From vincenzopalazzodev at gmail.com  Thu Sep 21 17:54:49 2023
From: vincenzopalazzodev at gmail.com (Vincenzo Palazzo)
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:54:49 +0200
Subject: [Lightning-dev] Announcing the Lightning Network
	Interoperability Initiative
In-Reply-To: <CVIQGB1TMPJB.HTSJJ9I0PINI@vincent-arch>
References: <CVIQGB1TMPJB.HTSJJ9I0PINI@vincent-arch>
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Errata: I made an error in my previous post regarding the link. The
correct link is:

[3] https://lnspec-tools.github.io/ln-interoperability-initiative

Cheers,

Vincent.

On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 5:14?PM Vincenzo Palazzo
<vincenzopalazzodev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> I had this idea in mind for a while, and I took the time
> to write a docs regarding my idea of "Lightning Network Interoperability Initiative."
>
> My primary objective with this initiative is to provide commons
> tools (e.g: [1]) that we can use to make integrations tests and
> stress our implementation to remain compliant with the protocol but
> also we remain compatible between us.
>
> ### Key Highlights:
>
> 1. **Goals**: Crafting language-agnostic testing tools. These tools will facilitate
> a range of integration tests, including:
>    - Vertical Integration Testing (see site docs)
>    - Horizontal Integration Testing (see site docs)
>    - Self Integration Testing (see site docs)
>
> 2. **Current Progress**: I've already made considerable progress in my experiment
> planning and results. My efforts in Vertical Integration Testing have evolved tools
> like lnprototest [2], which is actively used in both the core lightning CI and
> my alpha stage lightning node written in ldk.
>
> For an in-depth overview of our aspirations, experiments, and implementation nuances,
> please see our docs site [3]
>
> ### Get Involved:
>
> I'm open to feedback, and collaborative efforts from the community. If you're inclined to this idea or
> have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to jump in [4]
>
> [1] https://github.com/laanwj/cln4rust/tree/master/testing
> [2] https://github.com/rustyrussell/lnprototest
> [3] https://vincenzopalazzo.github.io/async-main-and-tests-initiative/
> [4] https://github.com/lnspec-tools/ln-iterability-initiative.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vincent.