From 28177a9bbb9cefde679f69c4c498591e3f7aa004 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Kehl <@kkehl@flexion.us>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 08:15:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix notification provider clients

---
 app/__init__.py | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 7f35b05dc..77b3bd848 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ db = SQLAlchemy(
     }
 )
 migrate = None
+
+# safe to do this for monkeypatching because all real work happens in notify_celery.init_app()
+# called in create_app()
 notify_celery = NotifyCelery()
 aws_ses_client = None
 aws_ses_stub_client = None
@@ -97,10 +100,13 @@ aws_sns_client = None
 aws_cloudwatch_client = None
 encryption = None
 zendesk_client = None
+# safe to do this for monkeypatching because all real work happens in redis_store.init_app()
+# called in create_app()
 redis_store = RedisClient()
 document_download_client = None
 
-
+# safe for monkey patching, all work down in
+# notification_provider_clients.init_app() in create_app()
 notification_provider_clients = NotificationProviderClients()
 
 # LocalProxy doesn't evaluate the target immediately, but defers