[WIP] ChannelDepletionSimulator.py Example

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Template to include the simulation of payments on the ChannelGraph, extending the previous single period model to a multi period model.

Not included is the Channel Graph "listchannels20220412.json", residing in repo root.

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Simulation of payments in the Lightning Network

Setup

• Definition of network that serves as OracleLightningNetwork
• Definition of Strategies that the sending nodes act upon
• Definition of number of runs
• Definition of distribution of payment amounts
• Creation of a collection of N payments (src, rcv, amount)

Behaviour

• define strategy for routing: how many tries before calling it a failure (no route)
• define when settlement failed, what to do next - retry or record failure

Metrics

• what do we record when (and why)