Enum ChannelState

Tracks the current state of the channel. States can only move forwards, and never back. Once a channel is closed, it may never be re-opened again.

Enum members

Name	Description
Closed	The funding transaction has been spent and externalized. This marks the channel as closed. New channels cannot use the same funding UTXO since it was spent, therefore it's safe to delete this channel's data when it reaches this closed state.
Negotiating	The channel is being negotiated for opening with the counter-party. Later it may transition to either Rejected or SettingUp (if accepted).
Open	The channel is open and ready for new balance update requests.
Rejected	Channel open request has been rejected by the counter-party
RejectedCollaborativeClose	The counter-party rejected collaboratively closing this channel. The wallet has the option to either unilaterally close the channel, or to attempt a collaborative close again at a later point.
SettingUp	Channel has been started (counter-party accepted open proposal). Now cooperating on the initial trigger and settlement txs.
StartedCollaborativeClose	A channel closure was requested either by the wallet or by the counter-party. New balance update requests will be rejected. For safety reasons the channel's metadata should be kept around until the channel's state becomes Closed.
StartedUnilateralClose	The channel is being unilaterally closed by publishing an update transaction to the blockchain.
WaitingForFunding	Waiting for the funding tx to appear in the blockchain.
WaitingOnSettlement	Waiting for the settlement branch to be unlocked in the update tx's Output. Once it's unlocked, the settlement will be published. Once the settlement is externalized, the channel will be set to Closed.