ECE: Empty state and optional postal code support for addresses in the Gulf countries (#4797)

* support optional state and postal code for Gulf countries in ECE
* add changelog

Author: Mayisha

changelog.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Fix - Ensure Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay display settings are managed correctly
 * Dev - Add logging with DNS resolution diagnostics for URL validation issues when calling Stripe API
 * Fix - Allow payment methods to be disabled when they are not available
+* Fix - Ensure state and postal code are optional in express checkout for Gulf countries (UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar)
 * Dev - Removes the `_wcstripe_feature_upe` feature flag and the related method from the `WC_Stripe_Feature_Flags` class
 * Dev - Fixes some incorrect subscriptions support implementations for payment methods
 

includes/constants/class-wc-stripe-payment-request-button-states.php

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class WC_Stripe_Payment_Request_Button_States {
 	const STATES = [
 		// Afghanistan.
 		'AF' => [],
+		// United Arab Emirates.
+		'AE' => [],
 		// Angola.
 		'AO' => [],
 		// Argentina.
@@ -776,6 +778,8 @@ class WC_Stripe_Payment_Request_Button_States {
 		'NP' => [],
 		// New Zealand.
 		'NZ' => [],
+		// Oman.
+		'OM' => [],
 		// Peru.
 		'PE' => [
 			'CAL' => [ 'Callao', 'Callao', NULL ],
@@ -900,6 +904,8 @@ class WC_Stripe_Payment_Request_Button_States {
 		'PT' => [],
 		// Paraguay.
 		'PY' => [],
+		// Qatar.
+		'QA' => [],
 		// Reunion.
 		'RE' => [],
 		// Romania.

includes/payment-methods/class-wc-stripe-express-checkout-ajax-handler.php

@@ -427,7 +427,12 @@ public function modify_country_locale_for_express_checkout( $locale ) {
 		$countries_with_optional_postcode = apply_filters(
 			'wc_stripe_express_checkout_countries_with_optional_postcode',
 			[
+				'AE', // United Arab Emirates
+				'BH', // Bahrain
 				'IL', // Israel
+				'KW', // Kuwait
+				'OM', // Oman
+				'QA', // Qatar
 				'SA', // Saudi Arabia
 			]
 		);

readme.txt

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ If you get stuck, you can ask for help in the [Plugin Forum](https://wordpress.o
 * Fix - Ensure Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay display settings are managed correctly
 * Dev - Add logging with DNS resolution diagnostics for URL validation issues when calling Stripe API
 * Fix - Allow payment methods to be disabled when they are not available
+* Fix - Ensure state and postal code are optional in express checkout for Gulf countries (UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar)
 * Dev - Removes the `_wcstripe_feature_upe` feature flag and the related method from the `WC_Stripe_Feature_Flags` class
 * Dev - Fixes some incorrect subscriptions support implementations for payment methods