@aztec/blob-client 0.0.1-commit.03f7ef2 → 0.0.1-commit.04d373f

package/dest/client/http.js

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { Blob, computeEthVersionedBlobHash } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
+import { makeL1HttpTransport } from '@aztec/ethereum/client';
 import { shuffle } from '@aztec/foundation/array';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { makeBackoff, retry } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { bufferToHex, hexToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
-import { createPublicClient, fallback, http } from 'viem';
+import { createPublicClient } from 'viem';
 import { createBlobArchiveClient } from '../archive/factory.js';
+import { DEFAULT_HEALTHCHECK_UPLOAD_INTERVAL_MINUTES } from '../filestore/healthcheck.js';
 import { getBlobClientConfigFromEnv } from './config.js';
 export class HttpBlobClient {
     opts;
@@ -15,6 +17,10 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
     fileStoreClients;
     fileStoreUploadClient;
     disabled;
+    healthcheckUploadIntervalId;
+    /** Cached beacon genesis time (seconds since Unix epoch). Fetched once at startup. */ beaconGenesisTime;
+    /** Cached beacon slot duration in seconds. Fetched once at startup. */ beaconSecondsPerSlot;
+    /** Indexes of consensus hosts that serve blob sidecars (supernodes). Populated by testSources(). */ superNodeHostIndexes;
     constructor(config, opts = {}){
         this.opts = opts;
         this.disabled = false;
@@ -64,22 +70,52 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
             l1ConsensusHostUrls,
             archiveUrl
         });
-        let successfulSourceCount = 0;
+        let consensusSuperNodes = 0;
+        let consensusNonSuperNodes = 0;
+        let archiveSources = 0;
+        let blobSinks = 0;
+        const detectedSuperNodes = new Set();
         if (l1ConsensusHostUrls && l1ConsensusHostUrls.length > 0) {
             for(let l1ConsensusHostIndex = 0; l1ConsensusHostIndex < l1ConsensusHostUrls.length; l1ConsensusHostIndex++){
                 const l1ConsensusHostUrl = l1ConsensusHostUrls[l1ConsensusHostIndex];
                 try {
-                    const { url, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(`${l1ConsensusHostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/headers`, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+                    const { url, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(`${l1ConsensusHostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head`, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
                     const res = await this.fetch(url, options);
-                    if (res.ok) {
-                        this.log.info(`L1 consensus host is reachable`, {
+                    if (!res.ok) {
+                        this.log.error(`Failure reaching L1 consensus host: ${res.statusText} (${res.status})`, {
                             l1ConsensusHostUrl
                         });
-                        successfulSourceCount++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    this.log.info(`L1 consensus host is reachable`, {
+                        l1ConsensusHostUrl
+                    });
+                    // Check if the host serves blob sidecars (supernode/semi-supernode).
+                    // Post-Fusaka (PeerDAS), non-supernode beacon nodes no longer serve the
+                    // blob sidecar endpoint. A 200 response (even with an empty data array
+                    // for a slot with no blobs) means the node supports serving blob sidecars.
+                    const body = await res.json();
+                    const headSlot = body?.data?.header?.message?.slot;
+                    if (headSlot) {
+                        const { url: blobUrl, ...blobOptions } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(`${l1ConsensusHostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/blobs/${headSlot}`, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+                        const blobRes = await this.fetch(blobUrl, blobOptions);
+                        if (blobRes.ok) {
+                            this.log.info(`L1 consensus host serves blob sidecars (supernode)`, {
+                                l1ConsensusHostUrl
+                            });
+                            detectedSuperNodes.add(l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+                            consensusSuperNodes++;
+                        } else {
+                            this.log.info(`L1 consensus host does not serve blob sidecars, skipping for blob fetching`, {
+                                l1ConsensusHostUrl
+                            });
+                            consensusNonSuperNodes++;
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        this.log.error(`Failure reaching L1 consensus host: ${res.statusText} (${res.status})`, {
+                        this.log.info(`L1 consensus host is reachable but could not determine head slot`, {
                             l1ConsensusHostUrl
                         });
+                        consensusNonSuperNodes++;
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
                     this.log.error(`Error reaching L1 consensus host`, err, {
@@ -87,9 +123,8 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                     });
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            this.log.warn('No L1 consensus host urls configured');
         }
+        this.superNodeHostIndexes = detectedSuperNodes;
         if (this.archiveClient) {
             try {
                 const latest = await this.archiveClient.getLatestBlock();
@@ -97,14 +132,12 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                     latest,
                     archiveUrl
                 });
-                successfulSourceCount++;
+                archiveSources++;
             } catch (err) {
                 this.log.error(`Error reaching archive client`, err, {
                     archiveUrl
                 });
             }
-        } else {
-            this.log.warn('No archive client configured');
         }
         if (this.fileStoreClients.length > 0) {
             for (const fileStoreClient of this.fileStoreClients){
@@ -114,7 +147,7 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                         this.log.info(`FileStore is reachable`, {
                             url: fileStoreClient.getBaseUrl()
                         });
-                        successfulSourceCount++;
+                        blobSinks++;
                     } else {
                         this.log.warn(`FileStore is not accessible`, {
                             url: fileStoreClient.getBaseUrl()
@@ -127,12 +160,22 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                 }
             }
         }
+        // Emit a single summary after validating all sources
+        const successfulSourceCount = consensusSuperNodes + archiveSources + blobSinks;
+        let summary = `Blob client running with consensusSuperNodes=${consensusSuperNodes} archiveSources=${archiveSources} blobSinks=${blobSinks}`;
+        if (consensusNonSuperNodes > 0) {
+            summary += `. ${consensusNonSuperNodes} consensus client(s) ignored because they are not running in supernode or semi-supernode mode`;
+        }
         if (successfulSourceCount === 0) {
             if (this.config.blobAllowEmptySources) {
-                this.log.warn('No blob sources are reachable');
+                this.log.warn(summary);
             } else {
-                throw new Error('No blob sources are reachable');
+                throw new Error(summary);
             }
+        } else if (consensusSuperNodes === 0) {
+            this.log.warn(summary);
+        } else {
+            this.log.info(summary);
         }
     }
     async sendBlobsToFilestore(blobs) {
@@ -154,35 +197,31 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
         }
     }
     /**
-   * Get the blob sidecar
-   *
-   * If requesting from the blob client, we send the blobkHash
-   * If requesting from the beacon node, we send the slot number
+   * Get the blob sidecar.
    *
-   * Source ordering depends on sync state:
-   * - Historical sync: blob client → FileStore → L1 consensus → Archive
-   * - Near tip sync: blob client → FileStore → L1 consensus → FileStore (with retries) → Archive (eg blobscan)
+   * Alternates between two primary sources (consensus and filestore) in a retry loop,
+   * then falls back to archive if blobs are still missing. The order of the primary
+   * sources is configurable via `blobPreferFilestores`.
    *
    * @param blockHash - The block hash
    * @param blobHashes - The blob hashes to fetch
-   * @param opts - Options including isHistoricalSync flag
+   * @param opts - Options for slot resolution
    * @returns The blobs
    */ async getBlobSidecar(blockHash, blobHashes, opts) {
         if (this.disabled) {
             this.log.warn('Blob storage is disabled, returning empty blob sidecar');
             return [];
         }
-        const isHistoricalSync = opts?.isHistoricalSync ?? false;
         // Accumulate blobs across sources, preserving order and handling duplicates
         // resultBlobs[i] will contain the blob for blobHashes[i], or undefined if not yet found
         const resultBlobs = new Array(blobHashes.length).fill(undefined);
-        // Helper to get  missing blob hashes that we still need to fetch
+        // Helper to get missing blob hashes that we still need to fetch
         const getMissingBlobHashes = ()=>blobHashes.map((bh, i)=>resultBlobs[i] === undefined ? bh : undefined).filter((bh)=>bh !== undefined);
         // Return the result, ignoring any undefined ones
         const getFilledBlobs = ()=>resultBlobs.filter((b)=>b !== undefined);
         // Helper to fill in results from fetched blobs
-        const fillResults = (fetchedBlobs)=>{
-            const blobs = processFetchedBlobs(fetchedBlobs, blobHashes, this.log);
+        const fillResults = async (fetchedBlobs)=>{
+            const blobs = await processFetchedBlobs(fetchedBlobs, blobHashes, this.log);
             // Fill in any missing positions with matching blobs
             for(let i = 0; i < blobHashes.length; i++){
                 if (resultBlobs[i] === undefined) {
@@ -198,86 +237,75 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
             }
             return blobs;
         };
-        const { l1ConsensusHostUrls } = this.config;
         const ctx = {
             blockHash,
             blobHashes: blobHashes.map(bufferToHex)
         };
-        // Try filestore (quick, no retries) - useful for both historical and near-tip sync
-        if (this.fileStoreClients.length > 0 && getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
-            await this.tryFileStores(getMissingBlobHashes, fillResults, ctx);
-            if (getMissingBlobHashes().length === 0) {
-                return returnWithCallback(getFilledBlobs());
+        // Lazily resolve the slot number — only resolved when consensus hosts are actually tried.
+        let slotNumber;
+        let slotResolved = false;
+        const getSlotNumber = async ()=>{
+            if (!slotResolved) {
+                slotNumber = await this.resolveSlotNumber(blockHash, opts);
+                slotResolved = true;
             }
-        }
-        const missingAfterSink = getMissingBlobHashes();
-        if (missingAfterSink.length > 0 && l1ConsensusHostUrls && l1ConsensusHostUrls.length > 0) {
-            // The beacon api can query by slot number, so we get that first
-            const consensusCtx = {
-                l1ConsensusHostUrls,
-                ...ctx
-            };
-            this.log.trace(`Attempting to get slot number for block hash`, consensusCtx);
-            const slotNumber = await this.getSlotNumber(blockHash);
-            this.log.debug(`Got slot number ${slotNumber} from consensus host for querying blobs`, consensusCtx);
-            if (slotNumber) {
-                let l1ConsensusHostUrl;
-                for(let l1ConsensusHostIndex = 0; l1ConsensusHostIndex < l1ConsensusHostUrls.length; l1ConsensusHostIndex++){
-                    const missingHashes = getMissingBlobHashes();
-                    if (missingHashes.length === 0) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    l1ConsensusHostUrl = l1ConsensusHostUrls[l1ConsensusHostIndex];
-                    this.log.trace(`Attempting to get ${missingHashes.length} blobs from consensus host`, {
-                        slotNumber,
-                        l1ConsensusHostUrl,
-                        ...ctx
-                    });
-                    const blobs = await this.getBlobsFromHost(l1ConsensusHostUrl, slotNumber, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
-                    const result = fillResults(blobs);
-                    this.log.debug(`Got ${blobs.length} blobs from consensus host (total: ${result.length}/${blobHashes.length})`, {
-                        slotNumber,
-                        l1ConsensusHostUrl,
-                        ...ctx
-                    });
-                    if (result.length === blobHashes.length) {
-                        return returnWithCallback(result);
-                    }
+            return slotNumber;
+        };
+        // Build the two source-try functions. The order depends on the config.
+        const tryConsensus = ()=>this.tryConsensusHosts(getSlotNumber, getMissingBlobHashes, fillResults, ctx);
+        const tryFilestores = ()=>this.tryFileStores(getMissingBlobHashes, fillResults, ctx);
+        const preferFilestores = this.config.blobPreferFilestores ?? false;
+        const [trySourceA, trySourceB] = preferFilestores ? [
+            tryFilestores,
+            tryConsensus
+        ] : [
+            tryConsensus,
+            tryFilestores
+        ];
+        // Historical sync: blobs should already exist, use shorter backoff for transient errors.
+        // Near-tip sync: blobs may still be uploading, use longer backoff for eventual consistency.
+        const isHistoricalSync = opts?.isHistoricalSync ?? false;
+        const backoff = isHistoricalSync ? [
+            1,
+            1
+        ] : [
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            2,
+            2
+        ];
+        // Retry loop: alternate between the two primary sources with backoff.
+        try {
+            await retry(async ()=>{
+                if (getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
+                    await trySourceA();
                 }
-            }
-        }
-        // For near-tip sync, retry filestores with backoff (eventual consistency)
-        // This handles the case where blobs are still being uploaded by other validators
-        if (!isHistoricalSync && this.fileStoreClients.length > 0 && getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
-            try {
-                await retry(async ()=>{
-                    await this.tryFileStores(getMissingBlobHashes, fillResults, ctx);
-                    if (getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
-                        throw new Error('Still missing blobs from filestores');
-                    }
-                }, 'filestore blob retrieval', makeBackoff([
-                    1,
-                    1,
-                    2
-                ]), this.log, true);
-                return returnWithCallback(getFilledBlobs());
-            } catch  {
-            // Exhausted retries, continue to archive fallback
-            }
+                if (getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
+                    await trySourceB();
+                }
+                if (getMissingBlobHashes().length > 0) {
+                    throw new Error('Still missing blobs after trying all primary sources');
+                }
+            }, 'blob retrieval', makeBackoff(backoff), this.log, true);
+            return returnWithCallback(getFilledBlobs());
+        } catch  {
+        // Exhausted retries, continue to archive fallback
         }
-        const missingAfterConsensus = getMissingBlobHashes();
-        if (missingAfterConsensus.length > 0 && this.archiveClient) {
+        // Archive fallback
+        const missingAfterPrimary = getMissingBlobHashes();
+        if (missingAfterPrimary.length > 0 && this.archiveClient) {
             const archiveCtx = {
                 archiveUrl: this.archiveClient.getBaseUrl(),
                 ...ctx
             };
-            this.log.trace(`Attempting to get ${missingAfterConsensus.length} blobs from archive`, archiveCtx);
+            this.log.trace(`Attempting to get ${missingAfterPrimary.length} blobs from archive`, archiveCtx);
             const allBlobs = await this.archiveClient.getBlobsFromBlock(blockHash);
             if (!allBlobs) {
                 this.log.debug('No blobs found from archive client', archiveCtx);
             } else {
                 this.log.trace(`Got ${allBlobs.length} blobs from archive client before filtering`, archiveCtx);
-                const result = fillResults(allBlobs);
+                const result = await fillResults(allBlobs);
                 this.log.debug(`Got ${allBlobs.length} blobs from archive client (total: ${result.length}/${blobHashes.length})`, archiveCtx);
                 if (result.length === blobHashes.length) {
                     return returnWithCallback(result);
@@ -287,13 +315,63 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
         const result = getFilledBlobs();
         if (result.length < blobHashes.length) {
             this.log.warn(`Failed to fetch all blobs for ${blockHash} from all blob sources (got ${result.length}/${blobHashes.length})`, {
-                l1ConsensusHostUrls,
+                l1ConsensusHostUrls: this.config.l1ConsensusHostUrls,
                 archiveUrl: this.archiveClient?.getBaseUrl(),
                 fileStoreUrls: this.fileStoreClients.map((c)=>c.getBaseUrl())
             });
         }
         return returnWithCallback(result);
     }
+    /** Resolves the beacon slot number for the given block hash. Returns undefined if no consensus hosts. */ resolveSlotNumber(blockHash, opts) {
+        const { l1ConsensusHostUrls } = this.config;
+        if (!l1ConsensusHostUrls || l1ConsensusHostUrls.length === 0) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        // If no supernodes, no point resolving the slot
+        if (this.superNodeHostIndexes && this.superNodeHostIndexes.size === 0) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        return this.getSlotNumber(blockHash, opts?.parentBeaconBlockRoot, opts?.l1BlockTimestamp);
+    }
+    /**
+   * Try all supernode consensus hosts for blob sidecars.
+   * Skips hosts that were detected as non-supernodes during testSources().
+   */ async tryConsensusHosts(getSlotNumber, getMissingBlobHashes, fillResults, ctx) {
+        const { l1ConsensusHostUrls } = this.config;
+        if (!l1ConsensusHostUrls || l1ConsensusHostUrls.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const slotNumber = await getSlotNumber();
+        if (!slotNumber) {
+            return;
+        }
+        for(let l1ConsensusHostIndex = 0; l1ConsensusHostIndex < l1ConsensusHostUrls.length; l1ConsensusHostIndex++){
+            const missingHashes = getMissingBlobHashes();
+            if (missingHashes.length === 0) {
+                break;
+            }
+            // Skip non-supernode hosts if we've already detected supernodes
+            if (this.superNodeHostIndexes && !this.superNodeHostIndexes.has(l1ConsensusHostIndex)) {
+                this.log.trace(`Skipping non-supernode consensus host`, {
+                    l1ConsensusHostUrl: l1ConsensusHostUrls[l1ConsensusHostIndex]
+                });
+                continue;
+            }
+            const l1ConsensusHostUrl = l1ConsensusHostUrls[l1ConsensusHostIndex];
+            this.log.trace(`Attempting to get ${missingHashes.length} blobs from consensus host`, {
+                slotNumber,
+                l1ConsensusHostUrl,
+                ...ctx
+            });
+            const blobs = await this.getBlobsFromHost(l1ConsensusHostUrl, slotNumber, l1ConsensusHostIndex, missingHashes);
+            const result = await fillResults(blobs);
+            this.log.debug(`Got ${blobs.length} blobs from consensus host (total: ${result.length}/${ctx.blobHashes.length})`, {
+                slotNumber,
+                l1ConsensusHostUrl,
+                ...ctx
+            });
+        }
+    }
     /**
    * Try all filestores once (shuffled for load distribution).
    * @param getMissingBlobHashes - Function to get remaining blob hashes to fetch
@@ -318,7 +396,7 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                 });
                 const blobs = await client.getBlobsByHashes(blobHashStrings);
                 if (blobs.length > 0) {
-                    const result = fillResults(blobs);
+                    const result = await fillResults(blobs);
                     this.log.debug(`Got ${blobs.length} blobs from filestore (total: ${result.length}/${ctx.blobHashes.length})`, {
                         url: client.getBaseUrl(),
                         ...ctx
@@ -332,14 +410,14 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
         }
     }
     async getBlobSidecarFrom(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, blobHashes = [], l1ConsensusHostIndex) {
-        const blobs = await this.getBlobsFromHost(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
-        return processFetchedBlobs(blobs, blobHashes, this.log).filter((b)=>b !== undefined);
+        const blobs = await this.getBlobsFromHost(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex, blobHashes);
+        return (await processFetchedBlobs(blobs, blobHashes, this.log)).filter((b)=>b !== undefined);
     }
-    async getBlobsFromHost(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex) {
+    async getBlobsFromHost(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex, blobHashes) {
         try {
-            let res = await this.fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+            let res = await this.fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex, blobHashes);
             if (res.ok) {
-                return parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(await res.json(), this.log);
+                return await parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(await res.json(), this.log);
             }
             if (res.status === 404 && typeof blockHashOrSlot === 'number') {
                 const latestSlot = await this.getLatestSlotNumber(hostUrl, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
@@ -352,9 +430,9 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
                 let currentSlot = blockHashOrSlot + 1;
                 while(res.status === 404 && maxRetries > 0 && latestSlot !== undefined && currentSlot <= latestSlot){
                     this.log.debug(`Trying slot ${currentSlot}`);
-                    res = await this.fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, currentSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+                    res = await this.fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, currentSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex, blobHashes);
                     if (res.ok) {
-                        return parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(await res.json(), this.log);
+                        return await parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(await res.json(), this.log);
                     }
                     currentSlot++;
                     maxRetries--;
@@ -371,21 +449,29 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
             return [];
         }
     }
-    fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex) {
-        const baseUrl = `${hostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/blob_sidecars/${blockHashOrSlot}`;
-        const { url, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(baseUrl, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+    fetchBlobSidecars(hostUrl, blockHashOrSlot, l1ConsensusHostIndex, blobHashes) {
+        let baseUrl = `${hostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/blobs/${blockHashOrSlot}`;
+        if (blobHashes && blobHashes.length > 0) {
+            const params = new URLSearchParams();
+            for (const hash of blobHashes){
+                params.append('versioned_hashes', `0x${hash.toString('hex')}`);
+            }
+            baseUrl += `?${params.toString()}`;
+        }
+        const { url, logSafeUrl, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(baseUrl, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
         this.log.debug(`Fetching blob sidecar for ${blockHashOrSlot}`, {
-            url,
+            url: logSafeUrl,
             ...options
         });
-        return this.fetch(url, options);
+        // No retry here — this is called inside the main retry loop in getBlobSidecar
+        return fetch(url, options);
     }
     async getLatestSlotNumber(hostUrl, l1ConsensusHostIndex) {
         try {
             const baseUrl = `${hostUrl}/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head`;
-            const { url, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(baseUrl, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
+            const { url, logSafeUrl, ...options } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(baseUrl, this.config, l1ConsensusHostIndex);
             this.log.debug(`Fetching latest slot number`, {
-                url,
+                url: logSafeUrl,
                 ...options
             });
             const res = await this.fetch(url, options);
@@ -418,36 +504,45 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
    *
    * @param blockHash - The block hash
    * @returns The slot number
-   */ async getSlotNumber(blockHash) {
+   */ async getSlotNumber(blockHash, parentBeaconBlockRoot, l1BlockTimestamp) {
         const { l1ConsensusHostUrls, l1RpcUrls } = this.config;
         if (!l1ConsensusHostUrls || l1ConsensusHostUrls.length === 0) {
             this.log.debug('No consensus host url configured');
             return undefined;
         }
-        if (!l1RpcUrls || l1RpcUrls.length === 0) {
-            this.log.debug('No execution host url configured');
-            return undefined;
+        // Primary path: compute slot from timestamp if genesis config is cached (no network call needed)
+        if (l1BlockTimestamp !== undefined && this.beaconGenesisTime !== undefined && this.beaconSecondsPerSlot !== undefined) {
+            const slot = Number((l1BlockTimestamp - this.beaconGenesisTime) / BigInt(this.beaconSecondsPerSlot));
+            this.log.debug(`Computed slot ${slot} from L1 block timestamp`, {
+                l1BlockTimestamp
+            });
+            return slot;
         }
-        // Ping execution node to get the parentBeaconBlockRoot for this block
-        let parentBeaconBlockRoot;
-        const client = createPublicClient({
-            transport: fallback(l1RpcUrls.map((url)=>http(url, {
-                    batch: false
-                })))
-        });
-        try {
-            const res = await client.request({
-                method: 'eth_getBlockByHash',
-                params: [
-                    blockHash,
-                    /*tx flag*/ false
-                ]
+        if (!parentBeaconBlockRoot) {
+            // parentBeaconBlockRoot not provided by caller — fetch it from the execution RPC
+            if (!l1RpcUrls || l1RpcUrls.length === 0) {
+                this.log.debug('No execution host url configured');
+                return undefined;
+            }
+            const client = createPublicClient({
+                transport: makeL1HttpTransport(l1RpcUrls, {
+                    timeout: this.config.l1HttpTimeoutMS
+                })
             });
-            if (res.parentBeaconBlockRoot) {
-                parentBeaconBlockRoot = res.parentBeaconBlockRoot;
+            try {
+                const res = await client.request({
+                    method: 'eth_getBlockByHash',
+                    params: [
+                        blockHash,
+                        /*tx flag*/ false
+                    ]
+                });
+                if (res.parentBeaconBlockRoot) {
+                    parentBeaconBlockRoot = res.parentBeaconBlockRoot;
+                }
+            } catch (err) {
+                this.log.error(`Error getting parent beacon block root`, err);
             }
-        } catch (err) {
-            this.log.error(`Error getting parent beacon block root`, err);
         }
         if (!parentBeaconBlockRoot) {
             this.log.error(`No parent beacon block root found for block ${blockHash}`);
@@ -474,11 +569,78 @@ export class HttpBlobClient {
     /** @internal - exposed for testing */ getArchiveClient() {
         return this.archiveClient;
     }
+    /** Returns true if this client can upload blobs to filestore. */ canUpload() {
+        return this.fileStoreUploadClient !== undefined;
+    }
+    /**
+   * Start the blob client.
+   * Fetches and caches beacon genesis config for timestamp-based slot resolution,
+   * then uploads the initial healthcheck file (awaited) and starts periodic uploads.
+   */ async start() {
+        await this.fetchBeaconConfig();
+        if (!this.fileStoreUploadClient) {
+            return;
+        }
+        await this.fileStoreUploadClient.uploadHealthcheck();
+        this.log.debug('Initial healthcheck file uploaded');
+        this.startPeriodicHealthcheckUpload();
+    }
+    /**
+   * Start periodic healthcheck upload to the file store to ensure it remains available even if accidentally deleted.
+   */ startPeriodicHealthcheckUpload() {
+        const intervalMs = (this.config.blobHealthcheckUploadIntervalMinutes ?? DEFAULT_HEALTHCHECK_UPLOAD_INTERVAL_MINUTES) * 60 * 1000;
+        this.healthcheckUploadIntervalId = setInterval(()=>{
+            void this.fileStoreUploadClient.uploadHealthcheck().catch((err)=>{
+                this.log.warn('Failed to upload periodic healthcheck file', err);
+            });
+        }, intervalMs);
+    }
+    /**
+   * Fetches and caches beacon genesis time and slot duration from the first available consensus host.
+   * These static values enable timestamp-based slot resolution, eliminating the per-fetch headers call.
+   * Logs a warning and leaves fields undefined if all hosts fail, callers fall back gracefully.
+   */ async fetchBeaconConfig() {
+        const { l1ConsensusHostUrls } = this.config;
+        if (!l1ConsensusHostUrls || l1ConsensusHostUrls.length === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        for(let i = 0; i < l1ConsensusHostUrls.length; i++){
+            try {
+                const { url: genesisUrl, ...genesisOptions } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(`${l1ConsensusHostUrls[i]}/eth/v1/config/genesis`, this.config, i);
+                const { url: specUrl, ...specOptions } = getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(`${l1ConsensusHostUrls[i]}/eth/v1/config/spec`, this.config, i);
+                const [genesisRes, specRes] = await Promise.all([
+                    this.fetch(genesisUrl, genesisOptions),
+                    this.fetch(specUrl, specOptions)
+                ]);
+                if (genesisRes.ok && specRes.ok) {
+                    const genesis = await genesisRes.json();
+                    const spec = await specRes.json();
+                    this.beaconGenesisTime = BigInt(genesis.data.genesisTime);
+                    this.beaconSecondsPerSlot = parseInt(spec.data.secondsPerSlot);
+                    this.log.debug(`Fetched beacon genesis config`, {
+                        genesisTime: this.beaconGenesisTime,
+                        secondsPerSlot: this.beaconSecondsPerSlot
+                    });
+                    return;
+                }
+            } catch (err) {
+                this.log.warn(`Failed to fetch beacon config from host ${l1ConsensusHostUrls[i]}`, err);
+            }
+        }
+        this.log.warn('Could not fetch beacon genesis config from any consensus host — will use headers call fallback');
+    }
+    /**
+   * Stop the blob client, clearing any periodic tasks.
+   */ stop() {
+        if (this.healthcheckUploadIntervalId) {
+            clearInterval(this.healthcheckUploadIntervalId);
+            this.healthcheckUploadIntervalId = undefined;
+        }
+    }
 }
-function parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(response, logger) {
+async function parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(response, logger) {
     try {
-        const blobs = response.data.map(parseBlobJson);
-        return blobs;
+        return await Promise.all(response.data.map(parseBlobJson));
     } catch (err) {
         logger.error(`Error parsing blob json from response`, err);
         return [];
@@ -488,15 +650,14 @@ function parseBlobJsonsFromResponse(response, logger) {
 // https://ethereum.github.io/beacon-APIs/?urls.primaryName=dev#/Beacon/getBlobSidecars
 // Here we attempt to parse the response data to Buffer, and check the lengths (via Blob's constructor), to avoid
 // throwing an error down the line when calling Blob.fromJson().
-function parseBlobJson(data) {
-    const blobBuffer = Buffer.from(data.blob.slice(2), 'hex');
-    const commitmentBuffer = Buffer.from(data.kzg_commitment.slice(2), 'hex');
-    const blob = new Blob(blobBuffer, commitmentBuffer);
+async function parseBlobJson(rawHex) {
+    const blobBuffer = Buffer.from(rawHex.slice(2), 'hex');
+    const blob = await Blob.fromBlobBuffer(blobBuffer);
     return blob.toJSON();
 }
 // Returns an array that maps each blob hash to the corresponding blob, or undefined if the blob is not found
 // or the data does not match the commitment.
-function processFetchedBlobs(blobs, blobHashes, logger) {
+async function processFetchedBlobs(blobs, blobHashes, logger) {
     const requestedBlobHashes = new Set(blobHashes.map(bufferToHex));
     const hashToBlob = new Map();
     for (const blobJson of blobs){
@@ -505,7 +666,7 @@ function processFetchedBlobs(blobs, blobHashes, logger) {
             continue;
         }
         try {
-            const blob = Blob.fromJson(blobJson);
+            const blob = await Blob.fromJson(blobJson);
             hashToBlob.set(hashHex, blob);
         } catch (err) {
             // If the above throws, it's likely that the blob commitment does not match the hash of the blob data.
@@ -519,11 +680,15 @@ function getBeaconNodeFetchOptions(url, config, l1ConsensusHostIndex) {
     const l1ConsensusHostApiKey = l1ConsensusHostIndex !== undefined && l1ConsensusHostApiKeys && l1ConsensusHostApiKeys[l1ConsensusHostIndex];
     const l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeader = l1ConsensusHostIndex !== undefined && l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeaders && l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeaders[l1ConsensusHostIndex];
     let formattedUrl = url;
+    let logSafeUrl = url;
     if (l1ConsensusHostApiKey && l1ConsensusHostApiKey.getValue() !== '' && !l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeader) {
-        formattedUrl += `${formattedUrl.includes('?') ? '&' : '?'}key=${l1ConsensusHostApiKey.getValue()}`;
+        const separator = formattedUrl.includes('?') ? '&' : '?';
+        formattedUrl += `${separator}key=${l1ConsensusHostApiKey.getValue()}`;
+        logSafeUrl += `${separator}key=[REDACTED]`;
     }
     return {
         url: formattedUrl,
+        logSafeUrl,
         ...l1ConsensusHostApiKey && l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeader && {
             headers: {
                 [l1ConsensusHostApiKeyHeader]: l1ConsensusHostApiKey.getValue()