(20250115) Allowing internal IPs to send SMS messages.

controllers_v2/finstitutions/payments/safaricom_mpesa_express.py

@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ class SafaricomMPesaExpressPaymentsController(PaymentsController):
         # Start by assuming failure:
         result = PaymentRequestOneResult()
 
-        # Initialize the payment request by creating a placeholder record in the database:
-        payment_id = await self.init_payment(
+        # Either use the id from a separately queued payment request, or
+        # initialize (queue) the payment request by creating a placeholder record in the database:
+        payment_id = payment_request.paymentId or await self.init_payment(
             mongo_data_conn = mongo_data_conn,
             auth_token = auth_token,
             user_info = user_info,
@@ -214,6 +215,8 @@ class SafaricomMPesaExpressPaymentsController(PaymentsController):
             http_client = self._http_client
         )
 
+        # # If the token was refreshed successfully,
+        # # store the updated value(s):
         # if token_refreshed:
         #     auth_token.token = client_auth.model_dump()
         #     await self.set_token(