(20241227) Auto GIT deployment test.

utils_v2/nse/controllers/base.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ sys.path.append("..")
 import io
 
 # My utils:
+from utils_v2.string import json
 from utils_v2.date_time import date_time
 from utils_v2.nse.models.api_call import NSEApiResponse
 
@@ -218,10 +219,14 @@ class AsyncNSEBase:
         """
 
         # Select and refresh the cookies as needed:
-        if cookies is None and refresh_cookies:
-            if self.seconds_since_cookies_refreshed > self._cookies_refresh_interval: await self.refresh_cookies()
+        use_cookies = None
+        if cookies: use_cookies = cookies
+        else:
+            if (
+                    refresh_cookies and
+                    self.seconds_since_cookies_refreshed > self._cookies_refresh_interval
+            ): await self.refresh_cookies()
             use_cookies = self._cookies
-        else: use_cookies = cookies
 
         # Prepare the structure of the response:
         api_response = NSEApiResponse(