sub _CanBookBeAutoRenewed {

    my ( $borrowernumber, $itemnumber ) = @_;

    my $item = Koha::Items->find($itemnumber);

    my $issue = $item->checkout;

    my $patron = $issue->patron;

    my $branchcode = _GetCircControlBranch( $item->unblessed, $patron->unblessed );

    my $issuing_rule = Koha::CirculationRules->get_effective_rules(

        {

            categorycode => $patron->categorycode,

            itemtype     => $item->effective_itemtype,

            branchcode   => $branchcode,

            rules => [

                'no_auto_renewal_after',

                'no_auto_renewal_after_hard_limit',

                'lengthunit',

                'norenewalbefore',

            ]

        }

    );

    if ( $issue->auto_renew && $patron->autorenew_checkouts ) {

        if ( $patron->category->effective_BlockExpiredPatronOpacActions and $patron->is_expired ) {

            return 'auto_account_expired';

        }

        if ( defined $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after}

                and $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after} ne "" ) {

            # Get issue_date and add no_auto_renewal_after

            # If this is greater than today, it's too late for renewal.

            my $maximum_renewal_date = dt_from_string($issue->issuedate, 'sql');

            $maximum_renewal_date->add(

                $issuing_rule->{lengthunit} => $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after}

            );

            my $now = dt_from_string;

            if ( $now >= $maximum_renewal_date ) {

                return "auto_too_late";

            }

        }

        if ( defined $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after_hard_limit}

                      and $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after_hard_limit} ne "" ) {

            # If no_auto_renewal_after_hard_limit is >= today, it's also too late for renewal

            if ( dt_from_string >= dt_from_string( $issuing_rule->{no_auto_renewal_after_hard_limit} ) ) {

                return "auto_too_late";

            }

        }

        if ( C4::Context->preference('OPACFineNoRenewalsBlockAutoRenew') ) {

            my $fine_no_renewals = C4::Context->preference("OPACFineNoRenewals");

            my $amountoutstanding =

              C4::Context->preference("OPACFineNoRenewalsIncludeCredit")

              ? $patron->account->balance

              : $patron->account->outstanding_debits->total_outstanding;

            if ( $amountoutstanding and $amountoutstanding > $fine_no_renewals ) {

                return "auto_too_much_oweing";

            }

        }

    }

    if ( defined $issuing_rule->{norenewalbefore}

        and $issuing_rule->{norenewalbefore} ne "" )

    {

        # Calculate soonest renewal by subtracting 'No renewal before' from due date

        my $soonestrenewal = dt_from_string( $issue->date_due, 'sql' )->subtract(

            $issuing_rule->{lengthunit} => $issuing_rule->{norenewalbefore} );

        # Depending on syspref reset the exact time, only check the date

        if ( C4::Context->preference('NoRenewalBeforePrecision') eq 'date'

            and $issuing_rule->{lengthunit} eq 'days' )

        {

            $soonestrenewal->truncate( to => 'day' );

        }

        if ( $soonestrenewal > dt_from_string() )

        {

            return ($issue->auto_renew && $patron->autorenew_checkouts) ? "auto_too_soon" : "too_soon";

        }

        elsif ( $issue->auto_renew && $patron->autorenew_checkouts ) {

            return "ok";

        }

    }

    # Fallback for automatic renewals:

    # If norenewalbefore is undef, don't renew before due date.

    if ( $issue->auto_renew && $patron->autorenew_checkouts ) {

        my $now = dt_from_string;

        if ( $now >= dt_from_string( $issue->date_due, 'sql' ) ){

            return "ok";

        } else {

            return "auto_too_soon";

        }

    }

    return "no";

}