Specs

BitsApp specifications (BDS in short) stand for BitsApp Design Specifications. Specs are written to provide open and accessible documentation for BitsApp implementation details.

BDS Categorization

BitsApp implementation specifications are categorized under six sub-categories; onboarding, receiving, user experience, future extensions, backups & recovery, and service.

Onboarding

Index	Specification	Status
BDS-01	One-directional channels	Draft
BDS-02	Expiring channel addresses	Draft
BDS-03	Expiring channel formation prototocol	Draft

Receiving

Index	Specification	Status
BDS-04	Silent swaps	Draft
BDS-05	HTLC-nested channels	Draft
BDS-06	Swap factories	Draft
BDS-07	Swap formation protocol	Draft
BDS-08	Swap credit protocol	Draft
BDS-09	Swap settlement protocol	Draft

User Experience

Index	Specification	Status
BDS-10	Swap statusses	Draft
BDS-11	Payment statusses	Draft
BDS-12	Interactive swap invocies	Draft
BDS-13	Non-interactive swap invoices	Draft

Backups & Recovery

Index	Specification	Status
BDS-14	Channel backups	Draft
BDS-15	Channel recovery	Draft

Service

Index	Specification	Status
BDS-16	Swap service	Draft
BDS-17	Routing service	Draft
BDS-18	Service provider federation	Draft

Future Extensions

Index	Specification	Status	Changes to Bitcoin required
BDS-19	Permenant channel addresses	Draft	CSFS, TXHASH
BDS-20	Encumbered swaps factories	Draft	APO
BDS-21	Inbound swap settlement protocol	Draft	XOR
BDS-22	Swap factory trees	Draft	CTLUV, CSFS, TXHASH
BDS-23	Swap settlement credits	Draft	CTLUV, CSFS, TXHASH

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