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In this commit, we modify the existing rpcServer to fully manage the macaroons, gRPC server, and also seek out and create all sub-servers. With this change, the RPC server gains more responsibility, as it becomes the "root" server in the hierarchy of gRPC sub-servers. In addition to creating each sub-server, it will also merge the set of macaroon permissions for each sub-server, with the permissions of the rest of the RPC infra. As a result, each sub-server is able to independently specify what it needs w.r.t macaroon permissions and have that taken care of by the RPC server. In order to achieve this, we need to unify the creation of the RPC interceptors, and also fully manage the gRPC server ourselves. Some examples with various build configs: ``` ⛰i make build Building debug lnd and lncli. go build -v -tags="dev" -o lnd-debug -ldflags "-X github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build.Commit=v0.5-beta-143-gb2069914c4b76109b7c59320dc48f8a5f30deb75-dirty" github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd go build -v -tags="dev" -o lncli-debug -ldflags "-X github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build.Commit=v0.5-beta-143-gb2069914c4b76109b7c59320dc48f8a5f30deb75-dirty" github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/cmd/lncli ⛰i ./lnd-debug --debuglevel=debug --signrpc.signermacaroonpath=~/sign.macaroon unknown flag `signrpc.signermacaroonpath' unknown flag `signrpc.signermacaroonpath' ⛰i make build tags=signerrpc Building debug lnd and lncli. go build -v -tags="dev signerrpc" -o lnd-debug -ldflags "-X github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build.Commit=v0.5-beta-143-gb2069914c4b76109b7c59320dc48f8a5f30deb75-dirty" github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd go build -v -tags="dev signerrpc" -o lncli-debug -ldflags "-X github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/build.Commit=v0.5-beta-143-gb2069914c4b76109b7c59320dc48f8a5f30deb75-dirty" github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/cmd/lncli ⛰i ./lnd-debug --debuglevel=debug --signrpc.signermacaroonpath=~/sign.macaroon 2018-10-22 17:31:01.132 [INF] LTND: Version: 0.5.0-beta commit=v0.5-beta-143-gb2069914c4b76109b7c59320dc48f8a5f30deb75-dirty, build=development, logging=default 2018-10-22 17:31:01.133 [INF] LTND: Active chain: Bitcoin (network=simnet) 2018-10-22 17:31:01.140 [INF] CHDB: Checking for schema update: latest_version=6, db_version=6 2018-10-22 17:31:01.236 [INF] LTND: Primary chain is set to: bitcoin 2018-10-22 17:31:02.391 [INF] LNWL: Opened wallet 2018-10-22 17:31:03.315 [INF] LNWL: The wallet has been unlocked without a time limit 2018-10-22 17:31:03.315 [INF] LTND: LightningWallet opened 2018-10-22 17:31:03.319 [INF] LNWL: Catching up block hashes to height 3060, this will take a while... 2018-10-22 17:31:03.320 [INF] HSWC: Restoring in-memory circuit state from disk 2018-10-22 17:31:03.320 [INF] LNWL: Done catching up block hashes 2018-10-22 17:31:03.320 [INF] HSWC: Payment circuits loaded: num_pending=0, num_open=0 2018-10-22 17:31:03.322 [DBG] LTND: Populating dependencies for sub RPC server: Signrpc ``` As for the config, an example is: ``` [signrpc] signrpc.signermacaroonpath=~/signer.macaroon ```
Lightning Network Daemon
The Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) - is a complete implementation of a
Lightning Network node and currently deployed on
testnet3 - the Bitcoin Test Network. lnd has several pluggable back-end
chain services including btcd (a
full-node), bitcoind, and
neutrino (a new experimental light client). The project's codebase uses the
btcsuite set of Bitcoin libraries, and also
exports a large set of isolated re-usable Lightning Network related libraries
within it. In the current state lnd is capable of:
- Creating channels.
- Closing channels.
- Completely managing all channel states (including the exceptional ones!).
- Maintaining a fully authenticated+validated channel graph.
- Performing path finding within the network, passively forwarding incoming payments.
- Sending outgoing onion-encrypted payments through the network.
- Updating advertised fee schedules.
- Automatic channel management (
autopilot).
Lightning Network Specification Compliance
lnd fully conforms to the Lightning Network specification
(BOLTs). BOLT stands for:
Basis of Lightning Technology. The specifications are currently being drafted
by several groups of implementers based around the world including the
developers of lnd. The set of specification documents as well as our
implementation of the specification are still a work-in-progress. With that
said, the current status of lnd's BOLT compliance is:
- BOLT 1: Base Protocol
- BOLT 2: Peer Protocol for Channel Management
- BOLT 3: Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats
- BOLT 4: Onion Routing Protocol
- BOLT 5: Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling
- BOLT 7: P2P Node and Channel Discovery
- BOLT 8: Encrypted and Authenticated Transport
- BOLT 9: Assigned Feature Flags
- BOLT 10: DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location
- BOLT 11: Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments
Developer Resources
The daemon has been designed to be as developer friendly as possible in order
to facilitate application development on top of lnd. Two primary RPC
interfaces are exported: an HTTP REST API, and a gRPC
service. The exported API's are not yet stable, so be warned: they may change
drastically in the near future.
An automatically generated set of documentation for the RPC APIs can be found at api.lightning.community. A set of developer resources including talks, articles, and example applications can be found at: dev.lightning.community.
Finally, we also have an active
Slack where protocol developers, application developers, testers and users gather to
discuss various aspects of lnd and also Lightning in general.
Installation
In order to build from source, please see the installation instructions.
Docker
To run lnd from Docker, please see the main Docker instructions
IRC
- irc.freenode.net
- channel #lnd
- webchat
Security
The developers of lnd take security very seriously. The disclosure of
security vulnerabilities helps us secure the health of lnd, privacy of our
users, and also the health of the Lightning Network as a whole. If you find
any issues regarding security or privacy, please disclose the information
responsibly by sending an email to security at lightning dot engineering,
preferably encrypted using our designated PGP key
(91FE464CD75101DA6B6BAB60555C6465E5BCB3AF) which can be found
here.