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+"""Order model used to demonstrate the payment gateways in a Django app."""
+
+from django.db import models
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+
+class Order(models.Model):
+    """A minimal order that gets paid through one of the gateways.
+
+    Status values mirror the gateway lifecycle observed through
+    ``initiate_payment`` / ``verify_payment``:
+    ``pending``, ``initiated``, ``paid``, ``failed``, ``cancelled``, ``timeout``.
+    A paid settlement whose amount does not match the order is still stored as
+    ``failed``, with ``payment_data["amount_mismatch"]`` set to ``True``.
+    """
+
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name = "order"
+        verbose_name_plural = "orders"
+
+    gateway = models.CharField(max_length=32, help_text="Khalti, eSewa or Fonepay")
+    order_id = models.CharField(max_length=64, unique=True)
+    amount = models.DecimalField(max_digits=12, decimal_places=2)
+    description = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default="")
+
+    status = models.CharField(max_length=16, default="pending")
+    provider_ref = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, default="")
+
+    #: Raw provider reference handed back for verification (e.g. Khalti pidx).
+    lookup_ref = models.CharField(max_length=512, blank=True, default="")
+    #: Last verification payload, keyed by field name.
+    payment_data = models.JSONField(null=True, blank=True)
+
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
+    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return a short human-readable representation of the order."""
+        return f"{self.order_id} ({self.gateway}, {self.status})"