<?php
declare (strict_types = 1);

namespace GrottoPress\Jentil\Utilities\ThemeMods;

use GrottoPress\Jentil\Jentil;

class Colophon extends AbstractThemeMod
{
    /**
     * @var ThemeMods
     */
    private $themeMods;

    public function __construct(ThemeMods $theme_mods)
    {
        $this->themeMods = $theme_mods;

        $this->id = \apply_filters('jentil_colophon_mod_id', 'colophon');
        $this->default = $this->default();
    }

    public function get(): string
    {
        return $this->themeMods->utilities->shortTags->replace(parent::get());
    }

    private function default(): string
    {
        return \apply_filters(
            'jentil_colophon_mod_default',
            \sprintf(
                \esc_html__(
                    '&copy; %1$s %2$s. Built with %3$s on %4$s',
                    'jentil'
                ),
                '<span itemprop="copyrightYear">{{this_year}}</span>',
                '<a class="blog-name" itemprop="url" href="{{site_url}}">
                    <span itemprop="copyrightHolder">{{site_name}}</span>
                </a>',
                '<em><a itemprop="url" rel="nofollow" href="'.Jentil::URI.'">'.
                    Jentil::NAME.
                '</a></em>',
                '<a itemprop="url" rel="nofollow" href="https://wordpress.org">WordPress</a>.'
            )
        );
    }
}

<?php
declare (strict_types = 1);

namespace GrottoPress\Jentil\Utilities\ThemeMods;

use GrottoPress\Jentil\Jentil;

class Colophon extends AbstractThemeMod
{
    /**
     * @var ThemeMods
     */
    private $themeMods;

    public function __construct(ThemeMods $theme_mods)
    {
        $this->themeMods = $theme_mods;

        $this->id = \apply_filters('jentil_colophon_mod_id', 'colophon');
        $this->default = $this->default();
    }

    public function get(): string
    {
        return $this->themeMods->utilities->shortTags->replace(parent::get());
    }

    private function default(): string
    {
        return \apply_filters(
            'jentil_colophon_mod_default',
            \sprintf(
                \esc_html__(
                    '&copy; %1$s %2$s. Built with %3$s on %4$s',
                    'jentil'
                ),
                '<span itemprop="copyrightYear">{{this_year}}</span>',
                '<a class="blog-name" itemprop="url" href="{{site_url}}">'.
                    '<span itemprop="copyrightHolder">{{site_name}}</span>'.
                '</a>',
                '<em><a itemprop="url" rel="nofollow" href="'.Jentil::URI.'">'.
                    Jentil::NAME.
                '</a></em>',
                '<a itemprop="url" rel="nofollow" href="https://wordpress.org">WordPress</a>.'
            )
        );
    }
}

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