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This node is an attempt at creating a fully working Lightning node using ldk-java and bdk-kotlin. It's a work in progress:

• Connect to peers
• Open channels (halfway there)
• Send payments
• Receive payments
• Close channels

Building and using the node

Build the node:

# this will create an executable in ./app/build/install/kldk/bin/
./gradlew installDist

Start the REPL on testnet:

cd ./app/build/install/kldk/bin/
./kldk

Note that on a Mac M1 you'll need to make sure you are using a native aarch64 JDK (not an x86_64 JDK running through Rosetta) for LDK to work properly.