t523c: Block PayPal gateway at checkout when merchant status is invalid

[superdav42]

Summary

When payments_receivable or email_confirmed is false, the PayPal REST gateway should be removed from active gateways at checkout so buyers don't see a broken payment option.

Follow the existing pattern used for the currency check.

File

inc/gateways/class-paypal-rest-gateway.php

Acceptance Criteria

• PayPal gateway hidden from checkout when payments_receivable=false
• PayPal gateway hidden from checkout when email_confirmed=false

Part of #725

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[superdav42]

this was implemented in #726 but there is a problem with it. it uses wu_save_setting("paypal_rest_{$mode_prefix}_payments_receivable", $payments_receivable); which works but this setting will be lost when all settings are saved in the main settings class. The setting must first be registered as a hidden setting so it is not lost. See how other hidden settings are used in the paypal integration. then update AGENTS.md so it doesn't make this mistake again

[superdav42]

Completed via PR #734 (merged to main). PayPal gateway now blocked at checkout when merchant status is invalid.

[superdav42]

Closing Summary

What was done:

• Added is_merchant_status_valid() to PayPal_REST_Gateway — reads paypal_rest_{mode}_payments_receivable and paypal_rest_{mode}_email_confirmed settings; returns true when no OAuth merchant is connected (manual credentials bypass)
• Added maybe_remove_for_invalid_merchant_status() hooked to wu_get_active_gateways — removes paypal-rest from the active gateways list when merchant status is invalid, following the same pattern as the existing currency check
• Registered the new filter in hooks()

Testing Evidence: (self-assessed — medium risk, gateway filter only)

• PHPStan level 0: no errors
• PHPUnit: 103 tests, 169 assertions, 5 skipped (all pass)
• 11 new unit tests covering: both flags true/false, each flag individually false, live mode, manual-credentials bypass, other gateways preserved
• All 11 CI checks pass (PHP 8.2/8.3/8.4/8.5, PHP Lint, Code Quality, Cypress 8.1/8.2, Build, WP Performance)

Key decisions:

• Manual-credentials setups bypass the check — only enforced when an OAuth merchant ID is stored (consistent with how the flags are populated)
• Default for payments_receivable/email_confirmed is false (not true) so a missing setting is treated as invalid, not valid

Files changed: inc/gateways/class-paypal-rest-gateway.php, tests/WP_Ultimo/Gateways/PayPal_REST_Gateway_Test.php

Follow-up: None required. Part of #725.

Resolved in PR #734.

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