This commit exposes the three main parameters that influence mission
control and path finding to the user as command line or config file
flags. It allows for fine-tuning for optimal results.
This commit adds an assertion to the SendToRoute test that the payment
value stored to the DB during SendToRoute execution is the correct one.
This assertion would fail before the previous commit that fixed a
missing value initialization.
Previously we would mistakenly use the payment value from the dummy
LightningPayment struct, which would obviously be 0 always. Now we
instead calculate the value from the given route.
Previously every payment had its own local mission control state which
was in effect only for that payment. In this commit most of the local
state is removed and payments all tap into the global mission control
probability estimator.
Furthermore the decay time of pruned edges and nodes is extended, so
that observations about the network can better benefit future payment
processes.
Last, the probability function is transformed from a binary output to a
gradual curve, allowing for a better trade off between candidate routes.
This PR replaces the previously used edge and node ignore lists in path
finding by a probability based system. It modifies path finding so that
it not only compares routes on fee and time lock, but also takes route
success probability into account.
Allowing routes to be compared based on success probability is achieved
by introducing a 'virtual' cost of a payment attempt and using that to
translate probability into another cost factor.
Since GetUtxo is a potentially long running call, we would see
RegisterSpendNtfn block in some cases, in particular on starting the
chain watcher, causing lnd to hang on startup.
This commit makes the call to GetUtxo in a go routine, letting
RegisterSpendNtfn return immediately when the notification events are
created.
It has been reported that on Windows, the current file swap process
doesn't properly work since we still have the file open when we try to
rename it. In order to fix this, we'll now close the file _before_ we
rename it.
In this commit, we make a series of changes to ensure that we'll be able
to properly survive restarts if we crash right after we call
MarkChannelClosed. In order to ensure we can survive restarts, we'll now
long the confirmed CommitSet to disk right before we close the channel.
Upon restart, we'll read these from disk so we can pick up where we left
over.
Additionally, we also will now consult the legacy chain actions if it
turns out that the channel has been closed, but we don't have a
confCommitSet written to disk. This will only be the case for nodes that
had pending close channels before this commitment.
In this commit, we add storage to the Briefcase for reading/writing a
confirmed CommitSet. This will be used in follow up commits to ensure
that we're able to survive restarts after we mark a channel as pending
closed. Along the way, we also re-add the FetchChainActions struct as
legacy nodes will need this storage.
