Create a new format for LightningConnectionString

BTCPayServer.Tests/TestAccount.cs

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Tests
             var storeController = this.GetController<StoresController>();
             await storeController.AddLightningNode(StoreId, new LightningNodeViewModel()
             {
-                Url = connectionType == LightningConnectionType.Charge ? parent.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri :
+                ConnectionString = connectionType == LightningConnectionType.Charge ? parent.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri :
                       connectionType == LightningConnectionType.CLightning ? parent.MerchantLightningD.Address.AbsoluteUri
                       : throw new NotSupportedException(connectionType.ToString()),
                 SkipPortTest = true

BTCPayServer.Tests/UnitTest1.cs

@@ -409,14 +409,14 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Tests
 
                 var testResult = storeController.AddLightningNode(user.StoreId, new LightningNodeViewModel()
                 {
-                    Url = tester.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri
+                    ConnectionString = tester.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri
                 }, "test", "BTC").GetAwaiter().GetResult();
                 Assert.DoesNotContain("Error", ((LightningNodeViewModel)Assert.IsType<ViewResult>(testResult).Model).StatusMessage, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
                 Assert.True(storeController.ModelState.IsValid);
 
                 Assert.IsType<RedirectToActionResult>(storeController.AddLightningNode(user.StoreId, new LightningNodeViewModel()
                 {
-                    Url = tester.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri
+                    ConnectionString = tester.MerchantCharge.Client.Uri.AbsoluteUri
                 }, "save", "BTC").GetAwaiter().GetResult());
 
                 var storeVm = Assert.IsType<Models.StoreViewModels.StoreViewModel>(Assert.IsType<ViewResult>(storeController.UpdateStore()).Model);
@@ -428,41 +428,84 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Tests
         public void CanParseLightningURL()
         {
             LightningConnectionString conn = null;
-            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("/test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("/test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+            {
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                if (i == 1)
-            Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
+                Assert.Equal(i == 0, conn.IsLegacy);
+                Assert.Equal("type=clightning;server=unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+            }
 
-            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+            {
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                if (i == 1)
-            Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
+                Assert.Equal("type=clightning;server=unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+            }
 
-            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+            {
-            Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                if (i == 1)
-            Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
+                Assert.Equal("type=clightning;server=unix://test/a", conn.ToString());
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal("unix://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+            }
 
-            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("tcp://test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("tcp://test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("tcp://test/a", conn.ToString());
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.Equal("tcp://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+            {
-            Assert.Equal("tcp://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                if (i == 1)
-            Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
+                Assert.Equal("type=clightning;server=tcp://test/a", conn.ToString());
+                Assert.Equal("tcp://test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal("tcp://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.CLightning, conn.ConnectionType);
+            }
 
-            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("http://aaa:bbb@test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("http://aaa:bbb@test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("http://aaa:bbb@test/a", conn.ToString());
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.Equal("http://aaa:bbb@test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+            {
-            Assert.Equal("http://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                if (i == 1)
-            Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.Charge, conn.ConnectionType);
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
-            Assert.Equal("aaa", conn.Username);
+                Assert.Equal("type=charge;server=http://aaa:bbb@test/a", conn.ToString());
-            Assert.Equal("bbb", conn.Password);
+                Assert.Equal("http://aaa:bbb@test/a", conn.ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal("http://test/a", conn.ToUri(false).AbsoluteUri);
+                Assert.Equal(LightningConnectionType.Charge, conn.ConnectionType);
+                Assert.Equal("aaa", conn.Username);
+                Assert.Equal("bbb", conn.Password);
+            }
 
-            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("lol://aaa:bbb@test/a", out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("http://api-token:bbb@test/a", true, out conn));
-            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("https://test/a", out conn));
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://dwewoi:dwdwqd@test/a", out conn));
+            {
+                if (i == 1)
+                    Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse(conn.ToString(), false, out conn));
+                Assert.Equal("type=charge;server=http://test/a;api-token=bbb", conn.ToString());
+            }
+
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("lol://aaa:bbb@test/a", true, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("https://test/a", true, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("unix://dwewoi:dwdwqd@test/a", true, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("tcp://test/a", false, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=charge;server=http://aaa:bbb@test/a;unk=lol", false, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=charge;server=tcp://aaa:bbb@test/a", false, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=charge", false, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=clightning", false, out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=clightning;server=tcp://aaa:bbb@test/a", false, out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=clightning;server=/aaa:bbb@test/a", false, out conn));
+            Assert.True(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=clightning;server=unix://aaa:bbb@test/a", false, out conn));
+            Assert.False(LightningConnectionString.TryParse("type=clightning;server=wtf://aaa:bbb@test/a", false, out conn));
         }
 
         [Fact]

BTCPayServer/Configuration/BTCPayServerOptions.cs

@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Configuration
                 var lightning = conf.GetOrDefault<string>($"{net.CryptoCode}.lightning", string.Empty);
                 if(lightning.Length != 0)
                 {
-                    if(!LightningConnectionString.TryParse(lightning, out var connectionString, out var error))
+                    if(!LightningConnectionString.TryParse(lightning, true, out var connectionString, out var error))
                     {
-                        throw new ConfigException($"Invalid setting {net.CryptoCode}.lightning, you need to pass either " +
+                        throw new ConfigException($"Invalid setting {net.CryptoCode}.lightning, " + Environment.NewLine +
-                            $"the absolute path to the unix socket of a running CLightning instance (eg. /root/.lightning/lightning-rpc), " +
+                            $"If you have a lightning server use: 'type=clightning;server=/root/.lightning/lightning-rpc', " + Environment.NewLine +
-                            $"or the url to a charge server with crendetials (eg. https://apitoken@API_TOKEN_SECRET:charge.example.com/)");
+                            $"If you have a lightning charge server: 'type=charge;server=https://charge.example.com;api-token=yourapitoken'");
+                    }
+                    if(connectionString.IsLegacy)
+                    {
+                        Logs.Configuration.LogWarning($"Setting {net.CryptoCode}.lightning will work but use an deprecated format, please replace it by '{connectionString.ToString()}'");
                     }
                     InternalLightningByCryptoCode.Add(net.CryptoCode, connectionString);
                 }

BTCPayServer/Controllers/InvoiceController.cs

@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
             entity.Status = "new";
             entity.SpeedPolicy = ParseSpeedPolicy(invoice.TransactionSpeed, store.SpeedPolicy);
 
-
             HashSet<CurrencyPair> currencyPairsToFetch = new HashSet<CurrencyPair>();
             var rules = storeBlob.GetRateRules(_NetworkProvider);
 
+            await UpdateCLightningConnectionStringIfNeeded(store);
+
             foreach (var network in store.GetSupportedPaymentMethods(_NetworkProvider)
                                                .Select(c => _NetworkProvider.GetNetwork(c.PaymentId.CryptoCode))
                                                 .Where(c => c != null))
@@ -208,6 +209,22 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
             return new DataWrapper<InvoiceResponse>(resp) { Facade = "pos/invoice" };
         }
 
+        private async Task UpdateCLightningConnectionStringIfNeeded(StoreData store)
+        {
+            bool needUpdate = false;
+            foreach (var method in store.GetSupportedPaymentMethods(_NetworkProvider).OfType<Payments.Lightning.LightningSupportedPaymentMethod>())
+            {
+                var lightning = method.GetLightningUrl();
+                if (lightning.IsLegacy)
+                {
+                    method.SetLightningUrl(lightning);
+                    needUpdate = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if(needUpdate)
+                await _StoreRepository.UpdateStore(store);
+        }
+
         private async Task<PaymentMethod> CreatePaymentMethodAsync(Dictionary<CurrencyPair, Task<RateResult>> fetchingByCurrencyPair, IPaymentMethodHandler handler, ISupportedPaymentMethod supportedPaymentMethod, BTCPayNetwork network, InvoiceEntity entity, StoreData store)
         {
             var storeBlob = store.GetStoreBlob();

BTCPayServer/Controllers/StoresController.LightningLike.cs

@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
                 return NotFound();
             LightningNodeViewModel vm = new LightningNodeViewModel();
             vm.CryptoCode = cryptoCode;
-            vm.InternalLightningNode = GetInternalLighningNode(cryptoCode)?.ToUri(true)?.AbsoluteUri;
+            vm.InternalLightningNode = GetInternalLighningNode(cryptoCode)?.ToString();
             SetExistingValues(store, vm);
             return View(vm);
         }
 
         private void SetExistingValues(StoreData store, LightningNodeViewModel vm)
         {
-            vm.Url = GetExistingLightningSupportedPaymentMethod(vm.CryptoCode, store)?.GetLightningUrl()?.ToString();
+            vm.ConnectionString = GetExistingLightningSupportedPaymentMethod(vm.CryptoCode, store)?.GetLightningUrl()?.ToString();
         }
 
         private LightningSupportedPaymentMethod GetExistingLightningSupportedPaymentMethod(string cryptoCode, StoreData store)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
             var network = vm.CryptoCode == null ? null : _ExplorerProvider.GetNetwork(vm.CryptoCode);
 
             var internalLightning = GetInternalLighningNode(network.CryptoCode);
-            vm.InternalLightningNode = internalLightning?.ToUri(true)?.AbsoluteUri;
+            vm.InternalLightningNode = internalLightning?.ToString();
             if (network == null)
             {
                 ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.CryptoCode), "Invalid network");
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
 
             PaymentMethodId paymentMethodId = new PaymentMethodId(network.CryptoCode, PaymentTypes.LightningLike);
             Payments.Lightning.LightningSupportedPaymentMethod paymentMethod = null;
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(vm.Url))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(vm.ConnectionString))
             {
-                if (!LightningConnectionString.TryParse(vm.Url, out var connectionString, out var error))
+                if (!LightningConnectionString.TryParse(vm.ConnectionString, false, out var connectionString, out var error))
                 {
-                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.Url), $"Invalid URL ({error})");
+                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.ConnectionString), $"Invalid URL ({error})");
                     return View(vm);
                 }
 
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
                 {
                     if (!isInternalNode || (isInternalNode && !CanUseInternalLightning()))
                     {
-                        ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.Url), "The url must be HTTPS");
+                        ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.ConnectionString), "The url must be HTTPS");
                         return View(vm);
                     }
                 }
 
                 if (isInternalNode && !CanUseInternalLightning())
                 {
-                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.Url), "Unauthorized url");
+                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.ConnectionString), "Unauthorized url");
                     return View(vm);
                 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Controllers
             {
                 if (paymentMethod == null)
                 {
-                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.Url), "Missing url parameter");
+                    ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(vm.ConnectionString), "Missing url parameter");
                     return View(vm);
                 }
                 var handler = (LightningLikePaymentHandler)_ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IPaymentMethodHandler<Payments.Lightning.LightningSupportedPaymentMethod>>();

BTCPayServer/Models/StoreViewModels/LightningNodeViewModel.cs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Models.StoreViewModels
 {
     public class LightningNodeViewModel
     {
-        [Display(Name = "Lightning charge url")]
+        [Display(Name = "Connection string")]
-        public string Url
+        public string ConnectionString
         {
             get;
             set;

BTCPayServer/Payments/Lightning/LightningConnectionString.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
@@ -12,14 +13,168 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
     }
     public class LightningConnectionString
     {
-        public static bool TryParse(string str, out LightningConnectionString connectionString)
+        static Dictionary<string, LightningConnectionType> typeMapping;
+        static Dictionary<LightningConnectionType, string> typeMappingReverse;
+        static LightningConnectionString()
         {
-            return TryParse(str, out connectionString, out var error);
+            typeMapping = new Dictionary<string, LightningConnectionType>();
+            typeMapping.Add("clightning", LightningConnectionType.CLightning);
+            typeMapping.Add("charge", LightningConnectionType.Charge);
+            typeMappingReverse = new Dictionary<LightningConnectionType, string>();
+            foreach (var kv in typeMapping)
+            {
+                typeMappingReverse.Add(kv.Value, kv.Key);
+            }
         }
-        public static bool TryParse(string str, out LightningConnectionString connectionString, out string error)
+        public static bool TryParse(string str, bool supportLegacy, out LightningConnectionString connectionString)
+        {
+            return TryParse(str, supportLegacy, out connectionString, out var error);
+        }
+        public static bool TryParse(string str, bool supportLegacy, out LightningConnectionString connectionString, out string error)
         {
             if (str == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(str));
+
+            if (supportLegacy)
+            {
+                var parsed = TryParseLegacy(str, out connectionString, out error);
+                if (!parsed)
+                {
+                    parsed = TryParseNewFormat(str, out connectionString, out error);
+                }
+                return parsed;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return TryParseNewFormat(str, out connectionString, out error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryParseNewFormat(string str, out LightningConnectionString connectionString, out string error)
+        {
+            connectionString = null;
+            error = null;
+            var parts = str.Split(new char[] { ';' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            Dictionary<string, string> keyValues = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            foreach (var part in parts.Select(p => p.Trim()))
+            {
+                var idx = part.IndexOf('=', StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                if (idx == -1)
+                {
+                    error = "The format of the connectionString should a list of key=value delimited by semicolon";
+                    return false;
+                }
+                var key = part.Substring(0, idx).Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+                var value = part.Substring(idx + 1).Trim();
+                if (keyValues.ContainsKey(key))
+                {
+                    error = $"Duplicate key {key}";
+                    return false;
+                }
+                keyValues.Add(key, value);
+            }
+
+            var possibleTypes = String.Join(", ", typeMapping.Select(k => k.Key).ToArray());
+
+            LightningConnectionString result = new LightningConnectionString();
+            var type = Take(keyValues, "type");
+            if (type == null)
+            {
+                error = $"The key 'type' is mandatory, possible values are {possibleTypes}";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!typeMapping.TryGetValue(type.ToLowerInvariant(), out var connectionType))
+            {
+                error = $"The key 'type' is invalid, possible values are {possibleTypes}";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            result.ConnectionType = connectionType;
+
+            switch (connectionType)
+            {
+                case LightningConnectionType.Charge:
+                    {
+                        var server = Take(keyValues, "server");
+                        if (server == null)
+                        {
+                            error = $"The key 'server' is mandatory for charge connection strings";
+                            return false;
+                        }
+
+                        if (!Uri.TryCreate(server, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)
+                            || (uri.Scheme != "http" && uri.Scheme != "https"))
+                        {
+                            error = $"The key 'server' should be an URI starting by http:// or https://";
+                            return false;
+                        }
+
+                        parts = uri.UserInfo.Split(':');
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri.UserInfo) && parts.Length == 2)
+                        {
+                            result.Username = parts[0];
+                            result.Password = parts[1];
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            var apiToken = Take(keyValues, "api-token");
+                            if (apiToken == null)
+                            {
+                                error = "The key 'api-token' is not found";
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                            result.Username = "api-token";
+                            result.Password = apiToken;
+                        }
+                        result.BaseUri = new UriBuilder(uri) { UserName = "", Password = "" }.Uri;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case LightningConnectionType.CLightning:
+                    {
+                        var server = Take(keyValues, "server");
+                        if (server == null)
+                        {
+                            error = $"The key 'server' is mandatory for charge connection strings";
+                            return false;
+                        }
+
+                        if (server.StartsWith("//", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            server = "unix:" + str;
+                        else if (server.StartsWith("/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            server = "unix:/" + str;
+
+                        if (!Uri.TryCreate(server, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)
+                            || (uri.Scheme != "tcp" && uri.Scheme != "unix"))
+                        {
+                            error = $"The key 'server' should be an URI starting by tcp:// or unix:// or a path to the 'lightning-rpc' unix socket";
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                        result.BaseUri = uri;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new NotSupportedException(connectionType.ToString());
+            }
+
+            if (keyValues.Count != 0)
+            {
+                error = $"Unknown keys ({String.Join(", ", keyValues.Select(k => k.Key).ToArray())})";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            connectionString = result;
+            return true;
+        }
+        private static string Take(Dictionary<string, string> keyValues, string key)
+        {
+            if (keyValues.TryGetValue(key, out var v))
+                keyValues.Remove(key);
+            return v;
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryParseLegacy(string str, out LightningConnectionString connectionString, out string error)
+        {
             if (str.StartsWith('/'))
                 str = "unix:" + str;
             var result = new LightningConnectionString();
@@ -49,8 +204,12 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
                     str = str.Substring(1);
                 }
                 uri = new Uri("unix://" + str, UriKind.Absolute);
+                result.ConnectionType = LightningConnectionType.CLightning;
             }
 
+            if (uri.Scheme == "tcp")
+                result.ConnectionType = LightningConnectionType.CLightning;
+
             if (uri.Scheme == "http" || uri.Scheme == "https")
             {
                 var parts = uri.UserInfo.Split(':');
@@ -61,6 +220,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
                 }
                 result.Username = parts[0];
                 result.Password = parts[1];
+                result.ConnectionType = LightningConnectionType.Charge;
             }
             else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri.UserInfo))
             {
@@ -68,6 +228,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
                 return false;
             }
             result.BaseUri = new UriBuilder(uri) { UserName = "", Password = "" }.Uri;
+            result.IsLegacy = true;
             connectionString = result;
             return true;
         }
@@ -80,14 +241,12 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
         public string Username { get; set; }
         public string Password { get; set; }
         public Uri BaseUri { get; set; }
+        public bool IsLegacy { get; private set; }
 
         public LightningConnectionType ConnectionType
         {
-            get
+            get;
-            {
+            private set;
-                return BaseUri.Scheme == "http" || BaseUri.Scheme == "https" ? LightningConnectionType.Charge 
-                    : LightningConnectionType.CLightning;
-            }
         }
 
         public Uri ToUri(bool withCredentials)
@@ -104,7 +263,28 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            return ToUri(true).AbsoluteUri;
+            var type = typeMappingReverse[ConnectionType];
+            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+            builder.Append($"type={type}");
+            switch (ConnectionType)
+            {
+                case LightningConnectionType.Charge:
+                    if(Username == null || Username == "api-token")
+                    {
+                        builder.Append($";server={BaseUri};api-token={Password}");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        builder.Append($";server={ToUri(true)}");
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case LightningConnectionType.CLightning:
+                    builder.Append($";server={BaseUri}");
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new NotSupportedException(type);
+            }
+            return builder.ToString();
         }
     }
 }

BTCPayServer/Payments/Lightning/LightningSupportedPaymentMethod.cs

@@ -11,15 +11,29 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
         [Obsolete("Use Get/SetLightningUrl")]
         public string LightningChargeUrl { get; set; }
 
+        [Obsolete("Use Get/SetLightningUrl")]
+        public string LightningConnectionString { get; set; }
+
         public LightningConnectionString GetLightningUrl()
         {
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-            var fullUri = new UriBuilder(LightningChargeUrl) { UserName = Username, Password = Password }.Uri.AbsoluteUri;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(LightningConnectionString))
-            if(!LightningConnectionString.TryParse(fullUri, out var connectionString, out var error))
             {
-                throw new FormatException(error);
+                if (!BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning.LightningConnectionString.TryParse(LightningConnectionString, false, out var connectionString, out var error))
+                {
+                    throw new FormatException(error);
+                }
+                return connectionString;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var fullUri = new UriBuilder(LightningChargeUrl) { UserName = Username, Password = Password }.Uri.AbsoluteUri;
+                if (!BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning.LightningConnectionString.TryParse(fullUri, true, out var connectionString, out var error))
+                {
+                    throw new FormatException(error);
+                }
+                return connectionString;
             }
-            return connectionString;
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
         }
 
@@ -29,9 +43,10 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Payments.Lightning
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(connectionString));
 
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
-            Username = connectionString.Username;
+            LightningConnectionString = connectionString.ToString();
-            Password = connectionString.Password;
+            Username = null;
-            LightningChargeUrl = connectionString.BaseUri.AbsoluteUri;
+            Password = null;
+            LightningChargeUrl = null;
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
         }
 

BTCPayServer/Views/Stores/AddLightningNode.cshtml

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
                 <span>This URL should point to an installed lightning charge server for @Model.CryptoCode</span>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
-                <label asp-for="Url"></label>
+                <label asp-for="ConnectionString"></label>
-                <input id="lightningurl" asp-for="Url" class="form-control" />
+                <input id="lightningurl" asp-for="ConnectionString" class="form-control" />
-                <span asp-validation-for="Url" class="text-danger"></span>
+                <span asp-validation-for="ConnectionString" class="text-danger"></span>
                 @if(Model.InternalLightningNode != null)
                 {
                     <p class="form-text text-muted">