Crate lightning_block_sync

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A lightweight client for keeping in sync with chain activity.

Defines an SpvClient utility for polling one or more block sources for the best chain tip. It is used to notify listeners of blocks connected or disconnected since the last poll. Useful for keeping a Lightning node in sync with the chain.

Defines a BlockSource trait, which is an asynchronous interface for retrieving block headers and data.

Enabling feature rest-client or rpc-client allows configuring the client to fetch blocks using Bitcoin Core’s REST or RPC interface, respectively.

Both features support either blocking I/O using std::net::TcpStream or, with feature tokio, non-blocking I/O using tokio::net::TcpStream from inside a Tokio runtime.

Modules§

gossip: When fetching gossip from peers, lightning nodes need to validate that gossip against the current UTXO set. This module defines an implementation of the LDK API required to do so against a BlockSource which implements a few additional methods for accessing the UTXO set.
httprest-client or rpc-client: Simple HTTP implementation which supports both async and traditional execution environments with minimal dependencies. This is used as the basis for REST and RPC clients.
init: Utilities to assist in the initial sync required to initialize or reload Rust-Lightning objects from disk.
poll: Adapters that make one or more BlockSources simpler to poll for new chain tip transitions.
restrest-client: Simple REST client implementation which implements BlockSource against a Bitcoin Core REST endpoint.
rpcrpc-client: Simple RPC client implementation which implements BlockSource against a Bitcoin Core RPC endpoint.

Structs§

BlockHeaderData: A block header and some associated data. This information should be available from most block sources (and, notably, is available in Bitcoin Core’s RPC and REST interfaces).
BlockSourceError: Error type for BlockSource requests.
ChainNotifier: Notifies listeners of blocks that have been connected or disconnected from the chain.
SpvClient: A lightweight client for keeping a listener in sync with the chain, allowing for Simplified Payment Verification (SPV).

Enums§

BlockData: A block including either all its transactions or only the block header.
BlockSourceErrorKind: The kind of BlockSourceError, either persistent or transient.

Traits§

BlockSource: Abstract type for retrieving block headers and data.
Cache: The Cache trait defines behavior for managing a block header cache, where block headers are keyed by block hash.

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