setchannel: allow upgrading private channels to public - #9428
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Hi @daywalker90 👋 — replacing #9405 (same commits; the old PR was auto-closed for fork-visibility reasons). Adds |
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Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Palazzo <vincenzopalazzodev@gmail.com>
Add an `announce` parameter to the `setchannel` RPC command that allows upgrading an existing private (unannounced) channel to a public (announced) channel. When set to true, the channel_flags are updated to set the CHANNEL_FLAGS_ANNOUNCE_CHANNEL bit, and the gossip state machine transitions from the private states into the public announcement flow. Both peers must independently set announce=true for the channel announcement to complete, as the protocol requires announcement signatures from both sides. To facilitate this, announcement_signatures received while a channel is still private are now stashed rather than rejected, so they are available immediately if/when the local side upgrades. State transitions added: - CGOSSIP_PRIVATE -> CGOSSIP_WAITING_FOR_MATCHING_PEER_SIGS - CGOSSIP_PRIVATE -> CGOSSIP_WAITING_FOR_ANNOUNCE_DEPTH - CGOSSIP_PRIVATE -> CGOSSIP_ANNOUNCED Setting announce=false (public to private) is rejected as this is not possible once a channel has been announced. Changelog-Added: `setchannel` now accepts an `announce` parameter to upgrade private channels to public. Fixes ElementsProject#7438
Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Palazzo <vincenzopalazzodev@gmail.com>
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Summary
announceparameter tosetchannelRPC to upgrade private channels to publicannounce=true, the channel enters the public announcement flow (exchange announcement_signatures, wait for 6 confirmations, broadcast channel_announcement)Details
The channel gossip state machine gains three new transitions from
CGOSSIP_PRIVATE:CGOSSIP_PRIVATE->CGOSSIP_WAITING_FOR_MATCHING_PEER_SIGS(normal case)CGOSSIP_PRIVATE->CGOSSIP_WAITING_FOR_ANNOUNCE_DEPTH(peer sigs already received)CGOSSIP_PRIVATE->CGOSSIP_ANNOUNCED(peer sigs received + 6 confirms already reached)Setting
announce=falseis rejected since public-to-private conversion is not possible.Fixes #7438
Test plan
setchannel <id> announce=trueon both sides, verify channel gets announcedsetchannelwithannounce=falsereturns error