@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.f2ce05ee → 0.0.1-commit.f5a9928

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/deleted_pool.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import type { Logger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { AztecAsyncKVStore, AztecAsyncMap, AztecAsyncSet } from '@aztec/kv-store';
+
+/**
+ * State stored for each transaction from a pruned block.
+ */
+type DeletedTxState = {
+  /** Block number in which the transaction was originally mined (before being un-mined by a prune) */
+  minedAtBlock: BlockNumber;
+  /** Whether the transaction has been soft-deleted (removed from indices) */
+  softDeleted: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Serializes DeletedTxState to a Buffer.
+ * Format: 4 bytes for blockNumber (uint32) + 1 byte for softDeleted (0 or 1)
+ */
+function serializeState(state: DeletedTxState): Buffer {
+  const buffer = Buffer.alloc(5);
+  buffer.writeUInt32BE(Number(state.minedAtBlock), 0);
+  buffer.writeUInt8(state.softDeleted ? 1 : 0, 4);
+  return buffer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deserializes a Buffer to DeletedTxState.
+ */
+function deserializeState(buffer: Buffer): DeletedTxState {
+  return {
+    minedAtBlock: BlockNumber(buffer.readUInt32BE(0)),
+    softDeleted: buffer.readUInt8(4) === 1,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Manages all transaction deletions in the pool.
+ *
+ * When a chain prune (reorg) happens, transactions from pruned blocks are tracked here.
+ * This class is responsible for ALL deletion decisions:
+ *
+ * - Transactions from pruned blocks are "prune-soft-deleted" - removed from indices but kept
+ *   in the database for later re-execution until their mined block is finalized
+ * - Transactions NOT from pruned blocks are "slot-soft-deleted" - kept in the database
+ *   until the next slot, so other nodes can still fetch them via reqresp
+ *
+ * When a block is finalized, prune-soft-deleted transactions that were originally mined at or
+ * before that block number are permanently (hard) deleted. Slot-soft-deleted transactions
+ * are hard-deleted when `prepareForSlot` advances to a new slot.
+ */
+export class DeletedPool {
+  /** Persisted map: txHash -> DeletedTxState (serialized) - for prune-based soft deletions */
+  #deletedTxsDB: AztecAsyncMap<string, Buffer>;
+
+  /** Hard-deletes a tx's stored data (tx blob and proof) from the pool's stores. */
+  #deleteTxData: (txHash: string) => Promise<void>;
+
+  /** In-memory state for transactions from pruned blocks */
+  #state: Map<string, DeletedTxState> = new Map();
+
+  /** In-memory tracking: txHash -> slot at which the tx was deleted */
+  #slotDeletedTxs: Map<string, SlotNumber> = new Map();
+
+  /** Persisted set tracking which txs are slot-deleted, for hydration cleanup. */
+  #slotDeletedDB: AztecAsyncSet<string>;
+
+  /** Current slot number, updated by cleanupSlotDeleted */
+  #currentSlot: SlotNumber = SlotNumber(0);
+
+  #log: Logger;
+
+  constructor(store: AztecAsyncKVStore, deleteTxData: (txHash: string) => Promise<void>, log: Logger) {
+    this.#deletedTxsDB = store.openMap('deleted_txs');
+    this.#slotDeletedDB = store.openSet('slot_deleted_txs');
+    this.#deleteTxData = deleteTxData;
+    this.#log = log;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads state from the database on startup.
+   * Slot-deleted txs are stale after restart and are immediately hard-deleted.
+   */
+  async hydrateFromDatabase(): Promise<void> {
+    let prunedCount = 0;
+    let softDeletedCount = 0;
+
+    for await (const [txHash, buffer] of this.#deletedTxsDB.entriesAsync()) {
+      const state = deserializeState(buffer);
+      this.#state.set(txHash, state);
+      prunedCount++;
+      if (state.softDeleted) {
+        softDeletedCount++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (prunedCount > 0 || softDeletedCount > 0) {
+      this.#log.info(`Loaded ${prunedCount} txs from pruned blocks, ${softDeletedCount} soft-deleted`);
+    }
+
+    // Slot-deleted txs are stale after restart - hard-delete them all
+    let slotDeletedCount = 0;
+    for await (const txHash of this.#slotDeletedDB.entriesAsync()) {
+      await this.#deleteTxData(txHash);
+      await this.#slotDeletedDB.delete(txHash);
+      slotDeletedCount++;
+    }
+
+    if (slotDeletedCount > 0) {
+      this.#log.info(`Hard-deleted ${slotDeletedCount} stale slot-deleted txs on startup`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Marks transactions as being from a pruned block.
+   * Called during handlePrunedBlocks for ALL transactions that were un-mined.
+   *
+   * If a tx was previously tracked (e.g., mined at block 4, pruned, re-mined at block 5,
+   * pruned again), updates to the higher block number. This ensures the tx is kept until
+   * its most recent mined block is finalized.
+   *
+   * @param txs - Array of {txHash, minedAtBlock} pairs, where minedAtBlock is the block
+   *              number in which the tx was mined before being un-mined
+   */
+  async markFromPrunedBlock(txs: { txHash: string; minedAtBlock: BlockNumber }[]): Promise<void> {
+    if (txs.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let count = 0;
+    for (const { txHash, minedAtBlock } of txs) {
+      const existing = this.#state.get(txHash);
+      // Update if not tracked, or if this is a higher mined block (tx was re-mined then pruned again)
+      if (existing === undefined || minedAtBlock > existing.minedAtBlock) {
+        const state: DeletedTxState = {
+          minedAtBlock,
+          softDeleted: existing?.softDeleted ?? false,
+        };
+        this.#state.set(txHash, state);
+        await this.#deletedTxsDB.set(txHash, serializeState(state));
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (count > 0) {
+      this.#log.info(`Marked ${count} transactions from pruned blocks`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deletes a transaction. This is the single entry point for ALL deletions.
+   * The tx is always soft-deleted (kept in DB):
+   *
+   * - If the tx is from a pruned block: prune-soft-delete (kept until finalized)
+   * - If the tx is NOT from a pruned block: slot-soft-delete (kept until next slot)
+   */
+  async deleteTx(txHash: string): Promise<void> {
+    const existing = this.#state.get(txHash);
+    if (existing !== undefined) {
+      // Prune-soft-delete - keep in DB until finalized
+      const state: DeletedTxState = {
+        minedAtBlock: existing.minedAtBlock,
+        softDeleted: true,
+      };
+      this.#state.set(txHash, state);
+      await this.#deletedTxsDB.set(txHash, serializeState(state));
+    } else {
+      // Slot-soft-delete - keep in DB until next slot
+      this.#slotDeletedTxs.set(txHash, this.#currentSlot);
+      await this.#slotDeletedDB.add(txHash);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clears tracking for a transaction if it re-mines at a block number >= the tracked minedAtBlock.
+   *
+   * When a tx re-mines at a higher (or equal) block, the old high-water mark is no longer needed:
+   * any future prune would re-add the tx with an even higher block number. Clearing keeps
+   * DeletedPool consistent — only txs that are actually un-mined should be tracked here.
+   *
+   * When a tx re-mines at a lower block, we must preserve the existing entry to retain
+   * the high-water mark for re-execution purposes.
+   */
+  async clearIfMinedHigher(txHash: string, minedAtBlock: BlockNumber): Promise<void> {
+    const existing = this.#state.get(txHash);
+    if (existing !== undefined && minedAtBlock >= existing.minedAtBlock) {
+      this.#state.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#deletedTxsDB.delete(txHash);
+      this.#log.debug(
+        `Cleared tracking for tx ${txHash}: re-mined at block ${minedAtBlock} (was ${existing.minedAtBlock})`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a transaction is from a pruned block.
+   */
+  isFromPrunedBlock(txHash: string): boolean {
+    return this.#state.has(txHash);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a transaction is soft-deleted (either prune-based or slot-based).
+   */
+  isSoftDeleted(txHash: string): boolean {
+    return (this.#state.get(txHash)?.softDeleted ?? false) || this.#slotDeletedTxs.has(txHash);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the block number in which a transaction was originally mined.
+   */
+  getMinedAtBlock(txHash: string): BlockNumber | undefined {
+    return this.#state.get(txHash)?.minedAtBlock;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Finalizes transactions when a block is finalized.
+   * Hard-deletes transactions that were originally mined at or before the finalized block.
+   *
+   * @returns The hashes of transactions that were hard-deleted
+   */
+  async finalizeBlock(finalizedBlockNumber: BlockNumber): Promise<string[]> {
+    const toHardDelete: string[] = [];
+    for (const [txHash, state] of this.#state) {
+      if (state.softDeleted && state.minedAtBlock <= finalizedBlockNumber) {
+        toHardDelete.push(txHash);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (toHardDelete.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    // Hard-delete from all stores
+    for (const txHash of toHardDelete) {
+      this.#state.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#deletedTxsDB.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#deleteTxData(txHash);
+    }
+
+    this.#log.debug(`Finalized ${toHardDelete.length} txs from pruned blocks at block ${finalizedBlockNumber}`, {
+      txHashes: toHardDelete,
+    });
+    return toHardDelete;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cleans up slot-deleted transactions from previous slots.
+   * Called at the start of prepareForSlot. Updates #currentSlot and hard-deletes
+   * any txs that were deleted in an earlier slot.
+   */
+  async cleanupSlotDeleted(currentSlot: SlotNumber): Promise<void> {
+    const previousSlot = this.#currentSlot;
+    this.#currentSlot = currentSlot;
+
+    const toHardDelete: string[] = [];
+    for (const [txHash, deletedAtSlot] of this.#slotDeletedTxs) {
+      if (deletedAtSlot < currentSlot) {
+        toHardDelete.push(txHash);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (toHardDelete.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for (const txHash of toHardDelete) {
+      this.#slotDeletedTxs.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#slotDeletedDB.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#deleteTxData(txHash);
+    }
+
+    this.#log.debug(
+      `Cleaned up ${toHardDelete.length} slot-deleted txs from slot ${previousSlot} (now slot ${currentSlot})`,
+      { txHashes: toHardDelete },
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clears soft-deletion status for a transaction being re-added to the pool.
+   * Removes slot-deleted tracking entirely, and resets the prune-soft-deleted flag
+   * while preserving the prune tracking itself (so a subsequent delete still uses
+   * the prune path).
+   */
+  async clearSoftDeleted(txHash: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.#slotDeletedTxs.has(txHash)) {
+      this.#slotDeletedTxs.delete(txHash);
+      await this.#slotDeletedDB.delete(txHash);
+    }
+    const existing = this.#state.get(txHash);
+    if (existing?.softDeleted) {
+      const state: DeletedTxState = { minedAtBlock: existing.minedAtBlock, softDeleted: false };
+      this.#state.set(txHash, state);
+      await this.#deletedTxsDB.set(txHash, serializeState(state));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the count of transactions from pruned blocks.
+   */
+  getCount(): number {
+    return this.#state.size;
+  }
+
+  /** Gets the count of soft-deleted transactions (both prune-based and slot-based). */
+  getSoftDeletedCount(): number {
+    let count = this.#slotDeletedTxs.size;
+    for (const state of this.#state.values()) {
+      if (state.softDeleted) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets all transaction hashes from pruned blocks.
+   */
+  getPrunedTxHashes(): string[] {
+    return Array.from(this.#state.keys());
+  }
+}

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/eviction_manager.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import {
   EvictionEvent,
   type EvictionRule,
   type PoolOperations,
+  type PreAddContext,
   type PreAddPoolAccess,
   type PreAddResult,
   type PreAddRule,
+  type TaggedEviction,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
 } from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
@@ -47,21 +50,27 @@ export class EvictionManager {
    * Runs all pre-add rules for an incoming transaction.
    * Returns combined result of all rules.
    */
-  async runPreAddRules(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
-    const allTxHashesToEvict: string[] = [];
+  async runPreAddRules(
+    incomingMeta: TxMetaData,
+    poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess,
+    context?: PreAddContext,
+  ): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+    const evictions: TaggedEviction[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
 
     for (const rule of this.preAddRules) {
       try {
-        const result = await rule.check(incomingMeta, poolAccess);
+        const result = await rule.check(incomingMeta, poolAccess, context);
 
         if (result.shouldIgnore) {
           return result;
         }
 
-        // Collect txs to evict from all rules
+        // Collect txs to evict from all rules, tagged with the rule name
         for (const txHash of result.txHashesToEvict) {
-          if (!allTxHashesToEvict.includes(txHash)) {
-            allTxHashesToEvict.push(txHash);
+          if (!seen.has(txHash)) {
+            seen.add(txHash);
+            evictions.push({ txHash, reason: rule.name });
           }
         }
       } catch (err) {
@@ -70,14 +79,18 @@ export class EvictionManager {
         return {
           shouldIgnore: true,
           txHashesToEvict: [],
-          reason: `pre-add rule ${rule.name} error: ${err}`,
+          reason: {
+            code: TxPoolRejectionCode.INTERNAL_ERROR,
+            message: `Pre-add rule ${rule.name} error: ${err}`,
+          },
         };
       }
     }
 
     return {
       shouldIgnore: false,
-      txHashesToEvict: allTxHashesToEvict,
+      txHashesToEvict: evictions.map(e => e.txHash),
+      evictions,
     };
   }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/fee_payer_balance_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ export class FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
 
       if (context.event === EvictionEvent.BLOCK_MINED) {
         const blockNumber = context.block.getBlockNumber();
-        await this.worldState.syncImmediate(blockNumber);
+        const blockHash = await context.block.hash();
+        await this.worldState.syncImmediate(blockNumber, blockHash);
         return await this.evictForFeePayers(context.feePayers, this.worldState.getSnapshot(blockNumber), pool);
       }
 
       if (context.event === EvictionEvent.CHAIN_PRUNED) {
-        await this.worldState.syncImmediate(context.blockNumber);
+        await this.worldState.syncImmediate();
         const feePayers = pool.getPendingFeePayers();
         return await this.evictForFeePayers(feePayers, this.worldState.getSnapshot(context.blockNumber), pool);
       }
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ export class FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
     ).flat();
 
     if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-      await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict);
+      await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
+      this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs due to insufficient fee payer balance`, { txsToEvict });
     }
 
     return {
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
     publicStateSource: DatabasePublicStateSource,
     pool: PoolOperations,
   ): Promise<string[]> {
-    const feePayer = AztecAddress.fromString(feePayerStr);
+    const feePayer = AztecAddress.fromStringUnsafe(feePayerStr);
     const initialBalance = (
       await publicStateSource.storageRead(
         ProtocolContractAddress.FeeJuice,

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 
 import { type TxMetaData, comparePriority } from '../tx_metadata.js';
-import type { PreAddPoolAccess, PreAddResult, PreAddRule } from './interfaces.js';
+import {
+  type PreAddContext,
+  type PreAddPoolAccess,
+  type PreAddResult,
+  type PreAddRule,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
+} from './interfaces.js';
 
 /**
  * Pre-add rule that checks if a fee payer has sufficient balance to cover the incoming transaction.
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
 
   private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule');
 
-  async check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult> {
+  async check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, _context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult> {
     // Get fee payer's on-chain balance
     const initialBalance = await poolAccess.getFeePayerBalance(incomingMeta.feePayer);
 
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     // Create combined list with incoming tx
     const allTxs: Array<{
       txHash: string;
+      txHashBigInt: bigint;
       priorityFee: bigint;
       feeLimit: bigint;
       claimAmount: bigint;
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
     }> = [
       ...existingTxs.map(t => ({
         txHash: t.txHash,
+        txHashBigInt: t.txHashBigInt,
         priorityFee: t.priorityFee,
         feeLimit: t.feeLimit,
         claimAmount: t.claimAmount,
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
       })),
       {
         txHash: incomingMeta.txHash,
+        txHashBigInt: incomingMeta.txHashBigInt,
         priorityFee: incomingMeta.priorityFee,
         feeLimit: incomingMeta.feeLimit,
         claimAmount: incomingMeta.claimAmount,
@@ -78,7 +87,13 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
           return {
             shouldIgnore: true,
             txHashesToEvict: [],
-            reason: `fee payer ${incomingMeta.feePayer} has insufficient balance`,
+            reason: {
+              code: TxPoolRejectionCode.INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE,
+              message: `Fee payer ${incomingMeta.feePayer} has insufficient balance. Balance at transaction: ${available}, required: ${incomingMeta.feeLimit}`,
+              currentBalance: initialBalance,
+              availableBalance: available,
+              feeLimit: incomingMeta.feeLimit,
+            },
           };
         } else {
           // Existing tx cannot be covered after adding incoming - mark for eviction
@@ -93,13 +108,13 @@ export class FeePayerBalancePreAddRule implements PreAddRule {
       return {
         shouldIgnore: true,
         txHashesToEvict: [],
-        reason: 'internal error: tx coverage not determined',
       };
     }
 
     if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
-      this.log.debug(
-        `Accepting tx ${incomingMeta.txHash}, evicting ${txsToEvict.length} lower-priority txs due to fee payer balance`,
+      this.log.info(
+        `Accepting tx ${incomingMeta.txHash} and evicting ${txsToEvict.length} lower-priority txs due to fee payer balance`,
+        { txsToEvict },
       );
     }
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/index.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ export {
   type EvictionResult,
   type EvictionRule,
   type PoolOperations,
+  type PreAddContext,
   type PreAddPoolAccess,
   type PreAddResult,
   type PreAddRule,
+  type TaggedEviction,
+  TxPoolRejectionCode,
+  type TxPoolRejectionError,
 } from './interfaces.js';
 
 // Pre-add rules
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ export { FeePayerBalancePreAddRule } from './fee_payer_balance_pre_add_rule.js';
 export { LowPriorityPreAddRule } from './low_priority_pre_add_rule.js';
 
 // Post-event eviction rules
+export { InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule } from './insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule.js';
 export { InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule } from './invalid_txs_after_mining_rule.js';
 export { InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule } from './invalid_txs_after_reorg_rule.js';
 export { FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule } from './fee_payer_balance_eviction_rule.js';

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+
+import type { EvictionContext, EvictionResult, EvictionRule, PoolOperations } from './interfaces.js';
+import { EvictionEvent } from './interfaces.js';
+
+/**
+ * Eviction rule that removes transactions whose maxFeesPerGas no longer meets
+ * the projected minimum gas fees after a new block is mined.
+ * Uses the BlockMinFeesProvider (forward-looking) to get the projected minimum fees.
+ * Only triggers on BLOCK_MINED events.
+ */
+export class InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
+  public readonly name = 'InsufficientFeePerGas';
+
+  private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule');
+
+  constructor(private blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider) {}
+
+  async evict(context: EvictionContext, pool: PoolOperations): Promise<EvictionResult> {
+    if (context.event !== EvictionEvent.BLOCK_MINED) {
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+      };
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const gasFees = await this.blockMinFeesProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
+      const txsToEvict: string[] = [];
+      const pendingTxs = pool.getPendingTxs();
+
+      for (const meta of pendingTxs) {
+        const maxFeesPerGas = meta.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
+        if (maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < gasFees.feePerL2Gas) {
+          this.log.verbose(`Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
+            txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
+            blockGasFees: gasFees.toInspect(),
+          });
+          txsToEvict.push(meta.txHash);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
+        this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs with insufficient fee per gas after block mined`, {
+          txsToEvict,
+        });
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
+      }
+
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: txsToEvict,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('Failed to evict transactions with insufficient fee per gas', { err });
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: false,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+        error: new Error('Failed to evict txs with insufficient fee per gas', { cause: err }),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/interfaces.ts

@@ -67,6 +67,50 @@ export interface PreAddPoolAccess {
   getLowestPriorityPendingTx(): TxMetaData | undefined;
 }
 
+/** A single eviction tagged with the rule that caused it. */
+export interface TaggedEviction {
+  readonly txHash: string;
+  readonly reason: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Machine-readable rejection codes for pre-add rule rejections.
+ */
+export const TxPoolRejectionCode = {
+  LOW_PRIORITY_FEE: 'LOW_PRIORITY_FEE',
+  INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE: 'INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE',
+  NULLIFIER_CONFLICT: 'NULLIFIER_CONFLICT',
+  INTERNAL_ERROR: 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
+} as const;
+
+export type TxPoolRejectionCode = (typeof TxPoolRejectionCode)[keyof typeof TxPoolRejectionCode];
+
+/** Structured rejection reason returned by pre-add rules. */
+export type TxPoolRejectionError =
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.LOW_PRIORITY_FEE;
+      message: string;
+      minimumPriorityFee: bigint;
+      txPriorityFee: bigint;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.INSUFFICIENT_FEE_PAYER_BALANCE;
+      message: string;
+      currentBalance: bigint;
+      availableBalance: bigint;
+      feeLimit: bigint;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.NULLIFIER_CONFLICT;
+      message: string;
+      conflictingTxHash: string;
+      /** Minimum fee needed to replace the conflicting tx (only set when price bump applies). */
+      minimumPriceBumpFee?: bigint;
+      /** Incoming tx's priority fee. */
+      txPriorityFee?: bigint;
+    }
+  | { code: typeof TxPoolRejectionCode.INTERNAL_ERROR; message: string };
+
 /**
  * Result of a pre-add check for a single transaction.
  */
@@ -75,8 +119,18 @@ export interface PreAddResult {
   readonly shouldIgnore: boolean;
   /** Tx hashes (as strings) that should be evicted if this tx is added */
   readonly txHashesToEvict: string[];
+  /** Evictions tagged with the rule name that produced them. Populated by EvictionManager. */
+  readonly evictions?: TaggedEviction[];
   /** Optional reason for ignoring */
-  readonly reason?: string;
+  readonly reason?: TxPoolRejectionError;
+}
+
+/** Context passed to pre-add rules from addPendingTxs. */
+export interface PreAddContext {
+  /** If true, compare priority fee only (no tx hash tiebreaker). Used for RPC submissions. */
+  feeComparisonOnly?: boolean;
+  /** Percentage-based price bump required for tx replacement. Only set for RPC submissions. */
+  priceBumpPercentage?: bigint;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,9 +144,10 @@ export interface PreAddRule {
    * Check if incoming tx should be added and which existing txs to evict.
    * @param incomingMeta - Metadata for the incoming transaction
    * @param poolAccess - Read-only access to current pool state
+   * @param context - Optional context from addPendingTxs caller
    * @returns Result indicating whether to ignore and what to evict
    */
-  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess): Promise<PreAddResult>;
+  check(incomingMeta: TxMetaData, poolAccess: PreAddPoolAccess, context?: PreAddContext): Promise<PreAddResult>;
 
   /**
    * Updates the configuration for this rule.
@@ -120,8 +175,8 @@ export interface PoolOperations {
   /** Get the N lowest priority pending tx hashes */
   getLowestPriorityPending(limit: number): string[];
 
-  /** Delete transactions by hash */
-  deleteTxs(txHashes: string[]): Promise<void>;
+  /** Delete transactions by hash, with an optional reason for metrics */
+  deleteTxs(txHashes: string[], reason?: string): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 /**