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+from odoo import models, fields, api
+from odoo.exceptions import UserError
+
+
+class LaundryPaymentMethod(models.Model):
+    """Configurable payment method linked to an accounting journal.
+
+    One record per payment option (e.g. Cash, Visa, Bank Transfer, Credit).
+    Each method is typed as cash / bank / credit so that session cash-control
+    and accounting routing work exactly like Odoo POS payment methods.
+
+    cash   → counted in the session cash drawer
+    bank   → posted to a bank/card journal, not counted in cash
+    credit → deferred / no-posting (customer owes)
+    """
+    _name = 'laundry.payment.method'
+    _description = 'Laundry Payment Method'
+    _order = 'sequence, id'
+
+    # ── Identity ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    name = fields.Char(
+        string='Method Name',
+        required=True,
+        translate=True,
+    )
+    sequence = fields.Integer(default=10)
+    active = fields.Boolean(default=True)
+    company_id = fields.Many2one(
+        'res.company',
+        default=lambda self: self.env.company,
+    )
+
+    # ── Type ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    payment_type = fields.Selection([
+        ('cash',   'Cash / نقد'),
+        ('bank',   'Bank / Card / بنك'),
+        ('credit', 'Credit / Deferred / آجل'),
+    ], string='Type', required=True, default='cash',
+       help=(
+           'cash   → counts in session cash drawer\n'
+           'bank   → posted to bank/card journal\n'
+           'credit → deferred, no immediate accounting entry'
+       ),
+    )
+
+    # ── Journal ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    journal_id = fields.Many2one(
+        'account.journal', string='Accounting Journal',
+        domain="[('type', 'in', ['cash', 'bank']), ('company_id', '=', company_id)]",
+        help='Leave blank only for Credit/Deferred methods.',
+    )
+
+    # ── UI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    is_default = fields.Boolean(
+        string='Default',
+        help='Pre-selected when staff opens the Register Payment wizard.',
+    )
+
+    # ── Constraints ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    @api.constrains('is_default', 'company_id')
+    def _check_single_default(self):
+        for rec in self.filtered('is_default'):
+            duplicate = self.search([
+                ('is_default',   '=', True),
+                ('company_id',   '=', rec.company_id.id),
+                ('id',           '!=', rec.id),
+            ], limit=1)
+            if duplicate:
+                raise UserError(
+                    f'Only one default payment method is allowed per company.\n'
+                    f'"{duplicate.name}" is already the default.\n'
+                    'Unset it first before marking this one as default.'
+                )
+
+    @api.constrains('payment_type', 'journal_id')
+    def _check_journal_required(self):
+        for rec in self:
+            if rec.payment_type in ('cash', 'bank') and not rec.journal_id:
+                raise UserError(
+                    f'Payment method "{rec.name}" is of type "{rec.payment_type}" '
+                    'and requires an accounting journal. '
+                    'Please select a journal or change the type to Credit/Deferred.'
+                )
+
+    # ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    @api.model
+    def get_default_method(self):
+        """Return the default payment method for the current company."""
+        company = self.env.company
+        return (
+            self.search([
+                ('is_default', '=', True),
+                ('company_id', '=', company.id),
+                ('active',     '=', True),
+            ], limit=1)
+            or self.search([
+                ('payment_type', '=', 'cash'),
+                ('company_id',   '=', company.id),
+                ('active',       '=', True),
+            ], limit=1)
+        )