Yeah, my point was to not have to setup any other instance of LND. I'm just testing LND <-> app integration - whether the app receives payments from LND. So another similar flag to do self-payment without going through network would be ideal.
Dňa ne 16. 7. 2023, 19:32 Olaoluwa Osuntokun <laol...@gmail.com> napísal(a): > lnd supports paying invoices it generates, you just need to set the > `allow_self_payment` field using this > API: https://lightning.engineering/api-docs/api/lnd/router/send-payment-v2 > . > > This _does_ end up actually finding a circular route through the network > though, it's most commonly used to implement circular rebalancing. > > However if you set up another node, and then fund bi-lateral "trusted > channels" (so zero conf channel that will never actually confirm as the > funding point will never exist on chain), then you gain the ability to pay > invoices without doing the actual network route. This doesn't need any > other > external software, and also gives you all the normal payment/invoice > records > you'd expect for normal payments. > > Another way to accomplish the same thing would be to use the > `"allow-circular-route` flag, which'll let you double back on the same > channel (incoming+outgoing channel is the same for the route). > > -- Laolu > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 8:22 PM fiatjaf <fiat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 3:47 AM David A. Harding <d...@dtrt.org> wrote: >> > My question is whether you think it would be worthwhile to ask >> > developers of the underlying LN node implementations you use to support >> > self-payment of their own invoices (if they don't already). >> >> As far as I know no Lightning node has this ability, which is very >> unfortunate. >> If possible this should definitely be implemented. It would be the >> biggest feature for custodial Lightning service providers of all kinds >> since always. >> _______________________________________________ >> Lightning-dev mailing list >> Lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org >> https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev >> > _______________________________________________ > Lightning-dev mailing list > Lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev >
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