@aztec/pxe 0.0.1-commit.a89ec08 → 0.0.1-commit.aa0c64f

package/src/config/index.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import {
   type ConfigMappingsType,
   booleanConfigHelper,
+  enumConfigHelper,
   getConfigFromMappings,
   numberConfigHelper,
   parseBooleanEnv,
 } from '@aztec/foundation/config';
-import { type DataStoreConfig, dataConfigMappings } from '@aztec/kv-store/config';
 import { type ChainConfig, chainConfigMappings } from '@aztec/stdlib/config';
+import { type DataStoreConfig, dataConfigMappings } from '@aztec/stdlib/kv-store';
 
 export { getPackageInfo } from './package_info.js';
+export * from '../hooks/index.js';
 
 /**
  * Configuration settings for the prover factory
@@ -26,6 +28,12 @@ export interface BlockSynchronizerConfig {
   l2BlockBatchSize: number;
   /** Which chain tip to sync to (proposed, checkpointed, proven, finalized) */
   syncChainTip?: 'proposed' | 'checkpointed' | 'proven' | 'finalized';
+  /**
+   * Whether PXE should automatically sync with the node before each operation (simulate, prove, profile,
+   * execute utility, get private events, update contract). When disabled, callers (e.g. wallets) are
+   * responsible for calling `pxe.sync()` explicitly
+   */
+  autoSync: boolean;
 }
 
 export type PXEConfig = KernelProverConfig & DataStoreConfig & ChainConfig & BlockSynchronizerConfig;
@@ -58,14 +66,13 @@ export const pxeConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<PXEConfig> = {
   syncChainTip: {
     env: 'PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP',
     description: 'Which chain tip to sync to (proposed, checkpointed, proven, finalized)',
-    defaultValue: 'proposed',
-    parseEnv: (val: string) => {
-      const allowedValues = ['proposed', 'checkpointed', 'proven', 'finalized'];
-      if (allowedValues.includes(val)) {
-        return val;
-      }
-      throw new Error(`Invalid value for PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP: ${val}. Allowed values are: ${allowedValues.join(', ')}`);
-    },
+    ...enumConfigHelper(['proposed', 'checkpointed', 'proven', 'finalized'], 'proposed'),
+  },
+  autoSync: {
+    env: 'PXE_AUTO_SYNC',
+    description:
+      'Whether PXE syncs with the node automatically before each operation. Disable to let the caller (e.g. a wallet) drive syncs explicitly via pxe.sync().',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(true),
   },
 };
 

package/src/config/package_info.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export function getPackageInfo() {
-  return { version: '4.2.0', name: '@aztec/pxe' };
+  return { version: '6.0.0', name: '@aztec/pxe' };
 }

package/src/contract/contract_class_service.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import { isProtocolContract } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import type { AztecNode } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
+import type { BlockHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+import type { ContractStore } from '../storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
+
+/**
+ * Resolves the contract class id that an address runs at a given anchor block, as tracked by the chain.
+ *
+ * PXE does not store a contract's current class id: it is mutable, chain-derived state that changes when a contract is
+ * upgraded and can be undone by a reorg. Instead this service asks the node for the current class at an anchor block,
+ * falling back to a local instance if no upgrades were scheduled.
+ */
+export class ContractClassService {
+  /**
+   * Class ids are cached per `(address, anchorHash)`. This avoid unnecessary network roundtrips in scenarios where
+   * multiple executions are done on the same anchor block (e.g. simulation followed by witgen), or when the same
+   * contract is invoked multiple times in an execution (e.g. authwit checks).
+   * It also means the callers don't need to worry about caching this service's return values, simplifying callsites.
+   */
+  #cache: Map<string, Promise<Fr | undefined>> = new Map();
+
+  constructor(
+    private node: AztecNode,
+    private contractStore: ContractStore,
+  ) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the class id that corresponds to `address` as of `anchorBlockHeader`, or `undefined` if no instance is
+   * registered for `address`. A missing instance is an absence the caller decides how to handle, not an error; genuine
+   * failures (e.g. the node being unreachable) still throw.
+   */
+  async getCurrentClassId(address: AztecAddress, anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader): Promise<Fr | undefined> {
+    // Protocol contracts are not in the registry and cannot be upgraded, so their original class is always current.
+    // Short-circuiting avoids a node round-trip.
+    if (isProtocolContract(address)) {
+      const instance = await this.contractStore.getContractInstance(address);
+      return instance?.originalContractClassId;
+    }
+
+    const key = `${address.toString()}:${(await anchorBlockHeader.hash()).toString()}`;
+    let promise = this.#cache.get(key);
+    if (!promise) {
+      promise = (async () => {
+        // The node resolves the current class from the same scheduled value change the AVM enforces against the public
+        // data tree. If the contract was upgraded the node returns a non-undefined instance; an undefined result means
+        // no upgrade happened (or the node has no record of it, e.g. it was never publicly deployed), so the original
+        // class is current.
+
+        const nodeInstance = await this.node.getContract(address, await anchorBlockHeader.hash());
+
+        if (nodeInstance) {
+          return nodeInstance.currentContractClassId;
+        } else {
+          return (await this.contractStore.getContractInstance(address))?.originalContractClassId;
+        }
+      })().catch(err => {
+        this.#cache.delete(key);
+        throw err;
+      });
+      this.#cache.set(key, promise);
+    }
+
+    const classId = await promise;
+    if (classId === undefined) {
+      // Don't memoize a missing instance: it may be registered later in this PXE (e.g. via contract sync
+      // mid-execution), and a cached miss would then hide it. Only successful resolutions stay cached.
+      this.#cache.delete(key);
+    }
+    return classId;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clears the cache.
+   *
+   * This is not required for correctness, only to limit how much memory the cache uses. The cache is resilient against
+   * reorgs etc. as it is based on block hashes, not block numbers. */
+  wipe(): void {
+    this.#cache.clear();
+  }
+}

package/src/{contract_sync → contract}/contract_sync_service.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 import type { Logger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { Semaphore } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
+import { isProtocolContract } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { FunctionCall, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/stdlib/abi';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import type { AztecNode } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import type { BlockHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import type { StagedStore } from '../job_coordinator/job_coordinator.js';
+import { NoteService } from '../notes/note_service.js';
 import type { ContractStore } from '../storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
 import type { NoteStore } from '../storage/note_store/note_store.js';
-import { syncState, verifyCurrentClassId } from './helpers.js';
+import type { ContractClassService } from './contract_class_service.js';
+import { syncScope } from './helpers.js';
 
-/** Maximum number of scope syncs running concurrently across the PXE. */
-const MAX_CONCURRENT_SCOPE_SYNCS = 5;
+/**
+ * Maximum number of scope syncs running concurrently within a single sync call. Sized to trade off parallelism
+ * on non-ACIR work (node RPC, note store reads) against memory pressure from concurrent circuit execution.
+ */
+export const MAX_CONCURRENT_SCOPE_SYNCS = 5;
 
 /**
- * Service for syncing the private state of contracts and verifying that the PXE holds the current class artifact.
- * It uses a cache to avoid redundant sync operations - the cache is wiped when the anchor block changes.
+ * Service for syncing the private state of contracts. It uses a cache to avoid redundant sync operations - the cache
+ * is wiped when the anchor block changes.
  *
  * TODO: The StagedStore naming is broken here. Figure out a better name.
  */
@@ -27,28 +33,16 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
   // The value is a promise that resolves when the contract is synced.
   private syncedContracts: Map<string, Promise<void>> = new Map();
 
-  // Per-job excluded contract addresses - these contracts should not be synced.
-  private excludedFromSync: Map<string, Set<string>> = new Map();
-
-  // Bounds the number of scope syncs running concurrently. Scopes beyond this limit queue here. Sized to trade off
-  // parallelism on non-ACIR work (node RPC, note store reads) against memory pressure from concurrent circuit
-  // execution.
-  #syncSlot = new Semaphore(MAX_CONCURRENT_SCOPE_SYNCS);
-
   constructor(
     private aztecNode: AztecNode,
     private contractStore: ContractStore,
+    private contractClassService: ContractClassService,
     private noteStore: NoteStore,
     private log: Logger,
   ) {}
 
-  /** Sets contracts that should be skipped during sync for a specific job. */
-  setExcludedFromSync(jobId: string, addresses: Set<string>): void {
-    this.excludedFromSync.set(jobId, addresses);
-  }
-
   /**
-   * Ensures a contract's private state is synchronized and that the PXE holds the current class artifact.
+   * Ensures a contract's private state is synchronized.
    * Uses a cache to avoid redundant sync operations - the cache is wiped when the anchor block changes.
    * @param contractAddress - The address of the contract to sync.
    * @param functionToInvokeAfterSync - The function selector that will be called after sync (used to validate it's
@@ -64,26 +58,16 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
     jobId: string,
     scopes: AztecAddress[],
   ): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.#shouldSkipSync(jobId, contractAddress)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.#startSyncIfNeeded(
-      contractAddress,
-      scopes,
-      () => verifyCurrentClassId(contractAddress, this.aztecNode, this.contractStore, anchorBlockHeader),
-      scope =>
-        syncState(
-          contractAddress,
-          this.contractStore,
-          functionToInvokeAfterSync,
-          utilityExecutor,
-          this.noteStore,
-          this.aztecNode,
-          anchorBlockHeader,
-          jobId,
-          scope,
-        ),
+    this.#startSyncIfNeeded(contractAddress, scopes, anchorBlockHeader, jobId, scope =>
+      syncScope(
+        contractAddress,
+        this.contractStore,
+        this.contractClassService,
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+        functionToInvokeAfterSync,
+        utilityExecutor,
+        scope,
+      ),
     );
 
     await this.#awaitSync(contractAddress, scopes);
@@ -103,33 +87,27 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
     this.syncedContracts.clear();
   }
 
-  commit(jobId: string): Promise<void> {
-    // Clear excluded contracts for this job
-    this.excludedFromSync.delete(jobId);
+  commit(_jobId: string): Promise<void> {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  discardStaged(jobId: string): Promise<void> {
+  discardStaged(_jobId: string): Promise<void> {
     // We clear the synced contracts cache here because, when the job is discarded, any associated database writes from
     // the sync are also undone.
     this.syncedContracts.clear();
-    this.excludedFromSync.delete(jobId);
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
-  /** Returns true if sync should be skipped for this contract */
-  #shouldSkipSync(jobId: string, contractAddress: AztecAddress): boolean {
-    return !!this.excludedFromSync.get(jobId)?.has(contractAddress.toString());
-  }
 
   /**
-   * If there are unsynced scopes, starts one sync per scope (bounded by #syncSlot) and stores each promise in the
-   * cache with per-scope error cleanup. The verifyFn runs once for the whole fan-out and is awaited by every new
-   * scope's promise, matching the pre-parallelization invariant that a cache-miss batch re-verifies the class id.
+   * For each unsynced scope, creates a promise that waits on:
+   *  1. Note nullifier sync (shared, batched across all unsynced scopes).
+   *  2. Per-scope sync (individual, semaphore-bounded).
    */
   #startSyncIfNeeded(
     contractAddress: AztecAddress,
     scopes: AztecAddress[],
-    verifyFn: () => Promise<void>,
+    anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
+    jobId: string,
     syncScopeFn: (scope: AztecAddress) => Promise<void>,
   ): void {
     const scopesToSync = scopes.filter(scope => !this.syncedContracts.has(toKey(contractAddress, scope)));
@@ -138,11 +116,16 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
     }
 
     this.log.debug(`Syncing contract ${contractAddress} for ${scopesToSync.length} scope(s)`);
-    const verifyPromise = verifyFn();
+
+    const syncNullifiersPromise = this.#syncNoteNullifiers(contractAddress, anchorBlockHeader, jobId, scopesToSync);
+
+    // We build a new semaphore for each sync call, so it rate-limits the scopes within that single call. We do
+    // this so that if these scope syncs trigger nested syncs, the nested ones can execute without causing a deadlock.
+    const syncSlot = new Semaphore(MAX_CONCURRENT_SCOPE_SYNCS);
 
     for (const scope of scopesToSync) {
       const key = toKey(contractAddress, scope);
-      const promise = Promise.all([verifyPromise, this.#runBounded(() => syncScopeFn(scope))])
+      const promise = Promise.all([syncNullifiersPromise, runBounded(syncSlot, () => syncScopeFn(scope))])
         .then(() => {})
         .catch(err => {
           this.syncedContracts.delete(key);
@@ -152,14 +135,21 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
     }
   }
 
-  /** Runs fn while holding a slot in #syncSlot, bounding total concurrent scope syncs. */
-  async #runBounded<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
-    await this.#syncSlot.acquire();
-    try {
-      return await fn();
-    } finally {
-      this.#syncSlot.release();
+  /** Syncs note nullifiers across all unsynced scopes in a single batched call. */
+  async #syncNoteNullifiers(
+    contractAddress: AztecAddress,
+    anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
+    jobId: string,
+    scopes: AztecAddress[],
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Protocol contracts don't have private state to sync
+    if (isProtocolContract(contractAddress)) {
+      return;
     }
+    // This runs in parallel with per-scope sync (which also writes to the note store). That's safe because
+    // the note store handles concurrent operations.
+    const noteService = new NoteService(this.noteStore, this.aztecNode, anchorBlockHeader, jobId);
+    await noteService.syncNoteNullifiers(contractAddress, scopes);
   }
 
   /** Collects all relevant scope promises (including in-flight ones from concurrent calls) and awaits them. */
@@ -174,3 +164,13 @@ export class ContractSyncService implements StagedStore {
 function toKey(contract: AztecAddress, scope: AztecAddress) {
   return `${contract.toString()}:${scope.toString()}`;
 }
+
+/** Runs fn while holding a slot in the given semaphore, bounding concurrent scope syncs within a single call. */
+async function runBounded<T>(syncSlot: Semaphore, fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  await syncSlot.acquire();
+  try {
+    return await fn();
+  } finally {
+    syncSlot.release();
+  }
+}

package/src/contract/helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { FunctionCall, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/stdlib/abi';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import type { BlockHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+import type { ContractStore } from '../storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
+import type { ContractClassService } from './contract_class_service.js';
+import { isSkipSyncContract } from './skip_sync_contracts.js';
+
+export async function syncScope(
+  contractAddress: AztecAddress,
+  contractStore: ContractStore,
+  contractClassService: ContractClassService,
+  anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
+  functionToInvokeAfterSync: FunctionSelector | null,
+  utilityExecutor: (privateSyncCall: FunctionCall, scopes: AztecAddress[]) => Promise<any>,
+  scope: AztecAddress,
+) {
+  // Some canonical contracts hold no private state, so there is nothing to sync (see `skipSyncContracts`).
+  if (isSkipSyncContract(contractAddress)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const classId = await contractClassService.getCurrentClassId(contractAddress, anchorBlockHeader);
+  if (!classId) {
+    throw new Error(`Cannot sync contract ${contractAddress}: its instance is not registered nor published.`);
+  }
+  const syncStateFunctionCall = await contractStore.getFunctionCall('sync_state', [scope], contractAddress, classId);
+  if (functionToInvokeAfterSync && functionToInvokeAfterSync.equals(syncStateFunctionCall.selector)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Forbidden `sync_state` invocation. `sync_state` can only be invoked by PXE, manual execution can lead to inconsistencies.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  await utilityExecutor(syncStateFunctionCall, [scope]);
+}

package/src/contract/skip_sync_contracts.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
+import { STANDARD_AUTH_REGISTRY_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/standard-contracts/auth-registry/constants';
+import { STANDARD_MULTI_CALL_ENTRYPOINT_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/standard-contracts/multi-call-entrypoint/constants';
+import { STANDARD_PUBLIC_CHECKS_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/standard-contracts/public-checks/constants';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+
+/**
+ * Canonical contracts that hold no private state and are therefore never synced.
+ *
+ * The protocol contracts (registries, fee juice) plus the standard AuthRegistry, MultiCallEntrypoint and PublicChecks
+ * declare no notes and no events, so their macro-generated `sync_state` has nothing to discover.
+ */
+export const skipSyncContracts: AztecAddress[] = [
+  ...Object.values(ProtocolContractAddress),
+  STANDARD_AUTH_REGISTRY_ADDRESS,
+  STANDARD_MULTI_CALL_ENTRYPOINT_ADDRESS,
+  STANDARD_PUBLIC_CHECKS_ADDRESS,
+];
+
+/** Returns whether the given contract should be skipped during private state synchronization. */
+export function isSkipSyncContract(address: AztecAddress): boolean {
+  return skipSyncContracts.some(a => a.equals(address));
+}

package/src/contract_function_simulator/anchored_contract_data.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import type { FunctionArtifactWithContractName, FunctionSelector } from '@aztec/stdlib/abi';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import type { ContractInstancePreimageWithAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import type { BlockHeader, ContractOverrides } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+import type { ContractClassService } from '../contract/contract_class_service.js';
+import type { ContractStore } from '../storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
+
+/**
+ * Per-run view of contract data for a single simulation, bound to its anchor block.
+ *
+ * The {@link ContractStore} is pure class-id-keyed storage and has no notion of which class an address runs. This
+ * class bridges that gap: it resolves an address to its current class id (via the {@link ContractClassService}
+ * at the run's anchor block) and then serves artifacts from the store. It is also the single place contract
+ * overrides are applied — when an address is overridden, both its instance and its class id come from the override
+ * rather than the chain, so a simulation can execute different bytecode at that address. Overrides are only set for
+ * `simulateTx` (which skips the kernels), so the override path never reaches proving.
+ */
+export class AnchoredContractData {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly store: ContractStore,
+    private readonly contractClassService: ContractClassService,
+    private readonly anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
+    private readonly overrides?: ContractOverrides,
+  ) {}
+
+  /** Returns the address preimage of the instance at `address`, from the override if any, else from storage. */
+  getContractInstance(address: AztecAddress): Promise<ContractInstancePreimageWithAddress | undefined> {
+    const override = this.overrides?.[address.toString()];
+    if (override) {
+      return Promise.resolve(override.instance);
+    }
+    return this.store.getContractInstance(address);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolves the class id `address` runs in this simulation: the override's class if overridden, else resolved against
+   * the chain at the anchor block.
+   */
+  getCurrentClassId(address: AztecAddress): Promise<Fr | undefined> {
+    const override = this.overrides?.[address.toString()];
+    if (override) {
+      return Promise.resolve(override.instance.currentContractClassId);
+    }
+    return this.contractClassService.getCurrentClassId(address, this.anchorBlockHeader);
+  }
+
+  async getFunctionArtifact(
+    address: AztecAddress,
+    selector: FunctionSelector,
+  ): Promise<FunctionArtifactWithContractName | undefined> {
+    const classId = await this.getCurrentClassId(address);
+    return classId ? this.store.getFunctionArtifact(classId, selector) : undefined;
+  }
+
+  async getFunctionArtifactWithDebugMetadata(
+    address: AztecAddress,
+    selector: FunctionSelector,
+  ): Promise<FunctionArtifactWithContractName | undefined> {
+    const classId = await this.getCurrentClassId(address);
+    return classId ? this.store.getFunctionArtifactWithDebugMetadata(classId, selector) : undefined;
+  }
+
+  async getDebugContractName(address: AztecAddress): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    const classId = await this.getCurrentClassId(address);
+    return classId ? this.store.getDebugContractName(classId) : undefined;
+  }
+
+  async getDebugFunctionName(address: AztecAddress, selector: FunctionSelector): Promise<string> {
+    const classId = await this.getCurrentClassId(address);
+    return classId ? this.store.getDebugFunctionName(classId, selector) : `${address}:${selector}`;
+  }
+}

package/src/contract_function_simulator/aztec_node_read_cache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import type { BlockHash, BlockParameter } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { AztecNode } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import type { TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+/**
+ * Per-execution cache for immutable Aztec node reads.
+ */
+export class AztecNodeReadCache {
+  private readonly cache = new Map<string, Promise<unknown>>();
+
+  constructor(private readonly aztecNode: AztecNode) {}
+
+  /** Fetches a block without reissuing the same node request. */
+  public getBlock(block: BlockParameter) {
+    return this.#cachedRead(`block:${this.#keyPart(block)}`, () => this.aztecNode.getBlock(block));
+  }
+
+  /** Fetches a transaction receipt with its effect attached. */
+  public getTxReceiptWithEffect(txHash: TxHash) {
+    return this.#cachedRead(`tx-receipt-with-effect:${txHash.toString()}`, () =>
+      this.aztecNode.getTxReceipt(txHash, { includeTxEffect: true } as const),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** Fetches an archive-tree witness for a block hash. */
+  public getBlockHashMembershipWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, blockHash: BlockHash) {
+    return this.#cachedRead(
+      `block-hash-membership-witness:${this.#keyPart(referenceBlock)}:${blockHash.toString()}`,
+      () => this.aztecNode.getBlockHashMembershipWitness(referenceBlock, blockHash),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** Fetches a public-data-tree witness for a leaf slot. */
+  public getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, leafSlot: Fr) {
+    return this.#cachedRead(`public-data-witness:${this.#keyPart(referenceBlock)}:${leafSlot.toString()}`, () =>
+      this.aztecNode.getPublicDataWitness(referenceBlock, leafSlot),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** Fetches public storage for a single slot. */
+  public getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock: BlockParameter, contractAddress: AztecAddress, storageSlot: Fr) {
+    return this.#cachedRead(
+      `public-storage:${this.#keyPart(referenceBlock)}:${contractAddress.toString()}:${storageSlot.toString()}`,
+      () => this.aztecNode.getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock, contractAddress, storageSlot),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /** Fetches a contiguous public storage range, reusing cached reads for overlapping slots. */
+  public getPublicStorageRange(
+    referenceBlock: BlockParameter,
+    contractAddress: AztecAddress,
+    startStorageSlot: Fr,
+    numberOfElements: number,
+  ) {
+    const slots = Array(numberOfElements)
+      .fill(0)
+      .map((_, i) => new Fr(startStorageSlot.value + BigInt(i)));
+
+    return Promise.all(slots.map(storageSlot => this.getPublicStorageAt(referenceBlock, contractAddress, storageSlot)));
+  }
+
+  #cachedRead<T>(key: string, fetch: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    const cached = this.cache.get(key);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached as Promise<T>;
+    }
+
+    const promise = fetch();
+    promise.catch(() => this.cache.delete(key));
+    this.cache.set(key, promise);
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  #keyPart(value: unknown): string {
+    if (['string', 'number', 'bigint', 'boolean'].includes(typeof value)) {
+      return String(value);
+    }
+    if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+      const toString = (value as { toString?: () => string }).toString;
+      if (toString && toString !== Object.prototype.toString) {
+        return toString.call(value);
+      }
+      return JSON.stringify(value, (_key, nested) => (typeof nested === 'bigint' ? nested.toString() : nested));
+    }
+    return String(value);
+  }
+}