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Adds payment method support (Card, Wallet, Bank Transfer, UPI, BNPL, etc.) to an existing connector in the connector-service (UCS) Rust codebase. Modifies the Authorize flow transformers to handle new payment method data types. Use when a connector exists with Authorize flow but needs to support additional payment methods.

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Add Payment Method

Overview

Adds payment method support to an existing connector's Authorize flow.

MANDATORY SUBAGENT DELEGATION: You are the orchestrator. You MUST delegate every step to a subagent using the prompts in references/subagent-prompts.md. Do NOT implement code, run tests, or review quality yourself. Spawn subagents and coordinate their outputs.

Inputs: connector name + payment methods to add (e.g., "add Apple Pay and Google Pay to AcmePay") Output: payment methods implemented, tested, quality-reviewed Prerequisite: connector must have Authorize flow implemented

Payment Method Categories

CategoryPaymentMethodData VariantPattern File
CardPaymentMethodData::Card(card)references/payment-method-patterns/card.md
WalletPaymentMethodData::Wallet(wallet)references/payment-method-patterns/wallet.md
BankTransferPaymentMethodData::BankTransfer(bt) (Box)references/payment-method-patterns/bank-transfer.md
BankDebitPaymentMethodData::BankDebit(bd)references/payment-method-patterns/bank-debit.md
BankRedirectPaymentMethodData::BankRedirect(br)references/payment-method-patterns/bank-redirect.md
UPIPaymentMethodData::Upi(upi)references/payment-method-patterns/upi.md
BNPLPaymentMethodData::PayLater(pl)references/payment-method-patterns/bnpl.md
CryptoPaymentMethodData::Crypto(crypto)references/payment-method-patterns/crypto.md
GiftCardPaymentMethodData::GiftCard(gc) (Box)references/payment-method-patterns/gift-card.md
MobilePaymentPaymentMethodData::MobilePayment(mp)references/payment-method-patterns/mobile-payment.md
RewardPaymentMethodData::Rewardreferences/payment-method-patterns/reward.md

Full PM name → category mapping: references/category-mapping.md

Critical Rules

  • Never use catch-all _ to silently drop payment methods -- always return IntegrationError::NotImplemented
  • Each payment method gets its own explicit match arm
  • BankTransferData and GiftCardData are Box-wrapped -- use .deref()
  • Wallet sub-variants (ApplePay, GooglePay, etc.) each need separate nested match arms
  • Validate required fields with missing_field_err
  • Use get_unimplemented_payment_method_error_message("ConnectorName") for error messages

Workflow: Orchestrator Sequence

Full subagent prompts: references/subagent-prompts.md

Step 1: Analysis & Category Resolution (Subagent)

Subagent prompt: references/subagent-prompts.md → Subagent 1

Inputs: connector_name, requested_payment_methods

What it does:

  1. Verifies connector exists and has Authorize flow
  2. Reads tech spec for PM-specific API requirements
  3. Maps each PM to its PaymentMethodData category (via references/category-mapping.md)
  4. Identifies which PMs are already supported
  5. Checks if Refund/Capture flows need PM-specific changes

Outputs: category mapping per PM, existing PMs, implementation plan

Gates:

  • If tech spec missing → invoke the generate-tech-spec skill first. Do NOT proceed without it.
  • If Authorize flow missing → invoke the add-connector-flow skill to add Authorize first.

Step 2: Payment Method Implementation (MANDATORY subagent per PM or category)

CRITICAL: You MUST delegate implementation to a subagent. Do NOT implement code yourself. Read the subagent prompt from references/subagent-prompts.md → Subagent 2, fill in the variables ({ConnectorName}, {PaymentMethod}, {Category}, pattern file path), and spawn a subagent. For multiple PMs in the same category (e.g., Apple Pay + Google Pay = both Wallet), you may use one subagent for the whole category.

Per-category patterns: references/payment-method-patterns/{category}.md

Each PM subagent:

  1. Reads the category pattern file
  2. Finds the match payment_method_data block in the Authorize TryFrom
  3. Adds match arm for the new PM variant
  4. Extracts fields, builds connector request
  5. Handles unsupported sub-variants with NotImplemented
  6. Propagates to Refund/Capture if needed
  7. Runs cargo build --package connector-integration

Step 3: gRPC Testing (MANDATORY subagent)

CRITICAL: You MUST delegate testing to a subagent. Do NOT run grpcurl yourself. Subagent prompt: references/subagent-prompts.md → Subagent 3 Testing guide: references/grpc-testing-guide.md

Tests Authorize with each new payment method via grpcurl. The payment_method field in the grpcurl request changes per PM type:

PMgrpcurl payment_method field
Card{"card": {"card_number": {"value":"4111..."}, ...}}
Apple Pay{"wallet": {"apple_pay_third_party_sdk": {"payment_data":"..."}}}
Google Pay{"wallet": {"google_pay": {"tokenization_data":{"token":"..."}}}}
UPI{"upi": {"upi_collect": {"vpa_id":{"value":"test@upi"}}}}
ACH{"bank_debit": {"ach": {"account_number":{"value":"..."}, ...}}}

Also tests Refund/Capture with new PMs if those flows were modified.


Step 4: Quality Review (MANDATORY subagent)

CRITICAL: You MUST delegate quality review to a subagent. Do NOT review yourself. Subagent prompt: references/subagent-prompts.md → Subagent 4

Checks:

  • Each PM has explicit match arm (no silent drops)
  • Unsupported variants return NotImplemented with connector name
  • Required fields validated with missing_field_err
  • Box-wrapped types properly .deref()'d
  • cargo build passes clean

PaymentMethodData Match Pattern

The central pattern for all PM handling is a match on PaymentMethodData inside the Authorize flow's TryFrom. This is the comprehensive pattern:

let payment_method_data = &item.router_data.request.payment_method_data;

match payment_method_data {
    // ---- Card ----
    PaymentMethodData::Card(card) => {
        let card_number = card.card_number.clone();
        let expiry_month = card.card_exp_month.clone();
        let cvc = card.card_cvc.clone();
        Ok(ConnectorPaymentsRequest { payment_type: "card", card_number, ... })
    },

    // ---- Wallet (nested match for sub-variants) ----
    PaymentMethodData::Wallet(wallet_data) => match wallet_data {
        WalletData::ApplePayThirdPartySdk(apple_pay) => {
            let token = apple_pay.payment_data.clone()
                .ok_or_else(missing_field_err("apple_pay.payment_data"))?;
            Ok(ConnectorPaymentsRequest { payment_type: "applepay", token, ... })
        },
        WalletData::GooglePay(google_pay) => {
            let token = google_pay.tokenization_data.token.clone();
            Ok(ConnectorPaymentsRequest { payment_type: "googlepay", token, ... })
        },
        _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(
            utils::get_unimplemented_payment_method_error_message("ConnectorName", Default::default()),
        ).into()),
    },

    // ---- Bank Transfer (Box-wrapped, must .deref()) ----
    PaymentMethodData::BankTransfer(bt) => match bt.deref() {
        BankTransferData::SepaBankTransfer { .. } => { ... },
        _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(..., Default::default()).into()),
    },

    // ---- Bank Debit ----
    PaymentMethodData::BankDebit(bd) => match bd {
        BankDebitData::SepaBankDebit { iban, .. } => { ... },
        _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(..., Default::default()).into()),
    },

    // ---- UPI ----
    PaymentMethodData::Upi(upi) => match upi {
        UpiData::UpiCollect(c) => {
            let vpa = c.vpa_id.clone().ok_or_else(missing_field_err("vpa_id"))?;
            Ok(ConnectorPaymentsRequest { payment_type: "upi_collect", vpa, ... })
        },
        _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(..., Default::default()).into()),
    },

    // ---- BNPL ----
    PaymentMethodData::PayLater(pl) => match pl {
        PayLaterData::KlarnaRedirect { .. } => { ... },
        _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(..., Default::default()).into()),
    },

    // ---- Catch-all: explicit rejection ----
    _ => Err(errors::IntegrationError::NotImplemented(
        utils::get_unimplemented_payment_method_error_message("ConnectorName", Default::default()),
    ).into()),
}

Key rules:

  • Outer match dispatches on PaymentMethodData variants
  • Categories with sub-types need nested match (Wallet, BankTransfer, BankDebit, UPI, BNPL)
  • BankTransferData and GiftCardData are Box-wrapped → .deref()
  • Every level ends with catch-all returning NotImplemented
  • Reward is a unit variant with no inner data

Reference Index

PathContents
references/subagent-prompts.mdFull prompts for all 4 subagents
references/category-mapping.mdPM name → PaymentMethodData variant mapping
references/grpc-testing-guide.mdgrpcurl templates, test validation, testing subagent prompt
references/macro-reference.mdConnector macro system reference
references/type-system.mdRouterDataV2, type system reference
references/payment-method-patterns/card.mdCard payment patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/wallet.mdWallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay) patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/bank-transfer.mdBank transfer patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/bank-debit.mdBank debit (ACH, SEPA DD) patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/bank-redirect.mdBank redirect (iDEAL, Sofort) patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/upi.mdUPI Collect/Intent patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/bnpl.mdBNPL (Klarna, Afterpay) patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/crypto.mdCryptocurrency patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/gift-card.mdGift card patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/mobile-payment.mdMobile/carrier billing patterns
references/payment-method-patterns/reward.mdReward/loyalty points patterns