[Feature] Suggest LN addresses when making a payment

[alex-klyuev]

Feature description

When sending from the view below, we can provide suggestions to existing LN addresses:

Could be done as a dropdown, with options being filtered as user types.

Describe the solution

Not sure which is desired:

1. Suggest LN addresses that this user has previously sent to
2. Suggest from all saved LN addresses within Alby (would require an API call, perhaps privacy issue also?)

For 1, would require saving LN addresses locally, as suggested here: https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/pull/1970

[aayyuussh]

I am working on this

[aayyuussh]

Here are few changes to the design to make it more convenient for the users:

• Create list for the address whom the user have sent recently or received from.
• For alby account user there will be different avatar than the non alby account users.
• For non alby account users auto generative avatars will be there initials.
• If the user have no recent payments then there will be the same screen as the current one, if the user haven't sent/received from lightning addresses yet.
• There will be 6 recent address to make task easy.
• After clicking any of the address next screen will open automatically so there will be no need to fill the address.

You can see the changes here (or in Figma file)

For light mode:

For dark mode:

List item Colors:

Text Color:

[Rithvik-padma]

@rolznz @bumi I would like to work on this issue for the hacktoberfest. Can you provide a bit more context about this issue and how to approach it on a high level. Thanks!

[rolznz]

There was an old PR that seems like it never went anywhere https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/pull/2121

• It is probably best to update the DB to include a contacts list table rather than just saving lightning address on payments
• It seems like we need UI for saving and managing contacts, unless we do it automatically for now (but allow removing entries from recent history)
• should contact list be instead synced or stored in your Alby account (if you use one) so that it works on getalby.com too / Alby mobile app, and doesn't disappear if you re-install the extension

I think this task is quite complex and needs review/design from the Alby team before beginning. CC @reneaaron

@Rithvik-padma unfortunately I don't think this can be worked on yet, I'll remove the tag. Sorry!

[Rithvik-padma]

There was an old PR that seems like it never went anywhere https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/pull/2121

• It is probably best to update the DB to include a contacts list table rather than just saving lightning address on payments
• It seems like we need UI for saving and managing contacts, unless we do it automatically for now (but allow removing entries from recent history)

I think this task is quite complex and needs review/design from the Alby team before beginning. CC @reneaaron

@Rithvik-padma unfortunately I don't think this can be worked on yet, I'll remove the tag. Sorry!

Sure got it!

[umarluqman]

Is this issue can be worked on now?

[stackingsaunter]

@umarluqman sorry for late replay. It isn't, If you'd like to grab it!

[jpl-btc]

Alongside the recent contact list, consider adding an optional "Nostr Contact List" tab. This tab could feature either your followers or the contacts you are following and include a search bar for quick name lookup.

[stackingsaunter]

@JPLACLAU this can't be easily done because that would require extension to receive messages from Nostr protocol, which is a big change to current architecture.