Added the ability to allow update checks to work with our local URL (…

…by allowing self-created SSL certs in http_request_args)

Added license (this should be done much earlier than this, Richard)
Added readme (likewise)

lib/class-scheduled-blocks.php

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public function add_hooks() {
 		// Filter the_content to remove appropriate scheduled blocks before Gutenberg parses it
 		add_filter( 'the_content', array( $this, 'the_content__scheduled_blocks_filter_content' ), 5 );
 
+		add_filter( 'http_request_args', array( $this, 'http_request_args__allow_local_https' ), 99, 2 );
+
 	}// end add_hooks()
 
 	/**
@@ -402,4 +404,21 @@ public function scheduled_blocks_get_valid_block_types( $with_front = true ) {
 
 	}//end scheduled_blocks_get_valid_block_types()
 
+	/**
+	 * Allow software license checks when using our .local URL for SSL
+	 *
+	 * @param array $r The current request params
+	 * @param string $url The URL being requested
+	 * @return array The modified params if we're on our local domain.
+	 */
+	public function http_request_args__allow_local_https( $r, $url ) {
+
+		if ( strpos( $url, 'https://scheduledblocksdotcom.local' ) !== false ) {
+			$r['sslverify'] = false;
+		}
+
+		return $r;
+
+	}// end http_request_args__allow_local_https()
+
 }// end class Scheduled_Blocks