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+import asyncio
+import json
+import base64
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+from datetime import datetime
+from hashlib import sha256
+from os import urandom
+from typing import Any
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from lnbits.settings import settings
+from lnbits.utils.crypto import fake_privkey  # kept for parity/log symmetry
+
+from .base import (
+    InvoiceResponse,
+    PaymentFailedStatus,
+    PaymentPendingStatus,
+    PaymentResponse,
+    PaymentStatus,
+    PaymentSuccessStatus,
+    StatusResponse,
+    Wallet,
+)
+
+ARK_TICKET_PREFIX = "ark1"  # cosmetic prefix for readability
+
+
+def _b64u_encode(d: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    raw = json.dumps(d, separators=(",", ":"), ensure_ascii=False).encode()
+    return base64.urlsafe_b64encode(raw).decode().rstrip("=")
+
+
+def _b64u_decode(s: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    # Restore missing padding
+    pad = "=" * (-len(s) % 4)
+    raw = base64.urlsafe_b64decode(s + pad)
+    return json.loads(raw.decode())
+
+
+def encode_ark_ticket(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return f"{ARK_TICKET_PREFIX}{_b64u_encode(payload)}"
+
+
+def decode_ark_ticket(ticket: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if not ticket.startswith(ARK_TICKET_PREFIX):
+        raise ValueError("Not an ARK ticket")
+    return _b64u_decode(ticket[len(ARK_TICKET_PREFIX) :])
+
+
+class ArkFakeWallet(Wallet):
+    """
+    A fake ARK funding source:
+    - create_invoice() returns an ARK 'ticket' string in `payment_request`.
+    - pay_invoice() accepts the ARK ticket string (only if it was created internally).
+    - Status/streams mimic FakeWallet for compatibility in tests/dev.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.queue: asyncio.Queue[str] = asyncio.Queue(0)
+        self.payment_secrets: dict[str, str] = {}  # payment_hash -> preimage hex
+        self.paid_invoices: set[str] = set()
+        # keep these two to mirror FakeWallet’s behavior/logging vibe
+        self.secret = settings.fake_wallet_secret
+        self.privkey = fake_privkey(self.secret)
+
+    async def cleanup(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def status(self) -> StatusResponse:
+        logger.info(
+            "ArkFakeWallet funding source is a local-only simulator for ARK tickets."
+        )
+        # second field is "balance" in some Wallet impls; keep it big & static
+        return StatusResponse(None, 1_000_000_000)
+
+    async def create_invoice(
+        self,
+        amount: int,
+        memo: str | None = None,
+        description_hash: bytes | None = None,
+        unhashed_description: bytes | None = None,
+        expiry: int | None = None,
+        payment_secret: bytes | None = None,
+        **_,
+    ) -> InvoiceResponse:
+        # For ARK we don’t use BOLT11 tags; we just build a ticket payload.
+        if payment_secret:
+            secret_hex = payment_secret.hex()
+        else:
+            secret_hex = urandom(32).hex()
+
+        # In Lightning this would be the payment preimage; we keep the same idea.
+        preimage = urandom(32)
+        payment_hash = sha256(preimage).hexdigest()
+
+        now = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
+        ticket_payload = {
+            "v": 1,  # version for future-proofing your decoder
+            "ts": now,
+            "amt_sat": int(amount),
+            "memo": memo or "",
+            "secret": secret_hex,
+            "hash": payment_hash,  # used as checking_id
+        }
+        if expiry:
+            ticket_payload["exp"] = int(expiry)
+
+        ticket = encode_ark_ticket(ticket_payload)
+
+        # Track so we can accept only internal tickets on pay
+        self.payment_secrets[payment_hash] = preimage.hex()
+
+        return InvoiceResponse(
+            ok=True,
+            checking_id=payment_hash,
+            payment_request=ticket,  # <-- ARK ticket string goes here
+            preimage=preimage.hex(),  # provided for symmetry with FakeWallet
+        )
+
+    async def pay_invoice(self, bolt11: str, _: int) -> PaymentResponse:
+        """
+        For ArkFakeWallet, `bolt11` is actually an ARK ticket string (ark1...).
+        Only internal tickets are payable (just like FakeWallet).
+        """
+        try:
+            ticket = decode_ark_ticket(bolt11)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            return PaymentResponse(ok=False, error_message=f"Invalid ARK ticket: {exc}")
+
+        checking_id = ticket.get("hash")
+        if not isinstance(checking_id, str):
+            return PaymentResponse(ok=False, error_message="Malformed ARK ticket (no hash)")
+
+        if checking_id in self.payment_secrets:
+            # "Pay" it: mark as paid and enqueue for stream consumers
+            await self.queue.put(checking_id)
+            self.paid_invoices.add(checking_id)
+            return PaymentResponse(
+                ok=True,
+                checking_id=checking_id,
+                fee_msat=0,
+                preimage=self.payment_secrets.get(checking_id) or "0" * 64,
+            )
+        else:
+            return PaymentResponse(
+                ok=False, error_message="Only internal ARK tickets can be used!"
+            )
+
+    async def get_invoice_status(self, checking_id: str) -> PaymentStatus:
+        if checking_id in self.paid_invoices:
+            return PaymentSuccessStatus()
+        if checking_id in self.payment_secrets:
+            return PaymentPendingStatus()
+        return PaymentFailedStatus()
+
+    async def get_payment_status(self, _: str) -> PaymentStatus:
+        # We don't track outgoing states beyond "we 'paid' it"
+        return PaymentPendingStatus()
+
+    async def paid_invoices_stream(self) -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
+        # Mimic FakeWallet: stream checking_id/payment_hash values
+        while settings.lnbits_running:
+            checking_id = await self.queue.get()
+            yield checking_id