sensei-client-js

A javascript client for the Sensei HTTP API. This is designed to work in the browser and in NodeJS environments. There are typescript types available for all endpoints.

Installation

Can be added to your project by running npm install --save @l2-technology/sensei-client

Authentication

When using from the browser you can rely on login and logout to set a cookie with a macaroon that will automatically be passed for future requests.

When using from nodeJS you can use setMacaroon to explicitly set a macaroon to use for the client instance.

Usage

Instantiate and export a client to use from a utils/integration file

// src/utils/sensei.ts
import SenseiClient from '@l2-technology/sensei-client';

const senseiHost = 'http://localhost:3000';
const senseiClient = new SenseiClient({ basePath: senseiHost });

export default senseiClient;

Import your client and use it

import senseiClient from './src/utils/sensei';

// initialize your sensei node
const { pubkey, macaroon } = await senseiClient.init({
  username: 'satoshi',
  alias: 'satoshi',
  passphrase: 'donthardcodethissomewhere',
  electrumUrl: 'ssl://blockstream.info:993',
  start: true,
});

senseiClient.setMacaroon(macaroon);

// send bitcoin to this address to fund your node
const { address } = await senseiClient.getUnusedAddress();

// create lightweight child node
const { alicePubkey, aliceMacaroon } = await senseiClient.createNode({
  username: 'alice',
  alias: 'alice',
  passphrase: 'alicespassphrase',
  start: true,
});

// search nodes for alice
const { nodes } = await senseiClient.getNodes({
  page: 0,
  searchTerm: alicePubkey,
  take: 1,
});

const aliceNodeInfo = nodes[0];
const { listenAddr, listenPort } = aliceNodeInfo;

// open a public channel with alice
await senseiClient.openChannel({
  nodeConnectionString: `${alicePubkey}@${listenAddr}:${listenPort}`,
  amtSatoshis: 25000,
  isPublic: true,
});

// have alice generate an invoice for 1000 satoshis
senseiClient.setMacaroon(aliceMacaroon);
const { invoice } = await senseiClient.createInvoice({
  amountMillisats: 1000000,
  description: 'paying for some coffee',
});

// have admin node pay the invoice
senseiClient.setMacaroon(macaroon);
await senseiClient.payInvoice(invoice);