WatchEventProvider served as a means for replacing ChainWatchInterface.
However, it requires users to explicitly fetch WatchEvents, even if not
interested in them. Replace WatchEventProvider by chain::Filter, which
is an optional member of ChainMonitor. If set, interesting transactions
and output spends are registered such that blocks containing them can be
retrieved from a chain source in an efficient manner.
This is useful when the chain source is not a full node. For Electrum,
it allows for pre-filtered blocks. For BIP157/158, it serves as a means
to match against compact filters.
Rename ManyChannelMonitor to chain::Watch and move to chain/mod.rs,
where chain-related interfaces live. Update the documentation for
clarity and to conform to rustdoc formatting.
ChainWatchInterface was intended as an interface for watching rather
than accessing the chain. Remove get_chain_utxo and add chain::Access
trait for this behavior. Wrap it with an Option in NetGraphMsgHandler in
order to simplify the error interface.
SimpleManyChannelMonitor is parameterized by ChainWatchInterface to
signal what transactions and outputs to watch for on chain. The
interface has grown to cover chain access (via get_chain_utxo) and block
block filtering (via filter_block and reentered), which has added
complexity for implementations and user (see ChainWatchInterfaceUtil).
Pull the watch functionality out as a first step to eliminating
ChainWatchInterface entirely.
This changes the LICENSE file and adds license headers to most files
to relicense under dual Apache-2.0 and MIT. This is helpful in that
we retain the patent grant issued under Apache-2.0-licensed work,
avoiding some sticky patent issues, while still allowing users who
are more comfortable with the simpler MIT license to use that.
See https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-lightning/issues/659 for
relicensing statements from code authors.
