setController

setController is a method on the ANT class that adds a new controller to the list of approved controllers on the ANT. Controllers can set records and change the ticker and name of the ANT process.

setController requires authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Optional
controller	String - WalletAddress	Public wallet address of the new controller being added.	false
tags	array	An array of GQL tag objects to attach to the transfer AO message.	true

Examples

setController

 const fs = require("fs");
 const { ANT, ArweaveSigner } = require("@ar.io/sdk");

 async function main() {
 const jwk = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("KeyFile.json"));
 const ant = ANT.init({
     signer: new ArweaveSigner(jwk),
     processId: "bh9l1cy0aksiL_x9M359faGzM_yjralacHIUo8_nQXM"
 });

 const { id: txId } = await ant.setController(
         { controller: 'aGzM_yjralacHIUo8_nQXMbh9l1cy0aksiL_x9M359f' },
         // optional additional tags
         { tags: [{ name: 'App-Name', value: 'My-Awesome-App' }] },
     );
 }

 main();