Lnd Emulator Utility -
To understand the value of an Lnd Emulator Utility, one must understand the pain points of native Lightning development.
type MockLNDServer struct lnrpc.UnimplementedLightningServer Invoices map[string]*lnrpc.Invoice Lnd Emulator Utility
, Polar allows you to one-click launch a network of Dockerized LND, Core Lightning, and Eclair nodes. Simnet/Regtest To understand the value of an Lnd Emulator
| LND Method | Emulated | |--------------------------------|----------| | GetInfo | ✅ | | ListChannels | ✅ | | OpenChannelSync | ✅ | | CloseChannel | ✅ | | SendPayment (stream) | ✅ | | SendPaymentSync | ✅ | | AddInvoice | ✅ | | LookupInvoice | ✅ | | SettleInvoice (automatic) | ✅ | | ListInvoices | ✅ | | WalletBalance | ✅ | | ChannelBalance | ✅ | | GetTransactions | ✅ | | ListPayments | ✅ | | SubscribeInvoices | 🟡 (basic) | | SubscribeTransactions | 🟡 (basic) | | UpdateChannelPolicy | ❌ | Enter the —a critical class of tools designed
Testing applications on a live mainnet is financial suicide; testing on testnet can be slow and unreliable. Enter the —a critical class of tools designed to simulate the Lightning Network environment, specifically mimicking the behavior of the Lightning Network Daemon (lnd).
emu.stop();