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Support for payment metadata of LN invoices

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Description

Payment metadata is data that is encoded in an LN invoice that is supposed to be sent back to the entity that generated the invoice. This is useful for the invoice creator to not having to store invoice details or other data that can be derived from the metadata.

See:
https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/912

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Research direction

No repository files or tests are named. Start by reading the linked lightning/bolts#912 proposal and mapping its requirements to Electrum; done means LN invoices support the specified payment metadata behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
blockchain, payments
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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