feat: expose derive_node_secret_from_mnemonic#26
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Add a new public function to derive the node secret key from a BIP39 mnemonic without requiring a running Node instance. This enables backup authentication before the node starts.
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utAck, just note comment about moving imports up
Address PR review feedback: - Move Xpriv import to top with other bitcoin imports - Use already-imported Error instead of crate::Error Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Integrated in:
This PR exposes a new utility function
derive_node_secret_from_mnemonicthat derives the node secret key from a BIP39 mnemonic phrase.Changes
derive_node_secret_from_mnemonic(mnemonic, passphrase)functionInvalidMnemonicerror variant0.7.0-rc.3Usage
This function returns the same secret key that would be used by a
Nodebuilt with the mnemonic viaBuilder::set_entropy_bip39_mnemonic. This is useful for applications that need access to the node secret without instantiating a full node.QA Notes
Testing
cargo testpassescargo clippyclean./scripts/uniffi_bindgen_generate_kotlin_android.sh./scripts/uniffi_bindgen_generate_swift.shRelease: v0.7.0-rc.3