raspiblitz/home.admin/BBconnectPeer.sh

#!/bin/sh
_temp="./download/dialog.$$"
_error="./.error.out"

# load network and chain info
network=`cat .network`
chain=$(sudo -bitcoin ${network}-cli -datadir=/home/bitcoin/.${network} getblockchaininfo | jq -r '.chain')

# set ntwork map info
networkMap="https://lnmainnet.gaben.win"
if [ "$network" = "litecoin" ]; then
  networkMap="https://lnexplorer.hcwong.me"
fi
if [ "$chain" = "test" ]; then
  networkMap="https://explorer.acinq.co"
fi

# let user enter a <pubkey>@host
l1="Enter the node pubkey address with host information:"
l2="example -----> 024ddf33[...]1f5f9f3@91.65.1.38:9735"
l3="network map -> ${networkMap}"
dialog --title "Open a Connection to a Peer" \
--backtitle "Lightning ( ${network} | ${chain} )" \
--inputbox "$l1\n$l2\n$l3" 10 60 2>$_temp
_input=$(cat $_temp | xargs )
shred $_temp
if [ ${#_input} -eq 0 ]; then
  exit 1
fi

# build command
command="lncli --chain=${network} connect ${_input}"

# info output
clear
echo "******************************"
echo "Connect to A Lightning Node"
echo "******************************"
echo ""
echo "COMMAND LINE: "
echo $command
echo ""
echo "RESULT (might have to wait for timeout):"

win=1
info=""

# check if input is available
if [ ${#_input} -lt 10 ]; then
  win=0
  info="node pubkey@host info is too short"
else
  gotAt=$(echo $_input | grep '@' -c)
  if [ ${gotAt} -eq 0 ]; then
    win=0
    info="format is not pubkey@host - @ is missing"
  fi
fi

# execute command
sleep 2
result="$info"
if [ ${win} -eq 1 ]; then
  result=$($command 2>$_error)
fi

# on no result
if [ ${#result} -eq 0 ]; then

  # basic error
  win=0
  info="No return value. Error not known."

  # try to get error output
  result=`cat ${_error}`
  echo "$result"

  # basic cli error
  cliError=$(echo "${result}" | grep "[lncli]" -c )
  if [ ${cliError} -gt 0 ]; then
    info="Its possible that LND daemon is not running, not configured correct or not connected to the lncli."
  fi

else

  # when result is available
  echo "$result"

  # check if the node is now in peer list
  pubkey=$(echo $_input | cut -d '@' -f1)
  isPeer=$(lncli --chain=${network} listpeers 2>/dev/null| grep "${pubkey}" -c)
  if [ ${isPeer} -eq 0 ]; then

    # basic error message
    win=0
    info="Was not able to establish connection to node."

    # TODO: try to find out more details from cli output

  else
    info="Perfect - a connection to that node got established :)"
  fi

fi

# output info
echo ""
if [ ${win} -eq 1 ]; then
  echo "******************************"
  echo "WIN"
  echo "******************************"
  echo "${info}"
  echo ""
  echo "Whats next? --> Open a channel with that node."
else
  echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  echo "FAIL"
  echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  echo "${info}"
fi

echo ""