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Summary

This PR implements a major refactoring of the MTN MoMo Elixir library to modernize its architecture and follow Elixir best practices.

Fixes #11

Changes Made

🔥 Breaking Changes

  • Remove GenServer-based API → Replace with functional approach
  • Remove Collection/Disbursement modules → Replace with Collections/Disbursements
  • Change API from stateful to stateless → Pass config to each function call

✨ New Features

  • Environment variable support via new MomoapiElixir.Config module
  • Production configuration with proper base URLs
  • Comprehensive validation with structured error responses
  • Environment-specific config (dev/test/prod)

🚀 Improvements

  • Modern configuration - Replace deprecated Mix.Config with Config
  • Better error handling - Use {:ok, result} / {:error, reason} patterns throughout
  • Comprehensive documentation - Add typespecs and examples
  • Remove code duplication - DRY principles between collections and disbursements
  • Better testability - Configurable HTTP client with proper mocking

API Changes

Before (GenServer)

# Complex setup required
options = %Collection.Option{subscription_key: "key", user_id: "user", api_key: "api"}
Collection.start(options)
Collection.request_to_pay(body)  # Global state!

After (Functional)

# Simple function calls
config = %{subscription_key: "key", user_id: "user", api_key: "api"}
{:ok, reference_id} = MomoapiElixir.Collections.request_to_pay(config, body)

Environment Variables (New!)

export MOMO_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY="your_key"
export MOMO_USER_ID="your_user_id" 
export MOMO_API_KEY="your_api_key"
{:ok, config} = MomoapiElixir.Config.from_env()
{:ok, reference_id} = MomoapiElixir.Collections.request_to_pay(config, payment)

Technical Improvements

  • Proper validation - Returns all errors at once with detailed context
  • Production ready - Separate prod config with https://momoapi.mtn.com
  • Better testing - Behavior-based HTTP client mocking
  • Type safety - Comprehensive typespecs throughout
  • Documentation - Examples and usage guides
  • Configuration - Environment-specific settings

Testing

  • ✅ Updated all existing tests to work with new functional API
  • ✅ Added comprehensive validator tests
  • ✅ Tests validate environment variable configuration
  • ✅ Proper mocking with behavior-based HTTP client

Configuration Files Added/Updated

  • 📄 config/prod.exs - NEW: Production configuration
  • 📝 config/config.exs - Updated to use modern Config
  • 📝 config/dev.exs - Added base_url configuration
  • 📝 config/test.exs - Updated with proper test settings

Migration Guide

For existing users, update your code:

# Old way
options = %Collection.Option{subscription_key: "key", user_id: "user", api_key: "api"}
Collection.start(options)
result = Collection.request_to_pay(body)

# New way
config = %{subscription_key: "key", user_id: "user", api_key: "api", target_environment: "sandbox"}
{:ok, reference_id} = MomoapiElixir.Collections.request_to_pay(config, body)

Impact

This refactor makes the library:

  • Easier to use - No GenServer setup required
  • More testable - Pure functions, easy to mock
  • Production ready - Proper configuration and error handling
  • Modern Elixir - Follows current best practices
  • Better documented - Comprehensive docs and examples

Test Plan

  • Manual testing with sandbox API
  • Performance benchmarking
  • Integration testing in sample application
  • Documentation review

Ready for review! 🚀

## Breaking Changes
- Remove GenServer-based API in favor of functional approach
- Replace Collection/Disbursement modules with Collections/Disbursements
- Change from stateful to stateless API calls

## New Features
- Add MomoapiElixir.Config module for environment variable support
- Add production configuration with proper base URLs
- Add comprehensive input validation with structured error responses
- Add environment-specific configuration (dev/test/prod)

## Improvements
- Replace deprecated Mix.Config with modern Config module
- Add proper typespecs and documentation throughout
- Implement configurable HTTP client for better testability
- Add comprehensive error handling with {:ok, result} / {:error, reason} patterns
- Remove code duplication between collections and disbursements
- Add support for environment variables (MOMO_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY, etc.)

## Technical Changes
- Convert from GenServer to pure functional modules
- Add proper behaviour-based dependency injection
- Implement compile-time HTTP client configuration
- Add structured validation errors with field-level details
- Update all tests to work with new functional API
- Add validator tests with comprehensive coverage

## Configuration
- Add config/prod.exs for production environment
- Update base URLs: sandbox vs production endpoints
- Add environment variable support for secure credential management
@oryono oryono merged commit f56c1bd into dev Sep 19, 2025
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Major refactor: Convert to functional API and improve architecture

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