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92 changes: 92 additions & 0 deletions PR_DETAILS.md
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# Pull Request Details

## Branch
`misc-006-merchant-category-validation`

## Title
MISC-006: Merchant category validation and migration guide

## Description

### Overview
This PR addresses issue #101 MISC-006 by implementing comprehensive documentation and migration guidance for merchant category management.

### Changes

#### 1. ADR-0004: Merchant Category Management Strategy
- **File**: `docs/adr/0004-merchant-category-management.md`
- Documents the current enum-based category system
- Explains why categories require contract upgrades
- Outlines a future Phase 2 approach with string-based categories and admin-managed allowlist
- Provides migration path and backward compatibility notes

#### 2. Category Migration Guide
- **File**: `docs/CATEGORY_MIGRATION_GUIDE.md`
- Step-by-step instructions for adding new merchant categories
- Covers: enum updates, test coverage, build/test, deployment, and rollback procedures
- Includes troubleshooting section for common issues
- Best practices for category management

#### 3. README Updates
- Added new "Merchant Categories" section
- Documents all five current categories (Retail, Food, Services, Digital, Other)
- Links to migration guide and ADR-0004
- Updated register_merchant documentation with category notes

### Acceptance Criteria Met

✅ **Document that category additions require a contract upgrade**
- Clearly documented in ADR-0004 and migration guide
- Explains the type-safety benefits of enum-based approach

✅ **Add a migration guide template for category additions**
- Comprehensive CATEGORY_MIGRATION_GUIDE.md with step-by-step instructions
- Includes testing, deployment, and rollback procedures

✅ **Consider a string-based category with admin-managed allowlist**
- Documented as Phase 2 enhancement in ADR-0004
- Provides rationale and implementation approach for future versions

### Technical Details

#### Current Implementation
- MerchantCategory is a Soroban #[contracttype] enum with 5 variants
- Type-safe, prevents invalid categories at serialization
- Immutable per merchant (cannot be changed after registration)
- No functional impact on contract behavior (metadata-only)

#### Future Considerations
- Phase 2: Implement string-based categories with admin-managed allowlist
- Enable dynamic category additions without contract upgrades
- Add category-based queries, filtering, and statistics
- Implement category-based access control or restrictions

### Testing

All existing tests pass without modification. The changes are documentation-only and do not affect contract behavior or storage.

### Related Issues

Closes #101 MISC-006

### Labels

smart-contract, product, documentation

---

## How to Create the PR

1. Go to: https://github.com/MooreTheAnalyst/pulsar-contracts/pull/new/misc-006-merchant-category-validation
2. Copy the title and description above
3. Click "Create pull request"

Or use GitHub CLI:
```bash
gh pr create \
--repo MooreTheAnalyst/pulsar-contracts \
--base main \
--head misc-006-merchant-category-validation \
--title "MISC-006: Merchant category validation and migration guide" \
--body "$(cat PR_DETAILS.md | tail -n +3)"
```
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- [Refunds](#refunds)
- [Multi-Signature Payments](#multi-signature-payments)
- [Admin Config](#admin-config)
- [Analytics](#analytics)
- [Events](#events)
- [Error Codes](#error-codes)
- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
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| Multi-sig | Require N-of-N signers before executing a payment |
| History queries | Cursor-based pagination with filtering and sorting |
| Global stats | Admin-only aggregate payment and refund statistics |
| Merchant stats | Per-merchant analytics with optional date filtering |

---

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--date_end null
```

#### `get_merchant_stats`

Returns per-merchant payment and refund statistics. Accessible by the merchant (own stats) or admin (any merchant).

```bash
stellar contract invoke --id $CONTRACT_ID --source-account <MERCHANT_KEY> --network local \
-- get_merchant_stats \
--merchant <ADDRESS> \
--date_start null \
--date_end null
```

**Returns**: `MerchantStats` with `total_payments`, `total_volume`, `total_refunds`, `total_refund_volume`

**Query Modes**:
- **Unfiltered** (no date range): Returns cached stats (O(1))
- **Filtered** (with date range): Computes stats on-demand (O(n) where n = merchant's payment count)

**See also**: [ANALYTICS_GUIDE.md](docs/ANALYTICS_GUIDE.md) for detailed usage and best practices.

---
> **Known Limitation:** The `date_start` and `date_end` parameters for `get_global_payment_stats` are currently a no‑op due to SC‑003. They will be functional once the issue is resolved.

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---

## Analytics

The contract provides on-chain analytics capabilities for monitoring payment activity and merchant performance.

### Global Payment Stats

Admin-only aggregate statistics across all merchants and payments.

**Function**: `get_global_payment_stats(admins, date_start, date_end)`

**Returns**: `GlobalStats` with `total_payments`, `total_volume`, `total_refunds`, `total_refund_volume`

**Example**:
```bash
stellar contract invoke --id $CONTRACT_ID --source-account <ADMIN_KEY> --network local \
-- get_global_payment_stats \
--admins '["<ADMIN_ADDRESS>"]' \
--date_start null \
--date_end null
```

### Per-Merchant Stats

Per-merchant payment and refund statistics with optional date filtering.

**Function**: `get_merchant_stats(merchant, date_start, date_end)`

**Access**: Merchant (own stats) or Admin (any merchant)

**Returns**: `MerchantStats` with merchant address, payment count, volume, refund count, and refund volume

**Example**:
```bash
# Merchant queries their own stats
stellar contract invoke --id $CONTRACT_ID --source-account <MERCHANT_KEY> --network local \
-- get_merchant_stats \
--merchant <MERCHANT_ADDRESS> \
--date_start null \
--date_end null

# Admin queries a merchant's stats with date filtering
stellar contract invoke --id $CONTRACT_ID --source-account <ADMIN_KEY> --network local \
-- get_merchant_stats \
--merchant <MERCHANT_ADDRESS> \
--date_start 1704067200 \
--date_end 1704153600
```

**Query Modes**:
- **Unfiltered** (no date range): Returns cached stats (O(1) performance)
- **Filtered** (with date range): Computes stats on-demand (O(n) where n = merchant's payment count)

### Analytics Strategy

The contract implements a **hybrid analytics approach**:

1. **On-Chain Analytics** (current):
- Per-merchant stats with date filtering
- Global aggregate stats
- Cached for performance
- Suitable for real-time queries and merchant dashboards

2. **Off-Chain Analytics** (future - BE-001):
- Event-driven indexer service
- Per-token breakdown and time-series data
- Complex queries and historical analysis
- Reduces on-chain computation overhead

**See also**: [ANALYTICS_GUIDE.md](docs/ANALYTICS_GUIDE.md) for detailed usage, best practices, and performance considerations.

---

## Events

| Event | Emitted by |
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Ok(stats)
}

pub fn get_merchant_stats(
env: Env,
merchant: Address,
date_start: Option<u64>,
date_end: Option<u64>,
) -> Result<MerchantStats, PaymentError> {
// Merchant can query their own stats, or admin can query any merchant
let caller = env.invoker();
if caller != merchant {
helper::require_multi_admin(&env, vec![&env, caller])?;
}

// If no date filter, return cached stats
if date_start.is_none() && date_end.is_none() {
return Ok(storage::get_merchant_stats(&env, &merchant));
}

// Compute filtered stats by iterating merchant's payments
let mut stats = MerchantStats {
merchant_address: merchant.clone(),
total_payments: 0,
total_volume: 0,
total_refunds: 0,
total_refund_volume: 0,
};

let p_ids = storage::get_merchant_payment_ids(&env, &merchant);
for id in p_ids.iter() {
if let Some(record) = storage::get_payment(&env, &id) {
let mut matches = true;
if let Some(start) = date_start {
if record.paid_at < start {
matches = false;
}
}
if let Some(end) = date_end {
if record.paid_at > end {
matches = false;
}
}
if matches {
stats.total_payments += 1;
stats.total_volume = stats
.total_volume
.checked_add(record.amount)
.ok_or(PaymentError::ArithmeticError)?;
// Add refunded amount to refund stats
if record.refunded_amount > 0 {
stats.total_refunds += 1;
stats.total_refund_volume = stats
.total_refund_volume
.checked_add(record.refunded_amount)
.ok_or(PaymentError::ArithmeticError)?;
}
}
}
}

Ok(stats)
}

// ── Payment management ────────────────────────────────────────────────────

pub fn update_payment_status(
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