Merge pull request #12 from dunxen/2294-offers-handling

2294 offers handling

Author: dunxen

_posts/2023-05-23-#2294.md

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+layout: pr
+date: 2023-05-23
+title: "Bolt 12 Offers message handling support"
+pr: 2294
+authors: [jkczyz]
+components: []
+host: dunxen
+status: upcoming
+commit:
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+BOLT 12 Offers essentially provide a way for a Lightning node to receive payments through the use of a static identifier (they can be long-lived).
+Offers do not replace BOLT 11 invoices, in fact, they work in tandem. Readers of an offer will be able to request invoices via [onion messages]
+using a [blinded path] to the creator of the offer.
+
+PR [#2294] introduces message handling for offers, so that LDK and also adds support for actually replying to onion messages which is an essential
+part of the offer protocol.
+
+_More notest to follow_
+
+## Questions
+1. Did you review the PR? [Concept ACK, approach ACK, tested ACK, or NACK](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#peer-review)?
+
+_More questions to follow_
+
+[onion messages]: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/759
+[offers]: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/798
+[blinded path]: https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/aad959a297ff66946effb165518143be15777dd6/04-onion-routing.md#route-blinding
+[#2294](https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/2294)