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+package lnwallet
+
+import (
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
+)
+
+// AuxChannelNegotiator is an interface that allows aux channel implementations
+// to inject or handle custom records in the init message that is used when
+// establishing a connection with a peer. It may also notify the aux channel
+// implementation for the channel ready or channel reestablish events, which
+// mark the channel as ready to use.
+type AuxChannelNegotiator interface {
+	// GetInitRecords is called when sending an init message to a peer.
+	// It returns custom records to include in the init message TLVs. The
+	// implementation can decide which records to include based on the peer
+	// identity.
+	GetInitRecords(peer route.Vertex) (lnwire.CustomRecords, error)
+
+	// ProcessInitRecords handles received init records from a peer. The
+	// implementation can store state internally to affect future
+	// channel operations with this peer.
+	ProcessInitRecords(peer route.Vertex,
+		customRecords lnwire.CustomRecords) error
+
+	// ProcessChannelReady handles the event of marking a channel identified
+	// by its channel ID as ready to use. We also provide the peer the
+	// channel was established with.
+	ProcessChannelReady(cid lnwire.ChannelID, peer route.Vertex)
+
+	// ProcessReestablish handles the received channel_reestablish message
+	// which marks a channel identified by its cid as ready to use again.
+	ProcessReestablish(cid lnwire.ChannelID, peer route.Vertex)
+}