Salon/backend/README.md

Backend Notes (MVP Readiness)

High-Level Takeaways

• Authentica OTP integration is implemented; 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

• Hardening Authentica integration (timeouts, retries, async delivery) and aligning notification provider choices.
• 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.