@aztec/aztec-node 0.0.1-commit.7d4e6cd → 0.0.1-commit.858058eac

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 import { Archiver, createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
 import { BBCircuitVerifier, QueuedIVCVerifier, TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
 import { type BlobClientInterface, createBlobClientWithFileStores } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
-import {
-  ARCHIVE_HEIGHT,
-  INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM,
-  type L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT,
-  type PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT,
-} from '@aztec/constants';
+import { ARCHIVE_HEIGHT, type L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT, type NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { EpochCache, type EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
 import { createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum/chain';
 import { getPublicClient } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
 import { type P2P, type P2PClientDeps, createP2PClient, getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
-import { BlockBuilder, GlobalVariableBuilder, SequencerClient, type SequencerPublisher } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
+import { GlobalVariableBuilder, SequencerClient, type SequencerPublisher } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
 import { PublicProcessorFactory } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
 import {
   AttestationsBlockWatcher,
@@ -42,15 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
-import {
-  type BlockParameter,
-  type DataInBlock,
-  type L2Block,
-  L2BlockHash,
-  L2BlockNew,
-  type L2BlockSource,
-  type PublishedL2Block,
-} from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { BlockHash, type BlockParameter, type DataInBlock, L2Block, type L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { PublishedCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import type {
   ContractClassPublic,
@@ -128,6 +113,7 @@ import { NodeMetrics } from './node_metrics.js';
  */
 export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   private metrics: NodeMetrics;
+  private initialHeaderHashPromise: Promise<BlockHash> | undefined = undefined;
 
   // Prevent two snapshot operations to happen simultaneously
   private isUploadingSnapshot = false;
@@ -309,18 +295,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // We should really not be modifying the config object
     config.txPublicSetupAllowList = config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
 
-    // Create BlockBuilder for EpochPruneWatcher (slasher functionality)
-    const blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(
-      { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration) },
-      worldStateSynchronizer,
-      archiver,
-      dateProvider,
-      telemetry,
-    );
-
     // Create FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder for validator and non-validator block proposal handling
     const validatorCheckpointsBuilder = new FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder(
       { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration) },
+      worldStateSynchronizer,
       archiver,
       dateProvider,
       telemetry,
@@ -330,7 +308,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
 
     // Create validator client if required
-    const validatorClient = createValidatorClient(config, {
+    const validatorClient = await createValidatorClient(config, {
       checkpointsBuilder: validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
       worldState: worldStateSynchronizer,
       p2pClient,
@@ -387,7 +365,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         archiver,
         epochCache,
         p2pClient.getTxProvider(),
-        blockBuilder,
+        validatorCheckpointsBuilder,
         config,
       );
       watchers.push(epochPruneWatcher);
@@ -452,6 +430,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       // Create and start the sequencer client
       const checkpointsBuilder = new CheckpointsBuilder(
         { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration) },
+        worldStateSynchronizer,
         archiver,
         dateProvider,
         telemetry,
@@ -574,19 +553,26 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       enr,
       l1ContractAddresses: contractAddresses,
       protocolContractAddresses: protocolContractAddresses,
+      realProofs: !!this.config.realProofs,
     };
 
     return nodeInfo;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get a block specified by its number.
-   * @param number - The block number being requested.
+   * Get a block specified by its block number, block hash, or 'latest'.
+   * @param block - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest').
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
-  public async getBlock(number: BlockParameter): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const blockNumber = number === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (number as BlockNumber);
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber);
+  public async getBlock(block: BlockParameter): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      return this.getBlockByHash(block);
+    }
+    const blockNumber = block === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (block as BlockNumber);
+    if (blockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO) {
+      return this.buildInitialBlock();
+    }
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2Block(blockNumber);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -594,9 +580,17 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param blockHash - The block hash being requested.
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
-  public async getBlockByHash(blockHash: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const publishedBlock = await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlockByHash(blockHash);
-    return publishedBlock?.block;
+  public async getBlockByHash(blockHash: BlockHash): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+    if (blockHash.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+      return this.buildInitialBlock();
+    }
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2BlockByHash(blockHash);
+  }
+
+  private buildInitialBlock(): L2Block {
+    const initialHeader = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+    return L2Block.empty(initialHeader);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -605,8 +599,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
   public async getBlockByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    const publishedBlock = await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlockByArchive(archive);
-    return publishedBlock?.block;
+    return await this.blockSource.getL2BlockByArchive(archive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -616,23 +609,15 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The blocks requested.
    */
   public async getBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
-  }
-
-  public async getPublishedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedL2Block[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
+    return (await this.blockSource.getBlocks(from, BlockNumber(limit))) ?? [];
   }
 
-  public async getPublishedCheckpoints(from: CheckpointNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedCheckpoint[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getPublishedCheckpoints(from, limit)) ?? [];
+  public async getCheckpoints(from: CheckpointNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedCheckpoint[]> {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpoints(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
-  public async getL2BlocksNew(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<L2BlockNew[]> {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getL2BlocksNew(from, limit)) ?? [];
-  }
-
-  public async getCheckpointedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number, proven?: boolean) {
-    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocks(from, limit, proven)) ?? [];
+  public async getCheckpointedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number) {
+    return (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -663,6 +648,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return await this.blockSource.getProvenBlockNumber();
   }
 
+  public async getCheckpointedBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
+    return await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedL2BlockNumber();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to fetch the version of the package.
    * @returns The node package version
@@ -695,12 +684,43 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return this.contractDataSource.getContract(address);
   }
 
-  public getPrivateLogsByTags(tags: SiloedTag[]): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogsByTags(tags);
-  }
-
-  public getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress: AztecAddress, tags: Tag[]): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress, tags);
+  public async getPrivateLogsByTags(
+    tags: SiloedTag[],
+    page?: number,
+    referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
+  ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    if (referenceBlock) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (!referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(referenceBlock);
+        if (!header) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Block ${referenceBlock.toString()} not found in the node. This might indicate a reorg has occurred.`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogsByTags(tags, page);
+  }
+
+  public async getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(
+    contractAddress: AztecAddress,
+    tags: Tag[],
+    page?: number,
+    referenceBlock?: BlockHash,
+  ): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    if (referenceBlock) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (!referenceBlock.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(referenceBlock);
+        if (!header) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Block ${referenceBlock.toString()} not found in the node. This might indicate a reorg has occurred.`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return this.logsSource.getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress, tags, page);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -747,21 +767,26 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getTxReceipt(txHash: TxHash): Promise<TxReceipt> {
-    let txReceipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, 'Tx dropped by P2P node.');
-
-    // We first check if the tx is in pending (instead of first checking if it is mined) because if we first check
-    // for mined and then for pending there could be a race condition where the tx is mined between the two checks
-    // and we would incorrectly return a TxReceipt with status DROPPED
-    if ((await this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash)) === 'pending') {
-      txReceipt = new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, '');
-    }
+    // Check the tx pool status first. If the tx is known to the pool (pending or mined), we'll use that
+    // as a fallback if we don't find a settled receipt in the archiver.
+    const txPoolStatus = await this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash);
+    const isKnownToPool = txPoolStatus === 'pending' || txPoolStatus === 'mined';
 
+    // Then get the actual tx from the archiver, which tracks every tx in a mined block.
     const settledTxReceipt = await this.blockSource.getSettledTxReceipt(txHash);
+
     if (settledTxReceipt) {
-      txReceipt = settledTxReceipt;
+      // If the archiver has the receipt then return it.
+      return settledTxReceipt;
+    } else if (isKnownToPool) {
+      // If the tx is in the pool but not in the archiver, it's pending.
+      // This handles race conditions between archiver and p2p, where the archiver
+      // has pruned the block in which a tx was mined, but p2p has not caught up yet.
+      return new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.PENDING, undefined, undefined);
+    } else {
+      // Otherwise, if we don't know the tx, we consider it dropped.
+      return new TxReceipt(txHash, TxStatus.DROPPED, undefined, 'Tx dropped by P2P node');
     }
-
-    return txReceipt;
   }
 
   public getTxEffect(txHash: TxHash): Promise<IndexedTxEffect | undefined> {
@@ -826,20 +851,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return compactArray(await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.getTxByHash(txHash))));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Find the indexes of the given leaves in the given tree along with a block metadata pointing to the block in which
-   * the leaves were inserted.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest' for latest data.
-   * @param treeId - The tree to search in.
-   * @param leafValues - The values to search for.
-   * @returns The indices of leaves and the block metadata of a block in which the leaves were inserted.
-   */
   public async findLeavesIndexes(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
   ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const maybeIndices = await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
       treeId,
       leafValues.map(x => x.toBuffer()),
@@ -891,56 +908,28 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       }
       return {
         l2BlockNumber: BlockNumber(Number(blockNumber)),
-        l2BlockHash: L2BlockHash.fromField(blockHash),
+        l2BlockHash: new BlockHash(blockHash),
         data: index,
       };
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for the given index in the nullifier tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - The index of the leaf for which the sibling path is required.
-   * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
-   */
-  public async getNullifierSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, leafIndex);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for the given index in the data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - The index of the leaf for which the sibling path is required.
-   * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
-   */
-  public async getNoteHashSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE, leafIndex);
-  }
-
-  public async getArchiveMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
-    archive: Fr,
+  public async getBlockHashMembershipWitness(
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
+    blockHash: BlockHash,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE>(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, [archive]);
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
+    const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE>(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, [blockHash]);
     return pathAndIndex === undefined
       ? undefined
       : MembershipWitness.fromSiblingPath(pathAndIndex.index, pathAndIndex.path);
   }
 
   public async getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     noteHash: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [pathAndIndex] = await committedDb.findSiblingPaths<MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE>(
       MerkleTreeId.NOTE_HASH_TREE,
       [noteHash],
@@ -950,17 +939,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       : MembershipWitness.fromSiblingPath(pathAndIndex.index, pathAndIndex.path);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the index and a sibling path for a leaf in the committed l1 to l2 data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param l1ToL2Message - The l1ToL2Message to get the index / sibling path for.
-   * @returns A tuple of the index and the sibling path of the L1ToL2Message (undefined if not found).
-   */
   public async getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     l1ToL2Message: Fr,
   ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>] | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const db = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.L1_TO_L2_MESSAGE_TREE, [l1ToL2Message]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -993,12 +976,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The L2 to L1 messages (empty array if the epoch is not found).
    */
   public async getL2ToL1Messages(epoch: EpochNumber): Promise<Fr[][][][]> {
-    // Assumes `getBlocksForEpoch` returns blocks in ascending order of block number.
-    const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForEpoch(epoch);
+    // Assumes `getCheckpointedBlocksForEpoch` returns blocks in ascending order of block number.
+    const checkpointedBlocks = await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocksForEpoch(epoch);
     const blocksInCheckpoints: L2Block[][] = [];
     let previousSlotNumber = SlotNumber.ZERO;
     let checkpointIndex = -1;
-    for (const block of blocks) {
+    for (const checkpointedBlock of checkpointedBlocks) {
+      const block = checkpointedBlock.block;
       const slotNumber = block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber;
       if (slotNumber !== previousSlotNumber) {
         checkpointIndex++;
@@ -1012,45 +996,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for a leaf in the committed blocks tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - Index of the leaf in the tree.
-   * @returns The sibling path.
-   */
-  public async getArchiveSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, leafIndex);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a sibling path for a leaf in the committed public data tree.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
-   * @param leafIndex - Index of the leaf in the tree.
-   * @returns The sibling path.
-   */
-  public async getPublicDataSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
-    leafIndex: bigint,
-  ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
-    return committedDb.getSiblingPath(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafIndex);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a nullifier membership witness for a given nullifier at a given block.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the index.
-   * @param nullifier - Nullifier we try to find witness for.
-   * @returns The nullifier membership witness (if found).
-   */
   public async getNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const db = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const [witness] = await db.findSiblingPaths(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, [nullifier.toBuffer()]);
     if (!witness) {
       return undefined;
@@ -1067,7 +1017,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
   /**
    * Returns a low nullifier membership witness for a given nullifier at a given block.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the index.
+   * @param referenceBlock - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest') at which to get the data
+   * (which contains the root of the nullifier tree in which we are searching for the nullifier).
    * @param nullifier - Nullifier we try to find the low nullifier witness for.
    * @returns The low nullifier membership witness (if found).
    * @remarks Low nullifier witness can be used to perform a nullifier non-inclusion proof by leveraging the "linked
@@ -1080,10 +1031,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * TODO: This is a confusing behavior and we should eventually address that.
    */
   public async getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const findResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, nullifier.toBigInt());
     if (!findResult) {
       return undefined;
@@ -1098,8 +1049,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), preimageData as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
   }
 
-  async getPublicDataWitness(blockNumber: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+  async getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
     if (!lowLeafResult) {
       return undefined;
@@ -1113,19 +1064,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets the storage value at the given contract storage slot.
-   *
-   * @remarks The storage slot here refers to the slot as it is defined in Noir not the index in the merkle tree.
-   * Aztec's version of `eth_getStorageAt`.
-   *
-   * @param contract - Address of the contract to query.
-   * @param slot - Slot to query.
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data or 'latest'.
-   * @returns Storage value at the given contract slot.
-   */
-  public async getPublicStorageAt(blockNumber: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
-    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
+  public async getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
+    const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(referenceBlock);
     const leafSlot = await computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot(contract, slot);
 
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
@@ -1139,24 +1079,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return preimage.leaf.value;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the currently committed block header, or the initial header if no blocks have been produced.
-   * @returns The current committed block header.
-   */
-  public async getBlockHeader(blockNumber: BlockParameter = 'latest'): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
-    return blockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO ||
-      (blockNumber === 'latest' && (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) === BlockNumber.ZERO)
-      ? this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader()
-      : this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(blockNumber === 'latest' ? blockNumber : (blockNumber as BlockNumber));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get a block header specified by its hash.
-   * @param blockHash - The block hash being requested.
-   * @returns The requested block header.
-   */
-  public async getBlockHeaderByHash(blockHash: Fr): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(blockHash);
+  public async getBlockHeader(block: BlockParameter = 'latest'): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (block.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+      }
+      return this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(block);
+    } else {
+      // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+      const blockNumber = block === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (block as BlockNumber);
+      if (blockNumber === BlockNumber.ZERO) {
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader();
+      }
+      return this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(block);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1206,6 +1144,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       this.contractDataSource,
       new DateProvider(),
       this.telemetry,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
 
     this.log.verbose(`Simulating public calls for tx ${txHash}`, {
@@ -1259,16 +1198,22 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // We accept transactions if they are not expired by the next slot (checked based on the IncludeByTimestamp field)
     const { ts: nextSlotTimestamp } = this.epochCache.getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot();
     const blockNumber = BlockNumber((await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1);
-    const validator = createValidatorForAcceptingTxs(db, this.contractDataSource, verifier, {
-      timestamp: nextSlotTimestamp,
-      blockNumber,
-      l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
-      rollupVersion: this.version,
-      setupAllowList: this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
-      gasFees: await this.getCurrentMinFees(),
-      skipFeeEnforcement,
-      txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
-    });
+    const validator = createValidatorForAcceptingTxs(
+      db,
+      this.contractDataSource,
+      verifier,
+      {
+        timestamp: nextSlotTimestamp,
+        blockNumber,
+        l1ChainId: this.l1ChainId,
+        rollupVersion: this.version,
+        setupAllowList: this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
+        gasFees: await this.getCurrentMinFees(),
+        skipFeeEnforcement,
+        txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
+      },
+      this.log.getBindings(),
+    );
 
     return await validator.validateTx(tx);
   }
@@ -1432,16 +1377,19 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
   }
 
+  #getInitialHeaderHash(): Promise<BlockHash> {
+    if (!this.initialHeaderHashPromise) {
+      this.initialHeaderHashPromise = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted().getInitialHeader().hash();
+    }
+    return this.initialHeaderHashPromise;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns an instance of MerkleTreeOperations having first ensured the world state is fully synched
-   * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
+   * @param block - The block parameter (block number, block hash, or 'latest') at which to get the data.
    * @returns An instance of a committed MerkleTreeOperations
    */
-  async #getWorldState(blockNumber: BlockParameter) {
-    if (typeof blockNumber === 'number' && blockNumber < INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM - 1) {
-      throw new Error('Invalid block number to get world state for: ' + blockNumber);
-    }
-
+  async #getWorldState(block: BlockParameter) {
     let blockSyncedTo: BlockNumber = BlockNumber.ZERO;
     try {
       // Attempt to sync the world state if necessary
@@ -1450,15 +1398,39 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       this.log.error(`Error getting world state: ${err}`);
     }
 
-    // using a snapshot could be less efficient than using the committed db
-    if (blockNumber === 'latest' /*|| blockNumber === blockSyncedTo*/) {
-      this.log.debug(`Using committed db for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
+    if (block === 'latest') {
+      this.log.debug(`Using committed db for block 'latest', world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
       return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
-    } else if (blockNumber <= blockSyncedTo) {
+    }
+
+    if (BlockHash.isBlockHash(block)) {
+      const initialBlockHash = await this.#getInitialHeaderHash();
+      if (block.equals(initialBlockHash)) {
+        // Block source doesn't handle initial header so we need to handle the case separately.
+        return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(BlockNumber.ZERO);
+      }
+
+      const header = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByHash(block);
+      if (!header) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Block hash ${block.toString()} not found when querying world state. If the node API has been queried with anchor block hash possibly a reorg has occurred.`,
+        );
+      }
+      const blockNumber = header.getBlockNumber();
       this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber as BlockNumber);
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(`Block ${blockNumber} not yet synced`);
+      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+    }
+
+    // Block number provided
+    {
+      const blockNumber = block as BlockNumber;
+
+      if (blockNumber > blockSyncedTo) {
+        throw new Error(`Queried block ${block} not yet synced by the node (node is synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}).`);
+      }
+
+      this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
+      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
     }
   }