/// <summary>
/// Creates a payment by first processing payment through the acquiring bank and then storing the
/// output result for the payment in the payments database.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="payment">The payment.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public async Task <Payment> CreatePayment(Payment payment)
{
//get bank to process payment
PaymentProcessResult bankProcessedResult = await bankRepository.ProcessPayment(payment);
//we should store succesfull and failed payments in the database for auditing purposes
Payment paymentResult = await paymentRepository.AddPaymentToDatabase(bankProcessedResult.Payment);
//if successful bank process store all details for payment in database
if (bankProcessedResult.PaymentStatus == PaymentStatus.Success)
{
//can manipulate result here if we want before sending back to the controller
return(paymentResult);
}
//if we could not process the payment we return null
return(null);
}