* Added (Plugin): pluggable backends for Bitcoin data queries, default still bitcoind (using bitcoin-cli). ([3488](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3488))
* Added (Plugin): Plugins can now signal support for experimental protocol extensions by registering featurebits for `node_announcement`s, the connection handshake, and for invoices. For now this is limited to non-dynamic plugins only ([3477](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3477))
* Added (Plugin): 'plugin start' now restores initial umask before spawning the plugin process ([3375](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3375))
* Added (JSON API): `fundchannel` and `fundchannel_start` can now accept an optional parameter, `push_msat`, which will gift that amount of satoshis to the peer at channel open. ([3369](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3369))
* Added (JSON API): `waitanyinvoice` now supports a `timeout` parameter, which when set will cause the command to fail if unpaid after `timeout` seconds (can be 0). ([3449](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3449))
* Added (Config): `--rpc-file-mode` sets permissions on the JSON-RPC socket. ([3437](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3437))
* Added (lightningd): Optimistic locking prevents instances from running concurrently against the same database, providing linear consistency to changes. ([3358](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3358))
* Added (hsmd): Added fields to hsm_sign_remote_commitment_tx to allow complete validation by signing daemon. ([3363](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3363))
* Added (Wallet): withdrawal transactions now sets nlocktime to the current tip. ([3465](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3465))
* Added (elements): Added support for the dynafed block header format and elementsd >=0.18.1 ([3440](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3440))
* Changed (JSON API): The hooks `db_write`, `invoice_payment`, and `rpc_command` now accept `{ "result": "continue" }` to mean "do default action". ([3475](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3475))
* Changed (Plugin): Multiple plugins can now register for the htlc_accepted hook. ([3489](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3489))
* Changed (JSON API): `listforwards` now shows `out_channel` even if we couldn't forward.
* Changed (JSON API): `funchannel_cancel`: only the opener of a fundchannel can cancel the channel open ([3336](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3336))
* Changed (JSON API): `sendpay` optional `msatoshi` param for non-MPP (if set), must be the exact amount sent to the final recipient. ([3470](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3470))
* Changed (JSON API): `waitinvoice` now returns error code 903 to designate that the invoice expired during wait, instead of the previous -2 ([3441](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3441))
* Changed (JSON_API): The `connect` command now returns its own error codes instead of a generic -1. ([3397](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3397))
* Changed (Plugin): `notify_sendpay_success` and `notify_sendpay_failure` are now always called, even if there is no command waiting on the result. ([3405](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3405))
* Changed (hsmtool): `hsmtool` now creates its backup copy in the same directory as the original `hsm_secret` file. ([3409](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3409))
* Changed (JSON API): `db_write` new field `data_version` which contains a numeric transaction counter. ([3358](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3358))
* Changed (JSON API): `plugin stop` result is now accessible using the `result` key instead of the empty ('') key. ([3374](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3374))
* Changed (lightning-cli): specifying `--rpc-file` (without `--network`) has been restored. ([3353](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3353))
* Deprecated (JSON API): The hook `db_write` returning `true`: use `{ "result": "continue" }`. ([3475](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3475))
* Deprecated (JSON API): The hook `invoice_payment` returning `{}`: use `{ "result": "continue" }`. ([3475](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3475))
* Deprecated (JSON API): The hook `rpc_command` returning `{"continue": true}`: use `{ "result": "continue" }`. ([3475](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3475))
* Deprecated (JSON API): `plugin stop` result with an empty ("") key: use "result". ([3374](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3374))
* Removed (Plugin): Relative plugin paths are not relative to startup (deprecated v0.7.2.1) ([3471](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3471))
* Fixed (Doc): Corrected and expanded `lightning-listpeers.7` documentation. ([3497](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3497))
* Fixed (Doc): Fixed factual errors in `lightning-listchannels.7` documentation. ([3494](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3494))
* Fixed (Protocol): Corner case where channel could become unusable (https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/issues/728) ([3500](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3500))
* Fixed (Plugins): Dynamic C plugins can now be managed when lightningd is up ([3480](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3480))
* Fixed (Doc): `connect`: clarified failure problems and usage. ([3459](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3459))
* Fixed (Doc): `fundchannel`: clarify that we automatically `connect`s if your node knows how. ([3459](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3459))
* Fixed (Protocol): Now correctly reject "fees" paid when we're the final hop (lightning-rfc#711) ([3474](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3474))
* Fixed (JSON API): `txprepare` no longer crashes when more than two outputs are specified ([3384](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3384))
* Fixed (Pyln): now includes the "jsonrpc" field to jsonrpc2 requests ([3442](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3442))
* Fixed (Plugin): `pay` now detects a previously non-permanent error (`final_cltv_too_soon`) that has been merged into a permanent error (`incorrect_or_unknown_payment_details`), and retries. ([3376](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3376))
* Fixed (JSON API): The arguments for `createonion` are now checked to ensure they fit in the onion packet. ([3404](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3404))
* Fixed (TOR): We don't send any further request if the return code of connect is not zero or error. ([3408](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3408))
* Fixed (Build): Developer mode compilation on FreeBSD. ([3344](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3344))
* Fixed (Protocol): We now reject invoices which ask for sub-millisatoshi amounts ([3481](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/3481))
-- Christian Decker <cdecker@nox> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:07:10 +0100
-- Christian Decker <decker.christian@gmail.com> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:00:00 +0100
Christian Decker
5 years ago