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+package main
+
+import "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+
+// globalFeaturesMap is a map which binds the name of the global feature with it
+// index. The index is just an order of the feature and the final binary
+// representation of feature vector is determined by decode function.
+var globalFeaturesMap = lnwire.FeaturesMap{}
+
+// localFeaturesMap is a map which binds the name of the local feature with it
+// index. The index is just an order of the feature and the final binary
+// representation of feature vector is determined by decode function.
+var localFeaturesMap = lnwire.FeaturesMap{}