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+<?php
+namespace CakephpStripe\Controller\Component;
+
+use Cake\Controller\Component;
+use Cake\Core\Configure;
+use Cake\Core\Exception\Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Stripe Component
+ *
+ */
+class StripeComponent extends Component
+{
+    /**
+     * Stripe mode, can be 'Live' or 'Test'
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $mode = 'Test';
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Stripe API Secret key
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $key = null;
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Stripe currency, default is 'usd'
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $currency = 'usd';
+    
+    
+    /**
+     *
+     * If provided, statuses will be saved in that file, default is false
+     * if enabled, log should be added in bootstrap, e.g. if log file should be in tmp/logs/stripe.log
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $logFile = false;
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Can be 'both', 'success' or 'error', to what results to save, default is 'error'
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $logType = 'error';
+    
+
+    /**
+     * @property \App\Controller\AppController
+     */
+    public $controller = null;
+
+    public function initialize(array $config)
+    {
+        parent::initialize($config);
+        
+        // set controller
+        $this->controller = $this->_registry->getController();
+        
+        // if mode is not set in bootstrap, defaults to 'Test'
+        $mode = Configure::read('Stripe.mode');
+        if ($mode) {
+            $this->mode = $mode;
+        }
+        
+        // set the Stripe API key
+        $this->key = Configure::read('Stripe.' . $this->mode . 'Secret');
+        if (!$this->key) {
+            throw new Exception('Stripe API Secret key is not set');
+        }
+        
+        // if currency is not set, defaults to 'usd'
+        $currency = Configure::read('Stripe.currency');
+        if ($currency) {
+            $this->currency = strtolower($currency);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+}