lnd/lnwire/short_channel_id.go

package lnwire

// ShortChannelID represent the set of data which is needed to retrieve all
// necessary data to validate the channel existence.
type ShortChannelID struct {
	// BlockHeight is the height of the block where funding transaction
	// located.
	//
	// NOTE: This field is limited to 3 bytes.
	BlockHeight uint32

	// TxIndex is a position of funding transaction within a block.
	//
	// NOTE: This field is limited to 3 bytes.
	TxIndex uint32

	// TxPosition indicating transaction output which pays to the channel.
	TxPosition uint16
}

// NewShortChanIDFromInt returns a new ShortChannelID which is the decoded
// version of the compact channel ID encoded within the uint64. The format of
// the compact channel ID is as follows: 3 bytes for the block height, 3 bytes
// for the transaction index, and 2 bytes for the output index.
func NewShortChanIDFromInt(chanID uint64) ShortChannelID {
	return ShortChannelID{
		BlockHeight: uint32(chanID >> 40),
		TxIndex:     uint32(chanID>>16) & 0xFFFFFF,
		TxPosition:  uint16(chanID),
	}
}

// ToUint64 converts the ShortChannelID into a compact format encoded within a
// uint64 (8 bytes).
func (c *ShortChannelID) ToUint64() uint64 {
	// TODO(roasbeef): explicit error on overflow?
	return ((uint64(c.BlockHeight) << 40) | (uint64(c.TxIndex) << 16) |
		(uint64(c.TxPosition)))
}