can send messages from shell over grpc. doesn't do anything yet.

cmd/lnshell/commands.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"li.lan/labs/plasma/lnrpc"
 )
 
 // connects via grpc to the ln node.  default (hardcoded?) local:10K
@@ -38,7 +39,18 @@ func RpcConnect(args []string) error {
 }
 
 func LnConnect(args []string) error {
-	fmt.Printf("lnconnect, %d args\n", len(args))
+	//	var err error
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("need: lnc pubkeyhash@hostname or pkh (via pbx)")
+	}
+
+	req := new(lnrpc.LNConnectRequest)
+	req.IdAtHost = args[0]
+	resp, err := z.LNConnect(stub, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("connected.  remote lnid is %x\n", resp.LnID)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -59,5 +71,13 @@ func LnChat(args []string) error {
 	//	msg := append([]byte{lnwire.MSGID_TEXTCHAT}, []byte(chat)...)
 
 	fmt.Printf("will send text message: %s\n", chat)
+	req := new(lnrpc.LnChatRequest)
+	req.DestID = []byte("testID")
+	req.Msg = chat
+	_, err := z.LNChat(stub, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("got response but there's nothing in it\n")
 	return nil
 }

cmd/lnshell/lnshellmain.go

@@ -6,22 +6,40 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"li.lan/labs/plasma/lnrpc"
 )
 
+var z lnrpc.LightningClient
+var stub context.Context
+
 func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("LNShell v0.0. \n")
 	fmt.Printf("Connects to LN daemon, default on 127.0.0.1:10000.\n")
-	shellPrompt()
+	err := shellPrompt()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	return
 }
 
-func shellPrompt() {
+func shellPrompt() error {
+	stub = context.Background()
+	opts := []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithInsecure()}
+	conn, err := grpc.Dial("localhost:10000", opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	z = lnrpc.NewLightningClient(conn)
+
 	for {
 		reader := bufio.NewReaderSize(os.Stdin, 4000)
 		fmt.Printf("->")
 		msg, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			return err
 		}
 		cmdslice := strings.Fields(msg)
 		if len(cmdslice) < 1 {
@@ -30,7 +48,7 @@ func shellPrompt() {
 		fmt.Printf("entered command: %s\n", msg)
 		err = Shellparse(cmdslice)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -60,15 +78,13 @@ func Shellparse(cmdslice []string) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-
+	if cmd == "lnl" {
-	if cmd == "rpc" {
+		err = LnListen(args)
-		err = RpcConnect(args)
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("RPC connect error: %s\n", err)
+			fmt.Printf("LN listen error: %s\n", err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	fmt.Printf("Command not recognized.\n")
 	return nil
 }

rpcserver.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"log"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/waddrmgr"
@@ -55,3 +56,29 @@ func (r *rpcServer) NewAddress(ctx context.Context, in *lnrpc.NewAddressRequest)
 
 	return &lnrpc.NewAddressResponse{Address: addr.String()}, nil
 }
+
+// LNConnect
+func (r *rpcServer) LNConnect(ctx context.Context,
+	in *lnrpc.LNConnectRequest) (*lnrpc.LnConnectResponse, error) {
+
+	resp := new(lnrpc.LnConnectResponse)
+	resp.LnID = []byte("ya")
+
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// TCPListen
+func (r *rpcServer) TCPListen(ctx context.Context,
+	in *lnrpc.TCPListenRequest) (*lnrpc.TCPListenResponse, error) {
+
+	resp := new(lnrpc.TCPListenResponse)
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// LNChat
+func (r *rpcServer) LNChat(ctx context.Context,
+	in *lnrpc.LnChatRequest) (*lnrpc.LnChatResponse, error) {
+	log.Printf("requested to chat, message: %s\n", in.Msg)
+	resp := new(lnrpc.LnChatResponse)
+	return resp, nil
+}