In this commit, we fix a bug recently introduced where we would
construct the parameters required to connect to a bitcoind backend, but
never actually started the connection.
In this commit, we add a new method to the ChannelEdgeInfo that will
allow the path finding logic to get the node opposite the pivot node
without first creating a new db transaction. The new method is able to
use an existing db transaction, or create a new one if needed.
The commit ensures that for every channel, there will always
be two entries in the edges bucket. If the policy from one or
both ends of the channel is unknown, it is marked as such.
This allows efficient lookup of incoming edges. This is
required for backwards payment path finding.
In this commit, we explicitly convert sat/vbyte fee rates input by the
user to sat/kw. We do this as users are typically more accustomed to
sat/vbyte fee rates, rather than sat/kw.
Due to a recent change within the codebase to return estimated fee rates
in sat/kw, this commit ensures that we use this fee rate properly by
calculing a transaction's fees using its weight. This includes all of
the different transactions that are created within lnd (funding, sweeps,
etc.). On-chain transactions still rely on a sat/vbyte fee rate since it's
required by btcwallet.
In this commit, we modify our FeeEstimator interface to return an
estimated fee rate in sat/kw. Recently, due to low fees on the network,
users have been experiencing failures broadcasting transactions due to
not meeting specific fee requirements. This was happening more often
than not, as the estimated fee returned by backend nodes (bitcoind and
btcd) only takes into account vbytes, rather than weight. The fees
returned are also expressed in sat/kb, so we must take care that we do
not lose precision while converting to sat/kw. In the event that this
happens, a fee floor of 253 sat/kw has been added. This fee rate
originates from bitcoind rounding up the conversion from weight to
vbytes.
In this commit, we update the set of deps to use the latest version of
btcd. Namely this version fixes a bug in re-org handling logic, ensures
that btcd will always respond to getheaders (fixes#511), and also
ensure that it will properly respond to cfheaders messages which is
required for the neutrino sync to operate smoothly.
