@aztec/pxe 0.0.1-commit.96bb3f7 → 0.0.1-commit.a072138

package/src/private_kernel/hints/{build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.ts → private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.ts}

@@ -157,16 +157,6 @@ export class PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder {
       allowRemainder,
     );
 
-    const previousVkMembershipWitness = await oracle.getVkMembershipWitness(
-      this.previousKernelOutput.verificationKey.keyAsFields,
-    );
-    const vkData = new VkData(
-      this.previousKernelOutput.verificationKey,
-      Number(previousVkMembershipWitness.leafIndex),
-      previousVkMembershipWitness.siblingPath,
-    );
-    const previousKernelData = new PrivateKernelData(this.previousKernelOutput.publicInputs, vkData);
-
     this.reduceReadRequestActions(
       this.noteHashResetActions,
       dimensions.NOTE_HASH_PENDING_READ,
@@ -178,29 +168,51 @@ export class PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder {
       dimensions.NULLIFIER_SETTLED_READ,
     );
 
-    // TODO: Enable padding when we have a better idea what are the final amounts we should pad to.
-    const paddedSideEffects = PaddedSideEffects.empty();
-
-    return new PrivateKernelResetCircuitPrivateInputs(
-      previousKernelData,
-      paddedSideEffects,
-      new PrivateKernelResetHints(
-        await buildNoteHashReadRequestHintsFromResetActions(
+    // Execute all the expensive node querying operations in parallel.
+    const [previousVkMembershipWitness, noteHashReadRequestHints, nullifierReadRequestHints, keyValidationHints] =
+      await Promise.all([
+        oracle.getVkMembershipWitness(this.previousKernelOutput.verificationKey.keyAsFields),
+        buildNoteHashReadRequestHintsFromResetActions<
+          typeof MAX_NOTE_HASH_READ_REQUESTS_PER_TX,
+          typeof MAX_NOTE_HASH_READ_REQUESTS_PER_TX
+        >(
           oracle,
           this.previousKernel.validationRequests.noteHashReadRequests,
           this.previousKernel.end.noteHashes,
           this.noteHashResetActions,
         ),
-        await buildNullifierReadRequestHintsFromResetActions(
+        buildNullifierReadRequestHintsFromResetActions<
+          typeof MAX_NULLIFIER_READ_REQUESTS_PER_TX,
+          typeof MAX_NULLIFIER_READ_REQUESTS_PER_TX
+        >(
           { getNullifierMembershipWitness: getNullifierMembershipWitnessResolver(oracle) },
           this.previousKernel.validationRequests.nullifierReadRequests,
           this.nullifierResetActions,
         ),
-        await getMasterSecretKeysAndAppKeyGenerators(
+        getMasterSecretKeysAndAppKeyGenerators(
           this.previousKernel.validationRequests.scopedKeyValidationRequestsAndGenerators,
           dimensions.KEY_VALIDATION,
           oracle,
         ),
+      ]);
+
+    const vkData = new VkData(
+      this.previousKernelOutput.verificationKey,
+      Number(previousVkMembershipWitness.leafIndex),
+      previousVkMembershipWitness.siblingPath,
+    );
+    const previousKernelData = new PrivateKernelData(this.previousKernelOutput.publicInputs, vkData);
+
+    // TODO: Enable padding when we have a better idea what are the final amounts we should pad to.
+    const paddedSideEffects = PaddedSideEffects.empty();
+
+    return new PrivateKernelResetCircuitPrivateInputs(
+      previousKernelData,
+      paddedSideEffects,
+      new PrivateKernelResetHints(
+        noteHashReadRequestHints,
+        nullifierReadRequestHints,
+        keyValidationHints,
         this.transientDataSquashingHints,
       ),
       dimensions,

package/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { vkAsFieldsMegaHonk } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/keys';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
-import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { pushTestData } from '@aztec/foundation/testing';
 import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { getVKTreeRoot } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/vk-tree';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { VerificationKeyAsFields, VerificationKeyData, VkData } from '@aztec/stdlib/vks';
 
-import { PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder } from './hints/build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.js';
+import { PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder } from './hints/private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.js';
 import type { PrivateKernelOracle } from './private_kernel_oracle.js';
 
 const NULL_SIMULATE_OUTPUT: PrivateKernelSimulateOutput<PrivateKernelCircuitPublicInputs> = {
@@ -56,13 +56,16 @@ export interface PrivateKernelExecutionProverConfig {
  * inform state tree updates.
  */
 export class PrivateKernelExecutionProver {
-  private log = createLogger('pxe:private-kernel-execution-prover');
+  private log: Logger;
 
   constructor(
     private oracle: PrivateKernelOracle,
     private proofCreator: PrivateKernelProver,
     private fakeProofs = false,
-  ) {}
+    bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+  ) {
+    this.log = createLogger('pxe:private-kernel-execution-prover', bindings);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Generate a proof for a given transaction request and execution result.

package/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_oracle.ts

@@ -1,73 +1,152 @@
-import { FUNCTION_TREE_HEIGHT, NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT, VK_TREE_HEIGHT } from '@aztec/constants';
+import { FUNCTION_TREE_HEIGHT, NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT, PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT, VK_TREE_HEIGHT } from '@aztec/constants';
 import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import type { GrumpkinScalar, Point } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/grumpkin';
 import { MembershipWitness } from '@aztec/foundation/trees';
+import type { KeyStore } from '@aztec/key-store';
+import { getVKIndex, getVKSiblingPath } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/vk-tree';
+import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/stdlib/abi';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import { BlockHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import {
+  type ContractInstanceWithAddress,
+  computeContractClassIdPreimage,
+  computeSaltedInitializationHash,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import { DelayedPublicMutableValues, DelayedPublicMutableValuesWithHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/delayed-public-mutable';
+import { computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
+import type { AztecNode } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import { UpdatedClassIdHints } from '@aztec/stdlib/kernel';
-import type { PublicKeys } from '@aztec/stdlib/keys';
 import type { NullifierMembershipWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import type { VerificationKeyAsFields } from '@aztec/stdlib/vks';
 
+import type { ContractStore } from '../storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
+
 /**
  * Provides functionality needed by the private kernel for interacting with our state trees.
- * This is either PrivateKernelOracleImpl, or a mocked test implementation.
  */
-export interface PrivateKernelOracle {
+export class PrivateKernelOracle {
+  constructor(
+    private contractStore: ContractStore,
+    private keyStore: KeyStore,
+    private node: AztecNode,
+    private blockHash: BlockHash,
+  ) {}
+
   /** Retrieves the preimage of a contract address from the registered contract instances db. */
-  getContractAddressPreimage(address: AztecAddress): Promise<{
-    saltedInitializationHash: Fr;
-    publicKeys: PublicKeys;
-    currentContractClassId: Fr;
-    originalContractClassId: Fr;
-  }>;
+  public async getContractAddressPreimage(
+    address: AztecAddress,
+  ): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress & { saltedInitializationHash: Fr }> {
+    const instance = await this.contractStore.getContractInstance(address);
+    if (!instance) {
+      throw new Error(`Contract instance not found when getting address preimage. Contract address: ${address}.`);
+    }
+    return {
+      saltedInitializationHash: await computeSaltedInitializationHash(instance),
+      ...instance,
+    };
+  }
 
   /** Retrieves the preimage of a contract class id from the contract classes db. */
-  getContractClassIdPreimage(
-    contractClassId: Fr,
-  ): Promise<{ artifactHash: Fr; publicBytecodeCommitment: Fr; privateFunctionsRoot: Fr }>;
+  public async getContractClassIdPreimage(contractClassId: Fr) {
+    const contractClass = await this.contractStore.getContractClass(contractClassId);
+    if (!contractClass) {
+      throw new Error(`Contract class not found when getting class id preimage. Class id: ${contractClassId}.`);
+    }
+    return computeContractClassIdPreimage(contractClass);
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our private functions tree.
-   */
-  getFunctionMembershipWitness(
+  /** Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our private functions tree. */
+  public async getFunctionMembershipWitness(
     contractClassId: Fr,
     selector: FunctionSelector,
-  ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof FUNCTION_TREE_HEIGHT>>;
+  ): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof FUNCTION_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
+    const membershipWitness = await this.contractStore.getFunctionMembershipWitness(contractClassId, selector);
+    if (!membershipWitness) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Membership witness not found for contract class id ${contractClassId} and selector ${selector}.`,
+      );
+    }
+    return membershipWitness;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our protocol VK indexed merkle tree.
    * Used to validate the previous kernel's verification key.
    */
-  getVkMembershipWitness(vk: VerificationKeyAsFields): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof VK_TREE_HEIGHT>>;
+  public getVkMembershipWitness(vk: VerificationKeyAsFields): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof VK_TREE_HEIGHT>> {
+    const leafIndex = getVKIndex(vk);
+    return Promise.resolve(new MembershipWitness(VK_TREE_HEIGHT, BigInt(leafIndex), getVKSiblingPath(leafIndex)));
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our private function indexed merkle tree.
-   */
-  getNoteHashMembershipWitness(noteHash: Fr): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined>;
+  /** Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our note hash tree. */
+  getNoteHashMembershipWitness(noteHash: Fr): Promise<MembershipWitness<typeof NOTE_HASH_TREE_HEIGHT> | undefined> {
+    return this.node.getNoteHashMembershipWitness(this.blockHash, noteHash);
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our nullifier indexed merkle tree.
-   */
-  getNullifierMembershipWitness(nullifier: Fr): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined>;
-  /**
-   * Returns the root of our note hash merkle tree.
-   */
-  getNoteHashTreeRoot(): Promise<Fr>;
+  /** Returns a membership witness with the sibling path and leaf index in our nullifier indexed merkle tree. */
+  getNullifierMembershipWitness(nullifier: Fr): Promise<NullifierMembershipWitness | undefined> {
+    return this.node.getNullifierMembershipWitness(this.blockHash, nullifier);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns the root of our note hash merkle tree. */
+  async getNoteHashTreeRoot(): Promise<Fr> {
+    const header = await this.node.getBlockHeader(this.blockHash);
+    if (!header) {
+      throw new Error(`No block header found for block hash ${this.blockHash}`);
+    }
+    return header.state.partial.noteHashTree.root;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Retrieves the sk_m corresponding to the pk_m.
    * @throws If the provided public key is not associated with any of the registered accounts.
-   * @param pkM - The master public key to get secret key for.
+   * @param masterPublicKey - The master public key to get secret key for.
    * @returns A Promise that resolves to sk_m.
    * @dev Used when feeding the sk_m to the kernel circuit for keys verification.
    */
-  getMasterSecretKey(masterPublicKey: Point): Promise<GrumpkinScalar>;
+  public getMasterSecretKey(masterPublicKey: Point): Promise<GrumpkinScalar> {
+    return this.keyStore.getMasterSecretKey(masterPublicKey);
+  }
 
   /** Use debug data to get the function name corresponding to a selector. */
-  getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress: AztecAddress, selector: FunctionSelector): Promise<string | undefined>;
+  public getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress: AztecAddress, selector: FunctionSelector): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    return this.contractStore.getDebugFunctionName(contractAddress, selector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a membership witness and leaf index to our public data indexed merkle tree,
+   * along with an associated DelayedPublicMutable containing the class ID to update.
+   */
+  public async getUpdatedClassIdHints(contractAddress: AztecAddress): Promise<UpdatedClassIdHints> {
+    const { delayedPublicMutableSlot, delayedPublicMutableHashSlot } =
+      await DelayedPublicMutableValuesWithHash.getContractUpdateSlots(contractAddress);
+
+    const hashLeafSlot = await computePublicDataTreeLeafSlot(
+      ProtocolContractAddress.ContractInstanceRegistry,
+      delayedPublicMutableHashSlot,
+    );
+    const updatedClassIdWitness = await this.node.getPublicDataWitness(this.blockHash, hashLeafSlot);
+
+    if (!updatedClassIdWitness) {
+      throw new Error(`No public data tree witness found for ${hashLeafSlot}`);
+    }
+
+    const readStorage = (storageSlot: Fr) =>
+      this.node.getPublicStorageAt(this.blockHash, ProtocolContractAddress.ContractInstanceRegistry, storageSlot);
+    const delayedPublicMutableValues = await DelayedPublicMutableValues.readFromTree(
+      delayedPublicMutableSlot,
+      readStorage,
+    );
 
-  /** Returns a membership witness and leaf index to our public data indexed merkle tree,
-   * along with an associated DelayedPublicMutable containing the class ID to update. */
-  getUpdatedClassIdHints(contractAddress: AztecAddress): Promise<UpdatedClassIdHints>;
+    return new UpdatedClassIdHints(
+      new MembershipWitness(
+        PUBLIC_DATA_TREE_HEIGHT,
+        updatedClassIdWitness.index,
+        updatedClassIdWitness.siblingPath.toTuple(),
+      ),
+      updatedClassIdWitness.leafPreimage,
+      delayedPublicMutableValues,
+    );
+  }
 }

package/src/pxe.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { PrivateEventFilter } from '@aztec/aztec.js/wallet';
+import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
-import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { SerialQueue } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
 import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { KeyStore } from '@aztec/key-store';
@@ -19,14 +20,12 @@ import type { AuthWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/auth-witness';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import {
   CompleteAddress,
-  type ContractClassWithId,
   type ContractInstanceWithAddress,
   type PartialAddress,
   computeContractAddressFromInstance,
   getContractClassFromArtifact,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import { SimulationError } from '@aztec/stdlib/errors';
-import { computeProtocolNullifier, siloNullifier } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
 import type { AztecNode, PrivateKernelProver } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import type {
   PrivateExecutionStep,
@@ -54,13 +53,13 @@ import { inspect } from 'util';
 
 import { BlockSynchronizer } from './block_synchronizer/index.js';
 import type { PXEConfig } from './config/index.js';
+import { BenchmarkedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.js';
 import {
   ContractFunctionSimulator,
   generateSimulatedProvingResult,
 } from './contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.js';
-import { readCurrentClassId } from './contract_function_simulator/oracle/private_execution.js';
 import { ProxiedContractStoreFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_contract_data_source.js';
-import { ProxiedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.js';
+import { ensureContractSynced, readCurrentClassId } from './contract_sync/index.js';
 import { PXEDebugUtils } from './debug/pxe_debug_utils.js';
 import { enrichPublicSimulationError, enrichSimulationError } from './error_enriching.js';
 import { PrivateEventFilterValidator } from './events/private_event_filter_validator.js';
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ import {
   PrivateKernelExecutionProver,
   type PrivateKernelExecutionProverConfig,
 } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.js';
-import { PrivateKernelOracleImpl } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_oracle_impl.js';
+import { PrivateKernelOracle } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_oracle.js';
 import { AddressStore } from './storage/address_store/address_store.js';
 import { AnchorBlockStore } from './storage/anchor_block_store/anchor_block_store.js';
 import { CapsuleStore } from './storage/capsule_store/capsule_store.js';
@@ -129,6 +128,10 @@ export class PXE {
     config: PXEConfig,
     loggerOrSuffix?: string | Logger,
   ) {
+    // Extract bindings from the logger, or use empty bindings if a string suffix is provided.
+    const bindings: LoggerBindings | undefined =
+      loggerOrSuffix && typeof loggerOrSuffix !== 'string' ? loggerOrSuffix.getBindings() : undefined;
+
     const log =
       !loggerOrSuffix || typeof loggerOrSuffix === 'string'
         ? createLogger(loggerOrSuffix ? `pxe:service:${loggerOrSuffix}` : `pxe:service`)
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export class PXE {
     const addressStore = new AddressStore(store);
     const privateEventStore = new PrivateEventStore(store);
     const contractStore = new ContractStore(store);
-    const noteStore = await NoteStore.create(store);
+    const noteStore = new NoteStore(store);
     const anchorBlockStore = new AnchorBlockStore(store);
     const senderTaggingStore = new SenderTaggingStore(store);
     const senderAddressBookStore = new SenderAddressBookStore(store);
@@ -148,17 +151,25 @@ export class PXE {
     const tipsStore = new L2TipsKVStore(store, 'pxe');
     const synchronizer = new BlockSynchronizer(
       node,
+      store,
       anchorBlockStore,
       noteStore,
       privateEventStore,
       tipsStore,
       config,
-      loggerOrSuffix,
+      bindings,
     );
 
-    const jobCoordinator = new JobCoordinator(store);
+    const jobCoordinator = new JobCoordinator(store, bindings);
+    jobCoordinator.registerStores([
+      capsuleStore,
+      senderTaggingStore,
+      recipientTaggingStore,
+      privateEventStore,
+      noteStore,
+    ]);
 
-    const debugUtils = new PXEDebugUtils(contractStore, noteStore);
+    const debugUtils = new PXEDebugUtils(contractStore, noteStore, synchronizer, anchorBlockStore);
 
     const jobQueue = new SerialQueue();
 
@@ -185,7 +196,7 @@ export class PXE {
       debugUtils,
     );
 
-    debugUtils.setPXE(pxe);
+    debugUtils.setPXE(pxe, pxe.#putInJobQueue.bind(pxe));
 
     pxe.jobQueue.start();
 
@@ -205,8 +216,7 @@ export class PXE {
       this.noteStore,
       this.keyStore,
       this.addressStore,
-      ProxiedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
-      this.anchorBlockStore,
+      BenchmarkedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
       this.senderTaggingStore,
       this.recipientTaggingStore,
       this.senderAddressBookStore,
@@ -274,19 +284,6 @@ export class PXE {
     this.log.verbose(`Registered protocol contracts in pxe`, registered);
   }
 
-  async #isContractClassPubliclyRegistered(id: Fr): Promise<boolean> {
-    return !!(await this.node.getContractClass(id));
-  }
-
-  async #isContractPublished(address: AztecAddress): Promise<boolean> {
-    return !!(await this.node.getContract(address));
-  }
-
-  async #isContractInitialized(address: AztecAddress): Promise<boolean> {
-    const initNullifier = await siloNullifier(address, address.toField());
-    return !!(await this.node.getNullifierMembershipWitness('latest', initNullifier));
-  }
-
   // Executes the entrypoint private function, as well as all nested private
   // functions that might arise.
   async #executePrivate(
@@ -300,6 +297,15 @@ export class PXE {
     try {
       const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
 
+      await ensureContractSynced(
+        contractAddress,
+        functionSelector,
+        privateSyncCall => this.#simulateUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], undefined, jobId),
+        this.node,
+        this.contractStore,
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+      );
+
       const result = await contractFunctionSimulator.run(
         txRequest,
         contractAddress,
@@ -394,14 +400,15 @@ export class PXE {
     privateExecutionResult: PrivateExecutionResult,
     config: PrivateKernelExecutionProverConfig,
   ): Promise<PrivateKernelExecutionProofOutput<PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs>> {
-    const simulationAnchorBlock = privateExecutionResult.getSimulationAnchorBlockNumber();
-    const kernelOracle = new PrivateKernelOracleImpl(
-      this.contractStore,
-      this.keyStore,
-      this.node,
-      simulationAnchorBlock,
+    const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+    const anchorBlockHash = await anchorBlockHeader.hash();
+    const kernelOracle = new PrivateKernelOracle(this.contractStore, this.keyStore, this.node, anchorBlockHash);
+    const kernelTraceProver = new PrivateKernelExecutionProver(
+      kernelOracle,
+      proofCreator,
+      !this.proverEnabled,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
-    const kernelTraceProver = new PrivateKernelExecutionProver(kernelOracle, proofCreator, !this.proverEnabled);
     this.log.debug(`Executing kernel trace prover (${JSON.stringify(config)})...`);
     return await kernelTraceProver.proveWithKernels(txExecutionRequest.toTxRequest(), privateExecutionResult, config);
   }
@@ -413,66 +420,12 @@ export class PXE {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the contract class metadata given a contract class id.
-   * The metadata consists of its contract class, whether it has been publicly registered, and its artifact.
-   * @remark - it queries the node to check whether the contract class with the given id has been publicly registered.
-   * @param id - Identifier of the class.
-   * @param includeArtifact - Identifier of the class.
-   * @returns - It returns the contract class metadata, with the artifact field being optional, and will only be returned if true is passed in
-   * for `includeArtifact`
-   * TODO(@spalladino): The PXE actually holds artifacts and not classes, what should we return? Also,
-   * should the pxe query the node for contract public info, and merge it with its own definitions?
-   * TODO(@spalladino): This method is strictly needed to decide whether to publicly register a class or not
-   * during a public deployment. We probably want a nicer and more general API for this, but it'll have to
-   * do for the time being.
-   */
-  public async getContractClassMetadata(
-    id: Fr,
-    includeArtifact: boolean = false,
-  ): Promise<{
-    contractClass: ContractClassWithId | undefined;
-    isContractClassPubliclyRegistered: boolean;
-    artifact: ContractArtifact | undefined;
-  }> {
-    const artifact = await this.contractStore.getContractArtifact(id);
-    if (!artifact) {
-      this.log.warn(`No artifact found for contract class ${id.toString()} when looking for its metadata`);
-    }
-
-    return {
-      contractClass: artifact && (await getContractClassFromArtifact(artifact)),
-      isContractClassPubliclyRegistered: await this.#isContractClassPubliclyRegistered(id),
-      artifact: includeArtifact ? artifact : undefined,
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the contract metadata given an address.
-   * The metadata consists of its contract instance, which includes the contract class identifier,
-   * initialization hash, deployment salt, and public keys hash; whether the contract instance has been initialized;
-   * and whether the contract instance with the given address has been publicly deployed.
-   * @remark - it queries the node to check whether the contract instance has been initialized / publicly deployed through a node.
-   * This query is not dependent on the PXE.
-   * @param address - The address that the contract instance resides at.
-   * @returns - It returns the contract metadata
-   * TODO(@spalladino): Should we return the public keys in plain as well here?
+   * Returns the contract artifact for a given contract class id, if it's registered in the PXE.
+   * @param id - Identifier of the contract class.
+   * @returns The contract artifact if found, undefined otherwise.
    */
-  public async getContractMetadata(address: AztecAddress): Promise<{
-    contractInstance: ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined;
-    isContractInitialized: boolean;
-    isContractPublished: boolean;
-  }> {
-    let instance;
-    try {
-      instance = await this.contractStore.getContractInstance(address);
-    } catch {
-      this.log.warn(`No instance found for contract ${address.toString()} when looking for its metadata`);
-    }
-    return {
-      contractInstance: instance,
-      isContractInitialized: await this.#isContractInitialized(address),
-      isContractPublished: await this.#isContractPublished(address),
-    };
+  public async getContractArtifact(id: Fr): Promise<ContractArtifact | undefined> {
+    return await this.contractStore.getContractArtifact(id);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -497,7 +450,6 @@ export class PXE {
     }
 
     await this.addressStore.addCompleteAddress(accountCompleteAddress);
-    await this.noteStore.addScope(accountCompleteAddress.address);
     return accountCompleteAddress;
   }
 
@@ -645,13 +597,7 @@ export class PXE {
 
       const header = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
 
-      const currentClassId = await readCurrentClassId(
-        contractAddress,
-        currentInstance,
-        this.node,
-        header.globalVariables.blockNumber,
-        header.globalVariables.timestamp,
-      );
+      const currentClassId = await readCurrentClassId(contractAddress, currentInstance, this.node, header);
       if (!contractClass.id.equals(currentClassId)) {
         throw new Error('Could not update contract to a class different from the current one.');
       }
@@ -744,7 +690,7 @@ export class PXE {
           // TODO(benesjan): The following is an expensive operation. Figure out a way to avoid it.
           const txHash = (await txProvingResult.toTx()).txHash;
 
-          await this.senderTaggingStore.storePendingIndexes(preTagsUsedInTheTx, txHash);
+          await this.senderTaggingStore.storePendingIndexes(preTagsUsedInTheTx, txHash, jobId);
           this.log.debug(`Stored used pre-tags as sender for the tx`, {
             preTagsUsedInTheTx,
           });
@@ -911,14 +857,8 @@ export class PXE {
         let executionSteps: PrivateExecutionStep[] = [];
 
         if (skipKernels) {
-          // According to the protocol rules, the nonce generator for the note hashes
-          // can either be the first nullifier in the tx or the protocol nullifier if there are none.
-          const nonceGenerator = privateExecutionResult.firstNullifier.equals(Fr.ZERO)
-            ? await computeProtocolNullifier(await txRequest.toTxRequest().hash())
-            : privateExecutionResult.firstNullifier;
           ({ publicInputs, executionSteps } = await generateSimulatedProvingResult(
             privateExecutionResult,
-            nonceGenerator,
             this.contractStore,
           ));
         } else {
@@ -1029,8 +969,14 @@ export class PXE {
         const functionTimer = new Timer();
         const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
 
-        await this.contractStore.syncPrivateState(call.to, call.selector, privateSyncCall =>
-          this.#simulateUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], undefined, jobId),
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+        await ensureContractSynced(
+          call.to,
+          call.selector,
+          privateSyncCall => this.#simulateUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], undefined, jobId),
+          this.node,
+          this.contractStore,
+          anchorBlockHeader,
         );
 
         const executionResult = await this.#simulateUtility(
@@ -1080,26 +1026,39 @@ export class PXE {
    *    Defaults to the latest known block to PXE + 1.
    * @returns - The packed events with block and tx metadata.
    */
-  public getPrivateEvents(eventSelector: EventSelector, filter: PrivateEventFilter): Promise<PackedPrivateEvent[]> {
-    return this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
+  public async getPrivateEvents(
+    eventSelector: EventSelector,
+    filter: PrivateEventFilter,
+  ): Promise<PackedPrivateEvent[]> {
+    let anchorBlockNumber: BlockNumber;
+
+    await this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
       await this.blockStateSynchronizer.sync();
+
+      const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+      anchorBlockNumber = anchorBlockHeader.getBlockNumber();
+
       const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
 
-      await this.contractStore.syncPrivateState(
+      await ensureContractSynced(
         filter.contractAddress,
         null,
         async privateSyncCall =>
           await this.#simulateUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], undefined, jobId),
+        this.node,
+        this.contractStore,
+        anchorBlockHeader,
       );
+    });
 
-      const sanitizedFilter = await new PrivateEventFilterValidator(this.anchorBlockStore).validate(filter);
+    // anchorBlockNumber is set during the job and fixed to whatever it is after a block sync
+    const sanitizedFilter = new PrivateEventFilterValidator(anchorBlockNumber!).validate(filter);
 
-      this.log.debug(
-        `Getting private events for ${sanitizedFilter.contractAddress.toString()} from ${sanitizedFilter.fromBlock} to ${sanitizedFilter.toBlock}`,
-      );
+    this.log.debug(
+      `Getting private events for ${sanitizedFilter.contractAddress.toString()} from ${sanitizedFilter.fromBlock} to ${sanitizedFilter.toBlock}`,
+    );
 
-      return this.privateEventStore.getPrivateEvents(eventSelector, sanitizedFilter);
-    });
+    return this.privateEventStore.getPrivateEvents(eventSelector, sanitizedFilter);
   }
 
   /**