{
  "$schema": "../rpc-schema-draft.json",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "rpc": "askrene-create-layer",
  "title": "Command to create a new layer (EXPERIMENTAL)",
  "description": [
    "WARNING: experimental, so API may change.",
    "",
    "The **askrene-create-layer** RPC command tells askrene to create a new, empty layer.  This layer can then be populated with `askrene-create-channel` and `askrene-inform-channel`, and be used in `getroutes`."
  ],
  "request": {
    "required": [
      "layer"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "layer": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": [
          "The name of the layer to create."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "required": [
      "layers"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "layers": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "required": [
            "layer",
            "disabled_nodes",
            "disabled_channels",
            "created_channels",
            "constraints"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "layer": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": [
                "The name of the layer."
              ]
            },
            "disabled_nodes": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "pubkey",
                "description": [
                  "The id of the disabled node."
                ]
              }
            },
            "disabled_channels": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "short_channel_id_dir",
                "description": [
                  "The channel and direction which is disabled."
                ]
              }
            },
            "created_channels": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "source",
                  "destination",
                  "short_channel_id",
                  "capacity_msat",
                  "htlc_minimum_msat",
                  "htlc_maximum_msat",
                  "fee_base_msat",
                  "fee_proportional_millionths",
                  "delay"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "source": {
                    "type": "pubkey",
                    "description": [
                      "The source node id for the channel."
                    ]
                  },
                  "destination": {
                    "type": "pubkey",
                    "description": [
                      "The destination node id for the channel."
                    ]
                  },
                  "short_channel_id": {
                    "type": "short_channel_id",
                    "description": [
                      "The short channel id for the channel."
                    ]
                  },
                  "capacity_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The capacity (onchain size) of the channel."
                    ]
                  },
                  "htlc_minimum_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The minimum value allowed in this direction."
                    ]
                  },
                  "htlc_maximum_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The maximum value allowed in this direction."
                    ]
                  },
                  "fee_base_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The base fee to apply to use the channel in this direction."
                    ]
                  },
                  "fee_proportional_millionths": {
                    "type": "u32",
                    "description": [
                      "The proportional fee (in parts per million) to apply to use the channel in this direction."
                    ]
                  },
                  "delay": {
                    "type": "u16",
                    "description": [
                      "The CLTV delay required for this direction."
                    ]
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "constraints": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "short_channel_id",
                  "direction"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "short_channel_id": {
                    "type": "short_channel_id",
                    "description": [
                      "The short channel id."
                    ]
                  },
                  "direction": {
                    "type": "u32",
                    "description": [
                      "The direction."
                    ]
                  },
                  "maximum_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The maximum value which this channel could pass.  This or *minimum_msat* will be present, but not both."
                    ]
                  },
                  "minimum_msat": {
                    "type": "msat",
                    "description": [
                      "The minimum value which this channel could pass.  This or *minimum_msat* will be present, but not both."
                    ]
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "see_also": [
    "lightning-askrene-remove-layer(7)",
    "lightning-getroutes(7)",
    "lightning-askrene-create-channel(7)",
    "lightning-askrene-inform-channel(7)",
    "lightning-askrene-listlayers(7)",
    "lightning-askrene-age(7)"
  ],
  "author": [
    "Rusty Russell <<rusty@rustcorp.com.au>> is mainly responsible."
  ],
  "resources": [
    "Main web site: <https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning>"
  ]
}