# Ticket Validity Check

```mermaid
flowchart TD

start([Ticket Found, Event Found])
eventDateIsToday(Checks if Event Date is Today)
todayIsAfterEvent(Checks if Event was before Today)
twoHoursEarly(Checks if its less than 2 hours to event start)
fiveHoursAgo(Checks if Event started less than 5 hours ago)
returnsInvalid([Ticket is Invalid])
returnsExpired([Ticket is Expired])
returnsExpired2([Ticket is Expired])
returnsEarly([Ticket is Early])
returnsValid([Ticket is Valid])

start --> eventDateIsToday -- yes --- todayIsAfterEvent
eventDateIsToday -- no --- returnsInvalid

todayIsAfterEvent -- yes --- returnsExpired2

todayIsAfterEvent --> twoHoursEarly -- no --- returnsEarly
twoHoursEarly -- yes --- fiveHoursAgo
fiveHoursAgo -- yes --- returnsValid
fiveHoursAgo -- no --- returnsExpired
```