feature(transients): as autoloaded options

CHANGELOG.md

-## [3.5.2] - 2023-02-10
-
+## [3.6.0] - 2023-06-22
 ### Changed
+- Plugin info transient changed to auto loaded option (expiration 0) 
 
+## [3.5.2] - 2023-02-10
+### Changed
 - Removed arrows from user-facing messages.
 
 ## [3.5.1] - 2022-08-30

src/Basic_Requirement_Checker.php

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WPDesk_Basic_Requirement_Checker' ) ) {
 		const PLUGIN_INFO_FAKE_REQUIRED_MINIMUM_VERSION = '0.0';
 		const PLUGIN_INFO_APPEND_PLUGIN_DATA = 'required_version';
 		const PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME = 'require_plugins_data';
-		const PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_EXPIRATION_TIME = 16;
+        const EXPIRATION_TRANSIENT_NAME = 'require_plugins_data_exp';
+        const CACHE_TIME = 300;
 
         /** @var string */
 		protected $plugin_name;
@@ -324,6 +325,12 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WPDesk_Basic_Requirement_Checker' ) ) {
 		 * @return array In format [ 'plugindir/pluginfile.php' => ['Name' => 'Plugin Name', 'Version' => '1.0.1', ...],  ]
 		 */
 		private static function retrieve_plugins_data_in_transient() {
+            $current_time = time();
+			$plugins = get_transient( self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME );
+            $expiration_time = get_transient( self::EXPIRATION_TRANSIENT_NAME );
+            $is_expired = ! $expiration_time || $current_time > $expiration_time;
+
+			if ( $plugins === false || $is_expired ) {
                 static $never_executed = true;
                 if ( $never_executed ) {
                     $never_executed = false;
@@ -337,16 +344,13 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WPDesk_Basic_Requirement_Checker' ) ) {
                     } );
                 }
 
-			$plugins = get_transient( self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME );
-
-			if ( $plugins === false ) {
 				if ( ! function_exists( 'get_plugins' ) ) {
 					require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
 				}
 
 				$plugins = function_exists( 'get_plugins' ) ? get_plugins() : array();
-				set_transient( self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME, $plugins,
-					self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_EXPIRATION_TIME );
+				set_transient( self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME, $plugins, 0 );
+                set_transient( self::EXPIRATION_TRANSIENT_NAME, $current_time + self::CACHE_TIME , 0 );
 			}
 
 			return $plugins;
@@ -615,6 +619,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'WPDesk_Basic_Requirement_Checker' ) ) {
 		 */
 		public function handle_transient_delete_action() {
 			delete_transient( self::PLUGIN_INFO_TRANSIENT_NAME );
+            delete_transient( self::EXPIRATION_TRANSIENT_NAME );
 		}
 
 		/**