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package/src/interfaces/records-write.ts

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+import type { DelegatedGrantMessage } from '../types/delegated-grant-message.js';
+import type { GeneralJws } from '../types/jws-types.js';
+import type { MessageInterface } from '../types/message-interface.js';
+import type { MessageStore } from '../types/message-store.js';
+import type { PublicJwk } from '../types/jose-types.js';
+import type { Signer } from '../types/signer.js';
+import type {
+  EncryptedKey,
+  EncryptionProperty,
+  InternalRecordsWriteMessage,
+  RecordsWriteAttestationPayload,
+  RecordsWriteDescriptor,
+  RecordsWriteMessage,
+  RecordsWriteSignaturePayload
+} from '../types/records-types.js';
+import type { GenericMessage, GenericSignaturePayload } from '../types/message-types.js';
+
+import { Cid } from '../utils/cid.js';
+import { Encoder } from '../utils/encoder.js';
+import { Encryption } from '../utils/encryption.js';
+import { EncryptionAlgorithm } from '../utils/encryption.js';
+import { GeneralJwsBuilder } from '../jose/jws/general/builder.js';
+import { Jws } from '../utils/jws.js';
+import { KeyDerivationScheme } from '../utils/hd-key.js';
+import { Message } from '../core/message.js';
+import { Records } from '../utils/records.js';
+import { RecordsGrantAuthorization } from '../core/records-grant-authorization.js';
+import { removeUndefinedProperties } from '../utils/object.js';
+import { Secp256k1 } from '../utils/secp256k1.js';
+import { Time } from '../utils/time.js';
+import { DwnError, DwnErrorCode } from '../core/dwn-error.js';
+import { DwnInterfaceName, DwnMethodName } from '../enums/dwn-interface-method.js';
+import { normalizeProtocolUrl, normalizeSchemaUrl, validateProtocolUrlNormalized, validateSchemaUrlNormalized } from '../utils/url.js';
+
+export type RecordsWriteOptions = {
+  recipient?: string;
+  protocol?: string;
+  protocolPath?: string;
+  protocolRole?: string;
+  contextId?: string;
+  schema?: string;
+  recordId?: string;
+  parentId?: string;
+  data?: Uint8Array;
+  dataCid?: string;
+  dataSize?: number;
+  dateCreated?: string;
+  messageTimestamp?: string;
+  published?: boolean;
+  datePublished?: string;
+  dataFormat: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Signer of the message.
+   */
+  signer?: Signer;
+
+  /**
+   * The delegated grant to sign on behalf of the logical author, which is the grantor (`grantedBy`) of the delegated grant.
+   */
+  delegatedGrant?: DelegatedGrantMessage;
+
+  attestationSigners?: Signer[];
+  encryptionInput?: EncryptionInput;
+  permissionsGrantId?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Input that describes how data is encrypted.
+ */
+export type EncryptionInput = {
+  /**
+   * Algorithm used for encrypting the Data. Uses {EncryptionAlgorithm.Aes256Ctr} if not given.
+   */
+  algorithm?: EncryptionAlgorithm;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialization vector used for encrypting the data.
+   */
+  initializationVector: Uint8Array;
+
+  /**
+   * Symmetric key used to encrypt the data.
+   */
+  key: Uint8Array;
+
+  /**
+   * Array of input that specifies how the symmetric key is encrypted.
+   * Each entry in the array will result in a unique ciphertext of the symmetric key.
+   */
+  keyEncryptionInputs: KeyEncryptionInput[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Input that specifies how a symmetric key is encrypted.
+ */
+export type KeyEncryptionInput = {
+  /**
+   * Key derivation scheme used to derive the public key to encrypt the symmetric key.
+   */
+  derivationScheme: KeyDerivationScheme;
+
+  /**
+   * Fully qualified ID of root public key used derive the public key to be used to to encrypt the symmetric key.
+   * (e.g. did:example:abc#encryption-key-id)
+   */
+  publicKeyId: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Public key to be used to encrypt the symmetric key.
+   */
+  publicKey: PublicJwk;
+
+  /**
+   * Algorithm used for encrypting the symmetric key. Uses {EncryptionAlgorithm.EciesSecp256k1} if not given.
+   */
+  algorithm?: EncryptionAlgorithm;
+};
+
+export type CreateFromOptions = {
+  recordsWriteMessage: RecordsWriteMessage,
+  data?: Uint8Array;
+  published?: boolean;
+  messageTimestamp?: string;
+  datePublished?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Signer of the message.
+   */
+  signer?: Signer;
+
+  /**
+   * The delegated grant to sign on behalf of the logical author, which is the grantor (`grantedBy`) of the delegated grant.
+   */
+  delegatedGrant?: DelegatedGrantMessage;
+
+  attestationSigners?: Signer[];
+  encryptionInput?: EncryptionInput;
+  protocolRole?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A class representing a RecordsWrite DWN message.
+ * NOTE: Unable to extend `AbstractMessage` directly because the incompatible `_message` type, which is not just a generic `<M>` type.
+ */
+export class RecordsWrite implements MessageInterface<RecordsWriteMessage> {
+  private _message: InternalRecordsWriteMessage;
+  /**
+   * Valid JSON message representing this RecordsWrite.
+   * @throws `DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteMissingSigner` if the message is not signed yet.
+   */
+  public get message(): RecordsWriteMessage {
+    if (this._message.authorization === undefined) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteMissingSigner,
+        'This RecordsWrite is not yet signed, JSON message cannot be generated from an incomplete state.'
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this._message as RecordsWriteMessage;
+  }
+
+  private _author: string | undefined;
+  public get author(): string | undefined {
+    return this._author;
+  }
+
+  private _signaturePayload: RecordsWriteSignaturePayload | undefined;
+  public get signaturePayload(): RecordsWriteSignaturePayload | undefined {
+    return this._signaturePayload;
+  }
+
+  private _owner: string | undefined;
+  public get owner(): string | undefined {
+    return this._owner;
+  }
+
+  private _ownerSignaturePayload: GenericSignaturePayload | undefined;
+  /**
+   * Decoded owner signature payload.
+   */
+  public get ownerSignaturePayload(): GenericSignaturePayload | undefined {
+    return this._ownerSignaturePayload;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * If this message is signed by a delegated entity.
+   */
+  public get isSignedByDelegatee(): boolean {
+    return this._message.authorization?.authorDelegatedGrant !== undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the signer of this message.
+   * This is not to be confused with the logical author of the message.
+   */
+  public get signer(): string | undefined {
+    return Message.getSigner(this._message);
+  }
+
+  readonly attesters: string[];
+
+  private constructor(message: InternalRecordsWriteMessage) {
+    this._message = message;
+
+    if (message.authorization !== undefined) {
+      // if the message authorization contains author delegated grant, the author would be the grantor of the grant
+      // else the author would be the signer of the message
+      if (message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant !== undefined) {
+        this._author = Message.getSigner(message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant);
+      } else {
+        this._author = Message.getSigner(message as GenericMessage);
+      }
+
+      this._signaturePayload = Jws.decodePlainObjectPayload(message.authorization.signature);
+
+      if (message.authorization.ownerSignature !== undefined) {
+        this._owner = Jws.getSignerDid(message.authorization.ownerSignature.signatures[0]);
+        this._ownerSignaturePayload = Jws.decodePlainObjectPayload(message.authorization.ownerSignature);
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.attesters = RecordsWrite.getAttesters(message);
+
+    // consider converting isInitialWrite() & getEntryId() into properties for performance and convenience
+  }
+
+  public static async parse(message: RecordsWriteMessage): Promise<RecordsWrite> {
+    // asynchronous checks that are required by the constructor to initialize members properly
+
+    await Message.validateMessageSignatureIntegrity(message.authorization.signature, message.descriptor, 'RecordsWriteSignaturePayload');
+
+    if (message.authorization.ownerSignature !== undefined) {
+      await Message.validateMessageSignatureIntegrity(message.authorization.ownerSignature, message.descriptor);
+    }
+
+    await RecordsWrite.validateAttestationIntegrity(message);
+
+    const recordsWrite = new RecordsWrite(message);
+
+    await recordsWrite.validateIntegrity(); // RecordsWrite specific data integrity check
+
+    return recordsWrite;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a RecordsWrite message.
+   * @param options.recordId If `undefined`, will be auto-filled as a originating message as convenience for developer.
+   * @param options.data Data used to compute the `dataCid`, must be the encrypted data bytes if `options.encryptionInput` is given.
+   *                     Must specify `options.dataCid` if `undefined`.
+   * @param options.dataCid CID of the data that is already stored in the DWN. Must specify `options.data` if `undefined`.
+   * @param options.dataSize Size of data in number of bytes. Must be defined if `options.dataCid` is defined; must be `undefined` otherwise.
+   * @param options.dateCreated If `undefined`, it will be auto-filled with current time.
+   * @param options.messageTimestamp If `undefined`, it will be auto-filled with current time.
+   */
+  public static async create(options: RecordsWriteOptions): Promise<RecordsWrite> {
+    if ((options.protocol === undefined && options.protocolPath !== undefined) ||
+      (options.protocol !== undefined && options.protocolPath === undefined)) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteCreateProtocolAndProtocolPathMutuallyInclusive, '`protocol` and `protocolPath` must both be defined or undefined at the same time');
+    }
+
+    if ((options.data === undefined && options.dataCid === undefined) ||
+      (options.data !== undefined && options.dataCid !== undefined)) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteCreateDataAndDataCidMutuallyExclusive, 'one and only one parameter between `data` and `dataCid` is allowed');
+    }
+
+    if ((options.dataCid === undefined && options.dataSize !== undefined) ||
+      (options.dataCid !== undefined && options.dataSize === undefined)) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteCreateDataCidAndDataSizeMutuallyInclusive, '`dataCid` and `dataSize` must both be defined or undefined at the same time');
+    }
+
+    if (options.parentId !== undefined && options.contextId === undefined) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteCreateContextIdAndParentIdMutuallyInclusive, '`contextId` must also be given when `parentId` is specified');
+    }
+
+    if (options.signer === undefined && options.delegatedGrant !== undefined) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteCreateMissingSigner, '`signer` must be given when `delegatedGrant` is given');
+    }
+
+    const dataCid = options.dataCid ?? await Cid.computeDagPbCidFromBytes(options.data!);
+    const dataSize = options.dataSize ?? options.data!.length;
+
+    const currentTime = Time.getCurrentTimestamp();
+
+    const descriptor: RecordsWriteDescriptor = {
+      interface        : DwnInterfaceName.Records,
+      method           : DwnMethodName.Write,
+      protocol         : options.protocol !== undefined ? normalizeProtocolUrl(options.protocol) : undefined,
+      protocolPath     : options.protocolPath,
+      recipient        : options.recipient,
+      schema           : options.schema !== undefined ? normalizeSchemaUrl(options.schema) : undefined,
+      parentId         : options.parentId,
+      dataCid,
+      dataSize,
+      dateCreated      : options.dateCreated ?? currentTime,
+      messageTimestamp : options.messageTimestamp ?? currentTime,
+      published        : options.published,
+      datePublished    : options.datePublished,
+      dataFormat       : options.dataFormat
+    };
+
+    // generate `datePublished` if the message is to be published but `datePublished` is not given
+    if (options.published === true &&
+      options.datePublished === undefined) {
+      descriptor.datePublished = currentTime;
+    }
+
+    // delete all descriptor properties that are `undefined` else the code will encounter the following IPLD issue when attempting to generate CID:
+    // Error: `undefined` is not supported by the IPLD Data Model and cannot be encoded
+    removeUndefinedProperties(descriptor);
+
+    // `recordId` computation
+    const recordId = options.recordId;
+
+    // `contextId` computation
+    const contextId = options.contextId;
+
+    // `attestation` generation
+    const descriptorCid = await Cid.computeCid(descriptor);
+    const attestation = await RecordsWrite.createAttestation(descriptorCid, options.attestationSigners);
+
+    // `encryption` generation
+    const encryption = await RecordsWrite.createEncryptionProperty(descriptor, options.encryptionInput);
+
+    const message: InternalRecordsWriteMessage = {
+      recordId,
+      descriptor
+    };
+
+    // assign optional properties only if they exist
+    if (contextId !== undefined) { message.contextId = contextId; }
+    if (attestation !== undefined) { message.attestation = attestation; }
+    if (encryption !== undefined) { message.encryption = encryption; }
+
+    const recordsWrite = new RecordsWrite(message);
+
+    if (options.signer !== undefined) {
+      await recordsWrite.sign({
+        signer             : options.signer,
+        delegatedGrant     : options.delegatedGrant,
+        permissionsGrantId : options.permissionsGrantId,
+        protocolRole       : options.protocolRole
+      });
+    }
+
+    return recordsWrite;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method that creates a message by:
+   * 1. Copying over immutable properties from the given source message
+   * 2. Copying over mutable properties that are not overwritten from the given source message
+   * 3. Replace the mutable properties that are given new value
+   * @param options.recordsWriteMessage Message that the new RecordsWrite will be based from.
+   * @param options.messageTimestamp The new date the record is modified. If not given, current time will be used .
+   * @param options.data The new data or the record. If not given, data from given message will be used.
+   * @param options.published The new published state. If not given, then will be set to `true` if {options.messageTimestamp} is given;
+   * else the state from given message will be used.
+   * @param options.publishedDate The new date the record is modified. If not given, then:
+   * - will not be set if the record will be unpublished as the result of this RecordsWrite; else
+   * - will be set to the same published date as the given message if it wss already published; else
+   * - will be set to current time (because this is a toggle from unpublished to published)
+   */
+  public static async createFrom(options: CreateFromOptions): Promise<RecordsWrite> {
+    const sourceMessage = options.recordsWriteMessage;
+    const currentTime = Time.getCurrentTimestamp();
+
+    // inherit published value from parent if neither published nor datePublished is specified
+    const published = options.published ?? (options.datePublished ? true : sourceMessage.descriptor.published);
+    // use current time if published but no explicit time given
+    let datePublished: string | undefined = undefined;
+    // if given explicitly published dated
+    if (options.datePublished) {
+      datePublished = options.datePublished;
+    } else {
+      // if this RecordsWrite will publish the record
+      if (published) {
+        // the parent was already published, inherit the same published date
+        if (sourceMessage.descriptor.published) {
+          datePublished = sourceMessage.descriptor.datePublished;
+        } else {
+          // this is a toggle from unpublished to published, use current time
+          datePublished = currentTime;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const createOptions: RecordsWriteOptions = {
+      // immutable properties below, just inherit from the message given
+      recipient          : sourceMessage.descriptor.recipient,
+      recordId           : sourceMessage.recordId,
+      dateCreated        : sourceMessage.descriptor.dateCreated,
+      contextId          : sourceMessage.contextId,
+      protocol           : sourceMessage.descriptor.protocol,
+      protocolPath       : sourceMessage.descriptor.protocolPath,
+      parentId           : sourceMessage.descriptor.parentId,
+      schema             : sourceMessage.descriptor.schema,
+      dataFormat         : sourceMessage.descriptor.dataFormat,
+      // mutable properties below
+      messageTimestamp   : options.messageTimestamp ?? currentTime,
+      published,
+      datePublished,
+      data               : options.data,
+      dataCid            : options.data ? undefined : sourceMessage.descriptor.dataCid, // if data not given, use base message dataCid
+      dataSize           : options.data ? undefined : sourceMessage.descriptor.dataSize, // if data not given, use base message dataSize
+      protocolRole       : options.protocolRole,
+      delegatedGrant     : options.delegatedGrant,
+      // finally still need signers
+      signer             : options.signer,
+      attestationSigners : options.attestationSigners
+    };
+
+    const recordsWrite = await RecordsWrite.create(createOptions);
+    return recordsWrite;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called by `JSON.stringify(...)` automatically.
+   */
+  toJSON(): RecordsWriteMessage {
+    return this.message;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Encrypts the symmetric encryption key using the public keys given and attach the resulting `encryption` property to the RecordsWrite.
+   */
+  public async encryptSymmetricEncryptionKey(encryptionInput: EncryptionInput): Promise<void> {
+    this._message.encryption = await RecordsWrite.createEncryptionProperty(this._message.descriptor, encryptionInput);
+
+    // opportunity here to re-sign instead of remove
+    delete this._message.authorization;
+    this._signaturePayload = undefined;
+    this._author = undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Signs the RecordsWrite, commonly as author, but can also be a delegate.
+   */
+  public async sign(options: {
+    signer: Signer,
+    delegatedGrant?: DelegatedGrantMessage,
+    permissionsGrantId?: string,
+    protocolRole?: string
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const { signer, delegatedGrant, permissionsGrantId, protocolRole } = options;
+
+    // compute delegated grant ID and author if delegated grant is given
+    let delegatedGrantId;
+    let authorDid;
+    if (delegatedGrant !== undefined) {
+      delegatedGrantId = await Message.getCid(delegatedGrant);
+      authorDid = Jws.getSignerDid(delegatedGrant.authorization.signature.signatures[0]);
+    } else {
+      authorDid = Jws.extractDid(signer.keyId);
+    }
+
+    const descriptor = this._message.descriptor;
+    const descriptorCid = await Cid.computeCid(descriptor);
+
+    // `recordId` computation if not given at construction time
+    this._message.recordId = this._message.recordId ?? await RecordsWrite.getEntryId(authorDid, descriptor);
+
+    // `contextId` computation if not given at construction time and this is a protocol-space record
+    if (this._message.contextId === undefined && this._message.descriptor.protocol !== undefined) {
+      this._message.contextId = await RecordsWrite.getEntryId(authorDid, descriptor);
+    }
+
+    // `signature` generation
+    const signature = await RecordsWrite.createSignerSignature({
+      recordId    : this._message.recordId,
+      contextId   : this._message.contextId,
+      descriptorCid,
+      attestation : this._message.attestation,
+      encryption  : this._message.encryption,
+      signer,
+      delegatedGrantId,
+      permissionsGrantId,
+      protocolRole
+    });
+
+    this._message.authorization = { signature };
+
+    if (delegatedGrant !== undefined) {
+      this._message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant = delegatedGrant;
+    }
+
+    // there is opportunity to optimize here as the payload is constructed within `createAuthorization(...)`
+    this._signaturePayload = Jws.decodePlainObjectPayload(signature);
+    this._author = authorDid;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Signs the `RecordsWrite` as the DWN owner.
+   * This is used when the DWN owner wants to retain a copy of a message that the owner did not author.
+   * NOTE: requires the `RecordsWrite` to already have the author's signature already.
+   */
+  public async signAsOwner(signer: Signer, permissionsGrantId?: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._author === undefined) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteSignAsOwnerUnknownAuthor,
+        'Unable to sign as owner if without message signature because owner needs to sign over `recordId` which depends on author DID.');
+    }
+
+    const descriptor = this._message.descriptor;
+    const ownerSignature = await Message.createSignature(descriptor, signer, { permissionsGrantId });
+
+    this._message.authorization!.ownerSignature = ownerSignature;
+
+    this._ownerSignaturePayload = Jws.decodePlainObjectPayload(ownerSignature);
+    this._owner = Jws.extractDid(signer.keyId);
+    ;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Validates the integrity of the RecordsWrite message assuming the message passed basic schema validation.
+   * There is opportunity to integrate better with `validateSchema(...)`
+   */
+  private async validateIntegrity(): Promise<void> {
+    // if the new message is the initial write
+    const isInitialWrite = await this.isInitialWrite();
+    if (isInitialWrite) {
+      // `messageTimestamp` and `dateCreated` equality check
+      const dateRecordCreated = this.message.descriptor.dateCreated;
+      const messageTimestamp = this.message.descriptor.messageTimestamp;
+      if (messageTimestamp !== dateRecordCreated) {
+        throw new DwnError(
+          DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityDateCreatedMismatch,
+          `messageTimestamp ${messageTimestamp} must match dateCreated ${dateRecordCreated} for the initial write`
+        );
+      }
+
+      // if the message is also a protocol context root, the `contextId` must match the expected deterministic value
+      if (this.message.descriptor.protocol !== undefined &&
+        this.message.descriptor.parentId === undefined) {
+        const expectedContextId = await this.getEntryId();
+
+        if (this.message.contextId !== expectedContextId) {
+          throw new DwnError(
+            DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityContextIdMismatch,
+            `contextId in message: ${this.message.contextId} does not match deterministic contextId: ${expectedContextId}`
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // NOTE: validateMessageSignatureIntegrity() call earlier enforces the presence of `authorization` and thus `signature` in RecordsWrite
+    const signaturePayload = this.signaturePayload!;
+
+    // make sure the `recordId` in message is the same as the `recordId` in the payload of the message signature
+    if (this.message.recordId !== signaturePayload.recordId) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityRecordIdUnauthorized,
+        `recordId in message ${this.message.recordId} does not match recordId in authorization: ${signaturePayload.recordId}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // if `contextId` is given in message, make sure the same `contextId` is in the the payload of the message signature
+    if (this.message.contextId !== signaturePayload.contextId) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityContextIdNotInSignerSignaturePayload,
+        `contextId in message ${this.message.contextId} does not match contextId in authorization: ${signaturePayload.contextId}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    Records.validateDelegatedGrantReferentialIntegrity(this.message, signaturePayload);
+
+    // if `attestation` is given in message, make sure the correct `attestationCid` is in the payload of the message signature
+    if (signaturePayload.attestationCid !== undefined) {
+      const expectedAttestationCid = await Cid.computeCid(this.message.attestation);
+      const actualAttestationCid = signaturePayload.attestationCid;
+      if (actualAttestationCid !== expectedAttestationCid) {
+        throw new DwnError(
+          DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityAttestationMismatch,
+          `CID ${expectedAttestationCid} of attestation property in message does not match attestationCid in authorization: ${actualAttestationCid}`
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    // if `encryption` is given in message, make sure the correct `encryptionCid` is in the payload of the message signature
+    if (signaturePayload.encryptionCid !== undefined) {
+      const expectedEncryptionCid = await Cid.computeCid(this.message.encryption);
+      const actualEncryptionCid = signaturePayload.encryptionCid;
+      if (actualEncryptionCid !== expectedEncryptionCid) {
+        throw new DwnError(
+          DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteValidateIntegrityEncryptionCidMismatch,
+          `CID ${expectedEncryptionCid} of encryption property in message does not match encryptionCid in authorization: ${actualEncryptionCid}`
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.message.descriptor.protocol !== undefined) {
+      validateProtocolUrlNormalized(this.message.descriptor.protocol);
+    }
+    if (this.message.descriptor.schema !== undefined) {
+      validateSchemaUrlNormalized(this.message.descriptor.schema);
+    }
+
+    Time.validateTimestamp(this.message.descriptor.messageTimestamp);
+    Time.validateTimestamp(this.message.descriptor.dateCreated);
+    if (this.message.descriptor.datePublished) {
+      Time.validateTimestamp(this.message.descriptor.datePublished);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Validates the structural integrity of the `attestation` property.
+   * NOTE: signature is not verified.
+   */
+  private static async validateAttestationIntegrity(message: RecordsWriteMessage): Promise<void> {
+    if (message.attestation === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (message.attestation.signatures.length !== 1) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteAttestationIntegrityMoreThanOneSignature,
+        `Currently implementation only supports 1 attester, but got ${message.attestation.signatures.length}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const payloadJson = Jws.decodePlainObjectPayload(message.attestation);
+    const { descriptorCid } = payloadJson;
+
+    // `descriptorCid` validation - ensure that the provided descriptorCid matches the CID of the actual message
+    const expectedDescriptorCid = await Cid.computeCid(message.descriptor);
+    if (descriptorCid !== expectedDescriptorCid) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteAttestationIntegrityDescriptorCidMismatch,
+        `descriptorCid ${descriptorCid} does not match expected descriptorCid ${expectedDescriptorCid}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // check to ensure that no other unexpected properties exist in payload.
+    const propertyCount = Object.keys(payloadJson).length;
+    if (propertyCount > 1) {
+      throw new DwnError(
+        DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteAttestationIntegrityInvalidPayloadProperty,
+        `Only 'descriptorCid' is allowed in attestation payload, but got ${propertyCount} properties.`
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Computes the deterministic Entry ID of this message.
+   */
+  public async getEntryId(): Promise<string> {
+    const entryId = await RecordsWrite.getEntryId(this.author, this.message.descriptor);
+    return entryId;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Computes the deterministic Entry ID of this message.
+   */
+  public static async getEntryId(author: string | undefined, descriptor: RecordsWriteDescriptor): Promise<string> {
+    if (author === undefined) {
+      throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteGetEntryIdUndefinedAuthor, 'Property `author` is needed to compute entry ID.');
+    }
+
+    const entryIdInput = { ...descriptor };
+    (entryIdInput as any).author = author;
+
+    const cid = await Cid.computeCid(entryIdInput);
+    return cid;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the given message is the initial entry of a record.
+   */
+  public async isInitialWrite(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const entryId = await this.getEntryId();
+    return (entryId === this.message.recordId);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the author of the RecordsWrite is the same as the author of the initial RecordsWrite for the record.
+   * Returns true if `this` is the initial RecordsWrite.
+   */
+  public async isAuthoredByInitialRecordAuthor(tenant: string, messageStore: MessageStore): Promise<boolean> {
+    // fetch the initialWrite
+    const query = {
+      entryId: this.message.recordId
+    };
+    const { messages: result } = await messageStore.query(tenant, [query]);
+
+    const initialRecordsWrite = await RecordsWrite.parse(result[0] as RecordsWriteMessage);
+    return initialRecordsWrite.author === this.author;
+  }
+
+
+  public async constructRecordsWriteIndexes(
+    isLatestBaseState: boolean
+  ): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
+    const message = this.message;
+    const descriptor = { ...message.descriptor };
+    delete descriptor.published; // handle `published` specifically further down
+
+    const indexes: Record<string, any> = {
+      ...descriptor,
+      isLatestBaseState,
+      published : !!message.descriptor.published,
+      author    : this.author,
+      recordId  : message.recordId,
+      entryId   : await RecordsWrite.getEntryId(this.author, this.message.descriptor)
+    };
+
+    // add additional indexes to optional values if given
+    if (this.attesters.length > 0) { indexes.attester = this.attesters[0]; }
+    if (message.contextId !== undefined) { indexes.contextId = message.contextId; }
+
+    return indexes;
+  }
+
+  public async authorizeDelegatee(messageStore: MessageStore): Promise<void> {
+    const grantedTo = this.signer!;
+    const grantedFor = this.author!;
+    const delegatedGrant = this.message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant!;
+    await RecordsGrantAuthorization.authorizeWrite(grantedFor, this.message, grantedTo, delegatedGrant, messageStore);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the given message is the initial entry of a record.
+   */
+  public static async isInitialWrite(message: GenericMessage): Promise<boolean> {
+    // can't be the initial write if the message is not a Records Write
+    if (message.descriptor.interface !== DwnInterfaceName.Records ||
+      message.descriptor.method !== DwnMethodName.Write) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const recordsWriteMessage = message as RecordsWriteMessage;
+    const author = RecordsWrite.getAuthor(recordsWriteMessage);
+    const entryId = await RecordsWrite.getEntryId(author, recordsWriteMessage.descriptor);
+    return (entryId === recordsWriteMessage.recordId);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the DID of the author of the given message.
+   */
+  public static getAuthor(message: RecordsWriteMessage): string | undefined {
+    let author;
+
+    if (message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant !== undefined) {
+      author = Message.getSigner(message.authorization.authorDelegatedGrant);
+    } else {
+      author = Message.getSigner(message);
+    }
+
+    return author;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the `encryption` property if encryption input is given. Else `undefined` is returned.
+   */
+  private static async createEncryptionProperty(
+    descriptor: RecordsWriteDescriptor,
+    encryptionInput: EncryptionInput | undefined
+  ): Promise<EncryptionProperty | undefined> {
+    if (encryptionInput === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // encrypt the data encryption key once per encryption input
+    const keyEncryption: EncryptedKey[] = [];
+    for (const keyEncryptionInput of encryptionInput.keyEncryptionInputs) {
+
+      if (keyEncryptionInput.derivationScheme === KeyDerivationScheme.ProtocolPath && descriptor.protocol === undefined) {
+        throw new DwnError(
+          DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteMissingProtocol,
+          '`protocols` encryption scheme cannot be applied to record without the `protocol` property.'
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (keyEncryptionInput.derivationScheme === KeyDerivationScheme.Schemas && descriptor.schema === undefined) {
+        throw new DwnError(
+          DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteMissingSchema,
+          '`schemas` encryption scheme cannot be applied to record without the `schema` property.'
+        );
+      }
+
+      // NOTE: right now only `ECIES-ES256K` algorithm is supported for asymmetric encryption,
+      // so we will assume that's the algorithm without additional switch/if statements
+      const publicKeyBytes = Secp256k1.publicJwkToBytes(keyEncryptionInput.publicKey);
+      const keyEncryptionOutput = await Encryption.eciesSecp256k1Encrypt(publicKeyBytes, encryptionInput.key);
+
+      const encryptedKey = Encoder.bytesToBase64Url(keyEncryptionOutput.ciphertext);
+      const ephemeralPublicKey = await Secp256k1.publicKeyToJwk(keyEncryptionOutput.ephemeralPublicKey);
+      const keyEncryptionInitializationVector = Encoder.bytesToBase64Url(keyEncryptionOutput.initializationVector);
+      const messageAuthenticationCode = Encoder.bytesToBase64Url(keyEncryptionOutput.messageAuthenticationCode);
+      const encryptedKeyData: EncryptedKey = {
+        rootKeyId            : keyEncryptionInput.publicKeyId,
+        algorithm            : keyEncryptionInput.algorithm ?? EncryptionAlgorithm.EciesSecp256k1,
+        derivationScheme     : keyEncryptionInput.derivationScheme,
+        ephemeralPublicKey,
+        initializationVector : keyEncryptionInitializationVector,
+        messageAuthenticationCode,
+        encryptedKey
+      };
+
+      // we need to attach the actual public key if derivation scheme is protocol-context,
+      // so that the responder to this message is able to encrypt the message/symmetric key using the same protocol-context derived public key,
+      // without needing the knowledge of the corresponding private key
+      if (keyEncryptionInput.derivationScheme === KeyDerivationScheme.ProtocolContext) {
+        encryptedKeyData.derivedPublicKey = keyEncryptionInput.publicKey;
+      }
+
+      keyEncryption.push(encryptedKeyData);
+    }
+
+    const encryption: EncryptionProperty = {
+      algorithm            : encryptionInput.algorithm ?? EncryptionAlgorithm.Aes256Ctr,
+      initializationVector : Encoder.bytesToBase64Url(encryptionInput.initializationVector),
+      keyEncryption
+    };
+
+    return encryption;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the `attestation` property of a RecordsWrite message if given signature inputs; returns `undefined` otherwise.
+   */
+  public static async createAttestation(descriptorCid: string, signers?: Signer[]): Promise<GeneralJws | undefined> {
+    if (signers === undefined || signers.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const attestationPayload: RecordsWriteAttestationPayload = { descriptorCid };
+    const attestationPayloadBytes = Encoder.objectToBytes(attestationPayload);
+
+    const builder = await GeneralJwsBuilder.create(attestationPayloadBytes, signers);
+    return builder.getJws();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the `signature` property in the `authorization` of a `RecordsWrite` message.
+   */
+  public static async createSignerSignature(input: {
+    recordId: string,
+    contextId: string | undefined,
+    descriptorCid: string,
+    attestation: GeneralJws | undefined,
+    encryption: EncryptionProperty | undefined,
+    signer: Signer,
+    delegatedGrantId?: string,
+    permissionsGrantId?: string,
+    protocolRole?: string
+  }): Promise<GeneralJws> {
+    const { recordId, contextId, descriptorCid, attestation, encryption, signer, delegatedGrantId, permissionsGrantId, protocolRole } = input;
+
+    const attestationCid = attestation ? await Cid.computeCid(attestation) : undefined;
+    const encryptionCid = encryption ? await Cid.computeCid(encryption) : undefined;
+
+    const signaturePayload: RecordsWriteSignaturePayload = {
+      recordId,
+      descriptorCid,
+      contextId,
+      attestationCid,
+      encryptionCid,
+      delegatedGrantId,
+      permissionsGrantId,
+      protocolRole
+    };
+    removeUndefinedProperties(signaturePayload);
+
+    const signaturePayloadBytes = Encoder.objectToBytes(signaturePayload);
+
+    const builder = await GeneralJwsBuilder.create(signaturePayloadBytes, [signer]);
+    const signature = builder.getJws();
+
+    return signature;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the initial write from the given list or record write.
+   */
+  public static async getInitialWrite(messages: GenericMessage[]): Promise<RecordsWriteMessage> {
+    for (const message of messages) {
+      if (await RecordsWrite.isInitialWrite(message)) {
+        return message as RecordsWriteMessage;
+      }
+    }
+
+    throw new DwnError(DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteGetInitialWriteNotFound, `initial write is not found`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Verifies that immutable properties of the two given messages are identical.
+   * @throws {Error} if immutable properties between two RecordsWrite message
+   */
+  public static verifyEqualityOfImmutableProperties(existingWriteMessage: RecordsWriteMessage, newMessage: RecordsWriteMessage): boolean {
+    const mutableDescriptorProperties = ['dataCid', 'dataSize', 'datePublished', 'published', 'messageTimestamp'];
+
+    // get distinct property names that exist in either the existing message given or new message
+    let descriptorPropertyNames: string[] = [];
+    descriptorPropertyNames.push(...Object.keys(existingWriteMessage.descriptor));
+    descriptorPropertyNames.push(...Object.keys(newMessage.descriptor));
+    descriptorPropertyNames = [...new Set(descriptorPropertyNames)]; // step to remove duplicates
+
+    // ensure all immutable properties are not modified
+    for (const descriptorPropertyName of descriptorPropertyNames) {
+      // if property is supposed to be immutable
+      if (mutableDescriptorProperties.indexOf(descriptorPropertyName) === -1) {
+        const valueInExistingWrite = (existingWriteMessage.descriptor as any)[descriptorPropertyName];
+        const valueInNewMessage = (newMessage.descriptor as any)[descriptorPropertyName];
+        if (valueInNewMessage !== valueInExistingWrite) {
+          throw new DwnError(
+            DwnErrorCode.RecordsWriteImmutablePropertyChanged,
+            `${descriptorPropertyName} is an immutable property: cannot change '${valueInExistingWrite}' to '${valueInNewMessage}'`
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the DID of the author of the given message.
+   */
+  public static getAttesters(message: InternalRecordsWriteMessage): string[] {
+    const attestationSignatures = message.attestation?.signatures ?? [];
+    const attesters = attestationSignatures.map((signature) => Jws.getSignerDid(signature));
+    return attesters;
+  }
+}