/**
  * This handles connecting a attendee to related items when the chained flag is true.
  *
  * @since 4.3.0
  *
  * @param EE_Attendee $attendee
  * @param array $args incoming arguments from caller for specifying overrides.
  *
  * @return EE_Attendee
  */
 private function _maybe_chained(EE_Attendee $attendee, $args)
 {
     if ($this->_chained) {
         if (empty($this->_status)) {
             $this->_set_repeated_relation($args, $attendee->ID());
         }
         //YES we DO want to set brand new relation objects because multiple attendees do not share the same related objects (for the purpose of tests at least)
         $this->_set_new_relations($args, $attendee->ID());
         //note relation to registration should already be set via the factory->registration_chained->create() method.
         //add relation to status
         $attendee->_add_relation_to($this->_status, 'Status');
         $attendee->save();
         return $attendee;
     }
     return $attendee;
 }