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Interface: OvercastWriter<L, T>

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:72

The Overcast protocol's write operations, parameterised by the layer L they run against and by what each call yields (the read counterpart is OvercastReader).

The delegable calls (createCollateralOffer, createSettlementOffer, closeCollateralOffer, closeSettlementOffer, exerciseOption, redeemOption) take an optional SignedOperation (on the option calls, as SettlementParams): omitted, the acting party (offer maker / option taker) must sign the transaction itself; present, the transaction may be submitted by anyone (an operator) and the chain verifies the operation's off-chain signature instead. Build one with an OvercastProtocolSigner's sign over the matching operation payload (see the *Operation classes in operation.ts).

Extended by

Type Parameters

Type ParameterDefault type
L extends OvercastLayer-
T extends UnsignedTransactionL["tx"]

Methods

borrowCollateral()

borrowCollateral(
option,
amount,
metadata?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:148

borrows collateral out of the option's escrow into the taker's own collateral token account, tracking an outstanding-borrow debt on the option. Only permitted while option.details.borrowAllowed is set and before the option's exercise window starts (option.details.startTimestamp); the settlement layer additionally decides whether the borrow is allowed. Repayment is trusted, not enforced on chain — only take a borrow-enabled option from a taker you trust to honor it. The option is neither exercisable nor redeemable until all borrowed collateral is repaid. The taker must sign this transaction themselves (not delegable).

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
optionMarketOption-
amountbigintnative (smallest-unit) amount of option.details.collateralAsset to borrow.
metadata?Metadataopaque settlement-layer metadata, forwarded to the layer's borrow check verbatim (see exerciseOption). Defaults to empty.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


cancelOffer()

cancelOffer(offer, operation?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:92

cancels an open offer, refunding its escrowed collateral/premium to the creator's deposit vault

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
offerOfferthe offer to close (must match the on-chain, content-addressed offer exactly).
operation?SignedOperationdelegated authorization by the offer's maker; the operation must have been signed over this offer's id.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


createOffer()

createOffer(offer, operation?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:82

creates a new offer

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
offerOffer-
operation?SignedOperationdelegated authorization by the offer's creator; the operation must have been signed over this exact offer.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


deposit()

deposit(deposit): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:175

deposits funds into the depositor's protocol escrow vault

The one operation that is routinely more than one transaction: where the chain gates the pull on a standing allowance (ERC-20 on EVM), the returned list is [approve, deposit] — the approval for exactly deposit.amount, omitted when the existing allowance already covers it. See TxStep.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
depositDepositParams-

Returns

Promise<T[]>


exerciseOption()

exerciseOption(
option,
amount,
params?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:110

exercises an option with the given amount

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
optionMarketOption-
amountbigint-
params?SettlementParams<L>SettlementParams: the layer metadata, an optional delegating operation by the option's taker (signed over the exercise payload — option offer ids, amount and metadata exactly as passed here), and the layer's chain-specific settlement context.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


matchOffer()

matchOffer(settlementOffer, collateralOffer): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:99

matches settlement and collateral offer

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
settlementOfferOffer-
collateralOfferOffer-

Returns

Promise<T[]>


redeemOption()

redeemOption(
option,
amount,
params?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:124

redeems an option with the given amount

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
optionMarketOption-
amountbigint-
params?SettlementParams<L>SettlementParams, as for exerciseOption, except the delegating operation is the option's maker's and is signed over the redeem payload.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


removeAuthorizedKey()

removeAuthorizedKey(key): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:207

revokes a key previously authorized via setAuthorizedKey, closing its signing-key record (the rent is refunded to the wallet). Operations signed with key are rejected afterwards. The wallet must sign this transaction itself.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
keyBytes32the public key to deauthorize.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


repayCollateral()

repayCollateral(option, amount): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:164

repays previously borrowed collateral back into the option's escrow, reducing the outstanding-borrow debt tracked on the option. Permissionless — any signer holding the collateral asset may repay on the taker's behalf; the repaying wallet must sign this transaction itself.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
optionMarketOption-
amountbigintnative (smallest-unit) amount of option.details.collateralAsset to repay; must not exceed the option's current outstanding borrow.

Returns

Promise<T[]>


setAuthorizedKey()

setAuthorizedKey(key, permissions?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:197

authorizes key to sign SignedOperations on the calling wallet's behalf. Registers a signing-key record owned by the wallet; thereafter an operator may submit that wallet's delegable calls (createCollateralOffer, createSettlementOffer, exerciseOption) by presenting an operation signed with key. The wallet must sign this transaction itself — you can only authorize keys for yourself.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
keyBytes32the public key to authorize as a signer for this wallet.
permissions?numberthe permissions bitmap - defaults to 0xFFFF granting all permissions. Build the bitmap with buildPermissionsBitmap

Returns

Promise<T[]>


withdraw()

withdraw(withdraw, signedOperation?): Promise<T[]>;

Defined in: packages/overcast-core/src/protocol/writer.ts:181

withdraws funds from the withdrawer's protocol escrow vault

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
withdrawWithdrawParams-
signedOperation?SignedOperation-

Returns

Promise<T[]>