@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.993d52e → 0.0.1-commit.9a89641

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/gas_validator.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   MAX_PROCESSABLE_L2_GAS,
+  MAX_TX_DA_GAS,
   PRIVATE_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD,
   PUBLIC_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD,
   TX_DA_GAS_OVERHEAD,
@@ -35,6 +36,18 @@ export interface HasGasLimitData {
   };
 }
 
+/** Structural interface for types that carry max fee per gas data, used by {@link MaxFeePerGasValidator}. */
+export interface HasMaxFeePerGasData {
+  txHash: { toString(): string };
+  data: {
+    constants: {
+      txContext: {
+        gasSettings: { maxFeesPerGas: GasFees };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates that a transaction's gas limits are within acceptable bounds.
  *
@@ -49,16 +62,30 @@ export interface HasGasLimitData {
  */
 export class GasLimitsValidator<T extends HasGasLimitData> implements TxValidator<T> {
   #log: Logger;
+  #effectiveMaxL2Gas: number;
+  #effectiveMaxDAGas: number;
 
-  constructor(bindings?: LoggerBindings) {
-    this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_gas', bindings);
+  /**
+   * @param maxTxL2Gas - The network admission limit on L2 gas a single tx may declare (the per-block mana
+   * allocation, see {@link computeNetworkTxGasLimits}). Defaults to the per-tx protocol maximum, so callers
+   * that pass nothing (e.g. block building) enforce only the protocol ceiling.
+   * @param maxTxDAGas - The network admission limit on DA gas a single tx may declare. Defaults to the
+   * per-tx protocol maximum {@link MAX_TX_DA_GAS}.
+   */
+  constructor(opts?: { maxTxL2Gas?: number; maxTxDAGas?: number; bindings?: LoggerBindings }) {
+    this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_gas', opts?.bindings);
+    // The passed limits are network admission limits; clamp to the per-tx protocol maxima as a hard ceiling.
+    // MAX_TX_DA_GAS bounds DA by what a single tx can actually post to a blob; declaring more is meaningless
+    // and would let a tx reserve checkpoint/block DA budget during proposal building it can't use.
+    this.#effectiveMaxL2Gas = Math.min(MAX_PROCESSABLE_L2_GAS, opts?.maxTxL2Gas ?? Infinity);
+    this.#effectiveMaxDAGas = Math.min(MAX_TX_DA_GAS, opts?.maxTxDAGas ?? Infinity);
   }
 
   validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
     return Promise.resolve(this.validateGasLimit(tx));
   }
 
-  /** Checks gas limits are >= fixed minimums and <= AVM max processable L2 gas. */
+  /** Checks gas limits are >= fixed minimums and <= effective max gas (L2 and DA). */
   validateGasLimit(tx: T): TxValidationResult {
     const gasLimits = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.gasLimits;
     const minGasLimits = new Gas(
@@ -71,30 +98,94 @@ export class GasLimitsValidator<T extends HasGasLimitData> implements TxValidato
         gasLimits,
         minGasLimits,
       });
-      return { result: 'invalid', reason: [TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_GAS_LIMIT] };
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [
+          `${TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_GAS_LIMIT} (required=da:${minGasLimits.daGas},l2:${minGasLimits.l2Gas} got=da:${gasLimits.daGas},l2:${gasLimits.l2Gas})`,
+        ],
+      };
     }
 
-    if (gasLimits.l2Gas > MAX_PROCESSABLE_L2_GAS) {
-      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting transaction due to the gas limit(s) being higher than the maximum processable gas`, {
+    if (gasLimits.l2Gas > this.#effectiveMaxL2Gas) {
+      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting transaction due to the L2 gas limit being higher than the effective maximum`, {
         gasLimits,
-        minGasLimits,
+        effectiveMaxL2Gas: this.#effectiveMaxL2Gas,
       });
-      return { result: 'invalid', reason: [TX_ERROR_GAS_LIMIT_TOO_HIGH] };
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [`${TX_ERROR_GAS_LIMIT_TOO_HIGH} (l2Gas=${gasLimits.l2Gas}, max=${this.#effectiveMaxL2Gas})`],
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (gasLimits.daGas > this.#effectiveMaxDAGas) {
+      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting transaction due to the DA gas limit being higher than the effective maximum`, {
+        gasLimits,
+        effectiveMaxDAGas: this.#effectiveMaxDAGas,
+      });
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [`${TX_ERROR_GAS_LIMIT_TOO_HIGH} (daGas=${gasLimits.daGas}, max=${this.#effectiveMaxDAGas})`],
+      };
     }
 
     return { result: 'valid' };
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates that a transaction's max fee per gas meets the current block's gas fees.
+ *
+ * Rejects transactions whose maxFeesPerGas is below the current block's gas fees
+ * on either dimension (DA or L2). This is a cheap, stateless check.
+ *
+ * Generic over T so it can validate both full {@link Tx} objects and {@link TxMetaData}
+ * (used during pending pool migration).
+ *
+ * Used by: pending pool migration (via factory), and indirectly by {@link GasTxValidator}.
+ */
+export class MaxFeePerGasValidator<T extends HasMaxFeePerGasData> implements TxValidator<T> {
+  #log: Logger;
+  #gasFees: GasFees;
+
+  constructor(gasFees: GasFees, bindings?: LoggerBindings) {
+    this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_gas', bindings);
+    this.#gasFees = gasFees;
+  }
+
+  validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
+    return Promise.resolve(this.validateMaxFeePerGas(tx));
+  }
+
+  /** Checks maxFeesPerGas >= current block gas fees on both dimensions. */
+  validateMaxFeePerGas(tx: T): TxValidationResult {
+    const maxFeesPerGas = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
+    const notEnoughMaxFees =
+      maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas;
+
+    if (notEnoughMaxFees) {
+      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting transaction ${tx.txHash.toString()} due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
+        txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
+        currentGasFees: this.#gasFees.toInspect(),
+      });
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [
+          `${TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PER_GAS} (maxFee=da:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas},l2:${maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas} required=da:${this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas},l2:${this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas})`,
+        ],
+      };
+    }
+    return { result: 'valid' };
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates that a transaction can pay its gas fees.
  *
  * Runs three checks in order:
  * 1. **Gas limits** (delegates to {@link GasLimitsValidator}) — rejects if limits are
  *    out of bounds.
- * 2. **Max fee per gas** — skips (not rejects) the tx if its maxFeesPerGas is below
- *    the current block's gas fees. We skip rather than reject because the tx may
- *    become eligible in a later block with lower fees.
+ * 2. **Max fee per gas** — rejects the tx if its maxFeesPerGas is below
+ *    the current block's gas fees.
  * 3. **Fee payer balance** — reads the fee payer's FeeJuice balance from public state,
  *    adds any pending claim from a setup-phase `_increase_public_balance` call, and
  *    rejects if the total is less than the tx's fee limit (gasLimits * maxFeePerGas).
@@ -106,53 +197,37 @@ export class GasTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
   #publicDataSource: PublicStateSource;
   #feeJuiceAddress: AztecAddress;
   #gasFees: GasFees;
+  #gasLimitOpts?: { maxTxL2Gas?: number; maxTxDAGas?: number };
 
   constructor(
     publicDataSource: PublicStateSource,
     feeJuiceAddress: AztecAddress,
     gasFees: GasFees,
     private bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+    opts?: { maxTxL2Gas?: number; maxTxDAGas?: number },
   ) {
     this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_gas', bindings);
     this.#publicDataSource = publicDataSource;
     this.#feeJuiceAddress = feeJuiceAddress;
     this.#gasFees = gasFees;
+    this.#gasLimitOpts = opts;
   }
 
   async validateTx(tx: Tx): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
-    const gasLimitValidation = new GasLimitsValidator(this.bindings).validateGasLimit(tx);
+    const gasLimitValidation = new GasLimitsValidator({
+      ...this.#gasLimitOpts,
+      bindings: this.bindings,
+    }).validateGasLimit(tx);
     if (gasLimitValidation.result === 'invalid') {
-      return Promise.resolve(gasLimitValidation);
+      return gasLimitValidation;
     }
-    if (this.#shouldSkip(tx)) {
-      return Promise.resolve({ result: 'skipped', reason: [TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PER_GAS] });
+    const maxFeeValidation = new MaxFeePerGasValidator(this.#gasFees, this.bindings).validateMaxFeePerGas(tx);
+    if (maxFeeValidation.result === 'invalid') {
+      return maxFeeValidation;
     }
     return await this.validateTxFee(tx);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check whether the tx's max fees are valid for the current block, and skip if not.
-   * We skip instead of invalidating since the tx may become eligible later.
-   * Note that circuits check max fees even if fee payer is unset, so we
-   * keep this validation even if the tx does not pay fees.
-   */
-  #shouldSkip(tx: Tx): boolean {
-    const gasSettings = tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings;
-
-    // Skip the tx if its max fees are not enough for the current block's gas fees.
-    const maxFeesPerGas = gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
-    const notEnoughMaxFees =
-      maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < this.#gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < this.#gasFees.feePerL2Gas;
-
-    if (notEnoughMaxFees) {
-      this.#log.verbose(`Skipping transaction ${tx.getTxHash().toString()} due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
-        txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
-        currentGasFees: this.#gasFees.toInspect(),
-      });
-    }
-    return notEnoughMaxFees;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Checks the fee payer has enough FeeJuice balance to cover the tx's fee limit.
    * Accounts for any pending claim from a setup-phase `_increase_public_balance` call.
@@ -179,7 +254,10 @@ export class GasTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
         balance,
         feeLimit,
       });
-      return { result: 'invalid', reason: [TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE] };
+      return {
+        result: 'invalid',
+        reason: [`${TX_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE} (required=${feeLimit}, available=${balance})`],
+      };
     }
     return { result: 'valid' };
   }

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/index.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ export * from './gas_validator.js';
 export * from './phases_validator.js';
 export * from './test_utils.js';
 export * from './allowed_public_setup.js';
+export * from './allowed_setup_helpers.js';
 export * from './archive_cache.js';
 export * from './tx_permitted_validator.js';
 export * from './timestamp_validator.js';
 export * from './size_validator.js';
 export * from './factory.js';
+export * from './tx_validation_cache.js';
+export * from './cached_tx_validator.js';

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/metadata_validator.ts

@@ -28,16 +28,24 @@ export class MetadataTxValidator<T extends AnyTx> implements TxValidator<T> {
   validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
     const errors = [];
     if (!this.#hasCorrectL1ChainId(tx)) {
-      errors.push(TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_L1_CHAIN_ID);
+      errors.push(
+        `${TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_L1_CHAIN_ID} (tx: ${tx.data.constants.txContext.chainId.toNumber()}, expected: ${this.values.l1ChainId.toNumber()})`,
+      );
     }
     if (!this.#hasCorrectRollupVersion(tx)) {
-      errors.push(TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_ROLLUP_VERSION);
+      errors.push(
+        `${TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_ROLLUP_VERSION} (tx: ${tx.data.constants.txContext.version.toNumber()}, expected: ${this.values.rollupVersion.toNumber()})`,
+      );
     }
     if (!this.#hasCorrectVkTreeRoot(tx)) {
-      errors.push(TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_VK_TREE_ROOT);
+      errors.push(
+        `${TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_VK_TREE_ROOT} (tx: ${tx.data.constants.vkTreeRoot.toString()}, expected: ${this.values.vkTreeRoot.toString()})`,
+      );
     }
     if (!this.#hasCorrectprotocolContractsHash(tx)) {
-      errors.push(TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_PROTOCOL_CONTRACTS_HASH);
+      errors.push(
+        `${TX_ERROR_INCORRECT_PROTOCOL_CONTRACTS_HASH} (tx: ${tx.data.constants.protocolContractsHash.toString()}, expected: ${this.values.protocolContractsHash.toString()})`,
+      );
     }
     return Promise.resolve(errors.length > 0 ? { result: 'invalid', reason: errors } : { result: 'valid' });
   }

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/phases_validator.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
+import { NULL_MSG_SENDER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { PublicContractsDB, getCallRequestsWithCalldataByPhase } from '@aztec/simulator/server';
+import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import type { AllowedElement } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
   type PublicCallRequestWithCalldata,
   TX_ERROR_DURING_VALIDATION,
   TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_NOT_ALLOWED,
+  TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_UNKNOWN_CONTRACT,
+  TX_ERROR_SETUP_NULL_MSG_SENDER,
+  TX_ERROR_SETUP_ONLY_SELF_WRONG_SENDER,
+  TX_ERROR_SETUP_WRONG_CALLDATA_LENGTH,
   Tx,
   TxExecutionPhase,
   type TxValidationResult,
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ export class PhasesTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
       // which are needed for public FPC flows, but fail if the account contract hasnt been deployed yet,
       // which is what we're trying to do as part of the current txs.
       // We only need to create/revert checkpoint here because of this addNewContracts call.
-      await this.contractsDB.addNewContracts(tx);
+      this.contractsDB.addNewContracts(tx);
 
       if (!tx.data.forPublic) {
         this.#log.debug(
@@ -45,7 +51,8 @@ export class PhasesTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
 
       const setupFns = getCallRequestsWithCalldataByPhase(tx, TxExecutionPhase.SETUP);
       for (const setupFn of setupFns) {
-        if (!(await this.isOnAllowList(setupFn, this.setupAllowList))) {
+        const rejectionReason = await this.checkAllowList(setupFn, this.setupAllowList);
+        if (rejectionReason) {
           this.#log.verbose(
             `Rejecting tx ${tx.getTxHash().toString()} because it calls setup function not on allow list: ${
               setupFn.request.contractAddress
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ export class PhasesTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
             { allowList: this.setupAllowList },
           );
 
-          return { result: 'invalid', reason: [TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_NOT_ALLOWED] };
+          return { result: 'invalid', reason: [rejectionReason] };
         }
       }
 
@@ -66,53 +73,101 @@ export class PhasesTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
     }
   }
 
-  private async isOnAllowList(
+  /** Returns a rejection reason if the call is not on the allow list, or undefined if it is allowed. */
+  private async checkAllowList(
     publicCall: PublicCallRequestWithCalldata,
     allowList: AllowedElement[],
-  ): Promise<boolean> {
+  ): Promise<string | undefined> {
     if (publicCall.isEmpty()) {
-      return true;
+      return undefined;
     }
 
     const contractAddress = publicCall.request.contractAddress;
     const functionSelector = publicCall.functionSelector;
 
-    // do these checks first since they don't require the contract class
+    // Check address-based entries first since they don't require the contract class.
     for (const entry of allowList) {
-      if ('address' in entry && !('selector' in entry)) {
-        if (contractAddress.equals(entry.address)) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if ('address' in entry && 'selector' in entry) {
+      if ('address' in entry) {
         if (contractAddress.equals(entry.address) && entry.selector.equals(functionSelector)) {
-          return true;
+          if (entry.calldataLength !== undefined && publicCall.calldata.length !== entry.calldataLength) {
+            return TX_ERROR_SETUP_WRONG_CALLDATA_LENGTH;
+          }
+          if (entry.onlySelf && !publicCall.request.msgSender.equals(contractAddress)) {
+            return TX_ERROR_SETUP_ONLY_SELF_WRONG_SENDER;
+          }
+          if (
+            entry.rejectNullMsgSender &&
+            publicCall.request.msgSender.equals(AztecAddress.fromBigIntUnsafe(NULL_MSG_SENDER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS))
+          ) {
+            return TX_ERROR_SETUP_NULL_MSG_SENDER;
+          }
+          return undefined;
         }
       }
+    }
 
-      const contractClass = await this.contractsDB.getContractInstance(contractAddress, this.timestamp);
-
-      if (!contractClass) {
-        throw new Error(`Contract not found: ${contractAddress}`);
+    // Check class-based entries. Fetch the contract instance lazily (only once).
+    let contractClassId: undefined | { value: string | undefined };
+    for (const entry of allowList) {
+      if (!('classId' in entry)) {
+        continue;
       }
 
-      if ('classId' in entry && !('selector' in entry)) {
-        if (contractClass.currentContractClassId.equals(entry.classId)) {
-          return true;
+      if (contractClassId === undefined) {
+        const instance = await this.contractsDB.getContractInstance(contractAddress, this.timestamp);
+        contractClassId = { value: instance?.currentContractClassId.toString() };
+        if (!contractClassId.value) {
+          return TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_UNKNOWN_CONTRACT;
         }
       }
 
-      if ('classId' in entry && 'selector' in entry) {
+      if (contractClassId.value === entry.classId.toString() && entry.selector.equals(functionSelector)) {
+        if (entry.calldataLength !== undefined && publicCall.calldata.length !== entry.calldataLength) {
+          return TX_ERROR_SETUP_WRONG_CALLDATA_LENGTH;
+        }
+        if (entry.onlySelf && !publicCall.request.msgSender.equals(contractAddress)) {
+          return TX_ERROR_SETUP_ONLY_SELF_WRONG_SENDER;
+        }
         if (
-          contractClass.currentContractClassId.equals(entry.classId) &&
-          (entry.selector === undefined || entry.selector.equals(functionSelector))
+          entry.rejectNullMsgSender &&
+          publicCall.request.msgSender.equals(AztecAddress.fromBigIntUnsafe(NULL_MSG_SENDER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS))
         ) {
-          return true;
+          return TX_ERROR_SETUP_NULL_MSG_SENDER;
         }
+        return undefined;
       }
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_NOT_ALLOWED;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Structural interface for the allowed-setup-calls flag check. */
+export interface HasAllowedSetupCallsData {
+  txHash: { toString(): string };
+  allowedSetupCalls: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a transaction's setup-phase calls were allowed at receipt time.
+ *
+ * Checks the precomputed `allowedSetupCalls` flag on TxMetaData. The flag is
+ * computed by running the PhasesTxValidator on the full Tx when it first enters
+ * the pool. This lightweight validator is used during pending pool migration to
+ * reject txs whose setup calls are not on the allow list.
+ */
+export class AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator<T extends HasAllowedSetupCallsData> implements TxValidator<T> {
+  #log: Logger;
+
+  constructor(bindings?: LoggerBindings) {
+    this.#log = createLogger('sequencer:tx_validator:tx_phases_meta', bindings);
+  }
+
+  validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
+    if (!tx.allowedSetupCalls) {
+      this.#log.verbose(`Rejecting tx ${tx.txHash} because its setup calls are not on the allow list`);
+      return Promise.resolve({ result: 'invalid', reason: [TX_ERROR_SETUP_FUNCTION_NOT_ALLOWED] });
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve({ result: 'valid' });
   }
 }

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/timestamp_validator.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class TimestampTxValidator<T extends HasTimestampData> implements TxValid
   validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
     const expirationTimestamp = tx.data.expirationTimestamp;
     // If building block 1, we skip the expiration check. For details on why see the `validate_expiration_timestamp`
-    // function in `noir-projects/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/rollup-lib/src/base/components/validation_requests.nr`.
+    // function in `noir-projects/fnd/noir-protocol-circuits/crates/rollup-lib/src/tx_base/components/private_tail_validator.nr`.
     const buildingBlock1 = this.values.blockNumber === 1;
 
     if (!buildingBlock1 && expirationTimestamp < this.values.timestamp) {

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/tx_proof_validator.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/ser
 import { TX_ERROR_INVALID_PROOF, Tx, type TxValidationResult, type TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 export class TxProofValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
+  public readonly identifier: symbol = Symbol('TxProofValidator');
+
   #log: Logger;
 
   constructor(

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/tx_validation_cache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { LruMap } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { Tx, TxValidationResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
+
+/**
+ * Minimal interface consumed by {@link CachedTxValidator}.
+ * Keeping the dependency on an interface lets callers (and tests) substitute any cache implementation.
+ */
+export interface ITxValidationCache {
+  /** Returns the cached promise if present, otherwise calls `validate`, caches its promise, and returns it. */
+  getOrValidate(
+    validatorSymbol: symbol,
+    tx: Tx,
+    validate: () => Promise<TxValidationResult>,
+  ): Promise<TxValidationResult>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Caches per-validator tx validation results to avoid redundant work across repeated validation calls.
+ *
+ * The cache key is composed from the validator symbol and tx hash, ensuring results are
+ * scoped to the specific validator that produced them.
+ *
+ * Promises are stored before they are awaited, so concurrent calls for the same pair share
+ * a single in-flight validation rather than launching duplicate work.
+ *
+ * Entries are evicted in least-recently-used order once the cache reaches `maxSize`.
+ */
+export class TxValidationCache implements ITxValidationCache {
+  #log: Logger;
+
+  private readonly entries: LruMap<string, Promise<TxValidationResult>>;
+  // Remember hashes for known Tx object references to skip rehashing on subsequent lookups.
+  // WeakMap holds keys weakly, so an entry doesn't keep the Tx alive once nothing else references it.
+  private readonly txHashesCache: WeakMap<Tx, string> = new WeakMap();
+
+  constructor(maxSize: number) {
+    this.entries = new LruMap(maxSize);
+    this.#log = createLogger('p2p:tx_validation_cache');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Computes the cache key scoping a validation result to a specific validator and tx.
+   *
+   * @param validatorSymbol - The symbol of the validator.
+   * @param tx - The tx to compute the key for.
+   * @returns The cache key.
+   *
+   * Note: the key should NOT use the tx.hash because it can't be trusted at this point.
+   */
+  public key(validatorSymbol: symbol, tx: Tx): string {
+    // Serializing the tx dominates cost (~5 ms). If we have already hashed this object, skip toBuffer + hash.
+    let hash = this.txHashesCache.get(tx);
+    if (hash === undefined) {
+      hash = createHash('sha256').update(tx.toBuffer()).digest('hex');
+      this.txHashesCache.set(tx, hash);
+    }
+    return `${Symbol.keyFor(validatorSymbol) ?? validatorSymbol.toString()}:${hash}`;
+  }
+
+  /** Returns the cached promise for the given key, or undefined if not cached. Refreshes recency. */
+  public get(key: string): Promise<TxValidationResult> | undefined {
+    return this.entries.get(key);
+  }
+
+  /** Stores a validation promise under the given key, evicting the LRU entry if at capacity. */
+  public set(key: string, result: Promise<TxValidationResult>): void {
+    this.entries.set(key, result);
+  }
+
+  /** Removes the cached validation promise for the given key. */
+  public delete(key: string): void {
+    this.entries.delete(key);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the cached promise if present, otherwise calls `validate`, stores its promise
+   * immediately (before awaiting), and returns it.
+   */
+  public getOrValidate(
+    validatorSymbol: symbol,
+    tx: Tx,
+    validate: () => Promise<TxValidationResult>,
+  ): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
+    const key = this.key(validatorSymbol, tx);
+    const cached = this.get(key);
+    if (cached !== undefined) {
+      this.#log.debug('Returning cached tx validation result', {
+        validator: validatorSymbol.toString(),
+        txHash: tx.txHash.toString(),
+        key: key,
+      });
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const promise = validate();
+    this.set(key, promise);
+    return promise;
+  }
+}

package/src/services/data_store.ts

@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ export class AztecDatastore implements Datastore {
   #memoryDatastore: Map<string, MemoryItem>;
   #dbDatastore: AztecAsyncMap<string, Uint8Array>;
 
-  #batchOps: BatchOp[] = [];
-
   private maxMemoryItems: number;
 
   constructor(db: AztecAsyncKVStore, { maxMemoryItems } = { maxMemoryItems: 50 }) {
@@ -92,23 +90,17 @@ export class AztecDatastore implements Datastore {
   }
 
   batch(): Batch {
+    const ops: BatchOp[] = [];
     return {
       put: (key, value) => {
-        this.#batchOps.push({
-          type: 'put',
-          key,
-          value,
-        });
+        ops.push({ type: 'put', key, value });
       },
       delete: key => {
-        this.#batchOps.push({
-          type: 'del',
-          key,
-        });
+        ops.push({ type: 'del', key });
       },
       commit: async () => {
         await this.#db.transactionAsync(async () => {
-          for (const op of this.#batchOps) {
+          for (const op of ops) {
             if (op.type === 'put' && op.value) {
               await this.put(op.key, op.value);
             } else if (op.type === 'del') {
@@ -116,7 +108,7 @@ export class AztecDatastore implements Datastore {
             }
           }
         });
-        this.#batchOps = []; // Clear operations after commit
+        ops.length = 0;
       },
     };
   }