabled → limit not hit $features->channelsFor('price_threshold'); // string[] e.g. ['email', 'push'] // Fuel type tracking $features->canTrackFuelType('E10'); // bool $features->fuelTypeLimit(); // int|null (null = unlimited) $features->trackedFuelTypeCount(); // int // Boolean feature flags $features->can('ai_predictions'); // bool // Missed notification counts (for dashboard / digest emails) $features->missedToday('sms'); // int $features->missedThisMonth('sms'); // int // Resolved tier name $features->tier(); // 'free' | 'basic' | 'plus' | 'pro' ``` `PlanFeatures` never throws — if plan resolution fails it falls back to a free-tier stub. --- ## Route-level feature gates Register the `feature` middleware alias in `bootstrap/app.php`, then use it on any route: ```php // bootstrap/app.php $middleware->alias(['feature' => RequiresFeature::class]); // routes/web.php or routes/api.php Route::get('/predictions', PredictionsController::class) ->middleware('feature:ai_predictions'); ``` Returns `403 JSON` when the feature is not available: ```json { "error": "upgrade_required", "feature": "ai_predictions" } ``` Use this for route-level gates only. Channel-level logic stays in `DispatchUserNotificationJob`. --- ## Dispatching notifications ### Triggered (price update, score change) ```php // Dispatched by ProcessPriceAlerts or similar upstream job DispatchUserNotificationJob::dispatch($user, 'price_threshold', 'E10', price: 143.9); ``` The job resolves channels, sends (stubbed until `FuelPriceAlert` notification exists), and logs every outcome: | Outcome | `sent` | `missed_reason` | |---------|--------|-----------------| | Sent | `true` | `null` | | Tier allows, limit hit | `false` | `daily_limit` | | Tier blocks channel user wanted | `false` | `tier_restricted` | | User deliberately disabled channel | not logged | — | ### Scheduled WhatsApp (morning / evening) ```php // routes/console.php Schedule::job(new SendScheduledWhatsAppJob('morning'))->dailyAt('07:30')->onOneServer(); Schedule::job(new SendScheduledWhatsAppJob('evening'))->dailyAt('18:00')->onOneServer(); ``` `SendScheduledWhatsAppJob` finds users whose plan has `whatsapp.scheduled_updates > 0`, whose whatsapp preference is enabled, and who have not hit their daily limit. It then dispatches `DispatchUserNotificationJob` per user with trigger type `scheduled_morning` or `scheduled_evening`. --- ## Adding a new feature flag 1. Add the key to the `features` JSON in `PlanSeeder` for each tier. 2. Add a method to `PlanFeatures` (e.g. `canExportData(): bool`). 3. Update the Filament `PlanResource` form (`app/Filament/Resources/Plans/Schemas/PlanForm.php`). 4. Add a test in `tests/Feature/Tiers/`. --- ## Adding a new notification channel 1. Add the channel key to the `features` JSON shape in `PlanSeeder`. 2. Add `enabled` and `daily_limit` sub-keys following the existing pattern. 3. Add the channel to `DispatchUserNotificationJob::ALL_CHANNELS`. 4. Update `PlanFeatures::channelsFor()` if any trigger-type filtering is needed. 5. Add tests. --- ## Testing Seed the four plan rows before each test: ```php beforeEach(function (): void { $this->artisan('db:seed', ['--class' => 'PlanSeeder']); }); ``` Use `Queue::fake()` when asserting dispatch behaviour: ```php Queue::fake(); DispatchUserNotificationJob::dispatch($user, 'price_threshold', 'E10'); Queue::assertPushedOn('notifications', DispatchUserNotificationJob::class); ``` Test files live in `tests/Feature/Tiers/`: | File | Covers | |------|--------| | `PlanFeaturesTest.php` | `canUseChannel`, `canSendNow`, `canTrackFuelType`, `can()`, middleware, log scopes | | `PlanResourceTest.php` | Filament list/edit, no create/delete, saves features correctly | | `DispatchUserNotificationJobTest.php` | Sent logging, `tier_restricted`, `daily_limit`, user-disabled suppression, queue name, fan-out |