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https://github.com/getalby/js-lightning-tools

Collection of helpful building blocks and tools to develop Bitcoin Lightning web apps
https://github.com/getalby/js-lightning-tools

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Collection of helpful building blocks and tools to develop Bitcoin Lightning web apps

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# Lightning Web SDK



An npm package that provides useful and common tools and helpers to build lightning web applications.



## 🚀 Quick Start



```

npm install @getalby/lightning-tools

```



or



```

yarn add @getalby/lightning-tools

```



or for use without any build tools:



```html



  import { LightningAddress } from "https://esm.sh/@getalby/[email protected]"; // jsdelivr.net, skypack.dev also work



  // use LightningAddress normally...

  (async () => {

    const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");

    // fetch the LNURL data

    await ln.fetch();

    // get the LNURL-pay data:

    console.log(ln.lnurlpData);

  })();



```



**This library relies on a global `fetch()` function which will work in [browsers](https://caniuse.com/?search=fetch) and node v18 or newer.** (In older versions you have to use a polyfill.)



## 🤙 Usage



### Lightning Address



The `LightningAddress` class provides helpers to work with lightning addresses



```js

import { LightningAddress } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";



const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");



// fetch the LNURL data

await ln.fetch();



// get the LNURL-pay data:

console.log(ln.lnurlpData); // returns a [LNURLPayResponse](https://github.com/getAlby/js-lightning-tools/blob/master/src/types.ts#L1-L15)

// get the keysend data:

console.log(ln.keysendData);

```



#### Get an invoice:



```js

import { LightningAddress } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";



const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");



await ln.fetch();

// request an invoice for 1000 satoshis

// this returns a new `Invoice` class that can also be used to validate the payment

const invoice = await ln.requestInvoice({ satoshi: 1000 });



console.log(invoice.paymentRequest); // print the payment request

console.log(invoice.paymentHash); // print the payment hash

```



#### Verify a payment



```js

import { LightningAddress } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";

const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");

await ln.fetch();



const invoice = await ln.requestInvoice({ satoshi: 1000 });



// if the LNURL providers supports LNURL-verify:

const paid = await invoice.verifyPayment(); // returns true of false

if (paid) {

  console.log(invoice.preimage);

}



// if you have the preimage for example in a WebLN context

await window.webln.enable();

const response = await window.webln.sendPayment(invoice.paymentRequest);

const paid = invoice.validatePreimage(response.preimage); // returns true or false

if (paid) {

  console.log("paid");

}



// or use the convenenice method:

await invoice.isPaid();

```



It is also possible to manually initialize the `Invoice`



```js

const { Invoice } = require("alby-tools");



const invoice = new Invoice({ pr: pr, preimage: preimage });

await invoice.isPaid();

```



#### Boost a LN address:



You can also attach additional metadata information like app name, version, name of the podcast which is boosted etc. to the keysend payment.



```js

import { LightningAddress } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";

const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");

await ln.fetch();



const boost = {

  action: "boost",

  value_msat: 21000,

  value_msat_total: 21000,

  app_name: "Podcastr",

  app_version: "v2.1",

  feedId: "21",

  podcast: "random podcast",

  episode: "1",

  ts: 2121,

  name: "Satoshi",

  sender_name: "Alby",

};

await ln.boost(boost);

```



#### Zapping a LN address on Nostr:



Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant and global value-for-value publishing on the web. Nostr integrates deeply with Lightning. [more info](https://nostr.how/)



This librarys provides helpers to create [zaps](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/57.md).



```js

import { LightningAddress } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";

const ln = new LightningAddress("[email protected]");

await ln.fetch();



const response = await ln.zap({

  satoshi: 1000,

  comment: "Awesome post",

  relays: ["wss://relay.damus.io"],

  e: "44e1827635450ebb3c5a7d12c1f8e7b2b514439ac10a67eef3d9fd9c5c68e245",

});

console.log(response.preimage); // print the preimage

```



For a full example see [examples/zaps](examples/zaps.js)



#### Zapping a LN address on Nostr using Nostr Wallet Connect:



Native zaps without a browser extension are possible by using a Nostr Wallet Connect WebLN provider.



See [examples/zaps-nwc](examples/zaps-nwc.js)



### L402



L402 is a protocol standard based on the HTTP 402 Payment Required error code

designed to support the use case of charging for services and

authenticating users in distributed networks.



This library includes a `fetchWithL402` function to consume L402 protected resources.



#### fetchWithL402(url: string, fetchArgs, options)



- url: the L402 protected URL

- fetchArgs: arguments are passed to the underlying `fetch()` function used to do the HTTP request

- options:

  - webln: the webln object used to call `sendPayment()` defaults to globalThis.webln

  - store: a key/value store object to persiste the l402 for each URL. The store must implement a `getItem()`/`setItem()` function as the browser's localStorage. By default a memory storage is used.

  - headerKey: defaults to L402 but if you need to consume an old LSAT API set this to LSAT



##### Examples



```js

import { fetchWithL402 } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";



// this will fetch the resource and pay the invoice with window.webln.

// the tokens/preimage data will be stored in the browser's localStorage and used for any following request

await fetchWithL402(

  "https://lsat-weather-api.getalby.repl.co/kigali",

  {},

  { store: window.localStorage }

)

  .then((res) => res.json())

  .then(console.log);

```



```js

import { fetchWithL402 } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";

import { webln } from "alby-js-sdk";



// use a NWC WebLN provide to do the payments

const nwc = new webln.NostrWebLNProvider({

  nostrWalletConnectUrl: loadNWCUrl(),

});



// this will fetch the resource and pay the invoice with a NWC webln object

await fetchWithL402(

  "https://lsat-weather-api.getalby.repl.co/kigali",

  {},

  { webln: nwc }

)

  .then((res) => res.json())

  .then(console.log);

```



```js

import { l402 } from "@getalby/lightning-tools";



// do not store the tokens

await l402.fetchWithL402(

  "https://lsat-weather-api.getalby.repl.co/kigali",

  {},

  { store: new l402.storage.NoStorage() }

);

```



### Basic invoice decoding



You can initialize an `Invoice` to decode a payment request.



```js

const { Invoice } = require("alby-tools");



const invoice = new Invoice({ pr });



const { paymentHash, satoshi, description, createdDate, expiryDate } = invoice;

```



> If you need more details about the invoice, use a dedicated BOLT11 decoding library.



### 💵 Fiat conversions



Helpers to convert sats values to fiat and fiat values to sats.



##### getFiatValue(satoshi: number, currency: string): number



Returns the fiat value for a specified currency of a satoshi amount



##### getSatoshiValue(amount: number, currency: string): number



Returns the satoshi value for a specified amount (in the smallest denomination) and currency



##### getFormattedFiatValue(satoshi: number, currency: string, locale: string): string



Like `getFiatValue` but returns a formatted string for a given locale using JavaScript's `toLocaleString`



#### Examples



```js

await getFiatValue(satoshi: 2100, currency: 'eur');

await getSatoshiValue(amount: 100, currency: 'eur'); // for 1 EUR

await getFormattedFiatValue(satoshi: 2100, currency: 'usd', locale: 'en')

```



### 🤖 Lightning Address Proxy



This library uses a [proxy](https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-address-details-proxy) to simplify requests to lightning providers.



- Many ln addresses don't support CORS, which means fetching the data directly in a browser environment will not always work.

- Two requests are required to retrieve lnurlp and keysend data for a lightning address. The proxy will do these for you with a single request.



You can disable the proxy by explicitly setting the proxy to false when initializing a lightning address:



```js

const lightningAddress = new LightningAddress("[email protected]", {

  proxy: false,

});

```



## crypto dependency



If you get an `crypto is not defined` in NodeJS error you have to import it first:



```js

import * as crypto from 'crypto'; // or 'node:crypto'

globalThis.crypto = crypto as any;

//or: global.crypto = require('crypto');

```



## fetch() dependency



This library relies on a global fetch object which will work in browsers and node v18.x or newer. In old version you can manually install a global fetch option or polyfill if needed.



For example:



```js

import fetch from "cross-fetch"; // or "@inrupt/universal-fetch"

globalThis.fetch = fetch;



// or as a polyfill:

import "cross-fetch/polyfill";

```



## 🛠 Development



```

yarn install

yarn run build

```



## Need help?



We are happy to help, please contact us or create an issue.



- [Twitter: @getAlby](https://twitter.com/getAlby)

- [Telegram group](https://t.me/getAlby)

- support at getalby.com

- [bitcoin.design](https://bitcoin.design/) Discord community (find us on the #alby channel)

- Read the [Alby developer guide](https://guides.getalby.com/overall-guide/alby-for-developers/getting-started) to better understand how Alby packages and APIs can be used to power your app.



## License



MIT