# Backend Notes (MVP Readiness)

## High-Level Takeaways
- Provider integrations are the main reliability gap: OTP providers are stubbed and Moyasar capture/refund are TODOs.
- External calls (OTP, notifications, payment gateway) run synchronously in request/response paths, increasing latency risk.
- Cross-app coupling (bookings ↔ notifications ↔ accounts/payments) will get harder to evolve without clearer service boundaries.
- Phone-first auth works, but `USERNAME_FIELD` is email; align identifier strategy to avoid future auth confusion.

## Near-Term Focus
- Implement at least one real SMS/WhatsApp provider end-to-end via existing abstractions.
- Decide and document payment lifecycle scope (capture/refund supported vs explicitly out of scope).
- Add timeouts/logging for external calls or introduce minimal async jobs for OTP/notifications.
- Keep booking, payment, and notification orchestration in service layers, not views.