Add static invoice creation utils to ChannelManager (Blinded Paths, async payment, Bolt12, Offer)

Nov 22, 2024

https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pull/3408

Host: vincenzopalazzo  -  PR author: valentinewallace

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Questions

1. Did you review ldk/3408? Is it a Concept ACK, approach ACK, tested ACK, or NACK?
2. Did you review bolt/1149? Is it a Concept ACK, approach ACK, tested ACK, or NACK?
3. What are static invoices?
4. How does the proof of payment look like in the case of static invoices?
5. In commit 5c0b804 why do we need to clone the RetryableInvoiceRequest?
6. In commit 55b7d what is the AsyncBolt12OfferContext and why are we introducing it?