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Consistently use `wire::Message` for encoding network messages

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Authored by Elias Rohrer

73/100 · Adequate
Consistently use `wire::Message` for encoding network messages

Previously, `enqueue_message` took an `M: Type + Writeable` reference,
which didn't make use of our `wire::Message` type, which turned out to
be rather confusing. Here, we use `Message` consistently in
`PeerManager`'s `enqueue_message`, but also in `encrypt_message`, etc.

While at it we also switch to move semantics, which is a nice cleanup.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a code cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's peer message handling. It changes internal functions so they consistently use a single `wire::Message` wrapper type when preparing messages to send, instead of accepting many different message types directly. It also switches from borrowing messages to moving them. There is no obvious security bug being fixed; it is primarily a maintainability and type-safety improvement.

Recommended action

No immediate security action required. Treat as a normal code-quality refactor. Reviewers may want to verify that the move semantics do not introduce unintended ownership issues with messages that were previously shared, and that the `#[cfg(simple_close)]` changes compile correctly with the feature disabled.

Security signals we found

01

Refactoring only: no new parsing, no new network input handling, no cryptographic changes

02

Move from generic `M: Type + Writeable` to concrete `wire::Message<T>` improves type discipline

03

Added `#[cfg(simple_close)]` guards to prevent referencing uncompiled message variants

04

No bounds checks, serialization length checks, or encryption logic were altered in behavior

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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