@aztec/aztec-node 4.0.0-nightly.20250907 → 4.0.0-nightly.20260108

package/src/aztec-node/server.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Archiver, createArchiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
 import { BBCircuitVerifier, QueuedIVCVerifier, TestCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/bb-prover';
-import { type BlobSinkClientInterface, createBlobSinkClient } from '@aztec/blob-sink/client';
+import { type BlobClientInterface, createBlobClientWithFileStores } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
 import {
   ARCHIVE_HEIGHT,
   INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM,
@@ -10,26 +10,25 @@ import {
   type PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT,
 } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { EpochCache, type EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import {
-  type EthSigner,
-  type L1ContractAddresses,
-  RegistryContract,
-  RollupContract,
-  createEthereumChain,
-  getPublicClient,
-} from '@aztec/ethereum';
-import { createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils-with-blobs';
+import { createEthereumChain } from '@aztec/ethereum/chain';
+import { getPublicClient } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
+import { RegistryContract, RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import type { L1ContractAddresses } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-contract-addresses';
+import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { compactArray, pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 import { BadRequestError } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc';
 import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
-import { SerialQueue } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
 import { count } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { MembershipWitness, SiblingPath } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
 import { KeystoreManager, loadKeystores, mergeKeystores } from '@aztec/node-keystore';
 import { trySnapshotSync, uploadSnapshot } from '@aztec/node-lib/actions';
+import {
+  createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromEthSigner,
+  createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner,
+} from '@aztec/node-lib/factories';
 import { type P2P, type P2PClientDeps, createP2PClient, getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import {
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   type SequencerPublisher,
   createValidatorForAcceptingTxs,
 } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
+import { CheckpointsBuilder } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
 import { PublicProcessorFactory } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
 import {
   AttestationsBlockWatcher,
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ import {
   type Watcher,
   createSlasher,
 } from '@aztec/slasher';
+import { CollectionLimitsConfig, PublicSimulatorConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/avm';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import {
-  type InBlock,
+  type BlockParameter,
+  type DataInBlock,
   type L2Block,
   L2BlockHash,
-  type L2BlockNumber,
   type L2BlockSource,
   type PublishedL2Block,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ import type {
   NodeInfo,
   ProtocolContractAddresses,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import type { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
 import {
   type AztecNode,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ import {
   type GetPublicLogsResponse,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import {
+  type AllowedElement,
   type ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   type L2LogsSource,
   type Service,
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ import {
   type WorldStateSynchronizer,
   tryStop,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import type { LogFilter, PrivateLog, TxScopedL2Log } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
-import type { L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import type { LogFilter, SiloedTag, Tag, TxScopedL2Log } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
+import { InboxLeaf, type L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
 import { P2PClientType } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import type { Offense, SlashPayloadRound } from '@aztec/stdlib/slashing';
 import type { NullifierLeafPreimage, PublicDataTreeLeaf, PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
@@ -108,7 +110,12 @@ import {
   getTelemetryClient,
   trackSpan,
 } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
-import { NodeKeystoreAdapter, ValidatorClient, createValidatorClient } from '@aztec/validator-client';
+import {
+  NodeKeystoreAdapter,
+  ValidatorClient,
+  createBlockProposalHandler,
+  createValidatorClient,
+} from '@aztec/validator-client';
 import { createWorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
 import { createPublicClient, fallback, http } from 'viem';
@@ -127,9 +134,6 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   // Prevent two snapshot operations to happen simultaneously
   private isUploadingSnapshot = false;
 
-  // Serial queue to ensure that we only send one tx at a time
-  private txQueue: SerialQueue = new SerialQueue();
-
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
 
   constructor(
@@ -152,10 +156,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     private proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
     private telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
     private log = createLogger('node'),
+    private blobClient?: BlobClientInterface,
   ) {
     this.metrics = new NodeMetrics(telemetry, 'AztecNodeService');
     this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('AztecNodeService');
-    this.txQueue.start();
 
     this.log.info(`Aztec Node version: ${this.packageVersion}`);
     this.log.info(`Aztec Node started on chain 0x${l1ChainId.toString(16)}`, config.l1Contracts);
@@ -182,7 +186,6 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       logger?: Logger;
       publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
       dateProvider?: DateProvider;
-      blobSinkClient?: BlobSinkClientInterface;
       p2pClientDeps?: P2PClientDeps<P2PClientType.Full>;
     } = {},
     options: {
@@ -195,8 +198,6 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     const packageVersion = getPackageVersion() ?? '';
     const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
     const dateProvider = deps.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
-    const blobSinkClient =
-      deps.blobSinkClient ?? createBlobSinkClient(config, { logger: createLogger('node:blob-sink:client') });
     const ethereumChain = createEthereumChain(config.l1RpcUrls, config.l1ChainId);
 
     // Build a key store from file if given or from environment otherwise
@@ -212,6 +213,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       }
     }
 
+    await keyStoreManager?.validateSigners();
+
     // If we are a validator, verify our configuration before doing too much more.
     if (!config.disableValidator) {
       if (keyStoreManager === undefined) {
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
           'KEY STORE CREATED FROM ENVIRONMENT, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE A FILE-BASED KEY STORE IN PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS',
         );
       }
-      ValidatorClient.validateKeyStoreConfiguration(keyStoreManager);
+      ValidatorClient.validateKeyStoreConfiguration(keyStoreManager, log);
     }
 
     // validate that the actual chain id matches that specified in configuration
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const publicClient = createPublicClient({
       chain: ethereumChain.chainInfo,
-      transport: fallback(config.l1RpcUrls.map((url: string) => http(url))),
+      transport: fallback(config.l1RpcUrls.map((url: string) => http(url, { batch: false }))),
       pollingInterval: config.viemPollingIntervalMS,
     });
 
@@ -262,6 +265,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
     }
 
+    const blobClient = await createBlobClientWithFileStores(config, createLogger('node:blob-client:client'));
+
     // attempt snapshot sync if possible
     await trySnapshotSync(config, log);
 
@@ -269,8 +274,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const archiver = await createArchiver(
       config,
-      { blobSinkClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
-      { blockUntilSync: true },
+      { blobClient, epochCache, telemetry, dateProvider },
+      { blockUntilSync: !config.skipArchiverInitialSync },
     );
 
     // now create the merkle trees and the world state synchronizer
@@ -280,7 +285,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       options.prefilledPublicData,
       telemetry,
     );
-    const circuitVerifier = config.realProofs ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config) : new TestCircuitVerifier();
+    const circuitVerifier =
+      config.realProofs || config.debugForceTxProofVerification
+        ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(config)
+        : new TestCircuitVerifier(config.proverTestVerificationDelayMs);
     if (!config.realProofs) {
       log.warn(`Aztec node is accepting fake proofs`);
     }
@@ -300,12 +308,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       deps.p2pClientDeps,
     );
 
-    // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
-    await worldStateSynchronizer.start();
-
-    // Start p2p. Note that it depends on world state to be running.
-    await p2pClient.start();
-
+    // We should really not be modifying the config object
     config.txPublicSetupAllowList = config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
 
     const blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(
@@ -316,17 +319,58 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       telemetry,
     );
 
+    // We'll accumulate sentinel watchers here
     const watchers: Watcher[] = [];
 
-    const validatorsSentinel = await createSentinel(epochCache, archiver, p2pClient, config);
-    if (validatorsSentinel) {
-      // we can run a sentinel without trying to slash.
-      await validatorsSentinel.start();
-      if (config.slashInactivityPenalty > 0n) {
-        watchers.push(validatorsSentinel);
+    // Create validator client if required
+    const validatorClient = createValidatorClient(config, {
+      p2pClient,
+      telemetry,
+      dateProvider,
+      epochCache,
+      blockBuilder,
+      blockSource: archiver,
+      l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
+      keyStoreManager,
+      blobClient,
+    });
+
+    // If we have a validator client, register it as a source of offenses for the slasher,
+    // and have it register callbacks on the p2p client *before* we start it, otherwise messages
+    // like attestations or auths will fail.
+    if (validatorClient) {
+      watchers.push(validatorClient);
+      if (!options.dontStartSequencer) {
+        await validatorClient.registerHandlers();
       }
     }
 
+    // If there's no validator client but alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals is enabled,
+    // create a BlockProposalHandler to reexecute block proposals for monitoring
+    if (!validatorClient && config.alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals) {
+      log.info('Setting up block proposal reexecution for monitoring');
+      createBlockProposalHandler(config, {
+        blockBuilder,
+        epochCache,
+        blockSource: archiver,
+        l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
+        p2pClient,
+        dateProvider,
+        telemetry,
+      }).registerForReexecution(p2pClient);
+    }
+
+    // Start world state and wait for it to sync to the archiver.
+    await worldStateSynchronizer.start();
+
+    // Start p2p. Note that it depends on world state to be running.
+    await p2pClient.start();
+
+    const validatorsSentinel = await createSentinel(epochCache, archiver, p2pClient, config);
+    if (validatorsSentinel && config.slashInactivityPenalty > 0n) {
+      watchers.push(validatorsSentinel);
+    }
+
     let epochPruneWatcher: EpochPruneWatcher | undefined;
     if (config.slashPrunePenalty > 0n || config.slashDataWithholdingPenalty > 0n) {
       epochPruneWatcher = new EpochPruneWatcher(
@@ -337,7 +381,6 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         blockBuilder,
         config,
       );
-      await epochPruneWatcher.start();
       watchers.push(epochPruneWatcher);
     }
 
@@ -345,32 +388,25 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     let attestationsBlockWatcher: AttestationsBlockWatcher | undefined;
     if (config.slashProposeInvalidAttestationsPenalty > 0n || config.slashAttestDescendantOfInvalidPenalty > 0n) {
       attestationsBlockWatcher = new AttestationsBlockWatcher(archiver, epochCache, config);
-      await attestationsBlockWatcher.start();
       watchers.push(attestationsBlockWatcher);
     }
 
-    const validatorClient = createValidatorClient(config, {
-      p2pClient,
-      telemetry,
-      dateProvider,
-      epochCache,
-      blockBuilder,
-      blockSource: archiver,
-      l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
-      keyStoreManager,
-    });
-
-    if (validatorClient) {
-      watchers.push(validatorClient);
-    }
-
-    log.verbose(`All Aztec Node subsystems synced`);
+    // Start p2p-related services once the archiver has completed sync
+    void archiver
+      .waitForInitialSync()
+      .then(async () => {
+        await p2pClient.start();
+        await validatorsSentinel?.start();
+        await epochPruneWatcher?.start();
+        await attestationsBlockWatcher?.start();
+        log.info(`All p2p services started`);
+      })
+      .catch(err => log.error('Failed to start p2p services after archiver sync', err));
 
     // Validator enabled, create/start relevant service
     let sequencer: SequencerClient | undefined;
     let slasherClient: SlasherClientInterface | undefined;
-
-    if (!config.disableValidator) {
+    if (!config.disableValidator && validatorClient) {
       // We create a slasher only if we have a sequencer, since all slashing actions go through the sequencer publisher
       // as they are executed when the node is selected as proposer.
       const validatorAddresses = keyStoreManager
@@ -389,13 +425,30 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       );
       await slasherClient.start();
 
-      const l1TxUtils = keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners().map((signer: EthSigner) => {
-        return createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner(publicClient, signer, log, dateProvider, config);
-      });
+      const l1TxUtils = config.publisherForwarderAddress
+        ? await createForwarderL1TxUtilsFromEthSigner(
+            publicClient,
+            keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
+            config.publisherForwarderAddress,
+            { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
+            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider },
+          )
+        : await createL1TxUtilsWithBlobsFromEthSigner(
+            publicClient,
+            keyStoreManager!.createAllValidatorPublisherSigners(),
+            { ...config, scope: 'sequencer' },
+            { telemetry, logger: log.createChild('l1-tx-utils'), dateProvider },
+          );
+
+      // Create and start the sequencer client
+      const checkpointsBuilder = new CheckpointsBuilder(
+        { ...config, l1GenesisTime, slotDuration: Number(slotDuration) },
+        archiver,
+        dateProvider,
+        telemetry,
+      );
 
       sequencer = await SequencerClient.new(config, {
-        // if deps were provided, they should override the defaults,
-        // or things that we created in this function
         ...deps,
         epochCache,
         l1TxUtils,
@@ -403,12 +456,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         p2pClient,
         worldStateSynchronizer,
         slasherClient,
-        blockBuilder,
+        checkpointsBuilder,
         l2BlockSource: archiver,
         l1ToL2MessageSource: archiver,
         telemetry,
         dateProvider,
-        blobSinkClient,
+        blobClient,
         nodeKeyStore: keyStoreManager!,
       });
     }
@@ -416,8 +469,17 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     if (!options.dontStartSequencer && sequencer) {
       await sequencer.start();
       log.verbose(`Sequencer started`);
+    } else if (sequencer) {
+      log.warn(`Sequencer created but not started`);
     }
 
+    const globalVariableBuilder = new GlobalVariableBuilder({
+      ...config,
+      rollupVersion: BigInt(config.rollupVersion),
+      l1GenesisTime,
+      slotDuration: Number(slotDuration),
+    });
+
     return new AztecNodeService(
       config,
       p2pClient,
@@ -432,12 +494,13 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       epochPruneWatcher,
       ethereumChain.chainInfo.id,
       config.rollupVersion,
-      new GlobalVariableBuilder(config),
+      globalVariableBuilder,
       epochCache,
       packageVersion,
       proofVerifier,
       telemetry,
       log,
+      blobClient,
     );
   }
 
@@ -473,6 +536,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return Promise.resolve(this.p2pClient.getEnr()?.encodeTxt());
   }
 
+  public async getAllowedPublicSetup(): Promise<AllowedElement[]> {
+    return this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to determine if the node is ready to accept transactions.
    * @returns - Flag indicating the readiness for tx submission.
@@ -508,8 +575,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param number - The block number being requested.
    * @returns The requested block.
    */
-  public async getBlock(number: number): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
-    return await this.blockSource.getBlock(number);
+  public async getBlock(number: BlockParameter): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    const blockNumber = number === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (number as BlockNumber);
+    return await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a block specified by its hash.
+   * @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;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a block specified by its archive root.
+   * @param archive - The archive root being requested.
+   * @returns The requested block.
+   */
+  public async getBlockByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    const publishedBlock = await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlockByArchive(archive);
+    return publishedBlock?.block;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -518,31 +606,39 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param limit - The maximum number of blocks to obtain.
    * @returns The blocks requested.
    */
-  public async getBlocks(from: number, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
+  public async getBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
     return (await this.blockSource.getBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
-  public async getPublishedBlocks(from: number, limit: number): Promise<PublishedL2Block[]> {
+  public async getPublishedBlocks(from: BlockNumber, limit: number): Promise<PublishedL2Block[]> {
     return (await this.blockSource.getPublishedBlocks(from, limit)) ?? [];
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method to fetch the current base fees.
-   * @returns The current base fees.
+   * Method to fetch the current min L2 fees.
+   * @returns The current min L2 fees.
    */
-  public async getCurrentBaseFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
-    return await this.globalVariableBuilder.getCurrentBaseFees();
+  public async getCurrentMinFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    return await this.globalVariableBuilder.getCurrentMinFees();
+  }
+
+  public async getMaxPriorityFees(): Promise<GasFees> {
+    for await (const tx of this.p2pClient.iteratePendingTxs()) {
+      return tx.getGasSettings().maxPriorityFeesPerGas;
+    }
+
+    return GasFees.from({ feePerDaGas: 0n, feePerL2Gas: 0n });
   }
 
   /**
    * Method to fetch the latest block number synchronized by the node.
    * @returns The block number.
    */
-  public async getBlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
+  public async getBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     return await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
   }
 
-  public async getProvenBlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
+  public async getProvenBlockNumber(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     return await this.blockSource.getProvenBlockNumber();
   }
 
@@ -578,25 +674,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return this.contractDataSource.getContract(address);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Retrieves all private logs from up to `limit` blocks, starting from the block number `from`.
-   * @param from - The block number from which to begin retrieving logs.
-   * @param limit - The maximum number of blocks to retrieve logs from.
-   * @returns An array of private logs from the specified range of blocks.
-   */
-  public getPrivateLogs(from: number, limit: number): Promise<PrivateLog[]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogs(from, limit);
+  public getPrivateLogsByTags(tags: SiloedTag[]): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    return this.logsSource.getPrivateLogsByTags(tags);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets all logs that match any of the received tags (i.e. logs with their first field equal to a tag).
-   * @param tags - The tags to filter the logs by.
-   * @param logsPerTag - The maximum number of logs to return for each tag. By default no limit is set
-   * @returns For each received tag, an array of matching logs is returned. An empty array implies no logs match
-   * that tag.
-   */
-  public getLogsByTags(tags: Fr[], logsPerTag?: number): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
-    return this.logsSource.getLogsByTags(tags, logsPerTag);
+  public getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress: AztecAddress, tags: Tag[]): Promise<TxScopedL2Log[][]> {
+    return this.logsSource.getPublicLogsByTagsFromContract(contractAddress, tags);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -622,7 +705,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param tx - The transaction to be submitted.
    */
   public async sendTx(tx: Tx) {
-    await this.txQueue.put(() => this.#sendTx(tx));
+    await this.#sendTx(tx);
   }
 
   async #sendTx(tx: Tx) {
@@ -669,7 +752,6 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    */
   public async stop() {
     this.log.info(`Stopping Aztec Node`);
-    await this.txQueue.end();
     await tryStop(this.validatorsSentinel);
     await tryStop(this.epochPruneWatcher);
     await tryStop(this.slasherClient);
@@ -678,10 +760,19 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     await tryStop(this.p2pClient);
     await tryStop(this.worldStateSynchronizer);
     await tryStop(this.blockSource);
+    await tryStop(this.blobClient);
     await tryStop(this.telemetry);
     this.log.info(`Stopped Aztec Node`);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the blob client used by this node.
+   * @internal - Exposed for testing purposes only.
+   */
+  public getBlobClient(): BlobClientInterface | undefined {
+    return this.blobClient;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to retrieve pending txs.
    * @param limit - The number of items to returns
@@ -723,10 +814,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The indices of leaves and the block metadata of a block in which the leaves were inserted.
    */
   public async findLeavesIndexes(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     treeId: MerkleTreeId,
     leafValues: Fr[],
-  ): Promise<(InBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
+  ): Promise<(DataInBlock<bigint> | undefined)[]> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
     const maybeIndices = await committedDb.findLeafIndices(
       treeId,
@@ -752,7 +843,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // (note that block number corresponds to the leaf index in the archive tree).
     const blockHashes = await Promise.all(
       uniqueBlockNumbers.map(blockNumber => {
-        return committedDb.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, blockNumber!);
+        return committedDb.getLeafValue(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, BigInt(blockNumber));
       }),
     );
 
@@ -763,7 +854,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       }
     }
 
-    // Create InBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
+    // Create DataInBlock objects by combining indices, blockNumbers and blockHashes and return them.
     return maybeIndices.map((index, i) => {
       if (index === undefined) {
         return undefined;
@@ -778,7 +869,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
         return undefined;
       }
       return {
-        l2BlockNumber: Number(blockNumber),
+        l2BlockNumber: BlockNumber(Number(blockNumber)),
         l2BlockHash: L2BlockHash.fromField(blockHash),
         data: index,
       };
@@ -792,7 +883,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
    */
   public async getNullifierSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     leafIndex: bigint,
   ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -806,7 +897,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The sibling path for the leaf index.
    */
   public async getNoteHashSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     leafIndex: bigint,
   ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -814,7 +905,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getArchiveMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     archive: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -825,7 +916,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
   }
 
   public async getNoteHashMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     noteHash: Fr,
   ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -845,7 +936,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns A tuple of the index and the sibling path of the L1ToL2Message (undefined if not found).
    */
   public async getL1ToL2MessageMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     l1ToL2Message: Fr,
   ): Promise<[bigint, SiblingPath<typeof L1_TO_L2_MSG_TREE_HEIGHT>] | undefined> {
     const db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -858,13 +949,21 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return [witness.index, witness.path];
   }
 
+  public async getL1ToL2MessageBlock(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<BlockNumber | undefined> {
+    const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
+    return messageIndex
+      ? BlockNumber.fromCheckpointNumber(InboxLeaf.checkpointNumberFromIndex(messageIndex))
+      : undefined;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns whether an L1 to L2 message is synced by archiver and if it's ready to be included in a block.
    * @param l1ToL2Message - The L1 to L2 message to check.
    * @returns Whether the message is synced and ready to be included in a block.
    */
   public async isL1ToL2MessageSynced(l1ToL2Message: Fr): Promise<boolean> {
-    return (await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message)) !== undefined;
+    const messageIndex = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2MessageIndex(l1ToL2Message);
+    return messageIndex !== undefined;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -872,8 +971,10 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
    * @returns The L2 to L1 messages (undefined if the block number is not found).
    */
-  public async getL2ToL1Messages(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber): Promise<Fr[][] | undefined> {
-    const block = await this.blockSource.getBlock(blockNumber === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : blockNumber);
+  public async getL2ToL1Messages(blockNumber: BlockParameter): Promise<Fr[][] | undefined> {
+    const block = await this.blockSource.getBlock(
+      blockNumber === 'latest' ? await this.getBlockNumber() : (blockNumber as BlockNumber),
+    );
     return block?.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.l2ToL1Msgs);
   }
 
@@ -884,7 +985,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The sibling path.
    */
   public async getArchiveSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     leafIndex: bigint,
   ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof ARCHIVE_HEIGHT>> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -898,7 +999,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The sibling path.
    */
   public async getPublicDataSiblingPath(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     leafIndex: bigint,
   ): Promise<SiblingPath<typeof PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -912,7 +1013,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @returns The nullifier membership witness (if found).
    */
   public async getNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
     const db = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -945,7 +1046,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * TODO: This is a confusing behavior and we should eventually address that.
    */
   public async getLowNullifierMembershipWitness(
-    blockNumber: L2BlockNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockParameter,
     nullifier: Fr,
   ): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
@@ -963,7 +1064,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     return new NullifierMembershipWitness(BigInt(index), preimageData as NullifierLeafPreimage, siblingPath);
   }
 
-  async getPublicDataWitness(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
+  async getPublicDataWitness(blockNumber: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr): Promise<PublicDataWitness | undefined> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
     const lowLeafResult = await committedDb.getPreviousValueIndex(MerkleTreeId.PUBLIC_DATA_TREE, leafSlot.toBigInt());
     if (!lowLeafResult) {
@@ -989,7 +1090,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @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: L2BlockNumber, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
+  public async getPublicStorageAt(blockNumber: BlockParameter, contract: AztecAddress, slot: Fr): Promise<Fr> {
     const committedDb = await this.#getWorldState(blockNumber);
     const leafSlot = await computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot(contract, slot);
 
@@ -1008,10 +1109,29 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * 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: L2BlockNumber = 'latest'): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
-    return blockNumber === 0 || (blockNumber === 'latest' && (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) === 0)
+  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);
+      : 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);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a block header specified by its archive root.
+   * @param archive - The archive root being requested.
+   * @returns The requested block header.
+   */
+  public async getBlockHeaderByArchive(archive: Fr): Promise<BlockHeader | undefined> {
+    return await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(archive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1037,7 +1157,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     }
 
     const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
-    const blockNumber = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
+    const blockNumber = BlockNumber((await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1);
 
     // If sequencer is not initialized, we just set these values to zero for simulation.
     const coinbase = EthAddress.ZERO;
@@ -1062,12 +1182,17 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
     const merkleTreeFork = await this.worldStateSynchronizer.fork();
     try {
-      const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(
-        merkleTreeFork,
-        newGlobalVariables,
+      const config = PublicSimulatorConfig.from({
         skipFeeEnforcement,
-        /*clientInitiatedSimulation*/ true,
-      );
+        collectDebugLogs: true,
+        collectHints: false,
+        collectCallMetadata: true,
+        collectStatistics: false,
+        collectionLimits: CollectionLimitsConfig.from({
+          maxDebugLogMemoryReads: this.config.rpcSimulatePublicMaxDebugLogMemoryReads,
+        }),
+      });
+      const processor = publicProcessorFactory.create(merkleTreeFork, newGlobalVariables, config);
 
       // REFACTOR: Consider merging ProcessReturnValues into ProcessedTx
       const [processedTxs, failedTxs, _usedTxs, returns] = await processor.process([tx]);
@@ -1099,14 +1224,14 @@ 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 = (await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber()) + 1;
+    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.getCurrentBaseFees(),
+      gasFees: await this.getCurrentMinFees(),
       skipFeeEnforcement,
       txsPermitted: !this.config.disableTransactions,
     });
@@ -1125,9 +1250,11 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     this.sequencer?.updateConfig(config);
     this.slasherClient?.updateConfig(config);
     this.validatorsSentinel?.updateConfig(config);
-    // this.blockBuilder.updateConfig(config); // TODO: Spyros has a PR to add the builder to `this`, so we can do this
     await this.p2pClient.updateP2PConfig(config);
-
+    const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
+    if ('updateConfig' in archiver) {
+      archiver.updateConfig(config);
+    }
     if (newConfig.realProofs !== this.config.realProofs) {
       this.proofVerifier = config.realProofs ? await BBCircuitVerifier.new(newConfig) : new TestCircuitVerifier();
     }
@@ -1154,8 +1281,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
 
   public getValidatorStats(
     validatorAddress: EthAddress,
-    fromSlot?: bigint,
-    toSlot?: bigint,
+    fromSlot?: SlotNumber,
+    toSlot?: SlotNumber,
   ): Promise<SingleValidatorStats | undefined> {
     return this.validatorsSentinel?.getValidatorStats(validatorAddress, fromSlot, toSlot) ?? Promise.resolve(undefined);
   }
@@ -1165,39 +1292,46 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
     // We break support for archiver running remotely to the node
     const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
     if (!('backupTo' in archiver)) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
       throw new Error('Archiver implementation does not support backups. Cannot generate snapshot.');
     }
 
     // Test that the archiver has done an initial sync.
     if (!archiver.isInitialSyncComplete()) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
       throw new Error(`Archiver initial sync not complete. Cannot start snapshot.`);
     }
 
     // And it has an L2 block hash
     const l2BlockHash = await archiver.getL2Tips().then(tips => tips.latest.hash);
     if (!l2BlockHash) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
       throw new Error(`Archiver has no latest L2 block hash downloaded. Cannot start snapshot.`);
     }
 
     if (this.isUploadingSnapshot) {
+      this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
       throw new Error(`Snapshot upload already in progress. Cannot start another one until complete.`);
     }
 
     // Do not wait for the upload to be complete to return to the caller, but flag that an operation is in progress
     this.isUploadingSnapshot = true;
+    const timer = new Timer();
     void uploadSnapshot(location, this.blockSource as Archiver, this.worldStateSynchronizer, this.config, this.log)
       .then(() => {
         this.isUploadingSnapshot = false;
+        this.metrics.recordSnapshot(timer.ms());
       })
       .catch(err => {
         this.isUploadingSnapshot = false;
+        this.metrics.recordSnapshotError();
         this.log.error(`Error uploading snapshot: ${err}`);
       });
 
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  public async rollbackTo(targetBlock: number, force?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  public async rollbackTo(targetBlock: BlockNumber, force?: boolean): Promise<void> {
     const archiver = this.blockSource as Archiver;
     if (!('rollbackTo' in archiver)) {
       throw new Error('Archiver implementation does not support rollbacks.');
@@ -1269,12 +1403,12 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * @param blockNumber - The block number at which to get the data.
    * @returns An instance of a committed MerkleTreeOperations
    */
-  async #getWorldState(blockNumber: L2BlockNumber) {
+  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);
     }
 
-    let blockSyncedTo: number = 0;
+    let blockSyncedTo: BlockNumber = BlockNumber.ZERO;
     try {
       // Attempt to sync the world state if necessary
       blockSyncedTo = await this.#syncWorldState();
@@ -1288,7 +1422,7 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
       return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
     } else if (blockNumber <= blockSyncedTo) {
       this.log.debug(`Using snapshot for block ${blockNumber}, world state synced upto ${blockSyncedTo}`);
-      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber);
+      return this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(blockNumber as BlockNumber);
     } else {
       throw new Error(`Block ${blockNumber} not yet synced`);
     }
@@ -1298,8 +1432,8 @@ export class AztecNodeService implements AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin, Traceable {
    * Ensure we fully sync the world state
    * @returns A promise that fulfils once the world state is synced
    */
-  async #syncWorldState(): Promise<number> {
+  async #syncWorldState(): Promise<BlockNumber> {
     const blockSourceHeight = await this.blockSource.getBlockNumber();
-    return this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(blockSourceHeight);
+    return await this.worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate(blockSourceHeight);
   }
 }