[0.6.3] - 2019-01-09: "The Smallblock Conspiracy"
This release named by @molxyz and @ctrlbreak
Added
- JSON API: New command `check` checks the validity of a JSON API call without
running it.
- JSON API: `getinfo` now returns `num_peers` `num_pending_channels`,
`num_active_channels` and `num_inactive_channels` fields.
- JSON API: use `\n\n` to terminate responses, for simplified
parsing (pylightning now relies on this)
- JSON API: `fundchannel` now includes an `announce` option, when false it will
keep channel private. Defaults to true.
- JSON API: `listpeers`'s `channels` now includes a `private` flag to indicate
if channel is announced or not.
- Plugins: experimental plugin support for `lightningd`, including option
passthrough and JSON-RPC passthrough.
Changed
- JSON API: `pay` and `decodepay` accept and ignore `lightning:` prefixes.
- pylightning: Allow either keyword arguments or positional arguments.
- JSON-RPC: messages are now separated by 2 consecutive newlines.
- JSON-RPC: `jsonrpc`:`2.0` now included in json-rpc command calls. complies
with spec.
Deprecated
Note: You should always set `allow-deprecated-apis=false` to test for
changes.
- pylightning: Support for pre-2-newline JSON-RPC (<= 0.6.2 lightningd) is
deprecated.
Removed
- option_data_loss_protect is now only offered if EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES is
enabled, since it seems incompatible with lnd and has known bugs.
Fixed
- JSON API: uppercase invoices now parsed correctly (broken in 0.6.2).
- JSON API: commands are once again read even if one hasn't responded yet (broken in 0.6.2).
- Protocol: allow lnd to send `update_fee` before `funding_locked`.
- Protocol: fix limit on how much funder can send (fee was 1000x too small)
- Protocol: don't send invalid onion errors if peer says onion was bad.
- Protocol: don't crash when peer sends a 0-block-expiry HTLC.
- pylightning: handle multiple simultanous RPC replies reliably.
Update to the latest release.
Highlights for c-lightning users
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- Less stuck payments: Liveness ping test before locking up funds with peers.
- Better routing: now considers size of channels.
- Fewer spurious closes: fee estimate improvements, and new feerates command
- Several annoying bugs fixed.
Highlights for the network
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- Gossipd now less spammy with channel_update.
- option_data_loss_protect to protect peers against being out-of-date.
- Payment errors now refer to the correct channel.
Internal Improvements
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- Simplified client flow; after init message exchange by connectd, each is
isolated in its own daemon.
- JSON parameter handling vastly simplfied.
- Python testing framework now uses proper fixtures, and split into separate
files.
- Many other cleanups and clarifications.
- We keepachangelog.com!
Signed-off-by: William Casarin <jb55@jb55.com>
c-lightning is a standard compliant implementation of the Lightning
Network protocol. The Lightning Network is a scalability solution for
Bitcoin, enabling secure and instant transfer of funds between any two
parties for any amount.
