createSignedInitEvent.md

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Ceramic SDK / @ceramic-sdk/events / createSignedInitEvent

Function: createSignedInitEvent()

createSignedInitEvent<T>(did, data, header, options?): Promise<SignedEvent>

Creates a signed initialization event using the provided DID, data, and header.

Type Parameters

• T

Parameters

• did: DID

The DID instance used to sign the initialization event.

• data: T

The initialization data to be included in the event.

• header: PartialInitEventHeader

The header for the initialization event, with optional controllers.

• options?: CreateJWSOptions

(Optional) Additional options for creating the JWS.

Returns

Promise<SignedEvent>

A promise that resolves to a SignedEvent representing the initialization event.

Throws

Will throw an error if the DID is not authenticated.

Remarks

• If controllers are not provided in the header, they will be automatically set based on the DID's parent (if available) or the DID itself.
• The payload is encoded as an InitEventPayload before signing.