We add a `cpfpbumpfees` API that lets node operators bump the fees
of a package of unconfirmed transactions.
Node operators can for example ensure their funding txs confirm before
they hit the `2016` funding timeout. It's also very useful when you have
a long chain of unconfirmed funding transactions and/or mutual close
transactions and want to bump them all at once.
NB: the node operator needs to figure out which outpoints belong to him
(which should be fairly easy using existing APIs).
- link to plugins repository
- remove android mention for eclair
- update other implementations (renamed)
- update docker CI action versions
- missing eclair-cli APIs in help
Starting with bitcoind 23.0, a new `changetype` parameter was introduced.
If not specified, bitcoind will generate a change output with a type that
matches the main output to make it harder for chain analysis to detect
which output is the change.
The issue is that lightning requires segwit utxos: if an on-chain payment
is sent to a non-segwit address, we still want our change output to use
segwit, otherwise we won't be able to use it. We thus must set
`addresstype` and `changetype` in `bitcoin.conf` to ensure we never
generate legacy change addresses.
This release of bitcoind contains several bug fixes that let us simplify
our fee bumping logic:
- fixed a bug where bitcoind dropped non-wallet signatures
- added an option to fund transactions containing non-wallet inputs
It also has support for Taproot, which we want in eclair.
* Explain how and why we use bitcoin core
Explain why we chose to delegate most on-chain tasks to bitcoin core (including on-chain wallet management), the additional requirements that it creates and also the benefits in terms of security.
Created new files for pages that were in the wiki, but not already in the docs directory. Also made following fixes to README.md and existing files in the docs directory:
* update bolt links to avoid redirect
* link to logging guide from logging section (README.md)
* fixed typo in Backup section and capitalization of Bitcoin Core (README.md)
* Alice does not need trampoline feature enabled (TrampolinePayments.md)
* link to 2021 edition of Trampoline PR (TrampolinePayments.md)
* fixed API examples and removed quotes from password (API.md)
* use --nodeIds for sendtoroute examples (TrampolinePayments.md and MultipartPayments.md)
* update CLI example 3 to use jq (Usage.md)
* fix typo in docs/FAQ.md
* updated Guide.md to point to all pages that are guides
The GUI has been deprecated a long time ago, and doesn't inform users about
potential risks, such as RBF-ing funding txs.
We should instead incentivize users to use the CLI and read the documentation,
which ensures they will know about potential pitfalls.
* Disable ZMQ high watermark
This should prevent messages from being dropped.
We also configure the socket before subscribing to topics and connecting.
* Switch ZMQ raw block to block hash only
We were receiving raw blocks on the ZMQ socket, whereas we don't use it.
We only use this event as a trigger that a new block has been found, so we
can save bandwidth by switching to block hash subscriptions instead.
* Regularly check blocks
In case we haven't received block events on the ZMQ socket, we regularly
check whether we're behind.
I'll add two of mine later once documentation is there and it's made sure they work as intended.
Co-authored-by: Bastien Teinturier <31281497+t-bast@users.noreply.github.com>
When we have a trusted relationship with some of our peers (business
relations, family members, our own mobile wallet, etc) it makes sense to
relax the feerate mismatch constraint.
This must be done per-node, to avoid leaving the gates open for attackers.
Don't swallow bitcoind exceptions: we wrap them but preserve the
original one.
Allow configuring bitcoin core wallet: it makes sense to allow users
to use a different wallet from the default one.
There's one important caveat: once set, users shouldn't change it while
they have open channels. We mention it clearly in the documentation.
Fixes#1538
The only impactful change is that by default on regtest and testnet
fallback fee (used when there is not enough historical data to correctly
estimate the feerate) is now set to 0, whereas it was set to 0.0002 btc
in previous versions.
We set it manually in tests `bitcoin.conf` to preserve the previous behavior.
* Rework plugin loading:
We now require the plugin to supply a manifest entry for the "Main-Class" attribute, this is used to load the plugin without doing illegal reflection operations. We also get rid of the dependency org.clapper.classutil
The term "non-segwit UTXOs" appears in the error message that results from having such outputs in your bitcoin core wallet, and now the readme contains that same term and the solution to make troubleshooting easier.
We already have Java 7 (for Android) and Java 11. Supporting Java 8
would require crossbuilding, which we are not doing (two recent PRs
broke the build on Java 8).
* Add scoverage-maven-plugin dependency
* Update travis build to generate a scoverage report
* Add custom codecov configuration to have nice PR comments
* Add badge for test coverage in readme
* Backup running channel database when needed
Every time our channel database needs to be persisted, we create a backup which is always
safe to copy even when the system is busy.
* Upgrade sqlite-jdbc to 3.27.2.1
* BackupHandler: use a specific bounded mailbox
BackupHandler is now private, users have to call BackupHandler.props() which always
specifies our custom bounded maibox.
* BackupHandler: use a specific threadpool with a single thread
* Add backup notification script
Once a new backup has been created, call an optional user defined script.
Port the existing API functionalities over a new structure of HTTP endpoints, with the biggest difference being the usage of **named parameters** for the requests (responses are unchanged). RPC methods have become endpoints and the parameters for each are now passed via form-params (clients must use the header "Content-Type" : "multipart/form-data"), this allows for a clearer interpretation of the parameters and results in more elegant parsing code on the server side. It is possible to still use the old API version via a configuration key.
Old API can be used by setting `eclair.api.use-old-api=true`.
* Upgrade to JDK11
Eclair can be built and used on Oracle JDK 1.8 or OpenJDK 11.
JavaFX is now embedded in eclair-node-gui and does not need to be installed separately.
* Install: update java download links
OpenJDK 11 is now our recommendation. Tell users to download java from https://jdk.java.net/11
* README: Rewrite installation instructions
* Improved amounts readability (fixes#542) and added the Bits unit
denomination in the documentation
* Improved channel panel UI layout
* Added a confirmation dialog when closing a channel, with a short summary
of the channel to be closed
The balance bar has been shrunk in size so that it should not be mistaken as
a separator element between channels. The channel's balance, capacity and
peer node id are now more visible. Also added the short channel id to the
channel's pane.
fixes#690
* Added node's aggregated balance in the status bar
fixes#775
