Expose MakeInvoice and LookupInvoice as iOS AppIntents

[ynniv]

Apple's AppIntents framework lets you expose actions to the Shortcuts app, which is more powerful than regular apps. By exposing MakeInvoice and LookupInvoice, you can write a shortcut that takes a screenshot, converts it to text, finds a dollar amount, makes an invoice, displays it as a QR code, and then polls for payment.

Demo: https://primal.net/e/note1d9kjv2wl7tp4zt0ntz73ycfk8s674jm7ttax9fydtlcqw8nwzf3qu8802y

I had to make a new Expo plugin for this, so also see https://github.com/ynniv/expo-ios-app-intents

[ynniv]

Link to Shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/0d5e7b15e520407a8638d66c406663d0

[rolznz]

@ynniv thanks for your PR. So it allows you to pay with Alby Go in another native app? can this work on Android as well?

There is an alternative way which does not require additional code and plugins in Alby Go, is to use NWC to connect your wallet to the application. This enables even more seamless app<->wallet communication.

[ynniv]

Hi @rolznz! I've been dabbling in NWC for a couple of years now, but haven't been able to reach a specific goal for non-technical reasons. People can use this Shortcuts flow to accept Lightning in any app that they use, but it's too difficult to implement NWC directly.