public function earns_specific_points( $user_id, $points, $points_type, $args ) {
		$recipes            = Automator()->get->recipes_from_trigger_code( $this->trigger_code );
		$required_type      = Automator()->get->meta_from_recipes( $recipes, $this->trigger_meta );
		$required_points    = Automator()->get->meta_from_recipes( $recipes, 'GPPOINTVALUE' );
		$required_condition = Automator()->get->meta_from_recipes( $recipes, 'NUMBERCOND' );
		$matched_recipe_ids = array();
		foreach ( $recipes as $recipe_id => $recipe ) {
			foreach ( $recipe['triggers'] as $trigger ) {
				$trigger_id = $trigger['ID'];//return early for all products
				if ( isset( $required_type[ $recipe_id ] ) && isset( $required_type[ $recipe_id ][ $trigger_id ] ) ) {
					if ( (string) $required_type[ $recipe_id ][ $trigger_id ] === (string) $points_type ) {
						if ( Automator()->utilities->match_condition_vs_number( $required_condition[ $recipe_id ][ $trigger_id ], $required_points[ $recipe_id ][ $trigger_id ], $points ) ) {
							$matched_recipe_ids[] = array(
								'recipe_id'  => $recipe_id,
								'trigger_id' => $trigger_id,
							);
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
		if ( ! empty( $matched_recipe_ids ) ) {
			foreach ( $matched_recipe_ids as $matched_recipe_id ) {
				if ( ! Automator()->is_recipe_completed( $matched_recipe_id['recipe_id'], $user_id ) ) {
					$pass_args = array(
						'code'             => $this->trigger_code,
						'meta'             => $this->trigger_meta,
						'recipe_to_match'  => $matched_recipe_id['recipe_id'],
						'trigger_to_match' => $matched_recipe_id['trigger_id'],
						'ignore_post_id'   => true,
						'user_id'          => $user_id,
					);
					$args = Automator()->maybe_add_trigger_entry( $pass_args, false );
					if ( $args ) {
						foreach ( $args as $result ) {
							if ( true === $result['result'] ) {
								$trigger_meta = array(
									'user_id'        => $user_id,
									'trigger_id'     => $result['args']['trigger_id'],
									'trigger_log_id' => $result['args']['get_trigger_id'],
									'run_number'     => $result['args']['run_number'],
								);
								$trigger_meta['meta_key']   = $this->trigger_meta;
								$trigger_meta['meta_value'] = maybe_serialize( gamipress_get_points_type_singular( $points_type ) );
								Automator()->insert_trigger_meta( $trigger_meta );
								$trigger_meta['meta_key']   = 'GPPOINTVALUE';
								$trigger_meta['meta_value'] = maybe_serialize( $points );
								Automator()->insert_trigger_meta( $trigger_meta );
								Automator()->maybe_trigger_complete( $result['args'] );
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}