Re: [Lightning-dev] Measuring centrality of nodes in LN graph

2018-08-27 Thread René Pickhardt via Lightning-dev
Hey Kulpreet, thanks for this nice overview article! I have just today implemented a first draft for the c-lightning autopilot [0]. I have implemented 4 heuristics to select nodes to which one could connect. On of those [1] samples from the nodes that contribute to the high diameter. This heuristi

[Lightning-dev] Measuring centrality of nodes in LN graph

2018-08-27 Thread Kulpreet Singh
Hi all, I have been thinking about how we could measure the centrality of various nodes in the LN graph and the dependence on some nodes to route payments and to prevent network partitions. I think measuring and tracking the changes in key metrics could help the community decide on which nodes to

Re: [Lightning-dev] Including a Protocol for splicing to BOLT

2018-08-27 Thread Corné Plooy via Lightning-dev
Now that you remind me of the wiki: I remember we discussed this before, so maybe I was just repeating myself (sorry). It is true the wiki should be more prominent. CJP Op 27-08-18 om 15:19 schreef Christian Decker: > Corné Plooy via Lightning-dev > writes: >>> Aside from that, spontaneous pay

Re: [Lightning-dev] Including a Protocol for splicing to BOLT

2018-08-27 Thread Christian Decker
Corné Plooy via Lightning-dev writes: >> Aside from that, spontaneous payments is amongst the most request feature >> request I get from users and developers. > > A while ago I realized that spontaneous payments (without proof of > payment, mostly for donations only) can be realized quite easily i

Re: [Lightning-dev] Including a Protocol for splicing to BOLT

2018-08-27 Thread Corné Plooy via Lightning-dev
> Aside from that, spontaneous payments is amongst the most request feature > request I get from users and developers. A while ago I realized that spontaneous payments (without proof of payment, mostly for donations only) can be realized quite easily if the payer generates the preimage and hash,