Convert handle_onion_message_response to a public function and add test coverage

This commit modifies handle_onion_message_response to be accessible
publicly as handle_onion_message, enabling users to respond
asynchronously. Additionally, a new test is introduced to validate this
functionality.

Author: shaavan

lightning/src/onion_message/functional_tests.rs

@@ -326,6 +326,37 @@ fn three_blinded_hops() {
 	pass_along_path(&nodes);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn async_response_over_one_blinded_hop() {
+	// Simulate an asynchronous interaction between two nodes, Alice and Bob.
+
+	// 1. Set up the network with two nodes: Alice and Bob.
+	let nodes = create_nodes(2);
+	let alice = &nodes[0];
+	let bob = &nodes[1];
+
+	// 2. Define the message sent from Bob to Alice.
+	let message = TestCustomMessage::Request;
+	let path_id = Some([2; 32]);
+
+	// 3. Simulate the creation of a Blinded Reply path provided by Bob.
+	let secp_ctx = Secp256k1::new();
+	let reply_path = BlindedPath::new_for_message(&[nodes[1].node_id], &*nodes[1].entropy_source, &secp_ctx).unwrap();
+
+	// 4. Create a responder using the reply path for Alice.
+	let responder = Some(Responder::new(reply_path, path_id));
+
+	// 5. Expect Alice to receive the message and create a response instruction for it.
+	alice.custom_message_handler.expect_message(message.clone());
+	let response_instruction = nodes[0].custom_message_handler.handle_custom_message(message, responder);
+
+	// 6. Simulate Alice asynchronously responding back to Bob with a response.
+	nodes[0].messenger.handle_onion_message_response(response_instruction);
+	bob.custom_message_handler.expect_message(TestCustomMessage::Response);
+
+	pass_along_path(&nodes);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn too_big_packet_error() {
 	// Make sure we error as expected if a packet is too big to send.

lightning/src/onion_message/messenger.rs

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pub struct Responder {
 
 impl Responder {
 	/// Creates a new [`Responder`] instance with the provided reply path.
-	fn new(reply_path: BlindedPath, path_id: Option<[u8; 32]>) -> Self {
+	pub(super) fn new(reply_path: BlindedPath, path_id: Option<[u8; 32]>) -> Self {
 		Responder {
 			reply_path,
 			path_id,
@@ -977,7 +977,9 @@ where
 		)
 	}
 
-	fn handle_onion_message_response<T: OnionMessageContents>(
+	/// Handles the response to an [`OnionMessage`] based on its [`ResponseInstruction`],
+	/// enqueueing any response for sending.
+	pub fn handle_onion_message_response<T: OnionMessageContents>(
 		&self, response: ResponseInstruction<T>
 	) {
 		if let ResponseInstruction::WithoutReplyPath(response) = response {