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Midnight.js API Reference / @midnight-ntwrk/midnight-js-contracts / submitReplaceAuthorityTx

Function: submitReplaceAuthorityTx()

submitReplaceAuthorityTx(providers, contractAddress): (newAuthority) => Promise<FinalizedTxData>

Constructs and submits a transaction that replaces the maintenance authority stored on the blockchain for this contract. After the transaction is finalized, the current signing key stored in the given private state provider is overwritten with the given new authority key.

Parameters​

providers​

ContractProviders

The providers to use to manage the transaction lifecycle.

contractAddress​

string

The address of the contract for which the maintenance authority should be updated.

TODO: There are at least three options we should support in the future:

  1. Replace authority and maintain key (current).
  2. Replace authority and do not maintain key.
  3. Add additional authorities and maintain original key.

Returns​

Function

Parameters​

newAuthority​

string

The signing key of the new contract maintenance authority.

Returns​

Promise<FinalizedTxData>

A promise that resolves with the finalized transaction data, or rejects if an error occurs along the way.