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utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 2y ago

What's the best resource to understand how to decode a lightning invoice?

I don't want to use a library I want to understand how to decode it from scratch

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https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/11-payment-encoding.md

utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 2y ago

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mononaut 2y ago

BOLT specs?

Jameson Lopp 2y ago

The spec? https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/11-payment-encoding.md

SPA (Super Phat Arrow) 2y ago

This is a good overview

https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/payment-lifecycle/understanding-lightning-invoices